John Hogan lies again!

[BossJock1947]

CEO John Hogan says, "Now, local talent can be rewarded for extraordinary success. At the same time, we face a particularly difficult economy that makes it extremely challenging for some local stations to invest in developing the highest-quality programming and talent. We see enormous long-term opportunity


Bullshit John! You're lying through your green teeth again so you can get that deal through.

 

[DanceDiva3]

What local talent? And the very few local talent there is, is NOT getting "rewarded" Bullshit John with a cherry on top, what a bastard thing to say! You are saying lies just to get the deal through that benefits only YOUR pocket.

Your not a leader, your a Jack Ass

 

[jharmon]

Slogan Hogan says it best...
PD's have a say in the programming...I call that BS!
More local involvement...running psa's 12 times a day! I call that BS

How about increasing the news staffs to really keep the communities informed.

The clock is ticking on their business model and whether they will go the way of the cart machine.

 

[videokilledtheradiostar]

CEO John Hogan says, "Now, local talent can be rewarded for extraordinary success. At the same time, we face a particularly difficult economy that makes it extremely challenging for some local stations to invest in developing the highest-quality programming and talent. We see enormous long-term opportunity


Bullshit John! You're lying through your green teeth again so you can get that deal through.

You are 100% correct! John Hogan is so full of corporate crap, he has a Hersey highway streaming out of both ear canals.
This guy is nothing more than a corporate brown noser and huge lackey. Try spinning your bs in another direction so that it blows right in your face.

 

[El Grecko]

"PD's have a say in the programming" ? Indeed!,.... But only after running your ideas thru your format "programming buddy", your Operations Manager, your Local Sales Manager, your General Sales Manager , and your Regional Programming VP!

"Now, local talent can be rewarded for extraordinary success?" Yep, with a decent severance package if you're lucky.

 

[Razed On The Radio]

Come on of course PD's have a say in programming. As in "yes Regional VP or Ops Manager I will be the lemming you want me to be so I can get paid and keep my godforsaken job.". Hogan is a sham. He has ruined radio. Period. Less is more worked, then so did adlets, and so did voice tracking, and so did hub and spoke and so did....just take the golden parachute and get Randy Michaels back in charge for any small sense of hope.

 

[BossJock1947]

Come on of course PD's have a say in programming. As in "yes Regional VP or Ops Manager I will be the lemming you want me to be so I can get paid and keep my godforsaken job.". Hogan is a sham. He has ruined radio. Period. Less is more worked, then so did adlets, and so did voice tracking, and so did hub and spoke and so did....just take the golden parachute and get Randy Michaels back in charge for any small sense of hope.

Actually bringing back RM would be worse. HE is the one responsible for VT and all the KAOS. He and Lowry Mays are the instigators. John Hogan is just carring out the orders from the Mays.

Satan has a front seat in hell for RANDY MICHAELS.

 

[TheBigA]

I think you guys are focusing more on the personalities and creating enemies than on the actual plan.

From what I can see, they are creating a decentralized network system, similar to the old Mutual Broadcasting System on the 30s and 40s. Back then, four major station, WOR New York, WGN Chicago, WLW Cincinnati, and WXYZ Detroit created programming for national distribution. It worked! The Golden Age of Radio enjoyed such hits as the Lone Ranger and Green Hornet thanks to this kind of approach.

CC's idea is completely different a single, national production center, like the old networks or the satellite radio companies. Instead, local shows will be taken nationally. The place to be now is at a local station that has a top local talent who can make the transition to national distribution. Who is the "next Imus?"

I know it's fun to call people names and say they're ruining radio. But this is an idea that worked once before.

 

[BossJock1947]

I think you guys are focusing more on the personalities and creating enemies than on the actual plan.

From what I can see, they are creating a decentralized network system, similar to the old Mutual Broadcasting System on the 30s and 40s. Back then, four major station, WOR New York, WGN Chicago, WLW Cincinnati, and WXYZ Detroit created programming for national distribution. It worked! The Golden Age of Radio enjoyed such hits as the Lone Ranger and Green Hornet thanks to this kind of approach.

CC's idea is completely different a single, national production center, like the old networks or the satellite radio companies. Instead, local shows will be taken nationally. The place to be now is at a local station that has a top local talent who can make the transition to national distribution. Who is the "next Imus?"

I know it's fun to call people names and say they're ruining radio. But this is an idea that worked once before.

I'm not calling anyone names. I simply made a statement:John Hogan is lying. Period.

 

[TheBigA]

I'm not calling anyone names. I simply made a statement:John Hogan is lying. Period.

There is not one single lie in the quote from him. The on-air talent who get syndicated will make more money. For example, Ryan Seacrest makes more money as his show grows. Same with Big D & Bubba. And all these shows are being developed at local stations, not at the corporate office or by some consultant. No lies. Just fact.

 

[El Grecko]

The place to be now is at a local station that has a top local talent who can make the transition to national distribution.

Yeah, but the local talent pool is ever shrinking thanks to CC's way of thinking.

The Clear Channel Company Kool-aid might taste good to some folks, but it sure tastes funny to me.

 

[TheBigA]

Yeah, but the local talent pool is ever shrinking thanks to CC's way of thinking.

There can only be one person at #1. The goal should be quality, not quantity.

When commercial radio began in the 1920s, they didn't have a farm system or small markets from which to draw talent. They brought in people from burlesque (Jack Benny, Bob Hope, etc). They hired actual musicians! And that led to the Golden Age of Radio.

There is no shortage of talent who can do radio. Steve Harvey is a great example. A comedian who made the transition to radio. Lots of history in that. Radio should draw on the BEST TALENT, not just whoever's convenient. Too much inbreeding in radio, and it's made the medium stale and boring. Radio needs to look OUTSIDE the system. That is the future.

 

[cspotrun]

CC's idea is completely different a single, national production center, like the old networks or the satellite radio companies. Instead, local shows will be taken nationally. The place to be now is at a local station that has a top local talent who can make the transition to national distribution. Who is the "next Imus?"


[/quote]

CC will never know, he was "Layed -Off" in January.

 

[KDRadio]

CC's idea is completely different a single, national production center, like the old networks or the satellite radio companies. Instead, local shows will be taken nationally. The place to be now is at a local station that has a top local talent who can make the transition to national distribution. Who is the "next Imus?"

CC will never know, he was "Layed -Off" in January.
[/quote]


This Entire thread has some interesting points, but that quote right there was true, but coming from someone who works outside of CC, they are not the only ones doing stuff like that. Companies cut people they think they don't need all the time.

 

[nocoradio]

"PD's have a say in the programming" ? Indeed!,.... But only after running your ideas thru your format "programming buddy", your Operations Manager, your Local Sales Manager, your General Sales Manager , and your Regional Programming VP!

You left out running everything by a regional "revenue/yield manager." I'm sure they will have some input.

 

[El Grecko]

You left out running everything by a regional "revenue/yield manager." I'm sure they will have some input.

You're absolutely right!.... I also left out the security guard, the dude that washes the station vans, and the cleaning lady too!

Honestly, Local PD's don't have as much a say in local programming as Slogan Hogan thinks. Just ask all the PD's who objected to running the Seacrest show who wound up running it anyway.

 

[radioray]

"Too much inbreeding in radio, and it's made the medium stale and boring. Radio needs to look OUTSIDE the system. That is the future."

Baloney. Non radio people rarely work in radio. Oprah show anyone?

 

[SportsDotCom]

"Too much inbreeding in radio, and it's made the medium stale and boring. Radio needs to look OUTSIDE the system. That is the future."

Baloney. Non radio people rarely work in radio. Oprah show anyone?

Adam Carolla, David Lee Roth... so on & so forth. CBS still hasn't found a suitable replacement for Stern. You reward a few good talent & never get to figure out, "who the next Don Imus is?" CC runs their shop like a fast food joint. Bubba the Love Sponge, Todd Schnitt, those guys are regional talent at best. Bubba is a south east talent and he won't work in every city. Schnitt is just a rip & read artist.

Steve Harvey is a great example, but I can name 10 other comedians who failed miserably.

Point is, the original post was accurate. John Hogan is lying. It's all about clearing the their national shows/spots on as many stations as possible. Putting them on their own stations only makes sense.

 

[scrubnurse]

Hey Sportsdotcom, I respectfully disagree with your Schnitt assessment. I sell the Tampa market (not CC) and my company has tried for years to get the MJ Morning Show over here. Schnitt's morning show is one of the best morning shows out there. CBS should hire Schnitt's MJ Show to take on Elvis on Z100. MJ has a much better and more compelling show than Elvis. As for his afternoon syndicated Schnitt Show being rip and read, that's a pretty silly statement. Solid show that growing nicely. I also heard him mention he's on in San Fran now. As for Bubba the Love Sponge his recent success speaks well, but it's still a tough sell.

sn

 

[myke25]

but schnitt's no elvis duran... enough said.