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mrtexmex2007
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What is PD? Program Director???
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alex4490
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Yes. You did not know that?
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mrtexmex2007
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No I didnt thats why I asked, hey I am new at this and im not to much into radio stuff
Here you go:
SVPP - Senior Vice President of Programming: The white guy that takes the credit for stations that are doing well for a broadcast company and makes predictions of the "next hot format" to try.
PD - Program Director: Usually a white guy that takes the blame for a station or group not doing well in the Arbitron ratings.
MD - Music Director: the person blamed and fired for the payola that the SVPP and PD are taking from the record companies to play the stinker songs.
RVP - Regional Vice President: The person (usually a white guy) that takes credit and bonuses for the stations that are making money in a cluster of stations in one region.
MM - Market Manager: The person that takes monthly beatings for the stations that are not making money including boring formats that the SVPP forces on the local PD that can't attract an audience with even free cash and "51 minutes of music" or "the best music of yesterday, today and tomorrow."
DOS - Director of Sales: The person that takes weekly beatings from the MM for stations that are not making enough money to get the MM a bonus.
GSM - General Sales Manager: The person that takes daily beatings from the DOS for the stations not making enough money to get the DOS a bonus.
AE - Account Executive: The Account Executive that makes big commision off all those commercials you hear. The successful ones ignore all of the above and stay out of the office unless they have an order to place or need to come in and collect a check.
Talent - Formerly critical to a successful radio, now frequently missing or eliminated through voicetracking or automation.
Liner-card -The dry, useless positioning statements that PDs force their remaining talent to read. Can sometimes be customized to collect more payola or free drinks and meals at the PD's favorite restaurant/pub. You know them as that bit of chatter right before seven minutes of commercials and inacurrate traffic that serves as your cue to change stations asap.
All clear nubey?
SVPP - Senior Vice President of Programming: The white guy that takes the credit for stations that are doing well for a broadcast company and makes predictions of the "next hot format" to try.
PD - Program Director: Usually a white guy that takes the blame for a station or group not doing well in the Arbitron ratings.
MD - Music Director: the person blamed and fired for the payola that the SVPP and PD are taking from the record companies to play the stinker songs.
RVP - Regional Vice President: The person (usually a white guy) that takes credit and bonuses for the stations that are making money in a cluster of stations in one region.
MM - Market Manager: The person that takes monthly beatings for the stations that are not making money including boring formats that the SVPP forces on the local PD that can't attract an audience with even free cash and "51 minutes of music" or "the best music of yesterday, today and tomorrow."
DOS - Director of Sales: The person that takes weekly beatings from the MM for stations that are not making enough money to get the MM a bonus.
GSM - General Sales Manager: The person that takes daily beatings from the DOS for the stations not making enough money to get the DOS a bonus.
AE - Account Executive: The Account Executive that makes big commision off all those commercials you hear. The successful ones ignore all of the above and stay out of the office unless they have an order to place or need to come in and collect a check.
Talent - Formerly critical to a successful radio, now frequently missing or eliminated through voicetracking or automation.
Liner-card -The dry, useless positioning statements that PDs force their remaining talent to read. Can sometimes be customized to collect more payola or free drinks and meals at the PD's favorite restaurant/pub. You know them as that bit of chatter right before seven minutes of commercials and inacurrate traffic that serves as your cue to change stations asap.
All clear nubey?
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That was awesome! I think we've got the characters nailed for the next big movie about radio!
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That was awesome! I think we've got the characters nailed for the next big movie about radio!
Sorry, those positions have been eliminated due to budget cuts.
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its time w (your name)
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Classic. Keep slamming modern corporate radio and the morons who run it. Thank you.InTIMadate said:
Engineers get NO RESPECT 
Deepest apologies. Thank you omega for pointing out my frightening oversight.
Engineers are the "A" students that actually understand the awesome potential of the whole system, but have decided not to continue wasting their time trying to explain it again to the "C" students that keep getting picked to run their properties. Instead, they have taken the well thought out path of:
A: Making the system complicated enough so that they will always have job security.
B: Unionizing (at least in most big markets) so that they can't be forced to work the stupid hours for no extra pay like the rest of the "C" students.
They've had and have my greatest respect. Thank you all for what you do to keep us all on the air and up to date. Your patience is amazing!
Engineers are the "A" students that actually understand the awesome potential of the whole system, but have decided not to continue wasting their time trying to explain it again to the "C" students that keep getting picked to run their properties. Instead, they have taken the well thought out path of:
A: Making the system complicated enough so that they will always have job security.
B: Unionizing (at least in most big markets) so that they can't be forced to work the stupid hours for no extra pay like the rest of the "C" students.
They've had and have my greatest respect. Thank you all for what you do to keep us all on the air and up to date. Your patience is amazing!
LOL , job security is the name of the game, even WITHIN the engineering dept, i know things that they dont know cause i either built it or installed it, great job security.InTIMadate said:
thanks
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411
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First of all let's clear the air. Mr. Ramos was not released, he resigned. Due to changes in format he did not like the direction the station was headed. U do not fire a PD of the year! U can be sure that Mr. Ramos will be leading a new team really soon!!!!! And this comes from a rock solid source.
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411 said:
I am sure that a radio station would love to have his experience, So whether if be in Houston or any other market, whoever picks him up would be wise to do so!
Well, here's how it used to be in the old days....
General Manager-The guy who runs the station. May or may not be the owner. Makes command decisions, but leaves most of the heavy lifting to others. Spends most of his time lunching with his buddies, talking on the phone, or holed up sulking in his office. Goes ballistic when the station gets one listener complaint.
Program Director-Usually hired from out-of-town. Responsible for overall sound of the station. Supervises on-air staff and often encourages jocks to do creative things on the air (as long as it doesn't offend the General Manager). Duties may or may not include bailing jocks out of jail and fending off stalkers. Often emerges from meetings with General Manager with pale, drained look on his face.
Music Director-Reads music trades, follows trends, and picks music that is played on the station. Meritorious service may earn you the title of Assistant Program Director. The added title only means 20 dollars more per week, but it does earn you a mention in Radio and Records.
Assistant Music Director-Courtesy title given to cute girl on the air staff who helps Music Director with paperwork.
Sales Manager-Always a sleazy guy. Supervises the sales staff, which usually consists of two seasoned pros along with five little blondes just out of college. Close, personal friends with every bar owner in town. Always trying to corral air talent into doing stuff behind the Program Director's back.
News Director-Uptight, old-time newsman or woman. Totally out of touch with the rest of the station. Has a wall full of state Associated Press awards going back two decades. Woe to the jock who lets the teletype paper run out.
The Air Staff-Staff usually consists of zany morning man, mellow midday guy, afternoon guy who really wants to be a morning man, smooth night jock, and bizarre overnight guy. There is also a part-time staff for the weekends. These are folks who either have real jobs during the week and do radio for "fun", or aspiring full-timers who are waiting for someone to screw up and get fired.
Then there were other assorted characters such as the receptionist, the engineer, the preacher who did the Sunday morning show, the owner's wife, the morning man's crazy ex-wife, etc. Good times, good times......
General Manager-The guy who runs the station. May or may not be the owner. Makes command decisions, but leaves most of the heavy lifting to others. Spends most of his time lunching with his buddies, talking on the phone, or holed up sulking in his office. Goes ballistic when the station gets one listener complaint.
Program Director-Usually hired from out-of-town. Responsible for overall sound of the station. Supervises on-air staff and often encourages jocks to do creative things on the air (as long as it doesn't offend the General Manager). Duties may or may not include bailing jocks out of jail and fending off stalkers. Often emerges from meetings with General Manager with pale, drained look on his face.
Music Director-Reads music trades, follows trends, and picks music that is played on the station. Meritorious service may earn you the title of Assistant Program Director. The added title only means 20 dollars more per week, but it does earn you a mention in Radio and Records.
Assistant Music Director-Courtesy title given to cute girl on the air staff who helps Music Director with paperwork.
Sales Manager-Always a sleazy guy. Supervises the sales staff, which usually consists of two seasoned pros along with five little blondes just out of college. Close, personal friends with every bar owner in town. Always trying to corral air talent into doing stuff behind the Program Director's back.
News Director-Uptight, old-time newsman or woman. Totally out of touch with the rest of the station. Has a wall full of state Associated Press awards going back two decades. Woe to the jock who lets the teletype paper run out.
The Air Staff-Staff usually consists of zany morning man, mellow midday guy, afternoon guy who really wants to be a morning man, smooth night jock, and bizarre overnight guy. There is also a part-time staff for the weekends. These are folks who either have real jobs during the week and do radio for "fun", or aspiring full-timers who are waiting for someone to screw up and get fired.
Then there were other assorted characters such as the receptionist, the engineer, the preacher who did the Sunday morning show, the owner's wife, the morning man's crazy ex-wife, etc. Good times, good times......
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