Labor Day

[JustPastBuffalo]

Like so many in the business, radio did not define me as a person. It was a job I enjoyed and did to the best of my abilities. I was fortunate to have worked with some outstanding professionals and develope friendships. Like so many in the print and electronic media who have been downsized, Labor Day 2009 is markedly different than Labor Day 2008. Today, I'd like to salute to those who are still employed in the business they love and the men and women who are "pulling a shift" today, especially nurses and doctors, cops and firemen, the men and women in our military, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also salute those who are working hard to find a job. Have a safe and meaningful Labor Day.

 

[SirRoxalot]

May we all remember those who labor to make our lives easier, and remember to share with those less fortunate than ourselves. Maybe by next Labor Day a lot more people will be back at the jobs that they love, serving the greater good instead of the greater greed.

 

[The Voice of Reason]

Like so many in the business, radio did not define me as a person. It was a job I enjoyed and did to the best of my abilities. I was fortunate to have worked with some outstanding professionals and develope friendships. Like so many in the print and electronic media who have been downsized, Labor Day 2009 is markedly different than Labor Day 2008. Today, I'd like to salute to those who are still employed in the business they love and the men and women who are "pulling a shift" today, especially nurses and doctors, cops and firemen, the men and women in our military, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also salute those who are working hard to find a job. Have a safe and meaningful Labor Day.

I'm a bit late in responding to your post, but I do agree that a large number of people in broadcasting have lost their jobs within a span of a year; and the outlook for a majority of them finding another gig gets tougher as the years pass.

During a recent lecture at a nearby college a student asked me if I would recommened broadcasting as a career. For the first time in my professional life instead of encouraging young people to follow their dreams, my advice was for this person, and others interested in radio or TV, to consider changing their majors to have something else to fall back on.