Mass exodus at the Wilks farm.

[Terriblejock]

Three DJ's have left the building. All in one week. At the beginning of the book. Ouch!!!

 

[illhangupandlisten]

Three DJ's have left the building. All in one week. At the beginning of the book. Ouch!!!

Dee Brown and Yellaboy are gone at The Beat and David Wilde is gone at Rock 101. It looks like all 3 have been removed from the Beat and Rock 101 websites.

It looks like David Wilde is going to work for KJDL according to their homepage. There is audio posted from him appearing on the morning show with JD. He says he told Wilks (beep) You! And he goes on to slam management. JD says David will replace current KJDL afternoon drive guy Kevin Dyer as of Monday. It will be interesting to see if this actually happens since it's common knowledge Wilks makes their jocks sign non-compete agreements. They also make it known that they enforce them. Just ask Amy Lee. No sign of Yellaboy or Dee Brown showing up at any other Lubbock station yet.

This would be 5 full time jocks leaving Wilks in the last year. Ken Buckner took a giant leap to Dallas, Amy Lee just left, and now Dee, Yellaboy and David. Sounds like Wilks has some serious issues.

 

[cspotrun]

wilde going to kjdl from wilks, looks like we will find out IF "Non-Competes" mean anything in a "Right-To-Work" state. i've haven't seem them stick in a right to work state such as Texas. but, if it goes to court is walker going to pay his legal fees?

 

[illhangupandlisten]

wilde going to kjdl from wilks, looks like we will find out IF "Non-Competes" mean anything in a "Right-To-Work" state. i've haven't seem them stick in a right to work state such as Texas. but, if it goes to court is walker going to pay his legal fees?

Who knows. With Walker, you could go either way. Independent, locally owned without resources to fight Wilks. On the other hand, they've made some bold moves that seem to have paid off for them. But when you gamble, you can only bluff and win so often. If you don't have the bankroll to keep up with the house, eventually, the house wins. I guess we'll have to watch both sides and see how the cards are played. Wilks will not give up and has the resources to bury Walker.

 

[Terriblejock]

It's actually pretty sad that someone could hate their employer so much that they are willing to risk legal action to get away. We will see how this all plays out. It just seems like a poisonous situation over there. You have to wonder what the real truth is. People don't just quit jobs for no reason, at least not that many, one after another.

 

[cspotrun]

wilde going to kjdl from wilks, looks like we will find out IF "Non-Competes" mean anything in a "Right-To-Work" state. i've haven't seem them stick in a right to work state such as Texas. but, if it goes to court is walker going to pay his legal fees?

Who knows. With Walker, you could go either way. Independent, locally owned without resources to fight Wilks. On the other hand, they've made some bold moves that seem to have paid off for them. But when you gamble, you can only bluff and win so often. If you don't have the bankroll to keep up with the house, eventually, the house wins. I guess we'll have to watch both sides and see how the cards are played. Wilks will not give up and has the resources to bury Walker.

i still don't think Non-Competes will stand up, but that doesn't mean the lawyers are FREE, i don't think walker will fight this for the dude. it's a rather Cheesy operation over there. whether wilks is a horse shit place to work or not, its rather stupid to walk away from a paying JOB in this economy. dontchathink?

 

[fakescreenname]

The more we hear from you on this board, the more you demonstrate how much you don't know about the business. If you are Walker you stay clear of this until it is resolved, you take on no one.

 

[bucwhyl]

Dang! Is there anybody left at The Beat?

 

[DMcCloy]

I don't know the first thing about no-compete contract questions, so good luck to Walker or any independent company willing to stand up to a big multimillion dollar company, especially when it's over an employee. It's nice to see a company in any industry treat their employees well enough to want to fight for them. I work in (non-radio) sales now, but when I did radio companies fired instead of fought for their employees.

The main question I have is why is everybody ditching Wilkes? If employees are walking out left and right, especially when they have these no-compete contracts, something is obviously wrong. If I had three of my salesmen leave at once because they couldn't work with me, that would reflect poorly on me, not the salesman. So if three of their DJ's, two from one of the top stations in the market, leave then isn't that an indication that there is a management problem there?

 

[cspotrun]

we're still assuming they Left and were not fired, nobody is commenting on the circumstances, and (to be fair)from the outside we don't know what the problem is, management or people. but unless it is for economic reasons on wilks part, turnover isn't good for them, and like i posted before, leaving a paying job when unemployment is 9.1% doesn't make alot of sense either. if money were the issue over there, i can't imagine anyone paying less in lubbock than walker, there is probably alot more to this, that we will never know.

 

[illhangupandlisten]

I listened to KJDL this afternoon and no David Wild. It looks like another victory for Wilks.

 

[Terriblejock]

I listened to KJDL this afternoon and no David Wild. It looks like another victory for Wilks.

Doesn't look like it's over yet.

http://m.lubbockonline.com/crime-and-courts/2011-10-11/civil-courts-0

 

[cspotrun]

I listened to KJDL this afternoon and no David Wild. It looks like another victory for Wilks.

Doesn't look like it's over yet.

http://m.lubbockonline.com/crime-and-courts/2011-10-11/civil-courts-0

in terms of on air talent, has non-compete ever been challenged in Lubbock? wilks will lose, this is a right to work state. i have gone to court over it in other states that were right to work and i have NEVER lost. side note: i have heard from lawyers that IF a company wants a Non-Compete to stick they have to OFFER and the person would have to accept money for signing such an agreement.

 

[fredcantu]

side note: i have heard from lawyers that IF a company wants a Non-Compete to stick they have to OFFER and the person would have to accept money for signing such an agreement.

Trust me. My experience is that language is usually in there somewhere when you're first hired. By accepting the contract you agree that the salary you receive during the term also covers the non-compete period after you leave.

 

[cspotrun]

side note: i have heard from lawyers that IF a company wants a Non-Compete to stick they have to OFFER and the person would have to accept money for signing such an agreement.

Trust me. My experience is that language is usually in there somewhere when you're first hired. By accepting the contract you agree that the salary you receive during the term also covers the non-compete period after you leave.

nice try but its kinda hard to get my arms around that argument when You're NOT getting a paycheck from them, because YOU ARE NOT THERE ANYMORE and YET they still want to control your means of earning a living. it might have a chance somewhere else but Texas is a Right To Work State... nuff said. you'll see.

 

[fredcantu]

The "Right to Work" in right to work state comes from outlawing the practice of requiring union cards to work at a particular job. You have the right to work without being in a union. There is nothing in this right to work that interferes with private employment contracts where an employee knowingly and willingly agrees to a non-compete for a set period after he/she leaves the job.

 

[cspotrun]

The "Right to Work" in right to work state comes from outlawing the practice of requiring union cards to work at a particular job. You have the right to work without being in a union. There is nothing in this right to work that interferes with private employment contracts where an employee knowingly and willingly agrees to a non-compete for a set period after he/she leaves the job.

Truth is, NO one signs a Non-Compete of their own free will, these are shoved under employees noses, what would happen IF you refused to sign one? YOU WOULDN'T GET THE JOB EVERYONE knows that! it is INTIMIDATION! and they think employees are stupid enough to not question it when looking for employment after they leave or terminated. IN A RIGHT TO WORK STATE YOU ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO WORK IN YOUR CHOSEN PROFESSION.. i can only speak from experience, i've met this issue straight on twice in my career and WON both times, and have proven that an employer doesn't OWN you.