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MISS 101's conflict of interest?

Please explain. Conflict of interest. Sounds like somebody is a little jealous that they don't have an adlib. Buy a business, then you can have one.




justpayinthebills said:
Yep. Conflict of interest for sure. Would never fly in a bigger market.
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I would say if you were a client of MISS 101 and you are unhappy with the ad lib then you should complain to the proper person. But I don't think you are a client. I think I know who you are. That's what makes this fun.




jayjones said:
What makes you so sure that I don't own my own business? I may be one of your clients.
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No, Debbie, you don't know me and I don't know you. I just happened to read this post by Portkey and was originally trying to clarify her position, which I happened to agree with. I did not realize at the time who you even were, but I do have a right to an opinion, and that's all I was expressing. Had I known who you were, I would have been more direct. I do know that Clear Channel has a very explicit Employee Handbook that covers almost any work-related ethical or moral situation that may arise, but you may be correct in stating that if the client is happy, maybe there is no problem.
Also, I don't know who the other two posters are, either, but I do know they are not me! :-*
 
Last time I checked--not a woman, by no means. Worked for CC years ago; not now.
 
Umm, sorry, PortKey, I guess I was assuming - and we all know about assuming! Debbie, I am sorry that you feel like I have attacked you. To me, this whole question of 'conflict of interest' was an intellectual exercise, not aimed at you in particular. I was just commenting on the situation that was presented. I will apologize if I offended you and drop it.
 
Hey Jay Jones have you worked in this area in radio? Did you work for CC? Did you just move back here? You must not have called yourself Jay Jones on the air. What name did you go by?
 
This has been an interesting read. When I worked at a couple of stations on the Coast, I owned a small nightclub and did purchase spots on the stations I worked at. I didn't cut the spots nor do the ad libs or remotes as I feel it is very much a conflict of interest. I did cut spots for other clubs on the Coast though. I also kept my ownership fairly quiet and seperate from the station's. I also refused to do any political spots as I didn't want any listeners thinking I was endorsing a candidate. I'm sure if you dig deep enough, the FCC would have something to say about being an employee and being paid to read your own spots as opposed to purchasing straight airtime to broadcast them.
 
So if you own the station can you not mention the stations name for fear of promoting your own business? I really don't understand. What if you own multible stations and you are an on air personality, never mention any of the stations? Doesn't make sense. Just because you produce a spot or read a live read does not mean you are endorsing the product.
 
I am sure the legal eagles are on this one. Justpayinthebill, portkey and Jayjones. Maybe you sould spend this precious time to work on your own show or shows,,, fix the music, content or whatever it takes to get the listener and advertiser excited about you. Always remember an adlib is not an endorsement, it is a live spot just like when you do a live remote. Are you endorsing the product then???????






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I'm sure if you dig deep enough, the FCC would have something to say about being an employee and being paid to read your own spots as opposed to purchasing straight airtime to broadcast them.
 
When you're talking about the product on the air whether it's a remote or ad lib, it is implied that you are endorsing the product. Otherwise the advertiser wouldn't purchase the remote or ad lib. I'm having a hard time figuring out why you can't understand this. As i said, it is a conflict if you're being paid to read your own spots. If you purchased the airtime, it isn't. When I worked at QID, we had a long time employee fired for talking to callers on the phone about his business. He never mentioned it on the air.
 
I do not think that it is implied that you are endorsing the product. That would mean that every spot you cut the listener or advertiser thinks you are endorsing the product. If you were in radio then you know you can cut spots for many different products, some the same . Never should you endorse a product. Whether it is yours or someone elses. You are just the voice. Endorsements come with an extra cost.
 
Ever wonder why newspeople don't do voice overs? Think about it. They are just a voice but if they did a voice over for Macdonald's, people would think they were endorsing it. Adlibs and remotes do imply endorsement. In the 20 years I did radio at many stations, if there was a client that purchased an ad lib, they were granted an exclusive for that show. Only one car dealer, restaurant, etc.
 
If that were the case there would be no spots running in this market. Just about every spot is voiced by an on air person. Who owned WQID when you worked for them?
 
I worked at QID and VMI when they had the largest per capita listening audience in the U.S. Ed Holiday SR. owned it then. Joe and Randy did the morning show on VMI and their ad libs were sold as exclusives as were our remotes. I did the evening show on VMI and several shows on QID. I also managed TV stations throughout the Southeast and managed to own one for a while. Let's use some common sense and look at an example: When Ed McMahon did an adlib commercial on the tonight show holding a product, you actually believe that he isn't endorsing the product? I'm on the road at the moment, but I'll dig up the FCC ruling on endorsements and ethics this weekend. I think you're going to be surprised.
 
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