Morning Show Producer Opening on WRVR

[Mike_and_Mandy]

We've got an opening for a part-time producer on WRVR-FM for the Mike and Mandy morning show.

Must be able to:
--work Cool-Edit and understand how to quickly download items off the internet and dub them into the Maestro system.
--book guests and prepare for their interview
--add original content to the show

On-air experience is a huge plus, but we're willing to work with you if you're still new to on-air work.

Please send T&R's to:

[email protected] (Subject: PRODUCER OPENING)

or

Mike and Mandy
c/o WRVR FM
5904 Ridgeway Center Parkway
Memphis, TN 38018

 

[Meepster]

You mean to actually do the work?

Oh...no, thank you anyway. ;D

 

[radiosaur]

I suppose I'm just old school, but I did a double take when I realized that they are willing to take someone with NO experience to produce a Top 50 radio market morning show.

My, have times changed.

 

[MikeBratton]

You mean to actually do the work?

Oh...no, thank you anyway. ;D

Meep, I'm trying to visualize where in the confines of the 5904 labyrinth a producer would be located. In that little hallway in front of the RVR control room, perhaps?

--Mike

 

[Meepster]

Ha! They've changed it around some...maybe they left enough room in that little spot for more than cubby-holes and a microphone!

 

[hickok]

Times have changed indeed! With two people running the show already, how hard is it to download something from the net and put it on? And original content? Geez, When Steve Butler and I did mornings together from 84-89 we had to edit calls on a reel to reel, internet wasn't in the CR and we had one show prep service back then. They should have to pay the producer out of their own pockets.

 

[KarsonWithaK]

Geez, When Steve Butler and I did mornings together from 84-89 we had to edit calls on a reel to reel, internet wasn't in the CR and we had one show prep service back then

...and you had to walk uphill (both ways) in the snow with no shoes to get to the station. ;D

 

[hickok]

That's also true karson, but I didn't want it to seem like I was whining.

 

[Meepster]

That's the way it was, and we LIKED it!!!!!

 

[buzz_fiddlesticks]

I would suggest you guys call Manpower on Poplar. They have lots of talent over there that would give your show a real boost, and they will certainly fit your budget and expectations.

On a side note, if anyone is considering applying for this "opportunity," be sure to check one important thing during your interview. Look closely at the back of their heads and see if the levers are horizontal or vertical. Vertical is preferable and will reduce your fatigue while you operate their mouths. On the plus side, because nobody can actually see you, there will be no need for stunts like drinking a glass of water while you make them talk.

If you want to get an idea of the station's budget, just note the condition of the trunk they are stored in.

Good luck, puppeteers!

 

[gonzoid]

FiddleGoat! How HAVE you been? Still happy to be alive, I see!

 

[MemBirdman]

I understand all the snark. Part of me is still going, "Hmmmmmmmmm...."

 

[radiosaur]

Well, I wasn’t being snarky on purpose, but dang…Hickok is right…Hickok and Butler followed me on Monday mornings…I SAW them put together a heck of a morning show with just the two of them and the news guy. If I had the 6AM hour carts pulled, they were happy. Oh, yeah...and coffee.

As I recall, Dees had someone to answer the phones, but that was it.

I can’t reconcile they bean-counter mentality with having a whole staff to do a morning show when it obviously can be done much leaner with today’s technology. Not saying I could do it,. but I've sure seen it done well.

 

[Tynosaur]

"I am the morning show producer on W-O-L-D," just never would have made it.

 

[MemBirdman]

There's an increasing separation between "talent" and "the people who do the stuff." And it's talent that's being left behind in this day and age. Potentially having both doesn't matter as much anymore.

 

[KennyBosak]

As I recall, Dees had someone to answer the phones, but that was it.

In his WMPS days (August 1974 - September 1976), Dees worked by himself. Of course, Bud Leonard was an important ingredient as a news/sidekick man. But there was no producer or assistant of any kind.

As for his time at WHBQ (November 1976 - May 1979), I have no idea if he did or didn't have help.

Some insight from Rob Grayson?

 

[robgrayson]

Dees did a one-man show, live, in concert with a six-foot-tall cart rack of drop ins, plus Terrence McKeever doing news. Eventually a "producer" was added, and she answered the phones and kept the program logs (making sure the spots got played).

 

[Kent]

I suppose I'm just old school, but I did a double take when I realized that they are willing to take someone with NO experience to produce a Top 50 radio market morning show.

One thing I will say in their defense is that experience can be less important than a desire to learn and the ability to work well with people. Ideally, you want all three to at least some degree, but I'd rank the people skills and the ability to learn as being more important than the experience. There's nothing worse than an experienced know-it-all who is sure he's the smartest person in the building and refuses to adapt to change, which is the only constant in any business.