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my 2 cents

J

johngarrett

i am out of radio now. i couldn't hack it for whatever reason.

let me pose a question. why did you get into radio?

I'll tell you why i did. mark and brian -- and i-95.

if i had never heard mark and brian i never would have been interested.


( no offense , but no morning show floats my boat in montgomery or birmingham anymore.)


( i like opie and anthony-- ooops! they are on satellite)


i wonder where the next generation is getting their inspiration. cause it aint radio.

ipods, internet, mp3s, cable networks ( including music choice)

or the same songs, long spots sets and jox who aren't allowed to talk?

not a tough choice.

john garrett
 
I got into radio because of Bill Thomas "Birdman" ...(by the way john..bird got mark thompson his first radio job.)

The problem I have with radio is the mentality of corporate programers.
They live and die by the research. Stations have no "soul". I know that a reasearch list of music is helpful. Does music research work..yes but it's not an exact science. I work for a "classic" rock station...even with the latest rounds of "research" and shuffled music lists..my station still sounds predictable. We play Creed everyday. We play the same classic hits everyday. It's not my boss's fault. If he don't rotate the records he gets from our "consultant" he would just be replaced with someone who would "rotate for the consultant" The listeners know the deal and ask me: 1.Why do you guys always play the same stuff over and over. 2.Why is it you never play requests but you ask us to make them? It all boils down to this: "Corporate only wants the path of least resistance." Throw 100 people in a room and play some hooks....whatever they say goes... as long as e-mails are pushed back and forth at the right time and no overtime is on the clock...everybodys happy.
When I first started in the business we had a thing called programming integrity. We did what was best for the station. Sometimes we worked late. Sometimes we didn't add a record just because everybody else did... and sometimes the boss said o.k. for some overtime because it made for better product... and you know...our numbers we're pretty damn good and we made money.

Windle Jayroe
"Skipper"
 
Good topic John.

I got bit by the radio bug as a kid, growing up listening to people like Larry Stevens and leslie Bailey in their final years on the old Y102 back in the day on my way to school, and listening to the Birdman every afternoon on the ride home from school.

after i met Birdman several months before he passed away i felt the sense to follow my dream and alwasy dreamed of making a name for myself and becoming an industry giant among other great legends like Wolfman Jack, Rick Dees, and casey kasem.

i admit, my bubble was busted after 18 months with clear channel and the countless burned bridges.<P ID="signature">______________
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.jaydavenport.net>Jay Davenport</a>


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> I got into radio because of Bill Thomas "Birdman" ...(by the
> way john..bird got mark thompson his first radio job.)
>
> The problem I have with radio is the mentality of corporate
> programers.
> They live and die by the research. Stations have no "soul".
> I know that a reasearch list of music is helpful. Does music
> research work..yes but it's not an exact science. I work for
> a "classic" rock station...even with the latest rounds of
> "research" and shuffled music lists..my station still sounds
> predictable. We play Creed everyday. We play the same
> classic hits everyday. It's not my boss's fault. If he don't
> rotate the records he gets from our "consultant" he would
> just be replaced with someone who would "rotate for the
> consultant" The listeners know the deal and ask me: 1.Why do
> you guys always play the same stuff over and over. 2.Why is
> it you never play requests but you ask us to make them? It
> all boils down to this: "Corporate only wants the path of
> least resistance." Throw 100 people in a room and play some
> hooks....whatever they say goes... as long as e-mails are
> pushed back and forth at the right time and no overtime is
> on the clock...everybodys happy.
> When I first started in the business we had a thing called
> programming integrity. We did what was best for the station.
> Sometimes we worked late. Sometimes we didn't add a record
> just because everybody else did... and sometimes the boss
> said o.k. for some overtime because it made for better
> product... and you know...our numbers we're pretty damn good
> and we made money.
>
> Windle Jayroe
> "Skipper"
>
God bless ya Skipper. Ya hit it right on the head. There is so much "duck and cover" going on at CC and CU that no one can be inovative without jeopardizing their job.

As far as the original question is concerned....I got into radio cause of Dan Ingram, Bruce Morrow, Scott Muni, Alison Steele, and all the other Great Jocks of the 60's in NYC. Also, because of, WA-Beatle-C, and WNEW-FM and a whole new genre of music that was being played nowhere else on the dial (real AOR - you know, Joni into Zeppelin). Of course, those were the days of three TV stations, one or two big AM's, no VCR's, DVR's, CD's, Internet, MP3, Ipods, XM, etc.. Never will be another Beatles cause you can't generate "critical mass" with so much diversity of media choice. 73 million saw the Beatles on Sullivan in 64. Those days are gone forever. Gotta play the hand that's dealt ya.
 
> > I got into radio because of Bill Thomas "Birdman" ...(by
> the
> > way john..bird got mark thompson his first radio job.)
> >
> > The problem I have with radio is the mentality of
> corporate
> > programers.
> > They live and die by the research. Stations have no
> "soul".
> > I know that a reasearch list of music is helpful. Does
> music
> > research work..yes but it's not an exact science. I work
> for
> > a "classic" rock station...even with the latest rounds of
> > "research" and shuffled music lists..my station still
> sounds
> > predictable. We play Creed everyday. We play the same
> > classic hits everyday. It's not my boss's fault. If he
> don't
> > rotate the records he gets from our "consultant" he would
> > just be replaced with someone who would "rotate for the
> > consultant" The listeners know the deal and ask me: 1.Why
> do
> > you guys always play the same stuff over and over. 2.Why
> is
> > it you never play requests but you ask us to make them? It
>
> > all boils down to this: "Corporate only wants the path of
> > least resistance." Throw 100 people in a room and play
> some
> > hooks....whatever they say goes... as long as e-mails are
> > pushed back and forth at the right time and no overtime is
>
> > on the clock...everybodys happy.
> > When I first started in the business we had a thing
> called
> > programming integrity. We did what was best for the
> station.
> > Sometimes we worked late. Sometimes we didn't add a record
>
> > just because everybody else did... and sometimes the boss
> > said o.k. for some overtime because it made for better
> > product... and you know...our numbers we're pretty damn
> good
> > and we made money.
> >
> > Windle Jayroe
> > "Skipper"
> >
> God bless ya Skipper. Ya hit it right on the head. There
> is so much "duck and cover" going on at CC and CU that no
> one can be inovative without jeopardizing their job.
>
> As far as the original question is concerned....I got into
> radio cause of Dan Ingram, Bruce Morrow, Scott Muni, Alison
> Steele, and all the other Great Jocks of the 60's in NYC.
> Also, because of, WA-Beatle-C, and WNEW-FM and a whole new
> genre of music that was being played nowhere else on the
> dial (real AOR - you know, Joni into Zeppelin). Of course,
> those were the days of three TV stations, one or two big
> AM's, no VCR's, DVR's, CD's, Internet, MP3, Ipods, XM,
> etc.. Never will be another Beatles cause you can't
> generate "critical mass" with so much diversity of media
> choice. 73 million saw the Beatles on Sullivan in 64.
> Those days are gone forever. Gotta play the hand that's
> dealt ya.



I got in to radio because I didn't get the job as a stock boy at the Piggly Wiggly like the rest of my friends. And to think, I could be the meat manager by now.


>
 
I got into radio because of one Windle Jay. I believe his words were something like, "Hey Crystal, you're goofy enough for radio...wanna try a spot?" And the rest is history...

In fact, I have a theory that if you were the weird, creative kid in highschool that the popular kids couldn't figure out, you're probably now in radio. Works in my case anyway.

Muchlove to my Fungomery Peeps,

Crystal the Pistol
 
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