well that explains your username caption. obviously you lacked talent.
I don't believe the constant attempt to debase our fellow colleagues and others on this site. It astounds me that people are always doing that here, rather than speaking on the issue at hand, which is in this case that the Zone has had repeated attempts at morning shows, and continues to fall short by not allowing enough time for them to establish, not promoting them, or just plain blaming the am show for the failure of the station in general because of it's music choices, PD, promotion budget and implementation, etc. The Zone has continued this trend for the last few years, beginning with Shawn and Jeff, and the firing of the latter.
It's no mystery that the music and management are the problem. There was a meeting that I was in over there about 6 months ago when Steve C. said this format works in other markets. It obviously doesn't work here. The staff have all voiced their opinions that playing the middle of the road stuff instead of redefining themselves with a harder edge and getting away from the softer side is the only cure. They continue to go up against My 92, the Mix, KSSJ, which is doing them no good and will continue to fail as it has proven to do for so many years.
But I digress...
My friend djj has a resume that includes morning shows, as well as other high profile positions at various stations in California. Just because he's currently on the beach doesn't allow you the right to say he has no talent. He's a skilled and revered air talent that just happens to be unemployed right now. Get over it. And given the current state of radio I'm sure we all know at least 7 or 8 folks in the same situation, if not more.
A board op is an entry level position plain and simple, and most of us likely began there, and we all know a trained gorilla could do the tasks that a board op has at hand with little training. The fact of the matter is that the Zone is going to try yet another failing attempt to garner ratings with the same tired format by utilizing a show from another market, and only employing a board op here in a market with plenty of qualified folks that could slide into a morning show slot. Heck, they even have people in house over there that could do it. Sadly, they won't.
you'll be a hero when ish goes down
Seriously??? A hero??? Let's get serious for 5 minutes. Dude, no one cares if you know how to redial the isdn line.
Lastly, I get a lot of cr*p on this site when I crack jokes, defend others, defend myself, or state my opinions here. I've also had dear friends get on here and defend me in the past, just like I've done with my buddy j when others haven't understood my sarcastic comments, and sometimes (I'll admit weak at times) my attempts at humor. My point in all this is that we should stay on topic. And quit the back biting and degrading behavior to others that are on here that want to simply speak their minds about a business that they are passionate about, regardless whether they're working in it now or not. There's enough negativity in the climate of radio without adding to it by being a *oles to each other.
I await your comments, insults, and whatever else ya got in yer pocket...
