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Been monitoring the black news-talk station here in ATL, and one disappointing thing REALLY sticks out.
Their afternoon news reader CAN’T Read.

Now I can take stuttering DJ’s or complete ignoramuses as talk hosts (and it's not that they have that)
But a stations credibility comes from the news and information that it gives.
I.e.: if you have new-traffic weather . . . . ALL THREE of those better be credible.
If you only have two of ‘em then those two should be right.
Not only does this poor soul have the WORST news judgment; she’ll read straight from a PR hout, yet miss a real item. . . or read a stale piece from last week. . . but she has poor oral grammar.
Folks, if ya wana be taken seriously in the big leagues. . . ya gotta do something about yer afternoon/early evening news reader.

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed.

I know that it’s verrrry un-PC to be critical of a poor poor black station, but it really your friends and family that tell ya to your face when ya need to get better. . . everyone else will smile at ya, then talk behind yer back)

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> Easy there, amigo. You know that this only causes stirs of issues which
I really dont feel like reading .. Its a real shame that comments of this nature cannot be made, without the usual dose of " your a racist" and a "bigot"
comments being thrown back at all who post after. I made the mistake of calling said station in question one day about a topic, and I was told that my comments were not needed due to me being wrong.. "Wrong?" hmmm didnt understand then, but now I do.. Racism still exists, but only in properly monitered situations.
Ugly as it is, face it, black radio is exactly what it implies, They dont want anyone of any other race to be involved.<P ID="signature">______________
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> > Easy there, amigo. You know that this only causes stirs of
> issues which
> I really dont feel like reading .. Its a real shame that
> comments of this nature cannot be made, without the usual
> dose of " your a racist" and a "bigot"
> comments being thrown back at all who post after. I made the
> mistake of calling said station in question one day about a
> topic, and I was told that my comments were not needed due
> to me being wrong.. "Wrong?" hmmm didnt understand then, but
> now I do.. Racism still exists, but only in properly
> monitered situations.
> Ugly as it is, face it, black radio is exactly what it
> implies, They dont want anyone of any other race to be
> involved.
>
Yeah, right rulesdude! Like if I call the Limbaugh show and try to get on the air, they're going to let me on. What a joke you are. And before you say anything else---let me remind you that YOU are the one that immediately injected "race" into this discussion.
 
>
Fellas, fellas !!!!

Its not race so much as it is competency and excellence in radio.
The racial factor comes in when we put on velvet gloves and allow ANY station to be substandard in their news efforts --stay with me here— because we believe that they can’t keep up with the big dogs, because of the racial identity of the station

There is NO reason that WAOK can’t be excellent in its news delivery.

Remember now!!! That they are just a black talk station. . . . they are owned by infinity that may be part of the problem they are in the same house as VEE and DAVE. . . you can’t tell me that they don’t have the resources to put a credible news organization together. And remember’ I’m talking mainly about their afternoon reader.

Infinity should say that some thing are not acceptable. . . or Station Mgr. Rick Caffey should say that some thing are not acceptable. . . . or PD Reggie Rouse should say that some thing are not acceptable. . . or whoever the new Dir. Is should say that some thing are not acceptable. . .ect. ect. Ect. Ya see what I’m getting’ at.

I could give a hoot about the conservative vs. liberal banter that goes on.
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> should say that some thing are not acceptable. . .ect. ect. Ect.

But obviously, since it exists, this particular thing IS acceptable.
Not to you maybe, not to me either ... but I'm not the target audience.

The more appropriate question might be "why is this considered acceptable".
 
> The more appropriate question might be "why is this
> considered acceptable".
>
Touché !!!

Why is it acceptable both to the listener AND to the “back office” boys?

But alas the listener drives the station. . . and if the listener decides that this is not acceptable the boys in the back will be quicker to make changes than they would be if they themselves hear substandard radio.

So yer right, their target audience should make it’s collective voice heard.

And since WAOK is only a black targeted talk station, Infinity might move faster, just to prove that they respond to ALL of their Atlanta stations. even though, they shouldn’t be trying to prove these things, they should just do what’s right for their ATL audience

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Something to keep in mind

Are these reporters employees of WAOK or is the job outsourced to Metro Networks?

Metro has a reputation, deserved or not, for taking green, third-rate traffic reporters and trying to turn them into fifth-rate newspeople. It's cheaper than hiring people with experience or news chops.
 
Re: Something to keep in mind

> Are these reporters employees of WAOK or is the job
> outsourced to Metro Networks?
>
> Metro has a reputation, deserved or not, for taking green,
> third-rate traffic reporters and trying to turn them into
> fifth-rate newspeople. It's cheaper than hiring people with
> experience or news chops.
>


welllll! that's another unfortunate aspect of the whole thingy thing thing.
this is an in-studio person. an employee. one who should care. some one who should realize that ATL is a pretty big city and you should TRY and sound professional.

Yeah!!! I've dealt with Metro before also. . . . they are a reallll peice of work

alas, before it seems I'm picking on her. . . let me re-state that it's the overall picture that the station presents to the city, which she represents during her on-air time, that needs to be examined<P ID="signature">______________
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I haven't heard this one but I did hear one of the hotshot afternoon anchors on one of the other so-called news/talk stations mis-pronounce Cancun Mexico twice on sucessive newscasts. It may have been more I just did not hear any others.
 
> >Joke, naaaa, heres a joke for you friend.. Its so true... That radio station
Named WAOK 1380 is a joke.. Its a Totally racist ugly radio blot.. Sorry thats the real truth... Its Whole entire focus is an attempt to throw down on our pres, whom even Im not happy with.. But to listen to coz carson, and that stuck up witch democrat Dr White, geez what a joke, but thank goodness theres a real talk station in town WSB. At least there any one can get on the air.. The day that WAOK goes hispanic will be a blessing.. Race is not my issue, I love all and have no problems with any culture, or race, but friend, that radio station is a disease.. It needs to be replaced...<P ID="signature">______________
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> > >Joke, naaaa, heres a joke for you friend.. Its so true...
> That radio station
> Named WAOK 1380 is a joke.. Its a Totally racist ugly radio
> blot.. Sorry thats the real truth... Its Whole entire focus
> is an attempt to throw down on our pres, whom even Im not
> happy with.. But to listen to coz carson, and that stuck up
> witch democrat Dr White, geez what a joke, but thank
> goodness theres a real talk station in town WSB. At least
> there any one can get on the air.. The day that WAOK goes
> hispanic will be a blessing.. Race is not my issue, I love
> all and have no problems with any culture, or race, but
> friend, that radio station is a disease.. It needs to be
> replaced...
>
I agree and guess what? I am Black. It was mentioned that Blacks are the only people allowed on WAOK-AM. Well, that is not neccessarily the truth. I never heard a Black Conservative on WAOK-AM. Yet, I have heard Black Conservatives voice their opinions on WSB-AM and WGKA-AM.
 
Perhaps here we're getting to the real irritant here. Most African-Americans do not vote Republican, therefore let's seize on any shortcoming of WAOK to discredit the majority viewpoints heard on WAOK, which are derided as pathological rather than arising naturally from history and experience.

I'd expect a station mainly listened to by whites in the suburbs (WSB) to sound predominantly conservative, and it does. I'd expect a station in the city aimed at African-Americans (WAOK) to be mostly left of center, and it is. So what?

I'd like to see someone with experience (a chronic talk radio caller, perhaps?) compare the screening procedures at WAOK and WSB or WGST. WGKA? That isn't a local station, just a Salem relay, and doesn't take calls locally. How is WGKA relevant to this discussion?
 
> > Thank Goodness. Someone with a sense of what I was talking about. I would like to say Im sorry if anyone thought that for one min I was being stupid, in a world that shouldnt base thier opnions on color, although some still do. I do not , I just get upset at those who use this as a way to reason, well the whites this, and the black that, please lets move past this. Lets love and respect each other for who we are, and what we have done.. Thank you..<P ID="signature">______________
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> I'd expect a station mainly listened to by whites in the
> suburbs (WSB) to sound predominantly conservative, and it
> does. I'd expect a station in the city aimed at
> African-Americans (WAOK) to be mostly left of center, and it
> is. So what?

The arguement was made earlier that certain people are not allowed to express their viewpoint on WAOK-AM and therefore may be presented as racist. Although WSB-AM, WGST-AM and WGKA-AM are mostly conservative, the hosts allow anyone to call and express their viewpoints.

WGKA? That isn't a local station, just
> a Salem relay, and doesn't take calls locally. How is WGKA
> relevant to this discussion?
>
Herman Cain is from the area and has a conservative talk show host on Saturdays on WGKA-AM. Unlike WAOK, Cain takes calls from Atlanta callers of all physical backgrounds. WGKA-AM is a talk station that accepts calls. I don't see what local or national has to do with the discussion.
 
> > >
> The arguement was made earlier that certain people are not
> allowed to express their viewpoint on WAOK-AM and therefore
> may be presented as racist. Although WSB-AM, WGST-AM and
> WGKA-AM are mostly conservative, the hosts allow anyone to
> call and express their viewpoints.
>
> > This is the Truth. Try Calling to the unknowns at WAOK. What you
recieve is nastiness, and folks who want you to know you are not welcome.
Now, the only host, THAT I GIVE ALL PROPS TO IS Rob Wilson the credit surgeon,
This cat is not only cool, and smart, but funny as hell, and he tells the truth
to anyone who calls in about thier money. He is the only host on WAOK, whom I would feel truly comfortable speaking with. The rest, FORGET IT. But what a legendary station with great folks like Alley Pat, Dr Feel Good, man these were incredible people, with whom even I could identify with.
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I was reading one of the threads up at the top. . . . And there is a perfect example of the unprofessionalism that I’m talking about.
Isn’t that silly to have one host challenge another stations host for something that does not concern him or his station.

It would be one thing to defend your colleague. . . . but to jump in someone else’s business. . . is just plain bush league.
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