Now some Star rumors!

[Top40chic]

Re: Rumors abound!

> >
> And do you EVEN think the money in Chatt or Birm comes
> ANYWHERE close to what he's getting at Star?? I bet he's
> doin' six figures from Star alone, not to mention all the
> outside stuff.
> This guy is going forward....not backwards!
>


Your dumb..you have to go to a smaller market to do a morning show if your just a night guy. The moving forward part is the morning show. You have to take a pay cut, unless your that good..and he's, well, not.

 

[taylorengineer]

Re: Rumors abound!

> > >
> > And do you EVEN think the money in Chatt or Birm comes
> > ANYWHERE close to what he's getting at Star?? I bet he's
> > doin' six figures from Star alone, not to mention all the
> > outside stuff.
> > This guy is going forward....not backwards!
> >
>
>
> Your dumb..you have to go to a smaller market to do a
> morning show if your just a night guy. The moving forward
> part is the morning show. You have to take a pay cut, unless
> your that good..and he's, well, not.
>

Yes, if you want to do mornings, you go to Macon or Chattanooga and start there.
But is this Nudge guy morning material? Does he even WANT to do mornings?(Who the hell wants to get up at 5 in the morning every weekday??) I got the impression from the original post that he was looking elsewhere because he was unhappy with the elderly staff at Star.

 

[MrBlutarsky]

> > He's in his early 20s... doing nights at the #1 Top 40 in
> > Market #10... (sorry Dylan) and you seriously think he's
> > sending tapes to Bama or Chatanooga? Wow! The kid has
> mad
> > skills. I'll bet he's doing mornings in a Top 50 market
> in
> > the next few years. Bama... Chatt... Right! He's going
> > there to make $30,000 - $35,000 a year? FmFreq, you are a
>
> > FREAK! But you're good at stirring the pot. ;-)
> >
>
> You raise a few good points. But that's not how radio works
> my friend!
>
> If you're a top 10 market night talent, its not unheard of
> if you make a move to a Birmingham or Chattanooga to get
> your first try at mornings. He wouldn't want to move on to
> Top 50 market mornings in a year, and probably no one would
> hire him, since he would have no morning exp.
>
> You go to a Chattanooga, work on your AM skills, then move
> on to a Charlotte after a year.
>
> So, lets review...there are a few ways to get promoted in
> radio:
> 1. Better market, same shift: Madison, WI to Nashville, TN
>
> 2. Same market, better shift: Overnights to Mid-days
> 3. Smaller market, better shift: Atlanta to Chat/Nights to
> Mornings
> 4. A title: APD/MD/PD
>
> Secondly, being 23 years old and a Top 10 market / M-CHR
> night talent isn't unheard of, it's the rule. You need to
> be in tune with the 12-24s and 18-34s, regardless of the way
> the rest of your station's daypart lean. Once a night jock
> has hit 28, or 29...or heaven forbid 30; he's stuck in a rut
> with an ever dwindling chance to move on to another market's
> PM or AM Drive slot.
>

Wow... thanks for the tutorial! Without it I wouldn't know "radio works!"
How's that again...? Better market same shift... same market... oh whatever!

 

[MrBlutarsky]

> > > C'mon Dylan!!! Seriously. You can do better than that.
> > Bama?
> > > Chat? naaaaaaaa. Nudge is kicking ass in nights. He has
> > had
> > > several consistent back to back good books and if I am
> not
> >
> > > mistaking, he just re-upped his contract at Star. If he
> > went
> > > anywhere it would be back to Philly... but I forsee LA
> or
> > NY
> > > in his future.
> > >
> >
> > I am humbled and honored that you think I could be Dylan.
>
> >
> > The bird spoke again, and Nudge applied for a gig for
> > Mornings in Charleston, SC. Ratboy and Staypuff (from
> > WIOQ/Philly) got it.
> >
> > Again, I know...major market talents would never want to
> go
> > to Charleston, SC.
> >
> > Guys, I'm telling you...he wants out. Don't you wanna
> know
> > why? Rodney, help us out.
> >
>
> Of course he wants out. He works at a so-called Top 40
> station that holds him back because they need to play it
> safe - has NO night club gigs (that's A LOT of extra $$$
> guys) and sits in meetings with people twice his age.
>
> No shocker a night guy would want to do MORNINGS in a
> smaller market - if being a morning guy is his goal. Money
> ain't everything people - experience is THE KEY!
>
> WHAT WHAT!
>

A night guy who wants to do mornings... now that's the first sensible thing I've read on this thread! I would expect him to want to go to mornings, and it would have to be a smaller market to cut his teeth. He's got the talent, and he'd do well, but he wouldn't go for just any gig. He's smart enough to know the station would have to market him properly, otherwise he'd just have a morning gig on his resume without a success story.

When he goes, it will be for a solid situation. Not just a "gig."