Oldies 1360 looking for new morning show host

[radiolover78]

I've been hearing ads for a spot being available on the Oldies 1360 morning slot.

They say experience required. How can anyone get a start in radio, if must have experience to work at a small, weak signaled AM station in market 240 something? This is the perfect place for new talent to come along.

Whatever. :

 

[That_Guy]

Experience is relative.

 

[Starscream]

By "experience", they mean they don't want some yahoo who THINKS they can do a morning show.

Besides, aren't evenings, latenights, and weekends where people get their experience? I've never heard of someone's first gig being hosting the most important daypart on a station.

 

[Korky]

Too bad evenings, latenights and weekends are no longer live at most stations anymore. Today you get experience on a college station. And you know what THEY sound like.

 

[Starscream]

Too bad evenings, latenights and weekends are no longer live at most stations anymore. Today you get experience on a college station. And you know what THEY sound like.

You'd be surprised. Some colleges are actually snapping their stations into shape.

 

[That_Guy]

there's plenty of opportunity to earn your stripes in radio still. sad part is, lots of people don't want to pay dues. they want to walk into FT higher profile positions. Understandable when you spend tons of cash on college, waltz out and can't go right to work like the rest of your classmates. Its a hard hard biz. But if your college isn't telling you 'do it cause you love it', then they are doing you disservice. Thankfully my college made that crystal clear on DAY 1 of the radio station meeting. Thins the heard, and you end up with those who really really really want to do it.

 

[eatspaste]

They say experience required. How can anyone get a start in radio, if must have experience to work at a small, weak signaled AM station in market 240 something? This is the perfect place for new talent to come along.

This is also a Clear Channel cluster in market #247 that Clear Channel isn't selling-off. I guess it means something to someone. LOL

 

[radiolover78]

Of course most people don't get their start with a morning show.

But let's be real. This is a small AM station in market 247!

 

[That_Guy]

That just had an EX 25+ year NYC vet as it's host. To then go back to a first time-ever air talent? And even in the smallest market on the planet, first timers don't waltz in and do mornings. Market 247, but competing for ears of folks who can easily tune in NYC stations, so... you can't just put anyone on.

 

[Starscream]

there's plenty of opportunity to earn your stripes in radio still. sad part is, lots of people don't want to pay dues. they want to walk into FT higher profile positions. Understandable when you spend tons of cash on college, waltz out and can't go right to work like the rest of your classmates. Its a hard hard biz. But if your college isn't telling you 'do it cause you love it', then they are doing you disservice. Thankfully my college made that crystal clear on DAY 1 of the radio station meeting. Thins the heard, and you end up with those who really really really want to do it.

Quoted for truth. I warned a lot of people and interns about the pitfalls of radio, especially working behind the scenes. Although the job is fun and there's a lot of cool benefits, the absolute crap pay and crap hours can wear on you. You do it because you love it and you can't see yourself doing anything else, $8 an hour salary be damned!