I am a very frequent visitor to Radio-Info, especially the southeast boards. The only complaint I have is that there are way too many underqualified posters. I think this site would be a much better place if people only opined on subjects they are specifically qualified to discuss intelligently. Unfortunately, there are a few visitors to this site who aren't qualifed to program their VCRs, much less real radio stations.
I do not participate in personal attacks here, in an attempt to keep things on a professional level. However, others have chosen to take the low-road, and that's a shame. Earlier, on the News/Talk board, a poster asked me to "Do us all a favor. Stop trying to learn about radio by reading right-wing blogs". Dispute facts and debate points all you want, but don't attack me personally.
I personally have paid my dues in the radio business, as have most of the talented individuals who contribute here. I've been a successful Owner, PD, and GM, and worked my way up in this business from a part-time position as a board-op. I understand the business, because I work in it every day. Frankly, I couldn't have accomplished what I have if I didn't know the ins and outs of the radio business.
I am oftentimes amazed at the talent and knowledge posessed by many of the Radio-Info posters. At least once a week, I learn something new and valuable for my business, and I hope I'm able to contribute as much as I glean.
I believe I speak for many other RI regulars when I say that those of you who are unqualified to enguage in intelligent and informed discourse should not do so. The fact that you once cut the grass under the tower of a radio station does not qualify you to run a broadcast group or second-guess the folks in charge. That you once did overnights on a rock station in Lower Nowheresberg does not make you qualified to be a Program Director. And, I'm sorry that the programming you'd like to hear on radio will never be successful, but that does not give you the right to personally attack somebody who tells you so. Anybody who's ever been successful in this business will tell you that the first Cardinal Rule of radio is that you simply can't program based upon your own emotions.
The radio business is a great place to spend a lifetime. It is my sincere hope that the half-cocked notions of some who post here are not construed as reality, or a reflection of the business that so many of us love.
I do not participate in personal attacks here, in an attempt to keep things on a professional level. However, others have chosen to take the low-road, and that's a shame. Earlier, on the News/Talk board, a poster asked me to "Do us all a favor. Stop trying to learn about radio by reading right-wing blogs". Dispute facts and debate points all you want, but don't attack me personally.
I personally have paid my dues in the radio business, as have most of the talented individuals who contribute here. I've been a successful Owner, PD, and GM, and worked my way up in this business from a part-time position as a board-op. I understand the business, because I work in it every day. Frankly, I couldn't have accomplished what I have if I didn't know the ins and outs of the radio business.
I am oftentimes amazed at the talent and knowledge posessed by many of the Radio-Info posters. At least once a week, I learn something new and valuable for my business, and I hope I'm able to contribute as much as I glean.
I believe I speak for many other RI regulars when I say that those of you who are unqualified to enguage in intelligent and informed discourse should not do so. The fact that you once cut the grass under the tower of a radio station does not qualify you to run a broadcast group or second-guess the folks in charge. That you once did overnights on a rock station in Lower Nowheresberg does not make you qualified to be a Program Director. And, I'm sorry that the programming you'd like to hear on radio will never be successful, but that does not give you the right to personally attack somebody who tells you so. Anybody who's ever been successful in this business will tell you that the first Cardinal Rule of radio is that you simply can't program based upon your own emotions.
The radio business is a great place to spend a lifetime. It is my sincere hope that the half-cocked notions of some who post here are not construed as reality, or a reflection of the business that so many of us love.