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Paul Christy gets Coxed

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johndavis

Kevin Charles moves to afternoons.

Dan Gallo picks up the voicetracks in middays.

I'm sure Cox will save a bundle.
 
johndavis said:
Kevin Charles moves to afternoons.

Dan Gallo picks up the voicetracks in middays.

I'm sure Cox will save a bundle.
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they may in fact save "a bundle", but will lose listeners and sales after that ... let's not forget the loss of quality ..... it will prove to be their loss
 
That's a damn shame! Paul was a real class act. When are these radio mgrs gonna figure it out? When talent leaves, so goes the profit. Good luck Paul.
 
As for Paul Christy and the loss of quality - I cannot really say. However, as for Kevin Charles, I know him personally, and believe that he'll do a fine job. It's unfortunate, but it's another chapter in this crazy business we call radio - Congrats KC.
 
Sorry to hear about Paul Christy (or Eric Chase). I enjoyed listening to Paul and Kevin Charles - I'm glad that Kevin is still there, but sorry to hear that there are fewer people now for live broadcasting.
 
Since we have said good bye to Paul Christy in my view a sad moment for Houston radio when he got his walking papers. My question is how much longer will we need jocks at all?

Voice tracking sounds really bad on K Hits. Listen to Pam at nights it sounds awful. That is not a slam on Pam it is a slam on the missing element to a good station, audience involvement! The timing is off and it sounds so canned compared to real live jocks! That station has always been strong on personality. Now welcome to Voice Track Workdays. Please don't bother it sounds better with no jocks in that case.

Radio what a disaster!

We need a moment of silence in this room please!
 
truthsayer said:
Voice tracking sounds really bad on K Hits. Listen to Pam at nights it sounds awful. That is not a slam on Pam it is a slam on the missing element to a good station, audience involvement!

so the live shows that don't air calls somehow sound better than vt'd ones?

The timing is off and it sounds so canned compared to real live jocks!

the timing is off compared to real live jocks? you must have one hell of an ear!

That station has always been strong on personality.

agreed. terrestrial hangin by the thread of its future demise. cut costs - quality be damned.
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Anonymous Deejay said:
they may in fact save "a bundle", but will lose listeners and sales after that ... let's not forget the loss of quality ..... it will prove to be their loss
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I, for one, am absolutely thrilled-to-death that listenership (and, as a result, ad revenues) are down all over the place. And the more the geniuses that run ruin radio cut back by doing asinine things like letting "the real pros" go, the more listenership, and ad revenues, will drop. It happened when they let Barry Kaye go, and it will happen again.

Keep it up Bob Neil and all you Bob Neil clones...the pits of Hell aren't half full!!!
 
It's sad, but he was so much better than Cox was letting him be. He should be letting his personality loose and not restricted to reading straight liner cards and scripted material. I know he's already worked at Clear Channel, but it would be nice to see him wind up back there. Maybe KODA can ax that terrible VT in Afternoon Drive and put Paul in that timeslot.
 
The mid-days have been VT'd for quite some time - KC was doing the mid-days VT'd, as well as some production and other things, including remotes. One has to wonder how bad you all believe it was, mid-day VT'ing - because it appears that you all thought that it was live, and that KC was there, in studio, doing his shift...alas, it was voice-tracked.

While I agree that is a shame we have come to this, losing talents to automation and voice-tracking, but it is what it is - we don't have many other choices than to accept it until radio groups quit looking at the bottom line and start looking at what they should be doing, which is providing their listeners with live air talents for all day-parts, and going back to providing their listeners with information and entertainment.
 
Many Houston stations have been VTing for a while now. Did they fool us? Sometimes they did. If you want to be sure - "Is it live, or is it Memorex" listen for the following: the EXACT time (not a few minutes after 12), the EXACT temperature, traffic reports, some news sprinkled in for good measure, and you usually will have yourself a live show.

Exactly when did Houston radio start taking a nose dive? In my opinion, when they got rid of Barry Kaye. Then the morning show fiascos started, and all the GOOD real talent started to disappear. Now don't get me wrong. There is still some talent at Cox and KHITS. Dan Gallo is a man of many talents, working 97.1 Country Legends dive time, then running to voice-track the morning/afternoon show. I'd rather listen to him VT than any other person I know. The jocks that have been at it for a while can do it in their sleep, and it sounds live.

As for Pam Kelly, it just isn't there. No talent, no timing, no nothing. They should have gotten rid of her and let Paul Christie VT (if he would, I am not sure that he would do that). We'd all be better off in the long run.

As far as Kevin Charles, he is good - but I would rather have seen they give that live spot to Dan Gallo.

Just my personal opinion - as an avid radiophile who tried to be a DJ in the 70's - and gave up after one audition tape.
 
While I agree with most things commented on by PapillionWyngs, who is to say when the fiasco's started - but it's certain that it's been getting worse over the years. Unfortunately, it's simple economics - it's less expensive to pay someone to VT than to pay them to do a full shift - or rather, a show.

Yes, those who have VT for many years can d it in their sleep - as can other's who have done radio for years - that includes production in their sleep - remotes in their sleep, and whatever else is required, or needed.

I can tell you this much...it's more of who you know, than what you know - but that's just my humble opinion.
 
I agree 100% - I also personally know that Ed Scarborough (PD) was just sick to have to let Paul/Eric go. They keep cutting the quality of their live, on-air people, and pretty soon, we will all be listening to the BOB stations - no personnel whatsoever - save engineers. It is a sad commentary on live radio as we knew it.

I wish Paul/Eric the best of luck!
 
So, was Paul let go for budget reasons. Nobody else at Cox Radio Houston was let go as they were at Cox Atlanta.
Maybe he wasn't following the Cox format correctly?

Bobby
 
Paul was doing everything "by the book". They just couldn't justify paying him what they were vs what they are paying Kevin Charles to do the same job. It's a shame. Houston radio will be that much worse because he's gone. What a class act.
 
Having worked with both Paul & Kevin I have to say a couple of things.

True, Paul was reigned in & he should have been cut loose to ply his trade the way he truly knows how, a great talent & one heck of a funny man to hang around.

Kevin is great with listeners & also does a fine job in many different station hats, he will be fine & I know that he feels as bad for Paul as the rest of us do.

A real sucky part of radio is that people you admire, respect & share quite a bit of time with go away very suddenly & sometimes it benefits you but you still feel a sense of survivors guilt.

So my hat is off to both these fine gentlemen. I am glad, honored & proud to have known & worked with both of you.
 
fmtooner said:
truthsayer said:
Voice tracking sounds really bad on K Hits. Listen to Pam at nights it sounds awful. That is not a slam on Pam it is a slam on the missing element to a good station, audience involvement!

so the live shows that don't air calls somehow sound better than vt'd ones?
Yes, being on the board creating a show sound better than 20 minutes laying tracks.
The timing is off and it sounds so canned compared to real live jocks!
I stand by my word card radio is all that you get hell you cant even say its sunny or raining w/ in the show.
the timing is off compared to real live jocks? you must have one hell of an ear!
Not a good ear, just listen to 1075 at night. Then tell me you can't tell the difference. Especially on 1075!

That station has always been strong on personality.

agreed. terrestrial hangin by the thread of its future demise. cut costs - quality be damned.
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I heard there was a least a half dozen firings including production, promotions and office staff in Houston and many more at the FLA stations. Also, I've also been informed that Kevin Charles will also being voicetracked to save cash.

Anybody naming names?
 
snoman said:
Maybe KODA can ax that terrible VT in Afternoon Drive and put Paul in that timeslot.
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KODA has foregone JT in the afternoons and now has Marc Sherman doing the afternoon slot, tracked, I'm nearly positive, given Marc's other responsibilities at CC. I haven't spoken with him in quite some time to know for sure, but I do know that Dana is doing mornings by herself, these days, (taking the show more towards Food Network on radio) and Marc's bio has been updated to reflect that he "did mornings with Dana for 4 years," with all morning references now in past tense.

Radio keeps getting sadder and sadder by the day. Good luck to Paul and best wishes, wherever he lands.
 
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