Pete Tauriello Rocks Central VA

[tdee]

I invited Pete Tauriello to come down to my station WODI in VA and do some "live" real fun radio with real oldies music. We broke away from our religious format and let Pete have fun for a few hours. We were oldies for 7 years and just like every where else it's very hard to sell oldies on AM. Pete is under the name of Ron Turner, a mock on the snake oil guy. Pete shows off his real talent and gets to use carts, read spots and have fun and do radio the way it was meant to be done. Sure we have computers but real radio is having fun, carts,records and a rotary board. You'll hear me and Pete laugh when a scotch carts drags.

Check out his aircheck and picture on my website www.tonydeeradio.com

Aircheck under WODI Aircheck. Picture under Photo Gallery ENJOY.......

 

[mcmannors]

Great aircheck! I guess Pete just *Had* to play that Pablo Cruise record (cart), huh?

Too bad WMTR can't sound like that. I guess it's kind of hard between the voice-tracking and the fact that jocks aren't allowed to talk up the records. Jeesh!

 

[westlife]

> Too bad WMTR can't sound like that. I guess it's kind of
> hard between the voice-tracking and the fact that jocks
> aren't allowed to talk up the records. Jeesh!

That was the policy at the beginning of WMTR's Oldies format, but for quite a while now they have been allowed to talk over the music, both at the beginning and ending of a song. The reason you don't hear it that much, though, is that the station's formatting is not conducive to talk-ups; the music is usually intro-ed and outro-ed using pre-recorded liners and jingles.

The same thing applies to Magic 98.3. The DJs *are* allowed to talk over the music, but most of the time they use a music bed and/or jingle as a buffer between the DJ's chatter and the music. So they're not the same as stations like 106.7 WLTW, on which the DJ stops talking and then starts the music "cold", without any liner, music bed, or jingle used as a buffer.

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[fforte]

> > Too bad WMTR can't sound like that. I guess it's kind of
> > hard between the voice-tracking and the fact that jocks
> > aren't allowed to talk up the records. Jeesh!
>
> That was the policy at the beginning of WMTR's Oldies
> format, but for quite a while now they have been allowed to
> talk over the music, both at the beginning and ending of a

Just for the record (or the .wav file, should I say), I wasn't aware of any "policy" about talking up songs. I talked up songs when I worked at WMTR under the standards format, and also for the 6 months I was there playing oldies. Most others didn't do it because they were new to the station or adjusting to the format, or it just didn't fit their style. I liked it -- it was a little game to see how closely you could hit the post. (I still do that). Same with back-timing with CDs to hit the news.

BTW -- how strange is it to hear Indian music on WWTR? They're still using WWTR as their calls. I was in that trailer every week from October, 1997 to as recently as last month. Re-wired a few things too in 8 years.

A funny story: When I left to join Star 99.1 in June, 2004, my college friend Augie took over the Morning Glory show. I continued off-air editing minister messages and clipping community events for his show. In September of this year, we both decided it was too much. He contacted the boss in Morristown and set October 9 as the last show. I went down there (it was just about a month ago) and ran the board for the last show. Later that same week, I found out about the format flip. Boy did he get a laugh when I told him he didn't have to quit -- he would've been let go in 3 weeks.

Good times, all of it.

Frank

 

[mcmannors]

>>Just for the record (or the .wav file, should I say), I wasn't aware of any "policy" about talking up songs...Most others didn't do it because they were new to the station or adjusting to the format, or it just didn't fit their style.<<

If that truly is the case, that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Only in college radio did I ever hear inconsistencies from one shift to the next regarding the approach of a format. And in commercial radio, only when there was a "special case" like a Howard Stern (when he played music) type personality did the format stray from what the rest of the airstaff did. Also, oldies is a format that is condusive to talking up the songs as well as the jingles, and sounding upbeat. I hate to say it, but if it "didn't fit their style", or they were still "adjusting" after several months, maybe they weren't good enough to work there to begin with. That's why I prefer to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that there was some kind of a policy in place.

 

[Radio411]

> >>Just for the record (or the .wav file, should I say), I
> wasn't aware of any "policy" about talking up songs...Most
> others didn't do it because they were new to the station or
> adjusting to the format, or it just didn't fit their style.
>


WELL..Glad ALL the Board Experts have this issue ALL SEWN UP!!!

Jeeesh Yourselves... EVERYONE's a Critic.

Not sure about the rest of you, but I personally listen for the MUSIC and NOT to analyze the "smaller things!"

Perhaps I am in the minority... Or I actually have a life and better things to do with my time!!

 

[mcmannors]

> > >>Just for the record (or the .wav file, should I say), I
> > wasn't aware of any "policy" about talking up songs...Most
>
> > others didn't do it because they were new to the station
> or
> > adjusting to the format, or it just didn't fit their
> style.
> >
>
>
> WELL..Glad ALL the Board Experts have this issue ALL SEWN
> UP!!!
>
> Jeeesh Yourselves... EVERYONE's a Critic.
>
> Not sure about the rest of you, but I personally listen for
> the MUSIC and NOT to analyze the "smaller things!"
>
> Perhaps I am in the minority... Or I actually have a life
> and better things to do with my time!!
>

If you did not notice, this is a *Radio* board, not a *music* board. Analyzing the "smaller things" is part of what this board is all about. If you have any opinions in response to the specifics of my post, feel free to express them. Otherwise, you might want to check out if there are any boards that concentrate strictly on music.

 

[fforte]

>If that truly is the case, that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
>Only in college radio did I ever hear inconsistencies from one shift to the
>next regarding the approach of a format. And in commercial radio, only when >there was

>begin with. That's why I prefer to give them the benefit of the doubt and
>assume that there was some kind of a policy in place.

I'm going to try to be gentle here because I've read your posts, think you're a good guy, even have gotten nice words from you before... but I'm sticking with my story because I actually worked there during the time in question.

Its hard to flip a delivery switch overnight and go from the smooth talking standards format to an upbeat oldies format in a couple hours. When the station flipped formats, we had a new music library, a new computer system on-air, new music scheduling software, a re-configured board, new hourly clock, new system of news delivery in PM drive, new airstaff and programs, and more I've forgotten I'm sure. Talking over intros of songs probably wasn't the biggest concern at the beginning.

Even when I moved over to 99.1, it took me a couple months to completely adjust to the new format -- and I had already been a fan of the music for some time. I don't think I was bad in those first copule months, but I did a lot of work to fit the format and style of the station -- and I didn't have to learn a new computer system (they use the same one MTR did). Now I'm very comfortable there, but at the beginning, it was an adjustment.

I hope I'm worthy to work there, despite needing an adjustment period.

Frank

 

[mcmannors]

> >If that truly is the case, that's the most ridiculous thing
> I've ever heard.
> >Only in college radio did I ever hear inconsistencies from
> one shift to the
> >next regarding the approach of a format. And in commercial
> radio, only when >there was
>
> >begin with. That's why I prefer to give them the benefit of
> the doubt and
> >assume that there was some kind of a policy in place.
>
> I'm going to try to be gentle here because I've read your
> posts, think you're a good guy, even have gotten nice words
> from you before... but I'm sticking with my story because I
> actually worked there during the time in question.
>
> Its hard to flip a delivery switch overnight and go from the
> smooth talking standards format to an upbeat oldies format
> in a couple hours. When the station flipped formats, we had
> a new music library, a new computer system on-air, new music
> scheduling software, a re-configured board, new hourly
> clock, new system of news delivery in PM drive, new airstaff
> and programs, and more I've forgotten I'm sure. Talking
> over intros of songs probably wasn't the biggest concern at
> the beginning.
>
> Even when I moved over to 99.1, it took me a couple months
> to completely adjust to the new format -- and I had already
> been a fan of the music for some time. I don't think I was
> bad in those first copule months, but I did a lot of work to
> fit the format and style of the station -- and I didn't have
> to learn a new computer system (they use the same one MTR
> did). Now I'm very comfortable there, but at the beginning,
> it was an adjustment.
>
> I hope I'm worthy to work there, despite needing an
> adjustment period.
>
> Frank
>

Frank,
I appreciate your kind words. And I have enjoyed listening to you in the past, when you filled in for M.K. on occaision. And you are worthy, believe me. And I agree with you on needing an adjustment period. But, I think at WMTR it went beyond the "couple of months", and how can *all* of the jocks be in the same boat? That's why I thought that it was "station policy", especially since *nobody* talked up any records there except for you, and you usually did it during the "off hours", when most likely management wasn't listening.

I would think that if someone is familiar with the music, the ability to do a talk up would come *naturally*, regardless of the unfamiliararity (sp?) with the equipment. I know of many jocks who talked up records on their first break of a brand new gig, so it can be done. On WMTR, even several months after the new format debuted, it almost sounded as if there was a switch that turned the mics off as soon as a song started. Nobody even made an attempt to talk over even the *first few seconds* of an intro. That is why it sounded to me like it was "station policy". I hope you can see where I'm coming from.

Thanks!
McMannors

 

[Radio411]

> If you did not notice, this is a *Radio* board, not a
> *music* board. Analyzing the "smaller things" is part of
> what this board is all about. If you have any opinions in
> response to the specifics of my post, feel free to express
> them. Otherwise, you might want to check out if there are
> any boards that concentrate strictly on music.
>

Ok well while I try to find a board that can concentrate less on the "Pointless nit-picking" perhaps you should google the subject: "I'm a Loser and Need a Hobby Desperately!!"

After that ALL should be quaint in the world!!

BTW- perhaps you need to brush-up on the 'ole "mcmannors!"

 

[mcmannors]

>>"I'm a Loser and Need a Hobby Desperately!!"<<

Obviously, you're an expert since you frequent this board with the rest of us!


This is a RADIO message board, and I was discussing RADIO. If you don't like it, why don't you go someplace where PERFECT people like you would normally hang out?

 

[Radio411]

Because that isn't very exciting with EVERYONE trying to be ME...unlike you I suppose! That's not very desirable...IMO!

Ba-Bye Now!!