Rock 103 doing call-outs.

[DeadElvis]

Got an interesting call from Cincinnati last night.

The call basically begins with, "are you tired of too many commercials and the same classic rock songs over and over on the radio?"

"No," I replied. "I have satellite radio."

I was then told that Rock 103 is playing fewer commercials and is playing better songs. And, I should check out the "improved" morning show.

"Improved?" I asked. Apparently, throwing 1/3 of your heritage show overboard is an improvement. OK...

I suspect many others will be getting these calls. The poor young woman with the Plantronics headset didn't even miss a beat with my lame responses. She just kept reading the script.

DE

 

[radiosaur]

I love those things...I had one ask me "How are you today?"

I said "My life is a shambles, and not worth living anymore"


She said..."Uh, well, can I ask you a few questions?"

Fun with telemarketers....

 

[Noiseboxxx]

i always ask them (telemarketers) to look out the window and see if their car is still where they parked it.

fun...'til the cops show up.

 

[NE Miss Radio]

If you hate telemarketers, get a copy of Tom Mabe's "Revenge on the Telemarketers" cd. My favorite was when he asked the carpet cleaning business if they could get blood out of carpets and draperies. He offered to pay them double if they could come right over.

 

[bev hart]

And, I should check out the "improved" morning show.

"Improved?" I asked. Apparently, throwing 1/3 of your heritage show overboard is an improvement. OK...

DE

Oh PLEASE call me! Please!

 

[mchatham103]

I had a telemarketer call me once doing a TV watching survey and I messed with her the entire time. Too bad I wasn't in radio yet, or I would have recorded it. She asked me hour by hour what I watched, and being that I was pretending to be a 14 year old kid, I kept saying MTV. The first time I said it, the woman said "and what sort of program is MTV?"

I nearly spit out my drink right there.

MC

 

[MemBirdman]

My wife got the call last night. It threw her a bit, but threw the telemarketer more:

Wife: Hello?
Telemarketer: Hi, this is Peter from Rock 103, and I--
W: Oh, did you need to talk to Jeff?
T: Uh...what?
W: Yeah, my husband works for Rock 103. Do you need him?
T: Oh, no, I'm just calling for Rock 103. What's his name?

Then once a few months ago, I got the call...

Me: Hello?
Telemarketer: Hi, I'm James with Rock 103.
Me: O RLY? I work for Rock 103, do you work in sales?
T: Um, no. What do you do with Rock 103.
Me: I'm on the air. I do traffic for the Crew.
T: Uh, oh. OK. Well, I just want to tell you to keep listening to Rock 103. Thanks, bye.

 

[Gregg Rivers]

My wife got the call last night. It threw her a bit, but threw the telemarketer more:

Wife: Hello?
Telemarketer: Hi, this is Peter from Rock 103, and I--
W: Oh, did you need to talk to Jeff?
T: Uh...what?
W: Yeah, my husband works for Rock 103. Do you need him?
T: Oh, no, I'm just calling for Rock 103. What's his name?

Then once a few months ago, I got the call...

Me: Hello?
Telemarketer: Hi, I'm James with Rock 103.
Me: O RLY? I work for Rock 103, do you work in sales?
T: Um, no. What do you do with Rock 103.
Me: I'm on the air. I do traffic for the Crew.
T: Uh, oh. OK. Well, I just want to tell you to keep listening to Rock 103. Thanks, bye.

Now THAT's funny!

 

[MikeBratton]

My wife got the call last night. It threw her a bit, but threw the telemarketer more:

Wife: Hello?
Telemarketer: Hi, this is Peter from Rock 103, and I--
W: Oh, did you need to talk to Jeff?
T: Uh...what?
W: Yeah, my husband works for Rock 103. Do you need him?
T: Oh, no, I'm just calling for Rock 103. What's his name?

Then once a few months ago, I got the call...

Me: Hello?
Telemarketer: Hi, I'm James with Rock 103.
Me: O RLY? I work for Rock 103, do you work in sales?
T: Um, no. What do you do with Rock 103.
Me: I'm on the air. I do traffic for the Crew.
T: Uh, oh. OK. Well, I just want to tell you to keep listening to Rock 103. Thanks, bye.

Now THAT's funny!

Hey, not everyone can audible like Peyton Manning...

Or ad-lib like even a competent on-air personality.

 

[JustARadioFan]

And THAT is just one of many reasons I love Vogad!!!! :-*

A friend of mine in MS got the call and she told them she has listened to the Crew for years but she wanted the caller to tell his boss just how bad they [EDIT] up by letting Bev go!!! I'm seriously praying they call me!!!

[EDIT-profanity]

 

[JustARadioFan]

As a PS, I didn't use the actual profanity, I just put a letter and some symbols behind it --- I guess that's explicate enough to get edited... sorry.

 

[Yahola]

And, I should check out the "improved" morning show.
"Improved?" I asked. Apparently, throwing 1/3 of your heritage show overboard is an improvement. OK...

Oh PLEASE call me! Please!

They actually did call my son's godmother. She told them that they fired me, that she wanted nothing to do with them, and hung up.

 

[radio_lurker]

Hey Wes, Bev...

Guess we see what they're spending your salaries on.... ;D

 

[rapmaster]

rock103 should call people and ask"do you want to hear Bad comnpany for the 15trillionth time"
They are so original...they got their ronald mcdonald fake we care radioborefest coming up. Can't wait tp get the led out / They need bobby ojay instead of lazy tim.

 

[J-Rod]

rap master....

I seriously doubt that Bobby "OH" jay would at all appeal to the target audience that Rock 103 is looking for... maybe I'm wrong...

 

[littlebigradio]

But conversely, Bad Dog would be a tremendous sidekick for Bobby on WDIA. Don't you know he could do some outrageous "Twillight Phone" segements?