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Russ Martin Show
- Thread starter jeffdfw
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> I smell a bit.
Ya think? I don't know... I think he really quit this time.<P ID="signature">______________
"The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated."
---Oscar Wilde</P>
Ya think? I don't know... I think he really quit this time.<P ID="signature">______________
"The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated."
---Oscar Wilde</P>
K
KPLEXCOMPLEX
Guest
> > > I smell a bit.
> >
> >
> > Ya think? I don't know... I think he really quit this
> > time.
> > As is said, "Every little bit helps."
>
Russ is becoming like Howard; same ol'tiresome bits. He wouldn't walk away from 75K. Try to explain that to the trailers in Pleasant Grove.
> >
> >
> > Ya think? I don't know... I think he really quit this
> > time.
> > As is said, "Every little bit helps."
>
Russ is becoming like Howard; same ol'tiresome bits. He wouldn't walk away from 75K. Try to explain that to the trailers in Pleasant Grove.
> > > > I smell a bit.
> > >
> > >
> > > Ya think? I don't know... I think he really quit this
> > > time.
> > > As is said, "Every little bit helps."
> >
> Russ is becoming like Howard; same ol'tiresome bits. He
> wouldn't walk away from 75K. Try to explain that to the
> trailers in Pleasant Grove.
In today's economy, 75K would hardly get him out of the trailers in Pl;easant Grove or anywhere else.
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Ya think? I don't know... I think he really quit this
> > > time.
> > > As is said, "Every little bit helps."
> >
> Russ is becoming like Howard; same ol'tiresome bits. He
> wouldn't walk away from 75K. Try to explain that to the
> trailers in Pleasant Grove.
In today's economy, 75K would hardly get him out of the trailers in Pl;easant Grove or anywhere else.
>
A
AliceTheCook
Guest
Now hang on a minute. The omniscient and unbiased Al Brumley reported once that Russ was making a 7-figure salary. Suppose that included what was past the decimal point? Then again, I heard from one radio vet that Russ's show bills $17 mil a year, which would make a $1 mil salary a drop in the bucket. (I guess I never realized that The Men's Club had a $17 mil annual ad budget.)
But it's the same M.O., same crap. He'll be back. It's just an excuse for more vacation time, and to milk it for attention and to make sure his show isn't displaced in the spotlight with all the attention centered on DLR this week. But who else would take Martin around here, and on his terms? Austin didn't work out, and neither would any other market. His strength is his localism. Satellite for Russ would be a joke. He needs this market as much as it supposedly needs him, and that takes away a LOT of Martin's bargaining power. I can't see CC, Susquehanna, ABC or anyone else cowing down to Martin's "demands," let alone risking FCC fines over a loose cannon.
Considering the new lean-and-mean approach of this "new" CBS division, I wouldn't be surprised if Martin was asked to take a pay cut. You can bet that Ken Barnett walked for that very same reason. I'd guess that the first thing the new CBS did was to pull up a list of all full-time employees making over $50K a year, and to pick that list apart to see who was really expendable. When there's an inexperienced kid waiting in the wings who'll do the same job for 1/10th the salary, it's an easy guess as to who will get the job these days.
> In today's economy, 75K would hardly get him out of the
> trailers in Pl;easant Grove or anywhere else.
> >
>
But it's the same M.O., same crap. He'll be back. It's just an excuse for more vacation time, and to milk it for attention and to make sure his show isn't displaced in the spotlight with all the attention centered on DLR this week. But who else would take Martin around here, and on his terms? Austin didn't work out, and neither would any other market. His strength is his localism. Satellite for Russ would be a joke. He needs this market as much as it supposedly needs him, and that takes away a LOT of Martin's bargaining power. I can't see CC, Susquehanna, ABC or anyone else cowing down to Martin's "demands," let alone risking FCC fines over a loose cannon.
Considering the new lean-and-mean approach of this "new" CBS division, I wouldn't be surprised if Martin was asked to take a pay cut. You can bet that Ken Barnett walked for that very same reason. I'd guess that the first thing the new CBS did was to pull up a list of all full-time employees making over $50K a year, and to pick that list apart to see who was really expendable. When there's an inexperienced kid waiting in the wings who'll do the same job for 1/10th the salary, it's an easy guess as to who will get the job these days.
> In today's economy, 75K would hardly get him out of the
> trailers in Pl;easant Grove or anywhere else.
> >
>
D
dallasradio
Guest
>Oh please!! The guys are are vacation and it's a bit. Don't take it so seriously!!
> >Oh please!! The guys are are vacation and it's a bit. Don't
> take it so seriously!!
>
You so sure?
Check out http://www.RussMartin.com and tell me what you see...<P ID="signature">______________
"The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated."
---Oscar Wilde</P>
> take it so seriously!!
>
You so sure?
Check out http://www.RussMartin.com and tell me what you see...<P ID="signature">______________
"The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated."
---Oscar Wilde</P>
> > >Oh please!! The guys are are vacation and it's a bit.
> Don't
> > take it so seriously!!
> >
>
>
> You so sure?
>
> Check out http://www.RussMartin.com and tell me what you
> see...
>
Didnt he do that whole "XM/Sirius" schtick back like a year ot 2 ago??
> Don't
> > take it so seriously!!
> >
>
>
> You so sure?
>
> Check out http://www.RussMartin.com and tell me what you
> see...
>
Didnt he do that whole "XM/Sirius" schtick back like a year ot 2 ago??
D
dallasradio
Guest
Re: When will you ever learn??
> > > >Oh please!! The guys are are vacation and it's a bit.
> > Don't
> > > take it so seriously!!
> > >
> >
> >
> > You so sure?
> >
> > Check out http://www.RussMartin.com and tell me what you
> > see...
> >
> Didnt he do that whole "XM/Sirius" schtick back like a year
> ot 2 ago??
>
From what I hear, that script is so easy to do....but, gosh it worked!!
HMMMMMM<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by dallasradio on 01/05/06 09:25 PM.</FONT></P>
> > > >Oh please!! The guys are are vacation and it's a bit.
> > Don't
> > > take it so seriously!!
> > >
> >
> >
> > You so sure?
> >
> > Check out http://www.RussMartin.com and tell me what you
> > see...
> >
> Didnt he do that whole "XM/Sirius" schtick back like a year
> ot 2 ago??
>
From what I hear, that script is so easy to do....but, gosh it worked!!
HMMMMMM<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by dallasradio on 01/05/06 09:25 PM.</FONT></P>
K
KPLEXCOMPLEX
Guest
Re: When will you ever learn??
> > > > >Oh please!! The guys are are vacation and it's a bit.
>
> > > Don't
> > > > take it so seriously!!
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You so sure?
> > >
> > > Check out http://www.RussMartin.com and tell me what you
>
> > > see...
> > >
> > Didnt he do that whole "XM/Sirius" schtick back like a
> year
> > ot 2 ago??
> >
>
> From what I hear, that script is so easy to do....but, gosh
> it worked!!
>
And its wortking again,considering he's being talked about here. He'll be back,his ego won't allow him to quit. 'nuff said.
> HMMMMMM
>
> > > > >Oh please!! The guys are are vacation and it's a bit.
>
> > > Don't
> > > > take it so seriously!!
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You so sure?
> > >
> > > Check out http://www.RussMartin.com and tell me what you
>
> > > see...
> > >
> > Didnt he do that whole "XM/Sirius" schtick back like a
> year
> > ot 2 ago??
> >
>
> From what I hear, that script is so easy to do....but, gosh
> it worked!!
>
And its wortking again,considering he's being talked about here. He'll be back,his ego won't allow him to quit. 'nuff said.
> HMMMMMM
>
T
theshadow
Guest
> In today's economy, 75K would hardly get him out of the
> trailers in Pleasant Grove or anywhere else.
I sure hope you were kidding by that comment.
If you're making 75K+ and can't get out of a
trailer park or the Grove, you're nuts...or
perhaps you have a desire to live like Earl.
Hell, with half of that dough, you can have a
real nice apartment in any of the northern
burbs, if you don't go blowing your wad at
each and every turn.
The problem is the folks with the overblown
egos and salary demands that can't learn to
adapt to a world that's paying less and less
every day, and not just radio. Just be glad
you got a freakin' job.
Maybe those holier than thou folks need to
stop eating steak and lobster for a while
and start fixing themselves some tuna fish,
soup, and Easy Mac, and get tuned into the
real world. I don't wanna' hear your bitchin'
about 75K when there's some mom out there
that can't feed her kids.
> trailers in Pleasant Grove or anywhere else.
I sure hope you were kidding by that comment.
If you're making 75K+ and can't get out of a
trailer park or the Grove, you're nuts...or
perhaps you have a desire to live like Earl.
Hell, with half of that dough, you can have a
real nice apartment in any of the northern
burbs, if you don't go blowing your wad at
each and every turn.
The problem is the folks with the overblown
egos and salary demands that can't learn to
adapt to a world that's paying less and less
every day, and not just radio. Just be glad
you got a freakin' job.
Maybe those holier than thou folks need to
stop eating steak and lobster for a while
and start fixing themselves some tuna fish,
soup, and Easy Mac, and get tuned into the
real world. I don't wanna' hear your bitchin'
about 75K when there's some mom out there
that can't feed her kids.
Re: When will you ever learn??
Actually, he's back now...
... but since no one here listens, it doesn't matter anyway...<P ID="signature">______________
"The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated."
---Oscar Wilde</P>
Actually, he's back now...
... but since no one here listens, it doesn't matter anyway...<P ID="signature">______________
"The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated."
---Oscar Wilde</P>
Re: theshadow knows...
Sounds like *somebody* is a pissed off wannabe who makes much less than they think they should...<P ID="signature">______________
"The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated."
---Oscar Wilde</P>
Sounds like *somebody* is a pissed off wannabe who makes much less than they think they should...<P ID="signature">______________
"The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated."
---Oscar Wilde</P>
B
bluescreen
Guest
Re: theshadow knows...
> Sounds like *somebody* is a pissed off wannabe who makes
> much less than they think they should...
>
Or perhaps he/she
a) foolishly thinks it's ok for worker pay to be flat or decrease when profits are up and all we hear about is how healthy the economy is
or
b) is in management and sees no reason why the average CEO shouldn't make 431 times more than the average worker
Either way, if you accept decreasing pay and benefits with expanding corporate profits you need to be hauled out behind the woodshed and taught a serious lesson.
> Sounds like *somebody* is a pissed off wannabe who makes
> much less than they think they should...
>
Or perhaps he/she
a) foolishly thinks it's ok for worker pay to be flat or decrease when profits are up and all we hear about is how healthy the economy is
or
b) is in management and sees no reason why the average CEO shouldn't make 431 times more than the average worker
Either way, if you accept decreasing pay and benefits with expanding corporate profits you need to be hauled out behind the woodshed and taught a serious lesson.
A
AliceTheCook
Guest
Re: THANK GOD THE CRISIS IS OVER, now the earth can start turning again. Whew.
> Actually, he's back now...
>
> ... but since no one here listens, it doesn't matter
> anyway...
>
True, for me at least. But I do wonder how much the pay cut ended up being?
> Actually, he's back now...
>
> ... but since no one here listens, it doesn't matter
> anyway...
>
True, for me at least. But I do wonder how much the pay cut ended up being?
> > In today's economy, 75K would hardly get him out of the
> > trailers in Pleasant Grove or anywhere else.
>
> I sure hope you were kidding by that comment.
>
> If you're making 75K+ and can't get out of a
> trailer park or the Grove, you're nuts...or
> perhaps you have a desire to live like Earl.
>
> Hell, with half of that dough, you can have a
> real nice apartment in any of the northern
> burbs, if you don't go blowing your wad at
> each and every turn.
>
> The problem is the folks with the overblown
> egos and salary demands that can't learn to
> adapt to a world that's paying less and less
> every day, and not just radio. Just be glad
> you got a freakin' job.
>
> Maybe those holier than thou folks need to
> stop eating steak and lobster for a while
> and start fixing themselves some tuna fish,
> soup, and Easy Mac, and get tuned into the
> real world. I don't wanna' hear your bitchin'
> about 75K when there's some mom out there
> that can't feed her kids.
>
My comment was intended to comment on some media "stars" who never get enough, not an idea such as addressing parents who have a hard time making it....period. But you have spoken. So be it. I have spoken...so be it, also. Now we retire to our respective corners.
> > trailers in Pleasant Grove or anywhere else.
>
> I sure hope you were kidding by that comment.
>
> If you're making 75K+ and can't get out of a
> trailer park or the Grove, you're nuts...or
> perhaps you have a desire to live like Earl.
>
> Hell, with half of that dough, you can have a
> real nice apartment in any of the northern
> burbs, if you don't go blowing your wad at
> each and every turn.
>
> The problem is the folks with the overblown
> egos and salary demands that can't learn to
> adapt to a world that's paying less and less
> every day, and not just radio. Just be glad
> you got a freakin' job.
>
> Maybe those holier than thou folks need to
> stop eating steak and lobster for a while
> and start fixing themselves some tuna fish,
> soup, and Easy Mac, and get tuned into the
> real world. I don't wanna' hear your bitchin'
> about 75K when there's some mom out there
> that can't feed her kids.
>
My comment was intended to comment on some media "stars" who never get enough, not an idea such as addressing parents who have a hard time making it....period. But you have spoken. So be it. I have spoken...so be it, also. Now we retire to our respective corners.
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