From Wednesday's edition of SF Weekly http://www.sfweekly.com/Issues/2006-06-14/news/news_print.html:"...But the company's cuts to business staff, though perhaps a strategy that previously worked in smaller markets, has left some of its big-city stations scrambling, including KNBR. Several sources familiar with the station's inner workings describe a 'Whoops!' scenario that parallels what has played out in other markets: Cumulus officials, belatedly realizing they may have been too quick to lay people off, have consulted fired employees to discuss how to stabilize the office. As one source says of Cumulus, 'They've been given a Maserati and they don't know how to drive a stick.'"DJ
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SF Weekly: "KNBR's new owners try to adjust to big-market radio"
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MacGowan says he's a little bitter in that article. While I can understand how he feels, he also stayed there for years without a contract or full time status. He has only himself to blame for his situation. With his resume, he could've gone to an other city and probably done pretty well. But, he chose to stay in SF. Nice guy. Knows a lot about sports...but, hardly a fixuture on KNBR.
It's a terrific article, and even though I hear they're denying its veracity, I'm sure it's quite close to being true. But it's worth pointing out that a newspaper owned by New Times berating a media conglomerate for firing people is a hilarious example of The Pot Calling The Kettle. I wonder if the folks at SF Weekly even see the irony.
Corporatization and centralization continue, in radio, as in other industries. It may not be for the best, but it's what's happening in every industry.As for working without a contract, at most radio stations these days, only the morning crew have a contract. There are a few exceptions, which anyone can either point to or guess, but most talent and news folks at the majority of stations are working without a net- no personal service contract and no union contract-and not by choice.Looking to another industry, remember that IBM used to mean virtual lifetime employment...not any more.
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