29. No matter how bad you need to use the bathroom, never tell an intern "All you gotta do is just hit this button right here when the song ends."
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Some Basic Radio Truisms
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Radio Misfit
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30. Restaurant owners, listen up: we LOVE free food. It will get you a lot of mentions on the air, really it will. You may not actually hear them, but keep bringing in the food...especially breakfast!
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CJ_Jackson
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#31: If you step out the front door to "use the facilities" in the bushes next to said door during a song late at night (it's 45ft closer than to walk down the hall to the Men's room) you can be assured you'll get locked out. Note this was in the pre-automation days.
I'll add one more from personal experience back in the pre-'puter days, prolly still applies:
#32: If you put on a really long tune to go up the street a couple of blocks to the 7-11 something bad -will- happen to whatever medium is playing on the air.
I'll add one more from personal experience back in the pre-'puter days, prolly still applies:
#32: If you put on a really long tune to go up the street a couple of blocks to the 7-11 something bad -will- happen to whatever medium is playing on the air.
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IFB64
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33. The only time your station will go off the air is Friday afternoon at 4:30, when traffic sucks, and...of course....the station is sold out. Oh yeah, the remote control won't answer either.
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IFB64
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34. Any failure of remote equipment will happen five minutes after you get on the air. It does not matter that you have had the equipment up and running for 2-3 hours previous to airtime.
ssnake said:
If Ross Brittain's real name is Bob Smith, he has the same real name as Wolfman Jack.
#34 Women who call request lines frequently are divorced with baggage.....or are drunk dialing.
#35 Interns are only in it for the free concert tickets. They don't care about us.
#36 The Morning Show will always get the best pay, command the highest talent fee, and be the hardest people to work with.
#35 Interns are only in it for the free concert tickets. They don't care about us.
#36 The Morning Show will always get the best pay, command the highest talent fee, and be the hardest people to work with.
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Twitch
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37) Everything that happens in Atlanta radio will have some sort of effect on Q100...and no matter how often we ask, no one ever answers (except some R-I newbie who doesn't "get it").
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RAD1
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Things will always be better when you get the next gig until you get there and realize it's the same sh*t different station!ClarkKent said:
38) You WILL have to drive the station RV at least once, and it will be on a small street between two trees that don't move...
39) You WILL have to answer Storm Center calls from kiddies wanting to be out of school that day....
40) You will say hi to Scott Fybush at least once when he snaps your picture
41) Three ways to get the word out "behind the scenes": Telephone, Teletype, and TeleGeorgeSheldon (inside joke)
42) Roddy Freeman will ask a question ;D
43) You WILL do charity work
44) You WILL spill Coke/coffee/water into either the keyboard or the BOARD
45) The engineer will admonish you for equipment malfunction, especailly after the liquid spill
46) The hotline will ring with the wrong person at the wrong time
47) The GM/GSM/Production Director/Promotion Director will ask you for a favor
48) You will work a major holiday
49) Waffle House is ALWAYS open, but you don't make enough to order the sirlion & eggs
50) You will see Selector in your sleep, but not always on your computer screen
51) What you do will affect Q100 ;D
39) You WILL have to answer Storm Center calls from kiddies wanting to be out of school that day....
40) You will say hi to Scott Fybush at least once when he snaps your picture
41) Three ways to get the word out "behind the scenes": Telephone, Teletype, and TeleGeorgeSheldon (inside joke)
42) Roddy Freeman will ask a question ;D
43) You WILL do charity work
44) You WILL spill Coke/coffee/water into either the keyboard or the BOARD
45) The engineer will admonish you for equipment malfunction, especailly after the liquid spill
46) The hotline will ring with the wrong person at the wrong time
47) The GM/GSM/Production Director/Promotion Director will ask you for a favor
48) You will work a major holiday
49) Waffle House is ALWAYS open, but you don't make enough to order the sirlion & eggs
50) You will see Selector in your sleep, but not always on your computer screen
51) What you do will affect Q100 ;D
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