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It'll never go just one or the other, don't you agree? Rather bits of all.
When I was a teen my job hadn't been invented yet. The opportunity
to be a Disc Jockey wasn't there ten years before I cracked my first mic.
With the huge amount of venues available today that weren't in existence
even 10 months ago, let alone the things still being invented as we
weave this thread, your possibilities --in audio alone-- (now paraphrasing/
plagiarizing Woody Alan) explode in a million directions like an Irish nail bomb.
When I was a teen my job hadn't been invented yet. The opportunity
to be a Disc Jockey wasn't there ten years before I cracked my first mic.
With the huge amount of venues available today that weren't in existence
even 10 months ago, let alone the things still being invented as we
weave this thread, your possibilities --in audio alone-- (now paraphrasing/
plagiarizing Woody Alan) explode in a million directions like an Irish nail bomb.
When I was a kid, back in the 50's and 60's the DJ's were the stars. They had more autonomy as to the music they played and they all had distinctive personalities. As radio had evolved over the years stations now strive for consistency in the music and sound so DJs with personalities are not encouraged.
Today any station would sound pretty much the same if it were automated and voice tracked well or with a live person pushing buttons. Music stations do not have much news anymore and those eclectic morning shows with music and entertainment talk mixed with news and sports are becoming relics as well. When local news content shrinks the compelling need for "live and local" fades as well. Howard Stern proved that creative and entertaining programming can work even if it is syndicated. We'll have to wait and see how Seacrest does with his attempt to go national.
However if revenues continue to decline you won't need a crystal ball to predict the future. Computers get cheaper and better every day.
Today any station would sound pretty much the same if it were automated and voice tracked well or with a live person pushing buttons. Music stations do not have much news anymore and those eclectic morning shows with music and entertainment talk mixed with news and sports are becoming relics as well. When local news content shrinks the compelling need for "live and local" fades as well. Howard Stern proved that creative and entertaining programming can work even if it is syndicated. We'll have to wait and see how Seacrest does with his attempt to go national.
However if revenues continue to decline you won't need a crystal ball to predict the future. Computers get cheaper and better every day.
nmoore6676 said:
The Lone Ranger, Edgar Bergen, Fibber McGee and many others proved that 60 or 70 years ago.
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