I just saw an ad on All Access looking for a "morning star" for Hot 96. I'm not able to pick up the station where I live and can only listen when I'm headed to Nashville or Louisville. Are Booker and Sarah both leaving, or is it just one of them? Radio Rob, if you're out there, please fill us in.
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This is great for Booker & the artist known as Sara Pepper. Honest to god, they are the first people (other than me a dozen times) to land a major market gig out of Evansville in the last 25 years. They deserve it and Houston is wide open for Hinglish speakin' peeps like them. Been there three times this year and know that they can make it work there. They leave behind a plum gig that hopefully will be filled by somebody with brains and talent. Good luck with that.
Since I'm not currently in E'ville: Has SC had all the "LOL in the AM" billboards removed yet? Are Booker and Sarah still on the air at Hot 96?
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radiogeek40208
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PTBoardOp94 said:
I dont think the LOL in the AM billboards are still up? I haven't seem them in a few months actually -- the last day for B&S is tomorrow
Pager said:
What does it say about SCC that so many people have made big leaps from Evansville:
Booker and Sarah to Houston #6 (Mornings)
Pager to Atlanta #8 (Sports Talent...among the other big markets/jobs)
Dodger to Milwaukee #36 (Imaging Director)
Stan Priest to Hartford #50 (Program Director)
Jason Mack to Birmingham #57 (Program Director)
Strickland to Grand Rapids #67 (Program Director)
Greg Applebee to Colorado Springs #96 (Mornings)
And Regent people have gone to...?
Which company gives you the tools to win instead of just giving you a job?
Oxnard said:
I resemble that remark. Regent gives you lots of tools to work with. They all have "VP" somewhere in their job title. ;D
If it's so great there why are they leaving? Either Place?
Nature of the business.
Where's Brian Jackson. I NEED a copy of one night in Boonville.
Nature of the business.
Where's Brian Jackson. I NEED a copy of one night in Boonville.
Brian Jackson can be found at Morgan and Boeke at the Patriot Used Car Superstore 
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paul42141
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ChiefEngineer said:
"One night in Boonville feels like half-a-month there...
Not much to do, even less to see..."
Classic Brian Jackson...er...I mean "Furry Head & the Favorites."
I had the pleasure of working (as a part-timer) with Brian for a few years
way back in the day. He was always a class act. He was a member of, in
my opinion, THE best line-up of talent ever to grace the halls of OOTA (or
any incarnation of 'STO since)....
Mornings - Brian Jackson
Middays - John Kelly
Afternoons - Jamie Richards
Nights - Charlie Foxx
Overnights - Rusty Sharp
Weekends - Cindy Mercer, Andy Fugate & yours truly.
I was the newbie back then, and I could go on-and-on-and-on about how
much I learned from every person named above. They taught me the basics
and SO much more.
A special thanks to Spoon (the PD at the time) for giving the sound-and-light
show "roadie" a chance to open a mic for the first time...and for not holding
back during my aircheck sessions with him.
Nearly 20 years later, and I still have the privilege of walking into a radio station
on a daily basis.
I'm sure I said it at one time or another to some of the people listed above...
and never got around to saying it to others....but I appreciate what you did
for me. Thank you.
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fyemattluecking
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As a kid growing up I loved that time for 96 STO. That was the reason I got into radio, because of that station at that time. I remember all those names, and it's good to hear some are still in the biz. Brian Jackson was funny, and I loved Furry Head And The Favorites. My brother and I still talk about One Night in Boonville in 2008. I also loved Fast Eddie who is now in Boston as a pretty big deal these days as Greg Strassell. I have the privilege of still walking into a two different radio stations after 13 years, and I owe of lot of that to good radio back in my youth, when I really didn't even know what good radio was. May Hot 96 find good replacements for Booker and Sarah. I enjoyed them as well, as did many people that lived in the area. I wish them the best in Houston.
Jackson came to mind as he was at STO for so many years. I just loved one night in Boonville. And you know WHY? Because it was so appropriate. Boonville and Bangcock are measurably similar in many ways...
Still does vo on the speed channel for several programs.
Eddie was PD at WTCJ before STO. I got in so much trouble for reading about a new movie on the air from AP wire copy - Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Lived with Greg for a short time till I found an apartment. Note - he had his tonsils removed to lower his voice. Did it work? And now back to the countdown...
STO was beautiful music and we had to strip tampon commercials from the ABC network feed. Oh - and condom commercials. The owner had some phobia. And it's tower was IN OWENSBORO.
The manager had a Polynesian house boy. Just pray to God you never had to go to his office, or, ever take anything to his HOUSE!
EEO was working well. The only black employee, and I use black being pc because there was only one word management had for African American and it wasn't black, carried trash out. if you worked for Lackey or the Steeles you knew how the EEO program came to Kentucky. They hated each other but were brother married sister similar.
Wait, the reel on the STO automation silent sensed....
Still does vo on the speed channel for several programs.
Eddie was PD at WTCJ before STO. I got in so much trouble for reading about a new movie on the air from AP wire copy - Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Lived with Greg for a short time till I found an apartment. Note - he had his tonsils removed to lower his voice. Did it work? And now back to the countdown...
STO was beautiful music and we had to strip tampon commercials from the ABC network feed. Oh - and condom commercials. The owner had some phobia. And it's tower was IN OWENSBORO.
The manager had a Polynesian house boy. Just pray to God you never had to go to his office, or, ever take anything to his HOUSE!
EEO was working well. The only black employee, and I use black being pc because there was only one word management had for African American and it wasn't black, carried trash out. if you worked for Lackey or the Steeles you knew how the EEO program came to Kentucky. They hated each other but were brother married sister similar.
Wait, the reel on the STO automation silent sensed....
Noticed on my way bam Indy this morning that STOwas running a "best of" Booker & Sara. Much better than throwng on a hack I think. The comment about SC talent moving up is dead on. Can't expect much from Regent when the ops mgr has never been farther east than Holiday World. BTW, I was in Miami last week and was offered a job at Beasley at WQAM. (I previously did mornings for them when they owned WYNG and and Wave 104 in Myrtle Beach.) Mulling it over.
Oh Pager... Beach, babes and maybe a good Lutheran Church nearby... Who could say no??? I miss my days on the other coast throwing stones on Sanibel and Estero Islands... Let us Who-Zzurs know if you head to "Banana Boat Sunscreen-Land"... "Skippy"
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315n87
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Regarding Furry Head & . . . One Night in B. . .
That song was actually done by staffers other than Brian. It was written by Dave Thompson (copywriter at the time) and voiced by Matt (Indiana Jones) Shuff (afternoons) - although Brian more than likely had input. I have a cassette with nearly every Furry Head song done, including some very good ones that never made it on the air due to liability issues.
Those were the days . . . funzie good times!
That song was actually done by staffers other than Brian. It was written by Dave Thompson (copywriter at the time) and voiced by Matt (Indiana Jones) Shuff (afternoons) - although Brian more than likely had input. I have a cassette with nearly every Furry Head song done, including some very good ones that never made it on the air due to liability issues.
Those were the days . . . funzie good times!
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315n87
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ChiefEngineer said:
I hated that alarm. What years were you at OOTA?
Ah yes, the Mike Fleming alarm panel. Each control room had a panel of lights for everything from AP, ABC, NOAA, silence, fire you name it, there was a light. It's worth noting OOTA was very state of the art and much of the equipment had single digit serial numbers. The Auditronics 200 series console put in service back in the early 80's is a good example. WVJS had serial number "2" and the WSTO board was "3". The last upgrade before the Steele family sold the property helped OOTA make it through the first ten years of Century Communication as they tried to run the radio stations like a cable company. A quick example, one day an idiot VP paid a visit and noticed the radio employees were not wearing an ID badge. Well that wouldn't do. So we were all issued a Century Communications ID Badge with our picture, name, employee number and an expiration date. We wore them for a few days for s**ts and giggles and then never wore them again. I still have mine somewhere.
The former OOTA (Owensboro On The Air) is now sales offices for Insight Media and the cable building is Time Warner. Even though they have a business relationship and are across the parking lot, employees of each entity are restricted to certain areas of the opposite building. There are some reminders of radio in the old building but not much. The engineering shop has been picked over but is as it was before they left in '96. The STO control room is the Insight traffic office. The former WVJS control room was an office but is now a video production suite. The center multi track production is a suite for voice overs and the two back production suites are storage. The true relics of the past are the rows of carts from 1995 when they moved to hard drive audio storage. I haven't checked to see if the old couch was still in the ladies room. That piece of furniture experienced lots of activity through the years.
OOTA was a hands on radio college. The management was consistent through those years and while there you learned how to do radio. I arrived at WVJS during its last years of live programming and was in the Control Room when it flipped to AP all news. A few years later I worked at STO just after Brill bought it and was front row and center as the "gutless wonders" destroyed a good thing.
Even though 96STO is a thing of the past I will give credit to SCC for rebuilding 96 after the Brill demolition and quickly firing Bill "Satan" Files. It's a good sounding station these days and wish them luck in finding a replacement for Booker and Sara. Speaking of which, good luck to them. The best part is they will experience expressways in Houston that lack curbs and stoplights.
The former OOTA (Owensboro On The Air) is now sales offices for Insight Media and the cable building is Time Warner. Even though they have a business relationship and are across the parking lot, employees of each entity are restricted to certain areas of the opposite building. There are some reminders of radio in the old building but not much. The engineering shop has been picked over but is as it was before they left in '96. The STO control room is the Insight traffic office. The former WVJS control room was an office but is now a video production suite. The center multi track production is a suite for voice overs and the two back production suites are storage. The true relics of the past are the rows of carts from 1995 when they moved to hard drive audio storage. I haven't checked to see if the old couch was still in the ladies room. That piece of furniture experienced lots of activity through the years.
OOTA was a hands on radio college. The management was consistent through those years and while there you learned how to do radio. I arrived at WVJS during its last years of live programming and was in the Control Room when it flipped to AP all news. A few years later I worked at STO just after Brill bought it and was front row and center as the "gutless wonders" destroyed a good thing.
Even though 96STO is a thing of the past I will give credit to SCC for rebuilding 96 after the Brill demolition and quickly firing Bill "Satan" Files. It's a good sounding station these days and wish them luck in finding a replacement for Booker and Sara. Speaking of which, good luck to them. The best part is they will experience expressways in Houston that lack curbs and stoplights.
"315n87". Maybe I'm reading too much into your user name but I believe the first part is the spring 12 plus ratings for STO (31.5) in (19)87. I'll have to check my notes.
Regarding "One Night In Boonville"...Brian did do a brief cameo using his "Ralph" voice during the instrumental flute break.
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