Today 2PM. Worst DJ ever on KOIT. Dull with pregnant pauses. Never said his name. Cost cutting must have them hiring cheap which means not very good
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geek-orama said:
(KOIT PD slaps his forehead) " I coulda had Bobby Ocean!"
You get what you pay for.
Being that KOIT is AFTRA...that person is getting scale.
Good or talented does not always equate to pay...nor does bad mean they are working for cheap.
I know many rail on radio pay...but if folks weren't so desperate to work in the field..meaning if folks did not accept the wages being offered, then maybe they'd go up with companies realizing they can't find someone to work at that pay scale.
Or if folks want better pay, then encourage folks to join the union, or have the union if part of one advocate for better wages.
And before we go down the road that corporations have too much power...and yea in some cases they do, unless you are willing to fight from within, bitching and complaining from the outside does no good.
Like when politicians say they get out of politics because it is so bad...unless they themselves stay in and try to fight for better and change, then they perpetuate the problem by letting those who F' things up run the operation.
Anyway...main point, that person makes the same scale wage as does someone who you likely feel is much better at KOIT.
Good or talented does not always equate to pay...nor does bad mean they are working for cheap.
I know many rail on radio pay...but if folks weren't so desperate to work in the field..meaning if folks did not accept the wages being offered, then maybe they'd go up with companies realizing they can't find someone to work at that pay scale.
Or if folks want better pay, then encourage folks to join the union, or have the union if part of one advocate for better wages.
And before we go down the road that corporations have too much power...and yea in some cases they do, unless you are willing to fight from within, bitching and complaining from the outside does no good.
Like when politicians say they get out of politics because it is so bad...unless they themselves stay in and try to fight for better and change, then they perpetuate the problem by letting those who F' things up run the operation.
Anyway...main point, that person makes the same scale wage as does someone who you likely feel is much better at KOIT.
J
jussomeguy
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geek-orama said:
Ha! I was wandering through an Ace Hardware at exactly that time. They had KOIT on, and I had two thoughts: 1), I can't believe Ace management makes employees and customers listen to this dreck, and 2), Good god who is this jock? He's *awful*. He couldn't read a liner to save his life, and he even made sunny weather sound dull.
Guess I wasn't alone in my thoughts.
OMG! A pal said that WAS the Program Director! Andy something. So much for a union announcer. Must be cheaper tthan to have a real DJ. Like Bobby Ocean.
They sure got what they paid for v
They sure got what they paid for v
Andy Holt, the Program Director was on the air on KOIT, may be Sue Hall had to be on KUFX.
PDs are often the worst jocks. They're usually rusty, they're focused more on the mechanics of the format than on the audience experience, and they don't want to give the jocks an excuse to inject fun and personality into the proceedings by doing it themselves. There are, of course, exceptions.
geek-orama said:
Or, maybe...
In the "Ocam's Razor" version, something came up, the regular announcer couldn't show, nobody else could be reached... it being Saturday and all... and so the PD stepped in.
In other words, "move on, nothing to see."
stewie said:
Are we going to have a terminology debate?
DJs, Air Personalities, Announcers, Talent, Jocks. They are on the air, they play music. The terms are pretty interchangeable today.
michael hagerty said:
Yes, one exception could be a VT'd PD, but that would fit better with week-ends, mid day or evening shifts.
NOT morning and afternoon drive time.
Although, there is room to believe that a PD can be very good as a Radio Announcer, especially the ones that originally intended to become a radio announcer, but took whatever job they could get.
Some former DJ's and program manager's may be just a bit to critical of what they hear anyone on the air saying. Maybe this guy was having a bad day. picky picky picky...I bet that David E, Weav, John Mac, Robert W. Morgan, The Real Don Steele, Dave Sholin, David Kaye and even The Big A had their fair share of bad days on the air.
RadioStarOne said:
I was okay as a DJ but no prize winner; I had way more success as a talkshow host. I think I was better writing copy and voicing spots. Since I was never a PD I couldn't select who would have a DJ shift. Some PDs never take shifts because they know they're better as PDs than as DJs.
RadioStarOne said:
Every day that I was on the air was a bad day.
As soon as I became a PD, I took myself off the air. It was a brilliant move, and much appreciated by listeners.
G
Groove1670
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The people at Home Depot didn't care what the announcer sounded like. As long as the music rolls on, everything is okay.
You now have two levels of DJ's/hosts:
The national level: Ryan, Rush, etc.
and... the local level. Those work above and beyond the air shift. At special events, meeting the public, part of the community, and make the extra effort to be known....and use social marketing to communicate with listeners, and meet with those in the community.
I see no purpose for someone to VT a shift or read liner cards. Just let the music rooollll on.
You now have two levels of DJ's/hosts:
The national level: Ryan, Rush, etc.
and... the local level. Those work above and beyond the air shift. At special events, meeting the public, part of the community, and make the extra effort to be known....and use social marketing to communicate with listeners, and meet with those in the community.
I see no purpose for someone to VT a shift or read liner cards. Just let the music rooollll on.
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