The Band Jocks?

[AMFMDJ]

Who are the jocks on The Band? Are they local? Any idea?

Thank you...

 

[LKellerIII]

Who are the jocks on The Band? Are they local? Any idea?

Thank you...

I'd be really surprised if they're local. They seem to pop in every 8 or 10th song. They do talk for a minute or so...on the mellow side, and rather conversationally. My guess is - Clear Channel is adding just a little voice-tracked DJ talk and song/group identification to remind baby-boomer and post boomer listeners of the old progressive rock stations from the 70s and 80s...but not so much that they'd have to pay for real DJs.

Clear Channel only has one live DJ on Star 101.3, which has decent ratings and brings in good revenue. Given the reality of CC's financial situation, I can't see them bringing in live jocks for a new station that nobody's listening too yet.

 

[1069_KIFR]

I read this posting at 5:30pm on Saturday 7/4/09. Went to www.1037theband.com

On their home page it lists "Bryan Schock" as 'On The Air'

They do not have a tab for DJ's or Air Personalities.

 

[SFStatic]

John Scott is doing some of the VTs locally, in between programming KNEW and Green 960.

 

[mikecroaro]

Hi Folks:

I heard some dude talking....I think mid day. Didn't like him. He rambled on about some stupid uninteresting topic.

If this is the best they can get they better just go jockless.

Mike

 

[weav]

The one guy I heard reminded me of Steven Wrights VO performance as the "K-Billy" announcer in Reservoir Dogs... Given how much 70's The Band plays, it's oddly appropriate.

 

[LKellerIII]

The one guy I heard reminded me of Steven Wrights VO performance as the "K-Billy" announcer in Reservoir Dogs... Given how much 70's The Band plays, it's oddly appropriate.

K-Billy Supersounds of the Seventies was a great format, but their play list was too short, and I think Steven Wright was voice-tracked. ;D

Actually, a lot of the early "underground" jocks in the late 60s and early 70s sounded a lot like Wright...without the existentialist comedy - very soft voice...speaking as slow as they could. Many of these guys had been fast-talking Top 40 jocks, and I think they were determined to sound as different as they could on early rock FM.

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

I still think whatever they're currently doing is a placeholder until K-Fox goes away; then they'll move Greg Kihn to SF, if not the entire staff.

 

[1069_KIFR]

Would they spend the money promoting 'The Band' with billboards? I saw one heading south on 101 near Redwood Shores last week.

 

[LKellerIII]

Would they spend the money promoting 'The Band' with billboards? I saw one heading south on 101 near Redwood Shores last week.

I've seen a few billboards for The Band. I think they just "re-purposed" the Smooth Jazz KKSF billboards.

As for "spending money" doing it - if you look toward bottom at the logo, you'll see that the billboards belong to Clear Channel Outdoor. So I would think they would would rent them to their own radio division for cost.

Clear Channel (and CBS for that matter) also cross-advertise on their other stations. I head a commercial for The Band last week on another CC station...Kiss FM (I think).

Remember the catch word "synergy?" It was supposed to be one of the big advantages of huge corporate media. CC's financial situation being as desperate as it is, synergy is about all they've got left.

 

[recto101]

Wow Its interesting that 103.7 the Band does not include DJ's very well in the Website I noticed that All the Old Smooth Jazz KKSF personalities just move to The Smooth Jazz Network.

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

Wow Its interesting that 103.7 the Band does not include DJ's very well in the Website

as mentioned in the *other* "103.7 The Band" thread... they have Bryan Shock from San Diego and Ginger from Boulder's KBCO voice-tracked in afternoons and evenings, respectively. Apparently a temporary arrangement while they wait for K-Fox to (eventually) give up the ghost, after which Greg Kihn (and maybe the rest) move to SF. Or that's the theory, anyway.  So there's no "air staff" link anywhere on the website, though Shock's and Ginger's pics are displayed when they're actually on.

http://www.1037theband.com/pages/rotator_images/onair_ginger_03.jpg

I'm actually a fan of Ginger; she used to do KBCO's version of "10@10" before they discontinued it last year.

 

[radio dx]

Having jocks on the band would not matter it is what it is......boring!

 

[raydioheadfm]

I still think whatever they're currently doing is a placeholder until K-Fox goes away; then they'll move Greg Kihn to SF, if not the entire staff.

This is HIGHLY UNLIKELY. They would have done this to start with, since there is a vastly greater upside to San Francisco than maintaining San Jose. Kihn will not
end up on the Band. Logan is hiring an APD/midday jock...several have spoken to him about it already...it will be "live"....in theory anyway...

 

[FluxCapacitor]

Wow Its interesting that 103.7 the Band does not include DJ's very well in the Website

as mentioned in the *other* "103.7 The Band" thread... they have Bryan Shock from San Diego and Ginger from Boulder's KBCO voice-tracked in afternoons and evenings, respectively. Apparently a temporary arrangement while they wait for K-Fox to (eventually) give up the ghost, after which Greg Kihn (and maybe the rest) move to SF. Or that's the theory, anyway. So there's no "air staff" link anywhere on the website, though Shock's and Ginger's pics are displayed when they're actually on.

http://www.1037theband.com/pages/rotator_images/onair_ginger_03.jpg

I'm actually a fan of Ginger; she used to do KBCO's version of "10@10" before they discontinued it last year.

I heard her and winced when she pronounced Marin as MARE-IN instead of locally pronounced MUH-RIN. One of the many reasons why i prefer live and local. I understand the need the need for out of market voice trackers but dont like it.

 

[SFStatic]

There is no need for out of market voice trackers. There are gangs of talented air personalities in the Bay Area, some of whom would be willing to track, if they can't work live. This is pure b.s.

 

[DavidKaye]

There is no need for out of market voice trackers. There are gangs of talented air personalities in the Bay Area, some of whom would be willing to track, if they can't work live. This is pure b.s.

If a PD has an opening for a voicetracker, who are they going to hire? If your boss was breathing down your neck and you had one hire to make, who would you hire, knowing that you had to be right the first time? Most PDs would be inclined to hire someone who has a proven track record with voicetracking regardless of where they happen to live, not someone who is local and once was popular. That's not good enough.

What I'm saying is that just as a software developer has to have today's skills, a DJ or a voicetracker has to have today's skills, too. They have to appeal to listeners who listen today, not to listeners of 5 years ago. It's hard to blame a SF PD for going with someone who has good ratings in Sacramento, LA, or Dallas rather than touch someone who used to have good ratings in SF.

 

[LKellerIII]

There is no need for out of market voice trackers. There are gangs of talented air personalities in the Bay Area, some of whom would be willing to track, if they can't work live. This is pure b.s.

If a PD has an opening for a voicetracker, who are they going to hire? If your boss was breathing down your neck and you had one hire to make, who would you hire, knowing that you had to be right the first time? Most PDs would be inclined to hire someone who has a proven track record with voicetracking regardless of where they happen to live, not someone who is local and once was popular. That's not good enough.

What I'm saying is that just as a software developer has to have today's skills, a DJ or a voicetracker has to have today's skills, too. They have to appeal to listeners who listen today, not to listeners of 5 years ago. It's hard to blame a SF PD for going with someone who has good ratings in Sacramento, LA, or Dallas rather than touch someone who used to have good ratings in SF.

"Skills?" Have you listened to some of these bare-bones minimalist voice-tracked shows?...it's generally less than 30 seconds of jock talk 3 or 4 times an hour. I think the other poster has a point. Somebody local - say a couple of veteran jocks who have moved onto other ways to make a living, but could use a few extra thousand dollars a year - could be hired to voice-track shows on The Band. They probably wouldn't have a home studio, but could come down to Clear Channel studios a few hours a week to VT a show. I would think it would take minimal training for experienced jocks.

Then the station would have a couple of personalities at minimal cost who could create a little buzz among the Classic Rock listeners. After all - their competition is The Bone - who has well known veteran jocks like Steven Seaweed on air (I don't know if they're live or VTed), and KFOG which has live jocks most of the time.

The end result - The Band would be a more personal experience for Bay Area listeners - not the dull cookie-cutter format it appears to be.

 

[DavidKaye]

"Skills?" Have you listened to some of these bare-bones minimalist voice-tracked shows?...it's generally less than 30 seconds of jock talk 3 or 4 times an hour.

You and I may not hear much, but the PD protects his/her job by betting on a current winner, not on a past winner. The PD may not even know why a particular DJ gets ratings, but if they do, that's what counts and that's how the PD protects their job.

I think the other poster has a point. Somebody local - say a couple of veteran jocks who have moved onto other ways to make a living, but could use a few extra thousand dollars a year -

Commercial radio is not a charity. The reasons most DJs are let go is because their ratings have tanked or they're disagreeable or they demand too much money. They're not let go for no reason.

I mean, heck, I pine sometimes for the old days, but the old days are gone for a reason.

 

[LKellerIII]

"Skills?" Have you listened to some of these bare-bones minimalist voice-tracked shows?...it's generally less than 30 seconds of jock talk 3 or 4 times an hour.

You and I may not hear much, but the PD protects his/her job by betting on a current winner, not on a past winner. The PD may not even know why a particular DJ gets ratings, but if they do, that's what counts and that's how the PD protects their job.

I think the other poster has a point. Somebody local - say a couple of veteran jocks who have moved onto other ways to make a living, but could use a few extra thousand dollars a year -

Commercial radio is not a charity. The reasons most DJs are let go is because their ratings have tanked or they're disagreeable or they demand too much money. They're not let go for no reason.

I mean, heck, I pine sometimes for the old days, but the old days are gone for a reason.

I wasn't saying they should hire veteran jocks for "charity" sake. I was saying that from a practical perspective, some of these people might like the extra income that could come from VTing a show a few hours per week - and give the new station a bit of buzz in the bargain.

I don't particularly "pine" for the old days, but its very common practice for Classic Rock or Classic Hits stations to use the talents of veteran jocks who played the music when it was new. If they're trying to get people interested in a new format, it makes a lot more sense to put in a name people remember - than it does to plug in somebody they've never heard of from far-away.

It happens all over the country - Cousin Brucie in New York, Dick Biondi in Chicago, Jim Ladd in Los Angeles...I think I mentioned Steven Seaweed on The Bone. Robert W. Morgan and The Real Don Steele were the cornerstone of K-Earth for a few years until their untimely passing. Why do you think they have jocks like Wink Martindale and Gary Owens on the MOYL format? They could probably save a few bucks by plugging in no-name guys from Ohio.

There are many more examples.

And I'm not suggesting they hire jocks that were fired for being a-holes, or demanding too much money. I'm sure there are many others to choose from.