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The Music Professor emeritus from WGRR 2007.

First Jerry Thomas, then Gary Burbank announces his year long retirement party and now The "PROF"? 2006-2007 has been a tumultuous year in radio and no end in sight.
 
I don't think he fits the current Classic Hits format anyway. I bet there are more staffers on the way out in the near future.
 
I have never heard those big words that were used before. I had to look up the meaning of them. Please refrain from using big words alot of ppl dont know the meaning too. Just say he is retiring not use emeritus. I have never in my life heard that word before.
 
Hahaa Here is the origin of the word direct from Wikpedia


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeritus

Emeritus (IPA pronunciation: [əˈmɛrɪtəs] or [ɪˈmɛrɪtəs]) is an adjective that is used in the title of a retired professor, bishop or other professional. Emerita (IPA pronunciation: [ɪˈmɛrɪtə]) was used for women, but is rarely used today. The term is used when a person of importance in a given profession retires, so that his or her former rank can still be used in his or her title. This is particularly useful when establishing the authority a person might have to comment, lecture or write on a particular subject.

The word is typically used as a postpositional adjective but can also be used as a preposition adjective. It is frequently capitalized when it forms part of a title. The word originated in the mid-18th century from Latin as the past participle of emereri meaning to "earn one's discharge by service". Emereri itself is a compound of the prefix e- (a variant of ex-) meaning "out of or from" and merēre meaning "earn". The word is always associated with the title, not the name, of a person. For example, "Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Alex Robertson".
 
He really didn't sound comfortable playing "Space Oddity" and "Dream On". A lot of oldies jocks never got over the fact that Bobby Vee and The Chiffons just aren't relevant anymore, so they never evolved with radio.
 
CUMULUS Oldies WGRR/CINCINNATI PD KEITH MITCHELL will return to the airwaves next TUESDAY (4/3), in afternoon drive. [EDIT]

MITCHELL inherits the afternoon slot from JIM LaBARBARA and will continue as PD.


[EDIT-post truncated because originating material is copyprotected. Unauthorized use of copyrighted content is in violation of Radio-Info's TOS.]
 
robmadden1 said:
said CUMULUS/CINCINNATI OM T.J. HOLLAND. "You don’t leave your best hitters on the bench, and you don't keep your best personalities off the air."

Is that an indirect slam against the prof??
 
uppendowndadial said:
robmadden1 said:
said CUMULUS/CINCINNATI OM T.J. HOLLAND. "You don’t leave your best hitters on the bench, and you don't keep your best personalities off the air."

Is that an indirect slam against the prof??

Doesn't sound like it.
 
HA! You said, "Please refrain from using big words alot of ppl dont know the meaning too."

[EDIT]

You are talking about a "professor" here, so the term emeritus makes perfect sense.


[EDIT-inflammatory]
 
The Cumulus Machine begins swinging it's ugly, bloody, blade. More to come, I fear.
 
10 years too late.....

Your probably hear him soon on 1160...
 
Jim LaBarbra knows more about radio, music, artists and Cincinnati than virtually every poster to this board. Cumulus management truly has it's head up it's a**. Nothing against Keith Mitchell, he's a solid air talent in his own right, liked him on MOJO. But he's not gonna fill Jim's shoes. This is truly an end of an era in Queen City radio. Best of luck Prof! I certainly hope someone else has the foresight to pick you up and get you back on the air. Like NOW!!!
 
AmericanRumorBoy said:
Jim LaBarbra knows more about radio, music, artists and Cincinnati than virtually every poster to this board.

Didn't know Jim's son posted on the bored....
 
So, let me get this straight... when someone says something positive about someone on this board... someone maybe you personally have a problem with, that person just has to be an anomaly? Maybe AmericanRumorBoy worked with Jim and - shocking - liked the guy! Imagine that.

And someone show me where it says Jim retired. I haven't seen that anywhere... except in an assumption by RumourMonger.
 
Bates said:
So, let me get this straight... when someone says something positive about someone on this board... someone maybe you personally have a problem with, that person just has to be an anomaly? Maybe AmericanRumorBoy worked with Jim and - shocking - liked the guy! Imagine that.

And someone show me where it says Jim retired. I haven't seen that anywhere... except in an assumption by RumourMonger.

blah blah blah... but when someone says something positive about CC they get vilified.
 
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