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Tod Tucker Out as OM of Renda Tulsa

Sean, I'm glad that you and I have struck up a friendship after all of these years. You are truly one of the best programming minds there is. My first day on the job at K-HITS, I sat in the PD chair, and thought about the big shoes I had to fill. Pat Bryson was very supportive of me, but reminded me daily, that I was following the Sean Phillips era. I also remember sitting in that chair, and saying; "Okay God, it's just you and me."

I've mentioned that my experience with Tony has been positive, and he was very loyal to me. I never got to know Rob, but the people I know in OKC, love working with him.

Folks, there's a lot of negativity about radio, and radio people, etc. I realize a lot of you have been burned. I feel like I need a little Aloe myself right now, but there has never been a time that I've regretted picking radio as my career. Radio has changed over the years, and been declared on life support many times. Radio still lives. It's up to individual stations to make their listeners passionate about their stations and product.

I followed my dad around the radio station, and cut my first commercial when I was 8. I did my first solo airshift on a top 40 when I was 14, and was full-time nights when I was 17. There is absolutely nothing I love doing more, than doing great radio. Keep your chin up friends, and don't give up.
 
Tod Tucker said:
Sean, I'm glad that you and I have struck up a friendship after all of these years. You are truly one of the best programming minds there is. My first day on the job at K-HITS, I sat in the PD chair, and thought about the big shoes I had to fill. Pat Bryson was very supportive of me, but reminded me daily, that I was following the Sean Phillips era. I also remember sitting in that chair, and saying; "Okay God, it's just you and me."
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What a nice thing to say. Thank you very much. I look forward to our dinner at the greatest restaurant in Tulsa, The Great Wall. Looks to me like the station didn't lose any of it's lustre in the 8 1/2 years of the Tod Tucker era, I've always figured those shoes were pretty-well filled. As far as Pat's comments, I think she was referring to randomly punching employees in the face.

Tod Tucker said:
Folks, there's a lot of negativity about radio, and radio people, etc. I realize a lot of you have been burned. I feel like I need a little Aloe myself right now, but there has never been a time that I've regretted picking radio as my career. Radio has changed over the years, and been declared on life support many times. Radio still lives. It's up to individual stations to make their listeners passionate about their stations and product.

I followed my dad around the radio station, and cut my first commercial when I was 8. I did my first solo airshift on a top 40 when I was 14, and was full-time nights when I was 17. There is absolutely nothing I love doing more, than doing great radio. Keep your chin up friends, and don't give up.
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Honestly, Tod, I feel that outlook is what makes further success just a matter of time for you. In my experience, driven, intelligent, passionate people who have an enthusiastic, positive outlook always bounce back. It also helps if they can kiss ass at the drop of a hat, ruthlessly stab their best friend(s) in the back, and do whatever it takes, up to and including offering sexual favors, to get the job; so maybe that's the next step for you, you know? You can use this as an opportunity to further expand your skillset,
 
Tod Tucker said:
PS: Sean, Katy Perry is a number one record! ;D
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Actually, that was a Mike McCoy reference. Back in 1987, Mike was programming in Youngstown, Ohio. I worked at his sister station in Columbia, SC and was put in charge when the PD was blown out. Mike came in to help me get things moving, and he showed me a hand scheduling system for music he'd learned from either Guy Zapoleon or Clarke Ingram at B-94/Pittsburgh, I don't recall which. I'd code songs by tempo on a card; stars were uptempo, dots were medium tempo, star/dot was medium/up, etc., then lay the music out on sheets for the DJs. It's what sparked my initial thinking on tempo and flow, and eventually became a cornerstone of my programming philosophy.

I thought since you'd worked with Mike earlier in your career you might be familiar with it.
 
Tony, Rob and Jim are awesome! I love working for them. 8)
 
Fred Hendrickson said:
Tony, Rob and Jim are awesome! I love working for them. 8)
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Well, to be fair dude, it would be kinda hard for you to go on here trashing them when your screen name is your real name.

Not very in-cog-neet-o there, Cowboy
 
In_Tulsa said:
Where are you at now New Guy?
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Been out of the business now for over 6 years. Moved back to tulsa, deal poker part-time, play poker the rest of it.

As the saying goes: "It's a hard way to make an easy living."
 
Tod,

It's amazing that you've never regretted choosing radio. That's evidence you're doing what you were created to do. And THAT is awesome.

When it comes down to it, I'm thankful as well to be in this industry and have a great job and a great team to work for.

But some days, I wish I'd picked something with a retirement plan. =)
 
G Thompson said:
Tod,

It's amazing that you've never regretted choosing radio. That's evidence you're doing what you were created to do. And THAT is awesome.

When it comes down to it, I'm thankful as well to be in this industry and have a great job and a great team to work for.

But some days, I wish I'd picked something with a retirement plan. =)
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That's where poker comes in
 
Tod,
I'm sorry to hear about you leaving Renda Tulsa. I worked with you down in okc and was looking forward to working with you again as I had recently applied for the promotions director gig. Now, I’m not so sure I want to be at Renda with everything I’m hearing here.

Hope you land on your feet and God puts you where your needed most. As you said "Keep makeing great radio!"
 
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