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Traffic reporters working splits

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Does anyone know why most traffic reporters work split shifts? I know that this used to be big back in the 80's with WBAP with the morning and afternoon shows. But traffic seems to continue doing this. Is this something that all markets do or is it a Dallas thing? When I was in Austin I don't recall the traffic people pulling doubles like they do here in Dallas.
 
Most stations don't start traffic till 530 or 6am. And stop by 8-830, 9 at the latest.
Then pick it up again 3ish to 6 or 7ish.

This is no longer a industry of full time pay for part time hours. Most companys want as much as they can get out of people. And if that means 3 hours in the AM, and 4 more at night, peeps that want the job will deal with the weird hours...

And I think a lot of it depends on what the traffic people do as 'other' jobs. I've been in a number of places where the traffic reporters have been production, producers, programming assistants, etc as a 'day' job, and then did traffic "on the side"...
Dallas is just big enough that Metro and Traffic.com can pay for full time traffic people- and make them work split shifts-
 
Gordon said:
Does anyone know why most traffic reporters work split shifts? I know that this used to be big back in the 80's with WBAP with the morning and afternoon shows. But traffic seems to continue doing this. Is this something that all markets do or is it a Dallas thing? When I was in Austin I don't recall the traffic people pulling doubles like they do here in Dallas.
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It's in ALL markets. When there's no traffic in non-drive periods, they go home for a couple of hours and then come back. With Metro Networks doing much more nowadays than they did in years past, some of their morning traffic spotters can stay after the traffic period is done and do other duties. Still, that's the exception as opposed to the norm.
 
Its true. The field reporters work a split shift. The producers work a full shift. Anchors( in most cases) work a full shift. Management works a full shift.
 
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