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Watching Vox

Re; unions

Well, after 35 years in this biz, I'll volunteer for the organizing job. Worst thing that can happen is I'll get canned. Best thing that can happen is, I'll get canned. If someone wants to give it a try, write me. Can't complain (honestly and fairly) till you've at least tried.
 
Ms Merry:

You should call AFTRA in Boston then. After all with the context of the current socioeconomic climate, I believe we have entered the “age of the downtrodden”. So maybe the timing is right.
 
louiemanno said:
Ms Merry:

You should call AFTRA in Boston then. After all with the context of the current socioeconomic climate, I believe we have entered the “age of the downtrodden”. So maybe the timing is right.
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Yeah, right. How many union jobs have been created in this country in the last, oh 40-odd years?

Look at the recent CBS downsizings. I'll bet most of the workers there who lost their jobs are union members. Waaaaaay back when I first got into broadcasting someone told me "get an education, learn a trade, that way you'll have something to fall back on". Glad I listened.
 
Mr. Bones:

I am in agreement with you on all counts… My bad for not utilizing the “wink” emoticon to express the tongue and cheek nature of my comments. Though there is a bit of wishful thinking in there as well.

I have had to cross over into the “extra-radio” real (work just for money) world… and by the looks of it I have to again.

But you have to admit… radio has an irresistible siren song for certain types (me among them) but in the end… radio often turns out to be an alluring, albeit, thankless whore.

(I meant no disrespect by the above analogy… but it’s the most apt I got)

Louie Manno
 
louiemanno said:
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But you have to admit… radio has an irresistible siren song for certain types (me among them) but in the end… radio often turns out to be an alluring, albeit, thankless whore.

(I meant no disrespect by the above analogy… but it’s the most apt I got)
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I agree with the above statement, i would've worded it exactly the same way!
 
louiemanno said:
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...but in the end… radio often turns out to be an alluring, albeit, thankless whore.

(I meant no disrespect by the above analogy… but it’s the most apt I got)
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Meaning,… I meant no disrespect to whores for comparing them to radio…

But I kid… because I love.

Hey! As the hip-cat bloggers say “We do it for the LOLz”.
 
I had to venture to Champ's new site to see the changes and noticed the "Listen Live" feature. I couldn't resist.

To my amazement, I was able to connect to it (only due to my poor bitrate overseas) and listened for a total of 3 songs.

I forgot what the first song was, the second was "Rock You Like a Hurricane", and the one I had to cut it off on was "Dazed and Confused". Mind you, these are songs I once spun with true conviction back in the 90s, but today it just isn't my cup of tea anymore. I was instantly bored when that Zeppelin tune hit. This is not a critique of the station as a whole, as 1) I realize I was listening to it in the wee hours of THEIR morning, and 2) I'm presenting it as a personal-taste perspective.

I nearly allowed myself to be deceived into believing it was a live broadcast. I know better. 2am on a Saturday into Sunday morning in Vermont is no longer a live scenario. Secondly, the jock sounded too polished. I will confess, he has a great sound to him, but his biggest flaw was pausing unusually for a few brief periods between words which is no crime. This screams voice-tracked but good for him for being able to do so and sound personable.

In fact, it got me to thinking that perhaps given a long enough time away from a true live sound (which means the interactivity I remember from the 80s Q106), most people would not even notice. This, coming from a once-hater-of-all-automation. I'm actually starting to warm up to it. At least with voice-tracking you can maintain personality to some degree. (Call it that line-of-thinking when you start warming up to the enemy's plight. Of all people I should know what this is called, but I got a brain-fart! :-[)

It will never best live radio in my heart, for I am educated in the difference between the two, but I find myself adapting to the cause simply because it's better than straight jukebox. For the brief period of time that I listened to Champ, it seemed like they had it perfected. :-\
 
NH Radiochild said:
In fact, it got me to thinking that perhaps given a long enough time away from a true live sound (which means the interactivity I remember from the 80s Q106), most people would not even notice. This, coming from a once-hater-of-all-automation. I'm actually starting to warm up to it. At least with voice-tracking you can maintain personality to some degree.
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Voicetracking is a tool, nothing more. Yes, it makes it easy for lazy jocks to just blast thru their shift reading liners & intro'ing songs and generally being generic but is that the fault of the technology or the person using it?
 
Well, I'll give them credit. At least they are voice-tracking the overnights and making it sound like the daytime version of the station. Most stations just give up and run sweepers all nite at this point.
 
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