WBEN/Bauerle

[flybynight]

Or they're still confused about the Beach/Bauerle switch. Lots of possible reasons.

That was last JULY.

Then again, nevermind.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

This poster dislikes the station but has some sort of strange obsession with it.

Maybe because he like myself remembers when it was so much better?

 

[flybynight]

So because they can predict that another great show is going to be on

LOL

the numbers dropped (the syndicated shows are the most listened to in the country)? Again, I don't think so.

Do your homework before you post. Many talk station's ratings are down, some significantly in recent years. Whether or not a syndie show is listened to by many in aggregate is irrelevant when discussing any one station's local numbers.

This poster dislikes the station but has some sort of strange obsession with it.

Don't mistake utter disgust for obsession.

"This poster" is talking about WBEN because we're on the Buffalo board, but most of my comments can be applied to the talk format in general, nationwide, whether it's WMAL, WLS, KMBZ, WJR, WPHT, WBAP or WRKO. Same mistakes made, same problems getting worse. WBEN is a mere microcosm of it.

 

[TheBigA]

Maybe it would be better if station owners worked on attracting and keeping great radio talent.

Here's a quote from today's RBR that speaks to that point:


Cumulus said it would pay for six weeks of maternity leave, with the aim of keeping its existing talent and creating a female-friendly environment.

In February, Cumulus announced the implementation of an industry-leading maternity leave policy providing new mothers with six weeks of fully-paid time off in addition to the paid time off and disability benefits currently provided to employees. The policy is available to all full-time, non-commission employees with at least one year of service.

“Cumulus continues to grow and innovate thanks to the dedication of our colleagues across the country. We are committed to providing benefits that recognize employees’ health and family needs, and providing fully-paid leave to new mothers after they give birth is the right thing to do,” said Lew Dickey, Cumulus CEO.

Read more at http://rbr.com/ny-post-praises-cumulus-kim-bryant/#LsBpMHjqBjpvLHkf.99

 

[flybynight]

Here's a quote from today's RBR that speaks to that point:

Cumulus said it would pay for six weeks of maternity leave, with the aim of keeping its existing talent and creating a female-friendly environment.

In February, Cumulus announced the implementation of an industry-leading maternity leave policy providing new mothers with six weeks of fully-paid time off in addition to the paid time off and disability benefits currently provided to employees. The policy is available to all full-time, non-commission employees with at least one year of service.

“Cumulus continues to grow and innovate thanks to the dedication of our colleagues across the country. We are committed to providing benefits that recognize employees’ health and family needs, and providing fully-paid leave to new mothers after they give birth is the right thing to do,” said Lew Dickey, Cumulus CEO.

Read more at http://rbr.com/ny-post-praises-cumulus-kim-bryant/#LsBpMHjqBjpvLHkf.99

Considering the very limited amount of actual full-time females at Cumulus--thanks to, among other things, the dearth of women in general and the games played to keep workers under the full time trigger---this is more of a publicity move than anything else.

 

[TheBigA]

Considering the very limited amount of actual full-time females at Cumulus--thanks to, among other things, the dearth of women in general and the games played to keep workers under the full time trigger---this is more of a publicity move than anything else.

According to their recently filed SEC report: Cumulus employs 6,002 people, 4,058 of them fulltime. So the workforce is about two-thirds fulltime, one-third part-time.

In any case, the policy speaks to the point.

 

[flybynight]

According to their recently filed SEC report: Cumulus employs 6,002 people, 4,058 of them fulltime. So the workforce is about two-thirds fulltime, one-third part-time.

Of that 4,058, I believe 2 of them are women---and one of those is TG.

 

[Element9]

"Yes you did. Oh no I di'int." That's what people missed. The slap fights. And the eight year old threads that magically come back to life.

 

[flybynight]

Having not actually heard Bauerle at all for the last few months, and listening briefly today, it finally hit me:

He sounds like a cross between Rush Limbaugh and Ted Baxter. lol He has such an unnatural delivery with the over-annunciation and the dragging out of words. But I guess since his numbers are good, maybe everybody else should give that delivery a try.

 

[dand5780]

Sounds fine to me as of 5:25.