> I haven't heard of Amy getting back on the air yet, but I'd
> imagine she'll land on her feet somewhere.
Unless I'm mistaken (which is quite possible), the night slot is open at WXRV. Amy would be a great fit there. I'm a regular WBOS listener, and I was really surprised that they canned her. I thought she was quite good at what she did, and, indeed, was stronger than Joanne Doody (no disrespect intended to Joanne, who is also quite strong).
> By the way, I listened to a bit of WBOS's "all-music
> morning" the other day, and after an "all-music morning"
> promo with listener testimonials complimenting the lack of
> "inane chatter" around 8 AM, ten minutes later there was a
> jock, Paul Jarvis, calling back the song set, bantering
> trivia about the artists, forward promoting the next set,
> promoting a contest, etc... doing all the stuff a DJ
> normally does! It didn't sound like an "all-music morning"
> to me!
>
> Was "all-music morning" just a ruse to move some well-known
> hosts out, fool the audience into thinking there are no
> morning jocks, and then hire another host (most likely at
> lower pay)?
That's really interesting. This was a weekday? In a way, though, it's hardly surprising. The AAA format really depends on DJs, and the morning show is really awkward...especially since they've taken to having the voiceover people act as DJs of sorts. One voiceover I heard on the way to work sounded something like this:
MALE VOICEOVER: The WBOS All-music morning. No useless chater, just cool tunes.
FEMALE: Well, uh, actually, we played a song the other day that wasn't very cool.
MALE: What song was that?
FEMALE: "Sweet Child of Mine" by Sheryl Crow.
MALE: Yeah, that song isn't very cool. We won;t play it anymore.
Seems to me that if they're going to the lengths of having voiceover people read dialogue, the jockless morning isn't working.
