WECK winds up in the midst of politics

[TheBigA]

The story was reported today by RadioInk:

Conservative Show Pulled. It's Not What You Think. - Radio Ink

 

[Rusty Bridges]

Well, I guess I need to find that film and view it. I'm in the demo, but never saw it. (Side benefit of reading the posts, I guess!)

As this thread meanders, a very radio relevant point is brought to light. How often do radio folks take for granted that "everybody knows" what even the best air talent and talk shows are talking about? Even though the origin and significance of "Leave the gun, take the cannoli..." is mandatory in Buffalo, some folks (gasp) are unaware. Oh, and the egg scene in Cool Hand Luke? Grossly amusing, but instructive. It reveals the character and underlying theme of the story/movie. BTW, written report/review not required David, but... we'll give you a few weeks.

 

[tbolt909]

As this thread meanders, a very radio relevant point is brought to light. How often do radio folks take for granted that "everybody knows" what even the best air talent and talk shows are talking about? Even though the origin and significance of "Leave the gun, take the cannoli..." is mandatory in Buffalo, some folks (gasp) are unaware. Oh, and the egg scene in Cool Hand Luke? Grossly amusing, but instructive. It reveals the character and underlying theme of the story/movie. BTW, written report/review not required David, but... we'll give you a few weeks.

It depends on the show. You need to have a "feel" for who your audience is. Dumbing it down means it's probably not a show worth listening to anyway...

 

[davideduardo]

That was an era of GREAT films. Strother Martin was an iconic character actor. "We are going to help that boy get his mind right". Buddy must not be a film buff if the "Failure to Communicate" quote went over his head...

The greatest issue I have with 60’s and 70’s films is the prevalence of t hat era’s sort of jazzy, percussive soundtracks. Earlier films are quite acceptable but many in these decades are, to me at least, very annoying for that reason.

I am a film buff... but I missed some movies from the 60’s through the early 90’s which were not distributed in Latin America because they we re deemed “too gringo”. That, fortunately, precluded all the 60’s beach movies, too. But it also precluded ones like “Low Rider” as well... had to see that on a Miami stopover.

 

[Rusty Bridges]

Perhaps Pergament should have used a song title rather than a movie reference when writing about a dust-up at a radio station with an Oldies format. "Misunderstanding," the 80s hit by Genesis; the 1979 Cliff Richard hit, "We Don't Talk Anymore," or the Beatles iconic 60s hit "Hello, Goodbye" might have been a better fit. Pergament primarily writes about television, only occasionally writing about radio, but his column regarding the recent WECK dust-up was well composed, far better than the account in Radio Ink.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

Well, I guess I need to find that film and view it. I'm in the demo, but never saw it.

(Side benefit of reading the posts, I guess!)

David, how did you escape seeing it all these years? I saw it and "Citizen Kane" as part of a class in High School.