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This is the add in Today's hazelton Standard Speaker

RARE PM DRIVE OPENING AT NORTHEAST HERITAGE ROCKER

If you can connect to northeast Pennsylvania, really communicate with listeners one-on-one, and bring passion, energy and a unique personality to the table, this is a great opportunity to be part of a killer team. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Rock 107 is seeking our next great rock radio personality. Could it be you? No liner jocks. No beginners. Email your resume and an aircheck to Tom Bass ([email protected]) today. NO CALLS PLEASE! EOE
 
Of course Times-Shamrock now owns the Standard-Speaker, so it's not a surprise that it's in that paper. It's probably in all of their owned papers. As one poster said in another thread, T/S dumped Keith..and then they go out looking for someone on Rock-107. Makes perfect sense doesn't it? My guess is they already have someone hired. They're merely running ads to cover their backside on EOE.
 
Times-Shamrock Pulled That Same Trick With A Job That They Advertised About A Month Or So Ago For A

"Radio Special Projects Manager". Somebody On The Inside Told Me That The Position Had Been Filled Before It

Was Put Into The Papers, But Had To Be Advertised Due To The EOE Laws.
 
The Position Had Been Filled Before It

Was Put Into The Papers, But Had To Be Advertised Due To The EOE Laws.
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You gotta love that EOE stuff huh? Happens all the time and the sad thing is that its legal. Talk about bending the law! When the EOE regs were written I bet no one ever thought that they would be distorted like that. Makes one wonder what the FCC really does to earn their keep all day doesn't it?
 
Nairda said:
The Position Had Been Filled Before It

Was Put Into The Papers, But Had To Be Advertised Due To The EOE Laws.
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You gotta love that EOE stuff huh? Happens all the time and the sad thing is that its legal. Talk about bending the law! When the EOE regs were written I bet no one ever thought that they would be distorted like that. Makes one wonder what the FCC really does to earn their keep all day doesn't it?
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The FCC is busy being the personal lapdog to Lowry Mays and a couple of the other big groups. It will be interesting to see what might possibly happen if the democrats win the White House. For the past few years, virtually the only comission members to voice any dissent at any time have been the democratic commissioners. While I don't think that a return to the days of the 50's & 60's where the FCC regulated practically everything would be a good thing, it would be nice to see the FCC find a center position where they actually enforced their own requirements like EOE and community service and didn't treat the largest corporations with virtual immunity from any rules.
 
Damn! Where's Logan going? What bridge is he gonna cross now? You don't advertise a job BEFORE you fire someone. Either he gave 2 weeks notice or he's getting promoted from within. Good luck Prospector.
 
I Heard That He Has Been Named Program Director Of Cool 92.1 And 100.1

Don't Know What That Entails With A Satellite Fed Format.
 
You don't advertise a job BEFORE you fire someone.
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A couple questions, please...

1) Do you work in radio?

2) How long have you worked in radio?

I can think of at least three times "my" job was advertised right under my nose. Two of the three times I was aware of it and sat tight. Both times I survived. The time I was unaware that it was indeed "my" job, they got me, and I never saw it coming.
 
Settle down ladies...no need for anyone to get so worked up that they need a cup of tea to calm their nerves!

Yes...it's obvious that it's either an internal promotion or switch in responsibilities or someone's given their notice....no one's getting fired.

Problem is...it's the not the only daypart on that station needs a new host. Just listening to that station since the numbers came out, sounds like each jock is wondering when their time is up...not entertaining, no content, same old crappy music. Let's not use a bad book to inspire a change in performance when there's 100's of people that would do twice the work for half the money. Let's just suck even more!

Isn't that the T-S way?
 
LuvCoors, sounds like you have a bone to pick with the powers that be at the Times. Substitute "Times Shamrock" for "Dallas Cowboys" and people would swear that you're in a chatroom for the Philadelphia Eagles.

What's next? "Fly, Jim Bone, Fly?" Are you going to start a C-I-T-A-D-E-L chant, too?
 
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LuvCoors, sounds like you have a bone to pick with the powers that be at the Times. Substitute "Times Shamrock" for "Dallas Cowboys" and people would swear that you're in a chatroom for the Philadelphia Eagles.

What's next? "Fly, Jim Bone, Fly?" Are you going to start a C-I-T-A-D-E-L chant, too?
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Comparing the Eagles to S***adel is an insult to Philadelphia...
 
One of the best "OOPS" was back in the mid 80's when WARM was going to fire Mike Mackowitz who was one of news anchors. He was supposed to be fired on a Tuesday. Only problem was, the Times Leader ran his firing on Monday. Don't know how they got the story, but Mike stayed for another few months before leaving on his own for St. Louis.
 
Seriously.

Luvcoors sounds an awful lot like someone who knows the "where to send TS an aircheck" address by heart but never hears anything back. You may not like the music, the station, or the jocks, but quite a leap from "someone got a promotion" to "they all suck anyway". Reality check Luvcoors. Keep sending your best and good luck.
 
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LuvCoors, sounds like you have a bone to pick with the powers that be at the Times. Substitute "Times Shamrock" for "Dallas Cowboys" and people would swear that you're in a chatroom for the Philadelphia Eagles.

What's next? "Fly, Jim Bone, Fly?" Are you going to start a C-I-T-A-D-E-L chant, too?
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I'll do one post here for you and Sigon...

No on the Citadel chant...not my cup of tea

As far as sending T-S an aircheck for a job...never have and never will...I prefer a format that'll still be thriving during the next 20 years unlike classic rock!
 
Heh, if you know what format will still be thriving in twenty years you ought to have millions in the bank by now as a much sought after consultant. Do you? Have millions I mean.

Technology says there's a chance that radio itself may be gone in twenty years but you hang onto what Rihanna's doing, k?
 
Padding my account as we speak...

You explain to me how radio will be gone in 20 years when we've had 2 satellite companies become 1 and radio usage is on the rise according to the last study that was released a week ago? Satellite is for people that truly hate spots and have niche tastes while radio still serves the growing majority.

Please also tell me how the classic rock format (in it's current state) will last another 20 years...with pop, Hot AC, country, and R & B continuing to develop new artists and current artists continue to re-invent themselves. Find me a now 15 yr. old male that wants to hear the Stones again in 20 years....few and far between! Current modern rock artists won't be considered "classic rock" by then nor will they ever since it's 2 different styles of rock...and the current 40 yr. old that likes classic rock now won't be too interested in it at 60.
 
Hmmm, many consider the period between 1966 through about 1973 to be the renaissance period of art and music; classic rock is the core format of that period. Twenty or thirty years from now myself and other boomers will be between 60 and 80 years old. In the past this audience was not considered to be an attractive advertising target. With a giant population bubble like no other in history and the boomers controlling most of the monetary value across the country this is likely to be different. Also, the health of this population bubble will be better than any other older group in history. In 1991 the pundits predicted the demise of Classic Rock, again around 2000 were further predictions of its demise. Classical Music is more than 100 years old and is still around in some form or another, Classic Rock will likely live on much like Classical, music based on the original renaissance from the 1800's. George Grahams Mixed Bag on WVIA (ahead of its time) might be the main daytime format there in 2030! You mention R & B as a main format developing new artists (and country and AC). You fail to mention the main format nationwide developing new artists, Spanish-Regional Mexican. In 20 years this market is predicted to be 20% to 25% Hispanic (maybe more). The first Class B FM in this market that goes Regional Mexican (Mexican Country Music like our old KHHL in Leander-Austin, TX) will likely be number 1 in this market in 2030!! Oh, you mention modern rock-alternative artists essentially not having traction in the future. CC's new Classic Alternative format (see WRFF Philadelphia and WCHH, Baltimore) seems to be doing well so far. Our own KMYZ-FM, Pryor-Tulsa has added back a lot of classic alternative and is doing the best its ever done. I know "Classic Alternative" is an oxymoron but who's to say that format won't have added traction 10 to 20 years from now. Current music stations will always be the leaders as they often had throughout history. Specialty formats, though, will likely have an even larger impact in the future. For this reason that old quote from Mark Twain seems appropriate; "The Reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated" referring to the future of the Classic Rock format.
 
At the risk of being flagged by the moderator for "inflammatory language", I would just say luvcoors that after reading your last post, my opinion is that you happen to be orating out your rectum.

Your argument reveals with practically every sentence that you don't have any idea of what you're talking about.

Yes or no question now, do you have a radio-related job?
 
Classic Rock will likely live on much like Classical, music based on the original renaissance from the 1800's.

Just call me a wise-a$$, Kevin but the original renaissance was in the 1600's. I learned SOMETHING working at WVIA...........
 
Keeth...I stand corrected. The classical period of classical music is 1730 to 1820 as described in Wikipedia. 20th century classical is 1900 to 2000. Maybe the term renaissance is overused and used by myself wrong in this instance. I was simply pointing out that the 1966 to 1973 period is considered an important period in art and music, maybe the most important of the 20th century. How are you doing?
 
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