Thanks for your most recent posting. Keep in mind that you have a right to your opinion and an apology was not necessary. And these postings are exactly the reason behind this website. I was just trying to emphasize that there are things that are out of the hands of the jocks. I cannot force anyone to listen to K or any other station. I can tell you honestly that I listen to it all....you just like what you like, but I wanted it known that most of the things that people complain about (including a jock's voice) are things that the jock surely cannot change and most of the time the PD can't even change. It is a small world, this radio business. Three out of K's 4 jocks have worked at Lite before. There is a strong respect and camaraderie for all of us in this business..moreso now. We get as frustrated as you, the listeners. Lastly, we are far more critical of ourselves than anyone posting these messages could ever be. So keep up the constructive criticism..it is welcome anytime...but remember, your efforts may be futile.
HHaze
>
My last post was unfairly harsh and mean spirited, and for
> that I apologize. Sometimes my mouth (err...fingers) gets a
> bit ahead of my brain. it was purely destructive criticism,
> and out-of-line.
>
> I do realize that the jocks often have their hands tied, but
> I didn't have any idea to just how tightly. It's really a
> disservice to the DJs as well as the listeners, because the
> we listeneres are subjected to boring homogeny and the DJs
> are forced to push buttons on a comptuer and become yet
> another voice on the radio, something that is in no way
> representitive of their true personaility. And having your
> presentation dictated to you...that's wrong and insulting.
> Again, for the tone of my last post, I'm truly sorry.
>
> As a listener, I can't really say I understand your
> frustration with voicetracking (since I don't work with it),
> but I do understand your frustration at personalities being
> replaced with a computer.
>
> With that being said, I do still listen to 104.7, but not as
> much as I used to in Star days, due to the format change and
> the arrival of Hitz 94.
>
>
> > I think it is great that all of you get on here with your
> > constructive criticism; personally I believe any criticsm
> is
> > good. Unfortunately I do not get to read all these
> postings
> > as I do not have the time, but I, like some jocks, try to
> > read these boards when time permits.>
> > What many of you don't understand, even if you think you
> > know the radio business, is that 99% of what happens is
> out
> > of the jock's hands. We go to work and liners are
> presented
> > to us, our tone and delivery presentation is explained to
> > us. Long gone are the radio days of spinning records and
> > opening the mic for a chance to banter at free will.
> > Yes, a great portion of today's radio is voicetracked
> > (recorded) and once again, OUT OF OUR HANDS. If there is a
>
> > computer glitch, there is nothing the jock can do about
> it.
> > We are told when we will voice track. We don't do it just
> > because we feel like it. If you haven't figured it out
> yet,
> > it SAVES the big companies alot of money to do it that
> way.
> > I have seen some of the greatest in the biz replaced by a
> > tracked jock. I have had the pleasure of working with
> Dallas
> > Reese and Samantha Stone and Sander Walker...just to name
> a
> > few from the old Star days. It is sad when they
> leave...some
> > bounce back, some don't. Tom Jefferies has been handed K
> and
> > is working well with the small amount of resources he has.
>
> > He is a great PD and a great jock.
> > Keep in mind that the jocks sit back and have all the same
>
> > exact ideas you have on how to improve the radio station,
> > all of them..those with good ratings as well as bad. We
> ALL
> > have our good books and our bad books. The whole industry
> is
> > a wild rollercoaster.
> > So, in closing, it is great that you write and that you
> > actually are under the impression that it will help in the
>
> > long run....but rest assured, it will not. Bottom line is,
>
> > as with any thing in life, if you like it...listen. If you
>
> > don't...by all means, turn the station. Free will...what a
>
> > beautiful thing.
> > On a final note....prayers go out to the family and
> friends
> > of Doug Fleming.
> > HHaze
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Personally, I think the station sounds like crap. Star
> was
> > > marginally better than this K104.7 crap, and had much
> > cooler
> > > calls at that.
> > >
> > > > Attention Mr. PD of K-104.7,
> > > >
> > > > You should really be paying attention to your radio
> > > station
> > > > over the weekend. Last Saturday night, I was listening
>
> > to
> > > > this "major market" radio station and heard
> inexcusable
> > > > goofs! Your station went straight into a stopset out
> of
> > a
> > > > song with no calls. Then out of the same break, here
> > came
> > > > the weather bed... with no weather forecast!!!
> > > > Unbelievable. Ya know, I can get that kind of great
> > radio
> > > > back in my hometown.
> > > >
> > > > If you wanna compete with Lite, you gotta do much
> better
> >
> > > > than this sloppy execution. Hey, if you have to come
> in
> > > and
> > > > run the board "live", I would do that....just for the
> > sake
> > >
> > > > of job security.
> > > >
> > > > Just thought you oughta know...
> > > >
> > > > booger!
> > > >
> > >
> >
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