AudioBuffer, you are dead on. Not in the biz anymore, but appreciated your point of view. Well put.
Back to bed,
BM
Back to bed,
BM
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J-Street
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bored-op/audiobuffer:
haha. thank you SO MUCH for making my day. I've been "looked up!" Whatever will I do? Is that intended to be bad? Although I must agree with you. The important people at Citadel do consult me... about as much as they care what a few "old people" think who religiously waste their lives on radio-info.com. If the people I've known at Citadel in my few short years, who have used radio-info.com and chatted about it around the water cooler, are any indication of your typical eastern tennesee message boarder, well... it would add a few more giggles to my day. Now to correct you, do you honestly think if I wasn't passionate about radio that I would waste my time logging on to ask about a small radio station program 15 years ago? I don't think so. I am very much as passionate about it as each and every one of you, or I wouldn't drive to the radio station for such sad wages. I simply must apologize that I am not oblivious to the demise of radio, as most of you appear to be. But surprise surprise, I am not happy about it! The first step we must take to correct the problem, as with any problem, if it's possible to correct, is to recognize the problem! I hate to walk into your little world and drop such a bombshell, but I am as willing as you to work towards making a brighter future for radio!
So for audiobuffer who claims to "recognize the problem." Let me get this straight here. 93% of 18-34 year olds still use radio on a weekly basis? So translated, compared to all other mediums, radio captures 92% of people on a weekly basis? I'm going to pretend to be the naive "youngster" you enjoy making me out to be and humor you with some student-like questions. Does your almighty statistics mean that when the average person wants to enjoy musical entertainment that 92% of the time they turn to radio? And just for fun, where are your statistics on what percent of people get their music on their computer? whether itunes, downloads, myspace, or streaming radio? Of those 92% people who still turn on their radio on a weekly basis, just how long do they listen? I think a homeless person walking through a strip mall and hearing the peak on the speakers can be included in those statistics. Hey, at least they don't have a computer to help the competition, huh? And what about the Citadel stock being so low that they're about the be kicked off the NYSE? Is that because of 92% of people who turn to their radio every week?
So I hope I have entertained you as well as you have entertained me. The next time I apply for a radio job in Eastern Tennessee, I will be sure to insist that the employer I seek consult all the radio professionals on radio-info for a referral.
countrypd/1grldj
Thanks so much for the information I was originally seeking! I incorrectly assumed 92.7 was an alternative station because of the show I loved, but since it was more of a family-owned variety station, that explains why I also heard Casey's Top 40 in 1994. Now I know that those two programs don't "professionally" belong on the same station, but I sure enjoyed that station as a youngster!
haha. thank you SO MUCH for making my day. I've been "looked up!" Whatever will I do? Is that intended to be bad? Although I must agree with you. The important people at Citadel do consult me... about as much as they care what a few "old people" think who religiously waste their lives on radio-info.com. If the people I've known at Citadel in my few short years, who have used radio-info.com and chatted about it around the water cooler, are any indication of your typical eastern tennesee message boarder, well... it would add a few more giggles to my day. Now to correct you, do you honestly think if I wasn't passionate about radio that I would waste my time logging on to ask about a small radio station program 15 years ago? I don't think so. I am very much as passionate about it as each and every one of you, or I wouldn't drive to the radio station for such sad wages. I simply must apologize that I am not oblivious to the demise of radio, as most of you appear to be. But surprise surprise, I am not happy about it! The first step we must take to correct the problem, as with any problem, if it's possible to correct, is to recognize the problem! I hate to walk into your little world and drop such a bombshell, but I am as willing as you to work towards making a brighter future for radio!
So for audiobuffer who claims to "recognize the problem." Let me get this straight here. 93% of 18-34 year olds still use radio on a weekly basis? So translated, compared to all other mediums, radio captures 92% of people on a weekly basis? I'm going to pretend to be the naive "youngster" you enjoy making me out to be and humor you with some student-like questions. Does your almighty statistics mean that when the average person wants to enjoy musical entertainment that 92% of the time they turn to radio? And just for fun, where are your statistics on what percent of people get their music on their computer? whether itunes, downloads, myspace, or streaming radio? Of those 92% people who still turn on their radio on a weekly basis, just how long do they listen? I think a homeless person walking through a strip mall and hearing the peak on the speakers can be included in those statistics. Hey, at least they don't have a computer to help the competition, huh? And what about the Citadel stock being so low that they're about the be kicked off the NYSE? Is that because of 92% of people who turn to their radio every week?
So I hope I have entertained you as well as you have entertained me. The next time I apply for a radio job in Eastern Tennessee, I will be sure to insist that the employer I seek consult all the radio professionals on radio-info for a referral.
countrypd/1grldj
Thanks so much for the information I was originally seeking! I incorrectly assumed 92.7 was an alternative station because of the show I loved, but since it was more of a family-owned variety station, that explains why I also heard Casey's Top 40 in 1994. Now I know that those two programs don't "professionally" belong on the same station, but I sure enjoyed that station as a youngster!
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TurdGerkin
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Wow...This may be the funniest thread I've seen on a message board in some time. J-Street...Dude...My boy is all growed up now, ain't he? 
Seriously, you did good defending yourself from all the elderly cyber bullying going on here these days. And the award for best new message board Vigilante, goes to....J-STREET!!! And I DON'T mean that sarcastically. I'm on your side. This sort of feels like that gang fight scene from "Anchorman" . All that's missing is the Tejano radio people chiming in here. J-Street, you've got the right ideas. I've long felt the same way. I've always appreciated good radio, but knew that if radio didn't change, it was bound to go in a very bad direction. But that's when people with big ideas don't need to abandon the business or write it off as dead, but instead crawl into the belly of the beast, cut it open from the inside out and change things to make them better. And damn it, I'm glad to see someone finally answered your question.
And James...Good to see your still getting shots in. You're like a drive-by internet gangster. Some people just pick fights, But James drive's by and fires blow darts when nobody expects it. It's sort of scary putting the word drive and your name in the same sentence though. ;D Sorry, dude. I had to say that.
Seriously, you did good defending yourself from all the elderly cyber bullying going on here these days. And the award for best new message board Vigilante, goes to....J-STREET!!! And I DON'T mean that sarcastically. I'm on your side. This sort of feels like that gang fight scene from "Anchorman" . All that's missing is the Tejano radio people chiming in here. J-Street, you've got the right ideas. I've long felt the same way. I've always appreciated good radio, but knew that if radio didn't change, it was bound to go in a very bad direction. But that's when people with big ideas don't need to abandon the business or write it off as dead, but instead crawl into the belly of the beast, cut it open from the inside out and change things to make them better. And damn it, I'm glad to see someone finally answered your question.And James...Good to see your still getting shots in. You're like a drive-by internet gangster. Some people just pick fights, But James drive's by and fires blow darts when nobody expects it. It's sort of scary putting the word drive and your name in the same sentence though. ;D Sorry, dude. I had to say that.
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Uncle Buck
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The Alternative is: Death Do I Care? Yes
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