Who's driving HJY?

[MisterBilge]

Any idea who's at the helm of HJY these days now that Scott Laudani's done the PLR shuffle?

 

[wknd92]

Dennis O'Heron

 

[MisterBilge]

Interesting... Will this be permanent or in the interim until a full time PD is chosen? And is he still heading up Kiss108/Jamn promotions in Medford?

 

[and.u.r?]

Someone in promotions for a CHR and an Urban station programming HJY?I get this feeling CC Providence is going to be run from Medford.Actually they already are.

 

[mistermicrophone]

Someone in promotions for a CHR and an Urban station programming HJY?I get this feeling CC Providence is going to be run from Medford.Actually they already are.

Wow, people can't have multi-format experience? People who are currently in promotions can't have prior programming experience?

 

[aqualung]

Someone in promotions for a CHR and an Urban station programming HJY?I get this feeling CC Providence is going to be run from Medford.Actually they already are.

Wow, people can't have multi-format experience? People who are currently in promotions can't have prior programming experience?

In corporate cookie cutter radio's world people can have multi format experience. HJY is a heritage rocker and they always chose PDs carefully. From what I know they always had a rock programming background. The only thing now that sets the station apart is a heritage morning show and Charles in the afternoon. Take those people away and they wouldn't be much different than a rock station in Maine. Look at the multi formats of B101 and Coast. They do have one thing in common. Morning shows then sucking wind. HJY is supposed to be different and always was in the past. Management skills may be the same regardless of what format you're programming but I don't agree in all cases that if you're a PD then you can program anything well. Again in today's radio world, though, it works because everything fits the model set out by the higher ups.

 

[decepticon]

He used to work at hjy i heard as marketing director a long time ago.

 

[mistermicrophone]

In corporate cookie cutter radio's world people can have multi format experience. HJY is a heritage rocker and they always chose PDs carefully. From what I know they always had a rock programming background. The only thing now that sets the station apart is a heritage morning show and Charles in the afternoon. Take those people away and they wouldn't be much different than a rock station in Maine. Look at the multi formats of B101 and Coast. They do have one thing in common. Morning shows then sucking wind. HJY is supposed to be different and always was in the past. Management skills may be the same regardless of what format you're programming but I don't agree in all cases that if you're a PD then you can program anything well. Again in today's radio world, though, it works because everything fits the model set out by the higher ups.

Blah, blah, blah. You have no idea what this guy is going to do. Has he even started yet? Geez...give the guy some time to get settled. Prove 'em wrong, Dennis.

 

[wknd92]

Someone in promotions for a CHR and an Urban station programming HJY?I get this feeling CC Providence is going to be run from Medford.Actually they already are.

How long have you been in the industry, and.u.r? ? Because your lack of knowledge of the history of the market is showing....Dennis was at HJY in many capacities in the late 80's and early 90's including marketing director before he left for Boston....he absolutely knows the market (being born and growing up here and a product of RIC), knows the heritage of the station (was good friends with Dr. Metal at RIC and worked side by side with P&A & Geoff prior to moving up to a better gig in Boston) and has had a good working relationship with the air talent....Hmmmm

Aqualung, I thought you also would know better as well. While yes, most marching orders come from regional or corporate HQ's, I think Dennis will tighten things up a bit musically and help the the ship straight. He is a good man, I've known him for 20 years (I can't believe it's been that long!) thru different friends and always impressed me with the breadth of knowledge of rock radio.

 

[MisterBilge]

Wknd and Decepticon know their radio history! That may have been Dennis' first paying radio gig, too. He knows the market and the station's heritage. He may have been there even before Bill Weston was PD. He's got good people skills, great contacts and my money's on Dennis doing a great job. He's in the chair already and has made some subtile but interesting tweeks in the music. Nothing major, but interesting. It's going to be fun watching him.

 

[Moonstruck]

He can do the job. In this day and age though it is more important to know your way around the company you work for. There probably are a lot of cases where PDs are put into slots they shouldn't be in because of their experience vs the format but saying that's always the case is a generality. It's a moot point due to his rock experience anyway and in HJY's case, what can you really do to mess the place up? Just keep on doing what the station has always done with little tweaks and let time take its course. Eventually I think a format like this is going to have problems with the aging of the audience for the classic rock and the irrelevance of radio for the audience for the new rock they play but for now with lack of competition and well known personalities in drive time they're doing OK.

 

[mistermicrophone]

He can do the job. In this day and age though it is more important to know your way around the company you work for. There probably are a lot of cases where PDs are put into slots they shouldn't be in because of their experience vs the format but saying that's always the case is a generality. It's a moot point due to his rock experience anyway and in HJY's case, what can you really do to mess the place up? Just keep on doing what the station has always done with little tweaks and let time take its course. Eventually I think a format like this is going to have problems with the aging of the audience for the classic rock and the irrelevance of radio for the audience for the new rock they play but for now with lack of competition and well known personalities in drive time they're doing OK.

It's good to hear some positive stuff about someone on this board! I don't Dennis, but defended him as one radio guy to another. The negativity is par for the course on this board...you know what they say..."those who can, do...those who can't, b!tch about it on the internet!?!"