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starkcounty
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Aww did I strike a nerve? Does the truth hurt?
I do not need to network, especially with the likes of people like you. I am very happy where I am and have worked for the same company for many years.
It is disheartening to watch someone get promoted who doesn't deserve it. I asked a valid question, one you don't seem willing to examine. WRQK has imaging that I have heard for the last several years. I asked why the production director didn't do his job and keep things updated and fresh. It is a simple question. Others have pointed out how bad the WRQK imaging has sounded for the last several years. What was the production doing during that time when he should be updating the imaging? Playing golf?
Why didn't Cumulus promote Keith Hamilton? They went through a lot of PDs over the years and Keith never got the job. Maybe there was a reason?
It is no secret that KK and KH are good friends and have been for years. I say that is the only reason he finally got the job as PD, a job he doesn't deserve and didn't earn.
CC will take my tirade into consideration? Funny. I would never work for CC for any reason. Unlike you, I have integrity. Unlike CC, who operates with a lack of ethics and has screwed more people and ruined more stations than all other radio owners combined. All you can do is make excuses for them. What a sad little sheep you are. It is no secret how CC operates and how they treat people. I like how you excuse their reputation, just because they sign your paycheck.
Put your feet up on your desk and pretend you are important. CC will slash that dream soon enough.
Zat calls me a whiner? Look at how he stomps his feet anytime someone has something negative to say about the blessed CC. How about trying to answer my questions, rather than having a tantrum? That too hard for YOU tough guy?
I do not need to network, especially with the likes of people like you. I am very happy where I am and have worked for the same company for many years.
It is disheartening to watch someone get promoted who doesn't deserve it. I asked a valid question, one you don't seem willing to examine. WRQK has imaging that I have heard for the last several years. I asked why the production director didn't do his job and keep things updated and fresh. It is a simple question. Others have pointed out how bad the WRQK imaging has sounded for the last several years. What was the production doing during that time when he should be updating the imaging? Playing golf?
Why didn't Cumulus promote Keith Hamilton? They went through a lot of PDs over the years and Keith never got the job. Maybe there was a reason?
It is no secret that KK and KH are good friends and have been for years. I say that is the only reason he finally got the job as PD, a job he doesn't deserve and didn't earn.
CC will take my tirade into consideration? Funny. I would never work for CC for any reason. Unlike you, I have integrity. Unlike CC, who operates with a lack of ethics and has screwed more people and ruined more stations than all other radio owners combined. All you can do is make excuses for them. What a sad little sheep you are. It is no secret how CC operates and how they treat people. I like how you excuse their reputation, just because they sign your paycheck.
Put your feet up on your desk and pretend you are important. CC will slash that dream soon enough.
Zat calls me a whiner? Look at how he stomps his feet anytime someone has something negative to say about the blessed CC. How about trying to answer my questions, rather than having a tantrum? That too hard for YOU tough guy?
Hmmm, let's see here... You don't need to network, and your happy where your at. So instead of wasting time answering your questions about things I have no knowledge of, why don't you answer one?! Why do you even care? Does his new position have any bearing on your life what so ever?You claim to be all set up and are fairly smug about it, why do you want to know about what goes on with KH and his career? And why does it even matter if your so damn happy? You sound like a first class fool! Your bitter little diatribe serves no purpose at all.
Think about this... of the 1000 some times that this thread has been viewed, only you and the original poster have come on here bashing KH (your probably the same person). I hold no illusions that KH is loved across the state, nor am I waving his banner, but most people with some sense won't even waste their time typing garbage like yours. Again, you sound like a fool!
People like you, like to blame someone else for what you view as problems. So CC is a great target, and who knows why you have this one man campaign against KH. I would suggest a little reading sometime, maybe something from Ken Blanchard would do you some good! Hey, this has been lot's of fun and all :
but I grow really tired of this lame conversation with you. Keep up the crusade, I'm sure it will pay off for you someday! ;DPS... Integrity doesn't pay the mortgage, unless of course your living in your mom's basement! Happy hunting.
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starkcounty
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Integrity doesn't pay the mortgage!
I think you just came up with the new slogan for CC. Great job! You can place it on your new top of the hour IDs. "WRQK, Canton, a Cheap Channel station. Integrity doesn't pay the mortage."
I can see it now, plastered all over CC billboards. "Clearchannel Communications - Integrity Doesn't Pay The Mortage" They could even use a picture of your smiling face!
So you admit that you have no problems with sacrificing morals to "pay the mortage." Most people would find that reprehensible. That one line speaks volumes about yourself.
Let's recap the wisdom of zatsthat.
"Entertaiment is secondary" in radio.
"And if you think that radio is truly about entertainment, then you obviously can't see the forest through the trees."
"Integrity doesn't pay the mortage."
You should get the Cheap Channel employee of the month award, with your own parking spot right next to the door at Freedom Ave.
I'll take integrity any day.
Forest through the trees? You think that comment makes you appear witty, don't you!!
It is funny that you will "waste time" posting almost daily about me. You have time to defend Cheap Channel, but will not "waste time" shooting down any negative comments about Cheap Channel.
I understand. You got nothing. It's ok. You don't have integrity anyway, right?
I think you just came up with the new slogan for CC. Great job! You can place it on your new top of the hour IDs. "WRQK, Canton, a Cheap Channel station. Integrity doesn't pay the mortage."
I can see it now, plastered all over CC billboards. "Clearchannel Communications - Integrity Doesn't Pay The Mortage" They could even use a picture of your smiling face!
So you admit that you have no problems with sacrificing morals to "pay the mortage." Most people would find that reprehensible. That one line speaks volumes about yourself.
Let's recap the wisdom of zatsthat.
"Entertaiment is secondary" in radio.
"And if you think that radio is truly about entertainment, then you obviously can't see the forest through the trees."
"Integrity doesn't pay the mortage."
You should get the Cheap Channel employee of the month award, with your own parking spot right next to the door at Freedom Ave.
I'll take integrity any day.
Forest through the trees? You think that comment makes you appear witty, don't you!!
It is funny that you will "waste time" posting almost daily about me. You have time to defend Cheap Channel, but will not "waste time" shooting down any negative comments about Cheap Channel.
I understand. You got nothing. It's ok. You don't have integrity anyway, right?
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Johnny Morgan
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The entire aim of commercial radio is to be a vehicle, an avenue, for advertisers to sell their products.
Entertainment is a way of getting listeners (the target) to pay attention to the advertisers.
But entertainment is not the number one priority of a commercial radio station. If a station thinks so, they're not going to be long for this world--because that means they will scarifice paying the bills in favor of this ubiquitous entertainment.
Advertisers are your customer--listeners are your consumer.
Entertainment is a way of getting listeners (the target) to pay attention to the advertisers.
But entertainment is not the number one priority of a commercial radio station. If a station thinks so, they're not going to be long for this world--because that means they will scarifice paying the bills in favor of this ubiquitous entertainment.
Advertisers are your customer--listeners are your consumer.
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radiohell123
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Could one of the few Clear Channel flag wavers explain this?
Ohio Media Watch reported October 4 that the new Clear Channel WRQK website was being developed. This means that a generic template, used for many Clear Channel stations, was being adopted for WRQK. The temp address is http://wrqk-fm.clearchannel.com/main.html. It was password protected after OMW broke the news.
FOUR MONTHS LATER the website is still not finished and online. They are still using the old website designed by Cumulus. I was told Keith Kennedy is the one building the new website.
Four months seems like quite a long time to simply fill in the blanks on an already made website. Can someone wake Keith Kennedy up? One would also think the brand new program director would be all over this and want a new website up as soon a possible. Are both Keith's asleep in the break room? Can someone check?
Ohio Media Watch broke the news of the Clear Channel takeover in AUGUST. IT IS NOW SIX MONTHS LATER. WHERE IS THE NEW WEBSITE???
It is just another example of Clear Channel management not doing their jobs properly. Can someone check to see if Keith Kennedy and Keith Hamilton still have a pulse?
Ohio Media Watch reported October 4 that the new Clear Channel WRQK website was being developed. This means that a generic template, used for many Clear Channel stations, was being adopted for WRQK. The temp address is http://wrqk-fm.clearchannel.com/main.html. It was password protected after OMW broke the news.
FOUR MONTHS LATER the website is still not finished and online. They are still using the old website designed by Cumulus. I was told Keith Kennedy is the one building the new website.
Four months seems like quite a long time to simply fill in the blanks on an already made website. Can someone wake Keith Kennedy up? One would also think the brand new program director would be all over this and want a new website up as soon a possible. Are both Keith's asleep in the break room? Can someone check?
Ohio Media Watch broke the news of the Clear Channel takeover in AUGUST. IT IS NOW SIX MONTHS LATER. WHERE IS THE NEW WEBSITE???
It is just another example of Clear Channel management not doing their jobs properly. Can someone check to see if Keith Kennedy and Keith Hamilton still have a pulse?
It's a website. Don't you think what's coming out of the speakers is more important at this point?
Why would Keith be designing the site anyway? He's the PD, not the webmaster. Right?
Why would Keith be designing the site anyway? He's the PD, not the webmaster. Right?
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network
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And that is YOUR opinion. I don't know the person you speak of, so I am not going to comment, but I am sure that everyone who's ever been promoted will have someone below them making the same claim "they don't deserve it." Unless it's your name on their checks, they can give a rats' backside what you think.starkcounty said:
How about sharing with us YOUR reasons and examples why YOU feel he did not deserve it. Actually, not a "how about", just do it. List 'em.
Who cares (beside you)? There is no reason to examine the question. Does the listener care?
No, they do not. Radio geeks who listen do not count. The listener matters. If you knew what in the hell you were talking about, you would know this stuff. If there was research coming back from their audience testing that listeners were tired of the imaging, they would change it.
Oh. Hold the phone for a minute. Cumulus has to test the audience first. They've done that WHEN???!!?
Exactly. :
Who cares why Cumulus didn't promote anyone. Cumulus is irrelevant now. Plus, it's nobody's business why someone was not promoted, fired or whatever (as much as many radio people like to gossip like a bunch of kids in high school).
Holy crap! Someone alert the Beacon and the PD. Maybe CNN will show interest because this obviously has never ever happened before. Well, at least in your world. :
Ok...you definitely need to show your reasons and examples why. Don't weasel out of this. Yes, you are being called out.
Ya know, I don't work for Clear Channel, but this whole tirade of yours is quite tired. And that's an understatement. As much as you love to take you shots from the grassy knoll at Clear Channel, Cumulus is one of the worst run radio companies there is (and I have never worked for them either). You don't need to look far at many heritage stations they have single-handedly destroyed. That once-powering CHR in Youngstown comes to mind.
And your continuous spewing of this horsecrap further illustrates how ignorant you are in today's overall economy of business. Radio IS a business. It always has been. It's no different than any other company out there. The radio environment has changed over the years. It's a corporate environment. Wow. Just like pretty much everything else out there today. You will be hard-pressed finding anyone in radio who is crazy about the radio environment today, but you either learn to adapt or you sit on the sidelines (and the b*tch about it on Radio-info and similar sites). Obviously you've failed to adapt to that change.
Also, please cite examples of all of the radio stations that Clear Channel has "ruined." Then be prepared for people to rip into you. You have also stated you never worked for CC, so how in the hell do you anything about their ethics? I am going to guess you've heard it 2nd, 3rd, 22nd-hand from people who are no longer with Clear Channel.
Oh please, Britney, save us your Internet Tough Guy act. It only impresses the underage chick you're trying to lure from the playground. :
I have never worked for Clear Channel, but I am calling you out on your half-assed comments you've made. So, to review:
1. Please cite your examples why KH does not deserve AND did not earn the PD stripes at WRQK.
2. Please cite examples of ALL stations that Clear Channel has ruined (and yes, ALL stations because you claim they have ruined more stations than any other company). You will also need to support your stations with examples of them being "ruined."
Perhaps you should let us all know what you do and what company you work for, since you seem to be "so proud" not to be working for Clear Channel. Maybe it's somewhere on Smythe Ave. :
radiohell123 said:
Since We've Been Invoked Dept.: My own, personal guess (without talking to either man about this) is that they're dealing with the on-air product, first.
Silly thing, that...dealing with the on-air product!
From what I recall of the "wrqk-fm.clearchannel.com" site we uncovered back in the day, it was basically a direct move of the station's existing web content to a Clear Channel server.
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Hey starkcounty, we're still waiting for you to back up your accusations and other ignorant comments I called you out on. Tick tick tick.
Bring back Greg Morrison, Lane Delker, Rik Elliott and the Block Party Weekends.
Rik, of course, is a bit busy right now:
http://www.mix941.com/skin/blurb.php?sectionId=176&contentId=325200
http://www.mix941.com/skin/blurb.php?sectionId=176&contentId=325200
I think that CC should change the station back to "GOODROCK 107", take it AOR and get a reel-to-reel automation system. Real Old Skool!
And the calls back to WOOS.
That'd be cool.
Or, turn it into a talk station and simulcast WHLO/640 as WHLQ!
(I'm really showing my age here, aren't I? Though in the WHLQ days, IIRC, the station played beautiful music - and didn't simulcast then-and-now-again sister 640...)
That'd be cool.
Or, turn it into a talk station and simulcast WHLO/640 as WHLQ!
(I'm really showing my age here, aren't I? Though in the WHLQ days, IIRC, the station played beautiful music - and didn't simulcast then-and-now-again sister 640...)
When I worked for WRQK our sister station WAS reel-to-reel automation with the cart carousels. We had to keep an eye on the reels and change them when they were about to run out. I hated doing it so much I'd usually just rewind the tapes instead of changing them.
BTW, I was told the calls were changed because the station was often referred to as "The Woosies" and they wanted to get away from that.
BTW, I was told the calls were changed because the station was often referred to as "The Woosies" and they wanted to get away from that.
At a station I worked for early on in my career, we had a reel-to-reel automation system with the cart carousels. I tried an early (and crude) form of voice-tracking, by checking the log sheets on the reels against the automation and figuring out what song would come up at what break. Then, I recorded (on a cart) my breaks.
Well, needless to say, either the cart would miscue or the reel would miss a sec tone and move to another reel and my cart would be saying "Music there from Janie Fricke" when I had just played Johnny Paycheck!
Don't you miss those days?
Well, needless to say, either the cart would miscue or the reel would miss a sec tone and move to another reel and my cart would be saying "Music there from Janie Fricke" when I had just played Johnny Paycheck!
Don't you miss those days?
Radiologist said:
One time when I was on the air at WRQK I really had to go to the bathroom so I put on "Gimmie Shelter" and ran down the hall. There was a speaker in the bathroom so we could hear the station and while I was sitting there with my pants around my ankles the record starting skipping. While Mick repeatedly sang "It's just a kiss away" I took off down the hall towards the air studio with pants still around my ankles to stop the skipping record. Good thing I worked nights and was there alone.
In a way I really do miss those days, and in a way, I really don't. The young DJs these days will never know how things were back then.
masterdarke said:
Sure they will. I'm sure there are still plenty of student stations in high schools and colleges that don't have any kind of automation to help them through the shift. I'm only a few years out of college and we had the same issues with length of songs and how you timed bathroom or smoke breaks. We had to switch out CD's for every song. If you were lucky, there was a jock hanging around who could fire a song and turn your 3:30 into 7:00.
We replaced our cart machines long ago with minidiscs, and then again with MP3's, and the turntables disappeared from the studio in 1997 or so, but not everyone learns the job with a helping hand from Selector or RCS or whatever. In fact, I'm not sure I ever would've taken the pride and enjoyment in the job if everything had been done by clicking a mouse.
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