> > > Someone with knowledge, passion and talent gets fired or
>
> > > blacklisted by an insecure PD or jealous consultant who
> > > couldn't hack it in the field.
> > >
> > > The sport of on air jockin' has become the new
> McDonald's.
> >
> > > It is no longer a viable career option. If you can live
>
> > on
> > > 1000 bucks a month w/remotes and trade who cares what
> you
> > > sound like? Gone are the days of your competion being
> > > across the street instead of down the hall. Gone are
> the
> > > days where you programmed on instinct and local tastes
> > > rather than the Drake-onian tight playlists. Gone are
> the
> >
> > > days when talent were paid to do what they do best- give
>
> > us
> > > a reason not the tune out when the commercials play.
> Now
> > > it's STFU and say the liners.
> > >
> > > It may not be like that for everyone. If you have a
> good
> > > gig, pay and position and play game more power to you.
> > But
> > > after hearing about, Hooks, Tasha and a number of good
> > > friends getting bumped I had to type something. Let's
> > face
> > > it folks, radio as we know it does not exist and hasn't
> > for
> > > a long time.
> > >
> > > I have since moved onto a "real" job. The money is the
> > same
> > > as radio, the BS comes in a different shape. If you
> wanna
> >
> > > make any kind of $$$$ finish that Degree.
> > > I would love to bo back into the business but it doesn't
>
> > > exisat anymore. Satellite will rip our beloved insustry
>
> > to
> > > shreds. It's starting to happen now. I saw a 58 year
> old
> >
> > > farmer driving an old beat up litte Toyota w Sirius
> > > Satellite Radio Receiver in it. We're screwed.
> > >
> > > Bitter? Nah? Disappointed? Yep. Kind of like
> watching
> > > your kind grow up to be a crackhead.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Every job has changed, not just radio. TV has changed
> > drastically as well over the past 20-30 years. I see
> people
> > everyday whom work for companies for 20-30 years get laid
> > off because the company they work for is trying to cut
> > costs. Loyalty, and hard work don't mean anything
> anywhere
> > anymore - it's all in being in the right place at the
> right
> > time.
> >
> > It's basic business - always look to cut costs. If I can
> > fire you and bring someone in that will take half your pay
> -
> > it's a good move. Now the new guy might not be as "good"
> as
> > you were, but he's cheaper and covers the basics.
> >
> > If you owned a radio station - I'm guessing you would do
> the
> > same thing. The goal is to make money - cutting expenses
> is
> > one way to do that.
> >
> > "Changing back" to what radio was 20+ years ago will
> > probably not happen, except for the possibility of a few
> > small independent stations that will always be in a
> struggle
> > to survive.
> >
> > The fact is Radio is not the media that it was 20 years
> ago
> > and is currently in a struggle to find out where it's
> place
> > is in the land of TV, Internet, Cell Phones, etc. There
> are
> > so many new technologies out that have moved in on Radio's
>
> > turf that it just HAD to change. The listener now has
> many
> > other places to get entertainment and information - where
> > 20/30 years ago - Radio had the monopoly in those areas.
> >
> > TV is going through the same thing right now as well. The
> > internet and computers have taken the viewer away from the
>
> > TV and ratings have gone down because of it. TV stations
> > across the US are hiring and firing on-air staff like
> crazy
> > in order to boost ratings (by bringing in a "national
> star")
> > and/or cut costs (by firing people that have been loyal to
>
> > the company for many years).
> >
> > If you want job security - Radio and TV are not the
> > professions for you!
> >
> > Roach
>
> Good point Roach.
>
> I've only worked in radio for four years. I've worked for
> the insecure PD. I'll bet he relied on the jealous and
> "snake" consultant! It's terrible when they are so worried
> about a full-timer being over-shadowed by a more talented
> part-timer, that they "bite your head off" when you do
> something that shows your talent. That whole "loyalty"
> thing is pure crap to the corporations... radio corporations
> anyway.
>
> One thing different about TV is WDSU channel 6 here in New
> Orleans. It's amazing the station has had Alec Gifford on
> as long as it has. He's so old! I'm sure WDSU has gone
> through quite a few owners, but they've always managed to
> keep Alec, Dan Milham, Margaret Orr, etc. I commend them
> for that. It's about name recognition!
>
> WVUE channel 8... they still have a few others AND Bob
> Breck! They went through new owners and an affiliate change
> (from ABC to FOX). He's still there amazingly! He may have
> taken a pay cut, who knows, but he has name recognition in
> this city like many others still here. Radio seems more
> different than TV.
>
> The way things are done in radio seems to be of the best
> interest of the corporation itself, not necessarily the
> station. In TV, most people leave 'cause they've taken a
> higher position in a different city. What the corporations
> have done is make it more of a money competition, than
> anything. Years ago, you didn't have to bounce around from
> city to city and station to station trying to earn a decent
> buck. You earned what you deserved and you didn't have that
> "local glass ceiling" that you do now. It's like: "Hey,
> I'd like a promotion here at this station!" "Oh sorry,
> you'd have to go this city to move up to the next position
> and pay." Wow... what BS?!
>
> Besides the NPR's and PBS's, WTIX-FM is the only commercial
> station left in New Orleans NOT owned by a mega, oversized
> corporation. I give it to Mike Costello for keeping it
> going. They were one of the first back on after Katrina.
> Don't know how they did it since their tower is in Port
> Sulphur!
)
>
> Yes, the internet, cell phones, etc. have changed the way we
> live. We'd be hurtin' without it 'cause it's something we
> take for granted nowdays. I still think radio and TV didn't
> have to change as much as it has, but it may be too late.
>
col isnt new orleans but 94.9 isnt owned by a big corporation. its owned by a laywer from mississippi..<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
