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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 23:22:10 GMT -5
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Post by Perd on Nov 21, 2014 23:42:39 GMT -5
Yeah, that sucks. But I was in the Chicago area for the past several months, and had no idea this station even existed. And that's coming from a huge Bears & Cubs fan. If I'd known, I might've gave at a listen. I was a huge Johnny Brandmeier fan back in the day.
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Post by Vampiro138 on Nov 22, 2014 0:09:51 GMT -5
yeah, I got a text from a friend who works at the station about it yesterday, she is not happy that alot of those people are going to lose their jobs, she is thankful though that her show she works on is staying as its aired on comcast...
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Nov 22, 2014 0:12:37 GMT -5
It also sucks for those who left 670 The Score, especially Connor McKnight and Ben Finfer to pursue their dreams of being broadcasters and hosting their own shows. This was a craptacular move. I also feel for Finfer's co-host who knew of the stations demise, but couldn't say a word to anybody about it. I would like to think those being let go will land somewhere, anywhere and be successful. Maybe Finfer & McKnight go back to The Score.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Nov 22, 2014 1:43:09 GMT -5
From what I'm gathering, it seems that this station started with next to no promotion and was a mismanaged mess. I've read that this station's morning show wasn't even about sports. If so, this was a terribly managed station that had no chance to begin with. Now, these guys are out of a job.
That's rough.
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Post by adamclark52 on Nov 22, 2014 2:12:52 GMT -5
I've worked here and there over the years; construction, retail and yes...radio. I think of all the industries I've been in and on all the levels I've been on radio is probably the worst. From a wage standpoint it's terrible. From the way management treats people it's terrible. Stability is TERRIBLE. Getting started is TERRIBLE. From the standpoint of you can literally trust no-one and your best friend one day would have no problem stabbing you in the back it's the worst.
I only went through college then an internship and a short bit of employment before I got out and I am so glad I did. Especially now, with the way the media has changed. For every Howard Stern there are literally ten thousand people like those two poor guys. So anyone thinking about a career in broadcasting I won't tell you not to go for it, because I tried. But be forwarned. They told me when I started broadcasting college that "eighty-percent of their graduates went on to have careers"...they didn't mention that it wasn't nescessarily in radio.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Nov 22, 2014 10:44:47 GMT -5
I can't listen to sports radio anymore, and not because of the hosts:
Caller 1: "How are you guys doing?"
Caller 2: "How are you guys doing?"
Caller 3: "How are you guys doing?"
Caller 4: "How are you guys doing?"
Caller 5: "How are you guys doing?"
Caller 6: "How are you guys doing?"
THEY'RE DOING FINE GODDAMMIT
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 22, 2014 10:50:54 GMT -5
Good lord yes. I have stories as well.
Radio ain't a stable career at all. It sucks. It's a fun job, and sometimes I still miss it; but the pay/benefits and again the stability just ain't there.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2014 11:03:50 GMT -5
Eh, it's a WGN station. They usually hire people on the cheap because the hosts use the money to supplement their Social Security.
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Post by adamclark52 on Nov 22, 2014 11:47:46 GMT -5
Good lord yes. I have stories as well. Radio ain't a stable career at all. It sucks. It's a fun job, and sometimes I still miss it; but the pay/benefits and again the stability just ain't there. I graduated with probably forty people in 2000 from a school in Toronto. The only guy I know of who ever did anything in radio was last working in a town a little south of Kapuskasing, Ontario as a weekend swing (aka. filling in for people who were sick). I was a producer. I know things were a lot worse for on-air talents. Sales had it rough too I think. Producers were usually left alone. |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 22, 2014 11:59:05 GMT -5
Good lord yes. I have stories as well. Radio ain't a stable career at all. It sucks. It's a fun job, and sometimes I still miss it; but the pay/benefits and again the stability just ain't there. I graduated with probably forty people in 2000 from a school in Toronto. The only guy I know of who ever did anything in radio was last working in a town a little south of Kapuskasing, Ontario as a weekend swing (aka. filling in for people who were sick). I was a producer. I know things were a lot worse for on-air talents. Sales had it rough too I think. Producers were usually left alone. I was a disc jockey/reporter/eventual sports director. Wore a lot of hats cuz we were a small station (at least the one I was full time at; I did a lot of part time work before that gig). I was on salary so it was often six-seven days a week sometimes; and we were both an Arkansas Razorback and St. Louis Cardinals affiliate, so often I would have to run the board on my 'day off'. That said, it was a fun gig a lot of the time and I do miss it sometimes; but as you and I both said, the stability wasn't there. We sold to a larger media outlet, and they decided they didnt' need as much on-air talent so I and some others got the axe. The worst part was,as you mentioned a guy I had mistaken for a friend stabbed me in the back. He hadn't been there as long as I was either, but our program director left and he got the job---looking back I should've been smarter and took it myself, but it was much more work for almost no more $.. I was a dumb kid and didn't think about long term making myself more valuable to the company. But where he stabbed me in the back was, this dude ALWAYS, always griped about management to me. I would listen and mostly not say anything cuz this dude passed himself off as a friend. Later though, I found out that anythind I did say in those gripe sessions that was even a lil less than complimentary, this guy was telling to management. I had my station manager tell me verbatim something I had said to the other guy. So long story short, they retained him, and I got laid off. And as we both have mentioned, the benefits were virtually nonexistent 401k, insurance, etc wise. |
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Post by adamclark52 on Nov 22, 2014 12:19:39 GMT -5
I graduated with probably forty people in 2000 from a school in Toronto. The only guy I know of who ever did anything in radio was last working in a town a little south of Kapuskasing, Ontario as a weekend swing (aka. filling in for people who were sick). I was a producer. I know things were a lot worse for on-air talents. Sales had it rough too I think. Producers were usually left alone. I was a disc jockey/reporter/eventual sports director. Wore a lot of hats cuz we were a small station (at least the one I was full time at; I did a lot of part time work before that gig). I was on salary so it was often six-seven days a week sometimes; and we were both an Arkansas Razorback and St. Louis Cardinals affiliate, so often I would have to run the board on my 'day off'. That said, it was a fun gig a lot of the time and I do miss it sometimes; but as you and I both said, the stability wasn't there. We sold to a larger media outlet, and they decided they didnt' need as much on-air talent so I and some others got the axe. The worst part was,as you mentioned a guy I had mistaken for a friend stabbed me in the back. He hadn't been there as long as I was either, but our program director left and he got the job---looking back I should've been smarter and took it myself, but it was much more work for almost no more $.. I was a dumb kid and didn't think about long term making myself more valuable to the company. But where he stabbed me in the back was, this dude ALWAYS, always griped about management to me. I would listen and mostly not say anything cuz this dude passed himself off as a friend. Later though, I found out that anythind I did say in those gripe sessions that was even a lil less than complimentary, this guy was telling to management. I had my station manager tell me verbatim something I had said to the other guy. So long story short, they retained him, and I got laid off. And as we both have mentioned, the benefits were virtually nonexistent 401k, insurance, etc wise. My boss now is an idiot. My bosses at Staples were pricks. Most of my foremen in construction were pricks. My bosses at the Liquor Store and a warehouse...they were actually nice. But whenever people complain about their jobs I tell them there is worse. And it's name is radio. You were right. It was fun. In college my homework was write, produce and voice a thirty second commercial for a ficticious funeral home and I could make it as surreal as possible and still get an eighty. The course was a joke really. I spent more time drinking and trying to lay girls. Damn, it was one of the best times of my life. It was a total waste of it too. I wouldn't change a thing. |
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Post by Mid-Carder on Nov 22, 2014 12:57:31 GMT -5
There are ways of going about firing people, this is not it. They should be ashamed.
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Post by khali on Nov 22, 2014 13:06:22 GMT -5
I can't listen to sports radio anymore, and not because of the hosts: Caller 1: "How are you guys doing?" Caller 2: "How are you guys doing?" Caller 3: "How are you guys doing?" Caller 4: "How are you guys doing?" Caller 5: "How are you guys doing?" Caller 6: "How are you guys doing?" THEY'RE DOING FINE GODDAMMIT There's a couple local sports guys here who sometimes say before taking calls "we just want everyone to know that we're doing fine. Now you don't need to ask." It doesn't help. |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 22, 2014 13:37:49 GMT -5
The cliched: "Long time listener, first time caller" is goofier to me. Just get to what you're going to say.
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Post by James Fabiano on Nov 22, 2014 14:52:48 GMT -5
It can't be as bad as what happened on fateful June day in New York, back in 2005...
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Nov 22, 2014 17:26:13 GMT -5
As someone who's dipped their feet into the radio industry, I can tell you that there is some stability.
Do you know someone important? If so, then you're in better shape than most.
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Post by adamclark52 on Nov 22, 2014 17:34:41 GMT -5
It can't be as bad as what happened on fateful June day in New York, back in 2005... Qui? |
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Post by James Fabiano on Nov 23, 2014 3:54:28 GMT -5
It can't be as bad as what happened on fateful June day in New York, back in 2005... Qui? WCBS-FM becomes Jack FM. Same stuff went on, people finding out they were fired the day the switchover was to happen, not to mention the whole jettisoning an iconic format thing. |
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Post by adamclark52 on Nov 23, 2014 11:30:07 GMT -5
The best story I ever heard in Ontario was when a country station changed format to top-40 in 1997. It was a Friday and things were going normal. The management sent all the DJ's out for a lunch and even paid for it. So everyone thought things were great. They came back from lunch to find the doors locked and a note on the door telling them they were all fired. It was a small, small station in a small town so no one ever cared. The station bombed too and it went back to country a few years later.
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