Now They're Stealing Vacation Time!!!

[cee]

And less and less and less talent will be developed---until the pool to draw from (even for VTing and syndie talk shows) will have all but dried up.

Listeners are given less and less and less reason to bother tuning in radio every year.

The powers that be are creating an environment that will cause the radio business to eventually obliterate itself.

Wanna know how bad things are going to get for the listener down the road?  Most poeople I know who haven't already gotten out of the business, are either preparing to, or looking for any opportunity to change careers.

I wish the management of these companies would think about that a bit, as they continue to aid in the permanent destruction of what was once a golden goose.

These SOB's could've made money without devastating the product's quality---but they instead chose to make that much more profit by salting the Earth after each harvest.

Quite the fine mixture of greed and stupidity.

As Ed McMahon might say: "You are correct, sir"

[oldiesfan6479]

...Someone actually posted a question on the Charlotte board asking what
broadcasting school they should go to!

Why the Columbia School of Broadcasting, of course!

Not affiliated with CBS.

One could derisively respond to the above disclaimer with either "aren't we lucky"
or "aw, I was hoping that Dan Mason's head bean counter would be my instructor."

[Steven21]

Anyone interested in a career in radio really SHOULD get a degree in accounting. That's apparently more important than understanding the medium.

[The Voice of Reason]

Anyone interested in a career in radio really SHOULD get a degree in accounting. That's apparently more important than understanding the medium.

I would be curious to find out just how many young people are interested in a career in radio anymore? From what I've learned personally, and here on this board, one seems better off trying to get a job in a Buffalo steel mill than finding gainful employment in radio. As many have already stated, including yours truly, after morning drive, there are little if any jobs left in radio. AM stations tend to run syndicated talk shows while FM stations go with voice tracking.
It's a shame to see this business go down the toilet just because of incompetent management and owners.

[Yeziknoradio]

It costs alot of money to run a radio station and nothing to turn on the radio.

Times have changed alot, but I still don't understand the difference between trying to get the attention of the ipod user today, and getting my attention back in the day...back when I used to enjoy listening to casette tapes.

WKSE & others got my ear somehow then, and therefore shouldn't have any trouble today.

[Radknowski]

Interesting observation, Yezi:

Everybody had mix tapes - cassettes back in the day, featuring songs gleaned from their favorite FM radio stations because the sound was so good (minus the jocks and commercials) or songs from LPs. Usually the tapes featured new music. It was a very primative tribal thing. What's happening today is much the same but with improved technology, better clarity and more importantly, immediacy. Like a song or video? You can connect with your friends all over the world witha few keystrokes. It's viral and it's potent. This is what's having a critical impact on the radio and television business today. How many commercials do you bother watching when you DVR a program? Just as I thought.

[shiftless]

I feel no sympathy for a company whose stock is selling for pennies a share, yet the top managers are paid millions of dollars, plus getting additional perks, while the latest company edict is to take away vacation time and continue to fire long-time employees just to save a buck.
Personally I wouldn’t shed a tear if these companies went bankrupt. Maybe then, at fire sales, someone who truly cares about broadcasting will buy up some of these radio properties and actually do something positive with them instead of the current philosophy of rape and pillage.

Question for you.Do you think that this is due to Corporate America and deregulation? What about the at will clause, I think that is an unfair law,the company will always win.

[The Voice of Reason]

I feel no sympathy for a company whose stock is selling for pennies a share, yet the top managers are paid millions of dollars, plus getting additional perks, while the latest company edict is to take away vacation time and continue to fire long-time employees just to save a buck.
Personally I wouldn’t shed a tear if these companies went bankrupt. Maybe then, at fire sales, someone who truly cares about broadcasting will buy up some of these radio properties and actually do something positive with them instead of the current philosophy of rape and pillage.

Question for you.Do you think that this is due to Corporate America and deregulation? What about the at will clause, I think that is an unfair law,the company will always win.

One word will answer your question: Greed! That's the driving force behind the demise of broadcasting today. There is no need for one company to own several stations in a market except for their attempts to bleed what ever they can out of these operations.
How many stations have reverted to being nothing but automated jukeboxes just because corporations have eliminated live announcers to save a buck?
I wish someone could do an in-depth study of just how many radio jobs have been eliminated during the past 20 years. Then compare what the average announcer/newsperson makes to that of a CEO or station manager. It would be interesting reading.