curious about the mix in here

[callletters]

listener and record collector

[microbob]

Listener and Radio fan Pre 1996.

[KR4BD]

Employed in On-Air, Production, News and "Lite" engineering, both full and part-time in my early career.  Later (1990's), enjoyed a 7+ year run at the same station in board-opping and on-air (weekends part-time), until a computer replaced me.  Always liked the business, but never could really make a living doing it.  Fortunately from 1973 to the present, another line of work paid the bills!  Retirement is now looming and would like to get back into radio part-time, but doubt any opportunities will ever come up again in today's business model.

[partymarty]

I think the career path was something like this---radio geek, board op, sales guy (a really lousy one), promotions grunt, jock, APD, PD, OM, brand manager, VP programming, consultant, semi-retired tracking fella/programmer.   

[mattsledge]

I was in the radio industry. So I base my views on experience.

Pirate radio stations don't count.

[TANKSBACK]

40+ years in radio and TV, on-air jock from podunk to top ten markets, program director, music director, production director, plus musician in a touring band, songwriter, recording artist and high school class clown.  Voted "most likely to die broke" in broadcasting school.   

[mattsledge]

Was APD/jock at WOXY when it was 97X up until its demise in 2004, PD/jock/babysitter to a computer of the next iteration of WOXY for a year until the flip to MAX-FM (as you'll recall it was first called BOB, but the owners of a certain AM station at the time didn't like that too much). I told 'em to call it PETE, but no such luck.

Since then I volunteered a bit at woxy.com from 2007-2009, and dabbled in internet radio. As of right now? Working for the man.

[nicomp]

Installed an FM Converter in my 1964 Oldsmobile. Can trim leads with side cutters and solder them. Can use a voltmeter.

I buy receivers from Crutchfield and install them in modern cars with only a few looks at the directions.

I can use Bluetooth to hook my smartphone to my car radio.

I eMail radio personalities. Ken Broo responds to me. Daryl Parks always responds to me. Marty Brennehan once read my email during a Reds game. Lance responds to me but he is generally terse and mean-spirited in his replies, nothing like his on-air sweetness and light persona.

I once fixed Andy Furman's computer at house (he's nothing like his on-air persona either).

[greg.hahn]

40 years in radio, 36 as an engineer. Jock, PD at smaller stations back in the day.

[DJJack1]

On air doing country, oldies, AC, Adult Standards, Rock and lately a little bit of talk.

PD of a talk station for about a year, but that was a glorified title. I filled out the affidavits and programmed the automation. ;-)

Currently a part-time board monkey while suffering through a day job.