tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5714818470839043325..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: A touching Christmas storyBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17427772415374002772010-12-22T11:25:35.279-08:002010-12-22T11:25:35.279-08:00Ken, 1974 was indeed the nadir for Top 40 radio......Ken, 1974 was indeed the nadir for Top 40 radio...even more so than the 1958-59 period often labeled "the dark ages of rock 'n' roll." What junk was on the playlists.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41278040098186950442010-12-20T12:23:03.437-08:002010-12-20T12:23:03.437-08:00When WCBS-FM changed its format from oldies to Jac...When WCBS-FM changed its format from oldies to Jack in 2005, their staff wasn't informed until 1 hour before the change. <br /><br />It seems most non-management employees in the broadcast business are itinerant. It's a pity. I think the only other people out there with shorter job lifespans are NFL coaches.Lou H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17611461956944372901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56708472931827349032010-12-20T05:25:28.384-08:002010-12-20T05:25:28.384-08:00The first time I was fired in radio I called up a ...The first time I was fired in radio I called up a friend you told me "you haven't worked in radio until you've been fired three times." <br /><br />It wasn't two years later that I was able to call him and say "Now I've worked in radio."Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88928594937906730262010-12-19T15:34:47.093-08:002010-12-19T15:34:47.093-08:00Well it's no "Christmas Shoes" but i...Well it's no "Christmas Shoes" but it will do!Sarcasticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85174740431459737092010-12-19T15:32:13.868-08:002010-12-19T15:32:13.868-08:00When I was living in St. Pete, FL, a commercial cl...When I was living in St. Pete, FL, a commercial classical station switched to an "oldies" format without announcement, except for the sound of a needle being rudely ripped off of a Mozart symphony. Not classy.<br /><br />On the other hand, the news that a station has gone from talk back to music is truly cheering . . .Matt Pattonhttp://mpatton1962.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69840222871913242010-12-19T10:50:31.156-08:002010-12-19T10:50:31.156-08:00I worked at a local radio station in the Monterey ...I worked at a local radio station in the Monterey Bay area in the 1970's as a weekend jock (I was going to college during the week). The guy who first hired me said we'd try it out for a few weeks and see how it went. Basically I'd be hired on a trial basis. He then asked me to meet him at the station at 5:30AM on Sunday morning. <br /><br />I showed up on Sunday and was taught the ropes. I played Latin music from 6 - 8AM (I had pre-recorded announcements to play between the records because I didn't speak any Spanish), then two live hosts came in for a Yugoslavian program which I engineered, and then I played a religious pre-recorded program from 10 - 10:30. Finally at 10:30 I got to be a DJ until Noon! Wowweee!<br /><br />After working there a few months I realized that the trial period must be over since I was still there. I asked my boss, "So when did you decide to keep me here permanently?" He said, "When you showed up that first day at 5:30AM!"David Schwartzhttp://www.funnyordie.com/videos/76f482c68e/an-evening-with-david-schwartz-who-movie-trailernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21132882501343041272010-12-19T10:49:45.399-08:002010-12-19T10:49:45.399-08:00Ahh radio. While writing an article about the dea...Ahh radio. While writing an article about the death of live radio a few years back I interviewed a former local disc-jockey who had worked at nearly all of Vancouver's then 17 or so stations at one point or another. He was convinced the reason the talent's chair was on wheels in the control room was that it made it easier to fire them by simply dragging them away from the board and rolling them straight into the elevator after or even during their show.David Russellhttp://www.davidrussell.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12931423250883082622010-12-19T10:45:36.077-08:002010-12-19T10:45:36.077-08:00A Seattle a.m. station recently went from all talk...A Seattle a.m. station recently went from all talk to oldies almost overnight. Anyone in Levineland know why?Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29795375268672726022010-12-19T09:10:36.375-08:002010-12-19T09:10:36.375-08:00Great "leaving the radio business to do bette...Great "leaving the radio business to do better things" story. Let me tell you mine.<br /><br />Oh, wait. I haven't gotten there yet...Howard Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377628524697677407noreply@blogger.com