Hey out of work talkers, thinking of shooting a demo to Kaiser Bill? With the passing of a legend Howie Chizek you are looking at both a great opportunity and an impossible task. Be prepared for LOCAL TALK Emphasis on both. It's not hit and run screened calls... they comment you hang up, then commen...

...."why would a station want a 55 yr old guy - even for free - when their target audience is females 25-44? And there were and still are tons of younger radio types who would do the job." EXPERIENCE!! 55 year old guy been there done that likely has kids in that coveted demo. Meanwhile. a younger pe...

Funny thing about options such as Pandora, and that is they program to what you MIGHT like. Off the top of my head I can think of dozens of Top 40 hits over the years that are unavailable on Pandora. So much for sharing titles with your friends and "their" suggestions are never close to what I asked...

watch the news tragedies around the world, and you can find a scene of a post earthquake Hatian, or other third world person with some station logoed shirt or hat

I was a regular listener to 1220 WGAR in the early 70s and it was guys like The Chucker... Lannigan...Chick Watkins... that gave me the drive and desire to pursue a radio career..

One of the best guys in the business that I ever met.

Boiled down: Good for him. but I can't shake the feeling he jumped the line. then again for years it's been more about who you know and luck than skills and abilities Watching the news story in his first on air interview, a rep from CC Columbus was on hand to offer him a voice tracking contract wort...

forced retirement

Hey, it's the old froggy alumni lendaman.....

'sup?

Miss the old 5 myself.

And why is that good for the industry? How about you serve a market with what you already have. Certainly don't need more syndie voices from your stable and additional clutter from more HD1s and 2s WKBN advertises that they broadcast live and local with more color and clarity. Certainly redifine wha...

Always liked you Jim. Always hated the viciousness that some comments generated so from that standpoint this set up is fine. Wish that the personal stuff would cease and we could all agree that we share the passion for the industry. Halltalk and J.N. have battled for years, but at the heart of it th...