Ted O'Reilly Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 http://www.radioearth.com/OnAirResignation.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Cool...nice sign off music too (top). . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Cool...nice sign off music too (top). Was that music? I thought it was company goons beating the sh*t out of him as he left the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Cool...nice sign off music too (top). Was that music? I thought it was company goons beating the sh*t out of him as he left the room. You know what the tune is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I know I've heard it a few times... must sleep on it to place it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Anyone else? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 ZZ Top - Tube Steak Boogie of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Wow. Hope all works out for you in the end. But I have to admit that was the best I quit ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Wow. Hope all works out for you in the end. But I have to admit that was the best I quit ever. That wasn't Ted quitting on the air. It was some guy in Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Inetta The Mood Setta Sounds like a thankless job at times. 6 bucks an hour?? Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) But why did she hit the station ID? You quit, break programming, walk away, leave the mic open so it catches the sound of the cart rack hitting the floor ... Edit to say that I made $6 or $7 an hour in my first radio gig, weekend overnights at WTNT Tallahassee. When I got my first full time job, I believe it was $10 an hour. Radio sucks, and what ensured that I wouldn't stay in it was the discovery that I wasn't going to move up from Tallahassee (market number 104, if I remember correctly) but could barely get interest from stations in the tiniest towns in the middle of nowhere, for even less money. Edited October 18, 2008 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 But why did she hit the station ID? You quit, break programming, walk away, leave the mic open so it catches the sound of the cart rack hitting the floor ... Exactly! Edit to say that I made $6 or $7 an hour in my first radio gig, weekend overnights at WTNT Tallahassee. When I got my first full time job, I believe it was $10 an hour. Radio sucks, and what ensured that I wouldn't stay in it was the discovery that I wasn't going to move up from Tallahassee (market number 104, if I remember correctly) but could barely get interest from stations in the tiniest towns in the middle of nowhere, for even less money. For a bit over 20 years I actually (barely) made a living doing radio, most of it jazz or alternative. At one point in the 1980s I was working for three stations simultaneously, one full-time and two part-time (I had to have a big sign to hang up in front of the console to remind myself where the hell I was so I wouldn't give the wrong ID!) It's been over a decade now since I've been able to make any $ at it. Now it's back to being a volunteer and doing it as a creative outlet. Ironic in a way when I think back on the 13 years I did a weekly jazz show on a commercial station with complete artistic control of the content. Those were the days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Ironic in a way when I think back on the 13 years I did a weekly jazz show on a commercial station with complete artistic control of the content. Those were the days... That was the highlight of my career as well. That F/T job was at a soft AC station. Part of my Saturday night duties was to roll a godawful smooth jazz show hosted by Dave Koz. So I figured it couldn't hury to pitch a "Romantic Jazz" show that would fit into the format with a mix of familiar vocalists like Sinatra and Ella with ballads by Ben Webster and Dexter and others. But it got even better when another station flipped to a smooth jazz format. At that point the boss wasn't going to stick with the Koz program, and actually came to me with a proposal for a two hour show to be called "Real Jazz" (they play "smooth", we play "real"). I produced about 40 of those. Nothing like GoM does with his show, but enjoyable nonetheless. Funny thing was I would always ask for comments/requests at least one break an hour, and you never knew what would happen. Most of the time the phone wouldn't ring, or one person would call. Then every once in a while I'd get three or four calls, one after the other - "we love your show" "great to hear this music on the radio". And I did have one hard core fan - an elderly lady who would never call, she would write. I must have received four or five letters from her that I've got filed away somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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