Can he walk the walk? Posted on April 24, 2021 at 02:47:01 PM by He talks the talk.
You ask most performers how TV works, they'll show you the power button on their controller and that's all they need to know to get on camera.
Remember, I was in news; I was an MD only once, for long enough to get on the record companies' mailing and call lists and get a lot of promotional records.
That's it. What do YOU know about it? Other than what you read in the trades? They did like us a lot in smaller markets because AC stations were willing to break new music--and they were quick to publish your call letters in the trades, hoping the larger markets would give their new stuff a listen. Like you, they're just salemen seeking airplay. I couldn't care less how the business end of radio ran itself, so long as the paycheck was there twice a month.
Put another way, a pilot doesn't need to know how to build his jetliner, he just needs to know where the landing gear is. Perhaps you exaggerate your own importance! When I read the trades, most of the attention was on the performers and the formats. Ya never saw photos of the sales slugs in the trade magazines!
IF anybody else is in here reading along, lets leave it to them to nod in agreement or contribute. That would be interesting, for a change. Replies: