Re(5): Hey radio kid Posted on October 11, 2021 at 12:05:03 PM by Radiokid
OK, so I just have to come back in for a second to reply.
First off, Byron - or whatever your name is - no company blocks GatewayCityRadio anymore. Wanna know why? It's worthless. Pointless. There was a time when GMs were afraid of the inside information coming from their jocks and sales slugs. They were afraid of the competition finding out anything about the inside dealings of the business. Those days are gone. There isn't competition anymore, there isn't anyone local enough to care. Plus, the appeal of the board has been gutted by two oldies in diapers just going at each other while the rest of you sit idly by like the crowd in Fight Club just waiting for some teeth to get knocked out so you go on about your merry way. All the while you are blaming an absentee administrator as you would the owner of the restaurant who turned a blind eye to the graphic violence happening in his cellar.
I think a lot of us - at least some of the people who responded on this thread - want the old days to return. The days of when there could be some scoop found on the board: who's getting fired, who is getting promoted, debating hosts and shows and stations on the quality of their programming and their content. And let's not get all high horse here and talk about how no one listens anymore - that's a cop out. Yes, it's not as good as it "used to be," but people are still out there, and we have a right to discuss the scraps of what is left of this business.
Instead we're watching one old fart copy and paste his same post over and over and over while some other toothless wonder claws back about the quality of spots run on a station. Well guess what, PDs don't have any say in the spots they run anymore. Yes, we all know that some of the best stations in history were those who had dictators-as-PDs who tossed aside ads with jingles or messages that didn't fit the ethos of their stations, but the Rick Sklars and Tom Donahues of the world are dead and buried, friend. It's all about the mighty dollar and hanging on to every bit of ad revenue you can. Sex shops, gun stores, penis pills and condom ads - on regular mainstream stations geared towards soccer moms? You bet. No one is batting an eye anymore.
Christ, let's pull it together, people. You want discussion, let's discuss. I wouldn't mind putting TV in this room as well, making this a full KC media room. Let's talk Alford leaving and the TKC rumour he may run for mayor. That's meaty. Let's break down the sports talkers and how they are handling the Chiefs loss last night. It's up to you all to make this room better. Maybe the others will reserve a room at John Knox for their geezer fight club and leave the chat to the kids. Replies: