[BC] Listening in the car

[nakayle@gmail.com]

 Well sounds like you know how to program radio, Steve.  Pity there aren't
more PDs like you.  My favorite radio era was 1960s FM where you could hear
most anything.  And where is the 'underground radio' of today?- it's on the
net!  There you can find the variety and experimenting that have long
disappeared from commercial radio.   And today's generation of young people
are discovering this and deserting commercial radio in droves.

 - Nat

On 8/4/06, Steve Newman <shnewman at alaweb.com> wrote:
>
> Yes and no Nat. I worked during the Drake/Chenault - Buzz Bennett
> era...and
> during the underground radio era. So we had formula radio and non-formula
> radio. Funny you happen to mention Oldies. I'm consulting a station and
> hour
> and a half from me (AM station) with my version of "Oldies". I don't use
> the
> word and my playlist is 3,217 cuts, and the stopsets are short. It's truly
> retro. The jingles are built from what I believe to be the 3 eras of
> Top-40
> radio that gave birth to these songs. I don't know why I got off on this.
> I
> see where you're coming from. I thought it seemed you were putting down
> the
> very business that supported you for so many years. Radio has been good to
> me. (not every job has been but the business I chose to work in has
> supported me for over 40 years) I'm not a rich guy but I'm comfortable and
> don't plan on retiring. Like many, I'll die at the mic, console or
> watching
> the processor. :)
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <nakayle at gmail.com>
> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 9:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [BC] Listening in the car
>
>
> > Well Steve, it's not the same industry that was paying my salary years
> > ago.  Today it's formula radio, where everywhere you go you hear the
> same
> > things.  I think the local oldies station has a playlist of the same 50
> > songs they've been playing for years because some stuffed shirt in NY
> said
> > those are the ones they should play.   And while I know their must be
> ads,
> > there doesn't have to be five solid minutes of ads, PSAs, promos and
> > whatnot.  Don't PDs realize that by the fourth minute of this the
> listener
> > has hit his tuning button to go find music somewhere?  And because every
> > station is like this now that somewhere is likely his Ipod where he can
> > hear
> > what he wants when he wants and without the yak.
> >
> > - Nat Kayle
>
>