[BC] Re: Ignoring Station Procedures. "I Know Better"

[Jeff Allen]

There was a day here recently I produced three spots, fixed two
transmitters, repaired a studio problem and updated content on four web
sites whilst one of the jocks was complaining about doing four spots and a
morning show all in one day.  Gosh...good thing he didn't have anything else
to do.

J Allen



----- Original Message -----
From: <KC4QLP at aol.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 12:54 AM
Subject: [BC] Re: Ignoring Station Procedures. "I Know Better"


>
>
> ------ At 06:23 PM 8/20/2006, Jeff Allen wrote: -------
>
> >I don't see why the production person had the schedule anyway.  I've
never
> >worked for a station that you get the Production order and the schedule.
> >It's always just been the Copy, run dates, cart number, what station and
> >dubs to other stations if any.  The schedule is not Production
department's
> >concern.
>
> Agreed. That's why it seemed so strange that an announcer would have
> access to any more information than you mention. Without information
> about the full or potential buys, merchandisng, remotes and the
> relationship between the salesperson and the buyer he couldn't know
> what was in the works.
>
>
>
> In a very small market such as what I worked in during some former time
> period, the production person may also serve as an announcer, light bulb
changer,
> janitor...you name it.
> Basically what it boils down to is covering your butt. If the P.O said to
cut
> all seven spots even though that five was only scheduled to air, you cut
all
> seven spots onto their own cart and each given a cart number of its
own.The
> cart numbering would be tracked and logged with the traffic/billing dept.
> If the SM later called for the other two spots to run in rotation, those
> spots would be ready to roll without delay or a zillion questions asking
why those
> spots aren't ready.
>
> Broadcast engineering is no different, you follow the directions, as
skipping
> a section or two in this line of work, the worst thing that could happen
is
> that you get killed or seriously hurt at the upmost worst situation!
>
> I agree, some sales people are what some would consider towards the
"loopy"
> side, but they know in their own way what they are doing and how to make a
sale
> which equals to your pay check.
>
> It does amaze me though in this business how many production people
complain
> about all of that "hard work" they have to do to cut a few handful of
spots
> when you have other people digging ditches, construction work and
other....hard
> labor type jobs.
>
> I think in this business, to many people are getting to self centered and
not
> working together as closely as they should as it takes everyone working
> together to make a successful broadcasting facility. Back room back
stabbing and
> complaining only hurts everyone in the end.
>
>   Bob Carter - KC4QLP
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