tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927785.post2154304898556022947..comments2023-09-17T04:20:48.417-07:00Comments on Jaye Albright's Breakfast Blog: Reaffirmation: A Note From A FriendAlbright and O'Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933457732458275539noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927785.post-72758837412051701672013-02-11T04:14:55.166-08:002013-02-11T04:14:55.166-08:00Curious... I'm wondering if you're endorsi...Curious... I'm wondering if you're endorsing this train of thought or if your merely patronizing those who you have "consulted" out of a job they loved.<br /><br />You can't live on both sides of the fence Jaye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927785.post-37756347970358556842013-02-04T03:06:05.618-08:002013-02-04T03:06:05.618-08:00The overall job of the radio disc jockey has seen ...The overall job of the radio disc jockey has seen an increasing number of changes in the past 15 years, with technology and consolidation as the primary factors. Add to this the increasing influence of hedge funds and centralized corporate ownership, a retreat from localism, continued downsizing of personnel, the ever-threatening potential for further consolidation, the invasion of digital, the steady and stable growth of satellite radio and the relentless tsunami of internet radio — and traditional (or “terrestrial”) radio might find itself in a fight for its very existence.<br /><br />It was less than one generation ago when, if you had a question or idea to make your radio station better, you simply went down the hall and knocked on the door of the program director, or on the door next to it where the owner or GM of the station might be found. Today, there could be four or five stations in the same building as yours, the PD could be in another city or even another state, and the corporate office could be clear across the country.Jeff McKay RadioInfohttp://www.radioinfo.com/2013/02/01/the-state-of-the-disc-jockey-part-5/noreply@blogger.com