Re: Fwd: Re: July 4th Programming....

[mwaters@wesleyan.edu (Martin J. Waters)]

>Bump Martin wrote:
>Hey gang, after sending along thoughts about the July 4th programming at
>WRKO, THIS is the two-line response I got from Kevin Straley, the PD.
>Hmmmm...seems similar sarcastic attitudes run thru the entire staff.
>BM
>
>BTW....  His e-mail address is     "kevin@wrko.com"  ...just in case
>anyone would like to chime in.

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>> Date: Thursday, 25-Jun-98 04:28 PM
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>> Subject: Fwd: Re: July 4th Programming....
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>> >From kevin@wrko.com Thu Jun 25 08:37:11 1998
>> >From: "Kevin Straley" <kevin@wrko.com>
>
>> >Subject: Re: July 4th Programming....
>> >Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:22:43 -0400
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>> >Enjoy your weekend trip.  If you need someone to feed the cat please
>> let us
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        Obscure sarcasm, at that. I don't even get the reference to cats. I
guess he had nothing to say in support of the wretched programming they
apparently intend to run on the Fourth. The part that is most inexcusable
is using just the one or maybe two jingles. What is that about? Lots of
jingles are out there to be had. Just the jingle business alone makes it
sound so pitiful it makes you want to call the veterinarian to have it put
out of its misery.

        I'll take up the suggestion to chime in by repeating my earlier
post for the benefit of the WRKO P.D:

On June 23, under my preferred subject heading of "WRKO July Fourth
horrors," I wrote:
        I have now found last week's NERW warning of WRKO's plans to do its
one-day music programming on July 4. If they do the same sort of pathetic
thing they did last year, it will literally be a sad day for radio. Maybe
we could stop it by getting BMI and ASCAP to revoke their licenses on the
grounds of crimes against humanity.

        At the same time, I recommend rolling tape. It was so bad last
year, it just about defied description, so tape is the only way to go.
Also, no one will believe you in the future, so you'll need to play the
tape to prove it really was that bad. And, as time helps alleviate even the
most horrible of memories, you, too, will forget the true horribleness of
it and will need to play the tapes to remember just how awful it was. Stock
up now on those cassettes. Of course, you'll also want to have a second
radio available so you can listen to some other station. I want to make it
clear that while I suggest taping this, due to its historical interest, I
am in no way promoting the idea that anyone actually listen to it.
<vicious sarcasm mode off>

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