Re: WBZ

[Bob Nelson <rac_cooney@yahoo.com>]

Good points. I like Butch from the Cape myself, but
WBZ had every right to cut him off when he started to
use language that might not be appropriate for 
children. In Joe Fitzgerald's Herald column, he quoted
someone from WBZ (the PD, I think) who said that the
show was airing at a time when a lot of families could
be listening-- you know, driving home from the Cape or
something-- and Butch's language may have been not
appropriate for all ages.
Incidentally, I understand that it _is_ hard for
producers and board ops to accurately chop off swear
words and stuff. Sometimes, they "miss". Last Saturday
morning on WEEI, I heard a caller say (referring to
Mo Vaughn's salary demands) "tough s--t", and it came
across. A few seconds later, you heard the split
second of dead air-- they were trying to edit out the
cuss word, and they "missed". 
I'm all for "freedom of the press" myself, but a radio
station must also consider that they don't want to
offend listeners and sponsors. WBZ had the right to
cut Butch off. They wanted to protect their income
(when all is said and done) by not offending listeners
and sponsors.


- ---WBZRadio@aol.com wrote:
>
> Responding to some of the postings on the sports caller being pulled
off:
> 
> The call was pulled off for the improper language...not the content
of the
> comment.  It didn't matter what  the caller was commenting on, but
the obscene
> language used.  Any caller bright enough to be able to dial a phone
(rotary or
> push button) is bright enough to use proper language.   If not there
are
> stations at the lower end of the dial where it would be welcome.
> 
> A PD does have the right--and responsibility--to ensure that station
> programming conforms to standards at all times.  In some cases
waiting until
> after a show is too late.  Any of you who've been PDs (and I'm sure
that's
> most of you) know there are times when you've wanted to call during
a show and
> didn't, and times when you felt you had to do so and did.  Any
expereinced PD
> can anticipate where a bad caller is going when they start off on
that type of
> dialogue and make the call to pull it.  Young producers aren't
always quick
> enough on the trigger--unfortunately---but that's reality.
> 
> Any of you who've worked with the seven second delay (again, most of
you I
> presume) know that deleting one or two words is no problem, but a
continued
> stream of words requiring deleting is just not possible.  How does
one listen
> to both pre delay...and post delay...deleting the improper
words...while
> listening for others...at the same time?  If you've tried you
know...if not
> you don't.
> 
> It's up to each station to set its own standards for what it decides
is in
> it's best interests regardless of whenther the same company employs
others
> with other standards at other stations.    Those of you who've run
stations or
> station groups (most, again) already know that.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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