Re: using newstaff to do remotes

["Marc Lemay" <times@massachusetts.com>]

Hey Mike-

As a former news director/anchor/chief bottlewasher for a few stations, I
was called on to do remotes...I don't remember if I plugged products, but I
sure did mention the sponsor everytime the sales rep came over and tapped me
on the shoulder.

It was a chance for me to show a second personality of sorts...shed my skin.
 I especially liked it when we did the entire morning show from a location
and had someone back at the studio punching up the news cuts...people were
amazed...

Not unusual for a small market station (which I came from)...but for a
Central Mass "big daddy?"  I'll reserve judgement...

Marc Lemay
http://www.massachusetts.com/times
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>From: "Mike Malone" <wdoa@ma.ultranet.com>
>To: <boston-radio-interest@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
>Subject: using newstaff to do remotes
>Date: Fri, Nov 27, 1998, 2:32 PM
>

>I was just listening to WTAG here in Worcester today, they have their news
>staff doing remotes plugging CWT gift certificates and the like from the
>Auburn Mall.   Of course they cut in on the Rush L. show to do this, maybe
>this is their idea of "local programming".  WTAG has recently been taking
>print ads out all over the place claiming that they are a "leader" in local
>programming.....This after getting generally blasted in the local press for
>axing Upton Bell, and cutting the late evening newscasts....
>
>Mike Malone
>
>

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