Re: CBS RADIO changes news opening

[Kevin Vahey <crimson@channel1.com>]

My eight year old can t make a noise that dad on a Casio.......

waiting for 7 PM to see if it really sounds that bad

yup it did



On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Scott Saloway wrote:

> 
> Agreed. I heard it for the first time earlier this afternoon - it sounds
> like someone banged it out on a Casio stuck in "major chord" mode.
> 
> And, if that wasn't bad enough, it just goes away. The old one used to
> tinkle away under the anchor's intro - but this one just dies. And it
> drowns out anyone trying to talk over it.
> 
> btw: anyone know if WBBR is running any kind of processing now that
> they've switched to all-news? Listening late last week, they sounded kinda
> thin - not to mention what must be some awful production behind the scenes
> that left Mitch Lebe ad-libbing nonsensically to correct copy. (And this
> was during afternoon drive!)
> 
> --Scott--
> 
> On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Kevin Vahey wrote:
> 
> > I just heard the new "improved" version of the CBS news intro at 6 PM on
> > WCBS
> > 
> > Can't leave well enough alone....... its sounds awful
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Scott J. Saloway      
> Assistant Producer/On-Air Promotions and Fundraising
> WBUR Radio, Boston    
> saloway@bu.edu        
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