Re: Questions about radio announcers job ...

[Eric Aiese <aiese@fas.harvard.edu>]

I went to the Cameo informational meeting last summer...it's an interesting 
setup.  The idea is (or was, at the time) essentially that they lease bulk 
time on a number of AM and cable FM stations somewhere out west, and then 
subcontract it out to members in 15-minute chunks per week.  The members 
show up once a week, drop off a check, and produce said show in the Cameo 
studios.  Then, the beauty is that you can make a fortune by selling 
advertising in your show, they say.  They were extremely tight-lipped about 
the affiliate info until after you paid the welcoming fee, so it's hard to 
say how well you can market and sell a show from 3000 miles away.  Actually 
it's easy to say.  But that wasn't part of the presentation.

Anyway, it seemed like a good, if expensive, way to learn a little about 
broadcasting, or for a housewife to have a soapbox.  For anyone with 
experience, not sure if it's worth much.   I guess I was a little 
disappointed that the pitch was a little too perfect.  That is, even I 
almost left there believing that I would be able to pick up a barter 
account, getting free airfare and cars, in exchange for plugs on this crazy 
station;   it didn't include anything mentioning the realities of selling 
advertising.   But I guess the meeting worked well enough -- if they are 
still in the Quincy offices 9 months later, that must be a good sign.

Eric


>Do any of you know anything about a company called Camea/Camia 
>Broadcasting in Quincy that is hiring part-time radio announcers? It's 
>seems like a strange operation and I wondered if anyone had heard about them.