Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 9, Issue 60 (College Radio Thread)

[SonnyDaye1@aol.com]

Sid Schweiger said:

<<<It used to be that students lined up for shifts at WDJM.  Not anymore. 
Radio is irrelevant to most of them...a trend which is going to hit
commercial radio in the butt if they don't do something in a hurry to
make themselves relevant and listenable again.>>>

Maybe this is the kick in the butt radio needs to force it to go back to the "good ole days" when disc jockeys were creative, entertaining and had talent (Joey Reynolds, Ron Landry, Sandy Beach, Jess Cain, etc.).
-Sonny Daye

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   Subj:    Re: (no subject) 
   Date:    2/22/2005 1:12:40 AM Eastern Standard Time 
   From:    "A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyross.com> 
   To:    raccoonradio@myway.com 
   Cc:    boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org 

On 22 Feb 2005 at 0:45, Bob Nelson wrote:

> Looks like student run radio at UMass Lowell may be on the way
> out--unless the students fight back. Is this the start of a trend?

I don't know, but I can't imagine that happening at UMass Amherst without a big fight from 
the students.  And plenty of alumni as well.

-- 
A. Joseph Ross, J.D.                           617.367.0468
15 Court Square, Suite 210                 lawyer@attorneyross.com
Boston, MA 02108-2503                   http://www.attorneyross.co

Subj:    Re: (no subject) 
   Date:    2/22/2005 8:35:28 AM Eastern Standard Time 
   From:    "Sid Schweiger" <sid@wrko.com> 
   To:    <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org> 

>>> Looks like student run radio at UMass Lowell may be on the way
> out--unless the students fight back. Is this the start of a trend?

I don't know, but I can't imagine that happening at UMass Amherst
without a big fight from the students.  And plenty of alumni as well.<<

Don't be too sure of that.  From my observations of college-age
students at Framingham State, where I am every week, they don't use
radio like students used to.  They get their music in other media, most
notably MP3 players like the iPod or portable CD players.  They're the
first generation of young people who have grown up with CD and DVD
burners on their PC's, so they don't need to listen to someone else's
mix of music.  They make their own.

It used to be that students lined up for shifts at WDJM.  Not anymore. 
Radio is irrelevant to most of them...a trend which is going to hit
commercial radio in the butt if they don't do something in a hurry to
make themselves relevant and listenable again.




Sid Schweiger
IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC
WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WQSX - WRKO - WVEI
20 Guest St / 3d Floor
Boston MA  02135-2040
Phone: 617-779-5369
Fax: 617-779-5379
E-Mail: sid@wrko.com



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