WBZ cuts Leveille, Cuddy, Dyett, poss. Desmarais

[Eli Polonsky]

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>From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross.com>
>Sent: Jan 4, 2009 1:59 AM
>To: Eli Polonsky <elipolo@earthlink.net>
>Cc: bostonRadio Mailing List 
><boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
>Subject: Re: WBZ cuts Leveille, Cuddy, Dyett, poss. 
>Desmarais
>
>On 3 Jan 2009 at 0:00, Eli Polonsky wrote:
>
>>WATD in Marshfield has live (albeit unpaid) overnight
>>hosts, and so do many volunteer college stations that
>>don't have to worry about payroll.
> 
>How does WATD get unpaid volunteer overnight hosts?

WATD gives the overnight hosts total freedom to play
and program the music that they're passionate about.
Weeknights 10 PM to 2 AM (and all night Fridays) is 
Blues, 2 AM to 5 AM the other weeknights is mainly
1950s Doo-Wop and R&B, and Saturdays at midnight is 
a Big Band jazz show.

So, they do the shows for the same reason that DJ's
do shows on volunteer college stations, because they
feel that it's rewarding to program and present the 
specialty genres of music that they're playing.

I know that the 10 PM - 2 AM Blues block actually 
buys their airtime, and gets to keep (at least some
of) the revenue from the local spots they get on the 
show. I don't think that the 2 AM-5 AM '50s Doo-Wop
hosts are paying for their time (I'm not sure), but 
they're also unpaid, and occasional local spots do 
also appear on those shows, and I'd think that the 
hosts probably get to keep (at least some of) what 
little they can make from those as well.

EP