So what have we learned from this unfortunate incident?
1) Some people just do not respond well to unsolicited criticism. No surprise, I guess.
2) Some people just do not have a clue as to what "dealing with the public" means. Plus, is it a good idea to be deliberately rude to one's listeners? When I had listeners, I wanted to send them fan mail.
3) Not all radio stations are run on the principle that sloppy DJ-ing will get you whacked on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper (metaphorically speaking).
But we're not bad sports. We'll keep listening and donating. However, I certainly will think twice before I I.M. the DJ.
PS: I was forcibly restrained from responding to him myself, to the effect of:
What E. is trying to say (but was too nice to put it like this) is that your endless yammering is driving us nuts. If I wanted that much talk, I'd listen to freaking NPR. Sorry if this makes you feel bad, but friendly advice obviously isn't doing the trick. Have a great week!
if you guys don't inlude the station and first and last names of the DJ chances are he'll never see either.
Signed,
The Instigator
Posted by: mike whybark on January 8, 2004 08:10 PMI actually don't know his last name. (Nor am I that interested in attracting heat-seeking missiles.) Eric has got the name of the station in his post.
Posted by: Anne on January 9, 2004 10:26 AMHeh-read this and smiled, searched through my old QAX tapes and found this-
I and A- "Very good show! Enjoyed the going back and forth between genres of music. I sensed a little impatience when each of you went on-just relax, you're doing great. Watch your voice levels though-since the voice is easier perceived by the brain than music, voice at the same level as music really blasts at you. Peak voice at -3 or -5 on the VUs. Technically you both did fine. More practice will smooth out any imperfections, but you both seem very comfortable with the controls. I listened to this tape while driving on a sunny Sunday afternoon-it was a very "pleasant" experience. Thanks."
Ah-the first "Incense and Evergreen" aircheck.
Posted by: Ilona on February 1, 2004 06:09 AM