Random Thoughts and Ramblings From the Dirty Dirty!
Finally, Jonathan has come back to the dirty south!
Ok, ok, I'm not really like The Rock but it's great to be back home! Honestly, it's almost like I never left. Meridian (the town where my old station, Q101, is) hasn't changed one bit except for the new Sam's Club. Philadelphia (my home town) literally hasn't changed a bit. I've even run into a few friends of mine and, well, they're the same. So, yeah, Mississippi has been boring for the most part. But, again, it's great to be at home.
It's just great to see my family, though. Me and my mom have always been close and I had really missed her. Tonight we hung around the house and watched a movie, just like we used to do sometimes. My younger sister has lost a ton of weight! I was really impressed. Not that she was huge or anything but she just looks like she's in really good shape now. Watch out fellas! My brother, well, I've hardly seen him. He went with me and Liz to lunch at the Hard Rock Beach Club today and that was the last time I saw him today. But it's all good. My older sister is doing well too. She mentioned bring her so-called husband over on Christmas day. Sure, she can do that. But that doesn't meant that I have to go out of my way to make him feel welcome. In my eyes, he isn't welcome over here but this isn't my house and I don't make those calls.
I talked to Emily a few minutes ago and I didn't realize how much I miss her! I know it's only been a couple of days since I've seen her but I'd normally get to see her tonight and I've really missed her, especially over the last couple of hours.. It just drives me crazy that we're far away and that I won't get to see her again until Monday or Tuesday of next week.
As you may have heard, there was a HUGE winter storm in Kentucky and Indiana yesterday. Yes, I drove in that mess. It was because of that slop that it took me 14 hours to get here instead of 10. I mean, you can't really travel somewhere in a reasonable amount of time if you're going at 30 miles an hour for most of the first leg of your trip. I need to give a hats off to the road crews in Louisville, KY because they really had their stuff together. The roads were clear and everything was good. Indiana, on the other hand, was horriable. I don't know what it was but they just weren't prepared at all. I hardly saw a plow out when I was driving through Indiana (I even almost got stuck) but I saw several once I crossed into Kentucky. In short, the road crews in Kentucky were awesome and the crews in Indiana suck!
Of course, I must talk about radio! The radio on my way down here was boring for the most part. The one thing I was most surprised at was how bad the stations in Indianapolis sounded! Programming wise, they weren't too bad (especially Radio Now and the country station--I don't remember the calls) but their processing was awful. Most of the stations were pumped up to the point of distortion. Yuck. Nashville had the best radio on the trip in my opinion; I especially enjoyed listening to 107.5 The River (the number one CHR in Nashville). Louisville and Huntsville had the most boring radio I've ever heard. It was just vanilla to the point of tears (no offense Ben or Scotty--I know you guys are the exceptions to this!). I have to mention this stations I ran across somewhere near the Kentucky-Tennessee border. WUHU (pronounced, I shit you not, Woo-Hoo on the air) was, well, awful. The music wasn't bad but the imaging and the jocks were awful, just awful. And the name of the station was laughable. Advice to management of "Woo-Hoo:" Just because you're in a small market doesn't mean that you have to sound that way. Trust me, I know this from experience.
And then I got to hear radio in my former market. Absolutely nothing has changed, except for the blues station across the street... it doesn't sound shitty anymore. My former station sounds really good! They've expanded a bit and are now fully mainstream CHR, with a rhythmic tilt at night. That was what I wanted to do with the station when I was MD but management really didn't see eye-to-eye with me on that. Glad that they finally realized that that's what needed to happen. My only complaint is that the imaging needs to be updated badly! Most of the sweepers that are on there were running when I left in May (seven months ago).
I dropped by there on my way home and I got to talk to Marc B. (mix show host), "The Revrand" Paul Todd (night guy on the Urban AC) and Bill Brock (the new PD of Q101). Bill's a really nice guy and really knows what he's doing on the station. I was very glad to meet him and I now fully know that Q101 is in great hands. I feel very confident about the future of the station and I'm happy that I'm one of the people who laid the foundation for its success. I suppose it's almost like raising a kid and finally having to let it go and hoping that it continues to grow and prosper.
Well, that's all I have for now. I'm sure I'll post after Christmas sometime. Until then, I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas! Catch you on the other side!
--Jonathan
Ok, ok, I'm not really like The Rock but it's great to be back home! Honestly, it's almost like I never left. Meridian (the town where my old station, Q101, is) hasn't changed one bit except for the new Sam's Club. Philadelphia (my home town) literally hasn't changed a bit. I've even run into a few friends of mine and, well, they're the same. So, yeah, Mississippi has been boring for the most part. But, again, it's great to be at home.
It's just great to see my family, though. Me and my mom have always been close and I had really missed her. Tonight we hung around the house and watched a movie, just like we used to do sometimes. My younger sister has lost a ton of weight! I was really impressed. Not that she was huge or anything but she just looks like she's in really good shape now. Watch out fellas! My brother, well, I've hardly seen him. He went with me and Liz to lunch at the Hard Rock Beach Club today and that was the last time I saw him today. But it's all good. My older sister is doing well too. She mentioned bring her so-called husband over on Christmas day. Sure, she can do that. But that doesn't meant that I have to go out of my way to make him feel welcome. In my eyes, he isn't welcome over here but this isn't my house and I don't make those calls.
I talked to Emily a few minutes ago and I didn't realize how much I miss her! I know it's only been a couple of days since I've seen her but I'd normally get to see her tonight and I've really missed her, especially over the last couple of hours.. It just drives me crazy that we're far away and that I won't get to see her again until Monday or Tuesday of next week.
As you may have heard, there was a HUGE winter storm in Kentucky and Indiana yesterday. Yes, I drove in that mess. It was because of that slop that it took me 14 hours to get here instead of 10. I mean, you can't really travel somewhere in a reasonable amount of time if you're going at 30 miles an hour for most of the first leg of your trip. I need to give a hats off to the road crews in Louisville, KY because they really had their stuff together. The roads were clear and everything was good. Indiana, on the other hand, was horriable. I don't know what it was but they just weren't prepared at all. I hardly saw a plow out when I was driving through Indiana (I even almost got stuck) but I saw several once I crossed into Kentucky. In short, the road crews in Kentucky were awesome and the crews in Indiana suck!
Of course, I must talk about radio! The radio on my way down here was boring for the most part. The one thing I was most surprised at was how bad the stations in Indianapolis sounded! Programming wise, they weren't too bad (especially Radio Now and the country station--I don't remember the calls) but their processing was awful. Most of the stations were pumped up to the point of distortion. Yuck. Nashville had the best radio on the trip in my opinion; I especially enjoyed listening to 107.5 The River (the number one CHR in Nashville). Louisville and Huntsville had the most boring radio I've ever heard. It was just vanilla to the point of tears (no offense Ben or Scotty--I know you guys are the exceptions to this!). I have to mention this stations I ran across somewhere near the Kentucky-Tennessee border. WUHU (pronounced, I shit you not, Woo-Hoo on the air) was, well, awful. The music wasn't bad but the imaging and the jocks were awful, just awful. And the name of the station was laughable. Advice to management of "Woo-Hoo:" Just because you're in a small market doesn't mean that you have to sound that way. Trust me, I know this from experience.
And then I got to hear radio in my former market. Absolutely nothing has changed, except for the blues station across the street... it doesn't sound shitty anymore. My former station sounds really good! They've expanded a bit and are now fully mainstream CHR, with a rhythmic tilt at night. That was what I wanted to do with the station when I was MD but management really didn't see eye-to-eye with me on that. Glad that they finally realized that that's what needed to happen. My only complaint is that the imaging needs to be updated badly! Most of the sweepers that are on there were running when I left in May (seven months ago).
I dropped by there on my way home and I got to talk to Marc B. (mix show host), "The Revrand" Paul Todd (night guy on the Urban AC) and Bill Brock (the new PD of Q101). Bill's a really nice guy and really knows what he's doing on the station. I was very glad to meet him and I now fully know that Q101 is in great hands. I feel very confident about the future of the station and I'm happy that I'm one of the people who laid the foundation for its success. I suppose it's almost like raising a kid and finally having to let it go and hoping that it continues to grow and prosper.
Well, that's all I have for now. I'm sure I'll post after Christmas sometime. Until then, I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas! Catch you on the other side!
--Jonathan
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