Goodbye 2K5...
...and don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out!
I'll be very honest: 2005 was not a very good year for me. Don't get me wrong, I had some good experiences with many different people and met several good friends for the first time during that year. However, I also spent a good chunk of it down in the dumps, depressed and ready to say "fuck it" and just chunk it all. But I got through it, I am smiling now and 2K6 is only almost four days old. A new year: A time of new beginnings and looking forward to the new experiences that await us. I, for one, plan to run into the new year with open arms and shouting with excitement.
So it's with that that I'm going to have a proverbial bonfire and burn all the bad things that happened. Gone are all the bad experiences, some of which I won't get into just out of sheer respect and, in some cases, professionalism.
So let's look ahead to this new year. I have a feeling that things are really going to be better, both personally and professionally. Professionally may have to wait a bit longer since ratings don't come out for another couple of weeks. Personally, things are already starting to look a little better. Shortly before I went home for Christmas (which I'll talk about in a few), I started seeing a wonderful woman named Rachel. Rachel is 23, originally from Ohio and the mother of two great kids. She also has another one on the way. Before you ask, no I'm not the father; she became pregnant shortly before she and her ex boyfriend broke up but she didn't find out until after she and I got together. It's really tough to describe the bond she and I have. In fact, I can't... it's indescribable. What has really impressed me about this woman is how she has gone above and beyond to reach out to my family and some of my close friends. She emailed my mom when we got together! I've never had a woman do anything like that for me before. It totally blew my mind and let me know right then and there that I have someone special. :-)
As I mentioned above, I went home for Christmas. It was awesome being down there! I didn't wear a jacket the entire time I was at home. It felt so good to get out of the ice and snow for a few days (although that was kindda dampened when I got back and realized that the snow and ice had melted LOL). With the exception of some new businesses that had opened, it was as if I never left. The town had literally not changed one bit. My mom and step dad's house has been totally redone, though. I seriously didn't recognize it at first! But it was great, comfortable and all that stuff so I wasn't complaining. It felt awesome to be down there and do next to nothing.
I resolved to not think of the station or listen to the radio much while I was down there. Quite honestly, radio in my old market (Meridian, MS) really depressed me. My old station has gone completely into the shitter. The music is ok for the most part (a bit too rhythmic, especially during the day, though) but everything else sounded awful. Quite honestly, it sounded half assed. There are liners that were running for several months before I left almost two years ago! I didn't get to hear the night guy (who I helped hire, I might add) but I got to hear everyone else. I'm sorry but they all sucked. Laziness, no preperation at all. The morning show is syndicated! SYNDICATED! There are now only two live morning shows in Meridian now (WOKK and WMOX) that I'm aware of. And Saturday night now has Open House Party (one of the crappiest shows ever put on the air in any market--I can't stand it!). It really broke my heart... I was honestly depressed. The station has no soul, no personality. Everything that made the station special when I was there is now gone and dead. In the CHR format, you always have to have something going on that creates a buzz and gives people a reason to listen. Jay King, the program director of WYYW, has said many times that radio stations in that type of format should "sell the sizzle." Unfortuantely, there's no sizzle to be had when the grill is cold. Before we were cookin' with gas... but no more. I'm not saying that my being there did or would give the station its success but at least someone was there/would be there who gave/gives a damn (seemingly, unlike those who are there now). I hate to say it but Q101 sucks. Hard.
Ok, I'm done. Time to head home, unwind and prepare for a nice nap. Have a happy new year!
--Jonathan
I'll be very honest: 2005 was not a very good year for me. Don't get me wrong, I had some good experiences with many different people and met several good friends for the first time during that year. However, I also spent a good chunk of it down in the dumps, depressed and ready to say "fuck it" and just chunk it all. But I got through it, I am smiling now and 2K6 is only almost four days old. A new year: A time of new beginnings and looking forward to the new experiences that await us. I, for one, plan to run into the new year with open arms and shouting with excitement.
So it's with that that I'm going to have a proverbial bonfire and burn all the bad things that happened. Gone are all the bad experiences, some of which I won't get into just out of sheer respect and, in some cases, professionalism.
So let's look ahead to this new year. I have a feeling that things are really going to be better, both personally and professionally. Professionally may have to wait a bit longer since ratings don't come out for another couple of weeks. Personally, things are already starting to look a little better. Shortly before I went home for Christmas (which I'll talk about in a few), I started seeing a wonderful woman named Rachel. Rachel is 23, originally from Ohio and the mother of two great kids. She also has another one on the way. Before you ask, no I'm not the father; she became pregnant shortly before she and her ex boyfriend broke up but she didn't find out until after she and I got together. It's really tough to describe the bond she and I have. In fact, I can't... it's indescribable. What has really impressed me about this woman is how she has gone above and beyond to reach out to my family and some of my close friends. She emailed my mom when we got together! I've never had a woman do anything like that for me before. It totally blew my mind and let me know right then and there that I have someone special. :-)
As I mentioned above, I went home for Christmas. It was awesome being down there! I didn't wear a jacket the entire time I was at home. It felt so good to get out of the ice and snow for a few days (although that was kindda dampened when I got back and realized that the snow and ice had melted LOL). With the exception of some new businesses that had opened, it was as if I never left. The town had literally not changed one bit. My mom and step dad's house has been totally redone, though. I seriously didn't recognize it at first! But it was great, comfortable and all that stuff so I wasn't complaining. It felt awesome to be down there and do next to nothing.
I resolved to not think of the station or listen to the radio much while I was down there. Quite honestly, radio in my old market (Meridian, MS) really depressed me. My old station has gone completely into the shitter. The music is ok for the most part (a bit too rhythmic, especially during the day, though) but everything else sounded awful. Quite honestly, it sounded half assed. There are liners that were running for several months before I left almost two years ago! I didn't get to hear the night guy (who I helped hire, I might add) but I got to hear everyone else. I'm sorry but they all sucked. Laziness, no preperation at all. The morning show is syndicated! SYNDICATED! There are now only two live morning shows in Meridian now (WOKK and WMOX) that I'm aware of. And Saturday night now has Open House Party (one of the crappiest shows ever put on the air in any market--I can't stand it!). It really broke my heart... I was honestly depressed. The station has no soul, no personality. Everything that made the station special when I was there is now gone and dead. In the CHR format, you always have to have something going on that creates a buzz and gives people a reason to listen. Jay King, the program director of WYYW, has said many times that radio stations in that type of format should "sell the sizzle." Unfortuantely, there's no sizzle to be had when the grill is cold. Before we were cookin' with gas... but no more. I'm not saying that my being there did or would give the station its success but at least someone was there/would be there who gave/gives a damn (seemingly, unlike those who are there now). I hate to say it but Q101 sucks. Hard.
Ok, I'm done. Time to head home, unwind and prepare for a nice nap. Have a happy new year!
--Jonathan
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