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| Posted by: Rick Scott |
1/29/2009 7:10 AM |
Sports Radio isn't the only one to feel the effect of the economy. The lay-offs and cut backs are staggering. I've thought a lot about how to try and help some of the great people that are out of work - Allan Davis who was with Entercom in Kansas City, Stoney and Wojo in Detroit at WDFN, Doug Westerman who spent years at KFAN and CC in Minneapolis, There are a lot of others - forgive me if I did not include you but my point here is trying to help people get back to work. This is a call for ideas - what are your thoughts? What can we do as an industry? |
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Re: Pros on the Beach |
By cliffsaunders on
1/30/2009 7:25 AM |
| The decision makers in the industry can do one thing right now - give the talented a chance.<br> <br>The one thing that I have encountered during my search for a new job is the reluctance on the part of the decision makers to hire someone who isn't based in their city. There are three reasons for this (or so I've been told) that 'outsiders' aren't given serious consideration.<br> <br>1. You don't know the local teams, traditions or city history.<br> <br>2. Operators do not want to pay moving expenses.<br> <br>3. Operators do not want to pay to have someone travel for an audition/interview.<br> <br>Often times, you never even get a chance to ease the decision maker's concern. This is how I would answer the three concerns.<br> <br>1. I didn't know the local teams, etc. in Milwaukee, but I sat down and did as much research as humanly possible (the work ethic Chuck Wilson taught me). I think I did pretty well in Milwaukee (for an outsider). I moved there, got involved in the community - basically I threw everything I had into the job.<br> <br>I also would tell the decision maker that music DJ's (if there are any left these days) move from city to city. If they can, why can't I? Also, in the late 1990's Sean Hannity was hired to replace a legend in Bob Grant at WABC. People doubted him because he had lived in the South for over a decade. Hannity is now the second most listened to radio host in the country.<br> <br>2. I can answer concerns #2 and #3 the same way. Let me worry about flying into your city for an audition/ interview. I'll come up with the cash somehow. Just give me a chance to show you what I can do. If you like what you hear, let's talk. if you don't like what you hear, then it didn't cost you anything.<br> <br>If you like what you hear and you want to hire me, then let's be creative about moving expenses. Most times the employee is laying out the money anyway before a check is cut. So, let's get creative. Maybe I pick up 60% of the moving expenses. Maybe instead of a lump sum check to cover we pay it out in installments. The bottom line is we can get creative and come to some sort of an agreement.<br> <br>The bottom line has become more important than the product coming out of the speakers. Qualified candidates are easily dismissed because they incur cost to a prospective employer. What should be happening is for the decision maker and the candidate to get together and work creatively towards 'making it happen.'<br> <br> |
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