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The guys will be playing LIVE on THE FUNHOUSE Friday at 8PM for a taping of THE ROCK UNPLUGGED.
I've also heard they've kept bands from playing certain songs that they did not approve of. I find that disturbing. I've never been to a venue in Knoxville where the band was told that they can not play "this" song or "that" song. I hope this is just a rumor. If not, it's sad.
Dead on. Has Howell been fired yet?? If not, I'd be surprised if she isn't job hunting soon. Of course, if you want the same kind of responses WNOX received, look no further than TV station wesbite comment section and the KNS comment section as well.
Fandamntastic record!
Derek-Post production is when you do work AFTER production, hence-POST. Reality tv is the shit that you see on TV that they claim to not be scripted i.e. Real World, Cops and several other shows. If you need an explanation for anything else please email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Email is short for Electronic Mail, which has become a popular medium for sending information from one computer to another.No s***. What is this email of which you speak? I was talking about the pwn'd. Yes, I know what it means, it just didn't make any sense there. And where did I slam you?
I say, "Well played ol' boy!"
Good stuff, loc.
BTW, WTF does this mean?
Me too Michael- Im in post production-Reality TV. WHAT WHAT
pwn'd
_Brock
What up Golden Boy?? How's life at the "evil corporate station" ;)
"I work in "corporate" radio here in Knoxville. I'm sorry you had such a bad experienceat the River, but I think you might just be a little sour with your situation." The River was a great experience. My comment about it was "tounge in cheek" The only thing that sucked was Citadel buying it and firing nearly everyone with the exception of a couple sales folks and Joe. (Love Joe, glad he got to keep his job) Then they ran it into the ground. Now 100.3 is a right-wing mouthpiece. Yay!! The other station I worked at West 105.3, just couldn't afford the salary. I have no ill feelings of any of the time I spent on commercial radio, it was a blast! Where else can you get paid to talk every 15-20 minutes (about music), go to free shows, run up free bar tabs, meet bands, etc. etc.? But there's no way I'm ever going back, regardless of whatever salary I was offered. At any rate, again, the students are a big part of the station, but without Benny, the station would most likely not even exist anymore. It was on the verge of not existing. I believe there were people interested in buying it and turning it into a Christian station. I'm not 100% on that, but I do recall hearing that as well. So if Benny hadn't turned the thing around, those students that came after Benny arrived would have never even had the opportunities they had. As far as any problems Benny may have had with certain students (no references, etc.)I have no idea.
No referenc'd
There you have it.
He didn't give me a reference, he hired me.
Also spent 4 years in commercial radio, behind the scenes in promotions and ultimately on the air. I was let go from the 2nd commercial station I worked at when they cut the budget and couldn't afford my salary. Wanting to start a fam I didn't want to continue in such an unstable field and didn't look for another radio gig. I spend time a WUTK because I love doing it. It keeps me sane (or insane depending on your view). So I sorta have an idea about how radio works. BTW, Benny got me my first gig in Promotions at 100.3 The River, so I'm not sure why I still like him. He did this to me!!!! ;)
Well, why are you acting so high and mighty then if you've only been there for a couple of years? You don't have a leg to stand on because you DON'T know what it was like before. And if you think Swan had nothing to do with that, you are disillusioned, my friend.
Because I was at the station in the mid to late 90's and 2000-2001. I was doing DJ shifts in '93 and '94 before I was even attending UT. The door was always unlocked. When the last DJ left they would put a CD on repeat. (Long before the days of Maestro. My friends and I would be hanging out in The Fort listening. When we'd realize nobody was there, we'd grab a shitload of CD'sand head down adn DJ for a few hours. Then when I started attending in the late 90's I worked there for several semesters. Luckily, I was gone before it turned into The Torch. There's my legs.
"Unfortunately, the university and Sam Swan lost track of that when they pulled the station's funding. (I won't go there.) Please take time to think about something other than your little show and think about why the station is really there."
Sam Swan didn't have anything to do with pulling the funding. Also, THE FUNHOUSE didn't start on 90.3 until after Benny was there.
At what point did I turn this into anything about the show??? In fact, I stated that I/The Funhouse shouldn't be included in the praise that Jamie included in his post. Try reading it again:
I will have to disagree with "Michael, Tony, Jay, Brock, Derek, Brock the First (founder of the Funeral Directory and the guy responsible for almost all of our underwriting and promo spots in the beginning), and others all deserve credit for helping make Benny's vision a reality." I do a 2 hour show once a week, cut a spot, occasionally do some VT and some emcee work.
If you read that, you can see I made it a point to say I didn't put in what those folks did. Pay attention. This has nothing to do with the show. I'm not even sure how you came to that odd conclusion.
I'm there more often than just to cut the spot and do the show. I'm there several times a week. But I hear you Brock. As for lean_and_green: Nothing could be further from the truth. You're the one that needs to get a grip.
Jamie,Great points. You were the other person I was thinking of that was always down at the station when Benny first got there. Hope all is going well, btw It was pretty much you and Grider and I can only think of a couple of other students that ever put in close to the amount of time you two did. I will have to disagree with "Michael, Tony, Jay, Brock, Derek, Brock the First (founder of the Funeral Directory and the guy responsible for almost all of our underwriting and promo spots in the beginning), and others all deserve credit for helping make Benny's vision a reality." I do a 2 hour show once a week, cut a spot, occasionally do some VT and some emcee work. I do constantly pimp the hell out of the station (I suppose that comes naturally as a promotions person), but I've never put in near the amount of time you and Michael "Golden Boy" Grider did. (I do have a full-time gig, a wife and a kid) and I don't recall seeing students around the station near as much as you two were there.
I'm sure Benny would love to know what students are putting in 30+ hours a week. As far as compensation goes, didn't some of you get VIP passes to 'roo as well as passes to just about any show you wanted to see. Also, I can't recall the insane amount of times I saw shows that needed an emcee up on the board that no one volunteered for. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure there aren't any college stations that pay their students. By that logic, you should get paid to attend your Biology lab, which I know is damn near as fun, but you don't just get to hang out talking to record company folks, listening to tunes and going to free shows. There are references to students in the article, just no names. Trying to find a student at the station when the interview was done would've been a chore. I believe MP tried to reach Michael Grider or Jamie Schagren (sp?) and ended up playing phone tag with MG. Those 2 may have put in close to 30 hours a week, (MG was there damn near everytime I stopped by the station when he was still working there) but I don't see them on here whining about not getting any credit. The story was about funding and raising money for the station. What exactly do the music department, specialty show hosts, etc. have to do with that?
Purchase 2 and give one to a buddy.
Well said, sir.
Where was the station before Benny took over as GM? Dead. Who was running it? Students. And it was awful. Yes, students are a part of it, but without a lifeguard at the pool, the station would be nowhere near where it is now. Yes, students do put in time. No student puts in anywhere near the time Benny does and if you think otherwise you are either willfully ignorant or just haven't done your research. Without Benny heading the station, it would not have won "Best Of" 3 years in a row. It would not be receiving the attention that it gets. The MP story would not have been written. And if you think differently, where was all of this attention before he got there?
Thanks to Mike Gibson and the Metro Pulse for doing the story about WUTK. I think there are still a lot of people that are completely clueless to the fact that the station receives no funding from the university. I think it's appalling, especially in light of the fact they recently hooked up WUOT for studio 865.I think Mike did a great job of describing how incredibly hectic Benny's days are, and I can tell you, they are all like that. Anytime I stop by the station he's buzzing around like a hummingbird. He puts in an insane amount of work and I hope this article really brings some more well deserved attention and donations from listeners.Thanks for all the support MP.Cheers!Derek
