[BC] Life after radio

[Ron Cole]

I left radio about 10 years ago, I still have lots of friends in the
business, I was in radio for 18 years so I try to keep up with the biz.  My
old radio job had poor pay, no bennifits, long hours every week, calls in
the middle of the night, not enought test gear to do the job, about the norm
for radio in the 80s & 90s.

These days in the Cellular business, equipment vender customer support.
There are some overnights and some long days and lots of travel in my
particular job.
I don't get any calls in the middle of the night and the budget allows for
just about any tools or test equipment I need to get the job done.   I have
learned quite a bit of new technologies and spend 80 to 100 hours a year
professional training about 30% non technical training.

As to pay I don't know what radio pays these days but the cellular business
pays well and I have lots of vacation time and get to use it jsut about when
ever I want.

Ron

On 12/6/05, khcs at juno.com <khcs at juno.com> wrote:
>
> Jeff G. wondered:
>
> >What kind of work do broadcast engineers typically go into when they
> leave Radio? Are their new gigs really better? (pay, benefits, work hours)
>
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> Well, I have heard that Wal-Mart greeters do get paid better...  <|:^)...
>
>
>
> Glen Kippel
> KHCS
> Palm Desert, CA
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