[BC] Future of Radio Eng. /was/ Computer based audio

[Steve]

Wouldn't that be thrilling???? NOT! Let's apply all of those ideas say...to Broadway Plays/Musicals, Symphony Concerts and on and on. I hope Tom was doing an exercise in Word Jazz...otherwise????
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jerry Mathis 
  To: Broadcasters' Mailing List 
  Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 4:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [BC] Future of Radio Eng. /was/ Computer based audio


  On 2/18/06, Thomas G. Osenkowsky <tosenkowsky at prodigy.net> wrote:
  >
  >
  > As for computers in radio....here is my idea. A single person
  > station. Programming is 100% satellite delivered. Spots are
  > purchased and paid for on line by credit card, wire transfer
  > or other electronically verifiable methods. Advertisers bid on line
  > for the time slots they desire. They upload their spots on line.
  >
  > What I propose is shifting the responsibility for commercials to
  > the advertisers. The station solely delivers their product. Period.
  > They voice the spots, upload and pay for them. No announcers,
  > sales team, traffic person, bookkeeper, etc. A person with some
  > technical knowledge to maintain the equipment and watch the
  > bank account grow. Expenses would be billed and collected
  > on line as well.
  >
  > Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE
  >
  > If this is where broadcasting is heading, then I need to start looking for
  another profession. This in no way relates to the industry I got my start in
  some 40 years ago.


  --
  JM

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