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

[Robert Meuser]

Actually there are some good ideas there.

R

Steve wrote:
> 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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