Ditzy radio listeners (Re: [BC] TV news)

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

Always tell them that it will be the very next song played
M
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From: <Radiofldude at aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:53 AM
Subject: Ditzy radio listeners (Re: [BC] TV news)


> I've dealt with stupidity, but on the side of radio listeners.
>
> I once had a lady call at 9pm at night, looking for the number to that
> "102.1 FM radio station in Sardis". This is while i was at WQMA, a
DAYTIMER.  When
> i gave her the number and address, she said, "Oh, isn't it in that other
> town". Licensed to Sardis, but in nearby Senatobia.
>
> The one time.. around 12midnight.. i got a phone call at WQMA and being
the
> nice person, i answered it since it was a local number. The lady wanted me
to
> help her idenity a song. After about 2 or 3 minutes of going ack n forth
and
> figuring out what genre of music it was and etc, i asked "Where did you
hear
> this song?" and she replied, "Oh, it's on 93.7 FM right now"
>
> Another time.. I got a call around 9pm asking me to play a song.. over 2
> hours after we signed off. After another go around with this perosn, I
figured
> out it was a gospel song and told her to call back between 7/10am Weekdays
or
> 7am/12noon Sunday and theyd play her song. Guess who called back 2 nights
> later?  You guessed it... same lady.
>
> Keep in mind.. all these calls came well after WQMA had signed  off!
>
> Paul B. Walker, Jr
> _www.walkerbroadcasting.com_ (http://www.walkerbroadcasting.com)
> walkerbroadcasting at gmail.com
>
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