Posted by RadioActive on November 3, 2009, 1:16 am, in reply to "Re: Oh Dear, has Astral wielded the axe again?"
65.95.156.7 | Message modified by user RadioActive November 3, 2009, 1:19 am
My sentiments exactly. I have noticed recently how bizarre it is that both CFRB and AM640 seem to leave themselves so thin when it comes to replacements.
When Oakley goes on vacation, Stafford fills his slot. Then John Downs takes over for Stafford. What happens to Downs' 7pm show? It's inevitably a re-roll, unless there's hockey to disguise the lack of bodies.
I can't say what happened to Mackowyz, but I find it almost impossible to believe they couldn't find someone to take the slot instead of resorting to reruns.
Spider Jones normally fills in whenever there's a gap. He's not my taste, but at least there's a real live human being on the frequency, who's not giving this morning's time checks at 7 o'clock at night.
What about Lynne Russell or Ben Mercer - or even in an extreme pinch, Mr. Donabie?
This wouldn't be so bad on a rock station, where voice tracking could be put together in less than an hour or recorded liners could at least be used. But it's unforgivable and untenable on a talk station in the biggest market in Canada, and one day it's going to bite them both on the ass.
What happens if one personality is on vacation out of town and another comes down with H1N1 and there's no one to fill in any of the time slots? Perhaps the janitorial staff will get their big on-air break.
The cheapskate bean counting owners of these outlets may yet live to regret firing everyone who could take the place of an absent colleague.
Not that those in charge appear to care.
Hey, maybe next time they'll just put on the best of Wally Crouter. At least that would have some historic interest.
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