04 February 2011

Country Flip

Back to the archive for today’s Aircheck post. 20 years ago today this broadcaster presided over a format flip to Country. I was program director at a religious radio station in 1991 that was forced to fire most of our air staff. Our owner presumed that a change of music styles would cause our station to turn the corner overnight (my speculation.) All of our daily preacher shows were exiled to Sundays where contractual obligations were met. It was thought that Country music would be the magic cure. Frustrated, I quit about two weeks after this recording because of some inter staff conflicts between our skeleton crew. The station itself struggled a while, then changed over to a news/talk format before its eventual demise in 1993. That year the owner sold the license to a local church. Thereafter, local preachers and gospel music were once again on their air. Download here or press play below,

 

4 February 1991 Country Flip Neal Rhoden aka Jim O’Neal

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03 February 2011

Great American Novel

A few days ago I returned to my “serious” writing. This blog is tons of fun, but for a writer putting together a book it is a real challenge. The struggle is not with the actual writing but with the polishing. The words flow. My pain is brought about by the editing; crafting a work of art. My manuscript may never see the light of day because the process continues to be cumbersome. I started in 2008 and have yet to complete the first chapter.

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