North American cartoonist and Massachusetts indigenous George Baker was hired by Walt Disney in 1937. Being a 22-year-old illustrator George worked within California with the iconic Walt Disney team on full length cinematic features including Bambi, Pinocchio, Dumbo and Fantasia. Incorporate them today and you might obtain a fictional tale about a King of the forest, prone to informing "porkpies" while flying through the air and secretly being referred to as a fairy! That reminds me, we will discuss Alan Jones and talkback radio around Australia after the first survey for 2012.
In Summer 1941, George was written into the United States Army and also created The Sad Sack. The particular escapades of an unlucky enrolled soldier who had difficulty in getting things done. Georges 1945 discharge at the conclusion of WWII saw the beginning of a comic strip, comic books along with a radio show. From storage, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis loosely "borrowed" on the thought for the movie Jumping Jacks. Almost all before our time I know but human nature changes extremely slowly. Society is packed with sad sacks and radio has its share, so therein lies the rub. (Hamlet.) With this week's interpretation being about the "Ten Network" of radio, I thought the idea a suitable analogy. Sad Tote, not too bright and never setting it up quite right!
I have never got much respect for the one who is apparently credited with adding DMG Radio Australia together. Whenever I found myself in the exact same room my personal assessment was "complete girl". That observation and an intriguing situation occurring after Adelaide's SAFM reportedly contracted the general manager I personally consulted with for new suggestions and directions in encoding at his then Adelaide boss (5AD). The "Good Times and Good ole' n' Roll" idea I introduced in a written submission throughout 1983 came up at SAFM rebadged as "Good Times and Great Rock and also Roll". Sheer coincidence, no relation, yeah right!...and Dumbo will surely fly! In my mind "Good Times" was my personal innovation. That's all these types of business administrators can do, take ideas then make money away from other people’s creativity. Sour grapes?...Maybe...ain't democracy great, personalized opinions rule.
According to close friend and former Hobart, Sydney and also Adelaide Jock and Radio Corporation involving America recording artist John "Let's Hear it Fuh Ken" Vincent, he gave Austereo the particular "Black Thunder" promotional vehicle idea that proceeded to go international. Now deceased, John was a gentleman and is at radio to entertain, his passion for caring about his "listener" was in his genes. Whatever you may think about outstanding skill on a personal level they all have the ability to communicate at an close altitude, these "stars" connect personally with an audience. There are just a handful that come immediately in your thoughts, the comedic genius involving Barry Ion (5AD) in Adelaide, the particular brilliant public communication knowledge of my caring pal Malcolm T Elliot (2UW) in Sydney, the particular cheeky timing and natural skill of Graham Kennedy (3XY)...and then there's...me lol...I wish. In radio "Ego is not a Dirty Word". Do you definitely know how to fly a heli? "Don't call me Shirley!" (Strachan.)
We can't all be stars. But one course to stardom is to live and breathe your enthusiasm. Check with almost any media one who has struggled to the top...being a teenager the desire was to captivate in some way. The money was not involving primary consideration. Administrators result from another direction, it's mostly the amount of money and control that matters on the boys in power. This business will never be genuine communicators, self based greedy people can never provide of themselves. These clothed puppets dancing the corporate tango are usually "takers", entertainers are natural "givers".
So, to Nova. Cue: Ingenuous amusement and so on occasion, cynical whimpers sprinkled with pity. Gives me the heebee-jeebees. You might never hear that studio group on DMG. (I have this Bee Gees "take off" Luteal phase in my vinyl collection). Exactly what a programming mess. Question: Does anybody know what they are doing with DMG? Forget 5AA in Adelaide, in late 2010 I pointed out it sounded "old and also tired" to a suit in Sydney head office, this upset a very immature staffer in Adelaide...so I apologise 5AA is no longer sounding old and worn out, it's sounding tired and also old...happy now?
We all know Lachlan Murdoch is involved with DMG to make money. This individual bought his share at the bargain price but it’s not a good deal unless the goods are produced. Initial thing, cut staff. That makes sense to a suit. Next, retain the services of some "gun" talent who have the looks they hold the answers to repairing a hole. Now...call in Sergeant Pepper...Wot!! No one at Nova has been aware of the Sarge? Listen to Paul's lyrics carefully, it's a mind expanding Novalation!..."and it really doesn't matter if I'm incorrect; I'm right, where My spouse and i belong; I'm right; see the people standing who argue, never win and question why they don't get in...Inches a Lonely Hearts Club Novalation, friends and neighbours. Finally hire sales teams to offer...sell...sell. "Aahh yeah Lachlan, we are going to sort out the on air product at the next orange moon, just keep pumping in ya moolah good friend."
I'd bet my personal grandmothers whoopee cushion Murdoch knows nothing at all about personally entertaining an audience. Nothing about human in order to human communication. Nothing concerning emotional empathy and personal sensations conveyed via media. My spouse and i bet if I wrote your pet a letter he'd ignore it...Suspend about...I did write your pet a letter, think I published two!!! Research for a publication on media I am mulling around (it's on file)...the actual I am making is; Lachlan Murdoch won't even have the basic courtesy to reply to mail, even by proxy. Does he work out of an basement, no staff? And that means you do the sums. No conversation smarts but he's within the communications business..."Oi rests moi situation youse onnah." (Sorry I stowed into that "social retard in Nova breakfast" impersonation.) DMG is in for a difficult year if the other guys eventually get their act together, that's unlikely so is it many same for radio's poor cousin?
Somebody did have a good plan at DMG with Classic Good ole'. Brilliant, if only they had hired somebody with very serious commercial rock music knowledge and an intimate knowledge of the particular genre and the audience which appreciates the varied styles. You might have heard this music in rock radio stations. To do that effectively a company requires somebody at the top who knows that staff are required and precisely what talents are needed, don't have that will it's the blind leading the particular blind...It's not Nova till it can be Nova. (Apology to Lenny Horrorwitz.) Makes complete sense to somebody on novacaine. There would only be a handful of veteran press talent with the knowledge in order to program classic rock in Australia. I'm not kidding; rare as hens teeth. I was fortunate enough to have been employed at 3 or 4 of Australia’s great rock tv stations. 3AK Melbourne "Where no Wrinkly's Fly" (went coming from wallowing to number one within three period survey's.) 5AD Adelaide "Where Your Friends Are" by having an obnoxious programme director which still clings to life' and also "Constant Music" 4BK with programme director Peter Harding. (They don't make guys similar to Pete anymore in radio, he previously the passion for AM.) 7LA Launceston in addition did its share involving rockin' that town. For those that point out times have changed, they cannot realise it but they definitely know very little about human nature. Don't call me Shir...ok ok...!
The classic stone that DMG put together was a total joke, with nobody having a laugh. So far off the mark it was embarrassing. I can say without fear of contradiction that whoever was programming the two stations, didn't have the slightest clue about the final 50 years of classic stone. The format was going to fail, there was no way it may succeed because it was not the definitive classic rock mix! Not even close. Only somebody as green as a a few week old Queensland "Lady Finger" banana would format a classic stone signal biased toward date age. I know of a 18-year-old feminine who is into Led Zeppelin, the 14-year-old into Rolling Stones, other great tales and on. Programming music areas based on age and to a smaller extent, gender belongs in the 80's. If a metro train station did a rock structure properly today, positioning it "Sydney Rocks" or "Melbourne Rocks" and programmed every city relative to its radio music heritage the areas would seriously erode your competitors. But it's not only the music youngsters, the entire package must communicate, entertain and inform. A continuous effort for radio operations to comprehend due to reasons outlined above.
In summary, it's sad that DMG is seen by many as the Ten Network of radio. Listener perception is important. Reliability is paramount to enduring accomplishment. I would like to see Lochie and his mates get their act together and also shake it up in Next year but they need some seriously seasoned radio professionals not people who have five minutes practice playing with the multimillion dollar franchise. I would like to have nothing but great things to convey coming from Starship Murdoch but there is no event horizon from my perspective; nevertheless. Somebody must fix the particular "black hole". "I canna get anotherrr ounce oot of the woman's Cap'n, were going' in!!!", produces tagza.com.