rtirdnewsguy wrote:Those of us who were at QR in the great days are not only shocked but embarrassed !
660 News had outstanding flood coverage while QR was in EDMONTON trying to provide coverage on the biggest news story in CALGARY history and now the listeners are speaking. QR brass will NEVER admit how seriously they screwed up - I still can't believe no heads have rolled ! And the clowns in Rutherford's time slot - boring and clueless. This is the first time since the arrival of 660 News that the news wheel has even come CLOSE to QR in the ratings.Its down the drain for a once great radio station as all the other formats kick the QR carcass out the door.
Great assessment rtirdnewsguy. It will take more than a miracle to bring this puppy back to life. The flood fiasco happened because of greed on the part of the bean counters running the place.
I have talked to a number of friends at various Corus stations across the country and they all come up with the same scenario regarding the lack of urgency to get QR back on the air.
Corus stations carry an insurance policy that pays them for any and all commercials that don't air because of fire, flood or other disaster. Bottom line, the cash register is still ringing as long
as they are unable to play spots. Nice to see how important the listeners they are supposed to be serving are.
The real killer for QR will be the lack of experience in too many areas. Regardless of the station's format, you need a PD that knows programming and the basics of the entertainment business.
A person who has nothing but a news background isn't a good captain. Likewise with the News Director position. Someone with just a few years experience can't cut the mustard.
They'd likely believe eTalk is hard hitting news A Calgary Herald newspaper vendor would have a better sense of news. Talk show hosts with no experience? Calgary radio can suddenly sound
like North Battleford.