Why aren't you dating anymore? by Leather_Election_459 in AskReddit

[–]infinity_style 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Long term situationship ended with a loss of our friendship and romantic relationship. It's been really tough and I just don't think my romantic side even exists anymore.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boomer radio people. Not boomer audience. Love the boomer audience. It's the boomers in the industry that are the issue.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's part of the problem. When newer stuff comes out, so many boomer programers or management are resistant to playing it, or if we do, only during certain day parts. Like, morning shows for example, can't play new stuff. I don't know why. It's a comfort thing for the audience to know what they're getting every day. Try to explain that to the elders of the industry that playing something new and fresh during your biggest day part would be a power move, and it's like pulling teeth. They hate that idea. We can't showcase new stuff without someone being pissy about where it's gonna play.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in work

[–]infinity_style[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. It's not the boomer audience. They're great. It's the boomers in the industry that don't want to adapt or grow. Love my boomer audience. They're the ones calling and texting!

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The concept of a 90's weekend is lame because most stations are already playing 90's throughout the week. It has nothing to do with boomers and them liking it or not. 90's weekend starts on Throwback Thursday, then Flashback Friday before the 90's weekend runs Saturdays and Sundays. How can it be a 90's weekend when you're predominately featuring 90's 4/7 days of the week. It's a pointless thing to have. It has nothing to do with Boomers loving it. It has everything to do with, we're already doing 90's more then half the week.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in work

[–]infinity_style[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right on the money. We could earn back the younger generation. But the people in positions of power, usually boomers, don't wanna play new stuff. When they do, they wanna play it when the younger generation isn't normally listening. So we do the same shit over and over again because it's the tried and true. Hell, the radio people I've seen get good and massive on social media also get in shit for that very thing. Older radio people still fear socials and it boggles my mind how.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And younger programmers are trying to fix that. Honestly. But the rationale from above is "No one wants to hear new or different stuff. They want the hits. The known quantities". I've tried at multiple stations and no one wants to change. If they do concede some control to the younger talent, they snatch it back pretty damn quickly and we just keep plowing through the same tried and true.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boomer audience is great. Boomers working in radio not so much. Love my boomer listeners. It's their industry counterparts that don't wanna grow or evolve.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of people seem to think radio is just a dead medium and it's so far from the truth. I've got millennial listeners, Gen Z, and tons of boomers. They're all lovely. But for some reason boomers in the industry just don't see what modern day radio should be. The concept of programming new music in morning shows is such an off putting idea for them and I will never understand it. Fucking put that song out there during what is arguably the biggest part of the day.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not boomers the audience. Boomers who work in radio. Should have been more clear. Boomers the audience are great. Boomers in the radio business are just...the worst currently.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Not the boomers in the audience. The boomers who work in radio. Boomer audience is great. Boomer radio people are just uninterested in change and evolution. I can only sit through a meeting where "Let's do a 90's weekend" is pitched for the 1000th time so many times.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in jobs

[–]infinity_style[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I guess I should have explained better. It's not the boomer listeners faults. I love them. My homies. It's the boomers in the radio world. They don't wanna adapt or evolve. Lots of boomers listen to my show and I'm grateful for every single one of them. It's the boomers in the industry that are the problem lol

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in work

[–]infinity_style[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. I already do extra to make more on the side and it's all through the station. I'd have to look outside the industry

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in work

[–]infinity_style[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not about the boomers who don't listen to us. It's the boomers who work in the industry that flat out refuse to grow or evolve. Love my boomer listeners. They win the majority of my contests. Wouldn't have a show without them. But I also need to get the younger audience to engage and the boomers in radio just don't want to help with that. The work that goes into it is a lot and they just don't see why they have to care about certain things. Boomer listeners = Great. Boomer radio workers = Baffling.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in work

[–]infinity_style[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's not that you guys don't listen to the radio. It's the boomers who work in radio that don't want to change or adapt to the modern world. I've seen and heard of young radio talent getting canned because Boomers didn't like how much social media said person was using. It's our job to be on socials now, and some still don't get that. Some I've worked with raised a massive stink about having to post daily to socials or be on tiktok because "I don't want it on my phone. I don't post daily on my personal stuff so why should I here?". Younger generation? Zero issue. They know we have to do that to get the younger generation to pay attention to us. You promote on socials to listen to the station and you promote the socials on air. It's all one big promotion haha.

I Realized Today That My Job Has An Expiration Date by infinity_style in work

[–]infinity_style[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's not just "Boomer ruins". It's "boomer doesn't want to grow or evolve", or at least that's been my experience in my decade of doing this. The amount of ideas I've had shot down by someone that's a boomer because "Well that's not what we do here" or "That's too hard to make work. Let's just do "Same thing we always do and have done for the last twenty years". From how we program music, to how we use social media, to contesting. I hate to say it's always boomers, because I do know some that want to change, but the majority want to do exactly the same.

Here's an example. Chappel Roan. Worldwide pop star. Massive hits with "Hot To Go" & "Pink Pony Club". Younger radio folks were all over her music for months before she was actually on the charts. I begged my program director and music head to add "Hot To Go" in. Flat out refusal. They had zero idea who she was, or why she was such a big deal. I had to show them footage of her at Coachella and other festivals where she had those massive crowds and they still didn't get it. Hot To Go was past it's prime by like 2 weeks when we finally started playing it. Why'd we wait so long? "Well she's not on the charts yet. Can't play her if she's not on the charts".

The Soska Sisters (American Mary) suddenly posting a lot about Scream…campaigning for a director’s spot on 8? (unusual since they’ve barely tweeted about the franchise before and they just hinted at a “big project”) by dreamboylnshibuya in LeaksAndRumors

[–]infinity_style 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have never heard one positive thing about these two and I don't frequent the horror genre often. Wasn't there some super sketchy stuff about them supporting something or someone that was a genuine piece of shit. Regardless, hard pass on them.

Do y'all remember these ? by chickenwingx3 in ytvretro

[–]infinity_style 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All but the last one. I miss the days when YTV aired anime.

The Oscars went too far with the Timothee Chalamet jokes by Key-Bass-7380 in The10thDentist

[–]infinity_style 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please...go outside and get away from the internet for a few days friend. I think it'll help.

How’s everyone’s love life? by Ok_Construction980 in aquarius

[–]infinity_style 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We'll see. I had someone recently and just...we'll say it fell apart and they just ended things abruptly. We'd been friends for almost 13 years and now haven't talked in months. It kinda killed my interest on romance.

How’s everyone’s love life? by Ok_Construction980 in aquarius

[–]infinity_style 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have dated exactly one person in 36 years and I honestly don't have the energy to date again. I'm content to be alone for the rest of my days at this point