Monday, August 01, 2005

HARD SELL

Now Radio........I started @ PBS around the end of 92 sharing a insomnia shift on Tuesday mornings. The show was called S T A C K. I did this with a fella called Dave Nissani. After a couple of years doing that time-slot I moved to Friday nights 10-12 and the show was renamed to Creative Alternative Techno (C A T). That is were it stayed for 11 years. It is the longest running electronic music program in Australia. Now Creative Alternative Techno has been moved and once again I,m doing an insomnia shift. Sunday mornings 2-6am.
It's so sad. I was moved because I wasn't bringing enuff money into the station and I don't play any music recorded before 1990 by a four piece band from America. PBS is a community radio station and relies on subscribers and sponsorship. PBS gets no money from the government. It is COMMUNITY. Although these days it's the community with money that gets what they want when they want it. You poor kids better start liking the music the rich kids like. Is that community? All or should I say most of the announcers including myself are not paid any money to do there shows. They do it because they are passionate. To put it simply if you do not subscribe to electronic or hip hop programs on PBS they will slowly disappear. So if you are into hip hop or electronic music please give us some money. Subscribe to my show NOW ! Pretty please with sugar on top. Click that link over there. You can use your credit card.

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