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John Moore Outlines Why He Was Fired From His Only FM Jock Job
Once in a while, NT1010's John Moore will delve into his radio past, usually with a story about his time at CJAD in Montreal.
But on Tuesday, he explained why he was fired from his only music radio job as a student at Concordia University's campus station. He said he'd been told that Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire" sounds like Dolly Parton if you speed it up. So he did just that on air.
The station's manager then called him into his office, told him he had no future in radio, and fired him on the spot.
Moore admits he wasn't a very good FM jock, but couldn't help gloat a bit that the guy's prediction didn't exactly come to pass! He suggested he would look him up on social media and see what he's up to these days. If only, I suppose, to rub it in.
A nice moment about what was certainly an uncomfortable encounter early in his career.
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Worth noting that about 15 minutes later, they actually played the Springsteen tune sped up. And no, it didn't exactly sound like Dolly. Although Moore complained that it was a bit too fast. So the controversy continues!
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RadioActive wrote:
Worth noting that about 15 minutes later, they actually played the Springsteen tune sped up. And no, it didn't exactly sound like Dolly. Although Moore complained that it was a bit too fast. So the controversy continues!
Ah, yes, but did he play it backwards?
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Worth noting that about 15 minutes later, they actually played the Springsteen tune sped up. And no, it didn't exactly sound like Dolly. Although Moore complained that it was a bit too fast. So the controversy continues!
Ah, yes, but did he play it backwards?
Yes, and it apparently says, "Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living..."
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But on Tuesday, he explained why he was fired from his only music radio job as a student at Concordia University's campus station. He said he'd been told that Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire" sounds like Dolly Parton if you speed it up. So he did just that on air.
The station's manager then called him into his office, told him he had no future in radio, and fired him on the spot.
That seems to be quite an over-reaction by the station. It's college radio.
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Great story about John's early radio experience RA.
Most of us have probably done something less than brilliant on-air when we were figuring out how to do the whole radio gig while dealing with the pressure to be creative and memorable and stand out... the classic rookie move, high risk, high reward (if it works.)
In the middle of a midnight show when I was a newbie, and totally exhausted and not yet used to sleeping during the day and being up all night I may or may not have played the Tubes "Amnesia" twice in a row and then during the break tried to sell it to listeners that I forgot I'd played it the first time.
Sometimes doing something that doesn't work live on-air is an effective way to get better I guess.
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The trick, I think, is to learn from your mistakes, because you will inevitably make them. I've always had this edict: I may make a mistake on air once. But I can almost promise you, it won't happen a second time.
As for why the guy fired Moore for the incident, I'm guessing he wasn't happy with him the whole time and used it as an excuse to let him go. But the fact he told him he'd never succeed in radio may tell you something about his judgment!
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