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Newstalk 1010's Jay M. on remote Monday morning
Flipping around the dial just after 7 this morning, and I hear the professionally likeable afternoon drive host Jay Michaels on location from a Greyhound location ... the actual details escape me now. He got the message across, sounded glad to be there. I did a couple of remotes during my radio days and I think if you know where the nearest washroom is, and have a good supply of caffeine and snacks, they're easy to do, but time intensive/boring. I find them a bit dated. It really needs the right product for it to work well. My personal favorite was one I did from a waterbed store. Do remotes still work or are they kinda passé, like waterbeds.
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betaylored wrote:
Do remotes still work or are they kinda passé, like waterbeds.
Let's ask the businesses that still welcome the idea!
RadioWiz & RadioQuiz are NOT the same person.
RadioWiz & THE Wiz are NOT the same person.
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The saddest person I have ever seen was the desk clerk at Gare d'autocars de Montréal circa mid-February 1993. Imagine all the ennui ever to have existed in the universe having burst and then immediately smothered by a nicotine-stained uniform.
Looking at him took a year off my life. I hope Mr. Michael's experience was better.
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Re: Newstalk 1010's Jay M. on remote Monday morning
Flipping around the dial just after 7 this morning, and I hear the professionally likeable afternoon drive host Jay Michaels on location from a Greyhound location ... the actual details escape me now. He got the message across, sounded glad to be there. I did a couple of remotes during my radio days and I think if you know where the nearest washroom is, and have a good supply of caffeine and snacks, they're easy to do, but time intensive/boring. I find them a bit dated. It really needs the right product for it to work well. My personal favorite was one I did from a waterbed store. Do remotes still work or are they kinda passé, like waterbeds.
As passé as a remote at a waterbed store.
Did a few dozen remotes over the last 7 years or so. At malls, fast food joints, The Ex for a casino job fair, community summer events, etc.
My "star power" was light years away from a Derringer, Wolfman Jack, or Cam Stewart. I met a few amazing P1s over the spread who made it a point to show up, just to chat. At each event, one or two regular listeners just happened to be in the area and saw the set-up, and so wandered over to say hi. Beyond that, it was EXTREMELY rare to have a listener show up for the event that the remote was promoting.
Never heard any negative feedback, and a good majority of the clients repeated the experience despite the small turnout.
I've come across remotes at a Home Depot, Lush Cosmetics, and IKEA. All set-ups were absent listeners chatting up the talent. I believe the IKEA remote was put on by one of the leading adult contemporary FM station in Toronto, complete with the amiable talent at the table, surrounded by a half dozen enthusiastic interns slaving away to earn hours towards their college diplomas. During the 15 minutes I stood nearby, creepily observing the crew, not one brave soul approached the table.
I've always wondered, as a member of the "new age" of broadcasters, what remotes were like back in the "Old Times" (pre 1970) and the "Greatest Generation" (1970 - 2000). Anybody care to share their experiences?