another who cares Disk Jocky story

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 14 Feb 2000 6:06 pm

found on Marty Martel's news page.

On the morning of Feb 7 someone was listening
to a country radio station in the Wheeling WV
and Saint Clairsville Oh area. the DJ lists country birthdays. After mentioning Garth Brooks he says Wilma Lee Cooper. then he gets to jabbing with the news directer and asks is that the maidin name of Wilma Flintstone. Five minetes later someone calls the station to tell them the Wheeling jamboree was one place Wilma paid her dues with husbend Stoney and about her bluegrass honors in the Smithsonian.
I beleive noone should
even try to be a country DJ without minimal knowledge of 1.who is in the CMA Hall of Fame
and 2 the current roster of the Grand Old Opry

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Earl Erb · Post by **Earl Erb** » 14 Feb 2000 7:53 pm

If this is the kind of people we have to promote country music we are in trouble.I guess this DJ thinks that Fred and Barney are the Louvin Brothers.

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 14 Feb 2000 8:18 pm

"Like the weather your heart changes with each season" I have quoted, sang, and cajoled people about that line and that song but I have never met anyone in 26 years of country music here in California who didn't look at me with a blank stare.
Ken

Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 14 Feb 2000 8:48 pm

Hey Ken!! "Springtime, summer, fall, and winter too". Don't forget that "Midnight Special"!!

Steve England · Post by **Steve England** » 15 Feb 2000 9:34 am

Janice, that doesn't soprize me in the slightest. Many years ago a friend of mine phoned a semi-classic country station here in Austin to request something by Ernest Tubb. "What's an earnest tub?" was the DJ's reply. This from a Texas radio ststion!!!

Mike Vasquez · Post by **Mike Vasquez** » 15 Feb 2000 9:52 am

Steve- You forget that some stations here in Austin think classic country is old Garth Brooks.

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 15 Feb 2000 3:16 pm

Steve and mike you need to kidnap those guys for a couple tuedays and thursdays at Joveta's

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Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 15 Feb 2000 5:56 pm

Tommy:

Though I know I'll never understand the reason.

I still wonder why each season changes you.

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 19 Feb 2000 7:02 pm

Found another one today in the newsgroup.

There's a new gal on late mornings at KKBQ
in Houston. She was formaly a traafic watch person for a news type AM station. She also
has no interest in country music.

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bbr273 · Post by **bbr273** » 20 Feb 2000 11:32 pm

What do you expect from radio?
When we stopped flocking to the live performances of the local and regional acts, we just handed radio the control over what we have access to. Here in So. Calif. you can count the country dance halls one one mangled hand, and, the one's that feature live bands...well, you don't even need fingers to count those. It's our own dam lazy fault....

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 21 Feb 2000 6:17 pm

Gee, "Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall". Wasn't that Glenn Campbell's first (1966) hit record?

Oh, by the way Janice, you mentioned a "female disk-jockey?" Isn't that kinda like an "Avon Man?"

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