I respond to that with a resounding "HUH?!?". If I move from Albuquerque to Denver, I get a job in Denver. (Actually, It'd be the other way around...I get a job in Denver, I move to Denver, but you get the point.) Guess what? I'm still local.......in Denver! And, I'm still "in the industry"!
Whatever are you talking about, Brenda?
Heheeh, that's pretty much what we asked E.B. too. It makes no sense that a rule should be made only allowing stations to hire local talent. That is, talent that was BORN AND RAISED LOCALLY. That is E.B.'s definition of local talent, that you had to be BORN and RAISED in the city to be a true local DJ and be effective. I think he's nuts. We argued about this for more than a dozen posts in the KCFV forum, because it made no sense.
E.B. mostly is bitter because he is wanting to be in big radio and he is local, but they will hire almost anyone else out of town before hiring him. Bottom line, we've tried to tell E.B. it's mostly his attitude holding him back, but he insists that if they had to hire local talent over out-of-town, he'd have a better job. I disagree, I think they wouldn't hire him period.
But we pretty much thought his idea of the way radio should be run was stupid and illogical. He claimed most DJs weren't married and didn't want families, for example, and someone pointed out several who were. He seems to think we need a station just to be the "voice of St. Louis" I for one don't get it, why would we? I mean, I guess it'd be nice, but I wouldn't listen to it, and I am unconvinced there is a market for it.
His other argument is that all the commercial stations are huge clones of stations from New York, LA, etc. oh well, I wouldn't know it if they were. I like mine, so I see no problem.
I agree with him on one thing, the radio industry is not being run as well as it should be, and it shouldn't be so hard for people to get their feet in the door, but I don't think the answer is to limit stations to only being allowed to hire local talent.
Understand now, JB?
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Edit: Explained E.B.'s concept of local talent.