"God and Country" wants you!

[Cameron]

Job Title On- Air Talent/Radio Host
Occupation Talk on radio or television. May interview guests, act as master of ceremonies, read news flashes, identify station by giving call letters, or announce song title and artist.
Job Order Number WV2912714
Post Date 05/15/2009
Job Location Huntington, West Virginia25701-1421
County Cabell
Job Summary On air personality to host a new program "God and Country" Live 6AM-9AM and 3PM-6PM plus 10 hours of prep time. Must have high school diploma/GED, valid driver's license with a good driving record. Benefits: insurance and vacation.

Salary $ 7.50 / Hour
Pay On Commission No
Educational Degree High School Graduate
License/Certification Required Class E - DL

With the 10 hours of prep. and the 6 hours on air is that $7.50 x 16? = $120 a day?

[genlock]

10 hours prep a week, maybe?

[Big Media]

huh.. 10 minutes should do fine.

[Dave Harman]

It appears to be a way of saying "split shift". 6 hours a day on the air Mon - Fri = 30 hours, plus 2 hours a day show prep (an hour before each show) equals 40 hours a week. In theory.

[Hoosier Daddy]

That's some interesting math.
It looks to me like you're at work for 12 hours a day, 5 days a week.
6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
50 hours minimum. At $7.50 an hour.
And you're working for Clear Channel; certainly not the rock of stability or the platform for advancement these days.

No thanks. None for me.

[Bar Rat]

What the hell are they up to?

What station's format is changing... again?

Or did they find a way to take 1470 back and they're going to keep the format as-is somehow?

[genlock]

Why do they need a drivers license?
What is a class"e" license?

[Tom Taggart]

A full WV driver's license with one years experience.

[genlock]

So why would they need someone with a drivers license?

General requirement?
No drug test or background check mentioned.

[lastone]

So why would they need someone with a drivers license?

Because at $7.50 an hour (25 cents over next month's minimum wage) they will need to drive to their other job to pay for the gas to get to this job!

[genlock]

McDonalds, Burger King and Taco-Bell are just a few blocks away and thy could live under the 6th st bridge.
No need for a car.

[Bar Rat]

So why would they need someone with a drivers license?

Because at $7.50 an hour (25 cents over next month's minimum wage) they will need to drive to their other job to pay for the gas to get to this job!

How can they squeeze in another job with that schedule? That's hideous.

[Hoosier Daddy]

McDonalds, Burger King and Taco-Bell are just a few blocks away and they could live under the 6th st bridge.
No need for a car.

It looks like you'll be living at 134 4th Avenue.
I mean, you'd get there at 5:00 am for a 6:00 am live talk show, right?
And who leaves at 6:01 pm?
There are always things to do, even if you're an organized person.
Maybe you just walk across the street and hose yourself off at the car wash behind Stewart's.
Grab a donut at Jolly Pirate, then get your Methadone fix and head back to work.
Buy yourself a spin with one of Huntington's smokin' hot, toothless, anorexic crack whores every once in a while.
You're good to go.

[genlock]

A full life and a career, what more could you want?

[Cameron]

Everyone's pretty matter-of-fact that this is CC. I'm thinking it's either Mortenson or Big River Radio.

[The Interpreter]

Not everyone....the "and Country" part makes me think WRWB...

[lastone]

It certainly reads like something a "God Squad" station might do. But it also reads like the writer has had little experience doing job descriptions. It probably doesn't mean exactly what it says. Trying to cover too much in too few words. A job service writer perhaps.

[The Interpreter]

Uh.....the location is 25701-1421, it says.

And who might be at that ZIP+4?

Mortenson Broadcasting Company. Address: 703 3rd Ave, Huntington, WV 25701-1421

My vote is still for WRWB...

[retroraider]

It is WRWB. The program starts June 1st.

[The Interpreter]

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