Quoted from DaveTheCompGuy

second to that was the old CJDC Dawson Creek, back when it also was family-owned... lots of fun, if you avoided the boss's wife.

Whenever I have radio nightmares, they usually feature Verna sitting at the front desk of that dusty, dirty, ramshackle excuse of a station.  Unless you managed to come in the back, through the TV studio, you had no choice but to be greeted by that shrill, shrieking shrew.  But the cheques never bounced, and aside from having to deal with Mike & Verna, the gig was, for the most part, quite fun.

I still can't believe that they never managed to get around to repairing the, ah, bullet holes in the news booth and control room glass.  Never found out if the story relating to how they were allegedly made was true or not, but still, for the love'o'god, the least they could have done was gotten a couple new sheets of friggin' glass for the place...

Quoted from Sunflower

I have to agree with you, OK Radio Group, no matter where the location.  Sure do miss the old days.....

See here's the thing.  You gotta love a company that constantly tries to out-do its own Christmas Parties.  One year, we were bussed to a secret location.  (This after 2 years of gala gala dos at swanky Victoria hotels).   So we arrive at the top of the hill overlooking Prospect Lake.  It was a clients house (mansion).  We were greeted wtih Jello Shooters.  It even snowed.  (I don't think that was arranged) The rest is all a bit hazy...but I know we were bussed home again...  

The Ma and Pop shops were pretty good. Except around payday when you'd hope the cheque would clear.

I really enjoyed working for Shaw Radio prior to the Corus days.

Quoted from groundskeeper willy

I still can't believe that they never managed to get around to repairing the, ah, bullet holes in the news booth and control room glass.  Never found out if the story relating to how they were allegedly made was true or not, but still, for the love'o'god, the least they could have done was gotten a couple new sheets of friggin' glass for the place...

Yup.  We must have worked there at the same time.  I was only there a year but I had a ball.  The trucks in town from 'Fraggle Rock'... hangin' out at the Mile Zero... or at that basement nightclub (even DJing there from time to time)... goin' for coffee at 2am after the switcher got done with the late movie (and sometimes before it finished)...

Drop me a line if you get a moment - my email is the same as my name here, at Hotmail.

Best company so far is NewCap.  I've worked for a few over the years, Nornet, OSG, Telemedia.  NewCap was the only one that invested cash into the markets with new equipment, studio renovations, FM Flips and added staff instead of the slashing that I seen with OKS and Telemedia.  If Telemedia was still around I'd probably put my head in a vice and listen to Celine Dion, it would be less painful.  

NewCap isn't perfect and has made mistakes... 96x to Big Earl Flip for example but no company or person has always made the right decision.  

I've found that they've always been fair, GREAT benifits and stock options with room to grow and opportunities to be promoted to larger stations.  

And yes, I'm currently employed by them.  

Quoted from Kevin Zahara

Best company so far is NewCap.

Newcap does have killer investment opportunities.  But stocks are worthless in radio, unless you're the owner and control the number that get dished.  NC lets you be as creative as you want to be, but unfortunately keep the jerks that keep dishing out bad creativity.  They're very accomodating if you want a move as well.  Plus, they pay more than most others (outside of indie stations).

As for Astral, they're tops too.  And they're honest about cutting people when ratings are bad: "If they're worse next time, you're out."  Not like some companies who just cut you off dead, with no notice.

In my experience, outside the indies (who most pay crap but give you some give on work hours, etc), Corus has been the best.  But the guys in the major centers wouldn't agree, so, I can't say they are the best.

OK group was very good from what I've heard.  Harvard, I think, will become a staff favourite within the decade.

Quoted from Sunflower

I have to agree with you, OK Radio Group, no matter where the location.  Sure do miss the old days.....

Except Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray that is.

I'm thinking it's all in the local Management! A company is only as great as the folks who run the daily operations! Great parites are a bonus...but I think respect, recognition and Managers who help you achive all your goals are the key to working for a "great" company vs a "company"

I agree with oldpro - you can be with a terrible company and have great management and have a good time, or be with a great company stuck with poor management and count the seconds until you get to go home.