Quoted from Ra2000

I listen to QR a fair bit, and as soon as Adler comes on I switch the station. Can't handle the guy.

Geez, I think Adler is by far the best thing on QR these days. I know, I know, I know... he  IS well-read, well-spoken, has an amazing vocabulary and keeps his ums and ahs and ohs and stuttering brain-cramps to a bare minimum, unlike the obviously and easily affordable amateur crew of Rutherford, Blanchard and Breakenridge.

Sure, Adler is cocky, arrogant, even pompous, but at least he's entertaining AND informative, qualities sadly lacking for rhe rest of every day at QR.

At least CBC sounds, well, like CBC - stodgy and plodding at times, but not pandering to lovers of radio amateur hour.  

That was funny!!!!

Quoted from Old Unreliable

These youngsters are being thrown into the "show" with little to no guidance and are expected to be flawless on-air?  Come on now.  If anything blame the news directors/PDs for not helping these guys and gals out.

I would agree. It's a much different environment out there now, compaired to back when I used to be braodcasting.

I think it's the news directors and PDs that need to be held responsible. If they are going to hire people with minimal experience, they need to take the time to get them trained properly, and work with them.

I don't care if they are straight out of school, or 50 years old with a career change, they need some guidance.

now if corporate radio were smart, they would have their OWN, IN-HOUSE training system.  Say the Mother Corp hires you straight outta BCIT and they own several small, medium & major market stations.  Being the smart owners they are (cough, cough), they'll start you in their news dep't in Jerkwater, Saskatchewan where they have a small newsroom staff, headed up by a seasoned veteran who has the TIME to critique and mentor you.  You learn, and in time move up to Mother Corp's medium market station in Hairy Armpit, Alta., where you can specialize in JUST reporting or anchoring.  Then, if you haven't tired of the mac and cheese life by now, you get your big break in Vancouver or where-ever.  

It's not rocket science folks and the Mother Corp would be the winner.  Starting a green broadcaster in major market is unfair to the aspiring broadcaster, not to mention a source of hillarity on boards like this.