Back in the days when we actually had overnight jocks, of course…
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PSYCHOLOGY OF THE OVERNIGHT RADIO DJ
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Is there any such thing anymore?? That’s where I got my start and it was my favorite.
Yep, I felt so forgotten as an overnight person many, many (did I say many?) years ago. I loved prepping stuff for my morning team–getting their papers, brewing the coffee–they never acknowledged it, but I loved it ’cause I loved them! Now as a morning show person, we have an overnight guy who does the same for us and he is AWESOME. And well tell him alllllll the time how much we love him. Jesse Q. ROCKS!
They DO exist!
it was soooo nice…. no GM, SM, APD, PD….. all with things to share with you about the station ratings that had absolutely nothing to do with your show! the weird callers, the regular callers, the guy down the hall at the FM (yes back in the day of only an AM-FM in a market). the beautiful staff meetings at 11:30am which meant don’t go to bed before the meeting…. darn I miss that fun from my wild and wasted youth! loved the overnight gig!
Overnight news guy here. #zzzzzzzzzzzzz#
I loved the overnights. It’s the best way to bond with your PD. And then there came NexGen.
After I finished college, I got on p/t at a station in KC. I was there about 6 months and started out working weekends, but did overnights for the last 4 months of it. I barely knew the rest of the staff and I never met any of the sales people or the management.
The memories fade over time. He’s the guy who ate your lunch once a week. He’s (she’s) the guy who left blue smoke in the lunchroom for the morning folk. He (she) didn’t get paid more than the Dominos delivery guy and let everyone know he needs to take a day job or a roomate to make ends meet. Let’s face it- “Hal” the computer can do the “segue serenade” just as well. Smarts, or whatever your system, takes a job from the market. All be it a job that was always hard to fill.
Doing the overnight shift right now! lol! woot woot!