May, 1995: I conducted seminars on three continents this month, beginning with a couple of days in Albuquerque, where Dee Schelling had me present How To Create Maximum Impact Radio Advertising and Air Personality Plus+ for the New Mexico Broadcasters Association.
Albuquerque International Sunport Airport
It was in Albuquerque that I discovered the World’s Least Comfortable Airport Waiting Seats, which are designed with a horizontal bar that cuts into the sitter’s back & shoulders. In other words, it is painful to use the chairs for their intended purpose: sitting.
(I hasten to add that Dee did not, to my knowledge, have anything to do with the design or purchase of those chairs.)
The next week kept me in the Southwest, as Larry Daniels brought me to Phoenix to work with the KNIX morning show. I was delighted to see the following sign — written by Larry and posted on the outside of the door to the on-air studio:
“IT CAN WAIT. A VERY IMPORTANT SHOW IS IN PROGRESS. PLEASE LET THEM DO THEIR JOBS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.”
Next Week: On to Colombia, where airport security personnel were suspicious of the drugs in my carry-on bag.
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We once placed a sign on the studio door that read:
“ON AIR STAFF ENTRANCE. ALL OTHERS PLEASE USE OTHER DOOR.”
There was no other door.
I like that sign. It’s better than our “No food and beverage in the studio”.
LOL
@Michael: I agree. I’ve never been a fan of the ‘ole ‘No food and beverage’ sign. I don’t care so much about the ‘food’ part, but not having anything to drink during a 5 hour shift borders on torture. 😉
I’ve never followed that rule either. I’ve also never spilled a soda or water in a studio either so knock on wood. :=)
@Michael: I always make sure the water is well away from the console, just to avoid any nasty accidents, but I know of a national jock in The Netherlands, who has frequently knocked over a can of coke right into the console, which promptly had to be replaced. After the first two times, they charged the new console to him personally… Ouch!
One of the things that always surprise me when I come to America, is the amount of signs that you have to have for everything, and where you really would have to be stupid, if you didn’t know this. This isn’t an exception, but I agree that the text is more clever than many other signs that I have seen.
america is so lawsuit happy for the least little thing, that signs help cover your butt. Canada is getting that way more and more also.
To quote Bill Engvall: “Here’s your sign”.
I’d like one of these signs for our creative department please. People never seem to understand that there’s actually a thought process going on when they barge in yakking on their cellphones… whistling…hovering over our desk shifting their weight from one foot to the other until our train of thought is completely out of the station.
One station I worked for didn’t mince words…. “No Salespeople Allowed!”
It is better than the sign outside our studios, it says don’t feed the animals. I would like it to say please feed the animals. 🙂
I worked with a midday guy once who would post his own sign on the studio door–“all intruders will be shot”–if you knew the guy, you wouldn’t doubt it.
The sign in our control room says: Preparation, Concentration, Moderation. I like it because it inspires. As for drinks in the studio, I recommend those sport bottles with the pull up to drink lids. You close them when your not drinking and no worries about spills.
Once had a sign outside the studio door that read “Do Not Distrurb – Unless it is on fire or bleeding – or bleeding fire.” And the ever popular”Abandon All Hope Yee Who Enter.