June, 1996 (continued): Next stop, Kansas City, where Don Hicks had brought me back to the Missouri Broadcasters convention, which presented a special one-day version of my PD Grad School.
I don’t remember very much of this trip, mainly because I was up all night before leaving for the airport in Los Angeles…trying to cope with a suddenly broken laser printer.
Inasmuch as I had not yet printed out my seminar outlines, that was a big problem.
Whenever I tried to print, my computer screen displayed the following message:
“PROBLEM WITH YOUR LASER PRINTER — CONTACT SERVICE DEPARTMENT.”
Of course, even if it weren’t the middle of the night, I probably wouldn’t have been able to reach a human being at the “Service Department.”
They might as well program the computer to say:
“PROBLEM WITH YOUR LASER PRINTER — HERE’S JACK KERVORKIAN’S HOME PHONE NUMBER!”
Somehow (I forget the details, but I seem to recall selling my soul to the devil) I managed to get my notes printed before staggering to the plane.
I spent the day after the MBA session conducting an in-station seminar for Kansas City’s KYYS/WDAF. I had done a seminar for WDAF’s Ted Cramer when he programmed WSM/Nashville; this was my first time working with KYYS’ John Duncan. Shortly thereafter, John was appointed Program Director at KLOS/Los Angeles.
So if you want to become an L.A. PD (not to be confused with the notorious L.A.P.D.), just bring me in to do a seminar for your air staff.
