{"id":3517,"date":"2009-12-18T00:05:11","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T08:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2009-12-18T00:07:27","modified_gmt":"2009-12-18T08:07:27","slug":"radio-station-memos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/radio-station-memos\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019DAY\u2019S TRAVEL WOES #59: &#8220;EAT YOUR OWN FOOD&#8221; RADIO STATION MEMOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October 1995 <\/strong>(continued)<strong>: <\/strong>Upon my arrival in Auckland, New Zealand, I was met by<strong> Leon Wratt,<\/strong> who graciously drove me the two hours to Hamilton, where the next day I was to present an air talent seminar for <strong>The Radio Works. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a quick nap, I was taken to lunch by Leon (the program director) and Marketing &amp; Operations Manager <strong>Kate Rigg. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After touring their radio operation (and convincing GM <strong>Claire Monaghan<\/strong> to show me where the \u201cEat Your Own Food\u201d memos are posted), I returned to my motel.<\/p>\n<p>What are \u201cEat Your Own Food\u201d memos? All radio stations have them, usually posted on a bulletin board in the employee lounge. They offer an excellent insight into the psychodynamics of the station\u2019s staff. Typical examples include:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cReminder: NO ONE who is not a station employee is allowed in the building after 5:00PM on weekdays&#8230;and NEVER on weekends!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cREMINDER TO AIR STAFF:\u00a0 KXXX will have a booth at the annual County Fair. Although there is no pay involved, we hope all of you will volunteer to work the booth this weekend. Please check with the Assistant Program Director to find out exactly what times you have volunteered for.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the most common one of all:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: left;\"><p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe I have to say this AGAIN, but some people just don\u2019t seem to get the message: <em>\u201cDO <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NOT<\/span> EAT ANY FOOD IN <\/em><em>THE REFRIGERATOR THAT YOU DID NOT PUT IN THERE!\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I couldn&#8217;t locate any angry memos, but I did track down these&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3524\" title=\"radio programming graphic\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Radio-CartLabelingMemo.jpg\" alt=\"radio advertising graphic\" width=\"310\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3531\" title=\"radio format graphic\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/RadioFormatMemo.jpg\" alt=\"radio commercials graphic\" width=\"477\" height=\"726\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 1995 (continued): Upon my arrival in Auckland, New Zealand, I was met by Leon Wratt, who graciously drove me the two hours to Hamilton, where the next day I was to present an air talent seminar for The Radio Works. 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