KXNO Sports Fanatics

[CapnCy]

It's brutal but especially during this patio tour.

Yeah....never enjoyed it before and as the other poster said, played out/tired bit. I just assume kind of a "friends taking care of friends" type of deal. Actually watching the TV news and seeing young reporters in DSM got me thinking how they crack into the "in" group that appears to be in local media

 

[cyspy]

I thought the kxno shows are simulcast on some radio station in eastern iowa? Maybe that’s no longer the case.

KXIC 800 AM Iowa City. The station is a computer at the WMT studios in Cedar Rapids.

 

[BigJCy]

They just said Sean Roberts is the new Program Director at KXNO. Good for him, seems like a pretty good guy.

 

[FerShizzle]

They just said Sean Roberts is the new Program Director at KXNO. Good for him, seems like a pretty good guy.

Morning show dunce to everyone’s boss in under 15 years.

 

[MJ29]

Morning show dunce to everyone’s boss in under 15 years.

That's a generous title considering how few people are left there.

 

[JP4CY]

Did Sean say if he's going to continue to be on the radio, or is this basically just a bunch of more responsibilities thrown onto him?

 

[cedarstrip]

I thought I heard them drop the big D on the air Friday. I was expecting cuts, not promotions.

 

[67CY]

That's a generous title considering how few people are left there.

What exactly does a program director do on that station?

 

[FarmerCy1]

What exactly does a program director do on that station?

Provide an answer to the question: “how many ask 5-0 segments is too many ask 5-0 segments?”

 

[Acylum]

 

[Pat]

That’s a very kind X post. The only problem is that you could say the exact same thing about the previous Program Director (that they tried to fire) and one of the two previous morning show hosts (who they tried to fire, and, when that failed, tried and succeeded a few years later).

 

[dosry5]

Morning show dunce to everyone’s boss in under 15 years.

Imagine being considered the dunce when you work with Heather and Travis. Ouch.

 

[FerShizzle]

Imagine being consider the dunce when you work with Heather and Travis. Ouch.

I don’t think he was Heather’s dunce but definitely was the butt of a lot of jokes by Travis and Ross.

 

[CapnCy]

Did Sean say if he's going to continue to be on the radio, or is this basically just a bunch of more responsibilities thrown onto him?

I thought I remember on one of the podcasts that some of the departed from there (Murphy/Andy maybe? Or even CW?) that essentially that's what happened to Downs.....more and more to do, but not pay to go with it. I might be misremembering, but I thought maybe it was Murphy that said that.

 

[Al_4_State]

I thought I remember on one of the podcasts that some of the departed from there (Murphy/Andy maybe? Or even CW?) that essentially that's what happened to Downs.....more and more to do, but not pay to go with it. I might be misremembering, but I thought maybe it was Murphy that said that.

They’ve all said that, I think

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

What exactly does a program director do on that station?

Alot of work for little pay. It's why AD left.

 

[MJ29]

What exactly does a program director do on that station?

I believe they manage staff (there are typically some part-timers and board ops for Wild games and Barnstormers programming), make sure the station stays on the air (if there's any silence, they are notified), make sure all timeslots are filled with programming/ads, etc. I'm sure there's a lot I don't know, but I've been around radio people long enough to feel like these are some of the basic functions.

 

[Cydkar]

I don’t think he was Heather’s dunce but definitely was the butt of a lot of jokes by Travis and Ross.

Travis is the worst. Ross is the second worst because he likes Travis.