tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406438944314676533.post2460869009607812955..comments2013-04-14T22:09:29.404-04:00Comments on George Reed's Radio/TV Station Trading Views: Jerry Del Colliano: If I Ran Clear ChannelGeorge Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642321040163272523noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406438944314676533.post-90534127459396629092009-05-17T12:26:00.000-04:002009-05-17T12:26:00.000-04:00I agree with your observations. Jerry can be a li...I agree with your observations. Jerry can be a little "over the top" sometimes, but he always makes you think. I like the concept of limited spot load, but do not see a problem with clustering the commercials. As for the GM for each station, that appeals to me, though he/she must be a "selling" GM.George Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642321040163272523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406438944314676533.post-87716178352502589522009-05-17T10:52:00.000-04:002009-05-17T10:52:00.000-04:00When I read this post last week, George, I found t...When I read this post last week, George, I found the spirit of the commentary to be right on the mark though a couple of ideas seemed a little "over the top."<br /><br />For one, the idea that every single station needs its own GM doesn't make a lot of sense. This is not to defend the idiotic notion that one GM can run 14 stations spaced over 2 markets 60+ miles apart, or worse, that a Regional VP can also act as a GM for a group to cut costs. But a talented and focused manager certainly can effectively oversee a group of 3-6 stations - as long as that person also has great department managers in place and allows them to run those departments!<br /><br />And I'm not sure I understand Jerry's idea that a max of 12 units per hour also equates to no spot break being more than 1 unit. This doesn't make sense to me. Did I misread that point?<br /><br />But on the whole, his forceful statements about returning radio operation solely and totally to the locale in which a group operates; and about putting managers at each level fully in charge (and fully accountable); these concepts are so dead on and so sorely missing today. And today's standard of regionalized, homogenized, franchised operations are putting gaping holes in the radio ship.<br /><br />George, since you linked to this post I'm definitely interested in your thoughts on what Jerry said.Steve Gaineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807619853051467169noreply@blogger.com