Posted
11:25 AM
by Gene
"Radio's most popular formats were created by radio rebels, outlaws, misfits and ne'er-do-wells -- not by corporate marketing executives," says Robert Hughes, co-owner of San Diego rock station KPRI, which has no immediate plans to broadcast in HD.America's radio business was fundamentally the creation of three men: "Gen." Sarnoff, Bill Paley and Lowsy Mays, none of whom would qualify as a rebel, outlaw, misfit or ne'er-do-well (although
the "Gen." evidently fibbed about his Titanic experience, so he clearly had some of it in him). Even if this bromide were true, it wouldn't take long for all these rebels, outlaws, misfits and ne'er-do-wells to be
corporatized. Drunken Slob (when's he coming back on the air, WALTER WINCHELL!!!!!!!!!!?) is one of each, which didn't prevent him from being a hero to the power structure. This is the old saw about rock music, which is more the creature of corporate marketing executives than anything else in show-biz history. In short, it's
typical Wired.com BS.
(Via MediaBistro)