Advice For Aspiring Rock DJ

[RumTumJM]

Hey All,

I assume many of you at least recognize me. I post here on occasion, but do read this board on a daily basis.

I am currently a college Junior at Fairfield University in CT. Being a classic/arena rock fanatic (hence the many hours I spend on this site), I am a radio major with aspirations to work somehow with the music I love. I hope to keep playing it for the people who already love it, and, maybe, get new fans along the way.

At Fairfield I am the Program Director at our station WVOF 88.5 FM, and the host of ROCK NATION Radio, where I play "The Most Rockin' Artists of the 70s & 80s). Needless to say, Styx is played during EVERY (and I mean EVERY show). I have played everything from all stages of Styx (including the current line-up), as well as, album cuts besides the usual hits.

Thus the question, any advice for me, from you guys, the true Styx/rock fans?

I am trying my best to have the best show I can, that ALL fans of 70s & 80s rock can enjoy and rock out to.

With that said I invite you to tune in to ROCK NATION on Tuesday from 8-10 pm EST (providing you are doing nothing at the time, or in need of music while you post on MelodicRock). Here is the website I made for the show, www.rocknationradio.org. You can find a direct link to WVOF's web stream by clicking the blue "here" on the first listing.


Any advice is immensely and support is immensely appreciated.


And thanks for all of the Styx/rock news you discuss on this board. With all of that information, I look like a true rock aficionado on the air & off.


ROCK ON!


RumTumJM

[STYX Fan]

Get a hold of some old copies of Maximum Rock N Roll.

[FormerDJMike]

My advice (and this comes from experience) is to get out of the radio business as soon as you can or as soon as you start a family. I had 18 years in the business and while it was enjoyable at times once I left the stress in my life disappeared (consodilation, voice tracking, prgramming multpile formats, long hours, low pay, management firing my jocks etc, etc)