Posted by Sandwich Boy on July 22, 2008 at 10:35:52:
Seriously, how lucky did Ryan Seacrest get? It seems like his success was overnight. I know he's a "brand" now and his image = pop culture in the eyes of listeners/viewers, but how many jobs is this guy going to take away from others? From Idol to his former daytime TV talk show, American Top 40 radio, E! daily hosting, Emmys, Oscars.
Of course Z104 has got his new daily syndicated radio show on-air now. So do more than a dozen other markets. And not just small markets like Madison, major markets like Washington DC and others. These are prime daytime slots too.
And people wonder why we jump on message boards like this one and complain our jobs are being taken away from us and radio just isn't what it used to be anymore.