Nothing Magical for DJ Celebrating 20th Anniversary at Miami's Majic 102.7
Eric Brandon would have preferred a cake. Instead, he got a pink slip on his 20th anniversary at Majic 102.7, the oldies station in South Florida, where he did middays.
However, working 20 years in one place means you get paid a certain amount, which was apparently too much for the station. So, Brandon gets his walking papers, which is not a position that a 50-year-old DJ who worked most of his career in the same market wants to be in.
But that's radio biz, which in the era of mega-corporate owners, voice tracking and ever-changing formats is a cruel place to be.
Give Brandon credit for leaving on a high note, although he'd certainly be forgiven if that was not the case: "My sons were both raised on the radio and are now young men. It was a great experience and I'd do it all over again.''
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/14506360.htm
Let's hope, though, that the kids don't follow Dad into the family business.
3 comments:
Hello everyone,
during my holidays in FL last year, we listened to Majic nearly the whole day. I loved that station very much, so I decided afterwards, already returned back to my home town in Germany, to listen regularly to 102.7.
Today I put on my webradio and missed "Chef E.B.". After googleing shortly, I found this article which makes me really really sad. What a good, humorous guy, always in a good mood with great shows! And exactly THESE guys have to go now, these guys who aren't like anybody else, not as boring as most of the others.
I can hardly believe that. I'm also really sad that I missed his last show as well as his last dishes.
Finally for all E.B. fans we only can hope that he will get a new chance.
Depressed Greetings from Germany,
Thomas
I agrre - I grew up listening to EB - that guy was on the radio at Majic 7 days a week, and just like that - gone. There were several other people much less talented then EB that theyh could have let go - but instead they let go their best DJ - that just blows! I now boycott Majic and listen to BIG 105.9. Lady from Germany,I suggest you do the same.
http://www.big1059.com/pages/streaming.html
Hello again!
Nice to notice that my opinion is not alone. But anyway thanks for the lady. Sorry, but that were the 50% which have lost. ;-) The guy (!) from Germany is still sad and as I wrote to the program director: Majic isn't the same as it was before!
Has anyone an idea what EB does next?
Greetings from Bavaria, now only two weeks to the soccer championship....
Thomas
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