REoL
November 27th, 2008, 04:33 AM
Last week, 107.3 WAAF ran their traditional "Rock and Walk for Change" charity event, in which two on-air personalities, from the "Hillman in the Morning" drive-in show, walk from many miles away from Boston, towards the big city in a three day event. Lyndon Byers, Sports reporter, started from Manchester, New Hampshire, and Producer Anthony "Spaz" Parziali (sp?) started in downtown Worcester. The two talents walk along a designated route, and people driving along, or people walking by, would drop off loose change, checks, and large contributions, to help feed the hungry. People could also donate online at waaf.com, as well as call in the station.
For a ceartain dollar amount, you could have any song, or bit, you'd like the rock station to play, wheter it's the traditional fare for $50, (Metallica, Pink Floyd, etc.), to $100 for more obscure in-format material, and lots more ($500 - $1,000) if you want something not even close to fitting their format (Eminem, Diddy, Michael Jackson, etc.).
Over the event, various celebrities called in (Actors, commedians, and rock bands) to donate heavilly, as well as New Hampshire's Governor.
During this time, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick scheduled time to appear on the show via telephone, to talk about the charity, it's work, and to donate money towards the cause. When the anticipated phone call was scheduled to occurr, he never showed. Deval's people called up and told the show that he had to "reschedule". As the three day event went along, Deval was an official no-show. Another case where Deval screwes over the WAAF listeners, and worst of all, the Boston Food Bank, which heavilly relies on this charity, being the largest contributor to this worthy cause.
This was not the only time Deval screwed over WAAF. During Deval's run for Governor, he was scheduled to appear on the Hillman Show, and blew them off. WAAF also owns another signal in Brocton, Ma., airing on 97.7FM, to reach where Worcester's 107.3 signal can't reach. Deval stated, that he lost some of his "black" (his word) listenership, when a defunct Hip-Hop station at 97.7FM went away, which the signal never did.
As you can see, Deval wants nothing to do with the hungry people of this state, or with a rock station in general. He had his 97.7 signal, but because it wasn't "black" (again, his word), he gave up.
For a ceartain dollar amount, you could have any song, or bit, you'd like the rock station to play, wheter it's the traditional fare for $50, (Metallica, Pink Floyd, etc.), to $100 for more obscure in-format material, and lots more ($500 - $1,000) if you want something not even close to fitting their format (Eminem, Diddy, Michael Jackson, etc.).
Over the event, various celebrities called in (Actors, commedians, and rock bands) to donate heavilly, as well as New Hampshire's Governor.
During this time, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick scheduled time to appear on the show via telephone, to talk about the charity, it's work, and to donate money towards the cause. When the anticipated phone call was scheduled to occurr, he never showed. Deval's people called up and told the show that he had to "reschedule". As the three day event went along, Deval was an official no-show. Another case where Deval screwes over the WAAF listeners, and worst of all, the Boston Food Bank, which heavilly relies on this charity, being the largest contributor to this worthy cause.
This was not the only time Deval screwed over WAAF. During Deval's run for Governor, he was scheduled to appear on the Hillman Show, and blew them off. WAAF also owns another signal in Brocton, Ma., airing on 97.7FM, to reach where Worcester's 107.3 signal can't reach. Deval stated, that he lost some of his "black" (his word) listenership, when a defunct Hip-Hop station at 97.7FM went away, which the signal never did.
As you can see, Deval wants nothing to do with the hungry people of this state, or with a rock station in general. He had his 97.7 signal, but because it wasn't "black" (again, his word), he gave up.