WBUD: GOODBYE, SO LONG, FAREWELL

This was posted in a earlier post, but with the news that WBUD has abdicated their musical throne and gone to a sports-talk program, I felt a musical obit was in order. That coveted 18 to 49 demographic god that the media worships has taken another toll. I do have to find myself puzzled by the logic of catering to the fading 18 to 49 demographic. My research on the subject of demographics points to the so-called "golden demographic" target audience better known as the "baby boomers" as being the next target audience. Good bye dear friend, I will miss you. Jack Pinto. I still say you are among the best disk jockeys whoever came down the pike. I will still be a loyal listener to your 9 AM Sunday morning "Breakfast with Frank" program. Somehow I feel this decision isn't your cup of tea either.
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OUT OF THE 50,000 PLUS HITS ON THIS SITE, I WOULD ASSUME THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 5 HITS THAT WERE DUE TO AN OLD TIMER (LIKE ME) IN THE OVER 70 GENERATION WHO IS INTO COMPUTING. THIS IS THEIR QUIZ. I LOVE THE MUSIC OF WORLD WAR II. PROBABLY BECAUSE I GREW UP WITH IT. EVEN THOUGH THE GENERATION IN WHICH I CAME OF AGE WAS THE 1950'S. HOW I LOVED TO LISTEN TO WBUD AND THE "BIG TOP TEN" AT MID DAY, AND MY FAVORITE DISK JOCKEY, JACK PINTO ON THE MORNING DRIVE. BUT ALAS, TIMES HAVE CHANGED THE "OLDIES" STATIONS THAT ONCE PLAYED THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OF PERRY COMO, ANDY WILLIAMS, PATTI PAGE, DEAN MARTIN, DON CORNELL AND MANY OTHER WONDERFUL VOCALISTS, DON'T FIT INTO THE TARGETED YOUNGER SEGMENT OF LISTENERS WHICH IS SO COVETED BY COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS. IT MAKES ONE WONDER WHY THE AIRWAVES CAN'T BE SHARED WITH ALL LISTENERS. WBUD'S 60'S MUSIC IS VERY LISTENABLE, BUT I SURE WOULD LIKE TO SEE JACK PINTO BRING BACK THE MUSIC OF HIS GENERATION. JACK'S SUNDAY MORNING'S "BREAKFAST WITH FRANK" IS WONDERFUL; I NEVER MISS IT...BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE BREAKFAST WITH PERRY COMO, ANDY WILLIAMS, AND ALL OF OUR GREAT VOCAL TALENTS FROM THE 50'S. TO THEIR CREDIT, WBCB-AM (1490) IN LEVITTOWN SETS ASIDE PROGRAMMING SEGMENTS FOR ALL GENRES FROM POLISH, IRISH, COUNTRY, AND "OUR" MUSIC. I SELDOM MISS LISTENING TO GERALDINE MCSORLEY'S "IRISH AIRES" ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. BY THE WAY: I AM STILL BRINGING THOSE GREAT OLD SONGS BACK WITH MY COMPUTER ORCHESTRA PLAYING "THE MUSIC WE GREW UP WITH" AT KUSER FARM.

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OVER THE MANY YEARS I HAVE BEEN A COLUMNIST FOR THE MERCER MESSENGER, THE PRINCETON PACKET (HAMILTON OBSERVER), AND THE TIMES OF TRENTON, MY QUIZZES HAVE BEEN VERY POPULAR. OF COURSE, THEY ARE TARGETED TO THOSE IN THE OVER 60 POPULATION. DON'T LOOK FOR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ACID ROCK, HIP HOP, AND OTHER EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE USED TO CALL MUSIC. LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DID. I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THE Test! OH YEAH! DON'T SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO THAT ADDRESS IN MY OLD COLUMN. IF YOU THINK YOUR MAN OR WOMAN ENOUGH, SEND THEM TO thomglo@verizon.net.