Scott Allen Miller, the former morning show host on WRKO who was slighted for Tom Finneran, has announced on his blog, the Scotto Bloggo, that he has accepted a job offer to be the Program Director and morning show host on AM 590 WROW in Albany, NY.
This is just a tremendous opportunity for me. I am already very familiar with the market having worked at WROW's main competitor before coming to WRKO in September 2003.
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Albany listeners really "get" talk radio. They always have politics on their minds, they just elected an incompetent governor, and a carpetbagger is using their state to run for President. Now that I think of it, Albany is a lot like Boston.
Another reason why this is such a great opportunity is as program director I will be able to help shape the direction of the station as a whole. Talk stations that have a program director who is also a host have become increasingly rare finds. Program directors don't tend have as much independence to program stations as they used to, either. At WROW, I will be part of a team, of course, but will play a lead role in setting the course of the entire station.
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If all goes according to plan, I will be on the air in Albany on Monday morning around 6. (Yes, WROW does stream online.)
Congratulations to Scotto on the new job! Best of luck to you.
