WOWO Needs A Newsperson. Really.

The Maven loves reading help wanted ads, especially for media positions. So you can imagine the Maven's delight when the US Postal Service delivered the latest, and greatest mailing from Federated Media, parent of WOWO 1190 (and now on 92.3 FM.) As an influential member of Fort Wayne's media community, the Maven's modest company is on EEO mailing lists for a number of companies, including those wacky souls at the home office in beautiful downtown Elkhart.

Since some of my readers are not media-savvy individuals (and that's probably a sign of good mental health), let the Maven help you 'read between the lines' of the most recent ad. If you can not tell, the Maven's smart-ass comments are in red. 

Equal Employment Opportunities
WOWO-AM Radio (WOWO 1190) Recruitment Notice:

Positions Currently Available:

News-talk 1190 WOWO, Fort Wayne, Indiana’s #1 50,000 watt

(only during the daylight hours, at night it's a puny 9,800 watts)

news, weather, and talk station; has a rare opening 

(yes "rare" meaning only 3 openings in the last year - McDonalds has lower employee turnover)

for a full-time news anchor/reporter. 

(and doing commercials, public appearances, transmitter repairs, and occasional yard work on the weekend)

WHAT WE WANT: 

(WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING? HAVE YOU NO MANNERS?)

An experienced professional who can write contemporary news, 

(use street slang, the Urban Dictionary and 'conversational English' where grammar, spelling and the AP Style Book are not required)

deliver an energetic cast, 

(that's radio lingo for Newscast)

crank the daily grind of an anchor shift, 

(let's make it sound like it's hard work)

work a flexible beat schedule, 

(work the hours they want or they beat you)

generate appointment-listening story ideas, 

(oh, nice use of an industry buzzword meaning to string the listener along to the next ratings quarter-hour)

and gather the very best sound-bites. 

(Bites is the operable word here)

T & R being accepted right now.

(RIGHT NOW, FOOL!)

Send immediately 

(RIGHT NOW FOOL, can't you take direction??)

to Ryan Wrecker, WOWO Operations Manager, 

(No, Kayla Blakeslee, the WOWO News Director isn't making the hiring decision - so much for women in leadership-management at FedMed)

2915 Maples Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46816 or email: Wrecker@wowo.com

WOWO Radio and Federated Media are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Compare to another News opening, this one at WIKY in Evansville. Which station would you rather work for?