Honestly, it wasn't always so bad! Back in the 80's it was very "Western" and we had good characters like Chris Thornton, John Delmont, Matt Side and, of course, the lovely Aunty Lucy.
QBS was at its best when Team Trivia was the best thing that happened every weekend, with teams all over the town getting together on Friday afternoons for a superbly entertaining on-air team quiz. Bring it back!! But, of course, with someone decent to host it.
Back in the day, QBS actually recruited from overseas but by the end of the 80s they were just using local "talent". I use the term loosely because basicall "talent" equated to anyone who was willing to give up their time for a pittance. They worked on the assumption that anyone wanting to be on air was doing it for the ego boost and therefore didn't need to be compensated financially.
Now I only tune in out of total desperation (in the car) when someone has borrowed my CDs. If I'm lucky I catch the news and can amuse myself with all the mispronunciations....sometimes I'm compelled to wind down the window and tell the people in the next car to listen in and enjoy the fun!!!!
People are right, if the country is motivated enough to introduce Al Jazeera as an icon of media excellence in the area, then they need to look at their radio broadcasting very seriously.
Honestly, it wasn't always so bad! Back in the 80's it was very "Western" and we had good characters like Chris Thornton, John Delmont, Matt Side and, of course, the lovely Aunty Lucy.
QBS was at its best when Team Trivia was the best thing that happened every weekend, with teams all over the town getting together on Friday afternoons for a superbly entertaining on-air team quiz. Bring it back!! But, of course, with someone decent to host it.
Back in the day, QBS actually recruited from overseas but by the end of the 80s they were just using local "talent". I use the term loosely because basicall "talent" equated to anyone who was willing to give up their time for a pittance. They worked on the assumption that anyone wanting to be on air was doing it for the ego boost and therefore didn't need to be compensated financially.
Now I only tune in out of total desperation (in the car) when someone has borrowed my CDs. If I'm lucky I catch the news and can amuse myself with all the mispronunciations....sometimes I'm compelled to wind down the window and tell the people in the next car to listen in and enjoy the fun!!!!
People are right, if the country is motivated enough to introduce Al Jazeera as an icon of media excellence in the area, then they need to look at their radio broadcasting very seriously.