On 22 Mrz., 22:00, "David Eduardo" wrote:
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On 22 Mrz., 17:22, "David Eduardo" wrote:

Many of the best people in radio are not big on forma education,

And this may be one of the reasons radio is in the pickle it's in.

Radio is not in a pickle. It is simply, like light bulbs, a mature, slow
growth business now. And will be for many years to come. Of course, the
company I am with increased its revenue 13% in Q4 of 2007, so I am in a high
growth, pickle-less sector of radio.

Really? Then where does all of this desperation come from?

but you
find them to be excellent autodidacts.

Oh, not really. This is just something lots of people pretend after
they flunk out of school.

Except for the fact that I did not flunk out. I quit school (Colegio
Americano de Quito) the week my station went on the air.

I'm sure the same is true of everyone else who failed to graduate.

Since radio broadcasting is not a field where there is much to be learned
in
college, intelligence and work experience is often better than specific
training.

There may not be much room for learning in radio broadcasting, but
there's plenty of room for it in life. Trust me on this one.

You have a very restricted mindset when you believe that learning can only
take place within the walls of academia.

And you have a restricted mindset when you believe that learning
cannot happen even within those walls.

There is nothing stopping me from
reading Cervantes in the original or Joyce or picking up calculus if I want
to buy a couple of books.

This is what people always say after they've flunked. It is so old
hat. Be bitter, if you must, but at least be original.