13thdoctor wrote:

as a hobby but as a career I have learned that the real problem with
"radio" today is the cheeky*******s that are in it for the money!

Radio broadcasting is a mature industry. Of COURSE people will be in it for
the money, just as home building is a mature industry and you no longer see
many homes being built as do-it-yourself projects as you saw in the 1930s.
Today you see home building companies putting up homes for the money.

Radio is no different.

So, get over it. If you want to do radio as a hobby, talk to your local
non-commercial station and see if they have some time available. Jad from
NPR's "Radio Lab" started about 10 years ago using throwaway time at 3:00am on
WNYC, and now he's created an award-winning series that even Ira Glass from
"This American Life" envies. It's THAT good. But he started with a garbage
slot on a public station.