10/03/2017
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Outraged, silly decision by RRR π₯
It's Official ! Death In Brunswick !!
Film Buffs Forecast finishes up on March 25 after 36 years.The content and program manger, with the unanimous approval of the program advisory group of 3RRR , have decided thus. I was called into a meeting last Thursday where I was in informed that the station was taking away my 12-2pm slot which had been a constant in my life for so long. I was offered a 1-2pm slot on Sunday afternoons which I cannot do due to family and work reasons and would never agree to anyway on principle. I was not given any forewarning of this at all and immediately informed the program manager that this was not acceptable and I would play no part in the truncation or bowdlerisation of one of the station's longest running flagship shows which has generated so much goodwill and gained respect across the listening community in general and the film culture community specifically. I did not want it to come to this but no olive branches were being handed out to me . This, of course, happened once before in 1988. But this is so difficult to write. I told the station manager earlier this afternoon , when I rang him, that the station has been part of my life for nearly 40 years and I would have taken a bullet gladly for a station whose values I so greatly respected . Now I have been effectively given the bullet. But I must admit I do feel shabbily and disrespectfully treated with no attempt by anyone at the station to discuss with me such a momentous decision . More to come, I guess .I'm off the grid over the weekend to relax ,hopefully.
Hi Paul,
As per our meeting on Thu 2nd March and our phone call on Fri 3rd March, we are opening up Triple R's Saturday afternoon programming to focus entirely on music.
Therefore, we would like to offer you the new time slot of Sunday, 1-2pm, starting in April. This will bring your program in line with the rest of our specialist talks programming on Sunday's.
I truly value the immense contribution you've made to Triple R over so many years and hope you will continue to present Film Buff's Forecast in this new time slot, rather than finishing up the show.
I really appreciate you taking the time to consider it over the long weekend and will check back in with you on Tuesday to see what you have decided.
Thanks,
Bec