Dave’s Day at XL Country
When I saw that CareerCast had come out with their list of Top 10 Worst Jobs, and mine was on it, part of me wanted to go, "Of course, it is!" I mean, who doesn't complain about their jobs, right? Even if you do like it most days.
If you've ever wondered, here is my typical day at XL Country:
4:30a: Wake Up
5:25a: Arrive at XL Studio
5:25a - 6:a: Prep for the XL Morning Show
6a - 10a: Fun & Laughs with Amy on the XL Morning Show
10a - 11a: Write a blog post for XLcountry.com
11a - 2p:
- Record commercials
- Meet with clients
- Meetings with salespeople for upcoming promotions
- Meet with GM about New Guy Joe
- Work on upcoming XL promotions
- Write another blog post for XLcountry.com
- Record a Morning Show promo with Amy for XL Morning Show
- Drop down and do 200 pushups
- Post on XL country Facebook page
- Answer 50 emails (10 of which are from Amy)
- Meetings with The Man (1x per Month about music)
- Schedule XL Country's music
- Wake up Joe on the studio couch
- Write station promos
- Go Home to see Candice & Sweet Baby James
I've been doing this for over 20yrs now. And while in Radio we do tend to work a lot of hours and weekends, we also get to do some REALLY fun stuff, like:
- Go to concerts
- Meet & interview Country artists
- Introduce Country artists at concerts
- Be super involved with our community
- Tailgate (and get paid!) at Bobcat football games
- Hang with people like Ted Dawson, Bobcat football coach Jeff Choate, and Stephanie Quayle
- Be in parades
- Use the backstage bathroom at Headwaters Country Jam
- Take trips to Memphis & St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Make videos and dress up like Jake from State Farm
- Get paid to have fun
Wow, after putting it all down, I can't believe being in Radio is on the Worst Jobs List. Maybe it's one of those paradoxes where we're on the Worst Jobs list & the Best Jobs list. And maybe, too, it's just an honor to be included on anyone's list.