Event Coordinator

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Reply to: hr@diamondpeakmedia.com
Date: 2007-01-19, 9:40AM PST


Are you well organized? Do you love Hip Hop? Can you make things happen? We are looking for a motivated event coordinator to join our team. 94.9 JAMZ Eugene’s Hip Hop and Party Station is becoming a promotional machine in everything hip hop. Fax a cover letter and resume to: (541) 338 – 7067 or email to hr@diamondpeakmedia.com, or call (541) 683-3392.




Location: Eugene, OR
Compensation: $15K to $30K
This is a part-time job.


Can anyone imagine how long this job or the station will last.

How would you rate the programming quality on "94-9 Jamz", compared to KDUK?

15-30K part-time. Hmmm. That's quite a wide spread. Anyone on the low end of that would most certainly have to have another job, which is basically unworkable for an "events manager". And since it is part-time, my guess is a job that will take those hours right up to the max., w/o benefits. Not to mention how much harder these type of jobs will be post-Entercom Sacramento! Another radio job that is NOT too good to be true!

Been listening to Jamz tonight. Golly, the Baka Boys show sounds good. It's a shame the local format can't sound like this all day long. The local format plays a lot of crap that no one cares about. ie. JayZ's new album and other rappers that I don't even know.

94-9's music programming is right on to what a rhythmic chr should be. It's obvious they don't have budget for local talent ...but then again for a start up station the more music quantity works in their favor as they are building audience as well as advertisers...wish their signal strength was better. KDUK's night jock voice tracks a lot of the times are usually the wrong VT's playing between songs.

I am surprised how good of signal it is being a translator I could here it from a clock radio in harrisburg just fine. In fact there where 2 stores that I went into this week that had it on?

94.9 is my daughter's favorite station. we had it on in the car heading to Sisters, Oregon. picked it up all the way to Santiam Pass.

I find that very hard to believe

they are haveing much more sucess now that the format has changed!!! Before the change virtually no community support. Now they are out and about in the community with live remotes sponsership for concerts ect. the former success is now way more successful.

Yes, I even saw a panhandler wearing a "94-9 Jamz" sweatshirt!

....Now they are out and about in the community with live remotes sponsership for concerts ect....


which is what too many stations forget to do!

The low end is to attract the base for the station: The University of Oregon student base. Those who want to work making 15K part-time, while going to college, can and probably will do this.

94.9 Jamz is bringing E-40 and Twista to Lane Event's Center? That's got to be the bigg'est Hip Hop show I have seen come to Eugene.

Yes, 94-9 Jamz is making Eugene feel like a larger market.

They don't seem to be on the street or handing out alot of flyer's.

So who is putting on the concert?

Master presents..according to the flyer I've seen..also there are tv spots promoting this show.

Is 94.9 Jamz Bring in Mike Jones?

Yes, May 18th at the McDonald.

94.9 scored a 2.4 (12+) in the book, which is about what I predicted. That's not bad for a 99 watt signal! Now, I believe the station could do even better with an improved variety of researched gold...

949 jamz is doing good in eugene they better than 95

i like 949 jamzsa lot 05 in portland is wack they make jamming droped dead

Jamz did okay in the ratings but playing Outkast's So Fresh & Clean everyday is probably driving some people back to KDUK. That song wasn't one of their bigger hits. I'd like to hear some more older hits like 112, BIG, Blaque and Mary J Blige.

Good sounding station....I see their station all over the streets...plus the concerts they bring to town are great.

I wonder what 949 jamz 18-34 share is?

Jamz surprised many people, including myself. I don't want to speak for anyone, however, many in this market, myself included, didn't think that a hip hop format would survive in this small market. A 2.4 rating is certainly nothing to scoff at.

While, I won't say that Jamz has "made it," in this market just yet, I have to eat my words and say, that Jamz has achieved a respectable rating and a solid presence in the Eugene market. Kudos.

Shouldn't be a surprise P-Spect. Hip-Hop now knows no ethnic boundries. Its' crossing into the anglo youth market happen long time ago at least 20 years. Its a format that has its audience even in small markets like the Peoples Republic of Eugene.

Yes, Hip Hop is very popular in general.

Radio921: I completely agree with you. Hip-hop knows no ethnic boundaries. It's no surprise that hip-hop has proven it's market power in every corner of the world. This isn't new. Eugene has had many hip hop MC's waiting for a hip hop station for years now.

My initial concern for launching a hip hop station in Eugene was based on the market size, not on whether hip-hop would be popular, etc. The young market was dominated by KDUK and KDUK was starting to sound more hip-hop when Jamz launched.

As I said in my above comment, I was wrong! Jamz has shown an impressive ratings start.

Anyone else heard that My Girl Got A Girlfriend song on 94.9? Does anyone actually like that song? 94.9 seems to be taking too many risks with unproven artists, which is making it real easy for KDUK to dominate.

I like it.I heard it a couple of days ago..it sounded a lot better than the Bobby Brown song that KDUK was playing at the same time.

Bobby Brown and other cheesy artists from the past are fun to hear on KDUK's old school lunch. 94.9 doesn't ever play anything from the nineties, which is why listeners keep coming back to KDUK.

94.9 would be wise to stick with what they are doing as they are still very new. Play the hits and let KDUK play Bobby Brown, Marky Mark etc. Gold titles don't have to be strictly from the late 80's or early 90's

Dragonfish said>>>
94.9 Jamz is bringing E-40 and Twista to Lane Event's Center? That's got to be the bigg'est Hip Hop show I have seen come to Eugene.

OUCH! That's sad.

Why is that sad?

Because E 40 and Twista aren't major artists. When are they gonna get Akon, T Pain, 50 Cent, or Kanye West?

And I suppose Naughty By Nature is??? KDUK presents Naughty by Nature...seems KSUK is hanging their whole radio station on these rap has beens.

Naughty By Nature is obviously not a major artist. And I also know, major artists aren't going to come to lil ol' Eugene. We're too small of a market. 94.9 is doing well with the concert promotion.

Lou Rawls once performed at the Lane County Fair, and what about Maria Muldaur coming through town every couple of years?

I saw Nanette Fabray in Eugene. She was standing about 4 feet from me at the OAB convention!

Elvis played in Eugene during the Thanksgiving holiday of 1976- twice! I'd consider E a major artist. What U all tink bout dat?

Wow Lil Wayne Fat Joe and Charley Murphey hosting this is a concert I am looking forward to. I think this is falls under BIG!

Yes, and I wouldn't call E-40 and Twista minor acts, either. Master Presents is doing well for Eugene.

I'm still seeing "Success 94-9" ads on LTD buses. That's pretty funny.

In fact E-40 had a pretty big Hispanic hit with "U and Dat Azz" about a year ago. So probably not a bad show for Eugene or even Portland for that matter.

Jamz just announced today that Sean Kingston will be joining the Gods of hip hop and comedy concert at Mac Court with Lil Wayne, Fat Joe and Charlie Murphy...good timing as Kingston is kind of the "it" guy currently for mainstream top 40 and rhythmic top 40.

Yes, Sean Kingston is a great addition!

"And I also know, major artists aren't going to come to lil ol' Eugene. We're too small of a market."

Like U2 at Autzen right?

Really I'm not convinced it has to do so much with market size. I can name several markets much smaller than Eugene that continually attract major artists.

In the 70s Autzen was the host of music festivals with major attractions, and that did not include the Grateful Dead.

In the 80s the Hult Center hosted many top bands. Huey Lewis, Bangles, Howard Jones, Heart, Eddie Money, Adam Ant...then things changed in the 90s.

What happened? Okay the U of O has made it nearly impossible for Autzen but that isn't the real reason.

Today Eugene seems to be a stopover place to perform gigs for gas money so they can make it to PDX and be the opening act for a major band.

Rant on............

Summer Jam '83 at Autzen! woo hoo! Loverboy, Triumph, The Greg Khin Band, Joan Jett, and Night Ranger! (or maybe it was Oregon Jam '83...too long ago to remember...)

Sorry about the outburst from my teenage years...now we return you to your regularly scheduled thread...already in progress...

I'm still seeing "Success 94-9" ads on LTD buses.
I've heard that if you're not a current client, the ad company that does the bus advertising panels takes them down when someone else buys the space - which can leave old ads up for a while.

No need to apologize Qpatrickedwards...savor the good times...

And Night Ranger didn't need to appear just because of the Veneta drummer...70s and 80s Eugene music scene did attract headliners.

But few visit Eugene these days, even with the Hult and the McDonald.

First Let me say that forever I will find Greg Charles' comments witty and amusing. Radio is still not the same without you. I think that 94.9 is doing well to carve a home in the market. I'm okay with PK and the playhouse. The syndicated shows sound good, imaging is on par, but here are the things that do not work for me. First Dan Nims (no matter how talented he may be "HIP" is something he is more likely to have replaced then portray on the radio) He just sounds strange. The rest of the energy from the dayparts and "talent" seem to be lacking in comparison to the syndicated feature shows they are using. Eugene's Hip Hop and Party Station. After the playhouse where is the party before the "Big Boy" show?

No kidding. 94.9 has a bunch of old geezers on the air. Why don't they hire some 20 year old broadcast students who wouldn't mind working for minimum wage?

I think that there has to be some talent in the area that could at least add some life to the station. Either young or some that sound younger than the before mentioned Pappy Nims. I'd even vote for Greg Charles to do a shift. He'd at least be prep'd and entertaining. Even if he is getting up there Any Idea what equipment they are using?

I listen to the station and outside of Dan...who else sounds old? Eric B. sounds good for the limited time he's on in the afternoon..Tekneek at night is somewhat entertaining...they do go a considerable long stretch till late afternoon without a jock..wonder if they plan to fill that midday slot?

I like Dan Nims he sounds like a butler which is Classy.

Pappy Nims is Hip Hop!

I still don't get 94.9 programming. They're finally playing Eliott Yamin but they still aren't playing Fergie's current top 10 hit? Don't they know how popular that song is? They even came out with a new remix with rap which I heard on KDUK.

Seems KDUK's PD is listening way too much to Jamz again.

They probably have been serviced for that record yet.

Today's PD's download any song they want.

When is Nims on? I would call in sick to hear that. Or if someone could post a clip that would be great.
You have to give the guy credit for being flexible, but I really can't imagine him announcing rap. I could, however, imagine him doing a late-night "slow jams" type of show. Yeah, baby!

Nims does production and the morning news. He doesn't actually announce any of the music.

this station is pretty good.