As I was looking through allaccess, I saw this- pay attention to where it describes the hours:

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Country Morning Show Host


Country Morning Show Host
KOLV FM (K100), 50,000 watt family owned Country station in Willmar/Olivia, MN, is now accepting applications for a Country Morning Show Host to be based out of our Willmar studio. Candidate will be responsible for a 6 – 10 am morning drive shift on KOLV with additional production responsibilities and promotional appearances. Regular hours will be 5:30 am – 2 pm Monday through Friday, an on- air shift every other Saturday from 6 am to noon on our News/Talk sister station KWLM plus holiday duties as determined by the Program Director.
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Wait- 5:30 am-2 pm. By my watch, that is 42.5 hours a week, and including a 6 hour shift on saturday- that would take that up to 48 hours per week. At the very least, that person is required to work 42. 5 hours a week. I wonder what their " over time" plan for pay is? probably nothing, right?

I mean, jocks always have gotten shafted as far as pay versus hours- but to be THIS blatant about it?

I'm glad I'm not a jock anymore.

They post like this, it WILL be in accordance with Federal Laws regarding O.T. for salaried employees. I sincerely doubt that it is an hourly paid position.

There was a point in my career when I lunged for gigs like this. The Midwest was heavily exposed to my enthusiastic late-teen croakings. It's a brutal life that pushes the boundaries of the Wage/Hour Act and it's terribly educational. If you're under 20.

And single.

I just want to confirm that I am understanding this thread correctly. A family owned station is hiring a live, local talent and you are bothered because they have the honesty to admit you'll have to work 42 hours per week? Ask anyone who is successful and I'm guessing they have worked many 40+ hour weeks (and been paid for a lot less). Just be happy this family is willing to hire someone instead of putting the station on the bird.

First of all, the shift probably includes a lunch break of 30 minutes, so it's 40 hours/week, not 42.5.

As for the weekend shift - as others have surmised, the job is salary, so there's probably no extra pay.

This is where I am glad to be voice tracking on a locally owned radio station.

In Oregon, BOLI considers fulltime jocks "performers" and exempt from overtime.

In 1990, I was just out of college and offered a job at KLOO/KFAT. 4pm-6pm, I was to do afternoon news on KLOO-AM, then 6-mid on KFAT, plus a 6-hour weekend shift. Salary offered: $850/month. After taxes, I wouldn't have had enough for a crummy apartment in Corvallis -- let alone food. Even though I thought working at KFAT would be really cool, I had to turn that one down.

Years later I was offered a programming job in Colorado. They wanted me to do a live 3-hour mid-day request show on the oldies station, a live 5-hour afternoon show on the country station, imaging for the AC station, a six hour Saturday morning show on the country station, and weekend remotes for any/all 3 stations. I said: "That's nice, when do I get time to program?" We negotiated -- they dropped some of the duties and increased the salary. Fortunately, I was the guy they wanted, so I had a little leverage. I took that job, and really enjoyed my time. Good thing I was single, though...because I never got even a weekend off the whole time I was there.

Too bad "paying your dues" means not getting paid much for your time! But those of us who love radio a lot can get suckered into doing about anything to be on the air.