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| In the spotlight.... |
 Todd & Erin B98.7 Salt Lake City http://b987.com/tandehome.php Interviewed by Steve Harmon
I love
Bitboard not just for the Bits and numbers, but for the actual people on
this service. For Example Todd and Erin at B98.7 Salt Lake City.. I
can't imagine a BFD without sitting with them at lunch and laughing ..
dey crack me up..
Harmon: Tell us a little about you and your cast.
Erin: The cast: Hmmm. We're pretty small in-studio, just
Todd, me Erin, and producer Mike. The real cast are the listeners
... people like Dead Body Denise, who's found 15 dead people as a P.I.
or truck driver Rick, who calls us from all over the country ... you can
see him and his truck in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith!"
Harmon: Since you two are married, how do you stop talking shop at
home?
Erin: Six or seven beers and we're not talking about anything.
Harmon: What's your biggest challenge?
Todd: We're for sale, so making do with no budget.
Harmon: Who decides on a bit?
Erin: Even if one of us doesn't believe in the bit, we go ahead
and do it. Then, when it fails, "I told you so" is sooooo much sweeter!
Harmon: How do you know if it was a great show?
Todd: My pants are off and my ass doesn't hurt.
Harmon: What are you best known for in your market?
Erin: Mobilizing the troops: Brennan Hawkins' story is a
good example. Todd was the only media allowed at the rescue site,
the rest of the press was held in a sort of media petting zoo three
miles away. A sheriff called in the next day and said "Everyone
else wanted a story. You were the only ones who were there to
help."
Harmon: How do you keep your show content fresh?
Todd: We're motivated by spite. It's not what you
achieve, it's what you can take from others.
Harmon: Real tense showroom...how do you stop that?
Producer Mike: Todd paces and Erin pouts.
Todd: Producer Mike chain smokes. Erin: The advantage of being a married team is that we HAVE to make up, because we're going to want sex at some point.
Harmon: Best part of your job?
Todd: Getting to do something something different and cool
every day--and look how we dress!
Harmon: And the worst part of your job?
Todd: Lying on the couch with one of our twins at 2am and
feverishly calculating how much rest we can get before the show if the
kid would just go back to sleep!
Harmon: What do you think was the best BitBoard bit?
Todd: Not just the bits so much as the reporters: Jay from
Scott and Erica in Orlando is great for celebrity interviews ... Dwyer
and Michaels are brilliant for weird story contacts ... Little Tommy
just rules on everything.
Harmon: What's your Suck bit of the Month?
Erin: The "cigarettes for kids" program didn't really pan out
like we hoped.
Harmon: What was "the day you owned the market"?
Erin: That was this last Tuesday. Brennan Hawkins was the
11 year old who went missing in the Uintas. On Father's Day, 3,000
people turned up to search for him, but the number dwindled to 600 on
Monday. Brennan's poor mom and dad were in despair ... so we sent
Todd up to the search site in the mountains Tuesday morning with a
satellite cell to push for volunteers and Erin downtown with an 18
wheeler to get supplies. Our theme was "Bringing Brennan Home." By
noon, we'd sent up two huge trailers full of water, sports drinks, bug
spray, sunscreen, food, first aid kits and GPS units for the searchers.
2,000 volunteers searched the mountain, and Brennan was found that
afternoon! Mind you, we're not taking credit for Brennan, but what
we do pretty well is mobilizing people ... everyone wants to help, you
just need to show them how. The press was funny -- got coverage
from all the local stations, and we even had national coverage from 3
different outlets because everyone was desperate to cover something.
Harmon: Thanks guys! We all wish you continued success!
Lookin' forward to seeing you at the next BFD - wherever it may be!
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