Q2 Report

"I wouldn't say I've been missing it, Bob."

So my period of unemployment pretty much lined up exactly with Q2...and you may have noticed, I have been missing a lot of work.

Well, I certainly haven't missed the passive-aggressive, condescending head games that accompanied the home stretch of my previous job. But, it's June 30th and Q2 deserves at least one summary report. Sorry that it's not in spreadsheet form.

2009 Q2 vs. Q1

weight..... down 13%
waistline..... down 10%
sit-ups in 2 minutes..... up 100%
new friends made..... up 400%
stress..... down 50%
PSA..... down ??% (will know soon)
Cholesterol..... down ??% (will know soon, too)
salary (adjusted for cost of living)..... flat (new job)
annual vacation time..... up 150% (new job)
number of people I fired..... down 100%

Not a bad quarter...too bad I was my own boss for the past 90 days...no one to impress with these strong numbers. I think I'll print them off and put them on the refrigerator. With a gold star or smiley face. Or both.

I miss a lot of the people I used to work with. Last week brought some great news for the programming staff of my former stations. The ratings were up significantly. I believe that 6 of the 7 stations (possibly all 7) went up in the just-released ratings (unheard of). I may have had a small impact on that. Also my old group had 6 first-place winners (out of only 11 categories) this past weekend at the Montana Broadcasters awards. No other radio cluster in Montana had even 3 nominees. Angel, Shawn, Peter, Craig, Aaron, Erik, Denny, Jannette and others...a great bunch of talented people who I didn't spend much time with because I was focusing on the "other" side of the building. I think the thing I'm looking forward to the most in my new job is once again focusing on the programming side of the building...and (very rare these days) focusing on just one station.

And with that, my corporate duties for Q2 are finished. If you haven't done so already, please schedule your one-on-one with the Bobs ASAP. The sign-up sheet is beside the copier...right next to the TPS reports.