OK , lets just get something straight , nobody is saying either Live or pre-recorded is the only way to go there is a place for both and some of the more modern forward looking stations use both. To reply to a post with 'At this time we are currently looking for dj's that can go LIVE' when that was never originally mentioned comes across as simply sarcastic ( capital letters are used to shout or emphasize on-line and everyone knows that ) , hence my reply. If the poster had asked for live i would not have wasted my time and effort replying.
As for your comments from behind your keyboard Rebel they mean very little , all radio stations that use totally Live DJ Rosters have the struggle of continually having to cover time slots for ilness holiday and all sorts of other reasons, I have worked at enough stations to know that is true, but as a DJ not the owner you would not know how much time and effort goes into keeping a schedule live, and I certainly would not class my comments as a slating ! I have already been contacted by a number of stations who love the show and are fine with the idea of syndication, in fact some of the biggest internet stations out there do it.
I would also point out the obvious, neither station owner or DJs actually knows who is live, many DJs will be playing a recorded set and using live mic work,or in some cases no mic work but i will appear to everyone it is live anyway , the listener base is different for different music types and for a lot of dance DJs like myself and listeners to dance stations simply want to hear a well constructed mix without all the talk. Take the most popular dance music show of all time - Radio 1s Essential Mix , short introduction and 2 hours of music , all pre-recorded normally and that has masses of followers.
There is a place for live and pre-recorded but the balance is changing with time and the popularity of podcasts etc has made things easier, for a station to try and exist now on a totally live schedule is far from easy hence they are advertising for new DJs continuously , and rather than slate them I would say a big well done because to do that is an uphill task. Why not syndicate and play some podcasted or recorded shows if it fits with what your listeners like? , maybe this is a generation thing and there's an old skool set out there that think live is the only way, the reality is somewhat different.
