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Vote: | Consumers and artists dislike the major labels. It's a terrible business. Who wants to be at war with everybody? |
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Vote: | Downloading is definitely on the rise, but not because it's free - that's probably third on the list - but because it's immediate and the selection is virtually unlimited. |
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Vote: | I think that the industry's failure to embrace and create a legal form of downloading is contributing to an already acute problem. |
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Vote: | I've always had a passion for classic cars, so I started a locating, brokering, import and export business. Just me, a laptop and a cell phone. I'm having a lot of fun doing that, as well as listening to music, making compilations, downloading music - even of CDs that I own - because it's faster than gathering them up and ripping; certainly easier than transferring vinyl. |
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Vote: | People are still engaged; they still want music, but they want a choice. So I say, just give the people what they want. It's so simple. |
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Vote: | Radio is not a partner in the industry. I think that the music industry has continued to depend upon radio, but has ended up pandering to a medium that doesn't care. |
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Vote: | The Industry's at war. I think it's about control. You can make all of the financial arguments that the industry has been shooting itself in the foot, but it is an industry built on a foundation of ownership and exploitation of intellectual property rights. |
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Vote: | The reason most people sweat is so they will not catch fire while they are making love. |
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Don Rose ( born Donald Rosenberg and best known as Dr. Don Rose or just Dr. Don) July 5, 1934 – March 30, 2005) was a memorable radio personality on KFRC AM 610 in San Francisco, California from October 1973 to 1986. With earlier experience at WQXI (AM) in Atlanta, Georgia, and WFIL in Philadelphia, he was known for his corny one-liners, wacky sound effects, and kindheartedness.
"I'm married to radio," he told The Chronicle (San Francisco) in 1975, "and I'm thinking about suing it for nonsupport. I would describe my show as therapy, for myself."
With Dr. Don as anchor, KFRC was voted "Station of the Year" four times by Billboard Magazine. He was considered by many to be the king of radio in the Bay Area during the last decade of AM's musical dominance.
He was also named by Billboard Magazine as Disc Jockey of the Year on both the East Coast (while with WFIL Philadelphia) and on the West Coast (while with KFRC San Francisco).
In addition to his radio broadcasting work, he hosted cartoon shows on Field Communications televison stations in Chicago (WFLD 32), Detroit (WKBD 50), Philadelphia (WKBS 48) and San Francisco (KBHK 44) for over a decade. Dr. Don Rose raised a total of over $10 million by hosting March of Dimes Superwalks for 20 years. As well, he emceed many golf tourneys, including his own, with proceeds going toward Special Olympics and special education.
He was born Donald Rosenberg in North Platte, Nebraska. He started in radio in 1955 while attending the University of Nebraska.
Despite his cheery persona, Rose suffered over 3 decades of debilitating pain and medical problems. In 1972, he underwent a botched heart surgery, which caused chronic knee infections that required 11 more operations and led to his losing his kneecap. He broadcast his daily radio show flat on his back from his home hospital bed for months. In 1984, after a fall made the knee problesm worse, one leg was amputated.
After leaving KFRC, he went back to morning radio in 1988 on K101, but retired for good four months later after having a heart attack on the air. He died in his sleep of pneumonia at the age of 70. He was married for 45 years to his wife Kae. They had 5 children.
External links *Dr. Don Rose fan website
*Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco, KFRC webpage
*Tangent Sun San Francisco Bay Area Radio History
*Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia, Dr. Don Rose webpage
*Reelradio website includes several sound files with airchecks of Dr. Don Rose
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