Saturday, July 21, 2007

Waukesha County Fair

Hi!! So this weekend, we are at the Waukesha County Fair. I'm actually sitting in our Street Studio right now. This is my first time at the Waukesha County Fair. I love it! It is like a low-key version of the Wisconsin State Fair. Thus far, I would have to say SUMMERFEST has had the best people watching. Not bad here though at the Waukesha County Fair! The ''KTI Summer Tour Presented by Sams Club'' is sponsored by the Milwaukee Bucks this summer and they are set up right in front of our Street Studio with a chance to shoot a bunch of free throws and get a t-shirt with the 'KTI and Bucks logos.

If you're wondering what the interns are doing at all of these festivals, the answer is not very sophisticated. We sit. We sit and answer questions from the listeners. Whether it's "What happened to Reitman and Mueller?" or "Where can I find ________?" or the most popular question, "What do ya got for free?" Our job is to create a positive image for the station by treating our listeners like kings and queens. I enjoy it, even though I'm usually burned out by the end of a six hour shift.

A little extra info...
This morning was my second 15K Payday event this summer. It was at a Verizon Wireless store here in Waukesha, a tad west of the fair. We kicked off a contest in March called the 15K Payday and here is what it all means: Every weekend we're at a different location with 250 dollar bills containing cereal numbers. The listeners hold onto the dollar bills that they collect between March and August because sometime in August, we will announce one cereal number and the person with that dollar bill will win $15,000! We'll give away a total of 5,000 bills. Unfortunately today, we did not give away all the bills, which is unusual. People arrive two hours early to get their hands on these bills. We also provided listeners with a password otherwise known as a bonus code which they'll type in next time they log in to our online club, 'KTI Insiders. They'll earn points more points for prizes.

That's all for now!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.