Radio One Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Radio One part-time for more than a year

Pros – Meet a lot of people who can help you get out of the part time positions.schedule is pretty flexible. you gain a lot of experience because you do work heavy hours in the warmer seasons. job enables you to network a lot.

Cons – Financially unstable. Hours are very unstable. there are heavy seasons and light seasons. You MUST have a second job if you live on your own. The pay is bad and the labor is a lot compared to the amount you get paid. hours are random. you never know the exact days or times. youre scheduled as events roll in so planning your outside life can be difficult.

Advice to Senior Management – promote from within. Dont try to guilt employees into staying at this job. the pay is horrible and no one can work this job forever. this is more a job you have while in school. dont expect employees to stay here when you cant offer them more.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Radio One

Pros – Extremely casual workplace. You can wear almost anything and some do. There are a few good people here and you might get lucky to work with them but unfortunately their hands are tied with bureaucracy and you will be left with nothing but lip service.

Cons – Extremely unprofessional, expect no merit pay raises no matter how well your job is performed. They may promise you a raise to keep you quiet but in the end you will not see one due to "budget constraints". Extreme lack of passion and apathy from most employees. Constant budget cuts and incomprehensible hires will continue the downward spiral.

Advice to Senior Management – When you ask us to fill out one of those employee surveys, listen to the results and make positive changes.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Radio One part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Always meeting new people, always something different everyday, felt like a mini-celebrity. Co-workers were great, creative, out-going people.

Cons – Pay was horrible; management was short-sighted, refusal to try something new and flat out incompetent. You have to be family, a friend, or a serious ass-kisser to get ahead at this company.

Advice to Senior Management – Think outside of the box; radio is a fracturing medium...in saying that, there is still room to carve out your own niche and audience. Stop doing the same thing that worked 25 years ago...

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Radio One full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Good team/family atmosphere. Anything is possible attitudes from most sales staff. No two days are alike.

Cons – Wishy-washy management. Good ol' boy network. Poor hiring decisions. Lack of female leadership; no women in sales management; no minority women in over 7 years.

Advice to Senior Management – Encourage and support women and minorities. Pay support staff better. Stop being intimidated by the corporate office.

Former Employee – worked at Radio One full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Radio One and Interactive One have a great working environment

Cons – The pay is not competitive

Advice to Senior Management – do more to retain top talent

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Radio One full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Working at this company will definitely help to prepare you to run your own business.

Cons – Very difficult to balance work and family life with the long hours that often include evenings, weekends and holidays.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Radio One

Pros – Opportunity to work in a major market

Cons – No honest communication from management. No opportunity for growth. No top level talent in management. Personal agendas are promoted above the job tasks at hand.

Advice to Senior Management – Recognize talent and utilize them to grow your business and not for self gain and control.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Radio One

Pros – -- great company mission to serve minorities
-- good traditions from the company founders
-- good location in New York
-- nice office in New York

Cons – -- incompetent, arrogant management that has little experience in digital media and treats employees horribly
-- benefits and policies from 1980's

Advice to Senior Management – Alfred needs to replace those people who came from AOL, stop them destroying his company. This needs to happen across the entire senior and mid level management.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Radio One

Pros – I really enjoy my coworkers

Cons – The senior management is indecisive

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your employees

Former Employee – worked at Radio One

Pros – Fun for those into the music, exposed to the entertainment industry can be a fun place to work if you don't plan on making a career out of it

Cons – Compensation and benefits are lacking no room for advancement struggleing industry would not recommend a career in radio as its slow or no growth

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend