- For other uses, see Station Management (administration) and Station Management (character).
The Arctic is lit by the midnight sun. The surface of the moon is lit by the face of the Earth. Our little town is lit too, by lights just above that we cannot explain. Welcome to Night Vale. |
— Cecil |
"Station Management" is the 3rd episode of Welcome to Night Vale. It was released on July 15, 2012.
Synopsis[]
It's contract renewal time with Station Management, and negotiations get tricky. Plus, a new city litter initiative, books stop working, and a creeping fear comes to town!
Plot Developments[]
- Old Media Blues: The Night Vale Daily Journal cuts their publication schedule to Monday through Thursday, citing "the economic downturn and a massive decline in the literate population."
- Telly the Traitor: Carlos's beautiful, beautiful hair is cut by Telly the Barber.
- Angels: Old Woman Josie was protected from the "creeping fear" by the angels.
- Intern Death Toll: Intern Chad, missing and presumed dead after investigating the Used and Discount Sporting Goods Store on Flint Drive. Also, Jerry, the afternoon switchboard operator (referred to as "an intern" by Cecil) is killed by or corporeally absorbed into Station Management.
Recurring Segments[]
A Word From Our Sponsors[]
Oh, um...I'm sorry dear listeners. We'll be back after this word from our sponsors.
[pre-recorded segment drop-in, perhaps with a music bed] This segment has been brought to us by Big Rico's Pizza. Listeners, we are proud to have Big Rico's as a sponsor of our show.
You will not find a better pizza joint in all of Night Vale than Big Rico's. Just the other night, I stopped by Big Rico's. I was in the mood for a delicious pizza slice, and since Big Rico's is the only pizza place in Night Vale that has not burned to the ground in an unsolved arson case - and did I mention is also the best pizza in town! - I ordered a single Rico Slice with two authentic toppings.
And boy was I satisfied. The flavor was scrumptious. The taste was also scrumptious. And it was warm, the pizza slice. I have been told that even the hooded figures eat there. The wait staff looked like they avert their hollow gazes quite a bit.
Even the City council offers its ringing endorsement of Big Rico's: all Night Vale citizens are mandated to eat at Big Rico's once a week. It is a misdemeanor not to!
Big Rico's Pizza: No one does a slice like Big Rico, folks. No one.
[end recording]
Shades of the Sky[]
Your daily shades of the sky forecast. Monday: Turquoise. Tuesday: Taupe. Wednesday: Robins egg. Thursday: Turquoise-Taupe. Friday: Coal dust. Saturday: Coal dust, with chances of indigo in the late afternoon. Sunday: Void.
Traffic[]
Now, while I gather myself, let's have a look at traffic.
Oh, wow.
Well, that looks pretty good.
Yep........ Yes.......... Okay, not too bad there,either, I see.
Oh, that gentleman needs to slow it down. It is not a race, my friend.
(Not a literal one, anyway.)
That has been traffic.
Trivia[]
- The "monster noises" featured in the episode are actually a digitally manipulated sounds of drinking straws against plastic lids. [1]
- See also:
- Station Management (administration), the administrative organization of Night Vale Community Radio
- Station Management (character), the superorganismic entity
Proverb
There’s a special place in Hell. It’s really hip. Very exclusive. |
— Proverb |