The first year I worked at KCOU, Election Day in November was also when the staff voted on new higher-ups, i.e. a general manager, chief announcer, business manager, etc. The people elected took over shortly after the results were counted.
I thought the timing of those takeovers was odd. New DJs would be placed on the sub list, and some of them would fill regular, available shifts. As a new DJ, you'd go through training, start going on the air more frequently once you made the sub list or schedule, get acclimated to how things were done at the station, and then--bam! There was a regime change.
Fortunately, the powers that be changed the procedures the following year. Elections were held in Spring, and those elected started their terms as soon as the school year ended. That made more sense, having each executive staffer's term line up with the school year. Just because presidents, statewide, and local politicians are elected in November didn't mean that KCOU's executives should be elected then, as well.
