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Opie talking with WPLJ?

TTalkradio1 said:
On Friday, Opie was speaking with Ron Bennington about how he misses doing local radio and said that he's talked with WPLJ.

http://www.reddit.com/r/opieandanthony/comments/2u4h8y/opie_going_to_wplj/
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He doesn't miss local radio.. NYC is his local radio.. He likes being nationally known. He stated it many times that people don't care where they're shows come from as long as they are entertaining. I agree with him. I used to want to hear National programs when I lived in a small town.
 
TGunn said:
He doesn't miss local radio.. NYC is his local radio.. He likes being nationally known. He stated it many times that people don't care where they're shows come from as long as they are entertaining. I agree with him. I used to want to hear National programs when I lived in a small town.
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He said last week that he missed local radio with Ron Bennington.
 
I really don't think Sirius is going to allow him to do any other radio. Of course, his term with Sirius may be ending.
 
where was that guy who said 'expect change at PLJ in November' back in august or so and turned out to be right? that's who i'd listen to atthis point :).

although at this stage in anyone's career...going to PLJ is like making the move to AM. or might as well be.....
 
I think there's a greater chance of hearing him on WABC than WPLJ.

I strongly doubt Cumulus would want to flip 95.5 to a different format.
 
Plj

Look at how horrible PLJ's ratings have been? They're cutting into the smallest piece of the puzzle. They're going against Fresh, Lite, KTU, Amp, & Z and losing horribly for the past few years. It's about time to flip formats. Their time as the Adult CHR in NYC is over.
 
TGunn said:
He lied..He was being sarcastic.. He has a contract with Jimmy on Sirius.. He would never go back to terrestrial radio.. He'd probably do a podcast if anything..
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He's got a trophy wife and two young kids to support. He's not going to do a podcast.
 
Not gonna happen...

I could see the speculation a-brewin' after Anthony got yanked...the fact that they quickly swept him under the rug and re-signed a couple of months later without him tells that they are quite happy with the package SXM offered (or, it was at least better than what the terrestrial companies were willing to sign them for)

Now, do I see Opie/Jimmy getting a third person in a position a-la Jim Norton during the WNEW years (semi-permanent guest). Who that may be is beyond me...I could even see Anthony being permitted back on the show from time to time by the end of the year.

Still, I find it funny that O&A swore in the early XM era that they were a team through thick and thin...if someone got the shaft, they would all walk! Now, (IMHO) you have Anthony acting like an un-medicated Adam Carolla on a podcast and Opie/Jimmy sounding quite like Hoo Hoo Hoo and Robin as of recent...aural sedation!

This is coming from the same trio who railed against Howard and Carolla for over a decade. Perhaps no one out of the three are to blame for this dissolution(depending on your opinions), but it interesting to see how they will react to this turning of the tides as all of them now do the same style of radio that they hated on for years!

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Opie still has the goods and is entertaining, but he sometimes sounds like a parody of himself; maybe he doesn't have the stamina he once had, or maybe this is what happens to performers who do this style of radio for years and years. How do you top that last show, that last bit or interview? But going to WPLJ? Seriously?

Right. In a chopper. Piloted by Brian Williams.
 
I remember O and A used to attack a radio host in Boston for going on the air after they were fired, when they first became syndicated to Boston from WNEW. Opie's a hypocrite for continuing.
 
I never listened to them before, and I don't listen to them now. any show that has so little content they feel the need to attack other shows so much that the hosts of said show cry...

lets just say after they did a complete 180 on scott after attacking him for a good decade, i'm surprised any of their listeners stayed on and didn't cry foul with their heroes..
 
Element9 said:
Opie still has the goods and is entertaining, but he sometimes sounds like a parody of himself; maybe he doesn't have the stamina he once had, or maybe this is what happens to performers who do this style of radio for years and years.
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I can agree with that. I do feel, if properly motivated, Opie could do compelling radio without Anthony (or Jimmy, for that matter). He had been in radio for 10+ years before Anthony showed up, so show prep, writing, and technical capabilities should be second-nature at this point in his life.

What I do feel happens in these situations (Howard being the first), is that these sat radio jocks get pretty comfy (and boring) in their awesome positions. If you listened much to O&A, I felt there was a noticeable drop-off in quality and content around the time Opie got married/had kids (2010-11 time-frame)

As a guy who spent several years of his life on the air, I always liked the show specifically for how they ripped radio people apart who were merely "punching it in" during their air shift. Like their tactics or not, I at least learned how NOT to do a radio show from them!

That being said, Element9 is 100% correct, Opie has sounded quite a bit like a parody of himself for the past few years. The Scott Shannon opinion flip was kinda what made me question if the show had gotten "soft".

Perhaps in true old-school O&A stunt fashion, Anthony realized he was starting to dislike how the gig with Opie and Jimmy was evolving, told the other two he wasn't going to be re-signing in October, and chose to get some publicity for his upcoming new podcast by doing something that would get him alone canned free-and-clear a few months early.

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Shredder said:
lets just say after they did a complete 180 on scott after attacking him for a good decade, i'm surprised any of their listeners stayed on and didn't cry foul with their heroes..
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Scott Shannon turned that tide all on his own. You can't blame them or the fans for liking the guy after he called into their show and absolutely KILLED.
 
Right after old guys who aren't the audience realize they shouldn't speak for anyone but themselves. Lost of people love the show even if you and "many people you know" don't.
 
Ravens said:
Scott Shannon turned that tide all on his own. You can't blame them or the fans for liking the guy after he called into their show and absolutely KILLED.
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as a scott listener since 1991... I didn't hear anything different. I just heard the same scott... the only thing that was different was he was aloud to swear.
 
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