Do annoying/self-absorbed DJs cause tune out?

[vchimpanzee]

Sorry, K-LOVE, if I want to donate to a Christian station, it's to a local or regional station's ministry. Not EMF.

If I did donate, it would be to BBN.

 

[ZantennaG1]

Oh you brought that argument back didn't you? I changed my mind. Save the emu, put him in a zoo. Fire Doug regardless. Bring back the Liberty Mutual commercials with 'Human' by The Human League. Problem totally solved ;-)

Don't drop that AC, don't do it, ope there it goes onto the car below! I do remember that commercial. "Responsibility, what's your policy?"

 

[Kelly A]

If I did donate, it would be to BBN.

And yet you continue to listen to K-Love? Unless you donate, you have no standing to complain.

 

[victorres43]

Yes, Tesh... I can't stand his show, personally. All the little "life hacks" and tips he peppers his program with are annoying as hell to me. Much of the guidance and these "revelations" he's passing on are either basic and simple common sense in most cases, or they're the same stuff one has read in their Facebook feeds, or long before that, in chain e-mails, for years. Very rarely when I stumble upon his show do I hear something new or have a true "eureka! moment" when I hear his drivel and life advice. That said, a few of my friends are exactly the opposite and tell me all that "helpful guidance" he gives is exactly why they enjoy listening to his show so much.

That describes several personalities on Westwood One music stations, if we're being honest. Worse is that many of these personalities never bother to say the station name or slogan; it's as if they are reading a script.

Speaking of John Tesh, this is the same guy who told his followers on Twitter to go to Parler.

 

[seatownmedia]

That describes several personalities on Westwood One music stations, if we're being honest. Worse is that many of these personalities never bother to say the station name or slogan; it's as if they are reading a script.

Speaking of John Tesh, this is the same guy who told his followers on Twitter to go to Parler.

I never really cared for John Tesh's style, but I also realize that many also like him. I interviewed him on my morning show in the 90's and he was great. Very cordial and agreeable.

 

[firepoint525]

Yes, Tesh... I can't stand his show, personally. All the little "life hacks" and tips he peppers his program with are annoying as hell to me. Much of the guidance and these "revelations" he's passing on are either basic and simple common sense in most cases, or they're the same stuff one has read in their Facebook feeds, or long before that, in chain e-mails, for years. Very rarely when I stumble upon his show do I hear something new or have a true "eureka! moment" when I hear his drivel and life advice. That said, a few of my friends are exactly the opposite and tell me all that "helpful guidance" he gives is exactly why they enjoy listening to his show so much.

Unless it has changed recently, Tesh is on overnights here in Nashville. So his audience here is made up of insomniacs and third-shifters. Don't know about other markets.

 

[ThePowerCow]

A lot of y'all will not like this, but when I'm riding with my 40-something wife, as soon as the DJ cracks the mic, no matter who it is, she's flipping to another station.

 

[michael hagerty]

A lot of y'all will not like this, but when I'm riding with my 40-something wife, as soon as the DJ cracks the mic, no matter who it is, she's flipping to another station.

Not a surprise. A big section of the mass audience stopped considering jocks on music shows to be part of the entertainment years (decades?) ago. And, honestly, there were people who felt that way during what a lot of us here thought were the "good old days".

 

[TheBigA]

And, honestly, there were people who felt that way during what a lot of us here thought were the "good old days".

I agree. I remember my mother was the same way back in the day. When the DJ came on, she'd tell him to shut up.

She could never understand why I'd ever want to get in that line of work.

 

[gr8oldies]

Not a surprise. A big section of the mass audience stopped considering jocks on music shows to be part of the entertainment years (decades?) ago. And, honestly, there were people who felt that way during what a lot of us here thought were the "good old days".

THere were no shortage of people in my high school who were just as happy with the station carrying TM Stereo Rock. Even in the lste 60s, when we were all tuned to The Big 8 in junior high, the kids would have mostly been hard pressed to name the station's daytime jock lineup.

 

[vchimpanzee]

And yet you continue to listen to K-Love? Unless you donate, you have no standing to complain.

When did I say I listened to K-Love? If I did, it was in a place of business where I didn't like the music and didn't stay long, but apparently stayed long enough to know what it was.

 

[seatownmedia]

The evolution of radio personalities has slowly evolved away from music stations to news and talk stations. This perhaps started as early as the 80’s but has continued through the early 21st century. And why shouldn’t it? Radio has changed greatly every 20 years over the past 100 years. It is inevitable.

So where are we know? Nostalgia is not the answer. Radio talk combined with online and podcasts are the current reality. But who knows what 2040 and 2050 will bring. It may be unrecognizable to most of us today.