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Moved to the appropriate Board.
He was fired as station wants to move in a different direction.
WBAP Seeks Afternoon Host As Rick Roberts Exits
Cumulus Media News/Talk 820 WBAP Fort Worth/Dallas is seeking a new afternoon drive host as Rick Roberts has exited after
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I'm curious when Chris Krok will "exit." When he "exited" from the Houston market, somehow he wound up on WBAP.
Yep, that seems to be what happened. I made a forum post about it a day or so before radio trade publications started publishing the news.He was fired as station wants to move in a different direction.
WBAP Seeks Afternoon Host As Rick Roberts Exits
Cumulus Media News/Talk 820 WBAP Fort Worth/Dallas is seeking a new afternoon drive host as Rick Roberts has exited after
Aew you referring to Rick Roberts or Chris Krok being fired ("exited")?
HONEST TO GOD - I got in my Mother-In-Laws car the other day and was wanting to listen to WBAP. I couldn't figure out how to pull up AM. I sat there for 10 minutes and wound up getting hacked off and just drove.
After listening for a few weeks, every caller is in their 60's it seems. It's a relic. Doesn't sound bad, but not something I could listen to often.
After listening for a few weeks, every caller is in their 60's it seems. It's a relic. Doesn't sound bad, but not something I could listen to often.
You must have been listening to Chris Krok.
Robert Douglas
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Love your attitude about us relics/boomers, makes you sound real smart.The screener probably had to weed through many callers even older than that!
- No we don't listen to commercials, we hit the button and change the station.
- No we don't stream because we'd have to listen to a new block of commercials with every station change.
- No we don't listen to music on radio because the whole song is processed to be LOUD and it hurts our ears.
- No, we don't hate you kids for not paying attention to what's going on in the world, we just feel sorry for you.
Most talk stations with local shows try to screen out the "blue haired old ladies" (using a term from a memo at WFLA about 30 years ago). Too many older soundiing voices drive away the under-55 audience which is what makes us money.
My dad is in his 70s and he streams stations all around the world on his phone with RadioGarden.
I’m in my 30s and I always laugh when Bill Handel tells a Handel on the Law caller who‘s in their 80s or 90s that they sound about 101! That said, they usually only let one or two of those super old sounding callers on per show.
I have 3 friends in talk radio in top 50 markets, and because of budget issues, none of them even have screeners. Imagine doing a talk show with no screeners.
Radio.
durobeurunway
Banned
It's fun doing it. I "trained" hosts to take calls on the breaks. They would do 2 to 3 minute conversations. They edit, and prep the call for air in the next segment.
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