Andelman Brother Blows The Cover on The Demise of WTKK - FM 96.9

[Omnibus]

Dan Andelman appear on a recent Boston Public Radio blew part of the cover off of the demise of WTKK before Jim Braude shut him down.

Apparently, Peter Smyth did not have the courtesy to inform Andelman that his show was cancelled, nor did anyone else at Greater Media.

Andelman found out when he went to the station to do his show and his card key no longer worked and he could not get in.

Smyth had an expressed animosity toward some of the personnel at TKK and in fact further expressed his desire that Egan and Braude fail in their new 'GBH venue.

Pretty rank

 

[Radnor]

"Jim Braude shut him down."
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Braude shouldn't have those people on the air.

 

[buick59]

"Jim Braude shut him down."
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Braude shouldn't have those people on the air.

Could you please explain why he should not have had them on?

 

[dyeingeye]

Any details on date and time? There is no reference to this segment on Boston Public Radio's website in the last few days.

Regardless, why should anybody care about how WTKK treated the Andelmans? They bought time on Saturday afternoons. I struggle to think who management should care less about.

 

[Omnibus]

It was Friday's BPR.
Are you saying the checks the Andelmens wrote to Greater Media and indirectly to Smyth weren't cashed by Greater Media.

Any details on date and time? There is no reference to this segment on Boston Public Radio's website in the last few days.

Regardless, why should anybody care about how WTKK treated the Andelmans? They bought time on Saturday afternoons. I struggle to think who management should care less about.

 

[Wimmmex]

Apparently, Peter Smyth did not have the courtesy to inform Andelman that his show was cancelled, nor did anyone else at Greater Media.

Andelman found out when he went to the station to do his show and his card key no longer worked and he could not get in.

1.) If he only found out when he went to the station and attempted to use his key card, than he might not be as bright as we thought.

2.) It was not the job of the CEO to approach individual talent and deal with personnel or programming issues. I think Imus, Stern, Hannity and Limbaugh might be able to get the CEO on the phone. But a CEO doesn't call individual talent.

3.) You DO realize that Andelman was a part-time talent. Does Andelman (or you) actually think that a CEO would contact a "weekend talent" about a format change?

4.) You do realize that Andelman was not even an employee of the station...and that he bought his airtime?

Smyth had an expressed animosity toward some of the personnel at TKK and in fact further expressed his desire that Egan and Braude fail in their new 'GBH venue.

No basis in fact.

But feel free to make up anything else you want.

 

[Omnibus]

The Smyth remarks are nor heresay. Mr. Smyth spoke those thoughts to this poster directly.

1.) If he only found out when he went to the station and attempted to use his key card, than he might not be as bright as we thought.

2.) It was not the job of the CEO to approach individual talent and deal with personnel or programming issues. I think Imus, Stern, Hannity and Limbaugh might be able to get the CEO on the phone. But a CEO doesn't call individual talent.

3.) You DO realize that Andelman was a part-time talent. Does Andelman (or you) actually think that a CEO would contact a "weekend talent" about a format change?

4.) You do realize that Andelman was not even an employee of the station...and that he bought his airtime?




No basis in fact.

But feel free to make up anything else you want.

 

[BoredModerator]

Dan was Hot's first Baltbuster.

 

[buick59]

Could you please explain why he should not have had them on?

I guess I'll repeat my question

Could you please explain why he should not have had them on?

 

[Wimmmex]

The Smyth remarks are nor heresay. Mr. Smyth spoke those thoughts to this poster directly.

This anonymous poster? Comments that no one can check out or verify?

Again...for someone who thinks the CEO/COO of a company with 20+ stations......is going to call individual weekend talent (or better yet, buyers of "brokered time"), your credibility is seriously lacking.

 

[Omnibus]

Brokered time shows Greater Media incompetence to run a major Boston radio station.

This anonymous poster? Comments that no one can check out or verify?

Again...for someone who thinks the CEO/COO of a company with 20+ stations......is going to call individual weekend talent (or better yet, buyers of "brokered time"), your credibility is seriously lacking.

 

[Wimmmex]

Brokered time shows Greater Media incompetence to run a major Boston radio station.

Every time you post you shed credibility.

Virtually every Major station runs brokered shows....in one form or another.

WRKO does, WBZ does, ...name me a talk station that doesn't.

Entercom, CBS, Clear Channel all do the same.

Anything else?

I take it you're some radio talk "wannabe", who had a bad experience somewhere along the way, and wants to portray himself as some kind of authority, with everything based on events 30 years ago. Was radio that bad to you? (Don't take it too badly, radio's been bad to a lot of people.)

 

[Omnibus]

Just because everybody does it does not make it right.
I would hope someday the FCC would crack down on brokered radio. It really diminishes the credibility of any station and flies in the face of the broadcast license to serve the community and public interest. Brokering only serves the owners of the station and not necessarily the public. Is the public really served with more questionable financial services hacks. Was asked to produce one - in fact the person is currently on the air - I was told I would have to "Plant calls" from their office backshop so that they could funnel potential customers to their office. I turned the job down. Would do the same today. I won't broker my credibility.

Every time you post you shed credibility.

Virtually every Major station runs brokered shows....in one form or another.

WRKO does, WBZ does, ...name me a talk station that doesn't.

Entercom, CBS, Clear Channel all do the same.

Anything else?

I take it you're some radio talk "wannabe", who had a bad experience somewhere along the way, and wants to portray himself as some kind of authority, with everything based on events 30 years ago. Was radio that bad to you? (Don't take it too badly, radio's been bad to a lot of people.)

 

[Wimmmex]

Just because everybody does it does not make it right.

Doesn't make it wrong either. Standard business practice...that you tried to use to smear one company with, when everyone does it.

I would hope someday the FCC would crack down on brokered radio. It really diminishes the credibility of any station and flies in the face of the broadcast license to serve the community and public interest.

That's an argument for another day. But you would be putting virtually every foreign language station off the air. (Do they serve the community and public interest?) However, just like the ads in the newspaper help pay for the reporting....the brokered programming (long form commercials or infomercials) help pay for the rest of the services the station offers.

I won't broker my credibility.

Don't worry...it's already shot.

 

[Omnibus]

Coming from your personal attack postings one can only take that as a compliment!

Doesn't make it wrong either. Standard business practice...that you tried to use to smear one company with, when everyone does it.



That's an argument for another day. But you would be putting virtually every foreign language station off the air. (Do they serve the community and public interest?) However, just like the ads in the newspaper help pay for the reporting....the brokered programming (long form commercials or infomercials) help pay for the rest of the services the station offers.



Don't worry...it's already shot.

 

[Fenway1912]

The segment such as it is can be found at the 50 minute mark

http://wgbhnews.org/post/bpr-dudley...aving-drive-ins-emily-rooney-friday-news-quiz

 

[Deleted User]

Peter Smythe has a pretty stellar reputation in the business, he went out of his way to do something for me once that required a major effort by 92.9, so I have a lot of respect for him because of that.

As for the Phantom boys, like every weekend show on 96.9 towards the end, it was paid time. Remember when Jimmy Meyers left... it was because Greater Media made a decision to (like many other Boston stations) to sell blocks of time on the weekends.

Rich Schaeffer seemed to know the end was near, he didn't make a stink about it.

The Guy From Boston... same thing.

If Phantom wanted to get back on the radio, I am sure WBZ would sell him time, after all isn't the CBS TV cluster where their weekly TV informercial runs?

check out http://krud.com/toon149.html and http://krud.com/toon150.html

 

[Wimmmex]

Coming from your personal attack postings one can only take that as a compliment!

My personal attack postings?

 

[Omnibus]

It's all smoke and mirrors. By the way it is S-m-y-t-h.....no "E". ;-)

Peter Smythe has a pretty stellar reputation in the business, he went out of his way to do something for me once that required a major effort by 92.9, so I have a lot of respect for him because of that.

As for the Phantom boys, like every weekend show on 96.9 towards the end, it was paid time. Remember when Jimmy Meyers left... it was because Greater Media made a decision to (like many other Boston stations) to sell blocks of time on the weekends.

Rich Schaeffer seemed to know the end was near, he didn't make a stink about it.

The Guy From Boston... same thing.

If Phantom wanted to get back on the radio, I am sure WBZ would sell him time, after all isn't the CBS TV cluster where their weekly TV informercial runs?

check out http://krud.com/toon149.html and http://krud.com/toon150.html

 

[WLYNWAZNgm]

Just because everybody does it does not make it right.
I would hope someday the FCC would crack down on brokered radio. It really diminishes the credibility of any station and flies in the face of the broadcast license to serve the community and public interest. Brokering only serves the owners of the station and not necessarily the public.

I beg to disagree with this premise. Our parent company, MRBI, does brokered time on all of its company stations. Most of our programming is done in foreign languages. We absolutely do serve the public - in this case, those who speak languages other than English, as their first language. As we sell air time by the hour, there is an affordable opportunity for all, to have their voices heard. As to infomercials - personally, I do not care for them, and we have only run a handful in the 11+ years that I have been here...