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another bloodbath at Sandusky

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Sandusky has done away with both the morning and afternoon shows on KWJZ. Jim Dai and Jay Phillips gone and no news or traffic reports. The format stays the same for now, but how long can that last?
 
If this is true...let's help them out. What free advice should we offer about what to do with the station? (We already have "classic rock that really rocks" as one suggestion...). Dead air, of course, is another (as would some kind of non-stop white noise, like snoqualmie falls live audio...). What would YOU do with it??
 
Either they're looking to save some money, or contemplating a format change. I'll bet they drop the jazz and concentrate on rhythmic vocals.
 
As I once answered this very question; a format and imaging like 4BH in Brisbane, Australia:

http://www.4bh.com.au/

.....but with the KIXI call letters.....
 
Bloodbath is an exaggeration.... 2 people?.... compared to some of the cuts Clear Channel and others have made around the country.

Is Jim Dai gone from the building or will he still be on KIXI?
 
Interesting experiment ... (and I think Dan Murphy will win, with Tom McCarthy in the running...)

Who has the most industry seniority and is still employed ON-AIR and LIVE at Sandusky? My hunch is almost everyone has less than five years in the biz. Others in the running would be Carol H and Mark Christopher. Otherwise ....???
 
LITTLEBOYBLUE said:
Interesting experiment ... (and I think Dan Murphy will win, with Tom McCarthy in the running...)

Who has the most industry seniority and is still employed ON-AIR and LIVE at Sandusky? My hunch is almost everyone has less than five years in the biz. Others in the running would be Carol H and Mark Christopher. Otherwise ....???
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You're kidding right? Look at almost the entire KRWM staff...all way over 5 years of on-air experience. Will Johnson, Daryl Summers, Tom McCarthy, etc. And KWJZ still has (that I know of) Carol Handly and Diana Rose. The only station over there that has pretty new jocks, as far as I know, is Movin but that's not uncommon in a younger skewing station.
 
Pluleesse! Bloodbath. Mamma finds great humor in this board that the stations that have female programmers like WARM and Smooth Jazz and MOVIN which is really Monti's deal get so much crap from the "boys on the radio board!" The ya ya sisterhood at Sandusky is just fine. Seems to me they just made one change since Jim D is still on KIXI. Carol is doing mornings and sounds great while Monti does mornings on MOVIN and sounds great plus the station does well in the PPM and LD's WARM has a market leading cume of close to one million. Seems the ladies in this market are doing quite well!!!!!!! Smooothhh Jazz has been growing in recent weeks and today the station made some adjustments in mornings and afternoons where the numbers were hurting the most. Helllloooooooo. Maybe it because there is a woman morning show and a woman afternoon show that has all the boys on the board upset. mamma sees through it all cause mammaknowsbest!!!!!
Good work Carol, Monti, Ld and the sisterhood at Sandusky. I hardly read this board anymore but couldn't resist the male chest pounding of this thread.
 
"I hardly read this board anymore but couldn't resist the male chest pounding of this thread."

Could you do us all a favor and take it the next logical step and stop reading/commenting completely?

Gracias.
 
This cowboy remembers Mamma's posts "a change is a comin with JACK, WOLF and MOVIN>" The little lady actually was right if you look at the ole meter numbers. But honey as I look at the top stations last week in the Seattle book it was JACK and KZOK and KJR and KPLZ and Da WOLF in the top five 25-54. Sorry but they all got guy PD's. That should shut your piehole:) You were right but it ain't about being a guy or a gal its about doin good radio and both sexes can have equal success. ;D
 
I just feel bad for Jay Phillips. Hope KMTT will pick him up again. He was one of the best jocks I've heard on The Mountain.
 
Mamma ... you're as hypocritical as what you claim the rest of us to be. If you were about the strength of progesterone in the market, you'd be giving prop's to HeidiM and JillT who have AWESOME numbers in their respective shifts on stations. But you don't LIKE those stations...you only seem to like the SANDUSKY women. So maybe we can frame that in the context of a "fan club" instead of an observation?

Glad to hear Jim is still on KIXI.

And I can't speak for anyone else...but my beef at Sandusky is ONLY with Marc taking himself so seriously. He's a good broadcaster...but hard to be around for any significant window of time. I don't wish failure on anyone there...and agree with Bong that Jay deserves another gig soon. He's a good guy.
 
LITTLEBOYBLUE said:
Mamma ... you're as hypocritical as what you claim the rest of us to be. If you were about the strength of progesterone in the market, you'd be giving prop's to HeidiM and JillT who have AWESOME numbers in their respective shifts on stations. But you don't LIKE those stations...you only seem to like the SANDUSKY women. So maybe we can frame that in the context of a "fan club" instead of an observation?

Glad to hear Jim is still on KIXI.

And I can't speak for anyone else...but my beef at Sandusky is ONLY with Marc taking himself so seriously. He's a good broadcaster...but hard to be around for any significant window of time. I don't wish failure on anyone there...and agree with Bong that Jay deserves another gig soon. He's a good guy.
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I just don't know of any woman in this very day and age who can tolerate another woman who can say "ya-ya" so much (and in reference to a Hollywood movie that is becoming more forgotten than KRAB....)
 
mammaknowsbest said:
Mamma finds great humor in this board that the stations that have female programmers like WARM and Smooth Jazz and MOVIN which is really Monti's deal
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mammaknowsbest said:
Good work Carol, Monti, Ld and the sisterhood at Sandusky. I hardly read this board anymore but couldn't resist the male chest pounding of this thread.
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I hope you realize that Monti does ZERO programming on MOViN. In fact the success of the station is credited to the MALE programmers!
 
LITTLEBOYBLUE said:
Interesting experiment ... (and I think Dan Murphy will win, with Tom McCarthy in the running...)

Who has the most industry seniority and is still employed ON-AIR and LIVE at Sandusky? My hunch is almost everyone has less than five years in the biz. Others in the running would be Carol H and Mark Christopher. Otherwise ....???
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LBB,
Murphy ain't live, neither is Handley...another post in this thread sez Jim Dai is still on KIXI. Are they really going to pay Dai to do come in and do about a dozen tracks a day on KIXI?
 
This is a surprise. KIXI/KWJZ are sold as a combo and do pretty well on the sales side. The billing is down 25%, but the entire market is off 25%. There are Smooth Jazz stations that have adapted to the PPM and are growing in many markets. San Diego is the first that comes to mind. Maybe this is the precursor to a format change but to what? Oldies, The Brew, AMP? While all may get better ratings than KWJZ I don't think they would create much more revenue. Isn't that really the game? Sandusky made the same mistake with KLSY which had declining ratings but made very good money. When they flipped it to Modern AC they killed it, then they flipped it to MOVIN and really killed the ratings and revenue. Hopefully they have learned that lesson. Bonneville did the same thing with 710 KIRO, killing a brand and revenue. KWJZ is an established brand with loyal listener and advertiser support. I, for one, hope lessons learned in the past from Bonneville and at Sandusky will have KWJZ improve its product rather than flip to the 'The Rock' or 'Amp.'

Has anyone considered that maybe these moves were made to improve the product, not blow it up? Just a thought.
 
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