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pman44 said:
I'm not a regular listener, but I really haven't heard many geriatric callers to The Fan. Given that the main shows have multiple hosts, they're a lot less dependent on callers than the shows on KDKA-AM are.
Are they, Boss?
Take, for instance, "Seibel, Starkey and Miller." Every day at 5:40 p.m. they do a bit where they essentially just let fans rant and name songs.
The hosts offer no opinions, they just let the callers take over.
I would submit to you the way the shows on The Fan are structured even the shows on the station with mulitple hosts are dependent on callers calling, with the possible exception of the morning show.
At least a solo act on KDKA-AM could do something with a hard hitting monolouge or a good guest if the lines weren't lighting or were offering less than interesting takes.
Take, for instance, "Seibel, Starkey and Miller." Every day at 5:40 p.m. they do a bit where they essentially just let fans rant and name songs.
The hosts offer no opinions, they just let the callers take over.
I would submit to you the way the shows on The Fan are structured even the shows on the station with mulitple hosts are dependent on callers calling, with the possible exception of the morning show.
At least a solo act on KDKA-AM could do something with a hard hitting monolouge or a good guest if the lines weren't lighting or were offering less than interesting takes.
Pratte4Life said:
That's a 15-minute segment in a 4-hour show, and they hang up on half of the ranters. That show is not caller-driven.
The whole station is caller driven, Boss!
The money shows (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) are not caller driven. That's why they pay three people to do the morning show and three more to do the afternoon show. The days of Myron Cope having an extended conversation with callers, long enough to say "bye now," are over.
The only show heavy with callers is middays, and that's because they don't book enough guests and the two hosts can't stand to interact with each other. And I'll bet that changes when the talent contracts expire early next year.
The only show heavy with callers is middays, and that's because they don't book enough guests and the two hosts can't stand to interact with each other. And I'll bet that changes when the talent contracts expire early next year.
Boss Radio said:
Actually, they pay 4 in the afternoon if you include Hathhorn .. although Colony does have an expanded role.
Seasoned Vet said:
Hatthorn's not part of the act, and he's splitting time between AM and FM for part of his shift. BTW, rumor is Colony could be bumped out of the morning show.
Boss Radio said:
If so would they move Hatthorn to mornings and Colony to afternoons? In my opinion, I think Colony would do great in the afternoons.
Parttimer said:
Jim Krenn, Ellis Cannon and Gregg Gionatti would make a good fan morning show in my option
From what I heard, they're thinking of moving Colony to evenings, the spot vacated by Jon Burton. They'd like to hire Eric Hagman for mornings, strictly as an update guy, not part of the show.
Ellis Cannon was in a serious car accident a while back. I don't know the state of his health. He talked to CBS when they were putting The Fan on the air, and they weren't interested.
Thor Tolo was in the building last week to visit friends.
Ellis Cannon was in a serious car accident a while back. I don't know the state of his health. He talked to CBS when they were putting The Fan on the air, and they weren't interested.
Thor Tolo was in the building last week to visit friends.
Parttimer said:
Callers can be very good radio, but they have to be ruthlessly screened to keep the boring, senile, and idiotic off the air. Once they get on, anyone with a lick of intelligence hits the button, and then the only people left in the audience are the boring, senile, and idiotic, which produces more callers of the same caliber.
When I say "ruthless" I mean absolutely ruthless. It is difficult to find call screeners to work for minimum wage when they're more busy with their cell phones and trying to figure out how to get a job in TV, but it can be done. You just have to be ruthless in your hiring and monitoring, too.
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