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Are the lunatics running the asylum?

K

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In recent months there have been many shakeups in local time ups. Top talk stations in Pittsburg and Seattle have completely shaken up their line-ups, usually giving incumbent talk show hosts little on no advance notice. That's why I found this item to be interesting. Here the local hosts -- Kathy O'Malley and Judy Markey -- appear to have some leverage. It seems that they have pulled their show off the air in a contact dispute. Are the lunatics attempting to run the asylum?


WGN Talk Duo Sit Out Contract Snag
March 01, 2006
By Mike Boyle



Tribune-owned news/talk WGN Chicago midday duo Kathy O’Malley and Judy Markey’s three-year contract ended on Feb. 28 and the pair have elected to stay off the air unless they reach a renewal, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

“This is nothing more than a discussion of value for services,” the duo’s agent Todd Musburger told the newspaper. “Kathy and Judy clearly are the most successful radio duo in the country who’ve developed a show their audience and advertisers love. While we continue to talk with WGN, this allows us to consider the other serious opportunities that have come forward.”

WGN VP/GM Tom Langmyer added, “We’re continuing to negotiate with Kathy and Judy’s agent in hops of reaching an agreement with them on a new contract.”

The former Chicago newspaper columnists have been holding down middays on WGN since 1989.
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After two innings: Inmates-3; Asylum-0

Several possibilities:

It's a stunt, created by both women and with the connivance of Tribune Broadcasting, designed to create a media-circus or publicity bonanza.

Chicago is a blue-collar city with lots of union members and lots of the average Joes and Janes who identify with "sticking it to the man".

Its simply radio-as-usual and signifies nothing.
 
Re: After two innings: Inmates-3; Asylum-0

> Several possibilities:
>
> It's a stunt, created by both women and with the connivance
> of Tribune Broadcasting, designed to create a media-circus
> or publicity bonanza.
>
> Chicago is a blue-collar city with lots of union members and
> lots of the average Joes and Janes who identify with
> "sticking it to the man".
>
> Its simply radio-as-usual and signifies nothing.
>

I think similiar stunts have occurred with other people on Chicago stations...
the hosts walk until their agent completes negotiations with ownership.
Or maybe it's been the station that's pulled the talent until the contract was signed.

Didn't Don and Roma do something like this when their WLS contract was up for renewal not too long ago?
 
Re: After two innings: Inmates-3; Asylum-0

> Didn't Don and Roma do something like this when their WLS
> contract was up for renewal not too long ago?

They certainly did. In fact, they even openly entertained an offer from Salem's WIND/560, reportedly into the seven figures. (It may be the only time in that company's history that they were ready to write a check with that many numbers for a local morning show. :D)

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