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B100 early 90's
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Well let’s not forget one other factor that brought B-100 to its knees...
Paul Palmer liked to tinker from time to time and decided to "FIX" both B-100 and KFMB am....at the time two of the top stations in the market.
He brought in some efficiency kook named Tommie Lane. After a year and a half she had pretty much destroyed any efficiency and harmony inside the walls at 7677 Engineer Rd. She would roam the halls with her snaggle toothed grin… cackle and proclaim.."Keep Breathing". Her favorite thing was total humiliation of the staff...discussions in seminars that would cause staff members to fall to the floor in tears..."Friendly Fire" as she would call it. We had a staff that had gelled and was "Magic" at the time.
Tommie worked to destroy it all. Am I bitter ..a little.
Midwest had a good thing going and chose to kill it. Once August and Clara passed away the business reverted to the kids with guidance from Jack Everett. Bob Myers passed and The golden days of Midwest Television were over…so were B-100’s days. KFMB AM once the shining jewel of the San Diego community has been reduced to nothing more than the repeater for numerous canned satellite shows.
Jack, Star, B-100, The FM B-100, B100fm is dead….things don’t live if ya remove the “Heart”
Even now Midwest Television Inc is fading in to the sunset as the “Meyers Family Trust” takes its place.
In my Heart..."B-100 Boogies On"
J.R. (Jimmy) Rogers
B-100
Paul Palmer liked to tinker from time to time and decided to "FIX" both B-100 and KFMB am....at the time two of the top stations in the market.
He brought in some efficiency kook named Tommie Lane. After a year and a half she had pretty much destroyed any efficiency and harmony inside the walls at 7677 Engineer Rd. She would roam the halls with her snaggle toothed grin… cackle and proclaim.."Keep Breathing". Her favorite thing was total humiliation of the staff...discussions in seminars that would cause staff members to fall to the floor in tears..."Friendly Fire" as she would call it. We had a staff that had gelled and was "Magic" at the time.
Tommie worked to destroy it all. Am I bitter ..a little.
Midwest had a good thing going and chose to kill it. Once August and Clara passed away the business reverted to the kids with guidance from Jack Everett. Bob Myers passed and The golden days of Midwest Television were over…so were B-100’s days. KFMB AM once the shining jewel of the San Diego community has been reduced to nothing more than the repeater for numerous canned satellite shows.
Jack, Star, B-100, The FM B-100, B100fm is dead….things don’t live if ya remove the “Heart”
Even now Midwest Television Inc is fading in to the sunset as the “Meyers Family Trust” takes its place.
In my Heart..."B-100 Boogies On"
J.R. (Jimmy) Rogers
B-100
Hey JR. I totally forgot about Tommie Lane. God remember all those "Seminars" we attended and the "Walk in other people shoes" ending. Then of course the slice and dice of staff soon after with the excuse that the seminars weren't a hunt to cut.
I still have a picture taken of us with Bobby and Pat at the 1988 Del Mar Fair in the B-100 booth. Fond memories.
Like I've posted earlier, the experience of working for Midwest TV from 1986-mid 87, Summer of 88 and again from late 1990 until May of 1994 contained highs, lows and a huge learning experience that taught me many lessons of this business.
Nice seeing you online. Life is great here on the Central Coast, I'd like to hear from you personally and catch up.
Jeff "Boy With Glasses" Williams.
I still have a picture taken of us with Bobby and Pat at the 1988 Del Mar Fair in the B-100 booth. Fond memories.
Like I've posted earlier, the experience of working for Midwest TV from 1986-mid 87, Summer of 88 and again from late 1990 until May of 1994 contained highs, lows and a huge learning experience that taught me many lessons of this business.
Nice seeing you online. Life is great here on the Central Coast, I'd like to hear from you personally and catch up.
Jeff "Boy With Glasses" Williams.
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doublecashkgb
Guest
Whoever said the brilliant statement that "Hot AC was basically dead from 1990-1994" obviously was working or living in a bubble. I programmed two very successful hot A/C during that time. Star wasn't even close to the first modern A/C. Actually the guy who progammed The Flash in San Diego back in 1973 invented Alternative AC without trying.
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doublecashkgb
Guest
you're right Garrett, 1973 might be a tad bit early for Alternative AC.
I'm the one that said the Hot AC was hurting in the early 90s. Other than Michael Bolton, "Baby Baby" by Amy Grant and a newcomer Michael Secada; what was the driving force at the time for Hot AC?
If I remember correctly Star (98.7) in LA popped up in late 1993 (maybe early 1994) and took enough 18-34 women to make it pretty profitable quickly from its soft AC (some remember its B/EZ) past.
As a male I loved listening to the beginnings of the Flash in 1993 (or was it 1992?) and later the AAA KUPR when it first launched in North County. But remember Hot AC back then with the heritage of B-100s was pretty bland and KYXY won with the women and remember KSON was really flying high with the females too. The Flash really didn't acheive successful numbers despite sounding pretty good. Remember at the time the battle was on with the women and KYXY had a large chunk and KSON had their fair share while the music from the labels for both AC and Hot AC was pretty boring.
In the early 90s the battle of the FMs were KYXY, KSON, B-100, 91X, KGB, Z-90 and Q-106. The secondaries were KCBQ, Rock 102.1, KBZT (oldies) and some others that I don't remember. Look how the frequencies, the players have shifted and new arrivals have happened over these 17 years.
If I remember correctly Star (98.7) in LA popped up in late 1993 (maybe early 1994) and took enough 18-34 women to make it pretty profitable quickly from its soft AC (some remember its B/EZ) past.
As a male I loved listening to the beginnings of the Flash in 1993 (or was it 1992?) and later the AAA KUPR when it first launched in North County. But remember Hot AC back then with the heritage of B-100s was pretty bland and KYXY won with the women and remember KSON was really flying high with the females too. The Flash really didn't acheive successful numbers despite sounding pretty good. Remember at the time the battle was on with the women and KYXY had a large chunk and KSON had their fair share while the music from the labels for both AC and Hot AC was pretty boring.
In the early 90s the battle of the FMs were KYXY, KSON, B-100, 91X, KGB, Z-90 and Q-106. The secondaries were KCBQ, Rock 102.1, KBZT (oldies) and some others that I don't remember. Look how the frequencies, the players have shifted and new arrivals have happened over these 17 years.
D
doublecashkgb
Guest
1992 KBZT debuted and knocked Q out of Oldies. Hot AC may have been
bland but it was successful in other markets. What of course changed was
the product. Sherman Cohen was a genuis who changed the paradigm of
Hot AC or Adult Rock.
bland but it was successful in other markets. What of course changed was
the product. Sherman Cohen was a genuis who changed the paradigm of
Hot AC or Adult Rock.
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