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Best talent, John and Jeff Bolton of KLIF. Well informed, witty, entertaining and next to be syndicated. KLIF's weekend shows about improving prostate health and eating more seaweed are very good, too, as is their local weekend news and traffic. Their nightime programming is second to nobody and helps me go to sleep.
 
Also like Bob Brinker and Ed Wallace on WBAP. Best weekend money shows of them all. KLIF's John Bolton is good when he talks about the war, much better than Ernie Brown on KSKY in the morning.
 
kzewdude said:
Also like Bob Brinker and Ed Wallace on WBAP. Best weekend money shows of them all. KLIF's John Bolton is good when he talks about the war, much better than Ernie Brown on KSKY in the morning.
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LOL! You Funny! :D
 
Without a doubt, Kidd Kraddick was one of the funniest, best night jocks, along with his producers (Michael Blake and then Tim Loving later on if memory serves me right) in the 80s on THE REAL Eagle. It is truely hard to belive how far down the overall quality of talent has fallen, even in markets like Dallas. It's no wonder IPODs are running over radio these days.

When I go though Dallas I'll tune into Kidd long enough to see if there's something worth listening to at his former competitor he currently does some form of a morning show at. The voice is the same, but somehow it just doesn't seem like even the same guy. There's just no content.

Sad... very sad.
 
I haven't listened to Kraddick in forever, but I believe syndication is what diluted his show. Instead of mining the local market for topics, he has to stay generic to please a national audience. You can only milk celebrity tabloid stories for so long. I think listeners still prefer local content.

And his edginess has taken a backseat over the years. Remember "Burn Your Buns"? And him working the 'homework crowd' masterfully as the evening jock at KEGL. THAT was him hitting his stride, as far as I'm concerned. It's like comparing Letterman's old late night show on NBC to the schlock he does on CBS now. The new stuff pales in comparison.
 
MikeShannon914 said:
I haven't listened to Kraddick in forever, but I believe syndication is what diluted his show. Instead of mining the local market for topics, he has to stay generic to please a national audience. You can only milk celebrity tabloid stories for so long. I think listeners still prefer local content.

And his edginess has taken a backseat over the years. Remember "Burn Your Buns"? And him working the 'homework crowd' masterfully as the evening jock at KEGL. THAT was him hitting his stride, as far as I'm concerned. It's like comparing Letterman's old late night show on NBC to the schlock he does on CBS now. The new stuff pales in comparison.
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Mike I was just sharing that same reflection earlier this week! I miss the old Dave. He's toned it down too much. It sure sucks how things change. :(

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MikeShannon914 said:
I haven't listened to Kraddick in forever, but I believe syndication is what diluted his show. Instead of mining the local market for topics, he has to stay generic to please a national audience. You can only milk celebrity tabloid stories for so long. I think listeners still prefer local content.

And his edginess has taken a backseat over the years. Remember "Burn Your Buns"? And him working the 'homework crowd' masterfully as the evening jock at KEGL. THAT was him hitting his stride, as far as I'm concerned. It's like comparing Letterman's old late night show on NBC to the schlock he does on CBS now. The new stuff pales in comparison.
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The same thing has happened to Tom Joyner. He was great as "The Fly Jock" on K104 and WGCI/Chicago. Now, his show is VERY STALE. He's not funny. The only one funny on the show is J. Anthony Brown, and while he's done a lot of good in the African-American Community, his show needs a fresh, funny direction.
 
SNO, you are dead on with your summation of the FLY JOCK. When he was on, he transformed urban morning radio. Many, many imitators to what he was doing... prob is, now that Tom is all national, he is an imitation of what he used to be. I have worked with him intermittenly throughout the years, and his focus has completely changed. The problem is that is mindset is inline with everyone else... numbers, numbers, numbers.

What Kidd and Stevens & Pruitt did on the real EAGLE, what FLY JOCK did, what EZ Street did on the old KJMZ, even what Ron Chapman and Larry Dixon... there is no room for real listeners in radio anymore. Where would we fit between all of those damn commercials! ???
 
Robert,its an ABS graduate you are responding to or a paranoid CONsultant Expect the attention getter.
 
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