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2 on-air people at 1060 AM KYW newsradio have volunteered to retire from the station. For more info http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080214_Two_KYW_news_vets_offer_to_retire.html
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Also of note in the story, the Web site www.hearphilly.com, whose registration popped up out of nowhere at the end of last summer, is now live and its purpose revealed: a promotional tool for the tourism bureau.
This is what happens when you have prerecorded overnight news. They blowed it big-time.
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Jul
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I agree. I don't know what is going on with the station but it hasn't been good in my view overall for years now and something needs to be done to fix the station and the format itself.THE_VIKING said:
Julius May said:
You never disappoint. Thank you.
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c.s.p. said:
Yes indeed. They will be missed.
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WTUX
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Don Lancer is one of my KYW favs. But the fact is, there comes a time when you should hang-up your headphones.
The business news can come from CBS Market Watch, CNBC, Fox Financial, etc.
The business news can come from CBS Market Watch, CNBC, Fox Financial, etc.
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I wonder if they'll go away entirely. Bob Nelson is retired and yet still contributes reviews and updates his classic "I Am Your Flag" when appropriate.
If Don and Ed had chosen not to retire, two others would have been fired outright, from what the reports have said. Anyway you look it, it's unfortunate, and of course, has absolutely nothing to do with KYW or any other station using pre-recorded SEGMENTS (not entire newscasts as some would have you believe) overnight.
If Don and Ed had chosen not to retire, two others would have been fired outright, from what the reports have said. Anyway you look it, it's unfortunate, and of course, has absolutely nothing to do with KYW or any other station using pre-recorded SEGMENTS (not entire newscasts as some would have you believe) overnight.
A response was posted by WTUX."there comes a time when you should hang-up your headphones" The question is when might that be, for what reason?
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WTUX
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The answer to that question is no different in radio than it is in sports. You leave when you are no longer even near the top of your game. Philly's 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt is an example of that.
In radio, NYC great Dan Ingram is an example. He was ill and sounded it on the air. Having grown up listening to him when he was pulling 25% (!!!) of the NYC metro pm drive time audience, hearing him in his last years on WCBS-FM, was upsetting. Bob Lewis continued to do fill-in on WCBS-FM up to a few weeks before he died (at a relatively young age).
TV has famous examples. Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite. Walter had the good sense to retire. Rather couldn't accept the truth and listen to his own broadcasts. And mentally, he had lost his standards.
Locally, and I mean no disrespect to the great man's memory, but Hy was way off his game during the last days at WOGL. I grew sad listening to him and remembering the great dj of the WIBG, WDAS and earlier WOGL days. Now, I remember the last years more than the early really great years. That's a shame.
As far as Don and Ed are concerned, both are still good and true professionals on the air. Don's voice shows his age, Ed's does not. That is why both would be smart to hang up the headphones now, rather than wait until management shows them the door. Leave on your own terms, still at the top. Don't wait until they give you only one shift, at 2am. That happened to Big Dan. Leave when the station can throw a party for you, not when they throw you under the bus.
In radio, NYC great Dan Ingram is an example. He was ill and sounded it on the air. Having grown up listening to him when he was pulling 25% (!!!) of the NYC metro pm drive time audience, hearing him in his last years on WCBS-FM, was upsetting. Bob Lewis continued to do fill-in on WCBS-FM up to a few weeks before he died (at a relatively young age).
TV has famous examples. Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite. Walter had the good sense to retire. Rather couldn't accept the truth and listen to his own broadcasts. And mentally, he had lost his standards.
Locally, and I mean no disrespect to the great man's memory, but Hy was way off his game during the last days at WOGL. I grew sad listening to him and remembering the great dj of the WIBG, WDAS and earlier WOGL days. Now, I remember the last years more than the early really great years. That's a shame.
As far as Don and Ed are concerned, both are still good and true professionals on the air. Don's voice shows his age, Ed's does not. That is why both would be smart to hang up the headphones now, rather than wait until management shows them the door. Leave on your own terms, still at the top. Don't wait until they give you only one shift, at 2am. That happened to Big Dan. Leave when the station can throw a party for you, not when they throw you under the bus.
Julius May said:
"You give us 22 minutes... we'll give you the world."
Unfortunately, that's about all I give them in the morning. They're great for the headlines, weather and traffic, and I do listen to KYW first thing. But after that, I prefer WDEL for sports and, if there's not too much static, WBAL's morning show from Baltimore with Dave Durian. It's more of a magazine type of program similar to the old "Rambling with Gambling" on WOR from years ago. You get all the news, but with a little personality.
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Don sounds distinguished and authoritative. It's hard for some 22-year-old kid to sound authoritative and experienced. I always loved his rapport with Fred Sherman in the AM.
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WTUX
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I am really sorry I missed that. He is a voice I will miss on KYW.
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