Bryan Suits moves from KFI Los Angeles to KTTH Seattle

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Bryan Suits

Bryan Suits is named morning host at Bonneville talk WTTH Seattle (770). Suits, who was most recently with iHeartMedia talk KFI Los Angeles (640), succeeds Todd Herman, who exited the

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Bryan Suits was previously in Seattle as a host on KIRO Radio from 1997-2002.

 

[Kelly A]

Bryan Suits was previously in Seattle as a host on KIRO Radio from 1997-2002.

And used to be on KVI too. Bryan is like a radio boomarang.

 

[boombox4]

I prefer him to Mr. Herman. Suits has a sense of humor. I remember when he was on KVI.. Then he went to the big smoke (L.A.). And now he's back.

 

[Kelly A]

I prefer him to Mr. Herman.

Pee Wee?

 

[jdweaver]

Radio recycles it's talent...until the talent is too old to be relevant or just dies! Bryan is a real talent...but really?? The audience gets older and older and no one is willing to break the mold. If anyone has the bandwidth and capital it's Bonneville. But AM is just about dead so maybe we just ride it out with the team that got us there...

 

[Treehouse SWL]

I often scan my car radio dial as I drive my kid to school between about 7:20 and 8:00 a.m. most weekday mornings, and I will check in with KVI and KTTH, even though my politics differ quite a bit from their hosts. I remembered Bryan Suits from his previous time on the Seattle airwaves, and I knew he was on KFI for a while, so folks must like him. But, so far at least, his show style seems more disjointed to my ears for a morning drive-time show than Todd Herman's. On the other hand, he also is not nearly as far-out inflammatory in the things he says compared to Herman. I'd love to know if KTTH has decent ratings for that time slot, where they've tried many hosts in recent years. For that matter, I wonder how much of an audience John Carlson gets on KVI; he's a well-known name around here, but he's also been that station's morning voice for a very long time.

 

[henry]

If anyone has the bandwidth and capital it's Bonneville.

Bonneville story time:

When I was in college, many of my classmates were hired for a new show on KSL called "Nightside" which had a staff of 15 people. A high-budget night (7-10p) show in Market #36. (And since it's Bonneville, you can't blame it on cocaine). They brought in a KFI news person to host the show. Two local sidekicks. Five reporters. Several producers. A huge change from Clark Howard re-runs.

And it kinda died a slow death. They never could sell it (I figure they planned to syndicate it, but never could). The main host got pushed out. Producers left and were never re-hired. Eventually it was just the two sidekicks, running their own board. They kept the show going a loooooong time, but eventually it wrapped up.

Similar story with early afternoon drive, with a show called "The Browser" (but fewer people). Show fell apart after 4-5 years. Props to Bonneville for sticking with it long enough to see if it gets traction.

So, it's not to say Bonneville can't shake the tree on KTTH. But every time they tried something young/fresh/new, it never managed to take hold.

 

[David Taylor]

Bryan Suits

Bryan Suits is named morning host at Bonneville talk WTTH Seattle (770). Suits, who was most recently with iHeartMedia talk KFI Los Angeles (640), succeeds Todd Herman, who exited the

www.insideradio.com

Bryan Suits was previously in Seattle as a host on KIRO Radio from 1997-2002.

My dad called from base back in the day and told us to fill the bathtub and all the pots with water! When a hurricane was rolling in

 

[LITTLEBOYBLUE]

WTTH???!!

(reference to calls in the mention above...not a common slang expression)

 

[Kelly A]

So, it's not to say Bonneville can't shake the tree on KTTH. But every time they tried something young/fresh/new, it never managed to take hold.

And money is a lot tighter now for radio, ever since the advertising model evolved. Somehow I doubt even Bonneville would attempt to push a model that advertisers/agencies said long ago; isn't of any interest.