> > > Put my money on #3
> > >
> > > Well...2 and 3.
> > >
> > Ive said it once, i'll say it again #1, kill the radio
> > cancer known as P&K.
> >
> The question is out there so let's really take a look at the
> possible answers.
> We're getting close to the time when Stern will be gone.
> Russ staying in Afternoon Drive or moving to Mornings isn't
> really the issue as much as "Who will fill the hole?".
> Jokes and syndicated crap aside. Who could move into a spot
> at 105.3?
> I'd like to see someone local move up or across, or bring
> someone in that will actually be in studio.
> This suggestion may seem far fetched at first, but mull it
> around a bit before you crap all over it.
> Mark Davis.
> WAIT! Don't overreact. Think about it. The guy does a
> really good show that, from time to time, is a little
> extreme for WBAP. He holds his own with Russ in his visits
> to the studio. He knows how to handle extreme callers.
> Russ likes the guy, so he wouldn't want him thrown out of
> the building. And he's intelligent enough and preps enough
> that he doesn't have to stretch his material beyond reason.
> So consider what Mark would be like if he had a couple of
> good people in the studio with him, and the constraints of
> working in "legitimate radio" removed.
> Now. Let the flaming begin!
no way davis leaves wbap & the new abc syndication deal...he's locked up there, plus, even "letting his hair down", i just don't think he'd be a good fit...
now, if you want the flaming to begin, i assume some of the members of this board know the real "still crazy after all these years" kevin mccarthy as well as the buttoned-down, mainstream media personality...
i wonder if russ could talk gavin into putting me, my old buddies donovan lewis, connie herrera and a person to be named later into the morning slot?
btw, here's stern's speculation about why this is going to happen sooner than later from the new york post today:
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HOWARD Stern says he might be off "free" radio as soon as the end of summer — and not by choice.
The top-rated shock jock is officially set to debut on Sirius Satellite Radio on Jan. 1, but Stern says he believes his current employer, Infinity Broadcasting, might pull his plug sooner.
"Technically, we're working for the summer, and then we're done here — that's what I heard," Stern told his K-Rock (92.3 FM) listeners yesterday.
"The theory is that if we're here for the ratings period in the fall, they can't sell advertising because [ad buyers] are going to go, 'Those were Howard's ratings and we're not going to pay.' "
Arbitron's fall radio ratings, which are published the following January, set the tone for advertising rates through much of the new year.
"So they figured [they'd] get the new morning show in here and, even if the ratings go down, at least there's something to sell," Stern said.
Two advertising execs told The Post it doesn't make sense for Infinity to drop Stern early and lose mega-millions in ad revenue, especially since the initial ratings for a replacement show are bound to be low.
"K-Rock is selling Howard quite well at this point as the last opportunity to get Stern before he leaves for satellite radio," said Mark Lefkowitz of ad agency Furman Roth.
"People are jumping on the bandwagon now," says ad firm JL Media's Kenny Konstantin. "A lot of people are tuning into Stern before he cuts out."
An Infinity spokesperson said there are "no plans to take Stern off the air at this time."
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