Changes coming soon to WPRO & WPRV

[mrkadison]

Just heard some interesting news from a little Citadel birdie.

Ron St. Pierre is about to step down as program director at WPRV.

Word is he's going to be on-air at WPRO full time. The timing is soon. Early 2011.

 

[onair]

WPRV has it's own Program Director? Isn't it just a closet with a satellite dish?

 

[Skynet74]

WPRV has it's own Program Director? Isn't it just a closet with a satellite dish?

OK.. now you sound like me. That's good. When I'm not around here much you can take over my spot.
The real question is who is Ron going to take over for. The obvious guess would be Cianci. But the obvious doesn't always happen. hmmmm

 

[RadioHead06]

??? Uh...errr....Ron St. Pierre IS on air full time at WPRO 4 hours a day 5 days a week as co-host with Cianci.

 

[mrkadison]

Ron's on with Buddy, but that's not his full time job. He's the PD of WPRV. He's giving that up and, the way I hear it, he's getting a new show at WPRO.

 

[prussolino]

I hear he might be the morning guy............Remember when he used to
be the morning guy??

The afternoon guy is slipping. How long can you listen to his rants about
Prov and the Police Dept.? In between rants. he's coughing, slurping, and
misspeaking. Ron has to correct him all the time.

 

[tony r]

May have something.

We have been turning Cianci off, the rants about Prov, have become overwhelming and boring.

I said a while ago, I suspect allegedly something like dementia going on.

Yesterday with his so called guest hosts, repeatedly he gave the incorrect time.

The guest hosts must be irritated, they never were engaged in any conversation with any caller

 

[tony r]

Buddy was interesting vis a vis national politics, till he joined the Hannity program, now he spouts the Fox Line.

 

[Kenny Atkinson]

I hear he might be the morning guy............Remember when he used to
be the morning guy??

The afternoon guy is slipping. How long can you listen to his rants about
Prov and the Police Dept.? In between rants. he's coughing, slurping, and
misspeaking. Ron has to correct him all the time.

Mrs JOy and the rest of the John Depetro bashers......

John is doing a show in Washington DC via the WPRO studios and just got the gig what makes you think John is gone?

 

[YakYakYak]

A move to Ron in mornings would be PERFECT! DePetro has run out of "make goods".

 

[Skynet74]

A move to Ron in mornings would be PERFECT! DePetro has run out of "make goods".

Depetro was never a good fit for mornings. His show is more hard hitting. That's the type of show that belongs on later in the day when people are more awake. I think most people want light talk when they get up. Not a program about how messed up the state is. There's nothing worse than political arguments first thing in the morning while I try to eat my cheerios. It sets a negative tone for the rest of the day. Just my personal opinion. I can't listen to it. Depetro on at Noon used to be great. Depetro on at 6 AM... not so great.

 

[mrkadison]

Ronzo's move was just confirmed by a 2nd source at Citadel. He's sick of the corporate pressure and increased demands placed on management, so the move to full-time on-air is as much for his own peace of mind as anything else.

Lingering questions......
- How big a shift will there be in the WPRO line-up?
- Is Cumulus' aggressive move to try to take over Citadel an added factor in all this?
- What does Citadel do with WPRV?

What would you recommend if Barbara Hayes asked for your advice?

 

[RadioHead06]

Ronzo's move was just confirmed by a 2nd source at Citadel. He's sick of the corporate pressure and increased demands placed on management, so the move to full-time on-air is as much for his own peace of mind as anything else.

Lingering questions......
- How big a shift will there be in the WPRO line-up?
- Is Cumulus' aggressive move to try to take over Citadel an added factor in all this?
- What does Citadel do with WPRV?

What would you recommend if Barbara Hayes asked for your advice?

As I stated in my earlier post, St.Pierre already is a full-timer at WPRO. The only news here is that he's giving up a management gig at WPRV.

 

[mrkadison]

As I stated in my earlier post, St.Pierre already is a full-timer at WPRO. The only news here is that he's giving up a management gig at WPRV.

??? Uh...errr....Gee, RadioHead06. I'm sorry the "only news" I've broken here is that a Citadel PD is walking away from his gig because he can't stand the proverbial kitchen heat, just so he can shuffle the line-up of the #1 talk station in the market.

Did you have some bigger news you were looking to scoop?

If so, bring it on.

 

[RadioHead06]

As I stated in my earlier post, St.Pierre already is a full-timer at WPRO. The only news here is that he's giving up a management gig at WPRV.

??? Uh...errr....Gee, RadioHead06. I'm sorry the "only news" I've broken here is that a Citadel PD is walking away from his gig because he can't stand the proverbial kitchen heat, just so he can shuffle the line-up of the #1 talk station in the market.

Did you have some bigger news you were looking to scoop?

If so, bring it on.

The "big news" you've delivered is that Ron St. Pierre is giving his duties as PD at a pretty irrelevent station, WPRV. But what you're TRYING to make a big splash with (rumors with no facts offered up) is that St. Pierre is getting a NEW full-time gig at PRO since he already is in possession of a fulltimer on the Cianci show. BTW I don't believe St. Pierre has the juice at WPRO to "shuffle" the line-up to accomodate himself. That is what you just wrote. If they've decide to cut DePetro loose and put St. Pierre in that slot that's one thing but you're making it sound like Saint is calling the shots and that's nonsense.

 

[mrkadison]

1. Upon re-reading my previous post I realize my use of the word "shuffle" gave the wrong impression. My apologies for that. Like you, I don't believe for one second St. Pierre has the juice (love that term, btw, well played) to change the line-up at the #1 talker in town just to suit himself. You and I are very much in agreement on that.

2. You wrote that Ronzo is "already in possession of a fulltimer on the Cianci show". And therein lies the rub. It's the Buddy Cianci Show. Have you looked at the show's website recently? Have a look:

http://www.630wpro.com/sectional.asp?id=18073

Notice anything missing? No mention whatsoever of Ron St. Pierre.

So yes, technically Ron's got an on-air gig at WPRO. But it's not the one he wants, and it's not the one he's going to have in early 2011.

3. "rumors with no facts offered up" - I've got two sources drawing a Citadel paycheck telling me it's a done deal. I'm sorry if that evidence isn't hard enough for you, but I also understand that it's reasonable to apply Ronald Reagan's maxim here: Trust, but verify.

WPRO hasn't officially announced anything and won't until the calendar flips to 2011. When that happens, everyone will know if I've been floating baseless rumors or giving this discussion board advance notice of what's to come. (God forbid the ProJo have a business reporter who would actually call up Barbara Hayes and ask, "Care to comment on this?")

4. WPRV is "pretty irrelevent"?!? Lower your voice, RadioHead06! Better not let Imus, Dave Ramsey or the late Bob Brinker hear you say that. They're operating under the belief the station that carries them is actually relevant.

5. Bob Brinker is dead, isn't he? The guy's been dumped by Citadel stations in NYC, San Francisco and others. I just assumed he's no longer alive. (Maybe he's just the proverbial "dead man walking".)

 

[RadioHead06]

Personally I don't see St. Pierre as a ratings getter at all flying solo. He brings nothing to the table and never has as a talk host. If they're going to make him the morning drive voice good luck. He brings no sizzle and I don't see him boosting the ratings. If he's a temp fix while they replace DePetro fine. They're crazy if they make him a full time soloist in any time slot. The guy has been in radio forever and he's never been successful on-air voice. That's why he's been in management.

 

[prussolino]

I just thought of another scenerio. The Mayor's book is coming out in March. Can he be taking time off to hawk it over the country? Then maybe Ron will be taking his place. Think about it.

 

[Skynet74]

Personally I don't see St. Pierre as a ratings getter at all flying solo. He brings nothing to the table and never has as a talk host. If they're going to make him the morning drive voice good luck. He brings no sizzle and I don't see him boosting the ratings. If he's a temp fix while they replace DePetro fine. They're crazy if they make him a full time soloist in any time slot. The guy has been in radio forever and he's never been successful on-air voice. That's why he's been in management.

I could have written this myself. Thanks for doing it for me. Nice guy... I guess. But very milk toast radio host. About as average as they come. You can tune in any random talk show host anywhere in middle america and it will pretty much be the same thing. Ron plays it safe. Very safe. Probably to safe. It doesn't mean he's a bad guy. It just means that he's one of those dudes who chose to take his radio career in a direction where he would never stand out. Radio is full of people like that. He is one of them. Not a whole lot of passion in that voice. He never sounds happy and he never sounds angry either. He's probably to level headed for radio. He needs to start yelling about some stuff if he wants to get some listeners.

 

[Phil R. Monik]

Buddy definately needs a co-host...and I don't think they'll outright take Buddy off and replace it with "THe Ron St. Pierre Show"..so that's a bit of a dilemma.

Like others here have said..Rons' personality is too calm and cool. He's good to bounce jokes off of, but I don't think he could carry a show.