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Chris Parker and Chuck Powell
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Websites on both stations have taken each CP's off the Jock Page. If you're Chris Powell, how much longer can you leverage being the "#1 Morning Show" in Phoenix? Take advantage while you can. As for Chuck, certainly hope he is going to KTAR Sports. He is faaaaaaar better being in a talk format. Talking too much on a music station in PPM is absolute death and hopefully this works for all involved.
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Chuck Powell has failed on every station he has ever been on. The only reason he had some level of success on KZON was due to his surroundings. Who wouldn’t with Stern and Pratt doing the drive shifts? He failed in sports, failed on KEDJ and was failing miserably on the Peak. So why find him a place on KTAR? Simple: He still has one year left on a two year contract.
As for Chris Parker, he has no claim to any success of the Mix. Main stream music stations are thriving in every PPM market, and the other shifts on Mix are rated just as high or higher than his morning shift. He is just the beneficiary of the right situation. Clear Channel did not see the value in him, and Bonneville probably got him for low money. Thus is the industry these days. Not about talent anymore, more about paychecks. Whoever works for less gets the gigs. As for the Mix, my bet is they could replace Parker with automation and still pull the same #1 ratings. They are in a perfect format position right now.
As for Chris Parker, he has no claim to any success of the Mix. Main stream music stations are thriving in every PPM market, and the other shifts on Mix are rated just as high or higher than his morning shift. He is just the beneficiary of the right situation. Clear Channel did not see the value in him, and Bonneville probably got him for low money. Thus is the industry these days. Not about talent anymore, more about paychecks. Whoever works for less gets the gigs. As for the Mix, my bet is they could replace Parker with automation and still pull the same #1 ratings. They are in a perfect format position right now.
insidethenumbers said:
Powell was doing afternoon drive before Pratt arrived at KZON and, if I remember correctly, before Stern arrived as well. In fact I believe KZON originally hired Dave to do mornings, but he took the afternoon shift when Stern became available, thus bumping Chuck to nights.
Just called the Peak and they confirmed Chuck is no longer with them, but did not say what he would be doing, other than "I hear he is writing a book". I think he has been doing that since he was on the Edge. While I have always loved his show, this was a square peg in a round hole, as he never got to speak more than 1-2 minutes in between records, and thus the listeners were never treated to what he could REALLY do.
Easily the best thing to listen to now are his podcasts with Vince Murotta on Fanster.com, it is like the old Morning Ritual again, with sports talk. Hopefully he will move to a venue where he can let his talents shine, rather than just being another voice listing the music playing. Mine as well get an MP3 player for that, no commercials!
Easily the best thing to listen to now are his podcasts with Vince Murotta on Fanster.com, it is like the old Morning Ritual again, with sports talk. Hopefully he will move to a venue where he can let his talents shine, rather than just being another voice listing the music playing. Mine as well get an MP3 player for that, no commercials!
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True. Chuck Powell was on KZON before Stern and Pratt. That is EXACTLY why KZON hired Stern and Pratt! Then, Powell amazingly improved when demoted to nights to follow Stern and Pratt. Hmmm. Wonder why? Is this rocket science? Nik, let us know if we need to slow this down even more for those of you on the short bus.
insidethenumbers said:
KZON picked-up Stern because it was a no-brainer from a ratings and revenue perspective, not because Powell was on staff. Adding Pratt was also a no-brainer given his ratings and ability to generate cash. Powell would have been a non-issue in the discussion, other than where to move him. Like you said, it's not rocket science.
I did some checking, and insidethenumbers is wrong.
Pratt and Stern were not hired because Chuck Powell was a "failure." In fact the Zone was doing pretty good at that point. They hadn't reached the numbers they did with Stern and Pratt, but the station was doing better than it ever had.
Then (again) Pratt was hired to do mornings on KZON. He was not hired to replace Chuck. Yet prior to Pratt's debut on the Zone, Howard became available rather suddenly. Dave stepped aside and took the afternoon show instead, thus bumping Chuck to nights. Chuck remained in nights for only one book, after which he resigned.
So while we may debate Chuck Powell's abilities and success in various undertakings, a few things are clear. One, it is simply wrong to claim that he failed at KZON and was replaced as a result of that failure. Two, it is unfair to compare his afternoon ratings to Pratt's and claim he was a failure in that shift. Three, it is a stretch to say he "amazingly improved" after being bumped to nights, since anybody with a clue knows you can't judge the success or failure of any air talent on the basis of one book.
Pratt and Stern were not hired because Chuck Powell was a "failure." In fact the Zone was doing pretty good at that point. They hadn't reached the numbers they did with Stern and Pratt, but the station was doing better than it ever had.
Then (again) Pratt was hired to do mornings on KZON. He was not hired to replace Chuck. Yet prior to Pratt's debut on the Zone, Howard became available rather suddenly. Dave stepped aside and took the afternoon show instead, thus bumping Chuck to nights. Chuck remained in nights for only one book, after which he resigned.
So while we may debate Chuck Powell's abilities and success in various undertakings, a few things are clear. One, it is simply wrong to claim that he failed at KZON and was replaced as a result of that failure. Two, it is unfair to compare his afternoon ratings to Pratt's and claim he was a failure in that shift. Three, it is a stretch to say he "amazingly improved" after being bumped to nights, since anybody with a clue knows you can't judge the success or failure of any air talent on the basis of one book.
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Nik said:
I wasn't on the Radio-Info boards back then, but didn't the frequency get sold to Univision. I remember tuning in to hear Spanish, thinking it was a joke, then realizing that Howard was gone. The concept of Edge radio was sold to someone else. That left Stern without a Phoenix home until picked up KZON. I was unfamiliar with Pratt but I thought he was a little uncomfortable with being the Afternoon Mayor.
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brian4 said:
when the Edge 106.3 / 100.3 signed off, they made it very vocal that they were switching frequencies to 103.9 (and Party Radio became history). They couldn't bring Howard with them because they actually moved into Party's office / studios which were not equipped, not to mention, i'm sure there were legal reasons with the former contract as well. their ratings have sucked ever since.
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You are correct Brian. According to his book, Pratt’s desire was never to do afternoons. He was signed by CBS for over a million to do mornings on KZON, but he agreed to do afternoons when CBS sweetened his deal even more. And as far as being “uncomfortable” in the afternoon slot, wouldn’t we all love to be “uncomfortable” making over a million guaranteed while pulling in a double digit ratings share? Off this success, he cut an even sweeter deal with CBS to move to KMLE, and of course, soon afterwards Stern moved to satellite. For the record, KZON with Stern and Pratt still remains the highest cume for a rock station in the history of Arizona. People tend to forget just how dominant Stern and Pratt were together, but obviously, it was very expensive to have both of them on the same station.
For the record, before Pratt, Chuck Powell was doing afternoons on KZON. No comparison. Pratt nearly tripled Powell’s ratings.
For the record, before Pratt, Chuck Powell was doing afternoons on KZON. No comparison. Pratt nearly tripled Powell’s ratings.
Gusto said:
When Univision bought whatever was left of Resource Media (106.3/100.3/105.9) they traded the call letters KEDJ and the name "The Edge" to whoever owned 103.9. Univision got the call sign KPTY, which it put in suburban Houston at its "Party 104.9" which ran a hip-hop format for several years. 103.9 got the music library and hired all the people they could afford from the Edge. I'm not sure if it's a case of they couldn't afford Stern or Infinity decided they wanted the show for themselves... or a combination of the two.
If 103.9 wanted to bring in a show off of satellite, they could find a way to do it. Even if zoning doesn't allow for a dish on the building, there's always a way to bring it in remotely. It just costs money.
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