I've not listened to the new show on WPHT so I can't comment on it. My only real gripe with Bruce Elliot's new show on WILM is they do long blocks of "spot" or on WILM that means "PSA's". For example at the bottom of the hour they air the 1 minute Fox update, then air 4 minutes of PSA's until :35 after the hour when the air traffic and weather on the fives. Each spot block is 3-4 minutes long. It seems they could break those down into smaller blocks, and air them a bit more often. 4 minutes of PSA's or spots is a long time to listen being totally bored for another 2-3 minutes of programming. I've been told that WDOV actually has that many local spots thus the problem for WILM listeners where you hear 4 minutes of PSA's. Bruce and company are good at what they do, but you actually hear more spot/psa's in a 30 minute period then you do programming.
Now the opposite end of the spectrum is WDEL's morning news show that airs a 30-60 second spot after every feature. Traffic on the 9's for 60 sec, then a spot or two, then weather for 60 sec, then a spot or two, then sports for 2 minutes, then a spot or two, then the Loudell Report for 60 sec, then a spot or two, then Melanie reads a promo for something at WDEL, then a spot or two. There should be a better flow.
Both seem to be at the extreme and make listening a real chore.
Another negative of Bruce Elliot's show is he's politicizing issues on some of the stories he tells you about, especially when he's intervieing a Fox reporter. And since WILM is a Fox station that features mainly right wing talkers, plus Bruce did a right wing talk show in Baltimore, so I guess he's a Rush wannabe, the perspective is always pro GOP and anti Dem/Obama. That might play well with the ditto heads, but it's bad enough to have to hear the Rush morning "commentary" and the Hannity morning rant, but now they've added Bruce doing it too. That and the 4 minute spot breaks chase me away to either WDEL or WHYY-FM. At least Loudell's reports are informative without political bias. Melanie and Peter aren't doing political stories where either take sides and bash either party. They offer news, weather, sports, info, sometimes a humorous news story, but no bashing politics.
I realize Bruce's style, which is very good and better than the typical medium market talent, will appeal to WILM's base, the Rush/Hannity listener, of which I'm not. So I guess his morning show isn't for me. I wish them well with it and hopefully it will bring in some actual local spots.
