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CONWAY & STECKLER ON KFI PM DRIVE

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God does answer prayers. Just heard Tim Conway Jr announce that Doug Steckler will join Tim on KFI 3-7P starting Mon, subbing for John & Ken.
 
I'll raise the question again, why won't KFI hire Steckler?! I love Conway but he's boring at hosting a show by himself!
 
I think Conway's perfectly fine alone, but also works well with the right partner. Sorry, IMO that right partner isn't Doug Steckler. Steck is unquestionably a gifted comedy writer, and would be better suited to a Phil Hendrie-like format, but live talk radio isn't his forte. He comes across like your cranky old uncle who you hope will quickly fall asleep on the couch after eating too much turkey on Thanksgiving so you don't have to listen to him anymore. That doesn't exactly fit well with the younger demographic KFI is trying to reach. Brian Whitman was a better match but KFI really isn't trying to do comedy radio and Conway does his snarky take on current events better by himself. I wouldn't mind seeing Steckler join Conway once a week on his Saturday show. He's tolerable in small doses as a change of pace. However the smaller audience on the weekend probably doesn't justify the additional salary, even just for one day.
 
Whitman was and is a train wreck. He's a neurotic mess of insecurities and with all of the bridges he's burned at KFI and all across the Los Angeles radio dial you'd have a better chance at building a snowman in Hell than hearing Whitman on Sixty-Four KFI.

I'll take Steck with Timmy-me-boy all day long.
 
Robnoxious said:
Whitman was and is a train wreck. He's a neurotic mess of insecurities and with all of the bridges he's burned at KFI and all across the Los Angeles radio dial you'd have a better chance at building a snowman in Hell than hearing Whitman on Sixty-Four KFI.

I'll take Steck with Timmy-me-boy all day long.
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Besides Mr. KFI/KABC and former program director David G. Hall, who did Whitman know at KFI and burn bridges with?
 
Don Paschal said:
God does answer prayers. Just heard Tim Conway Jr announce that Doug Steckler will join Tim on KFI 3-7P starting Mon, subbing for John & Ken.
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This reminds me of years ago when KLSX had someone go on vacation so they got Tom Leykis to sub for him. Shortly thereafter Tom got a regular slot.

I'm hoping history repeats and the week is just a test that turns permanent. ;)
 
Heard some of the show and was quite pleased. They were back in top form doing an excellent job. :)

From what I remember from KLSX from 2000 to 2003 it was like old friends coming back for a visit. ;)
 
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