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Corm and the Coach...you blew it!

T

the professor

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Big "press conference" yesterday announcing the return of the morning show to a new signal at 107.1 out of Dannemora, NY. Story at www.burlingtonfreepress.com This, of course, follows the big announcement in August of their return in early September which never happened. Turned on 107.1 today at 7:20am and Bloomberg radio on. Great planning guys. You did have 3 months to get it together after blowing it the first time. As Bobby DeNiro says...."you blew it"! It's funny because Corm would be the FIRST guy to trash someone else if this happened. Now he will be offended that anyone has the audacity to criticize. C & C is over before it even starts.

No homework.
 
Re: Corm and the Coach...you did it!

Why be a nattering nabob of negativism? Corm and Tom are creative guys and good people with a huge following that misses them, even if it doesn't include every FreeP commenter. WNMR at 107.1 is a new station offering an independent alternative to boring corporate radio most everywhere else on the crowded Burlington dial. I think we should support such local independents and give them a chance!
 
WNMR rocks. Especially at night. That Corm has vision. 8)
 
<<<<PeterTripp: WNMR at 107.1 is a new station offering an independent alternative to boring corporate radio most everywhere else on the crowded Burlington dial.>>>>

Really? Here's the lineup:

Dan Patrick 9-12-national
Michael Smerconish 12-2-national (and tape delayed to add tot he fun!)
Dave Ramsey 2-5-national
Dan Patrick Rerun 5-6-national
Bloomberg News 6-7-national
Free Talk Live 7-10-national
Curtis Sliwa 10-1-national
Midnight radio 1-5-national
Weekends...all national.

So I must have missed something here...tell me again about how "local" this station is. Give me a break. Thios station has second tier talk programming on it with a morning show that was...at best...8th in the market in AM drive when it left the air. Corm is the first person to put down others so I see it as humorous when he puts himself as a victim.

<<<Posted by: grampagonzo

Who are you, and what are your alleged credentials for saying anything about anybody, or are you just another wannabe who wants to get into this business. show yourself or shut up.>>>>

Oh yeah...you mean use a real name like you do.
 
Re: Corm and the Coach...you did it!

PeterTripp said:
Why be a nattering nabob of negativism?
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I agree.

Why emulate Mr. Cormier, who last January spouted this bit of wisdom at his "blog" (which, by the way, has no followers):

Speaking of the dog in the Van. Where are the idiots who did this. By the way they are from Quebec. Stupid Queebs. Since my Grandfather came from Quebec, I can say that. Queebs are the rudest people I have every met.

Queebs.

Nice, Corm, very nice. My wife is Quebecoise, and I can assure you that she has serious doubts about your "right" to use that word in such disparaging, blanket fashion, simply because your Grandfather came from Quebec.

There's lots more gems like that to be found at cormthoughts.

http://cormthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/01/dont-you-have-something-better-to-cover.html
 
Professor, you're better than this. Apparently, you're not a professor of economics. It's a radio station in Burlington, VT. How much liquidity do you think they have? Do you think that WNMR has the budget right now to invest in local programming? They probably do not, so they will fill the schedule with syndicated programming for now.

Can Steve Cormier build a talk radio station that speaks to the Champlain Valley? I'm not betting against him. He may shoot from the hip on his blog, but the advertising community seems to love him. Eighth in the ratings? Who cares? It's Burlington...you don't court advertisers with ratings, you court them by going to the businessman's shop and shaking hands with him.

Steve Cormier and Tom Brennan excel at talking to white males who spend money. They'll be fine.
 
Free Talk Live is "second tier"? Hey, that's a step up from the last guy who said we were lower tiered that that! :p

Just cause we aren't one of the top shows affiliates-wise, doesn't mean we can't bring in audience and numbers. ::)
 
Will said:
Can Steve Cormier build a talk radio station that speaks to the Champlain Valley? I'm not betting against him.
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I agree completely.

Mencken was right. Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
 
Heard the station for an hour on Saturday. Not much for imaging elements...went in and out of the ABC news to Ramsey with no local returns just spots back to the show. WVMT-AM in Burlington puts more effort into sounding local in national shows. Haven't heard the morning show yet. Strong signal in U-mall parking lot.
 
This venture takes nads… I respect the effort and wish them success… Owning a radio station and creating daily local content takes talent and heart. The challenges and the daily minutia are relentless… and if you do a good job… It all sounds like your not breaking a sweat. (make sure you're grounded)

Good luck boys… let me know if I can help.

Louie
 
If it is true that Mr. Cormier is the first to trash someone, he will certainly reap what he has sown. That's bad enough. If he is ever held accountable for proffering disastrous advice to a very unfortunate station down in Southern Vermont, it is a bleak future indeed. Not knowing the man, it is impossible to say if he is deserving of all the steel toed boots being slammed into his sides while he is down. Yeah, kinda like stumbling over a metal garbage can in an alley off Church Street and having every street bum in town spitting on your vintage Members Only jacket.
 
Dear Mr Cheese,

speaking as the News Director of said " unfortunate station" in southern Vermont, you are not only totally off base, but just trying to pile on. BTW, Professor, now that you know who I am, I'll match my 36 years of experience in this inductry against yours, anytime, any place. Bring it on
 
Will said:
you don't court advertisers with ratings, you court them by going to the businessman's shop and shaking hands with him.
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Truer words have not been spoken about how to be successful in a local market. Well done Will. The other half is providing a distinct, compelling on-air product that attracts listeners and followers. They apparently have their niche in the market and one that advertisers want to reach. I think your right when you say they'll be fine. Just stay away from the racial stuff and overly sensative controvertial stuff that can cost you in listeners and advertisers. The only 2 I know that can get away with that are Rush and Howard. Imus wasn't immune to it.
 
I know many will think I'm piling on but Cormier and Company love to tell everyone how well they do everything and are the first to criticize others. That's not an opinion but a fact from watching the man over the past 15 years. Here are the results over the past two weeks:

Nov 23rd-press conference announcing return of C & C to radio next morning 11/24
Nov 24th-No C & C...just Bloomburg Radio
Nov 25th-C &C on...very basic show
Nov 26th-C & C off/Thanksgiving/justified
Nov 27th--C & C off/well, after all they did work one day
Nov 30th-C & C on
Dec 1st-C & C on
Dec 2nd-C & C off...just Bloomburg radio with no explanation
Dec 3rd-Just Corm...no Coach
Dec 4th-Just Corm again...no Coach

9 days of broadcasting and just 3 days of C & C. I don't care what market you are in...that's a horrible way to debut a new era on a new station. It's the textbook case of "how NOT to debut a radio show". Lesson learned here is don't go on until you have everything ready and your i's are dotted and t's crossed. They should know better. Shame on them.
 
OMG...what a train wreck. It is now obvious that Arte Levine, Ken Barlow, and Karen Marshall were the ones that made Corm sucessful. It is equally obvious that Corm knows nothing. He had months and months to get his new station ready, and did nothing. No imaging, no bumpers, no automation clocks, poorly designed website, no plan for the show. I hope the investors did not pay him since the spring because if they did they got ripped off. With all the starving hungry kids out there who would love the station and take it under their wing it is a shame that a guy who is just phoning it in has the job. Arte, Ken or Karen do the community a favor and call Corm and tell him what to do, its clear he can't figure it out for himself.
 
I'll bet they had a difficult time persuading Congressman Peter Welch to appear on their show this morning. NOT.

Welch may just supplant former state Senator Mary Just Skinner as Vermont's all-time microphone and camera hound, the ultimate self-promoter, he makes the White House Party-Crashers look like amateurs.

The funny part is what a snoooooooooze he is to interview. I'll bet 90% of Corm's audience this morning was gone within the first 90 seconds of that riveting interview.
 
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