COYOTE AND CATHY FIRED ?

[kr0nic]

This is so typical Crumulus to me. When they picked up the format and Coyote et al from across town, it was the first time in my memory that any Crumulus station in this market received any warm and fuzzy outpouring of goodwill. (My wife even called Michael Dickey and congratulated him.)

Now, here it is a year later and they've pitched it all out the window and forever alienated any listener they gained from all this. If this isn't typical Crumulus, I don't know what is.

 

[radionekkid]

No matter how often some one gets the ax, it is still upsetting to loose income and comfort of having job, that coyote been around the stump many times and knows the risk with being in radio business. But you know if you been around this game any time one day it going to come to you too. can see the disapointment in their eyes and that cathy will do fine with them good looks. Coyote on the other hand i hope he saved his sheckels up because 60 year ol man in radio is a real old man and you dont see that often at all. Clear channel cumulus and citadel didnt invent firing people. its been going on a long time and radio it is a way of life like i say many times. Hard business and a young mans game get it out of your blood and move on to a job that will provide when you go into your retirement. I know i say that a lot but it needs saying a lot, get out while you can and stop moving family from town to town.

I just wonder dont know but are they husband and wife team??

 

[lash]

Read the short article in the Tennessean this morning. Coyote indicated that they were given their ratings bonus at the end of the last book, and were under contract until May 07. Both will take a vacation, and then make their career decisions.

The whole 97.1 switch to oldies was nothing more than a short term experiment. So instead of having decent ratings, and an entire format to themselves, now they are going to try and pry some numbers from JACK and others. And from what I've read Bob and Tom have failed several times.

The large broadcast companies continue to amaze me. We're talking about the Radio IQ of a house plant.

 

[jwk1979]

I just wonder dont know but are they husband and wife team??

Unless it just happened in the last few days, the answer is NO. I know that Coyote McCloud was married to a reporter for the Tennessean up until a few years ago. And I've heard Cathy Martindale refer to her husband and son on the air several times and as recently as a few weeks ago.

 

[Tibbs4]

Susan Thomas was the reporter. She handled (forced) Coyote to stay on the straight and narrow path. SCC kept him on
a reasonable even keel at 96.3. Things went down when they went to Crum. because no one rode his ass or probably really even
cared. There were many instances where Cathy was I am sure frustrated with Coyote on and off the air, but I think she
was one of the few who cared enough to be compassionate and work through it. From here, Coyote certainly has limited
options. I hope those in this business and around him keep a close eye on him. He is a kind hearted, gentle soul with no
malice that is haunted.

 

[romer979fm]

Coyote on the other hand i hope he saved his sheckels up because 60 year ol man in radio is a real old man and you dont see that often at all. Clear channel cumulus and citadel didnt invent firing people. its been going on a long time and radio it is a way of life like i say many times. Hard business and a young mans game get it out of your blood and move on to a job that will provide when you go into your retirement.

not a shred of compassion to be found, huh?
kidd...you're just re-stating what we all know (without having to be told again by you)...
and would you consider using some punctuation?
you know...one thought...one sentence? old folks like me appreciate that sort of thing.

 

[GETALIFELOSERS]

Remember this?


Re: Bob and Tom to Cumulus?
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2006, 05:45:05 pm »

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Ponder this.....

97.1 WRQQ
Bob And Tom in the morning
Proud Mary Middays
Tighter Music library

Watch out 105.9......



Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. There are rumors her contract time is late november early december.

 

[ROCKO11]

Come on Chris Romer! YOUR NOT OLD! Gee, you saying that makes me run to the bathroom, making sure I have no gray hairs, and you have my wife laughing at me! I need to buy you a drink sometime!


IMHO....This deal that RQQ is doing won't last maybe a year or two, then they will go another direction. The next thing to watch out is when they want to make a change to 92Q. That will be a scary one!


R, at home with the flu, (UGGGGGGGG)

 

[yorkie9]

At least Cumulus won't have to worry about paying out a ratings bonus for B&T ;D. I'll think all of the listeners in Nashville have gone nuts if RQQ doesn't drop in the ratings once B&T starts up. I've listened to snippets of Free Beer and Hot Wings for the last week or so and they are pretty decent - a much needed and refreshing change for Cromwell. I think things are on the up and up for them and losing B&T will be a blessing in disguise.

I feel bad for Coyote and Cathy and wish them both the best.... like Coyote said in the paper, it is quite a confusing move.

 

[jason99]

it saddens me that on a day when cathy poured out her probllems and struggles with her car and her weekend, that uncaring souls like cumulus would just up and fire her. apparently they don't listen to there stations or they just don't care. but hey this is radio your there one day and gone the next. to stay in radio and be stabel you have to be in small or medium market.

you get what the pay is...higher pay more stress and less time in a radio station
less pay less stress and more time in the studio

 

[ROCKO11]

Well, my advice to all the young people on this board is don't get into radio now. I know some of you don't want to hear this, but this business is not what is was nearly 30 years ago when I started. It's all about the all mighty $$$$, and where can we (corporate) cut. Most smaller stations are fully automated, thanks to a Dell Computer and many software suppliers selling radio automation software, in this market are headed in that direction.

R

 

[jetfli]

The next thing to watch out is when they want to make a change to 92Q. That will be a scary one!

And given the way they've done it the last couple of times, they'll yank the rug out from some small station to do it. Look out WVOL!

Most smaller stations are fully automated... in this market are headed in that direction.

Just look at how few live and/or local programs there are as compared to three years ago, especially at this particular company's stations. (National programs that originate here don't count because they're still national.)

 

[Tibbs4]

Sorry, guys, but.....

1.) Cathy's future was decided long before her car or her weekend. But, seriously, I'd like to know what happened to both.

2.) I love Mary Glenn (Proud Mary) from the days when she was at her best (THE Q and MAK, Z/ Atlanta with McCoy (CR???), but tell me how in the hell she will help grow an average 50kw WRQQ's conservative, limited listenership now unfriendly format. Even with a quickie at lunch ... she's already been turned into a card reading zombie --- per the system...and she's going to be lining up for the Crumulus CHOPPING BLOCK??? We all see the pattern, long before opnsmgr invents the friggin' memo. She'd be fired or on crack to do it....

3.) CR , even spell check AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINT gonna fix the brain of one poster talking trash like a second grader. It's stupid recycled
garbage we all have heard. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. ,.?:;. Dammit,.?; all..,?':; how can anyone take those comments seriously with like a negative 60 (F---) class score seriously....geez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4.) How many people does it take in Nashville radio to get their asses handed to them by one simple, debt-free super mini-group called
South Central Radio Group even IF they are playing Christmas (yes, Christ - mas) music??? While others are firing well-known names...

What a sad bunch of whimpy pansies has de-reg and Radio 2006 created....fire at will. And I don't mean with a gun or at those with an air shift. The suits
are killing American radio faster every week and NO ONE able to stand up to the system. XM and Sirius will prevail by default at this point.

 

[radiomonger]

I feel bad for Coyote and Cathy... but I think we all saw this coming. Hopefully, they can either retire or quickly re-surface somewhere. Cumulus was obviously going to pounce on B&T once their contract ended with WBUZ. All in all, I think WBUZ got off lucky... they got to ditch a slowly sinking ship, but aren't being blamed for it, because it was beyond their control. Their fans aren't near as pissed as radio fans usually are when something like this happens.

 

[ROCKO11]

Coyote and Cathy are gone for good. This chapter in history is over. All you whiners get over it. It's getting to be old crap! I've seen S*** like this happen in other markets. Clear Channel just did it to Larry Lujack and Tommy Edwards on WWRL-AM in Chicago this year. Let's move on to the next chapter.

Before you know it, WiMax will fire up and all the Internet stations will be heard by the public, anywhere, at anytime. So, all you jocks that are unempolyed or "wanna be jocks" get your web sites up and streaming ready. The AM and FM bands will die off! Live 365 is open for business!

R

 

[lash]

ROCKO11, go preach somewhere else. You seem to be posting the same negative stuff everywhere. The technology isn't there for what you keep proclaiming.

 

[ROCKO11]

Oh come on, I'm sitting in the same position as you, and you say the technology isn't there, that's B.S.! Don't you read PC Magazine, Radio World, etc? Sounds like to me your the one behind the times, probably still running a plate-modulated, tube type, transmitter, and a beat up BE Console?

 

[lash]

Wrong! Its a beat up LPB consule. And I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Sorry, transmitter is new. And Live 365 isn't very good.

 

[ROCKO11]

Toooo bad! LPB is on the verge of filing bankrupcy! You better get rid of that damn thing due to you won't be able to get parts, nor support for it! LPB bit off more than they could chew when they bought Fedipac and Omnitronix. They didn't have a booth set up a NAB in Vegas this year. Dave Strode at LPB told me they are trying to sell off thier Omnitronix Transmiiter division and their Low Power Transmitter division as well.
Do what I did, buy an Wheatstone/AudioArts Console. You'll be better off. Also, there are many other ways to stream besides Live 365. You can do it yourself.

And no I'm not trying to be negitive here, I just tell the truth!

R

 

[lash]

So those of us who own or run stations, if we stream, then were safe, according to your analogy? I've streamed all of our stations up to this point.

You bought a Wheatstone/AudioArts Console. Hmmm! Please don't tell me you own a radio station. We can only hope that you do voice work, or have an internet only station.