Woody, Tony, And Ravey on Live 105 are light years above all the other morning shows in the bay area. They sound natural and like what you'd expect from a major market morning show. (Though I still think Rob, Arnie, and Dawn in Sacramento are slightly better).
Don Blue sounds as canned and cookie cutter as the Star Format itself. Gene & Julie were also awful on Star. You can't have a good morning show on such a tight and restrictive format like Star. Don does the best he can with what he has to work with.
I've never liked Sarah and Vinnie or Sarah and NoName. They are almost too "bay area" for my tastes...which is probably a good thing for the ratings. But they just bore me. I've rarely heard a bit that kept my interest.
Jack Kulp on KOIT also sounds like a large market AC morning show. He sounds polished and has a good voice.
Renel is good, but Lee Baby Sims was so much better.
Baltazar and Maria - Each might be okay individually but there's absolutely no chemistry whatsoever, and I don't think there ever will be. Also, the format is so staged and phony that it's difficult for them to be themselves. Similar to Star 101.3 in that sense.
KFOG sounds good in the morning. Not great, but listenable. I think the problem I have with it is the guy has done this show day after day for so many years, that the "spark" is missing.
Adam Carolla wasn't meant to be a morning host. He should have stayed on Loveline. The show lacks any form of chemistry. Adam's listeners aren't awake at 8 AM. They're awake at 11 PM - when he did well on Loveline.
All in all, the morning shows here are pretty poor. But it's not the DJs fault. It's the fault of over-research and cookie-cutter formats. All the talented and creative jocks finally gave up. The ones that are left are only on the air a) for the money; or b) because they've been doing it for so long and have no other options for work.
