• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

Dan Neaverth, Informercial Pitchman?

O

OttoM

Guest
OK - I was up late over the weekend, channel-surfing and when I hit Court TV, I couldn't believe my eyes. There he was - Dan Neaverth - doing an informercial with some guy hawking a pest-removal book.

Has it gotten that bad for Danny? Is Entercom paying him that little? Or is this his way of breaking into network television?
 
>
> Has it gotten that bad for Danny? Is Entercom paying him
> that little? Or is this his way of breaking into network
> television?


Court TV: Newtork Television?
Hey, it's probably good money so why not? It wasn't that long ago that Danny was standing at the subway entrance with a cup in his hand...
 
Poor Danny

> Hey, it's probably good money so why not? It wasn't that
> long ago that Danny was standing at the subway entrance with
> a cup in his hand...

Yeah, I'm sure Danny needs the spare change. After all, he was only a top-end morning guy for what, 30 years?
 
Re: Poor Danny

> > Hey, it's probably good money so why not? It wasn't that
> > long ago that Danny was standing at the subway entrance
> with
> > a cup in his hand...
>
> Yeah, I'm sure Danny needs the spare change. After all, he
> was only a top-end morning guy for what, 30 years?


I can see you guys don't know Danny very well !
 
HTML Problem

> I can see you guys don't know Danny very well !

Sorry. I forgot to add the [sarcasm] and [/sarcasm] tags to my message. My bad.

Maybe Danny is doing infomercials because he's worked out an agreement to use Jr. & PJ as the series progresses...
 
> OK - I was up late over the weekend, channel-surfing and
> when I hit Court TV, I couldn't believe my eyes. There he
> was - Dan Neaverth - doing an informercial with some guy
> hawking a pest-removal book.
>
> Has it gotten that bad for Danny? Is Entercom paying him
> that little? Or is this his way of breaking into network
> television?
>
Hey, the guy enjoys coining the bucks, always has. This is just a new wrinkle for him. (The infomercial is playing on CTV in Canada on the overnights as well.)
Lots of local radio personalities do this kind of work, especially if they have some TV experience on camera and figure their regular radio audiences aren't likely to see them.
 
Re: HTML Problem

> Maybe Danny is doing infomercials because he's worked out an
> agreement to use Jr. & PJ as the series progresses...

I sense some resentment over this and it's not the first time. Having only a little knowlege of the situation can anyone elaborate. PJ was at WHTT before Danny though...right? Was Dan Jr. good at what he did or was it just riding on Dad's coat tails? Was Dan Sr trying to run the place? If so he doesn't seem to be doing that at KB or am I missing something?

Mike
 
Sadly..

I haven't seen him on these infomercials..
nor, hear him on am 1520 since I Forgot he was there..
he has been soo quiet, and that is terrible.

I think he 'hated' shredd and ragan for always
'picking at him' but at least at 104.1 he had
some thing..it sucks he needs to do the tv side of it-
even if he wants to - he deserves Better and more...
 
Re: Sadly..

> I haven't seen him on these infomercials..
> nor, hear him on am 1520 since I Forgot he was there..
> he has been soo quiet, and that is terrible.

This isn't Danny's first infomercial. I bumped into a TV program a few years ago where he was promoting a series of oldies CDs as I recall.

Why the criticism? Did anyone fault him for doing the noontime TV show on Channel 2 back in the late 80s or doing the Bills PA at Rich Stadium? He was merely taking advantage of an opportunity. I don't think he needed the money.

Danny's a great guy who's had a magnificent career in his hometown, but rumor has it he still has his first communion money! <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by 60sguy on 09/13/05 10:39 AM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: Sadly..

>
> Why the criticism? Did anyone fault him for doing the
> noontime TV show on Channel 2 back in the late 80s or doing
> the Bills PA at Rich Stadium? He was merely taking advantage
> of an opportunity. I don't think he needed the money.
>
> Danny's a great guy who's had a magnificent career in his
> hometown, but rumor has it he still has his first communion
> money!
>

I agree....and by the way, which one of you would turn down an info-mercial or a 30 second spot for that matter.
Danny is arguably the most creative and talented announcer to ever reside on our airwaves.

He is on the air at KB for reasons other than money, I suspect. He has worked virtually every day since I was in grammer school (and I didn't fall off the tree yesterday). As long as his name can generate a buck, I say, go for it.
And since when has working TV been something to be ashamed of? We should all go take a peek in the mirror and see why most of us are relegated to radio.
It's not a pretty picture is it?

He's still far and away a better air talent than any of us could, in our wildest dreams, pretend to be.
 
Re: Sadly..

> Danny's a great guy who's had a magnificent career in his
> hometown, but rumor has it he still has his first communion
> money!
>
I see you listen to Sandy!

And by the way, I totally agree with what's posted below. There have been "heritage" morning show hosts in just about every city in which I have lived over the past 35 years (too many to count) and Danny is without a doubt one of the nicest and most talented of them all. Hands down.
But don't tell him I said that or I'll never hear the end of it...
 
Respectfully

I doubt there's one journeyman radio person in Buffalo, male or female, on air or in production, who didn't listen to Dan Neaverth and say "that's what I want to do some day."
 
Re: Respectfully

> I doubt there's one journeyman radio person in Buffalo, male
> or female, on air or in production, who didn't listen to Dan
> Neaverth and say "that's what I want to do some day."
>
You got that right!! Not to mention all the other great KB jocks, like Sandy Beach, Joey Reynolds, Stan Roberts and so many others. Of course, those were the glory days of radio and dreams don't always come true like you like think they will. I'm proud to be highly respected as a creative air talent by some very top pro's - with major market backgrounds - whom I worked with in this region. But I sort of missed the golden age of top 40 radio by a few years.

As far as being influenced by all those great KB jocks to get into radio and reflecting on all the craziness I went through for over 25 years, I'm reminded of the time Ricky Ricardo met the Doctor who brought Lucy into the world: "I don't know whether to shake your hand or punch you in the mouth."
 
Re: Respectfully

> I doubt there's one journeyman radio person in Buffalo, male
> or female, on air or in production, who didn't listen to Dan
> Neaverth and say "that's what I want to do some day."
>

My first pro radio gig was at WZIR/Grand Island. One day I filled in for Jim Nowicki on the morning show. My Mom had listened to every shift I had done up to that day, even got up for a couple minutes during the overnights. That morning, she blew me off to listen to Dan.

BTW, both Jr. and PJ preceded Sr. at WHTT.

I think that Jr. was a better broadcaster than he got credit for. He's an excellent writer, both of sports commentary and of comedy (responsible for many of the best of Sr.'s bits). And though his delivery isn't the most polished, and sometimes got carried away, he had a down to earth style that I think listeners related to. I believe most of the criticism he got came simply because "he's not the old man." If he had a different name, he'd still be on the air. Compare him to what's seen and heard today on the 'GRs and network affiliates 'round here.

PJ was always a solid pro who got terrific numbers in middays. She'd been there for almost a decade before she became a Neaverth.

One more correction. Danny was never negative about Shredd & Ragan. To the contrary, he was an enthusiastic participant in many Edge bits (and vice versa). Although some of the AM talents in that building didn't/don't get along, Tom & Ted consider themselves Dan's wayward stepchildren.
 
Re: Sadly..

> > Danny's a great guy who's had a magnificent career in his
> > hometown, but rumor has it he still has his first
> communion
> > money!
> >
> I see you listen to Sandy!
>
> And by the way, I totally agree with what's posted below.
> There have been "heritage" morning show hosts in just about
> every city in which I have lived over the past 35 years
> (too many to count) and Danny is without a doubt one of the
> nicest and most talented of them all. Hands down.
> But don't tell him I said that or I'll never hear the end of
> it...
>

And such a wonderful head of hair for a man his age!
 
Re: Respectfully

> I doubt there's one journeyman radio person in Buffalo, male
> or female, on air or in production, who didn't listen to Dan
> Neaverth and say "that's what I want to do some day."
>
Well said! Let me add to that Danny always makes it sound so easy, and fun! He is a natural and we're fortunate that he wants to keep entertaining.

Danny is KB and I doubt they would have gone back to music if he hadn't been available.

Mike
 
Legends Cast Large Shadows

> I sense some resentment over this and it's not the first
> time. Having only a little knowlege of the situation can
> anyone elaborate. PJ was at WHTT before Danny
> though...right? Was Dan Jr. good at what he did or was it
> just riding on Dad's coat tails? Was Dan Sr trying to run
> the place? If so he doesn't seem to be doing that at KB or
> am I missing something?
>
> Mike
>

It must be brutally tough growing up the son of a legend. Salty Brine, Jr., John Gambling the 2nd, 3rd; The Roosevelt sons, John Kennedy Jr., Frank Sinatra, Jr., not to mention Moon Unit and John Bonham, Jr.

History has shown us the scion of legends often get a rough ride, sometimes deservedly so, other times because thay are constantly and unfairly compared to the parent.

According to the insiders in the market at the time, Jr. encountered some resentment because Sr. brought him on in a heavy-handed manner at KB. Who knows if that's really the case.

What parent isn't proud of their kids, eh?

KB at the time would have been a tough place for anybody to start a career. Warsaw, Batavia, Lockport and Dunkirk would have been better practical starting points. That's what Salty Brine did with his Jr. at WPRO. The old man told the kid to get his act polished in Portland or Bangor before he went to work at WPRO. Gambling's kid was sent "upstate" to get his act together before taking his old man's job at WOR.

According to a recent Buffalo News story, Jr. works for Erie county where he is employed in the Emergency Services program, was laid off and re-hired. It's a job for which he is well-qualified, given his background as a volunteer fireman, primary responder and medical technician.

P-J Foxx-Neaverth can be heard from time to time capably and proficiently doing NFTA traffic reports when Dave Masi is on leave.
 
Re: Respectfully

> You got that right!! Not to mention all the other great KB
> jocks, like Sandy Beach, Joey Reynolds, Stan Roberts and so
> many others. Of course, those were the glory days of radio
> and dreams don't always come true like you like think they
> will. I'm proud to be highly respected as a creative air
> talent by some very top pro's - with major market
> backgrounds - whom I worked with in this region. But I sort
> of missed the golden age of top 40 radio by a few years.

Yes they were great days. I tell the kids it was like having a morning show on 24 hours a day!

Mike
 
Re: Legends Cast Large Shadows

>> According to the insiders in the market at the time, Jr.
> encountered some resentment because Sr. brought him on in a
> heavy-handed manner at KB. Who knows if that's really the
> case.
>
> What parent isn't proud of their kids, eh?

Looking at it that way I can honestly say that if one of my kids wanted to follow in my radio footsteps I would of course warn them about the business. If they still wanted to do it I would be pleased and do everything I could to help them go as far as they could....What parent wouldn't?

thanks,

MikeM
 
Re: Legends Cast Large Shadows

> Looking at it that way I can honestly say that if one of my
> kids wanted to follow in my radio footsteps... I would be pleased
> and do everything I could to help
> them go as far as they could....What parent wouldn't?

If one of my children decided to follow in my footsteps, I'd think "There goes MY retirement plan. Looks like the Erie County Home instead of Amberleigh for me."
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom