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Do annoying/self-absorbed DJs cause tune out?

tall_guy1 said:
Plus, I've heard of TV execs saying certain networks just didn't "like" a certain show when it's status was up in the air, and other shows that lasted just because it was a network favorite.
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I've been in the TV and radio business for a long time. Never, ever, ever has a Network executive cut or kept a show simply because of their own personal taste. They wouldn't have a gig very long if their own taste dictated what shows stayed or were cancelled. Just like radio; if the show pulls-in good revenue or associated in-demo ratings, they loved the show because that's their job. Now a Rupert Murdock-level executive might push to keep a certain host on longer than research shows they should, but that's an expense gamble their willing to take thinking of a long-game approach. Sean Hannity comes to mind.
tall_guy1 said:
Fox and "Futurama" comes to mind for a show the network execs didn't like.
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But they kept it for many seasons didn't they? It wasn't until the series started to drop in revenue and ratings that it got cancelled.
 
Kelly A said:
Pretty narrow thinking.

When Diane was at WAMU (syndicated nationwide by NPR), she pulled huge adult numbers with stations who carried her show. The show's success had nothing to do with her voice, that was a medically-related issue. It was her interview style, and the fact that very high profile guests were eager to be on the show because Diane always asked good questions and never took any political or editorial slant. Diane was successful in making the show about the guest and topic, not about her.
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You can call me narrow-minded in that sense. I know she had a health issue, but her voice that made her 60-year-old self sound 80+ was a turnoff.
Kelly A said:
I've been in the TV and radio business for a long time. Never, ever, ever has a Network executive cut or kept a show simply because of their own personal taste. They wouldn't have a gig very long if their own taste dictated what shows stayed or were cancelled. Just like radio; if the show pulls-in good revenue or associated in-demo ratings, they loved the show because that's their job. Now a Rupert Murdock-level executive might push to keep a certain host on longer than research shows they should, but that's an expense gamble their willing to take thinking of a long-game approach. Sean Hannity comes to mind.

But they kept it for many seasons didn't they? It wasn't until the series started to drop in revenue and ratings that it got cancelled.
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Radio programmers are taking the long term approach with Dave Ramsey (which I personally can't stand). He doesn't have the staying power of a Paul Harvey.
 
Kelly A said:
When Diane was at WAMU (syndicated nationwide by NPR), she pulled huge adult numbers with stations who carried her show. The show's success had nothing to do with her voice, that was a medically-related issue.
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The notable thing about Diane Rehm is that she was doing her show long before the spasmodic dysphonia became a problem for her. I think she started in the early 80s, and her vocal condition occured around 2000. There's probably a fair chance she would never have tried for a job in radio if it had been the other way around.

The Diane Rehm show was excellent. I really didn't mind her vocal problems. She did sound old, but when my local station started carrying her, she was in fact in her mid 70s.
 
EricStein said:
Radio programmers are taking the long term approach with Dave Ramsey (which I personally can't stand). He doesn't have the staying power of a Paul Harvey.
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Did Paul Harvey have a talk radio show for a few hours per day several days per week like Ramsey? I just remember his "Paul Harvey News and Comment" and "The Rest of the Story" snippets here and there on the radio, as well as seeing his brief TV commentaries back in the 70s or early 80s, but don't recall him having a full-time radio program.
 
EricStein said:
You can call me narrow-minded in that sense. I know she had a health issue, but her voice that made her 60-year-old self sound 80+ was a turnoff.

Radio programmers are taking the long term approach with Dave Ramsey (which I personally can't stand). He doesn't have the staying power of a Paul Harvey.
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WOR just got rid of Ramsey actually.
 
EricStein said:
Also Jim Rome. I personally like his show, but I know he's an acquired taste.

When Diane Rehm still had a show on NPR, I couldn't get past her voice. Same with Scott Ferrell, but he's now doing sports betting talk, which is a whole other world of boring.
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Rehm's medical issue has been mentioned, but what's the deal with Ferrall's (correct spelling) voice? Shtick or natural?
 
EricStein said:
Also Jim Rome. I personally like his show, but I know he's an acquired taste.

When Diane Rehm still had a show on NPR, I couldn't get past her voice. Same with Scott Ferrell, but he's now doing sports betting talk, which is a whole other world of boring.
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Scott Ferrall's growly voice had this East Coast, old-school 'bookie', sports betting feel to it. I think it fit the sports radio thing fairly well. It was definitely distinctive.
 
CTListener said:
Their top-of-the-hour newscasters all have excellent radio voices. I hear Lakshmi Singh the most frequently. Professional and pleasant to the ear. Isn't that what all radio operations look for newscasters?
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Windsor Johnston sounds like an NPR AI experiment. :D
 
seatownmedia said:
Wolfman Jack is a 60 plus product, and that is being generous.
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You have to admit though, still one of the icons:
I made my kids watch the movie on VHS and later DVD. At first they had no clue what the Wolfman or cruising was about.
They told me it was one of their favorite movies and will someday make sure their kids watched it too.
 
CTListener said:
Their top-of-the-hour newscasters all have excellent radio voices. I hear Lakshmi Singh the most frequently. Professional and pleasant to the ear. Isn't that what all radio operations look for newscasters?
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I think NPR coaches their newscasters to be a little too nonchalant in their delivery. I mostly listen during morning edition, and find their bottom-hour newscaster, Dave Mattingly, delivers the headlines at a snail's pace. I feel the same about Shay Stevens during the overnight shift, and some of the others from time to time.
 
PTBoardOp94 said:
I think NPR coaches their newscasters to be a little too nonchalant in their delivery. I mostly listen during morning edition, and find their bottom-hour newscaster, Dave Mattingly, delivers the headlines at a snail's pace. I feel the same about Shay Stevens during the overnight shift, and some of the others from time to time.
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The style book seems to indicate a slow, slightly condescending delivery.
 
gr8oldies said:
The style book seems to indicate a slow, slightly condescending delivery.
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I grew up on faster paced news delivery, often with two newscasters alternating the story or even sentences or paragraphs in the same story. I do find NPR unlistenable due to the tedious pace. I had never thought of the tone being condescending, but there is sort of a "I'm the expert and you are not" attitude.
 
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