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DO YOU THINK THE NYC PAPERS DO A GOOD JOB COVERING THE RADIO BIZ?

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We put that question on the table becuase I believe the local radio reports suck covering the biz. How many times does David H from the DAILY NEWS write about WLIB, the other message board in town, shows no one cares about, on & on.

David H never mentioned this board until I called his editor (RICHARD HUFF) and told him about this board. It was and still is one sided over at the NEWS.

Ever read the STARR REPORT in the NY POST? Can you say fluff? He loves to mention Ken Dashow & Q-104.3. What a joke that column is!
 
It's clear that each person you mention has biases. Obviously Hinkley listens to certain stations and seems to report more about them. There was a day when radio was more important and part of our culture and probably needed more reporting. Today radio is fragmented and I would imagine that few, except many of the radio hounds on this site care about those radio blurbs. And frankly, there is not much that goes on that really needs more than how its covered now as I see it. Hinkley leads the pack with more radio stories than I would expect. As for Starr, he reports on friends, friends of friends, and family. Or those he courts. But then again it's his column just as Cindy Adams talks about the people see meets, not everyone you might be interested in hearing about. I laughed out loud at Starrs report yesterday. It said "Well respected veteran of the TV industry (Oprah, Martha, etc) Rob Dauber is going to be executive producer of the New Wendy Williams TV show". RESPECTED??? Yea he's worked on those shows listed and others... and never lasted. Nice guy but respected industry pro? Not at all. At least not with the industry people I work with. Veteran yes, as he has helmed a number of these "talk" shows for short bursts. He simply has an agent that sells him to anyone that will listen just as most of these execs that go from show to show do. Funny side note. We did a pilot with Wendy about 10 years ago for a show produced by Tribune called "Wendy's World". I would imagine this new show will be that again. It wasn't a bad idea, and was actually pretty good, but she soon gets annoying as she is very negative. Watch how long Dauber lasts, or should I say, the show itself.
 
David Hinckley is one of my must read columns each day, and has been for many years. Like all of us, he has biases. But he covers the stations and air personalities that generate news. He covers those contributing significantly to the NYC banter. And he covers the unsung heroes of radio that would otherwise be ignored.

He cannot go on and on about "what a great traffic report that was at 9:08 on WCBS!" He covers most of the stations where there is action taking place. And he writes in a style I find compelling each and every day.

So he had not heard of this particular board? He gets his rumors, both true and false, from his many other sources.
 
I have told David Hinckley about this board during my talks with him regarding dance music on New York radio. You just have to make him aware of what's going on. He does follow the other board so the feedback from the Internet is generating
 
I actually like David H. He does lean towards certain stations as previously mentioned - but at least it's something. Given the fact that there aren't that many people that report on the radio biz in general.
 
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