I must admit that I do like 'Larry from Hey-Hiram'. The guy puts together a pretty funny radio skit. Well done, whoever you are.
I also genuinely like Pete Davis. I think he overdid the sound-bites when he reported his 5:00 news segment, though I think he was quite humorous in his own right, and didn't need the extra padding.
As far as Wayne is concerned...I hate to be so critical, but he unfortunately has a noticeable 'lazy L' lisp like Tom Brokaw, and he needs to work on covering that somehow. Also, when he participates in a show 'sans Kimmer', he (unconsciously?) tries to imitate Kimmer-esque phrases, etc. That just does not work - at least for me.
I love Wendy Grossman. I think she has a great throatie/raspy radio voice that is unusually attractive. They need to use her more.......so to speak.
> > For the record, I think Pete Davis was a very entertaining
>
> > fill-in for The Kimmer and The King. His shows back in
> the
> > late '90's made for great evening WGST listening inside
> the
> > perimeter.
>
>
> I liked Pete and Wayne together. apart, they were just OK.
>
> Pete, left to his own devices ( a shortcut machine loaded
> with soundbytes from the Simpsons and the internet) was
> tolerable, but every now and then he would go off on a
> tangent that was beyond 'politically incorrect'. Calling WSB
> 'classless bastards', making fun of retards and cripples,
> etc... Stern has done that to DEATH. Pete did have good
> sports commentary, but could not stick to the script. Too
> many late nights at Manuels.....
>
> Wayne seemed to have promise, but they never mined it. Or I
> should say, 'nevermind it'. While WSB is looking ahead in
> bringing in new late night talent to replace Boortz, WGST
> has not approached this aspect AT ALL. They just keep
> throwing stuff up on the wall and seeing what 'stinks'.
> Wayne is not a good producer, I am afraid. He is more
> interested in culling a check rather than putting together
> bits and writing compelling story lines. No guests, no
> comedy, no local parody songs,sloppy timing,etc.. just
> insights into Kimmer's life and opinions. Since he has lost
> his fantasy goddess, I must admit it's somewhat more
> interesting...
>
> Kimmer used to be GREAT. Honestly, when Clinton was in
> office, Kimmer was on form. When that ended, we were treated
> to endless phony-ing it in type shows ( greatest movie
> lines,bad teenage drivers, rehashed Boortz material.) Now
> that his funniest contributors are gone, we are seeing the
> emperor's clothes. Branding himself on air, tattoo tuesdays,
> sushi eating, all the hallmarks of a downhill slide. With
> WSB growing stale, now would be the time to capitalize. Mike
> Rose was good at using meager resources in taking on Goliath
> with a slingshot. One horrible misstep, and he hit the skids
> along with a bunch of others. But there is no denying that
> the best years of WGST were back when they cared more about
> the product they put out...
>
> At least management is trying to promote him, though. I've
> seen his mug on taxicabs, and now they have prizes again.
> But that's not going to cut it anymore. Kimmer needs a new
> producer, some decent live production, new voices and a
> general overhaul of the 'tone' of the show. Or, he can coast
> to the end of his contract and move on to somewhere else.
> Radio abhors a vacuum, and Kimmer's show has sucked the life
> out of WGST in the afternoon. It's a real shame, 'cause for
> a while he was really good!
>
