Is there any live talent on the air in GSO? WTQR seems to be Q104 and sucking wind! Seem to remember when 94.1 tried country back in the day and was known as Q94. Back in the day there were some very competitive stations in Winston and Greensboro and now it just seems to be "some" radio staions on the air. How time flies.
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As far as I know, the only live/local jock on WVBZ is their morning guy, Matt Pencola. WMKS evening guy Nick D is live and local as well, as for the rest of CC-GSO, I have no clue.
infernoxred said:
The number of live, local talent at Clear Channel Greensboro is fast dwindling. Here's who they have:
WTQR: Jeff Roper - Mornings, Angie Ward - Midday
WVBZ: Matt Pencola - Mornings
WMKS: Jo Jo - Midday, Nick D - Nights
WMAG: Lora Songster - Mornings
WPTI: Pamela Furr - News in the mornings
For those keeping count, that's 5 stations, 7 local on-air talents. So sad.
radioheel said:
Pamela Furr is back? I was wondering who they were going to have replace TJ Cutini, surprised they picked her (nothing against her, she's a great lady), just a surprising call.
That is a sad state for radio in the Greensboro market. If there is a major news happening in the market they may not know about it for hours! Sad day for radio my friends. Is there not an on air live person at WMAG in mornings? Do know that Maxx McCann and Steve Finnigan are on the air live in Lexington.
She doesn't sound that bad doing the news....As a host, clearly, was not that good.
What does the TRIAD think of KC & Carmen.......? I think it's total BS. The Triangle, Triad simulcast sucks. ALA The Triad Sports Network.
Although they are considered both a Triad and Triangle station because of their tower placement, FM Talk 101.1 has live staff on hand 24-7. They break into regular programming with news when it is warranted. Live morning (Brad & Britt) and live afternoon show (Allan Handelman). On top of that they carry Live news breaks after ABC News at the top and bottom of the hour. They also have thier meteorologist live whenever there's the possiblity or when there is bad weather. My hat is off to Curtis Media Group for providing this when others do not.
Allan Handleman is doing that show from a remote location, correct? I don't think he's actually At WZTK.
Come on, you guys, are acting like this is a new thing!!!!! :
: : : : Ev ery FM used to be reel to reels and maybe a local cut in for weather once an hour that was recorded too!!! William B Williams was on the air everywhere!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Plus, it's all cyclical. that means that it will change again. Let it play out like we did when we said nobody wants to hear music on FM because it's "too clear" and "fatiguing"!!! ;D ;D
: : : : Ev ery FM used to be reel to reels and maybe a local cut in for weather once an hour that was recorded too!!! William B Williams was on the air everywhere!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Plus, it's all cyclical. that means that it will change again. Let it play out like we did when we said nobody wants to hear music on FM because it's "too clear" and "fatiguing"!!! ;D ;D That was before the age of technology.....
Nobody wants to listen to AM Radio anymore, period. Especially music. I hear some you White Heads talking about getting an oldies station on AM and stuff...it baffling.
Things played out differently before the internet. In the 60's or 70's people couldn't program their own customized mp3 player, plug it into their car and program their own music & playlists. And the art of being a DJ is OVER. It's vaudeville. DJ's used to be able to be edgy and funny, they now can't do ANYTHING. It's watered down crap covered with commercials and repeated play lists.
Local news and talk is the last hope for radio. But companies don't want to hire local people and give it a chance for a while to see if it actually works.
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I know you guys are talking commercial radio, but I would imagine that WFDD has a live, local host for "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered". I don't know about mid-day. Eventhough, WUNC is beating the pants off of them in their own backyard, I would think they have at least two local, live hosts. Also, probably there is a newsperson...or, at least, a local news reader. Just taking a guess. When I want NPR, I listen to WUNC. I haven't listened to FDD online in quite some time.
B Lewis said:
They have a new guy "Steve Bittle" I think is his name. He has very good intonation and a good voice, he stumbles once in a while but I think that could be expected when you're "live". ;D ;D
stafferman said:
What do you mean clearly she was not that good? Have you ever heard her do a show by herself? She's pretty damn good. I've listened to her a lot when she's been on at night on WBT in Charlotte. Clearly the problem was Bill Flynn.
As for KC & Carmen. They're okay I guess but the audio gets sloppy and the topics can get silly. KC seems to get pissed at Carmen too much but then when she's not there, he is the most boring I've ever heard.
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