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Greggo on BDH @ 5:05

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From BDH's myspace

"My long time friend and former co-worker Greg The Hammer Williams will be joining me on air today at 5:05 cst on 1360 AM Dallas to make an announcement. We MAY be breaking news that we are moving to New England to wed, but you will have to tune in to find out.

Tune in to 1360 AM Dallas or listen LIVE at http://richardhuntershow.com 5:05 cst TODAY.

BDH"

So is Greggo joining the 1360 team?
 
He just mentioned it on the air and either Pugs or kelly asked if Greggo was covering the Russ Martin Trial... BDH said stay tuned.
 
He's going to be doing a few shows (either sitting in or with them) in the next few weeks as I understand it. Tomorrow will be one of these times and I'm not sure when after that.
 
BDH said tomorrow and then at least 2 days a week after that. I think the best part will be watching the web cam of the show to check out how stoned Greggo is
 
That station is become the Island of Misfit Toys. All the trainwrecks you could ever want, all on one spot on the dial. Yeesh.
 
On a side note...just a serious question on how a radio station operates from a business perspective:

KMNY is owned by Multicultural Radio, which generally just leases out the time on the stations it owns. I understand how religious ministries buy some time...they can always solicit donations to the ministry, etc.

How does a commercial operation like Rational pay full-time for the time on KMNY since KMNY doesn't register in the ratings? It would seem they wouldn't be able to charge advertisers very much and they have the overhead of a radio station staff (hosts, producers, etc.) to cover.
 
txchipk said:
On a side note...just a serious question on how a radio station operates from a business perspective:

KMNY is owned by Multicultural Radio, which generally just leases out the time on the stations it owns. I understand how religious ministries buy some time...they can always solicit donations to the ministry, etc.

How does a commercial operation like Rational pay full-time for the time on KMNY since KMNY doesn't register in the ratings? It would seem they wouldn't be able to charge advertisers very much and they have the overhead of a radio station staff (hosts, producers, etc.) to cover.
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I'd imagine BDH and P&K are on some kinda deal where THEY are responsible for selling the airtime somehow. I doubt they make very much $$$ if the station doesn't make $$$
 
They don't pay any of those shows... The station only has one employee and thats the guy who also does a show on the station. they have a little studio set-up in an old bank building... BDH and P&K are either brokering the time or getting it free.... It is infact still avaliable to be leased if you have the cash... Only $60,000 a month and the station nobody knows is there is all yours to do what ever you want.... On a side note.. What a sad story Greg is from the top of the biz to a part-time fill in on a pay for time radio show... Also heard he had a party at his house a few weeks back, freaked out and had to be talked into coming out of the bathroom after locking himself in there by BDH... GOOD LORD!!!
 
I listened for about an hour today....not bad. He's not what he once was, but he was still pretty entertaining.

It definitely confirmed what I thought before - that ESPN paired him with the wrong guy. East coast jerks normally don't work in this market. Choppy was unlistenable, and Greggo paired with him was even more unlistenable.

At the same time, you can't blame ESPN - they figured they'd drop him in a time slot that no one listens to see if he could keep his nose clean (he couldn't).

I hope he gets his act together and lands somewhere. I'd love to have two good shows to listen to at 6p during my drive home from work instead of just one.
 
I might disagree with that.

It's not like Rhyner was a powerhouse of Dallas radio at the time the Ticket started. At the time the Ticket started, Rhyner really hadn't done dinky since the old Zoo days (I didn't even know the guy was still in the market). If anything, when the Ticket started he and Greggo were paired together and stuck on middays (radio equivalent of a lounge act), and Bayless and Cooperstein were the ones taken seriously.

I think they BOTH caught lightning in a bottle. It's not like the Hardline has been anywhere near the greatness it once was. I'm a huge P1, and probably always will be, but listening Rhyner mail it in, while Corby attempts to be taken seriously is almost painful.

That being said, they're still leaps and bounds above anything else in their time slot, and that really is all that counts. That's not to say their show is anywhere near as entertaining as it once was, as much as it speaks to how badly their competition blows.

You don't have to outrun the grizzly bear. You just have to outrun the guy standing next to you.

Pull Rhyner away from the Ticket, stick him with Choppy for about 6 months, and see if he's a still a ratings juggernaut (not likely). Rhyner & Williams created that tidal wave together, and the one that didn't get coked out and screw it up is the one that can continue to ride it. I don't think anyone can seriously deny that.
 
Labrador said:
I might disagree with that.

It's not like Rhyner was a powerhouse of Dallas radio at the time the Ticket started. At the time the Ticket started, Rhyner really hadn't done dinky since the old Zoo days (I didn't even know the guy was still in the market). If anything, when the Ticket started he and Greggo were paired together and stuck on middays (radio equivalent of a lounge act), and Bayless and Cooperstein were the ones taken seriously.

I think they BOTH caught lightning in a bottle. It's not like the Hardline has been anywhere near the greatness it once was. I'm a huge P1, and probably always will be, but listening Rhyner mail it in, while Corby attempts to be taken seriously is almost painful.

That being said, they're still leaps and bounds above anything else in their time slot, and that really is all that counts. That's not to say their show is anywhere near as entertaining as it once was, as much as it speaks to how badly their competition blows.

You don't have to outrun the grizzly bear. You just have to outrun the guy standing next to you.

Pull Rhyner away from the Ticket, stick him with Choppy for about 6 months, and see if he's a still a ratings juggernaut (not likely). Rhyner & Williams created that tidal wave together, and the one that didn't get coked out and screw it up is the one that can continue to ride it. I don't think anyone can seriously deny that.
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One of the best posts i have seen in a long time. Excellent and right on the mark. Still a P1, but the station aint what is used to be....but neither is any other station in the country.
 
Good post, except for the fact that Greggo and Choppy's ratings were the 3rd best on that station in the last 3 months of Greggo's time there behind Mike and Mike, and Galloway. That said, the show is way better now with Choppy and Wally paired together.
 
So what your saying is they were third best on a station no one listens to....and now a show no one listens to is better with Wally?
 
Saying that nobody listens to ESPN makes you sound like an idiot. They have more listeners per week than the Ticket, shown by their high Cume advantage, people just listen longer to the Ticket, because their content (guy talk) is broader and easier to listen to for an extended period of time. You obviously are a TicketHead, and have your opinion, which is fine, but don't make it seem like nobody listens to the station or that show just because you don't.
 
You're right. I stand corrected...a radio show that comes on in a time slot when nobody listens (whether your the Ticket or otherwise) is the last bastion of radio ad sales....

If Choppy and "insert host here" are so great, they'd be on in a time slot where someone is actually listening (morning/afternoon drive).

There's a reason ESPN stuck Greg Williams in that time slot. They figured they'd park him in a time slot when no one is listening, with a host no one is listening to, and see if Williams could keep his nose clean long enough to move him to a time slot where they could make some money off his talent. He didn't, and they cut ties. No blood; no foul. No advertisers were offended, because most of Dallas didn't even know he was there....

I'll sit back and eagerly await RJ Choppy's meteoric rise to the top, but my gut feeling is his talent will dictate he's going to toil away in his time slot for the remainder of his time in this market.
 
Greggo and Choppy had the 3rd best ratings on the station? Consider their time slot. Was that their show that got those ratings, or was it Mavericks end of regular season and playoff basketball that got those ratings?
 
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