Lot's to make fun of in local radio with the jock-less JACK, KMCQ, the Clear Channel stations that are syndicated or voice-tracked except one shift or so a day. There are bright spots. KQMV is live, local and handily beating KUBE and KISS. Their morning show is quite good at times. KISW's afternoon show is one of the best and always entertaining, same with John Clayton on KIRO-AM in the afternoon. KPLZ, though about to be sold, still has one of the best AC morning shows around and still pops in some interesting songs along with Adele. Bob Rivers is not what he was, but still has good moments and Danny Bonaduce is coming into his own in the ratings, though not my personal favorite. Dave Ross sounds as good as ever in mornings on KIRO-FM. KOMO does a solid job of all news radio, though that expensive format may not last with new owners, too bad. I find myself listening less and less to satellite radio and Pandora these days and sampling different local shows. (The key phrase is local)
There, it is not that hard to find some things to be proud of, in the midst of a lot of dull radio Seattle does have it's gems. Do I miss Dave N calling Mariner Games, sure. Do I miss the old KMTT, sure. Still lots of entertaining options that get solid ratings in Seattle. For those that say radio is dead, take a look at the Arbitron report last month showing for the first time in a decade radio listening is actually going up by a million or so. Pandora is going down. Hmm.
