I only disagree on one thing, Id like to see Randi live in Drive time, she isn't available live to anyone in this area. I have been pushing the mgmt in Boston at WKOX to do it but they make a mistake in running Ed Shultz live and Randi on delay in a blue state. Arlene could kick butt in the mornings....
This area needs a good progressive local host. WHJJ doesn't have an on-staff answer for this. Maybe simulcast Jay Marvin until further notice. and thisTom would love me but if they want to have an additional moderate host...Jay Diamond is available for weekends....and hes local.
That being said, we agree very much that WHJJ has got to quit living in two worlds.
> OK, what is your primary issue with WHJJ? The lineup or the
> ideology? If you think it's the lineup, then I'd agree with
> you. 920 is trying to be more of a left leaning talker, as
> opposed to a full blown liberal talk station. It's not that
> "liberal talk doesn't work," it's way too soon to make that
> call. It takes two to three years to build a talk station.
> Look how long it took WTKK to become a major competitor to
> WRKO in Boston. At least four years, and they run
> conservative talk on one of the best FM signals in the
> market!
>
> In the case of WHJJ, the station hasn't fully committed to
> the format. It's way too moderate. The station needs a
> full liberal identity to attract progressive listeners, and
> more of a local presence.
>
> Sorry, but Don Imus' show is tired, and he's no liberal.
> I'd go local in that slot, with a progressive minded team
> who could take calls and add local flavor to hot-button
> national issues. I'd also add plenty of
> news/weather/traffic updates so that listeners wouldn't feel
> the need to go to WPRO for that info.
>
> Second, move Springer to late nights (or drop him
> altogether) and put in Stephanie Miller. Her show is much
> more entertaining and definitely liberal. Leave Franken and
> Arlene's shows as is, but I'd bring in a sidekick for Violet
> to take the edge off of her schill delivery. Again, I'd add
> plenty of news/weather and traffic in this daypart.
>
> At night, run all four hours of Rhodes and dump Charles. At
> 10PM, I'd either run Mike Malloy live or rerun Springer
> there. I'd rather have Malloy, who is the left wing edition
> of Savage (meaning the lunatic fringe.)
>
> Right now the station is not generating any passion, because
> of the personality lineup, not the ideology. If anything,
> the station should be even more liberal, and local wherever
> possible. In markets where the progressive talker has been
> on a good signal with a couple of local shows, the stations
> have gotten off to fast starts. With the right approach,
> WHJJ could do the same. They won't go anywhere with their
> present lineup.
>
> --Mike Thomas
>
>
>
> > Doc, can you explain why liberal programming is NOT
> > appealing to people in one of the most liberal states in
> > America?
> > And you can try to paint your pretty picture about WHJJ
> but
> > the
> > reality is the switch to Air Amercia has been a disaster.
> > The ONLY thing holding that stations' ratings head above
> > water
> > is Arlene Violet. How ironic is that, liberal Doc??
> > BTW, Geoff Charles is an embarrassment. What is up with
> > THAT?
> > Just a guess but burned out old hippies don't listen to
> A.M.
> > radio
> > at night so who is supposed to be Charles' target
> audience?
> > What's happened to WHJJ, the once thriving and important
> > radio
> > station is quite sad.
> > WHJJ is now irrelevant in the Providence market and it
> > doesn't
> > get much worse than that.
> >
> >
> > > > Doc, why are you a shill for that fading station??
> > > > A personal issue with you?
> > > > Sure sounds it. You should be embarrassed.
> > >
> > > Not a shill, just using common sense here. It gets
> really
> > > old and you aren't being forced to listen to it. Yet you
>
> > > feel its necessary to go after them on a regular basis
> for
> >
> > > reasons only that they made a change in format that you
> > > don't like. We get it. Some of you think WHJJ made a
> > > mistake. My counter is that i don't believe thats true
> > > because Providence now has an alternative to
> conservative
> > > radio. Not everybody thinks Providence needs 2. Im glad
> CC
> >
> > > made the choice to switch one here. They need to do some
>
> > > work to the schedule and they are not in danger of
> > > failure...although thats what you want. The people there
>
> > are
> > > either aboard with the changes or they can apply at a
> > > conservative station. I could say you guys are shills
> for
> > > WPRO as you constantly crow about how great WPRO
> is...but
> > it
> > > isn't. And last and least, we all know about the value
> of
> > > 12+ but you guys continue to do what Brian Baloney does
> on
> >
> > > his blog....despite your all knowing this you continue
> to
> > > make this a big deal.
> > >
> > > We get it, you don't like that WHJJ flipped to
> progressive
> >
> > > radio. We get it that you don't like the AAR
> programming.
> > We
> > > get it. Time to move along, dont you think?
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > When in doubt, time for another episode of attack
> > > > > WHJJ.....getting so very old. maybe they will call a
>
> > > > > moratorium on the ever so boring attacks on WHJJ
> over
> > > and
> > > > > over and over...ad nauseum.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
