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Herald story trashes WRKO, Finneran

ChrisNH

ChrisNH

Obviously coming as no surprise, since the Herald leans Right while the Globe leans far Left, but the story in the Boston Herald--'Drive down time: Finneran founders on new radio gig'--excoriates both WRKO and Finneran. This may be making a mountain out of a molehill (one ratings book), but this cannot please the folks at WRKO. There will be no end to the 'I-Told-You-So' crowd, of which I am a member.

Chris
 
Brian Maloney was right! 'RKO tanked in the morning. This would be like Theo Epstein paying $100 million
for a pitcher that goes 2-15 with an 8.37 ERA, or a batter who gets a .122 average (same salary).
How long is the Felon's contract? Maybe it's time to bring in someone a little more ethical, like...
Billy Bulger (/ sarcasm)

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=197979

>>“Politicians do have an impact on radio. They make me turn it off,” said Michael Graham, a host on rival station WTKK (96.9 FM).

Though you wonder what that statement would have been had Graham been working for Entercom:
"He needs time to build his audience; I think he has an interesting show and I enjoy listening to it
as I drive into work," said Michael Graham, whose show immediately follows Finneran's (from 10 to noon)
on WRKO...

:)
Hey Feinberg, got a good lead in, eh? :)
 
As for those who don't like Howie, it appears you're in the minority:

>> There was one bright spot for WRKO. In afternoon drive, WRKO’s host and Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr beat WTKK rival Jay Severin among 25- to 54-year-olds. Carr placed fifth while Severin came in ninth.
 
Finneran is a joke.

As one great radio sage on this board says, put Bill Maher on if you want huge #s.

Severin is a total bore, he and Howie Carr have something in common: A condescending tone.

It was great to see the Front Page Herald Story on Finneran, though it is hardly front page news.

What you are watching, children, is Howie Carr flexing his muscle at The Herald to throw a pie in
Finneran's face. Think about it, since Finneran's ratings are in Jeff Katz land (WRKO is no stranger
to bad morning ratings), what Herald readers are interested in Tommy? Only 1 and he also writes
a column for that paper, though it reads like he is half asleep when he writes it.

Today you witnessed the incumbent going after the radio rookie, only Carr is too afraid to put his name
to things of his design.

Finneran
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=197979

Carr

http://news.bostonherald.com/columnists/view.bg?articleid=197990

Carr says on the air that he's a stand-up guy and will fess up to his diming people out,
but read what he writes: "If only they had heeded the immortal words of former West End boss Martin Lomasney: Never write when you can speak. Never speak when you can nod. Never nod when you can wink. "


Kind of like George W. Bush asking Clinton for a timeline and then refusing one when he gets his lunch handed to him by the Democrats.

Conservative = Hypocrite

Howie Carr won't be found in the madam's little black book, it is alleged he's too busy in the broom closet cheating on his first wife with girls he finds from the stable of Madame Janet E. Jeghelian. Never speak when you can seal the court records of your first divorce. Family Values! HA HA HA HA HA

You can count on Howie being anti-gay marriage, Howie never met a vow he didn't feel like breaking.
 
Liberals can be hypocrites too: John "Two Americas and $400 Haircuts" Edwards, Al "Huge Energy
Wasting Mansion" Gore, Rosie "I want Gun Control But I Have Armed Guards" O'Donnell and many more.
"Do what I say not what I do"

There are hypocrites on both sides, drug addicts and criminals on both sides, liars on both sides.
Finneran is a boring Democratic hack.
Carr is so boring he beats Severin easily in the ratings. For now.
Finneran has 40,000 listeners; I didn't know there were that many hacks out there. But I'm not
surprised.

Billy Bulger, a Dem who got mad at Dukakis and got the first George Bush to pay a little visit and
show how dirty the harbor was. Result: Mike and Kitty never got to move to D.C. (among other
reasons). Politics ain't beanbag.

As for the madam case, might I remind everyone: Barney Frank, "hot bottom". Gerry Studds and the page.
Gay or straight, the pols are the same, and when they're done screwing the prostitutes they'll screw us.
Frank at least came up with two good lines: "Depress the artery? Why not just raise the city?" and
"If they want to depress the Central Artery they should have Mike Dukakis talk to it."
 
raccoonradio said:
As for those who don't like Howie, it appears you're in the minority:

>> There was one bright spot for WRKO. In afternoon drive, WRKO’s host and Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr beat WTKK rival Jay Severin among 25- to 54-year-olds. Carr placed fifth while Severin came in ninth.
Click to expand...

That makes sense. I generally agree with Severin, but I think he likes to put his 'smarts' out there so no one can miss it. If there's one thing I can't stand--no matter the political pursuasion--it's someone who has to imply he or she is smarter than everyone else. Mrs. Bill Clinton is of that ilk also. And Severin thinks as much with his pants as he does with his brain. Hey, I like attractive women, too...just don't brow-beat me with what you've done or would like to do with them. And while 'Marcia Brady' might be able to impress me with her success at overcoming drug addiction, the same can't be said of Jay. Don't impress me with your drug indulgences. You, sir, are no 'Marcia Brady' in the looks department...which might suggest that the effects drugs had on your body took a whole different track than they had in hers. I'm not impressed, so stop trying.

Howie Carr, though, is an 'everyman.' He's more from our planet than Jay is (IMO), so I think he's more listenable. I think what hamstrings Howie with respect to WRKO is their LOUSY winter-time evening signal (gets trounced by 50K stations in Canada and elsewhere) and this musical chairs fiasco with the Red Sox. Whenever I heard a Red Sox game on WEEI and WRKO simultaneously I knew right then that stupid people had inherited WRKO. Evidence suggests they are still there.
 
Putting Howie on other affiliates like WCRN (and WKBK, where he's back...) can help. The "simultaneous on
WEEI and WRKO" deal was part of the overall philosophy which is:

--The Red Sox can help WRKO's numbers not just during gametime but people will hear the promos
for other shows and possibly tune in

--Keep WEEI in the picture by doing Wed. night and weekday afternoon games

--Can do well by having the Sox game on 'RKO and Mikey talking sports on 'EEI

The reg season opener and home opener were on both stations...part of it was to cement in people's
minds the idea that WRKO is the flagship now--but WEEI would also get to do some games. Once those
games ended people could stay tuned to 'EEI for sports talk, etc. (WEEI now extends local sports
talk to 1 am on days when the Sox play by the way)
Note that last night Mikey was all set to talk about the Sox game but Papplebon gave up the game
tying HR and it went briefly into extra innings--and for a few minutes WEEI had the game on as well
(though it was delayed by 7 seconds, as you might guess).

I think Entercom figures people will hear the game on 'RKO (exc. on Wed nights) then switch to
'EEI for the post-game talk. If they don't like baseball they can enjoy Mikey's sports talk (hey,
he might be talking about the Pats instead!) on WEEI
during the game.
The idea is: WRKO as talk until 6:30 pm when it briefly becomes the Red Sox Station Except On Wednesday
Nights And The Moon Is In Capricorn. :) Needless to say, the numbers WRKO is getting for the Sox
at night beats what they'd normally get for syndie talk (Savage).
 
I'm really bothered that Howie doesn't ever mention his daughters from his first marriage....
Also, he dedicated his book only to the present (kids). They must really be estranged.
I heard it (divorce) was very bad...restraining orders, etc.
 
Yes--I think his first wife was named Sharon and I'm trying to remember the name of his 2 older kids. You're
right as far as Howie mentioning the Mrs. on the air, the only wife he's ever had is Kathy, known for a time
as Submit, and daughters Charlotte, Christina (Tina), and Carolyn...
 
It takes a certain level of sleaze to walk out on a wife and two kids for a piece of action.
Submit/Cathy is nothing but a home wrecker. Howie's show would be more spicy, and he'd get
a certain amount of respect, if he read the court papers and what actually went down.

Cheating is cheating and when he pontificates about gay marriage and such, or is a swab for GW Bush,
well, all in the name of ratings it appears.
 
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