Howard Stern or O&A to 101.9?

[iloveradio93173]

With the return of Alternative to NYC...could this be a possibility of Howard or Opie & Anthony to return to regular radio? Perhaps kidd Kris from WYSP in Philly? Wishful thinking maybe......

 

[Frequency Breakdown]

Let's leave yesterday's trash where it belongs and focus on the music!

 

[WNTIRadio]

Merlin doesn't have enough cash for Howard, and he's under contract to Sirius for 3 1/2 more years. So they would have to potentially buy out his contract and then pay him going forward. Not a chance of that happening.

O&A are out there, and could probably be had now for not a whole lot of money. But they already failed in mornings in NYC.

Just hire someone to keep the music going, have traffic and weather and be done with it. I don't think a yakking morning show is the right move for WEM--I mean soon to be again WRXP.

Whatever they do, DON'T hire Pinfield back for mornings.

 

[radiojomo]

Howard Stern:
Howard has said he never wants to do FM Radio again. Plus, his pay with SXM is too much for Merlin to handle and he only works about 3 days a week. PPM will most likely diminish his high ratings from the diary era, thus revenue would not cover the costs.

Opie & Anthony:
They actually have to renew their contract with SXM very soon, so there's a possibility that they could be looking at new ventures. They cost nowhere what Howard costs, but their ratings in PPM weren't as grand as many thought they would be. They do a great show on satellite radio and have many listeners around the world, so I think moving to 101.9 would diminish the quality of their show and their national/international audience.

101.9 should just go "music in the mornings" with an established personality.

 

[TheWitch]

OMG, Let's let go of talk in the morning and just play some great music. Change is good. Let the music speak for itself and bring in musically intelligent live DJ's.

 

[ProducerGuy]

O&A are also too expensive for the new station. They're not making $80 million a year, but it's in the high seven figures. No way Merlin is paying that.

 

[MoldaMania182]

Radio 104.5 has no morning show. Johnny does a good job just holding the fort. I expect something similar here.

 

[leethalweapon]

If I was PD, I would go to the streets to search for talent. Start looking for real people. The 18-34 audience is more likely to connect with someone in their age group, who lives their life like a normal person in that age group. Give them music, give them "relivent" information and little to no hype.

 

[Seltzer]

If I was PD, I would go to the streets to search for talent. Start looking for real people. The 18-34 audience is more likely to connect with someone in their age group, who lives their life like a normal person in that age group. Give them music, give them "relivent" information and little to no hype.

Shows like Stern and o&A will not thrive in the PPM world. I agree with someone in the demo who can keep it brief with alot of music is the way to go.

 

[ProducerGuy]

If I was PD, I would go to the streets to search for talent.

That's the last thing radio needs. More non-radio people doing radio.

New York is the largest market. It requires personalities with the best skills and training, and someone "off the streets" has no idea how to do radio.

There are plenty of good jocks in their 30's that could do a show in New York. Someone mentioned Kidd Chris, that would be a good place to start. He's young and has been doing radio for a long time. THAT'S what is needed.

 

[YoYoGo]

It's not necessary to bring in big names and outragous salaries. Instead, bring in people who actually know, understand and more importantly, respect Alternative Music and the listeners.

Mike Taylor and Matt Shiv from WOXY-FM and WOXY.com,
Barb Abney from Minnesota's KCMP - The Current,
Malibu Sue formerly from WLIR,
Denis MacNamara who programmed WLIR and is now at WRCN in Riverhead, NY
Bob Waugh from WRNR

These are not the biggest names in broadcasting but they are amoung the best in terms of alternative music.

 

[Theater of My Mind]

I just heard a live jock doing a break at 6:24pm, anyone know who it was? Seemed kind of like a one-off break, they're back to more recorded liners now.

Also, Of Monsters and Men sounds great in the mix with the female vocals and indie-pop style, I hope we hear more of this kind of variety in the playlist.

 

[mjb1124]

I agree with the sentiment that they don't necessarily have to get big names, but they should be people who understand and are experienced in radio. They could look at people who have a lot of rock radio experience in the suburbs - one name that comes to mind is Matt Knight, who was great on WHTG/G-Rock. He has programming experience as well.

That said, I'd like to see them bringing back Nik Carter and Brian Phillips from RXP. Wouldn't mind seeing Steve Craig coming back either, but somehow I don't see him leaving Atlanta again. MattPinfield might be good for a specialty show, but I wouldn't put him in mornings.

And I've heard two breaks from this DJ - he didn't identify himself in either of them. It actually sounded like it might have been the same guy who is voicing the sweepers, but I don't know. I'm pretty sure it wasn't Paul Cavalconte.

 

[leethalweapon]

If I was PD, I would go to the streets to search for talent.

That's the last thing radio needs. More non-radio people doing radio.

New York is the largest market. It requires personalities with the best skills and training, and someone "off the streets" has no idea how to do radio.

Let me put it another way, there is probably talented people out there, locals, on local cable tv channels who could fit the bill. I would give someone like that a go, because these people could give the audience something unique. Let me ask you a question. Isn't it a job of the PD to find talent that is relivent to the target audience? Correct me if I'm wrong, but a PD is also a talent coach.

We all were amazed at the voice of Ted Williams, who if he could have defeated his demons, may have gotten somewhere. Given the right direction, he may have had a good career. My impression of you and so many others around here is one of protection of the ordinary, and ignore the chance to breed local talent.

 

[iloveradio93173]

First off, getting people off the street is a bad idea. That's what's wrong with a lot of radio today. Just putting anyone on. If you're not going to put money into a high profile jock for the #1 market or if a company doesn't have the money, put ads up and do an extensive search. That's how radio used to be. The problem is, companies just syndicate quick or hire any celebrity who's never done radio just because of the name, OR hire someone off the street. That's the problem.

Kidd Kris would be great. Or someone like that.

 

[ProducerGuy]

Let me put it another way, there is probably talented people out there, locals, on local cable tv channels who could fit the bill. I would give someone like that a go, because these people could give the audience something unique. Let me ask you a question. Isn't it a job of the PD to find talent that is relivent to the target audience? Correct me if I'm wrong, but a PD is also a talent coach.

Cable access shows are also not radio. Radio, especially a music format, is a very specialized occupation. The host has to be able to tell a story and tell it quick. That story has to relate to the demo of listeners, and he has to do this all in 2 or 3 minutes between songs. That's not something that a PD can just teach a layman.

We all were amazed at the voice of Ted Williams, who if he could have defeated his demons, may have gotten somewhere. Given the right direction, he may have had a good career. My impression of you and so many others around here is one of protection of the ordinary, and ignore the chance to breed local talent.

Ted Williams is a voice-over guy. It would be like asking a truck driver to fly an airplane to have him do a radio show.

Doing local content doesn't require a person born and raised in the "local" market. But even if you made the ridiculous requirement that the person hired already lives in New York, it wouldn't be hard to find a real radio person to do the job. After all, there are 8 million people in New York City. There must be at least one out of work rock jock out there.

 

[TheWitch]

There are plenty of out of work alternative music guru's out there. They shouldn't be too young. Alternative music dates back to the 70's. They should know the NY rock market. The names mentioned above are just a few. I know I don't want the "frat boy" type telling me about how drunk they got the night before at a backstage after concert meet & greet. All they have to do is know the bands, the history and tell me where I can possibly see them live!

 

[Steve Green NEPA]

If Senor Moment's memory is still valid here :

The non-sports Don Imus and his morning show anchored a sports radio station for quite some years to the tune of a lot of revenue.

The yakking of non-Modern Rock Howard Stern's morning show anchored several major market music stations that went, upon his departure

' eeeeeeeeewwwwwwww

' booooooommmmmm.....'

A 2012 Opie and Anthony morning show might *just fit* a Modern Rock station as an anchorage.
Worth a thought, anyway.

 

[BobSmolarek]

I agree no Matt Pinfield, he's too old. Can't they get somebody young, under 30 years old? I would keep it a mostly music morning show. If they want comedy they can go to Z-100 or PLJ etc.

 

[surfin bird]

Howard is still finishing out his contract at SXM...It's a paycheck to him at this point...HOO-HOO ROBIN

O&A are possibly breaking up and at this point, would they want to continue doing radio. Gregg might return to spinning records by himself while Ant does shows from his compound. The duo is breaking up :-(