....the would get JP and Lana and give them a morning show.
Old Chicago
Old Chicago
-
Get involved.
We want your input!
Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.
After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.
After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/
Thanks in advance and have fun!
RadioDiscussions Administrators
IF KUHF WERE SMART...
- Thread starter OldChicago
- Start date
NPR on KUHF isn't going anywhere...the format split was to enable the station to clear more Public Radio offerings, which previously hadn't aired in the market.
Any additional hires will be driven by budget considerations. Houston Public Radio still has to see if KUHA will be successful, or if its an expensive bomb.
And you have to take into account age and long-range programming goals. Lana and J.P. are both 63. Are they going to continue working many years into the future or do they have an eye on retirement?
Any additional hires will be driven by budget considerations. Houston Public Radio still has to see if KUHA will be successful, or if its an expensive bomb.
And you have to take into account age and long-range programming goals. Lana and J.P. are both 63. Are they going to continue working many years into the future or do they have an eye on retirement?
Fun is fun when it's funny. What you said was dumb and uninformed. It proved you have no idea how big an audience KUHF pulls for its morning and afternoon news programs. This may come as a shock to you but a lot of people like listening to NPR news.
In addition to the Ratings Service, KUHF has audience surveys of its own that show huge numbers of people who don't even like classical music tune in to the AM and PM NPR plus local news program to get their news fix, and then tune back to their favorite music station after the news.
In addition to the Ratings Service, KUHF has audience surveys of its own that show huge numbers of people who don't even like classical music tune in to the AM and PM NPR plus local news program to get their news fix, and then tune back to their favorite music station after the news.
mrbeasley said:Oh, Geez. You just can't have any fun around here anymore. :
Re: IF KUHF WERE SMART...
I didn't know KUHF had a brain, When did this happen? ???
I wish they were not so rigid. We had some fairly strong weather blow through town yesterday afternoon (just in time for rush hour). I felt like they hardly acknowledged it. There was no mention by the anchors of heavy rain, but rather “Let’s get an update on the forecast”. Traffic was also impacted, but they kept the report to the same length as when nothing is going on.
I would like to hear them “break format” a little bit when events warrant. Give me more Weather/Traffic (nobody else is doing it) even if you have to dump a story. What is more important to the person sitting in their car or leaving the office?
And please give the anchors some leeway in the format language. Don’t have them read the same intro like a robot. (I do hear more ad-lib language in the morning than the afternoon.)
I love what they are doing; I just wish they were a little more proactive when there is breaking weather news.
I would like to hear them “break format” a little bit when events warrant. Give me more Weather/Traffic (nobody else is doing it) even if you have to dump a story. What is more important to the person sitting in their car or leaving the office?
And please give the anchors some leeway in the format language. Don’t have them read the same intro like a robot. (I do hear more ad-lib language in the morning than the afternoon.)
I love what they are doing; I just wish they were a little more proactive when there is breaking weather news.
F
foursider
Guest
I'm pretty happy with what I'm hearing on KUHF, too. Keep in mind that it's a fairly new operation. And, it's never been a fast-paced news operation like KTRH once was. I think the ridgidity and stoddginess will loosen up over time. But, I also think you can look for a less-panicked more laid-back approach to breaking news. They like to take the time to get it right; not just get it on the air.
Re: weather stuff
As someone who worked in the KUHF newsroom for 17 years, let me testify that we were always amazed and flabbergasted by the way the other stations go berserk every time a storm blew through.
"MY GOD1 It's RAINING! THE SKY IS FALLING! TEAM REPORTS! MAN THE LIFEBOATS! SAVE YOURSELVES!"
That's how it often sounds on some of those other stations. For that reason we decided long ago that our listeners are smart enough to know that it's raining and we didn't need to tell them to come in out of the rain.
Anyone who's lived in Houston for any length of time knows that 99 percent of the time Houston rainstorms never last long. They blow through, drop a lot of rain in a few spots and move on.
Severe weather is serious business, so NWS severe weather alerts are always put on the air ASAP, and you'll hear aftermath coverage on KUHF. But you will never hear KUHF breaking format just to tell you it's raining. Weather is news only when it starts hurting people and causing damage.
As someone who worked in the KUHF newsroom for 17 years, let me testify that we were always amazed and flabbergasted by the way the other stations go berserk every time a storm blew through.
"MY GOD1 It's RAINING! THE SKY IS FALLING! TEAM REPORTS! MAN THE LIFEBOATS! SAVE YOURSELVES!"
That's how it often sounds on some of those other stations. For that reason we decided long ago that our listeners are smart enough to know that it's raining and we didn't need to tell them to come in out of the rain.
Anyone who's lived in Houston for any length of time knows that 99 percent of the time Houston rainstorms never last long. They blow through, drop a lot of rain in a few spots and move on.
Severe weather is serious business, so NWS severe weather alerts are always put on the air ASAP, and you'll hear aftermath coverage on KUHF. But you will never hear KUHF breaking format just to tell you it's raining. Weather is news only when it starts hurting people and causing damage.
As someone who worked in the KUHF newsroom for 17 years, let me testify that we were always amazed and flabbergasted by the way the other stations go berserk every time a storm blew through.
As usual, when someone offers constructive criticism of KUHF, you get this person explaining that you’re wrong.
"MY GOD1 It's RAINING! THE SKY IS FALLING! TEAM REPORTS! MAN THE LIFEBOATS! SAVE YOURSELVES!"
That's how it often sounds on some of those other stations. For that reason we decided long ago that our listeners are smart enough to know that it's raining and we didn't need to tell them to come in out of the rain.
I don't want someone screaming at me either, but it would be nice to know where the heavy rains are at that point in time and where it is going. I guess you can't do that when you run taped weather reports.
Anyone who's lived in Houston for any length of time knows that 99 percent of the time Houston rainstorms never last long. They blow through, drop a lot of rain in a few spots and move on.
Severe weather is serious business, so NWS severe weather alerts are always put on the air ASAP, and you'll hear aftermath coverage on KUHF. But you will never hear KUHF breaking format just to tell you it's raining. Weather is news only when it starts hurting people and causing damage.
My point was not to go into wall to wall coverage, but to spend a little more time in the local updates providing some additional traffic/weather info. I found 3-4 feet of water on the main lanes of I-45. I was not looking for someone to scream that to me, but letting me know would have been nice. Just my two cents.
As usual, when someone offers constructive criticism of KUHF, you get this person explaining that you’re wrong.
"MY GOD1 It's RAINING! THE SKY IS FALLING! TEAM REPORTS! MAN THE LIFEBOATS! SAVE YOURSELVES!"
That's how it often sounds on some of those other stations. For that reason we decided long ago that our listeners are smart enough to know that it's raining and we didn't need to tell them to come in out of the rain.
I don't want someone screaming at me either, but it would be nice to know where the heavy rains are at that point in time and where it is going. I guess you can't do that when you run taped weather reports.
Anyone who's lived in Houston for any length of time knows that 99 percent of the time Houston rainstorms never last long. They blow through, drop a lot of rain in a few spots and move on.
Severe weather is serious business, so NWS severe weather alerts are always put on the air ASAP, and you'll hear aftermath coverage on KUHF. But you will never hear KUHF breaking format just to tell you it's raining. Weather is news only when it starts hurting people and causing damage.
My point was not to go into wall to wall coverage, but to spend a little more time in the local updates providing some additional traffic/weather info. I found 3-4 feet of water on the main lanes of I-45. I was not looking for someone to scream that to me, but letting me know would have been nice. Just my two cents.
I wasn't saying you were wrong. That wasn't my intention at all and I'm sorry if you took it that way. You make a valid point in wanting more weather information. I was only explaining KUHF's attitude toward weather reporting.
You might get your wish. It's highly probable that KUHF will soon start spending more time on local weather conditions now that News has the station all to themselves.
You might get your wish. It's highly probable that KUHF will soon start spending more time on local weather conditions now that News has the station all to themselves.
Glad you finally noticed, because this isn't a recent development. KUHF's morning news has been beating the crap out of KTRH for a long time.
That's one of the reasons KTRH finally decided to change its morning presentation, because what it was doing was clearly not working anymore.
That's one of the reasons KTRH finally decided to change its morning presentation, because what it was doing was clearly not working anymore.
Re: weather stuff
AMEN! ;D
FilioScotia said:
AMEN! ;D
- Status