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Is Lee Callahan Gone?

DToTheJ

DToTheJ

Since Thursday during Stephanie Miller in the morning, instead of Lee doing a live TOH news update and traffic, they've been airing AP TOH news and some guy from Metro or something doing traffic.

I hope she's just on a vacation or something. She's the only "local" personality KPTK has (Ron Reagan is Air America network, he doesn't count).
 
Apparently, she was back on KPTK doing the TOH news. So I guess she was on vacation. Sorry for screaming "fire".
 
Though after the cuts this week @ CBS, it is still a legitimate question. Given her involvement at Jack and 1090 (the two stations that seemed to be most directly affected by cuts), would have been in the gunsights at some point.
 
LITTLEBOYBLUE said:
Though after the cuts this week @ CBS, it is still a legitimate question. Given her involvement at Jack and 1090 (the two stations that seemed to be most directly affected by cuts), would have been in the gunsights at some point.
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Over at the "blather" blog someone posted that Lee is now PD but it wasn't clear if that was at Jack, 1090 or both. She does the weekly PA shows for the cluster so that might have been a reason to keep her on board.
 
Radio-Info says that KZOK PD Carey Curelop is now overseeing Jack. I can't help but wonder if this will soon mean the end of Jack? Looking at the books since Jack was launched, it essentially chases after the same exact demo as KZOK. When Jack was on the rise, KZOK slipped a little bit. When Jack tanked, KZOK had a solid book. So why would Carey Curelop put any real effort into keeping Jack a viable station when he knows those numbers will just come from his slice of the pie at KZOK?
 
TU1 said:
Radio-Info says that KZOK PD Carey Curelop is now overseeing Jack. I can't help but wonder if this will soon mean the end of Jack? Looking at the books since Jack was launched, it essentially chases after the same exact demo as KZOK. When Jack was on the rise, KZOK slipped a little bit. When Jack tanked, KZOK had a solid book. So why would Carey Curelop put any real effort into keeping Jack a viable station when he knows those numbers will just come from his slice of the pie at KZOK?
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What else would CBS do with 96.5 FM? Changing formats doesn't just involve buying a new music library and station letterhead. And CBS isn't spending any money right now, so don't bank on them making changes.
 
Carey running both stations may actually make some sense, as it does allow one person to develop two visions to keep the stations separated. Just like Sandusky had challenges with two different PD's running KLSY and WARM and the stations would step on each other ... or Entercom trying to steer KISW & The End clear of each other.

My vote would be to differentiate by keeping JACK quite pop-heavy, 80's, lean into the 70's & 90's with mostly mainstream pop hits. That clears KZOK to be known as the deeper, album-version cuts and artists that have established their brand over the years. That way the two complement each other; but avoid the same programming --- and with KBSG gone and KJR-FM staying in their "we're kinda album rock and kinda pop" groove, a mainstream gold station niche is wide open.

Unless, of course, KMCQ actually ends up surprising everyone by (a) staying on the air; (b) doing it right!
 
TU1 said:
Pop heavy 80's? Sounds like the Point to me. How did that work out for them?
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The Point was great in my opinion, just ahead of its time. I think the time is right to try it again, only go strictly 80s and early 90s Top 40. Then, if KJR FM would revert back to true strictly 60s and 70s Top 40, I would be a very happy Seattle radio listener once again.
 
TU1 said:
Pop heavy 80's? Sounds like the Point to me. How did that work out for them?
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Didn't that station come on when the 80s were still being played heavy at KLSY and Star?
 
For what it's worth...Jack is ALREADY 80's based pop; my point was to emphasize that music core and move away from the cuts where there is any significant overlap with KZOK. "The Point" was trying to capitalize on the 80's nostalgia and was JUST 80's hits. My other point is landscape has changed since Jack first launched in our market; and tweaking it a LITTLE bit might be in order.

And AQH is right that Point launched because 80's gold was key part of KLSY & STAR weekends, and perceptuals indicated they owned that positioning...so folks figured there was opportunity to land 25-54F; but it's like sugar in a cake. Tastes good IN MODERATION but makes ya wanna puke if that's the only ingredient.
 
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