BeachBum said:
I like Renee Taylor & she's a great lady, but she doesn't have the same relationship with the market that Renel does in SF. Renel has been part of morning radio in the Bay Area for over 20 years, many of them solo. Renee doesn't have that history in LA, and I don't know if she has that experience anywhere. I'm sure, though, a live Renee Taylor would be way better than the unfortunate show they have Rick doing. He's amazing when given the opportunity. I hope his heart is still in it.
Agreed about Renel. I don't find her show very compelling, but that's just my personal taste. She's hosted the morning show on KISQ since the beginning of that station - about 14 years now. A few years ago, CC made the stupid decision to replace her with the Tom Joyner morning show for awhile, but that was a dud, so they brought Renel back to mornings. Then she and the station "parted ways" for a few months last year, and now she's back.
Renel was part of the London & Engleman "Morning Zoo" on KMEL in the 80s, and I believe her resume goes back to 610/KFRC - so she's probably logged closer to
30 years on Bay Area radio.
My daughter (now 28) was a KYLD fan in the 90s, and met Renee Taylor at some Bay Area public event and was quite star-struck by her, so I guess she's a nice lady. I recall that she had a great voice. She's voice-tracked for a couple of Bay Area CC stations during the years she's been in LA.