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Jimmy Krenn

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I never noticed it before, or should I say, it became really evident this morning to me just how important the Randy portion of the show is. Randy carries the bulk of that show.

Heard Krenn by himself this morning and he didn't even know when his sports guy goes on????

Sad...

Mr. Music
 
> I never noticed it before, or should I say, it became really
> evident this morning to me just how important the Randy
> portion of the show is. Randy carries the bulk of that
> show.
>
> Heard Krenn by himself this morning and he didn't even know
> when his sports guy goes on????
>
> Sad...
>
> Mr. Music
>

I've heard that this was the main reason Scott finally threw in the towel...<P ID="signature">______________
"With God as my witness, I could have sworn turkeys could fly."</P>
 
> I've heard that this was the main reason Scott finally threw
> in the towel...
>

Well, remember, Scott Paulsen was the radio guy; Krenn was a comedian brought into the show. It's happened like this at a number of morning shows (Lanigan and Malone at WMJI/Cleveland comes to mind). But, as long as Paulsen and Krenn were together, you'd think that Jim would have learned a little something about radio, timing, running a board, and the importance of stop sets.

Maybe I'm wrong.
 
> > I've heard that this was the main reason Scott finally
> threw
> > in the towel...
> >
>
> Well, remember, Scott Paulsen was the radio guy; Krenn was a
> comedian brought into the show. It's happened like this at
> a number of morning shows (Lanigan and Malone at
> WMJI/Cleveland comes to mind). But, as long as Paulsen and
> Krenn were together, you'd think that Jim would have learned
> a little something about radio, timing, running a board, and
> the importance of stop sets.
>
> Maybe I'm wrong.

I don't know. In the age of specialization, maybe Krenn just concentrated on doing his own job, and nothing more. He wouldn't be the first employee who never looked beyond his own cubicle/niche.

And, though I don't know the guy personally, I'd be willing to bet that Krenn still thinks of himself as a comedian who happens to do his schtick on the radio, not as a radio professional who happens to do comedy. If the 'DVE morning show were to disappear tomorrow, I'd wager Krenn would be back on the stand-up circuit, not sending airchecks to other radio stations.

Then again, I also could be wrong.
 
> > > I've heard that this was the main reason Scott finally
> > threw
> > > in the towel...
> > >
> >
> > Well, remember, Scott Paulsen was the radio guy; Krenn was
> a
> > comedian brought into the show. It's happened like this
> at
> > a number of morning shows (Lanigan and Malone at
> > WMJI/Cleveland comes to mind). But, as long as Paulsen
> and
> > Krenn were together, you'd think that Jim would have
> learned
> > a little something about radio, timing, running a board,
> and
> > the importance of stop sets.
> >
> > Maybe I'm wrong.
>
> I don't know. In the age of specialization, maybe Krenn just
> concentrated on doing his own job, and nothing more. He
> wouldn't be the first employee who never looked beyond his
> own cubicle/niche.
>
> And, though I don't know the guy personally, I'd be willing
> to bet that Krenn still thinks of himself as a comedian who
> happens to do his schtick on the radio, not as a radio
> professional who happens to do comedy. If the 'DVE morning
> show were to disappear tomorrow, I'd wager Krenn would be
> back on the stand-up circuit, not sending airchecks to other
> radio stations.
>
> Then again, I also could be wrong.

Realist,

I actually think you have a good point here. As Johnny pointed out, you would think he could've picked up the "radio" portion within his time spent with Paulsen and Randy.

Mr. Music
 
> Realist,
>
> I actually think you have a good point here. As Johnny
> pointed out, you would think he could've picked up the
> "radio" portion within his time spent with Paulsen and
> Randy.
>
> Mr. Music

By way of comparison, ask yourself how many NFL placekickers who entered from some European soccer league ever bothered learning to throw, block, or tackle?

I don't doubt that Krenn could have learned. But though I don't know Krenn personally, I did know quite a few stand-ups from back when I was acting and doing stand-up myself, and one common thread amongst stand-up comedians is that they become stand-ups because they don't have the discipline to do much else. Some of the funniest stand-ups I knew couldn't manage to play a comic role in a stage play because they weren't disciplined enough to memorize lines or learn blocking. And, I think I failed as a stand-up because I couldn't "wing it", and had to learn my own material as if it were a Neil Simon script.

If Krenn had the skill set and motivation to transform himself into a "radio person", then he probably wouldn't be as funny as he used to be. Then again, maybe if he had some self-discipline, he wouldn't currently be a shadow of his former self.
 
When I knew Jim Krenn, he was the nicest guy in the world. Really nice guy. But he would sometimes roll up to the flashcube on his motorcycle to do the show about 6:05-6:10am. He left show prep to others. Do with that information what you will.
 
> When I knew Jim Krenn, he was the nicest guy in the world.
> Really nice guy. But he would sometimes roll up to the
> flashcube on his motorcycle to do the show about
> 6:05-6:10am. He left show prep to others. Do with that
> information what you will.

That description fits 90% of the stand-up comics I have known or worked with, especially the part about being the "nicest guy in the world".
 
> > When I knew Jim Krenn, he was the nicest guy in the world.
>
> > Really nice guy. But he would sometimes roll up to the
> > flashcube on his motorcycle to do the show about
> > 6:05-6:10am. He left show prep to others. Do with that
> > information what you will.
>
> That description fits 90% of the stand-up comics I have
> known or worked with, especially the part about being the
> "nicest guy in the world".
>
Jimmy Krenn never owned a motorcycle in his life. Scott had the cycle Eddie.
 
Krenn is the side kick that all side kicks in Pittsburgh will be measured against. Krenn didn't need to "run" the board. That's mechanical.
His job was and is to be funny, period. And he did that and continues to do it. Lots of stand ups have tried to do radio. They are totally different mediums. Radio takes being concise, fast and clear. There is no audience to play with. Krenn created some of the greatest characters ever in that town. No I'm not Jim's agent. I have just followed this guys work for years. Where's the next Krenn? Don't see him or her. So Jimmy, Keep on Keepin' bro!!!!!
 
How is it that this thread has re-emerged from 2005 and early January?

I'm seeing my own posts and wondering when the h*** I wrote that....
 
Torqvisor said:
Krenn is the side kick that all side kicks in Pittsburgh will be measured against. Krenn didn't need to "run" the board. That's mechanical. His job was and is to be funny, period. And he did that and continues to do it. Lots of stand ups have tried to do radio. They are totally different mediums. Radio takes being concise, fast and clear. There is no audience to play with. Krenn created some of the greatest characters ever in that town. No I'm not Jim's agent. I have just followed this guys work for years. Where's the next Krenn? Don't see him or her. So Jimmy, Keep on Keepin' bro!!!!!
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Agreed. When you have professional comedians who happen onto a radio gig not because they love the biz, you have to know what you're getting...and that's NOT a seasoned broadcaster. If you depend on someone in Krenn's capacity to carry the show, there's bound to be some imperfections insofar as the mechanics. If you can find a morning show host that offers both to the business, then that's an extremely rare find and you're lucky to have such a talent. But that's the exception, as opposed to the norm.
 
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