With the announcement that Johnjay & Rich are coming to Channel 9-3-3 Monday, the chances that J&J will come back got even slimmer. There is a fresh new (read: not lazy) high-octane, personality-heavy morning show in town with tons of cred and a successful ratings history coming to town. With AJ in the morning, 94.1 has proven they can do more with less AJ and now there is another high profile morning show in town that will continue to suck the air out of the room for J&J. Talk about getting squeezed out. I think we'll be seeing a lot more of Jeff, Jer and Tommy in the garage.
JohnJay and Rich Bera (Bera used to be DSC's producer) have a solid record as a ratings winner in Tuscon and Phoenix. Meanwhile, CC now has a corner on the high-profile morning show market with DSC, Mikey, AJ and now JohnJay and Rich. If I was at CBS and if I was even thinking about letting J&J back on KYXY or Sophie, the chances are even more remote since Sophie is on fire without any high paid talent and KYXY simply doesn't need J&J. Plus, KPRI wouldn't do J&J because they'd have to switch to some form of Hot AC. And instead of being the only AAA game in town, they would now be entering a new game as the third of three Hot ACs.
JohnJay and Rich Bera (Bera used to be DSC's producer) have a solid record as a ratings winner in Tuscon and Phoenix. Meanwhile, CC now has a corner on the high-profile morning show market with DSC, Mikey, AJ and now JohnJay and Rich. If I was at CBS and if I was even thinking about letting J&J back on KYXY or Sophie, the chances are even more remote since Sophie is on fire without any high paid talent and KYXY simply doesn't need J&J. Plus, KPRI wouldn't do J&J because they'd have to switch to some form of Hot AC. And instead of being the only AAA game in town, they would now be entering a new game as the third of three Hot ACs.