KABC drops Ansari show

[dagrudt]

Okay this is a small improvement. Much more work to be done with afternoon drive and the weekends if KABC is to compete with KFI. Oh please drop that old hag Imus too. What an embarrassment!

http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/kabc-286982-ansari-talk.html

 

[Big E]

Its about GD TIME!!! How much is alienating a heap load of people worth these days? Who in their right mind puts an hour long infomercial at 6p during the week? Now at least John Phillips will have some kind of chance at night numbers...but he'll have to wait til after baseball season....GO DODGERS!!!

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

The "old hag" is on 3-5 AM, and KABC is probably stuck with him as long as Citadel keeps him - his contract runs until late 2012, so either he's on through then, they'll buy him out, or he'll say something stupid again.

 

[Robnoxious]

If a tree fell at KABC with the studio mics open, would anyone hear it?

 

[rosariorose9]

If a tree fell at KABC with the studio mics open, would anyone hear it?

LOL!!

I know there aren't a lot of Phillips fans on this board, but it will be interesting to see if he can improve his numbers with that 6 pm hour added...

 

[ChannelFlipper]

If a tree fell at KABC with the studio mics open, would anyone hear it?

Only if their hearing aids were on and properly adjusted!

This represents a step back to respectability, if not ratings, and was a long-time in coming. I know in radio nothing ever stays the same, but I never thought I would see the day that a major radio station in LA, particularly one with the heritage of KABC, would stoop to running infomercials during afternoon drive.

 

[aznbobbo]

How about who gives an F about KABC?! No one listens to that station anyway, and seriously, wtf is John Phillips doing on that show?! He is THE WORST host on the face of the planet...I can listen to Rush even though I disagree on everything he says....GD...and seriously, Peter Tilden is barely holding onto that gig.

Give Teresa Strasser her own show, and possibly Gina Grad & Randy Wang replacing John "Lunatic" Phillips....