Re: Maybe so, maybe no.
I see. YOU'VE heard of him, so he's "well known". Let's see, how much of the Pittsburgh population has to know of someone for him to be "well" known? Does one need 5% name recognition to be "well" known? Or does one need 10%? 20%? It amazes me how some pompous fools will get into nitpicking arguments over whether someone is "well" known or if there are "plenty" of fans of something, when there is no measurement for things like "well" known or there are "plenty" of fans. If you think having your name recognized by 10% of the population is "well" known, fine. I think that to be considered "well" known, you have to be known by a much larger percentage of the population.
And as for checking facts, you should try reading an entire post. I said that McIntyre's new show might well be a winner. I gave him more professional credit as well, as indicating that I thought that if he was the pro everyone of his fans claims he is, he could adapt to whatever role was appropriate for this new show he's going to be on.
I can post something in which I list both the pros and the cons on something as I perceive them, and you'll only read the cons and then get your knickers in a twist not because you disagree with what I say, but because I'm not a member of your exclusive little club.
> You really are an ass sometimes. McIntyre is very well known
> in the Pittsburgh community. Just because YOU never heard of
> him doesn't mean he's got "a small cult following" and
> "won't attract squat". And he had billboards or bus boards
> or something or other, as well as cross-promotion on WPXI
> and even radio promos for Night Talk. You really will just
> write any damned old thing you come up with in your head,
> won't you. You should really check your facts before you
> condemn a man you've admittedly never even heard of (and
> necessarily, you've never seen/heard) to failure.
>
> > > They are both wacky libs. I remember Moore championing a
>
> > > friend who believed gas should cost $10 a gallon (!) and
>
> > > McIntyre's insane babble can be seen for yourself on the
>
> > > City Paper's website.
> >
> > I don't dispute that they share a more left-of-center
> > perspective than I would ever want to listen to if the
> show
> > was just a political gabfest. However, since the new "KDKA
>
> > Lite Lounge" show is touted as "the first show of its kind
>
> > in Pittsburgh to mix issues, music, conversation and
> > commentary.", perhaps the host's personal views won't be
> > such a major part of the mix. Then again, perhaps they
> will.
> >
> >
> > I'll be honest about this. I never watch PCNC on cable.
> > McIntyre might have a small cult following among a few
> > people who did watch his cable TV show. I don't know how
> > large or small that following is. Frankly, had I seen some
>
> > sort of advertising or promotion about his cable show, I
> > might have tuned in to check it out. Then again, maybe I
> > wouldn't have. I definitely wouldn't have surfed around
> the
> > TV Cable dial and sampled it by accident, not with the
> > Comcast remote that let's you surf program titles without
> > having to watch snippets of them as you surf.
> >
> > But the description of combining issues, music,
> > converstation, and commentary sounds to me like a retro
> > throwback to magazine format radio like NBC's old
> "Monitor"
> > program from yesteryear. Depending on the proportions of
> the
> > four elements, such a format could be a real winner or a
> > total loser. Predicting in advance how well it works is
> like
> > trying to predict whether a four-piece rock band will be a
>
> > success when you only know the singer, and not who'll be
> > playing guitar, bass, or drums.
> >
> > > But the difference here is that Moore IS charming,
> whereas
> >
> > > McIntyre is insulting and not at all as bright as Moore.
>
> > > Plus, Moore gave a perspective of race relations that
> > while
> > > I didn't always agree with it, was VERY educational.
> > >
> > > It speaks very poorly of KDKA that they would think that
>
> > > "insulting" converts into "witty and irreverent"- as the
>
> > PG
> > > called McIntyre today- or that they believe it would
> > attract
> > > a younger audience.
> >
> > McIntyre alone won't attract squat, no matter what he
> does.
> > His name isn't well known enough to draw huge numbers of
> > people, regardless of how many of his cable TV fans are
> > willing to start tuning him in on Saturday nights. Hell,
> how
> > many younger listeners even listen to the radio at all on
> > Saturday night?
> >
> > The only really positive thing I'm guessing that McIntyre
> > might bring to the party is enough talent to play the role
>
> > that's written for him. If disc jockeys can manage to
> adjust
> > their performing styles to handle shifting from one music
> > format to another, then I'll give McIntyre the benefit of
> > the doubt and assume that he can do the same thing.
> >
> > When I was active in AFTRA as a free-lance actor, I
> > auditioned with a lot of local radio people, including
> DJ's,
> > news reporters, and TV booth announcers. Some were better
> > than others, but most of them knew enough about acting to
> > adjust their performance to suit the script. Being a radio
>
> > talk show host isn't all that much different. Any
> competant
> > professional performer should be able to adjust his style
> to
> > accomodate the demands of the show's producers.
> >
>
