Complete generalization! Vince Colignaise, for example, is 36 and he doesn't talk about his kids - he talks about politics.
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Does he talk about politics from his personal experiences with Ronald Reagan, or from more recent examples? That's the difference.
What's his cadence? I can guess someone's age by how quickly they speak, and how long it takes to explain something.
A lot of people here complained about Ben Shapiro's cadence. He spoke too quickly. You don't have that problem with Bill Handel.
I'm just going to call out the elephant in the room:
Millennials (in our 30s and early 40s) would have embraced talk radio, but... the talk format over-served the Baby Boomer generation for too long! I can't say I blame programmers. It's a HUGE population to serve to. But their economic reality and ours are so vastly different, people my age never connected to it.
Fifteen years ago...
Our issue: Jobs
Talkradio issue: Fed printing money
Ten years ago...
Our issue: Health care access
Talkradio issue: Expiration of the Bush tax cuts
Five years ago...
Our issue: Not enough starter homes
Talkradio issue: Immigration
Now...
Our issue: Can't afford rent now; also, investors bought all the houses
Talkradio issue: Fed printing money
It's not even a right vs. left issue here. It's simply the inability to connect with the audience in a meaningful way. So, we never connected. Well, I did— but I'm a radio nerd who is listening for the traffic sounder and clock and formatics. But my peers? Why would they start listening to talk radio now... when it's never been there for them in 20 years of adulthood?
The bad news for radio is... we're also a HUGE generation. They lost us. Probably for good. Kudos to KFI (KSL, KIRO, and others) for trying. It appears some stations did a reasonable job to try and win us over. But as for the places blasting away the same five tired Premiere Networks shows? Enjoy the Boomer audience why they are still sale-able.
Millennials (in our 30s and early 40s) would have embraced talk radio, but... the talk format over-served the Baby Boomer generation for too long! I can't say I blame programmers. It's a HUGE population to serve to. But their economic reality and ours are so vastly different, people my age never connected to it.
Fifteen years ago...
Our issue: Jobs
Talkradio issue: Fed printing money
Ten years ago...
Our issue: Health care access
Talkradio issue: Expiration of the Bush tax cuts
Five years ago...
Our issue: Not enough starter homes
Talkradio issue: Immigration
Now...
Our issue: Can't afford rent now; also, investors bought all the houses
Talkradio issue: Fed printing money
It's not even a right vs. left issue here. It's simply the inability to connect with the audience in a meaningful way. So, we never connected. Well, I did— but I'm a radio nerd who is listening for the traffic sounder and clock and formatics. But my peers? Why would they start listening to talk radio now... when it's never been there for them in 20 years of adulthood?
The bad news for radio is... we're also a HUGE generation. They lost us. Probably for good. Kudos to KFI (KSL, KIRO, and others) for trying. It appears some stations did a reasonable job to try and win us over. But as for the places blasting away the same five tired Premiere Networks shows? Enjoy the Boomer audience why they are still sale-able.
You are not wrong.
Completely different subject.
LA had a great talk station in Klsx. we know what happened next
Call me on the phone sometime. I want to see if you can guess my age
I have DXed late nights. And yeah, Noory is everywhere. I miss the days of all the stations around the country having their own programming and *gasp* OVERNIGHT DJs! I spent a few buck calling long distance to a lot of those guys who were just happy to have someone to talk to from quite a ways away.
Millennials (in our 30s and early 40s) would have embraced talk radio, but... the talk format over-served the Baby Boomer generation for too long! I can't say I blame programmers. It's a HUGE population to serve to.
But....but....but.....I thought no one in radio programming respected the baby boomers. That's why you no longer hear music from the 50s/60s/70s [well, a few 70s you do] on air so everyone says...but now you say they OVER SERVED them with talk? So music's no good for them but blathering in their ears every day with "This political party good; that political party bad" is?
But....but....but.....I thought no one in radio programming respected the baby boomers. That's why you no longer hear music from the 50s/60s/70s [well, a few 70s you do] on air so everyone says...but now you say they OVER SERVED them with talk? So music's no good for them but blathering in their ears every day with "This political party good; that political party bad" is?
As a younger teen in Cleveland, Ohio, my mother would occasionally give me permission to call XEB-1220 AM in Mexico City after 1 AM (when local WGAR signed off) and request songs. The night announcer there learned to recognize my voice and would put me on the air to request the song!
I never knew they signed off at 1 AM. When did they stop doing that? Every time I had them on they always had overnight shows.
No, it had a great Howard Stern station. Once he was gone, the thing crumbled.
That was early 60's. By '63 I was on an internship at a different group of Mexico City radio stations and in 64 had my own station to far away to hear WGAR.
And the sole survivor ended up at KFI...
It is often the subtext of his attitude and his mode of questioning and presentation......
That explains it. I didn't move to Ohio till 1970.
Maybe if your generation actually tuned in and listened to what experienced talk radio hosts were talking about and intellectually applied them to their own issues, they would see that thye are quite related. Talk radio for decades has chronicled the absolute the THEFT of resources from the younger generations to the older ones, and citizenry to the government in a number of various ways. I had no problem making the connection when I listened in my 20s and the same is true now.
I am not trying to start any generational wars here, but the only way it can work since time immemorial is for the younger generation to learn from the old. Today's youth do not think they need to, so they continue to have difficulties with jobs, health care access, and affordable starting housing.
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I'm from the older generation, but at no point in my life, if I were standing in a deep hole, would I consult the guy with the shovel who's still digging on how to climb out.
A bunch of over-50 men and women yammering about prosecuting Dr. Fauci and Hunter Biden's laptop wouldn't help Henry and millions of other Americans his age, and they are wise to avoid it.
As a nearly 40-year-old KFI listener for nearly 2 decades, I can't agree more. I've seen the flanderization of talk radio hosts over the years who seemed determined to embrace extreme political ideologies solely to appeal to a very specific demographic, and that demographic is quickly dying out. I'm typically a fan of Mo's show because it doesn't tend to rely on overt political topics to keep my attention. I enjoy the media coverage and the movie and comic book segments. Does he talk about politics from time to time? Sure, but it's not every segment of every show.
A constant barrage of political nonsense is really off-putting to me and many of my peers. Mo is a nice change of pace. Honestly, John and Ken barely hold my interest as hosts. Far too often, they just sound like angry old men who are mad because the world is changing underneath them.
I enjoy Handel on the News.
I need to know why it's impossible to buy even a studio-apartment-sized condo for less than $400k. I need to know why surrounding states have become suddenly just as unaffordable. I need to know how my friend is going to afford health insurance for their kids once they start their own small business. I need to know what I should be doing about retirement when I don't have two nickels to rub together because every penny I make goes toward rent.
Looks like Sean and I are close in age. Thirteen years ago, I enjoyed all of the lineup (heck, even Rush— though I felt like a "visitor" eavesdropping in on a show for someone else). But I enjoyed Bill Carrol more than Rush. And I enjoy Gary and Shannon more than Bill Carrol.
As the years have gone by, I've gone from being captivated by John and Ken ("Oh my gosh, the climate change taxes will make gas $10 bucks a gallon? Oh no!") to being totally annoyed by their inaccurate hyperbole. I don't think I've tried to listen to them in nearly 5 years. Jay Leno is absolutely right: How many times do I need to hear about the LA City Council? Of course, the council sucks. Where's the story?
J&K complain to the point of childish unappreciation of the beautiful place they can afford to live. The show is too cruel to listen to.
Conway is sounding great in their time slot, these last few of days!
Yeah, I mean my thought is simply: if Hunter did something illegal, toss him in jail. Where's the story?
I need to know why it's impossible to buy even a studio-apartment-sized condo for less than $400k. I need to know why surrounding states have become suddenly just as unaffordable. I need to know how my friend is going to afford health insurance for their kids once they start their own small business. I need to know what I should be doing about retirement when I don't have two nickels to rub together because every penny I make goes toward rent.
Looks like Sean and I are close in age. Thirteen years ago, I enjoyed all of the lineup (heck, even Rush— though I felt like a "visitor" eavesdropping in on a show for someone else). But I enjoyed Bill Carrol more than Rush. And I enjoy Gary and Shannon more than Bill Carrol.
As the years have gone by, I've gone from being captivated by John and Ken ("Oh my gosh, the climate change taxes will make gas $10 bucks a gallon? Oh no!") to being totally annoyed by their inaccurate hyperbole. I don't think I've tried to listen to them in nearly 5 years. Jay Leno is absolutely right: How many times do I need to hear about the LA City Council? Of course, the council sucks. Where's the story?
J&K complain to the point of childish unappreciation of the beautiful place they can afford to live. The show is too cruel to listen to.
Conway is sounding great in their time slot, these last few of days!
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