On Tom Martino's October 30 podcast, the producer who also works on Ross Kaminsky's show said KHOW will have fill in morning hosts until January 1.
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Denver KHOW mornings
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To be honest, KHOW seems to be an afterthought for iHeart. For example, unlike the other two iHeart talk stations, it doesn't have an FM translator, though it is on KRFX-HD2.
Apparently the reason for this is that KHOW's morning man Michael Brown ("Brownie" from the Bush administration) is moving to KOA:
radioinsight.com
So KHOW has a hole in mornings, but wants to keep it local. At least for now.
This seems to be a trend at iHeart talkers. Something similar happened at KFBK in Sacramento a month or so ago. They're replacing the hard news in mornings with more of a talk-based show. Talk is cheaper, requiring less staffing, and usually improves TSL.
iHeart has 3 news/talk AMs in Denver. The third one KDFD airs all the syndicated shows.
Ross Kaminsky Moves To Mornings At KOA; Michael Brown To Host 9am-12pm
iHeartMedia News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA Denver is eliminating its morning News block as 9am-12pm host Ross Kaminsky moves to mornings starting
radioinsight.com
So KHOW has a hole in mornings, but wants to keep it local. At least for now.
This seems to be a trend at iHeart talkers. Something similar happened at KFBK in Sacramento a month or so ago. They're replacing the hard news in mornings with more of a talk-based show. Talk is cheaper, requiring less staffing, and usually improves TSL.
iHeart has 3 news/talk AMs in Denver. The third one KDFD airs all the syndicated shows.
That's exactly the reason for it. KOA moved Ross Kaminsky to replace most of "Colorado's Morning News", which will survive only 5-6 am. Kaminsky will do news-oriented talk from 6-9 am, leaving 9 am-12 noon to be filled. That slot is where Brown is going. Kaminsky's program often had interviews with newsmakers, so that kind of talk will be pulled forward in the morning.
KHOW has also been something of a farm club for KOA. Kaminsky was doing morning drive there before being moved to KOA. The same thing is now happening with Brown.
Pat Woodard was smart to retire when he did. Marty Lenz didn't have that option and was laid off.
The only local content on KDFD is traffic reports. KDFD is explicitly an extreme-right talk station, featuring the usual crowd.
I've never listened to All -News (KNX in my area) for more than 30 minutes. After that it's repetition of the same stories, with a different feature. I agree TSL is a big problem with doing all news, whether the morning or all day.Apparently the reason for this is that KHOW's morning man Michael Brown ("Brownie" from the Bush administration) is moving to KOA:
Ross Kaminsky Moves To Mornings At KOA; Michael Brown To Host 9am-12pm
iHeartMedia News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA Denver is eliminating its morning News block as 9am-12pm host Ross Kaminsky moves to mornings starting
So KHOW has a hole in mornings, but wants to keep it local. At least for now.
This seems to be a trend at iHeart talkers. Something similar happened at KFBK in Sacramento a month or so ago. They're replacing the hard news in mornings with more of a talk-based show. Talk is cheaper, requiring less staffing, and usually improves TSL.
iHeart has 3 news/talk AMs in Denver. The third one KDFD airs all the syndicated shows.
This is why the public radio format works so well for TSL. The clock is longer, so if you're listening to Morning Edition, you won't hear a story repeated for 2 hours. They're able to cover more topics that way, and do it in depth. However, it requires more people and is more expensive.