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KLOS GOING TALK ?
- Thread starter jonbruce
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Wild speculation at best. The rumor seems to spur from the fact that Bob Moore jumped from KLSX to KLOS/KABC and still has a good rapport with the recently let go KLSX staff. Further fueling the speculation is Tim Conway Jr showing up this week on 790 KABC as a temporary fill-in host for recovering Al Rantell.
Leykis' contract with CBS is until 2010 or maybe as far as 2012. He has no reason to look for work, he's collecting a paycheck as he squashes grapes in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Leykis' contract with CBS is until 2010 or maybe as far as 2012. He has no reason to look for work, he's collecting a paycheck as he squashes grapes in the Santa Ynez Valley.
I can understand the rumors because Bob Moore is now there. While the hiring of PD Bob Buchman preceded Moore's, what experience, if any, does Buchman have in talk? He came 3000 miles to program music I presume.
BC_714 said:
Looking for Citadel on the stock exchange...looking, looking...oops, delisted this week and now trading as a penny stock OTC.
This company is a trainwreck. An embarrasment by any standard.
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They also hired Don Imus and he doesn't come cheap. There's always money to be had even when they say "it's not in the budget".BC_714 said:
For anyone who watched the Stickam or listened to Bob Moore who came into Tim Conway Jr's. last show or listened to Bob Moore's call-in on Adam Carolla's last show, I can see why there could be a rumor or possiblity. You had to listen closely to Bob Moore or watch his body language closely but I could see it happen. Would make a good match with Mark & Brian and you could syndicate the shows nationally.
What's going to happen to AM when enough FM stations go talk?
Don Imus was worth the $$$ because he is an institution in the big apple and on their flagship station. Why would they want Leykis? Where would they syndicate him? The guy would be too expensive to hire and he wouldn't be syndicated to the east coast where he failed at WNEW and lasted just a few months. He also didn't last in Boston. Mark & Brian? Again if you look at the hosts that Citadel has in syndication they are east coast based. I don't see how they would take any of the KLSX talent and syndicate them. Mark & Brian have been a solid local morning show for decades and that's pretty much it.
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Leykis said on his last show he's still under contract to CBS, so he couldn't make a move.
Citadel would be smart to keep running music on KLOS 'cause it fits their budget of zero.
When M&B's contract is up (whenever that is), you might hear even moar music, zomg!!
Citadel would be smart to keep running music on KLOS 'cause it fits their budget of zero.
When M&B's contract is up (whenever that is), you might hear even moar music, zomg!!
BC_714 said:
Leykis bombed out in Chicago too years ago. Didn't last long at all.
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CBS/WW1 will release him from his contract at anytime his lawyers want to make a settlement. He also said he'd work on AM, if you saw or listened to him on Tim Conway Jr's final KLSX show being questioned by Brian Whitman. He knows, like anyone else, the longer you are off the air, the worse it is for you. Rick Dees made a settlement with Clear Channel that eventually led to his working at Movin, or in reality would have led to his working at K-Earth if he had not been asking for so many perks.AnimatronicAbeLincoln said:
Bob Moore likes stars. Mark & Brian's contract, he said in the Orange County Register article, was his first duty to renegotiate. If they aren't doing mornings, Moore will find someone else. He's not going to be playing music in the morning.
>>Leykis said on his last show he's still under contract to CBS, so he couldn't make a move.>>
If he gets out of his contract where is the most likely place for him to land?
If he gets out of his contract where is the most likely place for him to land?
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I think we're already discussing it.radioman148 said:
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ABC did a poor job of developing Los Angeles based talent to be syndicated. Mark & Brian and Larry Elder being their biggest (?) success. That's not Citadel's fault. It does not mean it can't happen now. Remember, it is Bob Moore that not only started a classic rock station, he also killed it off. KLOS performs poorly after Mark & Brian and classic rock has ZERO growth potential here in Los Angeles, Mexico. He is the hot talk head cheerleader.BC_714 said:
Is Citadel going to pay Leykis more than 1.5 mil per year? I doubt that. He can stay at his ranch and keep collecting his nice paycheck until 2012. He would be open to go back to AM. The question is where? KFI? Nope. KABC? Nope. Remember David G. Hall is the PD at KABC. He fired Leykis from KFI so he could eventually hire John & Ken back in the early 90's. I would be shocked if Leykis worked drive-time in L.A. again, but never say never. It's just highly unlikely.
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Where would they syndicate the hot talk format to? CBS just failed with Free FM across the country. When Howard jumped ship they thought the format would take off all over the place and they put Leykis, Carolla and others on up and down the West Coast and other markets and it tanked! Citadel deals with hosts primarily based on the East Coast out of WABC. They already have a talk station they need to concentrate on and try to bring back from the dead in KABC. Bob Moore killed a classic rocker because he saw potential in a FM talk format with Howard. When Stern left it was never the same and FREE FM was a disaster and then came the eventual demise of 97.1 FM-Talk. Citadel will not get into the KLSX hot talk format. Everyone is trying to spin it that way because of Bob Moore. Bob answers to people in New York and I would be shocked if they took KLOS in that direction. If it happens I'll be the 1st to eat crow, but it won't. Makes no sense!
Farid is running out of options. Citadel is paralyzed with bigger problems to solve. The ABC stations have been a greater challenge than expected. Citadel was a good medium market company that wanted to step up and run with the big dogs but instead, got eaten by them. You guys know LA better than I, but Citadel, well... couldn't score in a whorehouse.
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You're all forgetting one simple FACT. KLSX made great money even post Stern. With a stronger morning show at KLOS than Adam Carolla (the weak link at KLSX), with Mark & Brian, coupled with hot talk the rest of the day, KLOS could be a real "revenue" winner in Los Angeles and for Citadel. Tell me what other stations can attract those kinds of desired male demos that KLSX did? Certainly not KLOS as a Classic Rock.BC_714 said:
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Richard Wagoner thinks something is up at KABC and has to do with KLSX. Read the bottom part of this article on the Torrance Daily Breeze website: http://www.dailybreeze.com/lifeandculture/ci_11847737
Element9 said:
Farid is running out of options? Why does this guy even HAVE any options? As in, how does this guy stay employed? This guy is one of the biggest wealth destroyers in America, and these days, that is really saying something. He has taken a once decent company and litterally drove it into the ground like a beat-up Ford Pinto. You are right about being eaten by the big dogs. This guy is eaten by others who are getting eaten themselves. Your parting shot hits the nail on the head (particularly if he is bringing Citadel stock to pay with!)
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