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Bernie Mack exits KLUV according to www.allaccess.com
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JRZFM100 said:
Oh Lord, I hope not!
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MikeShannon914
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Particularly sad about Kathy Jones...she's been there since co-hosting mornings with Mike Wade back in the 1990s...and one of the few who was genuinely nice to me the short time I was there 10 years ago. We had some interesting conversations about what REALLY went on behind the scenes there.
And Jonathan's working out of a different studio these days...so who's left to laugh it up at Jody's jokes? I guess future TV show simulcasts could be shot with one camera now.
And Jonathan's working out of a different studio these days...so who's left to laugh it up at Jody's jokes? I guess future TV show simulcasts could be shot with one camera now.
Okay, this is hilariously funny, regarding Mike Wade mornings on KLUV-
I grew up listening to Mike Wade when WPIX brought him to NY to do mornings. Then I worked for Mike doing part-time and swing at AM-57, K-Oldie, circa 1989. To be clear, I had no additional contact with Mike after Anchor Media sold 570 KLDD to Susquehanna except to listen to him eventually on KLUV. No contact what so ever and Mike would not remember me from 1989 nor does he know this story.
I was out of radio circa 1992 (where I'd place this story) and I got a call at my apartment one morning out of the blue. It was Arbitron calling from Bethesda asking if I worked in media. No, not at that time. So they asked me to take a diary - I took two diaries, told them I had a two person household, one male, one female, in the 18-34 demo.
And I filled out my 2 diaries such that both members of my household, all two of us, listened to Mike Wade on KLUV, every morning Mon-Fri, from 6 - 9 AM, or 10 am, Mike's entire shift.
Two diaries with people listening to Mike wade every single day of the week, every minute for his entire show.... !
I never saw the ratings or how that affected the book. I would like to find out if Mike Wade had a giant bump in one ratings period
I did the same with all other dayparts, used the persons I liked the best and claimed (for 2) to listen to their show every minute of every day. I forget the rest of the hosts I listed, but I believe that "Cooking with Dottie" on KRLD was my mid day slam dunk.
Opps, I committed ratings fraud. Hope Arbitron doesn't go back twenty-one years and list KLUV below the line.
I was told when I worked at WHTZ while I was a kid in High School literally that someone who got a diary could literally sell the diary to a radio station for big bucks for a stunt like that. I never tried to "sell" mine for money... I don't think the original owner of KLUV had the kind of deep pockets anyway.
Now I am out of radio again, this time permanent, so I guess Arbitron could call again. If it were PPM and actual samples of stations, JACK would get morning and KLUV all other dayparts, legitimately.
I grew up listening to Mike Wade when WPIX brought him to NY to do mornings. Then I worked for Mike doing part-time and swing at AM-57, K-Oldie, circa 1989. To be clear, I had no additional contact with Mike after Anchor Media sold 570 KLDD to Susquehanna except to listen to him eventually on KLUV. No contact what so ever and Mike would not remember me from 1989 nor does he know this story.
I was out of radio circa 1992 (where I'd place this story) and I got a call at my apartment one morning out of the blue. It was Arbitron calling from Bethesda asking if I worked in media. No, not at that time. So they asked me to take a diary - I took two diaries, told them I had a two person household, one male, one female, in the 18-34 demo.
And I filled out my 2 diaries such that both members of my household, all two of us, listened to Mike Wade on KLUV, every morning Mon-Fri, from 6 - 9 AM, or 10 am, Mike's entire shift.
Two diaries with people listening to Mike wade every single day of the week, every minute for his entire show.... !
I never saw the ratings or how that affected the book. I would like to find out if Mike Wade had a giant bump in one ratings period
I did the same with all other dayparts, used the persons I liked the best and claimed (for 2) to listen to their show every minute of every day. I forget the rest of the hosts I listed, but I believe that "Cooking with Dottie" on KRLD was my mid day slam dunk.
Opps, I committed ratings fraud. Hope Arbitron doesn't go back twenty-one years and list KLUV below the line.
I was told when I worked at WHTZ while I was a kid in High School literally that someone who got a diary could literally sell the diary to a radio station for big bucks for a stunt like that. I never tried to "sell" mine for money... I don't think the original owner of KLUV had the kind of deep pockets anyway.
Now I am out of radio again, this time permanent, so I guess Arbitron could call again. If it were PPM and actual samples of stations, JACK would get morning and KLUV all other dayparts, legitimately.
Geez.i'm trying to figure out who the hell you are. Mike hired me to do mornings at KLDD in February 1989. I was there til the crap hit the fan two days before X-mas in '89.
Jason Walker
Jason Walker
Hi Jason-
I remember your name. There were 2 part-timers at that time, myself and some guy named Stevie, Steve had big hair, like Aerosmith, and was the last p/t hired after me. Steve was involved with a silk screen company, they produced the final KLDD jackets in RED, I have a vintage one with little use. I think they did ZOO jackets too in black.
I started out doing SAT over nites, running Dick Clark and doing live reentry's during CLark in June. Soon thereafter, I got a few mx shows, I think Fri nite, 12-6a, the Sat nite live show, 8p-12a and Sun morning live mx, like 6a thru running the board op for the religious mx guy.
I ended up running the board during the AM/FM simulcast for KZEW and KLDD. Was that Christmas music that preceded Warm 97.9 and the spin off of 570? I think so. I remember that I followed Randy Coffee as a board op during the simulcast weeks.
I did not audition for the Warm format on KZEW, although all of us were invited to do so.
Kelly Fox (spelling?) was Mike's assistant, and she had a picture of Sly Stallone on her desk. I liked Kelly very much.
The station on Hall Street was great. There were many Lipton Instant Chicken Soup Packs, Hot Chocalate and many other treasures to be found, especially in the executive area outside the GM's office. OH the things you hunt for during overnites.
Funny how this works, I left DFW after Anchor sold 570 and returned to Dallas when 1190 KUII signed on with it's mostly CNN format during GW-I. So, I have worked for both KLIF frequencies, but never for KLIF or Susquehanna.
A few years later, I became Chief Engineer for the other stations in Reverschon Plaza, returning to the building where 1190 was and 570 was moved to. But again, never worked for Dan or the big S.
Tell me, who did afternoons on KLDD after Mike came off the air. Seem's like his first name was Steve. He wrote everything down he was going to say BEFORE the beak. Everything.
Steve was famous for the saying: "AM 57 K-OLDIES Instant Weather, Just Add Water?
I remember your name. There were 2 part-timers at that time, myself and some guy named Stevie, Steve had big hair, like Aerosmith, and was the last p/t hired after me. Steve was involved with a silk screen company, they produced the final KLDD jackets in RED, I have a vintage one with little use. I think they did ZOO jackets too in black.
I started out doing SAT over nites, running Dick Clark and doing live reentry's during CLark in June. Soon thereafter, I got a few mx shows, I think Fri nite, 12-6a, the Sat nite live show, 8p-12a and Sun morning live mx, like 6a thru running the board op for the religious mx guy.
I ended up running the board during the AM/FM simulcast for KZEW and KLDD. Was that Christmas music that preceded Warm 97.9 and the spin off of 570? I think so. I remember that I followed Randy Coffee as a board op during the simulcast weeks.
I did not audition for the Warm format on KZEW, although all of us were invited to do so.
Kelly Fox (spelling?) was Mike's assistant, and she had a picture of Sly Stallone on her desk. I liked Kelly very much.
The station on Hall Street was great. There were many Lipton Instant Chicken Soup Packs, Hot Chocalate and many other treasures to be found, especially in the executive area outside the GM's office. OH the things you hunt for during overnites.
Funny how this works, I left DFW after Anchor sold 570 and returned to Dallas when 1190 KUII signed on with it's mostly CNN format during GW-I. So, I have worked for both KLIF frequencies, but never for KLIF or Susquehanna.
A few years later, I became Chief Engineer for the other stations in Reverschon Plaza, returning to the building where 1190 was and 570 was moved to. But again, never worked for Dan or the big S.
Tell me, who did afternoons on KLDD after Mike came off the air. Seem's like his first name was Steve. He wrote everything down he was going to say BEFORE the beak. Everything.
Steve was famous for the saying: "AM 57 K-OLDIES Instant Weather, Just Add Water?
I did mornings at KLDD..middays was Stan Atkinson....afternoons Steve Anderson.....7-mid was Paul Medina. All nights was a kid named Deron. That was 1989. Prior to that, Paul and I had both worked for several years at KLUV. Sadly. Paul died in 1994.
Jason Walker
Jason Walker
JRZFM100 said:
He's on right now and sounding good!
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I did hear the Zip Dude on Sun aft/evening. Wonder if he's back on weekends only or still F/T?
Jason-
Okay, that brings back memories. I can picture Stan; Steve Anderson was the guy who wrote down all the breaks before hand (and said Instant Weather, Just Add Water), and I talked with Paul a lot. I remember that Paul either came from or went to KTYL in Tyler after the sale. That is very sad, as I remember, Paul had one or two children. Think he was having a baby at Baylor Med Center while at KLDD.
The last time I heard Paul, I heard him on WJLK-AM in Asbury Park, NJ, via Satellite Music Network. That was in Christmas time 1992-1993.
Perhaps we should start a AM 57 / KLDD post as a new topic. I doubt many would reply.
I believe that Mike Wade has been on (and still is at) Sat Music Network or it's successor under Cumulus. I heard Mike a few years ago on an FM in Grants, New Mexico, via Sat Mx Network.
I did hear the Zip Dude on Sun aft/evening. Wonder if he's back on weekends only or still F/T?
Jason-
Okay, that brings back memories. I can picture Stan; Steve Anderson was the guy who wrote down all the breaks before hand (and said Instant Weather, Just Add Water), and I talked with Paul a lot. I remember that Paul either came from or went to KTYL in Tyler after the sale. That is very sad, as I remember, Paul had one or two children. Think he was having a baby at Baylor Med Center while at KLDD.
The last time I heard Paul, I heard him on WJLK-AM in Asbury Park, NJ, via Satellite Music Network. That was in Christmas time 1992-1993.
Perhaps we should start a AM 57 / KLDD post as a new topic. I doubt many would reply.
I believe that Mike Wade has been on (and still is at) Sat Music Network or it's successor under Cumulus. I heard Mike a few years ago on an FM in Grants, New Mexico, via Sat Mx Network.
Maybe they will "sell" the station and KLUV can become Dallas's home for "KLove"
j/k
j/k
That has good traction and synergy... perhaps EMF could lease an HD channel on KLUV such that they could promote "KLove is on K-LUV HD-3"?
Hold on, a better idea.. EMF has such deep pockets they could ultimately buy out with one single monthly payment all the avails on KLUV and then put KLove on KLUV-FM & HD-1; thereby relegating the present KLUV format to move over to the HD-2 channel.
Enough blue sky thinking!
I only like radio that is SFTWF (Safe for the Whole Family) | 'Safe for the Whole Family' is a registered trademark of Salem...
Hold on, a better idea.. EMF has such deep pockets they could ultimately buy out with one single monthly payment all the avails on KLUV and then put KLove on KLUV-FM & HD-1; thereby relegating the present KLUV format to move over to the HD-2 channel.
Enough blue sky thinking!
I only like radio that is SFTWF (Safe for the Whole Family) | 'Safe for the Whole Family' is a registered trademark of Salem...
Mike Wade is mornings on the AC format at Cumulus Media Networks, (where I do middays)...and by the way, it hasn't been the "Satellite Music Network in 20 years".
The last time I was physically up there, it actually was SMN... but that was 1989, and they were in the wedge shaped building at 75 & 635 (I think that building is now painted green)!! I know it's been ABC, Citadell and now Cumulus since then.
Glad to hear Mike is okay. My wife used to say that Mike sounded so perfect he was not actually human, but rather a robot, cause no one sounds like that. I seem to remember that Mike was the voice for a Radio Shack Christmas ad campaign back in the mid / late 1990's.
Hey, aren't y'all on the same station as Richard Stevens? I thought Mike and Richard were on the same sat station back about 5 years ago.
Many people probably do not know that Richard Stevens, who I seem to remember came to town to do the oldies format on 94.9, is Shadow Steven's (from Hollywood Squares fame) brother. Not Scott Shadoe Stevenson (Jeff Hooker from B-96 in Chicago) was ops manager and afternoon guy on Z-100 mid - late 1980's.
Glad to hear Mike is okay. My wife used to say that Mike sounded so perfect he was not actually human, but rather a robot, cause no one sounds like that. I seem to remember that Mike was the voice for a Radio Shack Christmas ad campaign back in the mid / late 1990's.
Hey, aren't y'all on the same station as Richard Stevens? I thought Mike and Richard were on the same sat station back about 5 years ago.
Many people probably do not know that Richard Stevens, who I seem to remember came to town to do the oldies format on 94.9, is Shadow Steven's (from Hollywood Squares fame) brother. Not Scott Shadoe Stevenson (Jeff Hooker from B-96 in Chicago) was ops manager and afternoon guy on Z-100 mid - late 1980's.
Bernie & Kathy - another example or radio being run by bean counters who don't know beans about broadcasting. To quote the old KVIL jingle: "It's a shame what's happened to radio, but they can't afford to do it anymore".
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jrprogrammer
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Sad to see both of them go. Great pros. Truth of the matter is change like this has always been a factor in the industry. Sometimes it has nothing to do with how good the talent is, or how off-base the management might be. Let's not go calling for the apocolypse again, it really dates this board.
JRZFM100 said:
Richard filled in for his brother on Squares when he was working on the movie that went nowhere.
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