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KNX late nites

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mikeradio

KNX late nites

I listen to KNX's webcast at work from time to time here in Boston (from 0130-0730 EST) and noticed things have "loosened up" a bit in the 2230-early a.m. portions of the overnight.

The anchor "Jerry Van Nuys" was a regular "chatty cathy" while moving thru the news, traffic, features, etc. Lots of banter and comments after stories that I don't remember hearing on any CBS O/O newser before.

The next anchor sounded like a real pro, and production elements like handoffs and actualities sounded a lot tighter. Are the anchors also board ops?

Searching prior posts for KNX it seems like Nicolaw's long gone. I don't listen during other dayparts, so I guess my question is: what happened? It just sounds sloppy. Sign 'o the times?

Mike
Torrance resident 85-89
Remembers a different KNX "fer sherr".
 
Re: KNX late nites

> I listen to KNX's webcast at work from time to time here in
> Boston (from 0130-0730 EST) and noticed things have
> "loosened up" a bit in the 2230-early a.m. portions of the
> overnight.
>
> The anchor "Jerry Van Nuys" was a regular "chatty cathy"
> while moving thru the news, traffic, features, etc. Lots of
> banter and comments after stories that I don't remember
> hearing on any CBS O/O newser before.
>
> Mike
> Torrance resident 85-89
> Remembers a different KNX "fer sherr".
>
Mike, the anchor is actually Larry Van Nuys -- who, when he's not trying his hand at reading the news, is a voiceover guy. He's been the voice of WSBK-38 Boston and other Viacom-owned UPN stations for a while now, and was at KTLA-5 Los Angeles as a voiceover talent and show host for over 20 years.

As for KNX, it's in a weird place -- not sure whether it wants to be news or news/talk. There's more block talk programming now than there ever was, and the anchors have loosened it up a bit at certain times.
 
Jerry Van Nuys?

You're thinking of Jerry Van Dyke!. I wonder if that's Larry's real name?. I was considering the name Scott Sepulveda once, what do you think?

>
> The anchor "Jerry Van Nuys" was a regular "chatty cathy"
> while moving thru the news, traffic, features, etc. Lots of
> banter and comments after stories that I don't remember
> hearing on any CBS O/O newser before.

> Mike
> Torrance resident 85-89
> Remembers a different KNX "fer sherr".

-mmm(R)
 
Re: KNX late nites

> > I listen to KNX's webcast at work from time to time here
> in
> > Boston (from 0130-0730 EST) and noticed things have
> > "loosened up" a bit in the 2230-early a.m. portions of the
>
> > overnight.
> >
> > The anchor "Jerry Van Nuys" was a regular "chatty cathy"
> > while moving thru the news, traffic, features, etc. Lots
> of
> > banter and comments after stories that I don't remember
> > hearing on any CBS O/O newser before.
> >
> > Mike
> > Torrance resident 85-89
> > Remembers a different KNX "fer sherr".
> >
> Mike, the anchor is actually Larry Van Nuys -- who, when
> he's not trying his hand at reading the news, is a voiceover
> guy. He's been the voice of WSBK-38 Boston and other
> Viacom-owned UPN stations for a while now, and was at KTLA-5
> Los Angeles as a voiceover talent and show host for over 20
> years.
>
> As for KNX, it's in a weird place -- not sure whether it
> wants to be news or news/talk. There's more block talk
> programming now than there ever was, and the anchors have
> loosened it up a bit at certain times.
>
Larry Van Nuys is a little looser than most news anchors, but he has such a great voice that it makes him a pleasure to listen to in my opinion. However, it is a very different presentation than many hard news listeners might expect.
He's more of a personality than many news guys...
 
When Chuck Southcott was having a Baby...

actually his Wife, I met Larry Van Nuys (no relation to Issac Newton Van Nuys, founder of Van Nuys) working out of the futuristic KGIL Winnebago at Alexanders Grocery Store. I went on to work with Alexanders, and even sacked Larry's Groceries at Gelsons in Encino!

> Larry Van Nuys is a little looser than most news anchors,
> but he has such a great voice that it makes him a pleasure
> to listen to in my opinion. However, it is a very different
> presentation than many hard news listeners might expect.
> He's more of a personality than many news guys...
>
 
Re: When Chuck Southcott was having a Baby...

Larry Van Nuys is a great pro. Nothing wrong with loosening
up, especially in nights/late nights. Give me a break with
this 1968 view of News Radio.


> actually his Wife, I met Larry Van Nuys (no relation to
> Issac Newton Van Nuys, founder of Van Nuys) working out of
> the futuristic KGIL Winnebago at Alexanders Grocery Store. I
> went on to work with Alexanders, and even sacked Larry's
> Groceries at Gelsons in Encino!
>
> > Larry Van Nuys is a little looser than most news anchors,
> > but he has such a great voice that it makes him a pleasure
>
> > to listen to in my opinion. However, it is a very
> different
> > presentation than many hard news listeners might expect.
> > He's more of a personality than many news guys...
> >
>
 
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