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KOMO MORNINGS

Yep, my guess is another Seattle star will fill afternoons. Who will it be?
 
Lots of speculation on this board that Herb Weisbaum is on the way out on KOMO afternoons.

I think he's been great as the PM Drive Anchor. Definately was an improvement over Brian Calvert... Its just that he was better with Lisa Brooks than with Jane Shannon.

So who would the oracles of this board want in PM drive? Rick Van Cise with Val Stouffer?
 
Speaking of KOMO, should they move John Carlson, and Ken Schram back to 570 KVI, and make KOMO Newsradio 1000 a real 24 hour news station?
 
They should move Schram and Carlson, but I doubt that they will.
Because now that would leave several holes, sinced they've made KOMO so Carlson/Shram-dependent.
That would leave all-nights vacant 7 days a week.
They've put themselves in a place where a minimum of 10 hours every weekday and probably 14 weekend hours are Carlson orSchram.
They didn't do that when Carlson andSchram were there before.
It's the KOMO 14-hour-a-day newsroom.
They'll never say that, but as a listener, that's the way I seeit.
I wonder how long it would take KOMO 1000 to ramp up coverage if we had a 5.5 quake at 2 AM on aSunday.
Two years ago it would have been pretty quick.
Duckworth has made some positive moves, I must give him credit.
He inherited quite a mess. But I don't know whether the decimation of all-nights had more to do with economic mandates from higher up.
Too bad if they did, because all-news works best when it's always there to depend on.
 
I've long thought that a good compromise would be for KOMO to emulate WBZ in Boston, which is all news from 5a to 7p, then talk evenings and overnight. Being a CBS station and in a much bigger market with a much longer legacy of talk radio, WBZ does original shows from 7p to 5a. But that dependable all news wheel is there when most people want and need it. And the newsroom is well-staffed at all hours.
 
Meanwhile, KIRO was absolutely mailing it in during afternoon drive yesterday. Ron, Don, and Rachel are yukking it up about penises and condoms like teenagers... except it wasn't funny and it had no point, other than for them to hear themselves talk. That's going to backfire eventually.
 
multiplex said:
They should move Schram and Carlson, but I doubt that they will.
Because now that would leave several holes, sinced they've made KOMO so Carlson/Shram-dependent.
That would leave all-nights vacant 7 days a week.
They've put themselves in a place where a minimum of 10 hours every weekday and probably 14 weekend hours are Carlson orSchram.
They didn't do that when Carlson andSchram were there before.
It's the KOMO 14-hour-a-day newsroom.
They'll never say that, but as a listener, that's the way I seeit.
I wonder how long it would take KOMO 1000 to ramp up coverage if we had a 5.5 quake at 2 AM on aSunday.
Two years ago it would have been pretty quick.
Duckworth has made some positive moves, I must give him credit.
He inherited quite a mess. But I don't know whether the decimation of all-nights had more to do with economic mandates from higher up.
Too bad if they did, because all-news works best when it's always there to depend on.
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Just Give Nancy a partner middays. Are nights tracked? Of course, they replay Newsline, but they have someone there doing the top and bottom of the hour news. If that's not tracked, then problem solved.
 
Nancy used to have a partner middays - Bill Rice. Not a good match. Nancy sounds like she's bored and Bill sounds like an overexcited terrier.
 
Heard a little bit of the KOMO mornings with Gregg Hersholt. Morning news radio finally sounds good. I've never been a fan of Bill Radke. The hype far exceeds his talent. He bumbles through the morning with no energy, no point, hoping someone around him will say something smart while he's busy crafting a f-ing poem. Give me a break. Gregg back in the morning will steal any serious news listeners from KIRO easy.
 
The Street said:
Jack Griffin said:
345palm said:
I believe I saw June 11 as his start date. KOMO is already sounding more energized under Duckworth.
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Yup, Gregg's back on June 11. And now that Mr. Duckworth has mornings sorted out, he can get to work on rebuilding the afternoon mess. I'm hearing Herb wants to go back to TV, and as for his partner...let's just say KIRO knew what they were doing when they let her go.
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Ouch!!
I would like to get the old biz guy back so I could follow the stock market and the news that affects it and my money in a timely fashion. Not a day later.
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Under the new and returning PD you will see frequent changes. That is typical of how this new PD operated KOMO in the late 1990's. Ernie Brown and Scott Conner, in particular, became extremely frustrated with the PD. For Ernie, being moved around the clock frequently was extremely frustrating. Scott Conner got so frustrated with this PD that he resigned.
 
multiplex said:
They should move Schram and Carlson, but I doubt that they will.
Because now that would leave several holes, sinced they've made KOMO so Carlson/Shram-dependent.
That would leave all-nights vacant 7 days a week.
They've put themselves in a place where a minimum of 10 hours every weekday and probably 14 weekend hours are Carlson orSchram.
They didn't do that when Carlson andSchram were there before.
It's the KOMO 14-hour-a-day newsroom.
They'll never say that, but as a listener, that's the way I seeit.
I wonder how long it would take KOMO 1000 to ramp up coverage if we had a 5.5 quake at 2 AM on aSunday.
Two years ago it would have been pretty quick.
Duckworth has made some positive moves, I must give him credit.
He inherited quite a mess. But I don't know whether the decimation of all-nights had more to do with economic mandates from higher up.
Too bad if they did, because all-news works best when it's always there to depend on.
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The station becoming dependent on several hours of Carlson and Schramm has no bearing on whether or not these hosts should move to KVI. If they went to KVI ratings at both stations would remain unchanged. Since they are micromanaged to offer significant lifestyle talk, then their presence at KVI would do nothing to improve ratings over the existing shares.

On the other hand, if they were allowed to fully develop their own political shows - John Carlson as a conservative and Ken Schram as a moderate liberal - and the shows were actively promoted ON KOMO 1000 ... then KVI might increase to a 0.5. However, KVI would have to bring Mark Levin and both of Lars Larsons shows on board, along with Michael Savage, to achieve the Brian Jennings era of ratings in the early-mid 1990's at KVI, before the same company in question destroyed those ratings due to their political correctness.

Most of KVI's problems are a direct result of the politically correct attitude of Fisher that has been pervasive through several levels of management over several years since Brian Jennings left.

Did you ever see ratings problems at the old Citadel stations such as KKOB, KKOH, KGO, KSFO, etc? Of course not.
 
talkerdjdude said:
Heard a little bit of the KOMO mornings with Gregg Hersholt. Morning news radio finally sounds good. I've never been a fan of Bill Radke. The hype far exceeds his talent. He bumbles through the morning with no energy, no point, hoping someone around him will say something smart while he's busy crafting a f-ing poem. Give me a break. Gregg back in the morning will steal any serious news listeners from KIRO easy.
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Radke is a great host, great sense of humor, however he is presenting lifestyle talk, a problem that both KOMO, KVI, and KIRO-FM all have and need to fix ASAP if they want higher ratings. They need to stop listening to the consultants.
 
Gregg sounds good. Nice to have our rock and roll newsman back in Seattle.
And, Radke, I'm sorry..is a tough listen. The rest of his partners seem to have to pull him along to keep up. I'm sure he's a very nice guy..he sounds like it. But, the "feet up on the desk layed back NPR" groove never seems to hit the 97.3 lane in sync. Especailly since they added Tom T. to the shift. The pace is quick, rapid moving (even with Linda to keep it tapped down a bit) and high energy..Bill truly does belong on a stage where he's operating at his own pace rather than trying to catch up. It certainly seems to fit his style much better..
 
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