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Krok Out at WSB

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traficstud

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There were cutbacks at Cox yesterday. Chris Krok and his producer were let go, and the word is that Herman Cain will take 7-10pm, and Savage will be bumped to 10p-1a.

I understand that B 98.5 FM's traffic guy Jason Durden was also let go. Those are the only ones I know of.
 
That sucks. I like Herman, but nobody in the city was doing a show quite like Chris. There have been so many radio changes over the past few years and this is one of the worst.

edit... they should have put Krok at 7-10pm and looney Savage afterwards.
 
Well, I heard Neil Boortz state yesterday that he wants to be retired in five years, and then read a laundry list of other places he would rather be than a studio daily.

With Boortz retiring in the future, and Clark Howard possiblity running for Mayor, what's WSB (and Cox for the syndicated side) future without Boortz and Howard?
 
Never cared for Krok's show but D,JD.....Bring a guy here and dump him less than 2 years later.

Wish they would bring back Royal but I wonder if he even wants to do a show like that again.
 
traficstud said:
There were cutbacks at Cox yesterday. Chris Krok and his producer were let go, and the word is that Herman Cain will take 7-10pm, and Savage will be bumped to 10p-1a.

I understand that B 98.5 FM's traffic guy Jason Durden was also let go. Those are the only ones I know of.
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I guess when Jordan Graye started working at the sister station under an alias, warning bells should have went off.

First Christy Henry was fired from B98.5, now WSB-AM suffers. Although I never liked Krok or his views, I don't like to see him or anyone else out on the street.

Oddly enough, B98.5 overnight DJ Larry Lane is still there. You would figure overnight positions would be the first to go.

I thought Cox was printing money with their flagship cluster. I wonder if the tanking of the subprime loan market and high gas prices has anything to do with this. (People are spending less, which means advertisers are making less money, which generally means that advertisers aren't buying as many ads as they have been).

This is occuring at Christmas, which is not a good time of year for anyone to lose a job (Remember last year at CC with 94.9).

It makes you wonder if Clear Channel secretly bought Cox?
 
jal41 said:
Oddly enough, B98.5 overnight DJ Larry Lane is still there. You would figure overnight positions would be the first to go.
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He may be the only person in the building for the whole cluster overnights.
 
What's strange is that when C.C. does this they get absolutely slammed on this board, even though we all know that C.C Atlanta was (is) doing it for cost cutting because their ratings are in the tank. What reason does Cox have? WSB is kicking butt as usual, and since C.C. shoved Lite over to 96.7, B98.5 is voted #1 (again). I don't understand it. My gosh, to cut cost because you're not performing is one thing, but to can people, right at the Holidays when your company is raking it in...shameful!!!
 
I never liked Krok, I thought his voice sucked and his topics sucked harder. I'd LOVE to hear Royal Marshall in that spot. Cain? Meh.
 
Also, from the horse's mouth; no bonuses at WSB-AM this Christmas. The reason... Scrooge is upset that V-103 is killing the 50,000 watt blowtorch in the ratings.
 
What I don't get is why they didn't put Arum in that slot? For what they wanted that slot to be (basically a funny, high-energy, night version of Slade's, show), Arum would have been perfect for it. His show is essentially a "local, Atlanta-related Seinfeld" (i.e. it's a show about nothing). But it is hilarious, and there are few people I know or listen to that know this city like Arum does. It never made sense why they brought in a guy from Minneapolis when Arum would have rocked that slot.

I really hope they don't bring in Herman Cain. No offense to Herman; great guy. But we don't need anymore politics. We don't need Boortz, Jr. It boggles my mind that in an industry where behind closed doors, everybody recognizes that people are sick of politics already and are looking for more, they are too conservative to try anything different. Heck, I'd take Ramsey over Cain (even though then that is two financial shows).

If WSB wants to do something that will actually help them catch back up to V103, they need to stop looking at an all politics lineup, put Arum in the 10 pm slot, wait out their contract with Savage and then look for something completely different for the 7-10 pm slot.

Just my two cents.
 
PDK772 said:
If WSB wants to do something that will actually help them catch back up to V103, they need to stop looking at an all politics lineup, put Arum in the 10 pm slot, wait out their contract with Savage and then look for something completely different for the 7-10 pm slot.
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I couldn't agree more. The non-stop political talk is a HUGE turn off for me, which is why my radio diet excludes all political talkers - this means I'm usually listening to Clark, Ramsey or WCFO (unless its a poorly produced fake interview posing as a local business interview thats really an advertisement for some company I've never heard of nor do I care to hear of). I grow weary of the soapboxes that Boortz, Savage, Hannity, Beck, et al stand and preach on.
 
I agree that Mark Arum would be a much better choice for 7-10PM. He's smart, personable, funny and knowledgeable, and doesn't take himself too seriously. He would be a big hit and probably bring some younger people to WSB. A great guy in real life, too.
 
I did'nt always agree with Krok's views but atleast it was local radio talking about local issues.
Unfortunately, radio execs could care less about making radio unique to the market they are in.
Whats even worse is they let people go just before Christmas. No Heart!

Btw, I do like listening to Mark Arum's show as well.
 
PDK772 said:
If WSB wants to do something that will actually help them catch back up to V103...
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Interesting. V103 is #1 with quite a bit of competition in the market. WSB-AM is #2 with almost no competition.

Hmmmmmmm....
 
trusty said:
PDK772 said:
If WSB wants to do something that will actually help them catch back up to V103...
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Interesting. V103 is #1 with quite a bit of competition in the market. WSB-AM is #2 with almost no competition.

Hmmmmmmm....
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I wouldn't go that far. To say WSB has no competition is a bit extreme. Sure WGST can't compete with their signal, but WGST has Limbaugh and Ramsey - who are both "better" than Hannity/Boortz and Howard. Sure Limbaugh and Ramsey don't get the ratings of Boortz & Howard in Atlanta - but I think you got to ask yourself is that because they are better programing or is that because they are on the stronger station?
 
I liked Krok's show. I can usually pick up WSB at night here in Louisville.
 
PDK772 said:
I wouldn't go that far. To say WSB has no competition is a bit extreme. Sure WGST can't compete with their signal, but WGST has Limbaugh and Ramsey - who are both "better" than Hannity/Boortz and Howard. Sure Limbaugh and Ramsey don't get the ratings of Boortz & Howard in Atlanta - but I think you got to ask yourself is that because they are better programing or is that because they are on the stronger station?
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I think Boortz is far more entertaining than Limbaugh. Don't listen to Howard or Ramsey.

I did enjoy Chris Krok's show a lot.
 
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