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He's been offered a job by CBS in LA. An announcement is coming soon.
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Is it raining in Los Angeles?
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obihave
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Was it something we said? 
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vettalkguy
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My money is KNX. After reading his blogs he'd fit there.
Looks like Akbar picked a bad week to visit Milpitas.
Tentative advance kudos if he can do something, anything, to repair
the damage done to KNX by David G. Hall.
vettalkguy said:
Tentative advance kudos if he can do something, anything, to repair
the damage done to KNX by David G. Hall.
newsgodaz said:
Yeah, "Hmmm" is right. Is he unhappy with his changes, or perhaps he thought he'd get better results? As of the beginning of April, looks like KTAR AM is still more popular than FM. But maybe it's too new to decide.
Guess it's time to fix another, this time in the big city of L.A.?
Next! ;D
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micman
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I heard this a few days ago from a friend of mine in the talk business in LA. If I'm Hill I'd move too. Market 15 to 2.
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Re: KTAR PD Leaving..and you wouldn't?
IF you were the Pd at KTAR..and the job in L.A. were offered, you wouldn't take it?
Suggestion..position is open..apply to KTAR and see if your ideas would work.
IF you were the Pd at KTAR..and the job in L.A. were offered, you wouldn't take it?
Suggestion..position is open..apply to KTAR and see if your ideas would work.
Re: KTAR PD Leaving..and you wouldn't?
My ideas to fix up that dump would work--but I can promise you they wouldn't hire me... You can bet I'd make quite a few sweeping changes, not the least of which would be to give grandpa McBland the pink slip--along with the morning and afternoon snoonze blocks and focus on TALK--which is what KFYI does and is beating the crap out of KT'R. Gaydos would be out the window, but I would hold on to Kid. Aunt Carlos--even though I dislike his show--would be retained for two reasons 1) his contract is probably too much to just ditch and 2) he has not yet had sufficient time to be impactful. As for what I would replace all the fired hosts with... that's what's on the ol' coversheet/resume package. KTAR could be competitive, but not with the product they are putting forth right now.Radio Pro said:
If I were PD, on the first day, we would have a ceremonial funeral for Edna from Sun City.
Any mention of where its raining, or when it hits 100 would be immediate suspension.
The annoying "24" sound effect would be gone.
New contests would be interesting (Think treasure hunts in S. Phoenix)
Janet and Phil would be welcome, but no fawning, pre approved questions allowed.
Pat would be gone, but brought back one day a year for hall of fame day.
KTAR would not talk about the suns, diamondbacks, etc, unless there was a murder or something related to it.
Live remotes and massive tequila fueled listener parties in Rocky Point.
Remotes in the parking lot adjoining KFYI with the show being blared out of bullhorns.
Gaydos would become a particle of dust so fast he wouldn't know what hit him.
Ankarlo would be forced to do remotes from Mexican grocery stores, and leather fetish rave parties.
On Saturday nights, have college interns from ASU in broadcasting do their own shows, with no rules.
More shows like Tony Femino's international thing, but without buffoons like Tony.
No shows about resturants, gardening, home maintenance and plumbing, travel or real estate.
Preston Westmoreland comes back to do a show at 2 am to help insomniacs go back to sleep.
Liebowitz, rehired and given carte blanche.
Gail Bass, wet T-shirt.
Any mention of where its raining, or when it hits 100 would be immediate suspension.
The annoying "24" sound effect would be gone.
New contests would be interesting (Think treasure hunts in S. Phoenix)
Janet and Phil would be welcome, but no fawning, pre approved questions allowed.
Pat would be gone, but brought back one day a year for hall of fame day.
KTAR would not talk about the suns, diamondbacks, etc, unless there was a murder or something related to it.
Live remotes and massive tequila fueled listener parties in Rocky Point.
Remotes in the parking lot adjoining KFYI with the show being blared out of bullhorns.
Gaydos would become a particle of dust so fast he wouldn't know what hit him.
Ankarlo would be forced to do remotes from Mexican grocery stores, and leather fetish rave parties.
On Saturday nights, have college interns from ASU in broadcasting do their own shows, with no rules.
More shows like Tony Femino's international thing, but without buffoons like Tony.
No shows about resturants, gardening, home maintenance and plumbing, travel or real estate.
Preston Westmoreland comes back to do a show at 2 am to help insomniacs go back to sleep.
Liebowitz, rehired and given carte blanche.
Gail Bass, wet T-shirt.
Has anyone been able to cite a source for this rumor or the "memo" about the Cardinals? as far as I can tell, all of this has been pulled from the buttocks of people with far too much time on their hands. We get it, KTAR is a station for old folks. They're obviously trying to change that. I give them credit for (McMahon excluded) trying to do something different. What is everyone else doing?
OK, now it's time to start telling me I'm a KTAR staffer, or that I'm russ hill. Maybe even a scrolling message about lame topics (rain, 100 degrees) that were a staple of KTAR in years past.
OK, now it's time to start telling me I'm a KTAR staffer, or that I'm russ hill. Maybe even a scrolling message about lame topics (rain, 100 degrees) that were a staple of KTAR in years past.
Legend City said:
ABsoLUTEly.
rockjock420 said:
You are a KTAR staffer
You are Russ Hill
Is it raining when it hits 100 degrees?
Have a good weekend! I could tell you who gave me that memo, but they would likely find themselves in hot water, so you either except the premise or not--I believe KTAR's track record and the credibility for such a memo speaks for itself--I address this point in the other thread. I have better things to do with my time than write a phony memo or say untrue things about KTAR. I have no ax to grind with Bonneville, aside from what has happened to a once respectable herritage station in this market. I'm hoping that by exposing these things, it may lead to some change.rockjock420 said:
As far as KTAR doing new things, ha! Here's a quick challenge for you, name 3 things that KTAR is doing that are "different" than what others are doing and different from what they have done in the past. You cannot, but I am eagerly awaiting you to back that statement up.
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KMGX said:
I find KTAR to be a strong station. Sorry, I haven't been around long enough to hate it like many of you.
Some of the things they've tried in the last while that I like are dumping snow and clark, getting the sports off, moving simons out of talk, and I think Ankarlo and Kid are strong. I agree they need to do something with McMahon. Harvey shouldn't be on there either.
I'll leave Pat out of my post, since only God knows why he's on 92.3. They've moved to FM, they're doing the news blocks, and they're actually local through most of the day. For better or for worse, who else in the market is doing anything unique? Again, I can't say it's better, but it's different.
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