TowerBuzz said:
OH no you are correct sir/or madame, Frankie Blue is a complete half wit who detonated his career on his own. HOWEVER she was the one who was supposed to be on the air that faithful night, after a fight between Frankie and she (in whatever state he was in) she ran out in tears, forcing Frankie to take to the airwaves...........Thus creating the single greatest piece of tape in the history of Marconi's invention. Roll credits Fade to black. While we're on the subject how did that Charise get THAT PD gig in the first place?. SHe is no genius by any stretch.
I've never heard of a "sir" named "Kathy" before, but I guess there's always a first time! LOL! My name is "Kathy Cleaning My House in Yonkers," which I had to abbreviate on radio-info. It was my handle as a regular caller on New York's former WNEW Mix 102.7 FM, which was Yvonne's previous station. That having been said, I don't want to hijack the Los Angeles people's corner of this website. If you want to discuss Mix history, including Frankie Blue, how about starting a thread on the NYC board?
The final thing I want to add is that, for the record, your version of the story is not entirely accurate, and differs from published accounts. I do not want the Los Angeles public to be prejuced in its assessment of Yvonne, but rather for them to decide pro or con, based on her talents and entertainment value, and nothing else. Gossip can be a very stinky and ruinous thing.
Concerning Charise and her abilities as a PD (which
does concern the LA market), I am not familiar with her. I could tell you all about Rick Martini, but once again, that's a NY topic.
Bearing in mind that I am oriented towards Classic Dance and Rythmic (I'm listening to WKTU right now), I find STAR to be a decent station. I think it has a good sound, i.e., good liners, a fresh concept regarding the intros to new songs, and a good top of the hour ID. My major criticism is that their playlist is too small. I'm also not too thrilled with Valentine's performance on the morning show - something is missing with him. What I think I'm picking up is that it seems like he's acting as if it's all about him. Lisa Foxx seems to be trying to follow his lead, and I think she would do much better with a partner who tries to bring out the best in her (in other words, a real
partner). I kinda like Tom Mitchell who follows Yvonne - he's very easy to listen to. I am less familiar with the rest of the dayparts.
How all of this displays Charese's PD talents, or lack of them, is something I really don't know. I am therefore inclined to reserve judgement until I learn enough to make an informed opinion.
