Re: Jamie, Jason and Rick
> > > > Regarding the new emphasis on Hot AC and Modern AC
> gold,
> >
> > > it
> > > > is so un-inspiring, it saddens me to see another
> signal
> > > > chasing Jack.
> > >
> > > Give it time to evolve. The is a plan in motion. New
> jocks
> >
> > > haven't been hired yet.
> > >
> > > My hope was to see Star become more like Mix
> > > > 94.1 in Las Vegas which Mike Marino launched back in
> the
> >
> > > > day, or KRUZ 97.5 in Santa Barbara, both of which are
> > much
> > >
> > > > much more currents intensive.
> > >
> > > Not yet. Maybe later. The idea for now is to serve who
> > grew
> > > up on KIIS during its heyday.
> >
> >
> >
> > KIIS in its heyday played all genres of music - from new
> > wave to dance to R&B to pop and rock. You could hear
> Berlin,
> > Prince, Michael Jackson, and Def Leppard on the same
> > station. KIIS in its heyday WAS Rick Dees, Paul Freeman,
> Big
> > Ron, Tim Kelly, and Bruce Vidal. My view of the heyday was
>
> > the summer of 1984. It was "hot hits" jingles, the daily
> > cash payoff, etc. As someone who thinks KIIS in its heyday
>
> > was one of the best stations ever, I'd have to hear a lot
> of
> > those elements.
>
> KIIS didn't play rock hits like Def Leppard before KKHR hit
> the airwaves. So during all of its "heyday(s)" it did not
> always play all genres of hit music. It was really KKHR
> appearing on the L.A. radio dial which helped make KIIS even
> a greater station than it had become (starting with Gerry De
> Francesco's evolving it from an AC in mid 1982 quickly into
> a CHR).
>
> As for Star, what you hear today is not the way it will
> really sound in a few months. No jocks have been hired yet
> but real major market pros will be on this station in the
> near future.
>
> Musically, the problem is always going to be how much
> overlap can there be between 4 different forms of AC that
> Clear Channel has in Los Angeles. KIIS has become CHR/Pop
> with a rhythmic slant so that does give Star a chance to
> play more current pop, rock & modern product.
>
> The "evolution" is in progress...
>
KIIS did react when KKHR came on - which was August, 1983. Since the real "heyday" of KIIS would be the Gerry D era - I still think summer of 1984 was its peak - it played a little bit of everything. And you are right about the problem of having four forms of AC. Is there room for it?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Regarding "radio veterans"...could this perhaps imply
> > Rick
> > >
> > > > Dees? Could CC indeed be interested in bringing him
> > back?
> > >
> > > Nope. Those now in charge in Burbank hate Dees. And the
> > > feeling is mutual.
> > >
> > > Dees has nothing going on for Los Angeles at the moment.
>
> > He
> > > really should have accepted the deal at K-Earth for
> three
> > > years instead of insisting on a one year deal.
> > >
> >
>