Last chance to catch Big Rick's last shift on KFOG tonight

[Garver]

He's moving on. No one seems to know where. Big loss for KFOG.

 

[Angie Coiro]

Noooo!

So sorry to hear this. I hope it's something wonderful he's headed to.

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

Funny, I tuned in last nite around 9:50 (in advance of the 10@10 replay) and they were playing the long 15-minute live version of "Freebird" by Skynyrd. I thought it was some kind of mistake, and since it was followed by 7 minutes of commercials (twice as long as the typical KFOG stop-set) and then a bunch of new music -- the 10@10 replay never did air -- I chalked it all up to a computer glitch.

Little did I know Rick had chosen "Freebird" as his farewell. He Tweeted this earlier today:

"I'll be back somewhere fairly soon but can't say. What happened? In NASCAR they'd say nobodys fault, it was just one of those things"

Guess we'll be hearing him on The Band soon?

 

[RadioBuddha]

maybe he'll surface on Entercom's new KUFX SF/SJ simulcast?

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

maybe he'll surface on Entercom's new KUFX SF/SJ simulcast?

according to hints he's dropped it may be The Band. Which would be kinda amusing -- does that mean Cumulus is even worse to work for than Cheap Channel?

 

[LKellerIII]

maybe he'll surface on Entercom's new KUFX SF/SJ simulcast?

according to hints he's dropped it may be The Band. Which would be kinda amusing -- does that mean Cumulus is even worse to work for than Cheap Channel?

Big Rick is not your typical DJ - he's a big name in the market. So if he's had a parting of the ways with Cumulus - even 'Cheap Channel' is smart enough to know that Rick would be a plus in their ratings battle with KFOG. It has nothing much to do with which corporation is worse to work for.

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

Big Rick is not your typical DJ - he's a big name in the market. So if he's had a parting of the ways with Cumulus - even 'Cheap Channel' is smart enough to know that Rick would be a plus in their ratings battle with KFOG. It has nothing much to do with which corporation is worse to work for.

Well, obviously, but it's still interesting that CC -- which has been running The Band rather, um, frugally so far -- would spring for a big name like Rick.

 

[suburbandj]

maybe he'll surface on Entercom's new KUFX SF/SJ simulcast?

according to hints he's dropped it may be The Band. Which would be kinda amusing -- does that mean Cumulus is even worse to work for than Cheap Channel?

Big Rick is not your typical DJ - he's a big name in the market. So if he's had a parting of the ways with Cumulus - even 'Cheap Channel' is smart enough to know that Rick would be a plus in their ratings battle with KFOG. It has nothing much to do with which corporation is worse to work for.

Entercom's Market Manager, Dwight Walker was Big Rick's GM at KFOG under Susquehanna. Entercom just purchased KUFX hmmmm.

 

[LKellerIII]

Put a nail in the coffin of that era, next thing people will be talking "Lobster" or "Travis T Hip" or Dr. Hip... they need an old folks home for old FM radio relics

"Dr. Hip" (Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld) is still around, and still practicing medicine. No - radio doesn't need him anymore, but he doesn't need radio either.

http://www.eugeneschoenfeld.com/

 

[DavidKaye]

"Dr. Hip" (Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld) is still around, and still practicing medicine. No - radio doesn't need him anymore, but he doesn't need radio either.

Not only that, but unfortunately Travus T Hipp is still around, too. He is a commentator on KPIG. Since when did hippie translate into redneck?

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

"Dr. Hip" (Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld) is still around, and still practicing medicine. No - radio doesn't need him anymore, but he doesn't need radio either.

Not only that, but unfortunately Travus T Hipp is still around, too. He is a commentator on KPIG. Since when did hippie translate into redneck?

since he got arrested?

 

[LKellerIII]

"Dr. Hip" (Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld) is still around, and still practicing medicine. No - radio doesn't need him anymore, but he doesn't need radio either.

Not only that, but unfortunately Travus T Hipp is still around, too. He is a commentator on KPIG. Since when did hippie translate into redneck?

You could think of KPIG as cross-over hippie/redneck. If you remember the pedigree from KFAT, that station had a lot of hippie listeners.

 

[BossRadioDJ]

Not only that, but unfortunately Travus T Hipp is still around, too. He is a commentator on KPIG. Since when did hippie translate into redneck?

since he got arrested?

Chan Laughlin (Travus T. Hipp) was originally hired straight out of jail by Tom Donahue at KSAN about forty years ago. The wheel goes 'round...

 

[DavidKaye]

You could think of KPIG as cross-over hippie/redneck. If you remember the pedigree from KFAT, that station had a lot of hippie listeners.

I've always felt uncomfortable with radio stations that tried to appeal to both hippies and rednecks given that they're generally at opposite ends of the spectrum. It pained me to see KPIG bumper stickers on pickup trucks that had "Don't Tread On Me" and NRA stickers on them.

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

But back to Big Rick: FYI, he's posted a video of "Tuesday Afternoon" on his Facebook page. A hint?

 

[travisl5678]

He'll be doing afternoons at the new K-Fox, I guess Tim Jefferies is out?

 

[sfradio]

He will probably replace Laura Steele, she is voice tracked anyway

 

[travisl5678]

When is she on? Middays or Evenings?

 

[sfradio]

Midday's, she is vt'ed from q95 Indy

 

[1069_KIFR]

When is our first chance to catch Big Rick first shift on KFOX? Hope he doesn't get confused and say KFOG once in awhile!!!