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JohnnyMorganWXJX
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Because I felt the need to commit more acts of penance than the traditional Friday fast and giving up fast food/fried food for Lent, I listened to Ronnie Duncan's WERE show this Good Friday morning.
First, I have a question, because I must be out of the loop. I heard Mike Smith, the sports anchor, mention that the Cavs would meet the Wizards in "Chocolate City". When did our nation's capital become "the Chocolate City"? Or am I just not hip to the urban-chat, fo shizzle my nizzle?
Second, is there any man in Cleveland radio as unaccomplished as Ronnie Duncan, yet so full of himself? The man was run out of Channel 19, was a boxing announcer, and now comes back in some shades of triumphant glory to make WERE's morning show his own, as well as making Cavs' games his own talent show. And, frankly, his show's just not good. He's too forced to be "a star" and doesn't back it up. I sense some on-air insecurity when he comes out of bumper music, and when he gets into full-bore, it's all about him. Arrogance rivalled only by Trivisonno.
Third, Gregg Anthony is a solid newscaster--but for some reason, near the end of his newscasts, he falls into "uhhh" and "ummm" syndrome. It'll be going along fine, delivered professionally in the best basso profundo this side of Byron MacGregor, and it seems he just hits a wall--and it falls apart. It's a shame because he's on par with some of the better folks at 1100 (Tom Moore, Darren Toms, E.J. Becker).
Fourth, and this may be because I'm not the target audience, but is the urban dialect easy to listen to for the targets? Because I find that Duncan and Anthony--both of whom have been professionally trained--have a straight approach, while the sports guy and the "sidekick" (Storm something or other) have an urban approach. Maybe it's a dichotomy that I just don't understand.
Fifth--they have at least three imaging voices, all of them excellent. WAY BETTER than the new guy that WMJI's using. Any of them on staff at WERE?
Sixth, and last--how nice to hear Ravenna Miceli on the air. She has good interaction with Anthony while doing traffic. Wonder why it's not with the host, Duncan, as an integral part of the show?
First, I have a question, because I must be out of the loop. I heard Mike Smith, the sports anchor, mention that the Cavs would meet the Wizards in "Chocolate City". When did our nation's capital become "the Chocolate City"? Or am I just not hip to the urban-chat, fo shizzle my nizzle?
Second, is there any man in Cleveland radio as unaccomplished as Ronnie Duncan, yet so full of himself? The man was run out of Channel 19, was a boxing announcer, and now comes back in some shades of triumphant glory to make WERE's morning show his own, as well as making Cavs' games his own talent show. And, frankly, his show's just not good. He's too forced to be "a star" and doesn't back it up. I sense some on-air insecurity when he comes out of bumper music, and when he gets into full-bore, it's all about him. Arrogance rivalled only by Trivisonno.
Third, Gregg Anthony is a solid newscaster--but for some reason, near the end of his newscasts, he falls into "uhhh" and "ummm" syndrome. It'll be going along fine, delivered professionally in the best basso profundo this side of Byron MacGregor, and it seems he just hits a wall--and it falls apart. It's a shame because he's on par with some of the better folks at 1100 (Tom Moore, Darren Toms, E.J. Becker).
Fourth, and this may be because I'm not the target audience, but is the urban dialect easy to listen to for the targets? Because I find that Duncan and Anthony--both of whom have been professionally trained--have a straight approach, while the sports guy and the "sidekick" (Storm something or other) have an urban approach. Maybe it's a dichotomy that I just don't understand.
Fifth--they have at least three imaging voices, all of them excellent. WAY BETTER than the new guy that WMJI's using. Any of them on staff at WERE?
Sixth, and last--how nice to hear Ravenna Miceli on the air. She has good interaction with Anthony while doing traffic. Wonder why it's not with the host, Duncan, as an integral part of the show?
