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LINEUP SHUFFLE AT WPRO AM

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LINEUP SHUFFLE AT WPRO AM

WPRO announced a shuffle in their talk show lineup. The new lineup will be:

John DePetro from 6 - 10 am. Dan from 10 - 2 and the Mayor from 2 - 6 and then

Matty Allen from 6 - 9, etc.

In a way I'm glad, I can listen until 2 and then shuffle the car radio to that channel down the street.

The only disappointment I have is that Dan won't be going to the interesting "Court Cases, Hearings," He used to explain the goings on so thoroughly from his attendance at these things.
 
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Dan got demoted from Afternoon Drive? That seems like step one before he is pushed out the door. I thought his ratings were good? I guess they wern't that good afterall. Actually they probably were good at one time. but then declined.
 
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I'm shocked. I'd love to know what his ratings actually were; is it possible they're strong, but Cianci's are better? I can't imagine that; Cianci absolutely plays to an older demographic. This definitely reeks of the end. Also, I'd love to be there for the switch between Yorke and DePetro. How long before they come to blows?
 
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You don't move a guy with good ratings out of Afternoon Drive and put him on in middays anymore than you would move Conan to after Midnight. Are we sure that NBC doesn't own WPRO? LOL. If Dan is smart he will read the handwriting on the wall and start looking for another radio job as quickly as possible before one day they take his key away and won't let him into the building anymore. Isn''t that exactly what WPRO did to a midday guy a few years back?
 
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Skynet, I agree. However, I've only heard he's got good ratings. Do we know what the actual numbers are? With that said, I've got to believe that his demographics are more amenable to P.M. vs. Cianci's. I really would love to know the straight numbers reason for this.
 
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johng said:
Skynet, I agree. However, I've only heard he's got good ratings. Do we know what the actual numbers are? With that said, I've got to believe that his demographics are more amenable to P.M. vs. Cianci's. I really would love to know the straight numbers reason for this.
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I don't have access to a ratings book. Wish I did. But whatever the ratings are they are obviously lower for Dan than they once were. Plenty of people at WPRO are reading this. But they aren't going to open up their mouths. They are just going to sit their quietly and read this stuff like usual. Then they will gather around the water cooler and talk about what all the A-holes here are saying about them.... Like usual. hahaha
 
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Maybe Dan has signaled he's not wanting to renew and will focus on his political advisory activities. Could be a way of winding things down for him while they search for a new afternoon host. I'd guess if Dan leaves that Hummel enters the mix.
 
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I'm still waiting for that guy who came here a few months ago and said he was hired by a Providence radio station to do a talk show. Where is that guy?
 
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Yorke's ratings have been slipping for almost a year. Buddy kicks butt his first two hours of his shift and then go down from there. They are still about double HJJ's though. The philosophy was that they could get more money per spot for Buddy in PM drive than they get middays. He is clearly the ratings leader of all the hosts.
 
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I used to listen to Dan about 3 days a week. Then I ended up listening to him only in the car. Now I can't even tell you the last time I tuned into his show. It was a while ago. So I am one of the people who pretty much just stopped listening to him. I can only listen to somebody ramble on about Rhode island politics for so long. It gets boring real fast.

That is the problem with making one single topic the focus of your whole show. It doesn't matter that there are several different chapters to discusss. I'm just sick of the whole damn book. How about talking aboit LIFE. Not just how corrrupt Rhode Island goverment is. People get sick of that same garbage over and over and over. Then before you know it your ratings end up looking like Dan's. Big surprise.
 
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Another thought -- I didn't hear every second of yesterday's show, but I did hear most -- I didn't hear Dan mention the move once, which I found odd. Is he angry/upset with it? I can't imagine he's happy, and his lack of saying something strikes me as an indication he's not just going to take this for a long period.
 
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johng said:
Another thought -- I didn't hear every second of yesterday's show, but I did hear most -- I didn't hear Dan mention the move once, which I found odd. Is he angry/upset with it? I can't imagine he's happy, and his lack of saying something strikes me as an indication he's not just going to take this for a long period.
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I would imagine that he's definitely got to be upset. If I had the prime time radio spot of Afternoon Drive for many years, I would have been waiting for the day when they finally put me on in Morning Drive. But to be moved to middays which is essentially a nothing shift in radio, I would be pissed too! The only worse News they could have told Dan is that he was gettting Matt Allen's slot. Conan 'O'Brien left NBC when they wanted him to just start his show a half hour later. It's probably because he saw the handwriting on the wall too. The big difference is that Dan is just a litttle local radio guy who mostly likely isn't in a position to tell WPRO to F U. Conan had F U Money and NBC paid him even more money to just leave. But what are the chances that Dan has enough money socked away to be in such a power position. I'm thinking slim to None.

If I were Dan "I" personally would have said screw you to WPRO. You aren't moving me to Noon. Then I would be sitting home staring at the wall until I got a new job. Is that the smart thing to do? Well it depends on if you can afford to do it or not. But if you've got the cash to survive, you don't want some radio weasels pushing you half way out the door.

WPRO has so much control right now. He is their pupppet and they control the strings. I actually feel bad for the guy. He's worked hard to have the Number one radio show. Now we are seeing the beginning of the end. Radio is a very unforgiving businesss. You bust your ass to only one day end up getting yanked around. It sucks.
 
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Bad move by PRO and one that will backfire in multiple ways.
Cianci is a lazy guy who brings very little hard work and fact finding to his radio gig.
Supposedly there is a TV news element to this move. Buddy radio is going to have a spot on
Buddy TV. Channel 6 will feature Cianci's radio gig on their 4 pm news everyday.
Problem is nobody watches Channel 6 so I don't know who it benefits. :D
2 predictions:
Buddy Cianci will never come close to the ratings success management has projected for him in the 2-6 slot.
Dan Yorke will quit WPRO sooner rather than later.
 
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radiojay1 said:
Imagine if Dan went to HJJ.
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OR......How about the 6 to 9 am slot at CCU's new Boston talker on 1200, the former WKOX...now WXKS?

As far as I know, CCU still has not named a local host for its only local slot in what will otherwise be an all-satellite lineup (Beck...Rush...Hannity...etc.).

Bill George (WHJJ) will also be programming 1200-WXKS, so......who knows? ;)
 
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Has it occured to any one that maybe Buddy or Dan may be leaving to pursue another job and WPRO may be getting ready to bring in a syndicated show into one of the time slots while the other one gets established in a new time slot.Other than that you dont mess with your line up unless you have to accomadate something else.
 
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kenwood101 said:
Has it occured to any one that maybe Buddy or Dan may be leaving to pursue another job and WPRO may be getting ready to bring in a syndicated show into one of the time slots while the other one gets established in a new time slot.
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No that didn't occur to me because I don't think that is what is happening. Both shows are already well established. I don't see how swapping time slots would benefit any future programing coming to the station. By looking at this whole situation it honestly appears that they are trying push Dan out the door. But instead of firing him, they are trying to get him upset enough to quit. Who the hell knows if I'm right or not? I just know that it the way it looks to me.
 
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I'm with Skynet; especially when you look at the GM's comments about the reason for the move -- "listener trends" being one of them -- it's hared to see this any other way. PRO isn't going to bring on a syndicated show, with its desire to counter HJJ. I've said this earlier -- I can't see how Cianci's demos could POSSIBLY be any better than Yorke's as a fit for the PM shift; his listeners and callers aren't part of the commute -- they're catching early bird specials. There is definitely something to this situation that's hidden from us.
 
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johng said:
I'm with Skynet; especially when you look at the GM's comments about the reason for the move -- "listener trends" being one of them -- it's hared to see this any other way. PRO isn't going to bring on a syndicated show, with its desire to counter HJJ. I've said this earlier -- I can't see how Cianci's demos could POSSIBLY be any better than Yorke's as a fit for the PM shift; his listeners and callers aren't part of the commute -- they're catching early bird specials. There is definitely something to this situation that's hidden from us.
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I think one of them are going to be let go at the end of thier current contract. Thats what I see and by the way,if one of them go dont think for a second syndication is not in the plans or Matty will get an earlier time slot with bird feed after 6.
 
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