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Live & local news-talk stations during Wilma

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They sure sounded good this week with LIVE & LOCAL personalities.

What did 610, 850 (which was off the air last week but on 1000 and 1420) and 1290 run in terms of local programming before the hurricane?
Was most of their talk programming syndicated crap?

I realize, to be competitive, the stations have to run those shows like HANNITY, RUSH, et. al., but it sure sounded good having top-notch local talk show hosts featured. Reminded me of earlier talk radio days in places like Denver and Dallas during lat 80s and ealry 90s before wall-to-wall syndicated crap.
 
Denver and Dallas?

You should have been in SoFla during the 80's. It would have made both those markets' talk sound like crud, especially Dallas. Alan Berg was the only one in Denver who could have held a candle to Miami talk in the 80's.
 
> They sure sounded good this week with LIVE & LOCAL
> personalities.
>
> What did 610, 850 (which was off the air last week but on
> 1000 and 1420) and 1290 run in terms of local programming
> before the hurricane?
> Was most of their talk programming syndicated crap?
>
> I realize, to be competitive, the stations have to run those
> shows like HANNITY, RUSH, et. al., but it sure sounded good
> having top-notch local talk show hosts featured. Reminded me
> of earlier talk radio days in places like Denver and Dallas
> during lat 80s and ealry 90s before wall-to-wall syndicated
> crap.
>

I was suprised to hear 610 almost all local on Saturday prior to Wilma, though they had a HEAT game Saturday night - then non-stop coverage starting Sunday morning - I don't think they stopped until Thursday afternoon - I think Schnitt was the first "network" show they ran, then back to local "storm talk." I think the first time they ran Rush was on Friday, and with EOC briefings and Libby indictments, I didin't hear much Rush. In and out today, I noticed they had more local storm programming - also Gary Sulivan's AT HOME syndicated show which seemed likeit was catering to South Florida. Sounded like a lot of the "storm talk" shows were simulcast on WJNO in Palm Beach. Also during the main part of the storm, I heard WIOD ID'ing stations in Keys and Treasure Coast as well as their Miami CC sister stations. I think WIOD went off for a few hours during storm but could be heard on there other stations. IOD did not air Tuesday's Miami Heat exhibition game, and mvoed THursdays game to WINZ so they could continue storm coverage. WJNO pretty much blue off their usual syndicated fare for live and local storm coverage, but as I said, some of it came from WIOD. Other stations pretty much carried TV audio. I noticed 850 was off early on MOnday - I checke dback a few times during the week and noticed they were stil off the air so didn't bother much with them
 
Re: Dallas/ Denver BLACK AVENGER, Alan Berg... Live & local news-talk stations during Wilma

I just threw out Denver and Dallas because I was in those areas during that time. Those markets had better talk programming than most other markets in the southwest and west.

I remember hearing the great ALAN BERG as well as KLIF'S David Gold, when KLIF-1190 was mostly local, as was KOA-850. KEN HAMBLIN was also great on KOA. The BLACK AVENGER had a great synidicated show that should have been carried on many more stations.

News-talk stations relying on filler syndicated shows is kind of like "oldies" stations relying on the same 300-400 songs as crutches. No creativity. And little of interest to listeners who remember MANY MORE songs from the late 50s, 60s and 70s.



> Denver and Dallas?
>
> You should have been in SoFla during the 80's. It would have
> made both those markets' talk sound like crud, especially
> Dallas. Alan Berg was the only one in Denver who could have
> held a candle to Miami talk in the 80's.
>
 
Re: Dallas/ Denver BLACK AVENGER, Alan Berg... Live & local news-talk stations during Wilma

> I just threw out Denver and Dallas because I was in those
> areas during that time. Those markets had better talk
> programming than most other markets in the southwest and
> west.
>
> I remember hearing the great ALAN BERG as well as KLIF'S
> David Gold, when KLIF-1190 was mostly local, as was KOA-850.
> KEN HAMBLIN was also great on KOA. The BLACK AVENGER had a
> great synidicated show that should have been carried on many
> more stations.
>
> News-talk stations relying on filler syndicated shows is
> kind of like "oldies" stations relying on the same 300-400
> songs as crutches. No creativity. And little of interest to
> listeners who remember MANY MORE songs from the late 50s,
> 60s and 70s.

If they're top shows, it's not filler. Lars Larson is filler. KOA is now more local than ever.
 
Absolutely. 610 was the gold standard, before during and after, as they should be. But also gotta give some love to LITE FM - they did a real nice job, integrating the esential storm information from CBS4 into their regular programming. Otter knows his stuff.
 
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