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Do you want to listen to old people talking about sex? I'm 41, and I don't.
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Loveline is back…
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Do you want to listen to old people talking about sex? I'm 41, and I don't.
If they’re guests like comedians and can make it funny like Adam Carolla did (who was in his 40s while he was hosting), sure. But callers, probably not.
I think this is why Dr. Tara is on the show, because she apparently has 2 million TikTok followers, is in her 30s and she seems relatable. The downside of having her in the “Dr. Drew” role is that the first time they get a call about drugs or something medical relating to sex, she probably won’t be able to answer it as thoroughly as someone like Dr. Drew could, because she’s not a medical doctor. If they add a med student/doctor like the original show did and start having guests, I think it will be a stronger show.
False. If you say you're giving Taylor Swift tickets to the tenth caller I guarantee they will know how to use the phone.
But I agree no one that age will be calling into a sex advice show. That's literally what the internet is for in this century.
Listen to the first show, the callers are mostly in their 20s including the first caller. When I was in my 20s and listening, I never called but I still listened to learn from an expert (Dr. Drew) versus Dr. Google. He and Adam and the guests could explain things more understandably than WebMD and give perspective that text on a screen can’t.
Hopefully it’ll be five nights a week. KROQ needs something original to stand out from 98.7. This is a start
It took the original Loveline years to go to 5 nights a week, based on ratings, and after that was when it started to be syndicated. Success via ratings/downloads can be measured faster now, but since Dr. Tara is a professor and producer/engineer Jonathan has to produce the morning show, they might not want to go to 5 nights a week even if it becomes a possibility. I don’t know how it would affect Kevan’s schedule since he does nights anyway.
How is a revamp of a decades old program that was mothballed "something original"?
Noncommercial KSCN has a weekly one-hour show that focuses on L.A. bands. It's an excellent show.
L.A. Buzz Bands (88.5 The SoCal Sound)
Back to the topic, I'm glad that this reboot of Loveline will be available on demand. As a past listener of Loveline, I am interested to hearing how the interaction between the new hosts will go.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, how long did you listen to Loveline?
Beermug hasn't been working on the morning show for over a year
It's only doing better in 18-34 because the core 18-34 demo is streaming.
The problem with looking at "share" is that you can be #1 in share and still have a small audience. Share measures, today, what is left of the radio only audience.
KTNQ was targeted as 25-49, and most of the listeners were 30-50. The format was very lifestyle and very little politics, so back then, even on AM, it got excellent young adult listening.
KROQ also has a unique Saturday night music specialty show for 'Electronic music'. They are definitely trying to expand their audience beyond the core Alternative listeners.
I think you'll find they some EDM as part of the format in regular hours these days.
Frankly, I don't remember much because it was 25 years ago when I listened to the show. I was fascinated by the fact that the show was co-hosted by a radio personality and a doctor. I thought it was an unusual combination, but it worked.
That's cool, I was listening then as well. I loved when David Alan Grier was a guest and would pretend to vomit listening to a goofy caller ask Dr. Drew about whether an oozing sore was something to worry about while Adam egged the caller on to really describe all the pus that was coming out of it for David. Another great one was when David had just broken up with his girlfriend because she was "banging half of Hollywood" and Adam asked him how many of her lovers were Wayans brothers, lol. There are a ton of old shows on youtube.
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