Steve McCoy is leaving Kool 105 in Denver. He is heading back to Atlanta because he says the commute is hard on his family who still lives here in Atlanta. Will anyone hire him? He might go back to his old home at the 929 frequency..........they still have an "interim". Morning show. Maybe they could steal Vikki from B98.5 and turn Dave into a soft AC station similar to Lite and Peach @ 949. Or could cox bring him back and put him on the River to replace the in audible Eddie Money.
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McCoy back to ATLANTA: Which station will hire him?
- Thread starter wpb1999
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bclark71. said:Re-launch Z93, McCoy in AM drive and aim the music and programming at us oldsters that remember the magic that was the original Z.
You can't launch a classic rock in Atlanta. We already have River, and Rock100.5
I personally think a great format would either be Hot, Very Hot AC as "Fresh 92.9" like in NYC and Chicago. Or you could try to semi-challenge YAY with an CBS-FM/WLS style oldies station.....Steve would fit with all of those.
wpb1999 said:bclark71. said:Re-launch Z93, McCoy in AM drive and aim the music and programming at us oldsters that remember the magic that was the original Z.
You can't launch a classic rock in Atlanta. We already have River, and Rock100.5
I personally think a great format would either be Hot, Very Hot AC as "Fresh 92.9" like in NYC and Chicago. Or you could try to semi-challenge YAY with an CBS-FM/WLS style oldies station.....Steve would fit with all of those.
That's what I meant. Revive the original Z93 (Top 40 era) with the old jingles, shotguns and processing. Bring back a piece of Atlanta that the money demo remembers.
I don't see a Fresh station. It bombed and flipped in Chicago, went full hot AC (and still struggling) in DC, and has only done decently in NYC.
bclark71. said:That's what I meant. Revive the original Z93 (Top 40 era) with the old jingles, shotguns and processing. Bring back a piece of Atlanta that the money demo remembers.
Top 40 these days is not what it used to be as we all know, so the old jingles won't work. I am a big supporter of a KOST style station (more true clear channel genius) and they have their own jingles which are also used by KVIL in Dallas and WKBC in Charlotte.
Here is a sample:
http://www.jingles.com/audio/d_CoastLines.mp3 "COAST LINES" BY JAM"
I do miss Machine Gun Gary and John Young as PD.
wpb1999 said:Steve McCoy is leaving Kool 105 in Denver. He is heading back to Atlanta because he says the commute is hard on his family who still lives here in Atlanta. Will anyone hire him? He might go back to his old home at the 929 frequency..........they still have an "interim". Morning show. Maybe they could steal Vikki from B98.5 and turn Dave into a soft AC station similar to Lite and Peach @ 949. Or could cox bring him back and put him on the River to replace the in audible Eddie Money.
Why is it that folks want radio to remain in the past. Steve is over! Let's move forward.
amlover said:Why is it that folks want radio to remain in the past. Steve is over! Let's move forward.
So was Newt, about 6 months ago. Now look at the polls. America's ability to "change" tastes is amazing. If your station is not doing that well in the ratings (92.9 and 96.1), what do you have to lose in a flip? 98.5 has had Atlanta's AC money all to itself for a long time.
[Why is it that folks want radio to remain in the past. Steve is over! Let's move forward.
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Over?
I listened to him on line out of Denver. It was amazing to see his energy level with a new female cohost, a local comedian. Reminded me of early days on Star. Solid increase in ratings and a daily performance Denver hasn't seen in a while. Granted we're moving into an era where a lot of managers don't want any personality on radio...the safer, the better.
This is not an argument, but we seem stuck in a world of fewer strong, memorable radio personalities. We are bored with who we had and aren't about to give anybody a shot.
Steve blew apart the myth that he was only successful here because he was in Atlanta a long time and (2 he discredited with success elsewhere faulty research Cox used to justify their reasons for not renewing his contract.
Instead of shooting at Steve, the saddest part is a business where one company wants to not only bust up a team, but with no compete clauses in their contract, keep them from going anywhere else in the market and in the end, try and destroy an entire career just because they're done with them. If corporate guys were fair they wouldn't fire people and keep them benched.
Steve might not get rehired right away in Atlanta, but not because he's "over" but because we seem to have a lot of management that really are short on any good ideas but don't trust their judgement to try anything. Or more likely, the GM is powerless to do anything unless corporate tells him. The PD job is meaningless now.
And we're entering an era where a lot of wives are saying they won't move anymore, sick of what radio has done to their families. We did this to ourselves.
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Over?
I listened to him on line out of Denver. It was amazing to see his energy level with a new female cohost, a local comedian. Reminded me of early days on Star. Solid increase in ratings and a daily performance Denver hasn't seen in a while. Granted we're moving into an era where a lot of managers don't want any personality on radio...the safer, the better.
This is not an argument, but we seem stuck in a world of fewer strong, memorable radio personalities. We are bored with who we had and aren't about to give anybody a shot.
Steve blew apart the myth that he was only successful here because he was in Atlanta a long time and (2 he discredited with success elsewhere faulty research Cox used to justify their reasons for not renewing his contract.
Instead of shooting at Steve, the saddest part is a business where one company wants to not only bust up a team, but with no compete clauses in their contract, keep them from going anywhere else in the market and in the end, try and destroy an entire career just because they're done with them. If corporate guys were fair they wouldn't fire people and keep them benched.
Steve might not get rehired right away in Atlanta, but not because he's "over" but because we seem to have a lot of management that really are short on any good ideas but don't trust their judgement to try anything. Or more likely, the GM is powerless to do anything unless corporate tells him. The PD job is meaningless now.
And we're entering an era where a lot of wives are saying they won't move anymore, sick of what radio has done to their families. We did this to ourselves.
Amen
amlover said:wpb1999 said:Steve McCoy is leaving Kool 105 in Denver. He is heading back to Atlanta because he says the commute is hard on his family who still lives here in Atlanta. Will anyone hire him? He might go back to his old home at the 929 frequency..........they still have an "interim". Morning show. Maybe they could steal Vikki from B98.5 and turn Dave into a soft AC station similar to Lite and Peach @ 949. Or could cox bring him back and put him on the River to replace the in audible Eddie Money.
Why is it that folks want radio to remain in the past. Steve is over! Let's move forward.
Uh...because nobody under 45 wants to be in radio anymore and nobody over 40 wants to listen to it.
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