On Friday, Former WORD FM talk show host Marty Minto filled in for morning talk show hosts 'Quinn and Rose' who are on FM NEWS TALK 104.7 (WPGB) Since Minto was fired from the Christian Talk Radio Station WORD-FM last spring, do you think Minto might perhaps get his own show on FM News Talk 104.7 since he is a conservative and the station leans conservative? And if not on FM News Talk 104.7, do you see him being on the radio again in Pittsburgh?
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Minto on FM NEWS TALK 104.7
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JohnnyMorganWXJX
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> On Friday, Former WORD FM talk show host Marty Minto filled
> in for morning talk show hosts 'Quinn and Rose' who are on
> FM NEWS TALK 104.7 (WPGB) Since Minto was fired from the
> Christian Talk Radio Station WORD-FM last spring, do you
> think Minto might perhaps get his own show on FM News Talk
> 104.7 since he is a conservative and the station leans
> conservative? And if not on FM News Talk 104.7, do you see
> him being on the radio again in Pittsburgh?
>
Possibly, but doubtful.
FM News Talk 104.7 is conservative--of the "secular talk" variety.
Minto is conservative too--of the "sometimes secular, but I'm also a Christian minister" variety.
Clear Channel, for all their supposed right-wing ties and support, were #1 on the religious right target list for indecency and filth programming--Stern, Bubba, etc, and the myriad local hosts who didn't get mass national media coverage. Clear Channel stays well away from national Christian programming--probably because they don't have much experience in it; possibly because it fractions the audience.
Minto on a CC talker is a careful situation--you have a host whose main job is a Christian minister, and also happens to have a radio presence and can talk about political issues. That was a great match for Salem and the likes of WORD-FM. WORD handles both of those topics in combination.
WPGB is solely secular--not a religious item to be found (outside of the Sunday morning pub affairs). On a secular talk station like 104.7, you have to be really really careful not to turn off/tune out the audience who may not necessarily be Christian, or Christian talk, or even of the evangelical-Protestant variety (i.e., Catholics, a large constituency in Pittsburgh metro). To make Minto work on 104.7, management would have to stick him on a short leash, and limit him to just secular topics--and make him forget his calling and main occupation, that of a minister, with all its associated knowledge and beliefs.
That's hard to do.
> in for morning talk show hosts 'Quinn and Rose' who are on
> FM NEWS TALK 104.7 (WPGB) Since Minto was fired from the
> Christian Talk Radio Station WORD-FM last spring, do you
> think Minto might perhaps get his own show on FM News Talk
> 104.7 since he is a conservative and the station leans
> conservative? And if not on FM News Talk 104.7, do you see
> him being on the radio again in Pittsburgh?
>
Possibly, but doubtful.
FM News Talk 104.7 is conservative--of the "secular talk" variety.
Minto is conservative too--of the "sometimes secular, but I'm also a Christian minister" variety.
Clear Channel, for all their supposed right-wing ties and support, were #1 on the religious right target list for indecency and filth programming--Stern, Bubba, etc, and the myriad local hosts who didn't get mass national media coverage. Clear Channel stays well away from national Christian programming--probably because they don't have much experience in it; possibly because it fractions the audience.
Minto on a CC talker is a careful situation--you have a host whose main job is a Christian minister, and also happens to have a radio presence and can talk about political issues. That was a great match for Salem and the likes of WORD-FM. WORD handles both of those topics in combination.
WPGB is solely secular--not a religious item to be found (outside of the Sunday morning pub affairs). On a secular talk station like 104.7, you have to be really really careful not to turn off/tune out the audience who may not necessarily be Christian, or Christian talk, or even of the evangelical-Protestant variety (i.e., Catholics, a large constituency in Pittsburgh metro). To make Minto work on 104.7, management would have to stick him on a short leash, and limit him to just secular topics--and make him forget his calling and main occupation, that of a minister, with all its associated knowledge and beliefs.
That's hard to do.
Have you heard Quinn and Rose on 104.7?
Just about every time Rose Speaks it has religious overtones. (Which is not a bad thing BTW)
Minto did a great job on Friday. I wonder who is in next week. Will Dimitri return? He did some fill in for Jim a few months back.
Just about every time Rose Speaks it has religious overtones. (Which is not a bad thing BTW)
Minto did a great job on Friday. I wonder who is in next week. Will Dimitri return? He did some fill in for Jim a few months back.
J
JohnnyMorganWXJX
Guest
> Have you heard Quinn and Rose on 104.7?
>
> Just about every time Rose Speaks it has religious
> overtones. (Which is not a bad thing BTW)
I agree that there's no problem with religious talk qua religious talk--it's not the substance, it's the forum. And it also depends on how deep into religion Rose (and/or Quinn) go: overtones are one thing (even Hannity and the like may have "religious overtones," no matter how slight); Minto's a minister, so his way of addressing a problem and speaking about religion are of a different character. It's entirely possible his religion talk could turn into sermon or preaching--again, nothing wrong with it, per se, and it worked on WORD-FM (seeing as how that's their format). But 104.7 is a much different animal.
And that's my only point--there's a line between referencing/overtones and full-blown preaching. Both are OK, in their element. I'm just not convinced that 104.7 is the right element for preaching.
To clarify, this isn't an indictment of Minto--he's good at what he does (I guess, I haven't heard alot of him); he can probably work on 104.7. I just urge caution and let Minto know some ground rules and what the 104.7 audience will accept in terms of religion in their programming.
> Minto did a great job on Friday. I wonder who is in next
> week. Will Dimitri return? He did some fill in for Jim a few
> months back.
I like Dimitri. It's odd that Quinn's on Dimitri's old station (WWVA 1170).
>
> Just about every time Rose Speaks it has religious
> overtones. (Which is not a bad thing BTW)
I agree that there's no problem with religious talk qua religious talk--it's not the substance, it's the forum. And it also depends on how deep into religion Rose (and/or Quinn) go: overtones are one thing (even Hannity and the like may have "religious overtones," no matter how slight); Minto's a minister, so his way of addressing a problem and speaking about religion are of a different character. It's entirely possible his religion talk could turn into sermon or preaching--again, nothing wrong with it, per se, and it worked on WORD-FM (seeing as how that's their format). But 104.7 is a much different animal.
And that's my only point--there's a line between referencing/overtones and full-blown preaching. Both are OK, in their element. I'm just not convinced that 104.7 is the right element for preaching.
To clarify, this isn't an indictment of Minto--he's good at what he does (I guess, I haven't heard alot of him); he can probably work on 104.7. I just urge caution and let Minto know some ground rules and what the 104.7 audience will accept in terms of religion in their programming.
> Minto did a great job on Friday. I wonder who is in next
> week. Will Dimitri return? He did some fill in for Jim a few
> months back.
I like Dimitri. It's odd that Quinn's on Dimitri's old station (WWVA 1170).
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Part-timer
Guest
Well, here's a simpler question; if they wanted to give him a show, where would they put him? That lineup's pretty solid right now...<P ID="signature">______________
"With God as my witness, I could have sworn turkeys could fly."</P>
"With God as my witness, I could have sworn turkeys could fly."</P>
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Radio_Realist
Guest
If any of the syndicated shows start to falter in the ratings, then that could present an opening for a new local host. Right now, there aren't any syndicated slots that aren't doing well, but Micheal Savage could start getting old. I wouldn't be surprised if the audience started growing tired of his one-note song. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't. But my gut feeling is that there's a one-in-ten chance that the audience will turn against Savage within the next year, and if that slim chance actually happens, then that might mean a new slot on WPGB for a new local host.
I'd also predict that there's a one-in-twenty chance that Savage might decide to pack it in. That's a real long shot. But if it were to happen, that could also possibly open a slot for a local show.
> Well, here's a simpler question; if they wanted to give him
> a show, where would they put him? That lineup's pretty solid
> right now...
>
I'd also predict that there's a one-in-twenty chance that Savage might decide to pack it in. That's a real long shot. But if it were to happen, that could also possibly open a slot for a local show.
> Well, here's a simpler question; if they wanted to give him
> a show, where would they put him? That lineup's pretty solid
> right now...
>
J
JohnnyMorganWXJX
Guest
> Well, here's a simpler question; if they wanted to give him
> a show, where would they put him? That lineup's pretty solid
> right now...
>
Weekends right now is the only thing open.
And looking at what KDKA and WPGB are programming on the weekends, I doubt Minto would be heard.
Weekend talk programming in Pittsburgh = Vast Wasteland. What a pity.
> a show, where would they put him? That lineup's pretty solid
> right now...
>
Weekends right now is the only thing open.
And looking at what KDKA and WPGB are programming on the weekends, I doubt Minto would be heard.
Weekend talk programming in Pittsburgh = Vast Wasteland. What a pity.
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Lex
Guest
Re: sorry, off topic
I just love your handle nick. Thats great. Why didnt I think of that. You Bastard.
> Have you heard Quinn and Rose on 104.7?
>
> Just about every time Rose Speaks it has religious
> overtones. (Which is not a bad thing BTW)
>
> Minto did a great job on Friday. I wonder who is in next
> week. Will Dimitri return? He did some fill in for Jim a few
> months back.
>
I just love your handle nick. Thats great. Why didnt I think of that. You Bastard.
> Have you heard Quinn and Rose on 104.7?
>
> Just about every time Rose Speaks it has religious
> overtones. (Which is not a bad thing BTW)
>
> Minto did a great job on Friday. I wonder who is in next
> week. Will Dimitri return? He did some fill in for Jim a few
> months back.
>
WWVA no Dimitri
> I like Dimitri. It's odd that Quinn's on Dimitri's old
> station (WWVA 1170).
>
As you recall when Dimitri filled in for Quinn and Rose last winter on the newtork WWVA did not air the show, instead they ran John Simmonson that week.
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> I like Dimitri. It's odd that Quinn's on Dimitri's old
> station (WWVA 1170).
>
As you recall when Dimitri filled in for Quinn and Rose last winter on the newtork WWVA did not air the show, instead they ran John Simmonson that week.
<P ID="signature">______________
Henry Aaron hit 755 career home runs. How many of these were of the "inside the park" variety ?</P>
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Mrmusic
Guest
> > Well, here's a simpler question; if they wanted to give
> him
> > a show, where would they put him? That lineup's pretty
> solid
> > right now...
> >
>
> Weekends right now is the only thing open.
>
> And looking at what KDKA and WPGB are programming on the
> weekends, I doubt Minto would be heard.
>
> Weekend talk programming in Pittsburgh = Vast Wasteland.
> What a pity.
You are so right.
I would love to hear Dimitri on a regular basis on 104.7. Perhaps a Saturday and Sunday shift would be good for him. I'd listen.
Perhaps they can team Rose up with Minto for a show.
Mr. Music
> him
> > a show, where would they put him? That lineup's pretty
> solid
> > right now...
> >
>
> Weekends right now is the only thing open.
>
> And looking at what KDKA and WPGB are programming on the
> weekends, I doubt Minto would be heard.
>
> Weekend talk programming in Pittsburgh = Vast Wasteland.
> What a pity.
You are so right.
I would love to hear Dimitri on a regular basis on 104.7. Perhaps a Saturday and Sunday shift would be good for him. I'd listen.
Perhaps they can team Rose up with Minto for a show.
Mr. Music
K
KeyTimes
Guest
Marty Minto was a substitute. That's it.
He was dumped from WORD during a time when people actually were tuning in for a perspective about the passing of Pope John Paul II.
He made the mistake of saying things he would say anyway, and usually did, that caused Catholics and other like-minded Christian listeners to turn him off long before someone in management decided it was Marty's time to go.
Rose does get evangelical when she's with Quinn. Sometimes it's the one thing that separates Quinn from sounding like a right-wing Howard Stern.
(Rose is possibly the anti-Quivers in that regard.)
Dr. Savage can be painful, even for some callers who agree with him. But when he stays mellow, he's as good as any commentator on the air.
Still, his shtick is not the sort I would slate for the long haul. (Then again, listening to the "Outer Limits," er, "Coast to Coast AM," is proof there's no accounting for programming tastes.)
He was dumped from WORD during a time when people actually were tuning in for a perspective about the passing of Pope John Paul II.
He made the mistake of saying things he would say anyway, and usually did, that caused Catholics and other like-minded Christian listeners to turn him off long before someone in management decided it was Marty's time to go.
Rose does get evangelical when she's with Quinn. Sometimes it's the one thing that separates Quinn from sounding like a right-wing Howard Stern.
(Rose is possibly the anti-Quivers in that regard.)
Dr. Savage can be painful, even for some callers who agree with him. But when he stays mellow, he's as good as any commentator on the air.
Still, his shtick is not the sort I would slate for the long haul. (Then again, listening to the "Outer Limits," er, "Coast to Coast AM," is proof there's no accounting for programming tastes.)
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