This week on KFI nights, is that iHeart Holiday Talk program with Read Shepherd. In other words no live and local this week. Still no word on a permanent replacement.
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Mo Kelly show out at KFI
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Charles Payne used to host a weekend show many years ago on KFI, but I guess since he's had his own Fox Business show for some time there's no chance he would come back. What's Larry Elder up to, did he ever return to radio? I'm just trying to think of any Black conservative hosts who would be a good fit. Obviously Mo Kelly was to the left of KFI's audience so I have no doubt that was part of why he was let go.
Edit to clarify: I mean that his politics were probably why his ratings weren't high enough to justify keeping him. But perhaps there were other factors besides ratings.
Edit to clarify: I mean that his politics were probably why his ratings weren't high enough to justify keeping him. But perhaps there were other factors besides ratings.
Well then the obvious solution isn't to fire Mo Kelly because he is too left of the audience, it is to replace the audience to fit his views.
We need to surround him with like-minded leftists like Al Franken, Thom Hartmann, Rhandi Rhodes, and Stephanie Miller. Think about what an earthquake positive change this can make for local radio, and then it could even be syndicated nationally. We need to think out of the box!!
Make Talk Radio Great Again (to take over and completely repurpose a famous phrase). Who is with me on this?
Your sarcasm emoji apparently isn't working today.
Intheairnevada
Banned
Lot of left people have big money..entertainment, insurance, food, tech, etc. guess they did not want to spend their money advertising on a show that representing their views?
That's not how airtime is sold in Los Angeles on stations like KFI.
(Bill Drake voice: "31 years ago today-ish")
(Johnny Mann singers: "Double Golden")
In all seriousness, I loved those Mark Denis top-of-the hour KFI legal ID/news intros.
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Stephanie Miller's existence totally slipped my mind. She was good!
My favorite---unfortunately not preserved (that I know of) on an aircheck was during the OJ trial.
STEPHANIE: "Fun stuff in the O.J. Simpson trial today. There was a forensic witness, a timid woman who Judge Ito had to keep reminding to speak up. She also testified that she didn't know who Simpson was...and the KFI secret microphone was in the courtroom."
(audio)
O.J (yelling): "WHAT? You don't know the Heisman Trophy? Hertz Rent-a-Car? The Naked Gun? Bitch, I'll cut you........oooops."
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BTW, Stephanie Miller can be heard live weekdays on FSTV thru your favorite device from 6am to 9 am PST. Her show can also be watched on Roku TV and other platforms at the same time.
tried to cancel a double post...ooops
Intheairnevada
Banned
Comedian talk show hosts can promote comedy club sponsors.. so they have some ads …
I'm really impressed with KTLA's Andy Riesmeyer's replacement show. He is really easy-going and relaxed and interfaces really well with newsguy, Mark Rauner.
Unlike Kelly, he "talks" and has conversations with his audience rather than Kelly who came off as pompously dictating at his audience.
Unlike Kelly, he "talks" and has conversations with his audience rather than Kelly who came off as pompously dictating at his audience.
From what I've heard, it's three replacement hosts, Chris Merrill, Mark Thompson, and Andy. Is this the permanent set up? Andy last night said this was supposed to be a temporary thing, because he has a full time job at KTLA, but they keep asking him back. It sounds like he could use a break, as he mentioned calling in sick on Monday. I don't think KFI knows what to do with the time slot.
They know they don't want to spend a lot of money. Rotating part timers makes good sense. I think they should be commended for keeping it live & local.
If only they had an experienced programmer with a lot of history at the station and in the market.
If they did, they would have to divert money from their experienced, veteran talent in order to pay that person. Who would take a pay cut? That was why Bertolucci was cut. It was about redirecting resources to keep the live & local talent.
Keep in mind there is no endless source of money in radio anymore. The revenue is dropping every year. They can't add more commercials or raise rates to meet rising costs. They either cut expenses or cut programming. Which would you prefer?
(dusting off my old gripe hat)
It's almost as if KFI, were it not under the edicts of an out-of-touch elderly corporation, would have the flexibility to get revenue in other ways.
Without doxxing myself, I exist in the world of new media. And while ad revenue is nice (100,000 views might equal $800), it's pretty cool to have, say hypothetically, 1,000 viewers pay $5+ a month directly, which exceeds the ad revenue.
In my alternate universe where KFI could do whatever they wanted, they'd stream on YouTube, Twitch, and any place else, and collect the Super Chat money from listeners who'd interact with the show via chat, and tip hoping to get their comment read. Not to mention people paying KFI directly, simply because they are fans of certain hosts (I'd pay $10/mo. to keep Conway on the air).
The combination of the gigantic AM stick and relevant 24/7 LA-centric content, and I think one might be pretty amazed just how much Super Chat money KFI would bring in. Probably millions annually.
"L.A.'s 24/7 LIVESTREAM.... THIS IS KFI."
Of course, that would mean out-of-the-box innovative business ideas. Which radio and their government printing press have proven incapable of doing since 1996.
It's almost as if KFI, were it not under the edicts of an out-of-touch elderly corporation, would have the flexibility to get revenue in other ways.
Without doxxing myself, I exist in the world of new media. And while ad revenue is nice (100,000 views might equal $800), it's pretty cool to have, say hypothetically, 1,000 viewers pay $5+ a month directly, which exceeds the ad revenue.
In my alternate universe where KFI could do whatever they wanted, they'd stream on YouTube, Twitch, and any place else, and collect the Super Chat money from listeners who'd interact with the show via chat, and tip hoping to get their comment read. Not to mention people paying KFI directly, simply because they are fans of certain hosts (I'd pay $10/mo. to keep Conway on the air).
The combination of the gigantic AM stick and relevant 24/7 LA-centric content, and I think one might be pretty amazed just how much Super Chat money KFI would bring in. Probably millions annually.
"L.A.'s 24/7 LIVESTREAM.... THIS IS KFI."
Of course, that would mean out-of-the-box innovative business ideas. Which radio and their government printing press have proven incapable of doing since 1996.
Honest question, Henry, because I really don't know---
437,000 people listen to KFI over the air in a week. Most of them are over 55. I'd bet lunch the vast majority are over 65.
How many of those people can you realistically expect to go online and pay money to hear their comment read or to support what they view as highly-paid radio talent (if Tim Conway, Jr. is making less than $400,000 a year, he needs a new agent and KFI can pull multiples of that in advertising revenue for 4:00-7:00 pm)?
Also---KFI's a union shop. If you add online hours for SuperChat content, the KFI talent is going to have to be paid for that time.
Is there really a there there?
I'm in my 40s and watch Youtube/Twitch/etc live streams of court cases and sports talk from independent content creators, and I've never and would never pay for a SuperChat or a Thanks, but I know there are people who do, usually it's between $1-100. It makes more sense to do that if you're a smaller content creator vs. a big company. Also you have to join the YouTube Partner program and have a certain amount of subscribers and hours watched for your channel before you can become a Youtube Partner and receive SuperChats, etc.