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Got word that Mr. K, or should I say Marc Germain, is no longer on KTLK. Checked out the website and he's no where to be seen. Wonder where he'll pop up next?
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That is another station with no continuity. Wish it would have some if it lasts.
He use to be mr kfi before he was mr kabc. Only time will tell.
KFI being a CC station should not be an issue. KTLK and KFI are co-owned. There has been no suggestion that Mr. K's exit was acrimonious in any way. The theory of KFI evenings (leading in to Coast to Coast) needing to be filled is highly relevant.mpremm said:
My desire would be to see KFI reduce the hours of Coast to Coast by having that show start later or at least eliminate the overnight repeat: Dirk Van and Doug Stephan have terrific early early AM shows that could run in the 2a to 5a timeslot there are live, interesting, newsy, etc.
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David @ USC is right, I dont know if he left CC altogether, just know he's not on KTLK. Could Mr KFI get revived? Stranger things have happened.
I seriously wanted to like Mr. Whatever (Marc Germain) but to be honest his show just wouldn't do it for me. Since I had never heard him on KABC or KFI before I have no comparison to say whether he would be good on KFI evenings. Based on what I heard on KTLK it would have to be no way. I think that of the people who filled in that Bryan Suits (could that be a real name?) would be a better choice though my personal favorite choice would be Sean Rima.
As for the Coast to Coast show, they did cut it back when Ziegler first came to LA. The show's fans threatened to zap the station with their phazers (set on kill, not stun) so they shuffled Phil Hendrie off to AM 570 from which he retired al la Art Bell, who has once again "retired" while Hendrie is back (kind of).
Seriously Coast to Coast is one of the premier shows on Premier Radio which is also owned by Clear Channel. It is not likely that they would take it off a major AM Talk station like KFI . Too bad they didn't think as much of Phil Hendrie (his show was also syndicated through Premier). The listener outcry about Zig was due to the fact that LA was getting only a tape delay of the entire show. C to C is now again live from 10 to 2 and they repeat the first three hours chopping off the final hour which is usually "open lines". Given the recent cost slashing at CC it is probably a cheap way to keep the needles moving until Handel shows up and likely gets a fair amount of listeners as well.
As for the Coast to Coast show, they did cut it back when Ziegler first came to LA. The show's fans threatened to zap the station with their phazers (set on kill, not stun) so they shuffled Phil Hendrie off to AM 570 from which he retired al la Art Bell, who has once again "retired" while Hendrie is back (kind of).
Seriously Coast to Coast is one of the premier shows on Premier Radio which is also owned by Clear Channel. It is not likely that they would take it off a major AM Talk station like KFI . Too bad they didn't think as much of Phil Hendrie (his show was also syndicated through Premier). The listener outcry about Zig was due to the fact that LA was getting only a tape delay of the entire show. C to C is now again live from 10 to 2 and they repeat the first three hours chopping off the final hour which is usually "open lines". Given the recent cost slashing at CC it is probably a cheap way to keep the needles moving until Handel shows up and likely gets a fair amount of listeners as well.
Maybe ten, fifteen years ago, I used to enjoy his show because he had no screeners, and he would basically just answer random questions. He had an open-minded attitude, quirky sense of humor, and was quite knowledgable, unlike most of the reactionary loudmouths on talk radio. Over time though he seemed to grow a bit more cranky and opinionated.....maybe he became sick of getting increasingly crappy time slots, or being bumped to lower-rated stations.
Marc Germain was quite good on KTLK. It was a really stupid move to kill a show which brought a badly needed breather to what are essentially uneven programming choices on the station--the shrillness of Randi Rhodes and the scholarly dullness of Thom Hartmann. Maybe Marc’s audience didn’t stick around for whatever followed him--be it Ed Schultz or whatever sporting event they would plug into that 7 o’clock time slot. So that leaves us with two broadcasters--Steph Miller and Alan Colmes, who, at the very least, are entertaining and have a good sense of how to keep their shows moving. (Schultz, I can’t comment on because I’ve haven’t heard his show in ages. Never know when it is on.)
Bree Walker, who was filling in for Steph yesterday, kept alluding to “Don’t know how long progressive programming is going to last in Los Angeles.”
So maybe CC will pull the plug on this baby this year. They sure as heck never spent a dime on TV or Billboard ads. Never got the sense they were truly committed to the effort of making people know the station even existed.
Bree Walker, who was filling in for Steph yesterday, kept alluding to “Don’t know how long progressive programming is going to last in Los Angeles.”
So maybe CC will pull the plug on this baby this year. They sure as heck never spent a dime on TV or Billboard ads. Never got the sense they were truly committed to the effort of making people know the station even existed.
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In my opinion Marc Germain sounded awkward like a new employee put on the front desk without any instructions on how to do the job. Likely not his fault but more of a sign of Clear Channel's true commitment to progressive talk. Most of the other CC markets have already dropped it. I really wanted to have an alternative to listen to in the afternoon but I always felt uncomfortable (feeling sorry for him) and tuned out.
Stephanie's show though produced here actually belongs to Jones Radio so it could continue in syndication but there would be no radio home here unless Saul Levine put it on as a lead in to Michael Jackson which would be a good move but the signal issues for KGIL would not make her listeners very happy. The people who lost it in San Diego would be happy though with AM540.
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The problem is a home here in LA for Stephanie. She doesn't fit the tone of the available talk outlets (except maybe KGIL). Maybe if they restructured KTLK into a moderate format dropping the Air America stuff. There are a lot of available syndicated shows not being aired locally which could work. Stephanie is now on some markets with moderate or even the less radical conservative shows. Her show is so entertaining and the liberal views are sugarcoated enough for all but the most radical rightwingers.
I would like to hear Mr. K on KFI evenings. Though I never heard him before I sense his true nature would fit into the KFI lineup for the evenings. Kind of a bridge between John and Ken and the Space Alien gabfest at 10.
I'm not sure about LA, or since CC Outdoor became more independent, but doesn't CC just use the billboards they have lying around unsold for their radio stations? Although I have seen a couple KFI billboards in the same place for some time.
Trying very hard to adhere to the polices of this board, and speaking as maybe the only person here who will admit to listening to K-TALK, the Germain move points out the incompetance that is going on at the Burbank DeathStar. The fact that KTLK IS successful inspite of its operation team. (doubled at least the number of the sports format the preceded it and is enjoying its best success in the two or three years). Not just KTLK, but some of the moves CC has done on both AM and FM, IMHO, have boggled my mind.
This is what happens when you run 1500 radio stations on a 500 radio station budget. You get station that sounds great when its running well, but occasionally has long periods of dead air because no one in that big building noticed that there was dead air. In some cases for HOURS.
It is what happens when a company has a poetential seccond cash cow but abadons it for its main cash cow which may or may not be miliking that much cash.
Its what happens when, on one outlet, they go through morning people like Cher goes through dresses onstage. In fact, that is what happens when your company believes that all of thier talent is interchangeble. You evening altertive music jock becomes the snarky evening newsbabe. Obne telent has been doing mornings at two disparate stations, while playing Sintara music on a third (not that I'm Idol-izing anyone).
Bad choices finally will out. Eventually you will not have Steffie, EL Rushbo, Handel, Secrest, and Valentine to cover the holes that have been created. One hopes that the new "owners" realize that soon.
This is what happens when you run 1500 radio stations on a 500 radio station budget. You get station that sounds great when its running well, but occasionally has long periods of dead air because no one in that big building noticed that there was dead air. In some cases for HOURS.
It is what happens when a company has a poetential seccond cash cow but abadons it for its main cash cow which may or may not be miliking that much cash.
Its what happens when, on one outlet, they go through morning people like Cher goes through dresses onstage. In fact, that is what happens when your company believes that all of thier talent is interchangeble. You evening altertive music jock becomes the snarky evening newsbabe. Obne telent has been doing mornings at two disparate stations, while playing Sintara music on a third (not that I'm Idol-izing anyone).
Bad choices finally will out. Eventually you will not have Steffie, EL Rushbo, Handel, Secrest, and Valentine to cover the holes that have been created. One hopes that the new "owners" realize that soon.
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