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New Morning Guy At DRC-FM

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John Saville is DRC-FM’s new morning guy replacing Mike Stevens. He used to do weekends. I listened this morning and it was hard to tell anything had changed. It’s still the same lame, insipid "happy talk" morning show. He and Beth Bradley sound like they’re doing 1930’s radio along the lines of Ed & Pegeen Fitzgerald from the bygone days of WOR in New York.
 
Glad you've kept an open mind and avoided a rush to judgment!

> John Saville is DRC-FM’s new morning guy replacing Mike
> Stevens. He used to do weekends. I listened this morning
> and it was hard to tell anything had changed. It’s still
> the same lame, insipid "happy talk" morning show. He and
> Beth Bradley sound like they’re doing 1930’s radio along the
> lines of Ed & Pegeen Fitzgerald from the bygone days of WOR
> in New York.
>
 
My guess would be that this had to be a ratings issue. Mike Stevens was fine for what they needed him to do, which was your basic, non offensive generic morning show with happy banter. John Seville is a good replacement, he sounded good filling in a few weeks back (which may have been his audition). Beth still sounds stiff though. Other than "oh mike your so bad", "oh mike, stop" or the ever clever "thats right mike" I cannot help but wish someone would slip something in her sanka to loosen her up. But as far as DRC goes the biggest riddle is how Larry wells and his annoying cliched one liners remains employed.
 
> John Saville is DRC-FM’s new morning guy replacing Mike
> Stevens. He used to do weekends. I listened this morning
> and it was hard to tell anything had changed. It’s still
> the same lame, insipid "happy talk" morning show. He and
> Beth Bradley sound like they’re doing 1930’s radio along the
> lines of Ed & Pegeen Fitzgerald from the bygone days of WOR
> in New York.
>

It's an Oldies morning show, what did you really expect? Stern? Imus? Saville is what he is. A perfect fit for DRC. Is he better than Mike Stevens? That's all subjective to personal taste, and who really knows what was going on behind the scenes at DRC to promt this move. I personally think they sound like radio from the 1950's along the lines of Bob Hope. Oh, and Beth Bradley? I wouldn't have minded if she joined Mike Stevens on the beach. That's radio folks!
 
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