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Oldies 103.3: Dale and June

Yeah, all this about Dale, etc sounds about right-all his decision, coupled with contract being up and health. He even quipped once, he found getting up at 3:30/4am to be in and on for 5:30, in all weathers, was a grind. Also his being off with a health condition for alot of weeks was probably and indicator for him to slow down and step back. Dale being the legend he is, was probably free to leave when he wanted and just chose last Friday to do so saying very little other than a quick thanks and "we won't be back Monday". Which is sort of why everything went so seat-of-the-pants Monday I imagine and their website was confusing. They'll prolly do what they did in the summer-JJ does half the week, maybe Karen Blake the other half. And eventually a morning show will return with someone with a bit of fanfare.

And, I'm betting indeed when the dust settles, Dale will be back for Saturdays, but a later slot and it'll be Oldies chance to say "The return of Dale Dorman on weekends!" or something. Maybe even before it goes all Xmas songs...and I have to admit, the holiday songs are just repetitive more than ever. A few gems but Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" over and over and...
 
As a kid listening to the BIG 68, Dale was the style I always tried to emulate in my days on the air... Upbeat, funny , always sounding happy....I wish him the best, thanks for all the great radio.....
 
it's all part of Jeb Bo's re-tooling of the morning show. Big shake ups there and at Metro-that's all I'm sayin
 
I can't even imagine...only having to get up at 3:30am/4:00am for one year doing mornings myself..Dale kept it going at a fresh pace, and he did it a lot longer than I did...I wish the new morning show good luck, whomever that may be
 
Dale will end up someplace. He is too good and popular to sit at home. The geniuses at CBS dont seem to know how to run things. They had all the talent they needed right there. The same shirts that thought David Lee Roth was a good idea let Dale go. Maybe Oldies should blame their management and not the talent for bad ratings. They drive around in expensive cars but dont seem to know too much about radio. Being a good sales person dosent qualify you for a GM position . I dont know. It really shouldnt be that complicated.
 
Professional Listener said:
Hey traffic tramp ...Is it Jay Beau or Jethro???
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Jay Beau Jones. I have been on the air with him before and called him Zebo at one point- hard to know exactly what he name was since everyone always said it so fast on air.
 
The afternoon gal Karen will be joining the morning show on WODS. She will be partnered with someone. Who will it be? Bruce Kelly from Miami or Bill Gardner from Phoenix or Dean Goss from San Francisco?

Or Ryan Seacrest, Lord knows he's doing everything else.
 
Hey Domino...... is that a fact. She seems happy with her present slot. Who the hell wants to get up at 4 am everyday??? She has it made now. BUT if the company wants her to do it, she may have no choice.
 
Professional Listener said:
Dale will end up someplace. He is too good and popular to sit at home. The geniuses at CBS dont seem to know how to run things. They had all the talent they needed right there. The same shirts that thought David Lee Roth was a good idea let Dale go. Maybe Oldies should blame their management and not the talent for bad ratings. They drive around in expensive cars but dont seem to know too much about radio. Being a good sales person dosent qualify you for a GM position . I dont know. It really shouldnt be that complicated.
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Well, it sort of is complicated in this wacky world and this thing called business.

Bad product + good sales people = good sales people leaving to sell good product, company forced to cut back or go out of business.
Good product + bad sales people = company cut backs until it goes out of business.
Good product + good sales people + economy very bad + uncertain future + advancing technology+++ = more cut backs,
fasten your seatbelts, we're in for a bumpy ride.

We're headed for The Perfect Storm, not a pretty picture.
If this was a simple formula of hiring great talent and great sales people, it would be a done deal.

On a much brighter note, Dale Dorman is and always will be One Of THE BEST! :)
 
Domino Rippy said:
The afternoon gal Karen will be joining the morning show on WODS. She will be partnered with someone. Who will it be? Bruce Kelly from Miami or Bill Gardner from Phoenix or Dean Goss from San Francisco?
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Bob Lobel.
 
Karen actually worked really well back when filling in for Dale on half-weeks with JJ. She had the knack for it and the slot enables her to chat more which, she sorta tried to do on the afternoon show-aimed at the ladies- but quieted down after a bit. This has been a totally mixed up week with Joe Cortez doing the morning show today in for Paula Street. They've gone to their "Oldies A-Z' suddenly, which is, like the Xmas tunes, a low maintenance affair. Another press story I read confirmed that Dale will be returning for "a Saturday show format" but didn't say when. Probably after they're through with the Xmas songs.
 
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