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Oldies, week 1, my blog!

K

keyjock

Guest
Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen Blake and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of sampling them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that this a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is smokin on the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is no other place for him).
Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at work hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at around 4:30 were she talked about the station free car promotion, took a listener call from a florist and chatted about funerals and the like AND then went on talk about DJ'ing at a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three minutes then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a typical listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in JJ, he kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were tight, and once he teased something about more seats an Fenway, so I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to hear about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how Fenway is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more seats and tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a minute (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this whole switch.
Best to the both of them.
 
Re: Karen Blake, the Harriet Miers of oldies radio

J.J. Wright might get his facts wrong from time to time, but he's a great voice and is part of the Oldies 103.3 fabric now, and much happier than when he was at WROR according to sources.

It is a waste of talent to relegate him to the overnight.

Karen Blake got the job due to cronyism with the P.D. Her voice is just
downright annoying. Would have been better to give Paula Street the afternoon drive and find a male voice for mid-day. Karen Blake 7-11 PM ...maybe.

Radio today is all cronyism. It's a fact we have to live with. It's not what you know it's who you...know, y'Know


Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen Blake
> and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of sampling
> them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that this
> a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is smokin on
> the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is no
> other place for him).
> Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at work
> hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at around
> 4:30 were she talked about the station free car promotion,
> took a listener call from a florist and chatted about
> funerals and the like AND then went on talk about DJ'ing at
> a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three minutes
> then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a typical
> listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
> Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in JJ, he
> kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were tight,
> and once he teased something about more seats an Fenway, so
> I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to hear
> about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how Fenway
> is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more seats and
> tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a minute
> (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
> As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this whole
> switch.
> Best to the both of them.
>
 
Re: Karen Blake, the Harriet Miers of oldies radio

> J.J. Wright might get his facts wrong from time to time, but
> he's a great voice and is part of the Oldies 103.3 fabric
> now, and much happier than when he was at WROR according to
> sources.
>
> It is a waste of talent to relegate him to the overnight.
>
> Karen Blake got the job due to cronyism with the P.D. Her
> voice is just
> downright annoying. Would have been better to give Paula
> Street the afternoon drive and find a male voice for
> mid-day. Karen Blake 7-11 PM ...maybe.
>
> Radio today is all cronyism. It's a fact we have to live
> with. It's not what you know it's who you...know, y'Know
>
Like that is something new? TODAY? where have you been?. While this comparison you've made is obviously pretty far fetched and exaggerated the truth is that many PD's go from station to station and bring their favorites with them. You walk into a new situation and crave some familiarity yourself so in that sense not what you know but who you know can apply. It happens and will continue to. Nothing sinister about it at all.
 
Re: Karen Blake and J.J. Wright

I wonder if one of the other WODS-103.3 personalities may be leaving the station in the next few weeks, and that J.J. Wright being on in the overnights might be temporary until that other person leaves, then J.J. inherits the departing person's timeslot.

At least as long as J.J. Wright is on overnight, he's one of the few live and local overnight personalities on Boston-area music-formatted radio.

Interestingly enough, here in Boston, Norm Nathan, Dick Summer, Larry Glick, and Bob Raleigh (and probably also a couple of others) managed to become well-known for being on the air during the overnight hours.
 
Re: Karen Blake, the Harriet Miers of oldies radio

This is flat out wrong, and there is no need to use words like "cronyism" to describe this. Since when was it unusual for a PD to hire people he knew?
Since when was it unusual for CHR jocks to graduate to oldies without prior experience? And what about the fact that many of the songs Star played are classified as oldies?

You don't have to like her, or her voice, but please don't make this something it is not. Oldies 103 made a change that it had to.
Deal with it...

> J.J. Wright might get his facts wrong from time to time, but
> he's a great voice and is part of the Oldies 103.3 fabric
> now, and much happier than when he was at WROR according to
> sources.
>
> It is a waste of talent to relegate him to the overnight.
>
> Karen Blake got the job due to cronyism with the P.D. Her
> voice is just
> downright annoying. Would have been better to give Paula
> Street the afternoon drive and find a male voice for
> mid-day. Karen Blake 7-11 PM ...maybe.
>
> Radio today is all cronyism. It's a fact we have to live
> with. It's not what you know it's who you...know, y'Know
>
>
> Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen Blake
>
> > and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of
> sampling
> > them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that
> this
> > a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is smokin
> on
> > the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is no
> > other place for him).
> > Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at work
> > hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at
> around
> > 4:30 were she talked about the station free car promotion,
>
> > took a listener call from a florist and chatted about
> > funerals and the like AND then went on talk about DJ'ing
> at
> > a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three
> minutes
> > then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a
> typical
> > listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
> > Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in JJ, he
>
> > kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were
> tight,
> > and once he teased something about more seats an Fenway,
> so
> > I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to hear
> > about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how Fenway
>
> > is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more seats
> and
> > tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a
> minute
> > (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
> > As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this
> whole
> > switch.
> > Best to the both of them.
> >
>
 
Re: Karen Blake, the Harriet Miers of oldies radio

> J.J. Wright might get his facts wrong from time to time, but
> he's a great voice and is part of the Oldies 103.3 fabric
> now, and much happier than when he was at WROR according to
> sources.
>
> It is a waste of talent to relegate him to the overnight.
>
> Karen Blake got the job due to cronyism with the P.D. Her
> voice is just
> downright annoying. Would have been better to give Paula
> Street the afternoon drive and find a male voice for
> mid-day. Karen Blake 7-11 PM ...maybe.
>
> Radio today is all cronyism. It's a fact we have to live
> with. It's not what you know it's who you...know, y'Know

Yes, Karen Blake fit in much better with the format back when she was at Star 93.7. That strong East Bahston accent and demeanor of hers wasn't out of place at Star as it is now at Oldies 103.3. JJ Wright, on the other hand, is excellent. The change doesn't seem right to me - a reverse of time slots might be in order.
 
Re: Karen Blake and J.J. Wright

> I wonder if one of the other WODS-103.3 personalities may be
> leaving the station in the next few weeks, and that J.J.
> Wright being on in the overnights might be temporary until
> that other person leaves, then J.J. inherits the departing
> person's timeslot.
>
> At least as long as J.J. Wright is on overnight, he's one of
> the few live and local overnight personalities on
> Boston-area music-formatted radio.
>
> Interestingly enough, here in Boston, Norm Nathan, Dick
> Summer, Larry Glick, and Bob Raleigh (and probably also a
> couple of others) managed to become well-known for being on
> the air during the overnight hours.
>

Yeah, but we're talking about FM here.
Those were talk shows that played music.
These days, why not just voice track JJ's shift? Who's going to notice the difference, or even care (besides us)?
 
> Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen Blake
> and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of sampling
> them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that this
> a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is smokin on
> the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is no
> other place for him).
> Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at work
> hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at around
> 4:30 were she talked about the station free car promotion,
> took a listener call from a florist and chatted about
> funerals and the like AND then went on talk about DJ'ing at
> a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three minutes
> then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a typical
> listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
> Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in JJ, he
> kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were tight,
> and once he teased something about more seats an Fenway, so
> I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to hear
> about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how Fenway
> is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more seats and
> tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a minute
> (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
> As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this whole
> switch.
> Best to the both of them.

I still think they're both good jocks. But,it seems when you listen to Karen she's more relatable. I've heard a lot of phone calls with listeners on her show in the last week and I thought some of them were very funny. When I talk to my wife and her friends about radio dj's it's amazing what they like verses what people writing on these boards like. I think if it were up to them Karen would probably win this one. Sorry JJ.
>
 
> Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen Blake
> and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of sampling
> them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that this
> a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is smokin on
> the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is no
> other place for him).
> Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at work
> hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at around
> 4:30 were she talked about the station free car promotion,
> took a listener call from a florist and chatted about
> funerals and the like AND then went on talk about DJ'ing at
> a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three minutes
> then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a typical
> listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
> Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in JJ, he
> kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were tight,
> and once he teased something about more seats an Fenway, so
> I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to hear
> about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how Fenway
> is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more seats and
> tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a minute
> (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
> As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this whole
> switch.
> Best to the both of them.

You're out of your mind!
>
 
> Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen Blake
> and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of sampling
> them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that this
> a battle).

Oldies 103 is dying,and the way it is,it may deserve to die.

The same 300 songs OVER and OVER and over again. SEVEN minutes of commericals?

Bring on Jack!
 
Re: The Blake mistake

> As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this whole
> switch.
> Best to the both of them.

I still think they're both good jocks. But,it seems when you listen to Karen she's more relatable. I've heard a lot of phone calls with listeners on her show in the last week and I thought some of them were very funny. When I talk to my wife and her friends about radio dj's it's amazing what they like verses what people writing on these boards like. I think if it were up to them Karen would probably win this one. Sorry JJ.

===========================================================================

KAREN CAN'T CUT IT. WITHOUT FALCONI A NUMBER OF OTHER TALENTED JOCKS WOULD BE THERE TO ENTERTAIN, STARTING WITH JJ.

This is a very bad move. It doesn't bode well for WODS.
 
> Oldies 103 is dying,and the way it is,it may deserve to die.
>
> The same 300 songs OVER and OVER and over again. SEVEN
> minutes of commericals?

Far from dying, it's the second-highest rated adult-demo music station in the city, and it went up a bit in the last book. The playlist bores me to death too, but we're not typical mainstream listeners who want to hear their same few favorite hits over and over. Their numbers are still impressive.
 
Re: JJ ON FIRE??

> Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen Blake
> and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of sampling
> them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that this
> a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is smokin on
> the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is no
> other place for him).
> Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at work
> hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at around
> 4:30 were she talked about the station free car promotion,
> took a listener call from a florist and chatted about
> funerals and the like AND then went on talk about DJ'ing at
> a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three minutes
> then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a typical
> listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
> Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in JJ, he
> kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were tight,
> and once he teased something about more seats an Fenway, so
> I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to hear
> about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how Fenway
> is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more seats and
> tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a minute
> (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
> As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this whole
> switch.
> Best to the both of them.
>----------------------------RESPONSE-------------------------------------------

If JJ is in fact smokin as you say, Why wasn't he smokin before? I'll tell you why he's smokin: Pete Falconi lit a fire under ass about a week ago!

After reading these posts its very clear that there is absolutely nothing informative on this board. You cant stand the fact that someone else got the gig besides your guy! I wouldn't be suprised if these posts aren't coming from inside the ODS building! Believe me when I tell you Infininty knows who you are. Please just SHUT UP Already! You aren't getting the job!
 
Re: Karen Blake Good Change

> > J.J. Wright might get his facts wrong from time to time,
> but
> > he's a great voice and is part of the Oldies 103.3 fabric
> > now, and much happier than when he was at WROR according
> to
> > sources.
> >
> > It is a waste of talent to relegate him to the overnight.
> >
> > Karen Blake got the job due to cronyism with the P.D. Her
>
> > voice is just
> > downright annoying. Would have been better to give Paula
> > Street the afternoon drive and find a male voice for
> > mid-day. Karen Blake 7-11 PM ...maybe.
> >
> > Radio today is all cronyism. It's a fact we have to live
> > with. It's not what you know it's who you...know, y'Know
>
> Yes, Karen Blake fit in much better with the format back
> when she was at Star 93.7. That strong East Bahston accent
> and demeanor of hers wasn't out of place at Star as it is
> now at Oldies 103.3. JJ Wright, on the other hand, is
> excellent. The change doesn't seem right to me - a reverse
> of time slots might be in order.
>

Bottom Line: If JJ was cutting it he'd still be on afternoon drive. He was below 10th place and 11th and 12th for that matter.

It seems like there are a lot of jealous people writing on this board. Karen is very well liked by the public. I have heard the way people talk about her.

There are a lot dj's on the air in Boston that in my opinion are boring and have no talent and I could give you a list of them (but I won't get nasty)

I find Karen to be very relatable and entertaining. If Karen was not good at what she does she would not be working for a company like Infinity.

Get over it!
 
Re: JJ ON FIRE??

> > Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen
> Blake
> > and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of
> sampling
> > them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that
> this
> > a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is smokin
> on
> > the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is no
> > other place for him).
> > Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at work
> > hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at
> around
> > 4:30 were she talked about the station free car promotion,
>
> > took a listener call from a florist and chatted about
> > funerals and the like AND then went on talk about DJ'ing
> at
> > a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three
> minutes
> > then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a
> typical
> > listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
> > Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in JJ, he
>
> > kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were
> tight,
> > and once he teased something about more seats an Fenway,
> so
> > I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to hear
> > about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how Fenway
>
> > is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more seats
> and
> > tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a
> minute
> > (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
> > As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this
> whole
> > switch.
> > Best to the both of them.
>-------------------> ---------RESPONSE-------------------------------------------
>
>
> If JJ is in fact smokin as you say, Why wasn't he smokin
> before? I'll tell you why he's smokin: Pete Falconi lit a
> fire under ass about a week ago!

Well for starter the last Pd John Zellner was preoccupied with trying to keep his gig at Mix which he quit before he was ousted from, so I doubt that ODs was a priority of his and let's face it it hasnt been an Infinity priority for quite a while, that's reality. Sokif the station as a whole isnt a priority then airchecking the individual jocks was less of one. Simple math there.
>
> After reading these posts its very clear that there is
> absolutely nothing informative on this board. You cant stand
> the fact that someone else got the gig besides your guy! I
> wouldn't be suprised if these posts aren't coming from
> inside the ODS building! Believe me when I tell you
> Infininty knows who you are. Please just SHUT UP Already!
> You aren't getting the job!

Me thinks he doth protest too much. You're doing exactly what you accused other of doing in their posts, I suggest that YOU shut up first and maybe others will follow. As for the "your guy" assertion JJ is a known talent who has produced consistently on his own for years whereas Karen Blake has been a side kick for the better part of the last few years, the last time that she produced on her own was nights at WZOU which was again almost fifteen years ago. So again do the simple math and while JJ may have been in 10th place in afternoons do you somehow think .that Karen while doing the same music intensive show is somehow going to rocket up to second or third in afternoons? not going to happen, she's probably much more cost effective than JJ was and if the board is so much to your dislike then do everyone a favor and stay off of it.
 
Re: Frish you are a boring Windbag

Frish writes:

> > > Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen
> > Blake
> > > and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of
> > sampling
> > > them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say that
> > this
> > > a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is smokin
>
> > on
> > > the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is no
> > > other place for him).
> > > Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at
> work
> > > hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at
> > around
> > > 4:30 were she talked about the station free car
> promotion,
> >
> > > took a listener call from a florist and chatted about
> > > funerals and the like AND then went on talk about DJ'ing
>
> > at
> > > a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three
> > minutes
> > > then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a
> > typical
> > > listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
> > > Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in JJ,
> he
> >
> > > kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were
> > tight,
> > > and once he teased something about more seats an Fenway,
>
> > so
> > > I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to
> hear
> > > about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how
> Fenway
> >
> > > is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more seats
>
> > and
> > > tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a
> > minute
> > > (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
> > > As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this
> > whole
> > > switch.
> > > Best to the both of them.
> >------------------->
> ---------RESPONSE-------------------------------------------
>
> >
> >
> > If JJ is in fact smokin as you say, Why wasn't he smokin
> > before? I'll tell you why he's smokin: Pete Falconi lit a
> > fire under ass about a week ago!
>
Frish Writes:

> Well for starter the last Pd John Zellner was preoccupied
> with trying to keep his gig at Mix which he quit before he
> was ousted from, so I doubt that ODs was a priority of his
> and let's face it it hasnt been an Infinity priority for
> quite a while, that's reality. Sokif the station as a whole
> isnt a priority then airchecking the individual jocks was
> less of one. Simple math there.
> >
> > After reading these posts its very clear that there is
> > absolutely nothing informative on this board. You cant
> stand
> > the fact that someone else got the gig besides your guy! I
>
> > wouldn't be suprised if these posts aren't coming from
> > inside the ODS building! Believe me when I tell you
> > Infininty knows who you are. Please just SHUT UP Already!
> > You aren't getting the job!
>
> Me thinks he doth protest too much. You're doing exactly
> what you accused other of doing in their posts, I suggest
> that YOU shut up first and maybe others will follow. As for
> the "your guy" assertion JJ is a known talent who has
> produced consistently on his own for years whereas Karen
> Blake has been a side kick for the better part of the last
> few years, the last time that she produced on her own was
> nights at WZOU which was again almost fifteen years ago. So
> again do the simple math and while JJ may have been in 10th
> place in afternoons do you somehow think .that Karen while
> doing the same music intensive show is somehow going to
> rocket up to second or third in afternoons? not going to
> happen, she's probably much more cost effective than JJ was
> and if the board is so much to your dislike then do everyone
> a favor and stay off of it.
>
-----------------------------Final Response-----------------------------------

Frish,

I have been reading this board for years... but never posting anything until recently. No Frish it's time for you to shut up! You have posted 470 times. Mostly from a know it all POV. Frish are you bitter or just jealous? I bet you are the biggest gossip in the office... that is if you even work! I have got to wonder since you have so much time to post your rambling rants!

Frish have you ever even been on the air? Better yet tell us all about your biggest programming victory? Enquiring minds want to know.

No frish I won't bother you anymore I'm too busy.

Most radio boards are full of people like you who do nothing but spew groundless bitter gossip. Have you ever considered a tabloid career? You would be great! And you might even be able to move out of your parents house.

I’m sure JJ & Karen are enjoying life a lot more than you are. Both are seasoned pros who always seem to rise to the occasion. I’m sure they will make Oldies 103 an even bigger success because that’s the kind of people they are. You on the other hand need to get some counseling and a life.

Bye Frish. I hope it all works out for you.
 
hellohello...A.K.A. Steve Dunleavy

hellohello writes:

> J.J. Wright might get his facts wrong from time to time, but
> he's a great voice and is part of the Oldies 103.3 fabric
> now, and much happier than when he was at WROR according to
> sources.
>
> It is a waste of talent to relegate him to the overnight.
>
> Karen Blake got the job due to cronyism with the P.D. Her
> voice is just
> downright annoying. Would have been better to give Paula
> Street the afternoon drive and find a male voice for
> mid-day. Karen Blake 7-11 PM ...maybe.
>
> Radio today is all cronyism. It's a fact we have to live
> with. It's not what you know it's who you...know, y'Know
-----------------------------------Response-------------------------------
hellohello....HELLO HELLO!

Would you please give us your proof of cronyism on Pete Falconi's part.
Please back it up with first hand fact not empty charges.

Also, please give us an example of JJ getting his facts wrong.

I think I have a solution that will solve all of your problems:

JJ goes to midday, Paula Street goes to WMJX. She's a perfect fit for light rock. And Frish and hellohello get a 1st round draft choice.

Goodbye Goodbye
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Re: Just The Facts!

===============> ============================================================
fccfight Writes
>
> KAREN CAN'T CUT IT. WITHOUT FALCONI A NUMBER OF OTHER
> TALENTED JOCKS WOULD BE THERE TO ENTERTAIN, STARTING WITH
> JJ.
>
> This is a very bad move. It doesn't bode well for WODS.
>
-------------------------RESPONSE---------------------------------------------
Fccfight are you one the Jocks passed over at WODS?

Why do so many of you on this board make statements without backing it up with facts? In the real world that's called slander.

So fccfight for all us out here who don't seem to have your inside knowledge please give us some hard evidence that Pete Falconi is hiring people based on friendship and not on merit.

What is this Blake/Falconi bond all about? What are you trying say? WHAT ARE THE FACTS?

You have a right to your personal opinion. But you and others on this board have insinuated that a large publicly traded company is only hiring their friends! Please back up your charges with facts.

(Opinion) Has anyone considered that Falconi just doesn't like JJ? After all JJ was on RKO and Falconi was at VBF and those stations hated each other. This could have started 25 years ago. Or maybe he just didn't want to be 13th in PM drive anymore.

By virtue of the fact JJ still has a job he must not be taking all of the blame for 13th.

You know in reality I could give a crap who's on ODS but what upsets me is mean spirited gossip mongers who spread lies. Let’s get to some truth on here or let’s move on!
 
Re: The Blake mistake

> > As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this
> whole
> > switch.
> > Best to the both of them.
>
> I still think they're both good jocks. But,it seems when you
> listen to Karen she's more relatable. I've heard a lot of
> phone calls with listeners on her show in the last week and
> I thought some of them were very funny. When I talk to my
> wife and her friends about radio dj's it's amazing what they
> like verses what people writing on these boards like. I
> think if it were up to them Karen would probably win this
> one. Sorry JJ.
>
===============> ============================================================
>
>
> KAREN CAN'T CUT IT. WITHOUT FALCONI A NUMBER OF OTHER
> TALENTED JOCKS WOULD BE THERE TO ENTERTAIN, STARTING WITH
> JJ.
>
> This is a very bad move. It doesn't bode well for WODS.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND, Karen tops all music station jocks on the air to date. She is Boston, she is relatable and she is only second to a matty in the morning.
>
 
Re: Frish you are a boring Windbag

> Frish writes:
>
> > > > Let me first preface and say I am a fan of both Karen
> > > Blake
> > > > and JJ. But to be honest, after this first week of
> > > sampling
> > > > them both, I must say JJ wins this one (not to say
> that
> > > this
> > > > a battle). While both are tight, I must say JJ is
> smokin
> >
> > > on
> > > > the overnight (what a waste, too bad there was or is
> no
> > > > other place for him).
> > > > Tuned into Karen yesterday and heard the standard at
> > work
> > > > hellos, etc. but what made me cringe, was a break at
> > > around
> > > > 4:30 were she talked about the station free car
> > promotion,
> > >
> > > > took a listener call from a florist and chatted about
> > > > funerals and the like AND then went on talk about
> DJ'ing
> >
> > > at
> > > > a senior citizen's home. The bit lasted nearly three
> > > minutes
> > > > then went into 7 minutes of commercials. If I were a
> > > typical
> > > > listener I would have left after 20 sec of that.
> > > > Meanwhile this morning, was up early and punched in
> JJ,
> > he
> > >
> > > > kept me hooked a whole hour and half. His breaks were
> > > tight,
> > > > and once he teased something about more seats an
> Fenway,
> >
> > > so
> > > > I hung in for a couple of songs out of curiosity, to
> > hear
> > > > about Dale and breakfast club, the free car and how
> > Fenway
> > >
> > > > is demolishing the glass section, adding 2000 more
> seats
> >
> > > and
> > > > tix prices, and into a commercial, all in less than a
> > > minute
> > > > (I'm sure is was more, but is seemed quick).
> > > > As someone in business, I am still perplexed with this
>
> > > whole
> > > > switch.
> > > > Best to the both of them.
> > >------------------->
> >
> ---------RESPONSE-------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > If JJ is in fact smokin as you say, Why wasn't he smokin
>
> > > before? I'll tell you why he's smokin: Pete Falconi lit
> a
> > > fire under ass about a week ago!
> >
> Frish Writes:
>
> > Well for starter the last Pd John Zellner was preoccupied
>
> > with trying to keep his gig at Mix which he quit before he
>
> > was ousted from, so I doubt that ODs was a priority of his
>
> > and let's face it it hasnt been an Infinity priority for
> > quite a while, that's reality. Sokif the station as a
> whole
> > isnt a priority then airchecking the individual jocks was
> > less of one. Simple math there.
> > >
> > > After reading these posts its very clear that there is
> > > absolutely nothing informative on this board. You cant
> > stand
> > > the fact that someone else got the gig besides your guy!
> I
> >
> > > wouldn't be suprised if these posts aren't coming from
> > > inside the ODS building! Believe me when I tell you
> > > Infininty knows who you are. Please just SHUT UP
> Already!
> > > You aren't getting the job!
> >
> > Me thinks he doth protest too much. You're doing exactly
> > what you accused other of doing in their posts, I suggest
>
> > that YOU shut up first and maybe others will follow. As
> for
> > the "your guy" assertion JJ is a known talent who has
> > produced consistently on his own for years whereas Karen
> > Blake has been a side kick for the better part of the last
>
> > few years, the last time that she produced on her own was
> > nights at WZOU which was again almost fifteen years ago.
> So
> > again do the simple math and while JJ may have been in
> 10th
> > place in afternoons do you somehow think .that Karen while
>
> > doing the same music intensive show is somehow going to
> > rocket up to second or third in afternoons? not going to
> > happen, she's probably much more cost effective than JJ
> was
> > and if the board is so much to your dislike then do
> everyone
> > a favor and stay off of it.
> >
> -----------------------------Final
> Response-----------------------------------
>
> Frish,
>
> I have been reading this board for years... but never
> posting anything until recently. No Frish it's time for you
> to shut up! You have posted 470 times. Mostly from a know it
> all POV. Frish are you bitter or just jealous? I bet you are
> the biggest gossip in the office... that is if you even
> work! I have got to wonder since you have so much time to
> post your rambling rants!
>
> Frish have you ever even been on the air? Better yet tell us
> all about your biggest programming victory? Enquiring minds
> want to know.
>
> No frish I won't bother you anymore I'm too busy.
>
> Most radio boards are full of people like you who do nothing
> but spew groundless bitter gossip. Have you ever considered
> a tabloid career? You would be great! And you might even be
> able to move out of your parents house.
>
> I’m sure JJ & Karen are enjoying life a lot more than you
> are. Both are seasoned pros who always seem to rise to the
> occasion. I’m sure they will make Oldies 103 an even bigger
> success because that’s the kind of people they are. You on
> the other hand need to get some counseling and a life.
>
> Bye Frish. I hope it all works out for you.
>


Say what you will but you also could not argue with the logic of one of my points now could you?.

By the way you're talking about others being bitter? wow are you delusional. All you've done is spew venom so you'll excuse me if I regard you as the hypocritical joke that you've made yourself out to be. This is your idea of logcial? you attack me becuase I disagreed with YOUR bitter rant? you've got your own issues to tackle so I would concentrate on those if I were you.

Bye Rivers I hope they're not out of Xanex at your pharmacy so you can come back to this board with a little more balance.
 
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