Q104's Fig is leaving

[JohnnyMorganWXJX]

Re: Don't you DARE blame me for rumors, look at the facts:

> > >While talented PDs like Jim Davis, Steve Legurski and
> John
> > Gorman
> > whittle away on the bench,
> >
> > Jim Davis has taken the position of Operations Manager for
>
> > WERE.
> > Not exactly a PD gig, but not exactly "on the bench"
> either.
> >
>
> I stand corrected. I have heard Jim do all imaging for 1300
> as of late. Thought that Tom Busch was still there...
>
> - nate81
>

Though it's nice for Jim Davis, truly a great guy in this business and a knowledgable resource (he's going on 42 years in radio)--how does he feel about being OM for a brokered programming station owned by a vindictive female? (for more info on that, see the Scene magazine article on Radio One from August 2002.)

 

[nate81]

Re: Don't you DARE blame me for rumors, look at the facts:

> Though it's nice for Jim Davis, truly a great guy in this
> business and a knowledgable resource (he's going on 42 years
> in radio)--how does he feel about being OM for a brokered
> programming station owned by a vindictive female? (for more
> info on that, see the Scene magazine article on Radio One
> from August 2002.)

Ah, yes. The memorable expose that cost Dale Edwards his job on WJMO/1490. (He now owns WABQ/1540 and WBKC/1460, so it wasn't all that bad...

I'm glad he has a job again. But it's at a station that DEFINED the word "paytoilet." The real meat at Radio One is at WZAK, WENZ, and even WJMO. Plus, it has a God-awful signal.

I would hope that no one falsely draws conclusions and thinks that WERE could go standards. Such a move would be totally out of place within Radio One; they'd actually need to adverise that, yes, WERE exists, and it is relevant again. Jim would not have a problem finding clients, but it wouldn't be workable.

I've always been curious if Radio One would give a damn about WERE, based on the fact that Jim's predecessor, Tom Busch slaved away at WERE for four years, and is remembered for nothing in particular. WERE looks to be Radio Siberia.
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[nate81]

Re: What if? (a way to bring Q back)

> Here's a way to get some good sound and ratings back in Q
> and keep it as a Hot AC.
>
> 1) FIRE ALLAN FEE.

May not happen, as long as WQAL continues to exist. It's so easy to do - as easy as WKNR firing Mike Luczak, another ineffective PD. And that ticks me off.

> 2) Bring Fig on as PD with John Connor as APD and MD.
>
> With Fig as PD, the station staff would no longer be treated
> like barnyard animals lined up for slaughter. Rebecca could
> be paired with an actual air personality rather than the
> hairy, smelly slaughterhouse foreman.
>
> Rebecca can do morning radio. We saw this with Danny C.
> Brian Conroy and Glenn Anderson and great for producing and
> extra voices. We saw this, again, with Danny C. They simply
> can not work under the inhumane conditions that Mr. Fee has
> them in each and every day.
>

I'd blow up the morning show all up. Everyone goes. They all need to start fresh.

Ideally, I'd plug in a syndicated host like Kidd Kraddich and start a nationwide search for a local host. No male-female duo, which has existed in some form or another since Larry Morrow and Sally Spitz. Do something different.

> Jen Toohey @ midday...don't change a bit. But now she
> doesn't have to deal with Allan.

Agreed.

> If Fig is PD, he stays on afternoons.

Agreed yet again.

> Give John Connor back his full shift and drop Leeza Gibbons.
> The show is a waste of airspace (although not as much of a
> waste as "Wilde and Fee")

Not only that, it doesn't fit in at ALL. Leeza's only on because Infinity and Leeza's syndicator, WW1, are corporate sisters.

> As for weekends....drop "Ken" and Jamie Sullivan (whoever
> thought the latter was ready for PMD must be smoking
> something...and my guess is it is the same stuff that Mr.
> Fee is smoking.) They need more work. Get them back in
> broadcast training and then they can start out in a small
> market and build talent...not get crappy weekend shifts by
> kissing the rectum of Mr. Fee.

I can't agree more: if you CAN'T find good jocks, air nothing but bumpers.

> Keep Alli and Rick Allen on weekends...and then bring in
> some new talent. If you are going to do "All Request
> Saturday Night"...do it LIVE! And add some sort of special
> Saturday night music.
>
> Also,get Jen Toohey out from VT'ing Sunday nights and get a
> live jock.
>
> The problem is Mr. Fee, and unfortunately until he leaves,
> everyone else will leave.

Either by volition, or if "Jack" says so...

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