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Real Radio.....The Philips Phile

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Stuart

Hello Orlando!

I have been listening the "The Philips Phile" for several years now. First live on XM-152, now delayed on XM-152, also sometimes live on line.

At the start of the show, "They" say "The Original Ground Breaking Show". Is this the first Talk Show programmed by Clear Channel???

Could someone give some background on the Show?, also the Show Members? ???

Thanks,
Stuart
Chapel Hill, North Carolina ;D
 
When I visited Florida again this past week, I figured I'd tune in to ol' Real Radio and see if the Philips Phile had changed in the past couple years. So far, nothing. I tried listening to that show before I moved and I can't find anything funny or interesting about it. Jim is a local celebrity in Orlando so clearly he did something in his career to make himself such a star in Orlando media (anyone care to explain?), but I don't see it in this show. First off, I can't stand Jim's very put-on sounding voice. He also comes off trying to be this witty dissecting guy who thinks he's in touch but to me he feels like my dad trying to be cool. Jim's not a very good liar either, as I've heard him BS a few things and when he's called out on it, he just tries to lie his way further out of the situation. That's typical for radio hosts, but I'm not accepting it. People say that the show is unique in the fact that they talk about a lot of frivolous topics. That's fine. Trivial subject matter can be funny radio. They just talk about it in the dullest, most boring way. I'm not sure what exactly Moira contributes to the show. She feels like that woman who's on the talk show because the PD suggested a female will bring in female listeners, which always feels like a lead weight on any show and I finally realized it when Al Franken's radio show came on the air. And the games. Holy crap, what a waste of time those are.
 
The show had a huge, respectable following back in the early 90's, when he was still on the AM dial at 740 WWNZ. After Press Broadcasting and later when CC took over WTKS some 5 years after Real Radio was launched, the original AM product we all saw travel over to the FM dial slowly lost it's shine as the "nationally syndicated" approach combined with "FM talk" image took over and thus clashed with the original locality of the show and the way Jim once hosted it. Now that I think of it, when they went to XM 152, the on-air games increased and the local politics practically vanished from the show as topics. Yet the show's original intro theme, along with a few over-played show promos and occasional mentions regarding the popularity of the show remain intact for newer listeners to question today. Hence the original post in the thread, I guess.

Byron
 
Byron said:
The show had a huge, respectable following back in the early 90's, when he was still on the AM dial at 740 WWNZ. After Press Broadcasting and later when CC took over WTKS some 5 years after Real Radio was launched, the original AM product we all saw travel over to the FM dial slowly lost it's shine as the "nationally syndicated" approach combined with "FM talk" image took over and thus clashed with the original locality of the show and the way Jim once hosted it. Now that I think of it, when they went to XM 152, the on-air games increased and the local politics practically vanished from the show as topics. Yet the show's original intro theme, along with a few over-played show promos and occasional mentions regarding the popularity of the show remain intact for newer listeners to question today. Hence the original post in the thread, I guess.

Byron
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Speaking of syndication, I remember they tried to syndicate the various Real Radio shows across the region. There was even a complete simulcast in southwest Florida. I guess that station has a curse similar to WLW's. If you achieve local superstardom, your career will pique.

As for XM 152, I heard the show and he gives them a plug at the beginning. Does he do that every show? Clear Channel's talent is paid nothing to be XM and CC doesn't ever plan to pay them, and unless they're part of Premiere Radio, XM does nothing to help their ratings or advertising because it's all blocked out. If I was ever in that position where CC put me on XM, didn't pay me, and blocked my ads, I would never even acknowledge the XM broadcast existed.
 
At one time XM 152 had almost all Real Radio 104 on it.
The Phile is still somewhat fun to listen to. But It was better when they talked local and state politics.
I believe the ratings are still very high.
 
;D Russ Rollins, Savannah and the rest were the best! APE!
 
BIG APE said:
;D Russ Rollins, Savannah and the rest were the best! APE!
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I lived in Orlando when they were at their peak but the act grew thin, maybe as I got older.

As for the Phile, that was/is a great show. Unfortunately, I only get a chance to listen occassionally on the next when I'm home working when they are on.
 
Byron said:
The show had a huge, respectable following back in the early 90's, when he was still on the AM dial at 740 WWNZ. After Press Broadcasting and later when CC took over WTKS some 5 years after Real Radio was launched, the original AM product we all saw travel over to the FM dial slowly lost it's shine as the "nationally syndicated" approach combined with "FM talk" image took over and thus clashed with the original locality of the show and the way Jim once hosted it.
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I asked some Orlando friends about your statement and they characterized
it as, well- hogwash. His WTKS audience is stunningly larger than it ever was
on a lame AM that was never marketed or promoted. The size of his listenership
is at least 15 times what it ever was at it's peak on AM.

Sorry. :)
 
Brad_Lee said:
The audience is larger yes... that doesn't mean the product is better...
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That wasn't the question I responded to. Please re-read the post I
responded to.

:)
 
Byron said:
5 years after Real Radio was launched, the original AM product we all saw travel over to the FM dial slowly lost it's shine as the "nationally syndicated" approach combined with "FM talk" image took over and thus clashed with the original locality of the show and the way Jim once hosted it.
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I didn't read it as the audience numbers fell off... that's all I'm saying.
 
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