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Rich Carberry out at WRKO

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Neggy

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Scott Fybush is reporting on Fybush.com's NERW monday edition that Rich Caberry is out at WRKO.

Wonder why? R&R's ratings post for WRKO's 12+ book show steady improvement over the last 5 books.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Neggy on 06/27/05 01:54 AM.</FONT></P>
 
> Scott Fybush is reporting on Fybush.com's NERW monday
> edition that Rich Caberry is out at WRKO.
>
> Wonder why? R&R's ratings post for WRKO's 12+ book show
> steady improvement over the last 5 books.
>
Who knows--moved to another Entercom job, or to a different employer?
Yes the ratings are doing well so I can't see why they'd give him the
heave-ho; it probably is a lateral move (or promotion) or he's gone elsewhere.
Maybe there'll be a statement via All Access or R&R
 
Re: Rich Carberry out at WRKO (parody)

> Scott Fybush is reporting on Fybush.com's NERW monday
> edition that Rich Caberry is out at WRKO.
>
> Wonder why? R&R's ratings post for WRKO's 12+ book show
> steady improvement over the last 5 books.

Obviously this is because of poor ratings and quality of Carberry hires like John DePetro and Spencer Hughes. And let's not forget his poor treatment of Jay Diamond, who should be on at noon everyday. That Roe Di Land voice needs to go home.

You know, Jerry Williams was the greatest host that ever.... Oh how the mighty have fallen at WRKO.

(parody)
 
Re: Rich Carberry out at WRKO (parody)

> You know, Jerry Williams was the greatest host that ever....
> Oh how the mighty have fallen at WRKO.
>
> (parody)
>
yup, I got it :)
By the way last night I showed the Ch 4 "Boomtown" special to a friend and
noticed the "old" Ch 25 logo at one point. Yes, Rex Trailer's show did air
briefly on the Pat Robertson outlet after it left WBZ-TV and I recalled
how I used to see ads on buses for the Ch 25 lineup at the time. Gomer
Pyle, McHale's Navy, the King Kong cartoon etc. And _that_ made me recall
a trip I took a few years ago to the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunk, ME.

There, you could walk on some old buses and trains--and one was a "T" bus from
the late 70s or early 80s, complete with the original ads. One such ad
was for WRKO: Jerry Williams, followed by David Brudnoy (remember?) Another ad
must have come from the era when either the Celts or Sox were on WRKO:
"(WRKO) Talks A Great Game"
 
Re: Rich Carberry out at WRKO (parody)

Yeah, I remember those Jerry Williams bus ads. Most memorable to me was the one that said. "Jerry Williams told Kevin White To......on 68 WRKO". That was all part of a year long campaign the station waged against the then mayor of the "sitty of Boston". Later when all hell broke lose because Jerry had a mimic (Jim Morris) on who sounded like "The Mayor" but was only introduced as "Hizzoner" management denied they knew anything about the campaign. Carbery looks like a saint next to earlier Pisces who ran the station.


> > You know, Jerry Williams was the greatest host that
> ever....
> > Oh how the mighty have fallen at WRKO.
> >
> > (parody)
> >
> yup, I got it :)
> By the way last night I showed the Ch 4 "Boomtown" special
> to a friend and
> noticed the "old" Ch 25 logo at one point. Yes, Rex
> Trailer's show did air
> briefly on the Pat Robertson outlet after it left WBZ-TV and
> I recalled
> how I used to see ads on buses for the Ch 25 lineup at the
> time. Gomer
> Pyle, McHale's Navy, the King Kong cartoon etc. And _that_
> made me recall
> a trip I took a few years ago to the Seashore Trolley Museum
> in Kennebunk, ME.
>
> There, you could walk on some old buses and trains--and one
> was a "T" bus from
> the late 70s or early 80s, complete with the original ads.
> One such ad
> was for WRKO: Jerry Williams, followed by David Brudnoy
> (remember?) Another ad
> must have come from the era when either the Celts or Sox
> were on WRKO:
> "(WRKO) Talks A Great Game"
>
 
> Scott Fybush is reporting on Fybush.com's NERW monday
> edition that Rich Caberry is out at WRKO.
>
> Wonder why? R&R's ratings post for WRKO's 12+ book show
> steady improvement over the last 5 books.
>
Just went on Fybush.com and didn't see anything about Carbery there.
 
Rich Carberry out at WRKO: What took so long???

Carberry was terrible. Word is that Carberry ticked off the wrong people and had no clue as to programming in Boston.
Inside scoop is a real pro is coming in to clean house and bring back talk to "The Talk Station".
By end of summer many new hosts will be at RKO stay tuned.
 
Trolling time!

> > Neggy wrote:
> >
> > > Just went on Fybush.com and didn't see anything about
> > > Carbery there.
> >
> > Try this link:
> > http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2005/050627/nerw.html.
> >
> Thanks. Now the question is - do I want my old job
> back??????????

That is such a loaded question for this board I'm not sure anyone else will get involved... If it keeps you off this board, then yes, get over to Guest Street. Let's hear the great radio you claim to be capable of doing.
 
Re: Rich Carberry out at WRKO (parody)

> > Scott Fybush is reporting on Fybush.com's NERW monday
> > edition that Rich Caberry is out at WRKO.
> >
> > Wonder why? R&R's ratings post for WRKO's 12+ book show
> > steady improvement over the last 5 books.
>
> Obviously this is because of poor ratings and quality of
> Carberry hires like John DePetro and Spencer Hughes.

Carberry was a producer. (Or "executive producer", if you will.)

What makes you think it was Carberry that was responsible for any actual hiring?

I would think that Mike Elder would be the one making such major programming decisions and hires as full time talent.



(I edited the incorrect name...)

<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by spilot113 on 06/28/05 03:13 AM.</FONT></P>
 
> > Neggy wrote:
> >
> > > Just went on Fybush.com and didn't see anything about
> > > Carbery there.
> >
> > Try this link:
> > http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2005/050627/nerw.html.
> >
> Thanks. Now the question is - do I want my old job
> back??????????
>
Rich was canned for objecting to the RKO broadcasting of C's games as they would cut into Carr/Savage programming and weaken the station's position as a pure talker.

Corporate wanted everyone on the same page and corporate gets what it wants.

Time will tell that he was right, even if the way he went about it (not at liberty to discuss)was heavy handed.

That station is being dragged kicking and screaming into 2005 by Mike Elder and Rich and for a few bucks, they're being undermined--Rich to the point of losing his gig.

Broadcast b-ball has never done well in Boston. This is a mistake.
 
Give Me Control of WRKO for 6 Months and....

Try working in "Sounds Of Sinatra" into THE talk station. That's what we had to deal with along with an on-air shrink who wanted Jerry Williams to get into therapy to "deal with his anger". He never understood what was the real Jerry and what was schtick.

I was always taught that the "clock" and the entire programming shedule had to be designed to keep and build an audience. Too many commercial breaks and not enough talk and calls and you'd lose you listeners. In addition, the day-parts should be designed to build an audience to peak afternoon drive. Eventually, RKO did that when they had Gene Burns and Jerry Williams. Now, with so much syndication [ Rush in this case] and you lose control. Would think that Limbaugh peaked about 5 years ago and it coasting. Rush is now like a soap opera - turn it on 6 months later and you can pick up the same plot. For Rush that is Bill and Hillary and Rush's repetition has become a stuck record which at best just pleases the choir. None of that attracts and more importantly BUILDS and audience. Give me a good reason to listen to Rush? You know what he is going to say before he says it. At least O"Reilly is a contrarian and less predictable.

As to Carbery. It seems his mouth was bigger than his job description. Mike Elder started out strong but his hands may be tied by corporate at Entercom.

Give me WRKO with the power to change for 6 months to a year and I would have it back in shape. If you don't have the power to make the necessary changes you might as well stay home and complain here.

WRKO was once great and it could be again.

> > > Scott Fybush is reporting on Fybush.com's NERW monday
> > > edition that Rich Caberry is out at WRKO.
> > >
> > > Wonder why? R&R's ratings post for WRKO's 12+ book show
> > > steady improvement over the last 5 books.
> >
> > Obviously this is because of poor ratings and quality of
> > Carberry hires like John DePetro and Spencer Hughes.
>
> Carberry was a producer. (Or "executive producer", if you
> will.)
>
> What makes you think it was Carberry that was responsible
> for any actual hiring?
>
> I would think that Larry Elder would be the one making such
> major programming decisions and hires as full time talent.
>
 
That's part of the parody ;)

> > Obviously this is because of poor ratings and quality of
> > Carberry hires like John DePetro and Spencer Hughes.
>
> Carberry was a producer. (Or "executive producer", if you
> will.)

That's part of the parody ;)

> I would think that Larry Elder would be the one making such
> major programming decisions and hires as full time talent.

Larry Elder? Now that's an idea!
 
Re: Rich Carberry out at WRKO: What took so long???

> Carberry was terrible. Word is that Carberry ticked off the
> wrong people and had no clue as to programming in Boston.
>Inside scoop is a real pro is coming in to clean house and
> bring back talk to "The Talk Station".
> By end of summer many new hosts will be at RKO stay tuned.
>
Susan, if you look closely inside this thread, it looks like Carbery himself has given a response "from the inside". If you figure out who it is, Check that person's previous posts, they are all suspiciously very pro-RKO.

I find it hard to believe Entercom would fire a talented individual just because the corporation made a deal for The Celtics. If people want Mike Savage bad enough they can tune in online, can they not? Celtics numbers have the potential to be huge next year; the synergy with WEEI is a no-brainer. And if it means
less conservative rhetoric from Carr & Savage, God bless the deal!
 
P.U. is on a first name basis with Carbery. The station is hardly a
"Pure talker" - Rush Limbaugh and Mike Savage are not conversation -
they are monologues with plant callers. Predictable, boring, and far
from being creative.

> Rich was canned for objecting to the RKO broadcasting of C's
> games as they would cut into Carr/Savage programming and
> weaken the station's position as a pure talker.
>
> Corporate wanted everyone on the same page and corporate
> gets what it wants.
>
> Time will tell that he was right, even if the way he went
> about it (not at liberty to discuss)was heavy handed.
>
> That station is being dragged kicking and screaming into
> 2005 by Mike Elder and Rich and for a few bucks, they're
> being undermined--Rich to the point of losing his gig.
>
> Broadcast b-ball has never done well in Boston. This is a
> mistake.
>
 
Now that the job is open, you should apply for it--you are an expert on radio programming, yes?

I would suggest that all of said experts apply--I assume that kind of job pays more and has more prestige than what you're doing now.

P.U. is on a first name basis with Carbery. The station is
> hardly a
> "Pure talker" - Rush Limbaugh and Mike Savage are not
> conversation -
> they are monologues with plant callers. Predictable,
> boring, and far
> from being creative.
>
> > Rich was canned for objecting to the RKO broadcasting of
> C's
> > games as they would cut into Carr/Savage programming and
> > weaken the station's position as a pure talker.
> >
> > Corporate wanted everyone on the same page and corporate
> > gets what it wants.
> >
> > Time will tell that he was right, even if the way he went
> > about it (not at liberty to discuss)was heavy handed.
> >
> > That station is being dragged kicking and screaming into
> > 2005 by Mike Elder and Rich and for a few bucks, they're
> > being undermined--Rich to the point of losing his gig.
> >
> > Broadcast b-ball has never done well in Boston. This is a
> > mistake.
> >
>
 
The job's now open, apply for it if you think you can do better.

P.U. is on a first name basis with Carbery. The station is
> hardly a
> "Pure talker" - Rush Limbaugh and Mike Savage are not
> conversation -
> they are monologues with plant callers. Predictable,
> boring, and far
> from being creative.
>
> > Rich was canned for objecting to the RKO broadcasting of
> C's
> > games as they would cut into Carr/Savage programming and
> > weaken the station's position as a pure talker.
> >
> > Corporate wanted everyone on the same page and corporate
> > gets what it wants.
> >
> > Time will tell that he was right, even if the way he went
> > about it (not at liberty to discuss)was heavy handed.
> >
> > That station is being dragged kicking and screaming into
> > 2005 by Mike Elder and Rich and for a few bucks, they're
> > being undermined--Rich to the point of losing his gig.
> >
> > Broadcast b-ball has never done well in Boston. This is a
> > mistake.
> >
>
 
Re: Give Me Control of WRKO for 6 Months and....

> I was always taught that the "clock" and the entire
> programming shedule had to be designed to keep and build an
> audience. Too many commercial breaks and not enough talk and
> calls and you'd lose you listeners. In addition, the
> day-parts should be designed to build an audience to peak
> afternoon drive. Eventually, RKO did that when they had Gene
> Burns and Jerry Williams. Now, with so much syndication [
> Rush in this case] and you lose control.
>
> Give me WRKO with the power to change for 6 months to a year
> and I would have it back in shape.

Parklane....sounds good....HOWEVER,

There is never a shortage of 'ideas'.....but there is sometimes a shortage of money in the budget.

We can talk here about how we would program a station, but the perwson who HAS the job has to program with the budgets he has...not the budget he would like to have. (credit to Donald Rumsfeld.)

In order to replace Rush....you need money to hire a new host. You also have to concede that your competitor is going to pick it up.)

Ideas abound. Money for the ideas is sometimes what holds back the ideas.
 
Pug Ugly wrote:

Now that the job is open, you should apply for it--


Actually, I like the creative freedom of being published in seven different books and counting - interviewing incredible authors and filmmakers that mean something to me, doing more for music and musicians with my writings than any D.J. at Entercom (ahem, the ones that haven't been canned for MIKE FM). When you put various CDs under the scanner at Barnes & Noble, thanks to guys like me you might actually learn something!

Wouldn't trade what I do for a million Rich Carbery-type jobs. Paper
shuffling ain't my thing - hard work that is fulfilling is far more substantial and credible.


PugUgly wrote:
--you are> an expert on radio programming, yes?

Have programmed two AM stations - but RKO isn't interested in the interviews we aired - Vincent Bugliosi, Lou Reed, Barbara Harris - intelligent people who are highly compelling on radio. RKO gives us...J.Max Robbins...week after week after week - doing his Joker from Batman impersonation - what did Mike Barnicle say "A yuk in every page" about George Carlin's book! J.Max doesn't even need
to do the interviews - they can just play his laugh...that's about all you hear.

There is something to be said for those of us who are overqualified for the position. In an industry rife with middle-age and other types of discrimination - who needs it? And how could any of us match R.C.'s fame,
wit and wisdom? A radio legend, isn't he?

>
> I would suggest that all of said experts apply--I assume
> that kind of job pays more and has more prestige than what
> you're doing now.
>
You're wrong. Being able to give the world information on songs that
matter to people is far more vital to me -

If I programmed RKO we would go back to real music, you would definitely hear these sounds again:

http://www.hiposelect.com/catalogue_hebb.asp
http://www.hiposelect.com/catalogue_ravan.asp
 
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