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Rick Dees "The Daily Dees"

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The Outsider

Over the past couple of weeks, as part of his new deal with Westwood One, Rick Dees has started a new weekday show. As far as I can tell, there are some Cumulus stations that are using it during middays instead of the jockless automation they had been carrying. I haven't heard it yet as I cannot get the nearest affiliate to me in my workplace, and streaming at work is a big no-no. That station has replaced a voicetracked shift from the co-host of the morning show at the cluster's Country station with Rick. Since the stations that are live and local middays aren't carrying it, it looks like it isn't a mandate from corporate, but a good option for stations that are not live and local in that time slot.

My question is, do the stations still program the music locally and just have breaks with Rick, or is fed with music too?

So far the affiliates that I know of (all Cumulus):
WZYP - Huntsville,AL
KLYV - Dubuque, IA
KKHQ -Waterloo, IA
 
lovejamminoldies said:
I'm guessing this is supposed to be like "On Air with Ryan Seacrest"?
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Yep. Except Rick Dees isn't relevant to the demo anymore.

Another example of god-awful Cumulus CHR decisions.
 
Rick's midday show has a bit of John Tesh flavor in my opinion. As far as stations programming their own music during this time, I am going to guess WZYP programs their own music. That's only because they still do their 80s music at noon program.
 
Cumulus CHR KMCK/Fayetteville, AR is also airing The Daily Dees in middays. I get the impression that each station programs its own music.
 
Any stations carrying the Daily Dees also plan to carry the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 if their station does not already do so?
 
I assume the Citadel stations that Cumulus bought will start airing the Daily Dees. By the way, on the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, doesn't his current jingles kind of remind you of jingles from Casey Kasem?
 
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