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Russ Martin Shows again that he is a Punk!

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First watch the interview (BTW Janet should be fired for "he is my buddy" reporting. Then tell me he isn't a punk: Did you hit her? "No, well at least I don't remember that, it has been a year" OMG! You get arrested for assault and you can't remember what happened? He took the plea because HER family was grief stricken! Why would they be? Because he is on trial? That dude is an idiot and a girl beater and if there is a god nobody will hire him... One final note: Real classy look for TV bad shorts and a shirt with pit stains.. Nothing but class Russ, Nothing but class.
 
I found it interesting that BDH / RH spent so much time grinding his axe on RM, then only took one phone call on it and that call conveniently agreed with him?? Yeah, Yeah Jose Conseco was calling he had to move on!!! When he first started talking about his experience with RM I thought, ok, he was not treated as well as he should or would have like to be, but once P&K joined into the waylay, it really started sounding like sour grapes to me?? Considering RM is sitting at home doing nothing and he's probably making more money than all three of them combined working at 1360.

As far as what really happened, that may never come out, but one thing is for sure, if the girl went back to RM, their relationship will be under the microscope, especially if he goes back to the air.
 
LibertyNT said:
The Funny Thing is...
You Have To PAY To Be on 1360 :D
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So, how much is The Mighty 1650 dishing out to it's "talent" these days..?
 
Liberty, you seem to have a special kind of angry about 1360.
Or is P&K or BDH that you hate? One of them beat you out for a job?

A fellow button pusher over there tells me Bob Lovell is a big sponsor. So I would guess he's paying the tab, or at least part of it, just like any other sponsor.
The arrangements may be different than at other stations, but it all comes out the same.
Somebody pays the bills, somebody else creates the show, and somebody else puts it on the air.

I guess you have a problem with that.

Best of luck to P&K and BDH at 1360, and congrats on breaking into the book last month.
 
Stinkymess said:
Liberty, you seem to have a special kind of angry about 1360.
Or is P&K or BDH that you hate? One of them beat you out for a job?

A fellow button pusher over there tells me Bob Lovell is a big sponsor. So I would guess he's paying the tab, or at least part of it, just like any other sponsor.
The arrangements may be different than at other stations, but it all comes out the same.
Somebody pays the bills, somebody else creates the show, and somebody else puts it on the air.

I guess you have a problem with that.

Best of luck to P&K and BDH at 1360, and congrats on breaking into the book last month.
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Please Read My Response In The Other Thread You Posted This In.
 
Hang on folks...1360 is NOT a "pay" station. Now my deal with them was worked out long ago directly with the local management of KMNY, and, fortunately, the Rational Radio folks let me keep my timeslot, gratis, after they started leasing the airtime fulltime in July, 2008.

However, I do know one person who was approached a while back about doing a local morning show there (which, in hindsight, would have been a perfect match with P&K and BDH) and was told that he would have to sell his OWN spots for his own program, and that would be his compensation. That's not the same thing as paying for airtime. Sure, the station gets to sell a few spots for one's show as well, but the airtime is free (but you're not paid anything, either) BUT you do get to sell spots and keep the revenue. I know that's not the same thing as drawing a paycheck, either, but the owner's sunk a lot of cash into Rational Radio, and I don't blame him a bit for working out deals that don't require a financial commitment...and apparently it was worth the tradeoff for both sides (assuming that's how the deals were worked for P&K and BDH) to do it that way.

So no, you can dispel the myth that any of these folks are paying for time. Now on the weekends, sure, I'd bet there are several one-hour 'infomercial'-type programs that pay for airtime. When I produced at BizRadio 1360, individual interests were paying around $650 per hour for a weekly one-hour block (and we had NO ratings then.) THAT'S the money that keeps a lot of AM's afloat these days, and pays for their weekday schedules. Listen to KAAM on the weekends sometimes and hear the wall-to-wall cruise/travel infomercials. Egad.

And Liberty, don't "diss" 1360...if it wasn't for them, there never would have been a "Hi-Fi Club"! :)
 
MikeShannon914 said:
Hang on folks...1360 is NOT a "pay" station. Now my deal with them was worked out long ago directly with the local management of KMNY, and, fortunately, the Rational Radio folks let me keep my timeslot, gratis, after they started leasing the airtime fulltime in July, 2008.

However, I do know one person who was approached a while back about doing a local morning show there (which, in hindsight, would have been a perfect match with P&K and BDH) and was told that he would have to sell his OWN spots for his own program, and that would be his compensation. That's not the same thing as paying for airtime. Sure, the station gets to sell a few spots for one's show as well, but the airtime is free (but you're not paid anything, either) BUT you do get to sell spots and keep the revenue. I know that's not the same thing as drawing a paycheck, either, but the owner's sunk a lot of cash into Rational Radio, and I don't blame him a bit for working out deals that don't require a financial commitment...and apparently it was worth the tradeoff for both sides (assuming that's how the deals were worked for P&K and BDH) to do it that way.

So no, you can dispel the myth that any of these folks are paying for time. Now on the weekends, sure, I'd bet there are several one-hour 'infomercial'-type programs that pay for airtime. When I produced at BizRadio 1360, individual interests were paying around $650 per hour for a weekly one-hour block (and we had NO ratings then.) THAT'S the money that keeps a lot of AM's afloat these days, and pays for their weekday schedules. Listen to KAAM on the weekends sometimes and hear the wall-to-wall cruise/travel infomercials. Egad.

And Liberty, don't "diss" 1360...if it wasn't for them, there never would have been a "Hi-Fi Club"! :)
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Sorry Mike :( i meant no harm to 1360... Plus Im Glad there is a Hi-Fi Club :) so send my apologies to 1360
 
MikeShannon914 said:
Hang on folks...1360 is NOT a "pay" station. Now my deal with them was worked out long ago directly with the local management of KMNY, and, fortunately, the Rational Radio folks let me keep my timeslot, gratis, after they started leasing the airtime fulltime in July, 2008.
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The station is brokered. KMNY is owned by Multicultural, which basically only owns AM stations in large markets that it leases out the airtime to whoever buys the time. Usually, they just lease it out to ethnic programmers (KXYZ and KCHN Houston). Here, Rational buys the time on KMNY.

The few times I attempted listening to Pugs & Kelly on the way home from work on KDBN, it was pretty lame...tiring chats about what was on TV or celebrity gossip. Like so many, I just quit punching up 93.3 as an option. It's not my taste, but it is bound to appeal to someone (probably not a more male audience that would dial up a classic rock station). I don't get the need to bash them.

If the afternoon shows on KMNY found a way to get on the air via a model where they have to sell their own ad time to get paid, good for them. Sounds like they are trying to stay in the market and trying a different avenue to accomplish that. As many on-air talent that seems to be getting axed in favor of syndicated or out-of-market voice tracked programming, I would think it beats drawing unemployment and not being on the air if this line of work is your passion. The market will decide ultimately if that is a viable way to make a living. I have to believe it's not going to be easy selling time for a station that doesn't really have much in the way of listeners...both selling a lot of spots and getting a decent amount for them.
 
If you had bothered to listen to 93.3 over the past few weeks you would find that it is no longer the horrible classic rock format but something far more intelligent. FM93.3 Quailty Rock is a fresh format that is very listenable and similar to that of Merge 93.3. The ratings have tanked but hopefully that will change. However, since this format appeals to intelligent people and this is Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas in general) the ratings probably won't increase.
 
jeffdfw said:
If you had bothered to listen to 93.3 over the past few weeks you would find that it is no longer the horrible classic rock format but something far more intelligent. FM93.3 Quailty Rock is a fresh format that is very listenable and similar to that of Merge 93.3. The ratings have tanked but hopefully that will change. However, since this format appeals to intelligent people and this is Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas in general) the ratings probably won't increase.
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Try reading the other posts on the board. I posted earlier in the week about KDBN's all-time low in the ratings with the new format, the problems it faces, etc. in several other threads. I was referring above to not tuning by 93.3 when it was the Bone in PM drive when P&K was on it before they were let go.

"Fresh" and "intelligent" are subjective. From what it was, it is an improvement. For an AAA, it is sub-par. Austin's KGSR is light years ahead of them. KDBN too often is not fresh, nor intelligent ('Til Tuesday/"Voices Carry"? The morning show?). For an AAA, it is terribly shallow ... lacking a broad playlist, playing local music, etc. It alternates from being sort of a female-oriented "Mix"-wannabe to "Radio ******" (superficial Dave Matthews Band songs over and over).
 
That dude is an idiot and a girl beater and if there is a god nobody will hire him...
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Never quite understand why people say, "if there is a God".
If you believe, you wouldn't question it.
If you don't believe, why would you expect anything from him?
 
Dude really? Try and keep up, this is a radio forum, not a God discussion.
 
ISaidSo said:
First watch the interview (BTW Janet should be fired for "he is my buddy" reporting. Then tell me he isn't a punk: Did you hit her? "No, well at least I don't remember that, it has been a year" OMG! You get arrested for assault and you can't remember what happened? He took the plea because HER family was grief stricken! Why would they be? Because he is on trial? That dude is an idiot and a girl beater and if there is a god nobody will hire him... One final note: Real classy look for TV bad shorts and a shirt with pit stains.. Nothing but class Russ, Nothing but class.
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You did catch the part where Southlake and Tarrant County did no investigation, and if you want verification of that, go look at the Star-Telegram article that covered the motion to surpress hearing. The Southlake lead investigator admitted he did no investigation. But I guess those facts get in the way of your ignorance. And did you ever think that if Tarrant County had a slam dunk case, with evidence, they wouldn't have offered a plea deal?

Just a thought. I realize logic and reason don't play well on this board.
 
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