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shirleyschmidt

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Ryan Seacrest is set to enter the syndicated morning show business.

Seacrest's five-hour L.A. radio show will be boiled down to three for use middays and afternoons in the rest of the country.

Anyone care to comment?
 
That off-handed comment Simon made last night to Ryan makes sense now... You know, the one where he said "that's why you're on the red carpet at the Oscars"...
 
Well, let's see. Seacrest rises from Atlanta to L.A. He replaces Casey Kasem, Rick Dees, and Dick Clark. He's hosting the number 1 network TV show, does mornings in L.A., and is a national celebrity with a very high TVQ. Now, he's going to add yet another log to his fire in a daily syndicated show.

Yeah. What a no-talent loser. If he had any talent, he'd be posting on the Radio-Info board instead of running a mini-empire, collecting millions, and living in the Hollywood hills.

You tell 'im boys!
 
Elephant said:
Well, let's see. Seacrest rises from Atlanta to L.A. He replaces Casey Kasem, Rick Dees, and Dick Clark. He's hosting the number 1 network TV show, does mornings in L.A., and is a national celebrity with a very high TVQ. Now, he's going to add yet another log to his fire in a daily syndicated show.

Yeah. What a no-talent loser. If he had any talent, he'd be posting on the Radio-Info board instead of running a mini-empire, collecting millions, and living in the Hollywood hills.

You tell 'im boys!
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Steven "Cojo" Cojocaru is that you... ???
 
Say what you will, but you can't deny his talent. Overexposed - yes. The only thing I think about for him is burn out. How much can one guy do before he crashes?
I admire the fact that he can do so much with so little time. That takes talent. For all the stars to give positive feedback, you know he has some major people skills. I would love to shadow the guy for 5 days to see how he does it all. He should write a book on time management.
You've heard people say that Madonna is overexposed, but she's also the most powerful entertainer in the singing world, has had more press, and the most successful at what she does.
Ryan doesn't have to re-invent himself, he just changes position. He's genuine, and that's what people love about him.
I just don't want him taking jobs from other jocks. The other day parts thing could be taking from others. Ryan needs to stay where he's at now or it could screw it up for when I take over. LOL
 
Elephant said:
Well, let's see. Seacrest rises from Atlanta to L.A. He replaces Casey Kasem, Rick Dees, and Dick Clark. He's hosting the number 1 network TV show, does mornings in L.A., and is a national celebrity with a very high TVQ. Now, he's going to add yet another log to his fire in a daily syndicated show.

Yeah. What a no-talent loser. If he had any talent, he'd be posting on the Radio-Info board instead of running a mini-empire, collecting millions, and living in the Hollywood hills.

You tell 'im boys!
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SO true!!! :D
 
I was lucky enough to get to work with him before he blew up, and his work ethic hasnt changed since 97. He deserves all he's gotten. And I know there will be some people in here that'll say I'm kissing his rear, but would'nt we all want that kind of success for ourselves?
 
He was in the right place at the right time. I live in Atlanta and remeber listening to him on Star94, he started there sweeping floors, and the rest is current history. Yes, I am tired of seeing him everywhere as well. Honestly ,I do not see what all the hype is about him. ??? ::)
 
I think a lot of people are saying that he is "overexposed" because they themselves are underexposed. That being said there is a point at which he may very well reach saturation but then he will still have a lot more money in the bank than the rest of us.

I am old enough to recall the early days of TV when people like Arthur Godfrey had multiple shows on TV some of which were simulcast on radio. In southern Ohio where I lived Ruth Lyons was carried both on WLW radio and their mini TV network in Ohio and Indiana. They both retired with fortunes in the bank. People also moaned a lot about "King of All Media" Howard Stern who got a mega deal to jump to satellite when terrestrial got too difficult for his brand of radio. How about Mr. Dick Clark himself, why him instead of say Lloyd Thaxton? They all put in a lot of work and yes maybe some just had the good fortune to be in the right place at the right time. I just wish Ryan well even though his shows are not my personal cup of tea.

I guess the bottom line is get it while you can today, because tomorrow you may be shipped off to that proverbial 500-watt daytimer outside of Fresno.
 
The trick is to be in the right place, right time and grabbing that opportunity when it hits. That also means you have to be ready for it when the opportunity is there.

I also feel he is overexposed, but there are many in the category. Entertainment industry loves sticking with what it already knows instead of taking chances.

Talent? He has some, but it's nothing I find appealing (not to say others don't find him appealing. I am sure they do).

Hit while the iron is hot, because most do not stay on top too long. When the flame goes out, and you have been smart about it, you will have enough to live on for the rest of your life.

The super bowl pre-stuff Ryan did came off bad to me. Thinking on his feet sometimes is not a specialty of his.
 
I saw this, I had to respond. Ryan Seacrest is the Rick Dees of our generation, save with less talent and more smarminess. He got into his position by being at the right place at the right time. He's paid his dues, but he isnt the best out there. Trust me, his star will fade once Idol goes away.
 
Slambang said:
I saw this, I had to respond. Ryan Seacrest is the Rick Dees of our generation, save with less talent and more smarminess. He got into his position by being at the right place at the right time. He's paid his dues, but he isnt the best out there. Trust me, his star will fade once Idol goes away.
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All true, though calling him the Rick Dees of our generation could be a tad of an insult to Rick. Nevertheless in the end if his star fades, his bank accounts will still have more digits left of the decimal than any of the most of us on here.
 
Slambang said:
I saw this, I had to respond. Ryan Seacrest is the Rick Dees of our generation, save with less talent and more smarminess. He got into his position by being at the right place at the right time. He's paid his dues, but he isnt the best out there. Trust me, his star will fade once Idol goes away.
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I think your analogy is off. Just because he took over the same shift on the same station doesn't make him the "Rick Dees of our generation".
His talent isn't anything close to Dees. What he does have is an over abundance of confidence and an incredible drive, but I don't see those qualities as talent. I give him credit for doing exactly what he set out to, but he's certainly no better than any one of ten thousand vanilla talk show hosts. He was definitely in the right place at the right time. Before Idol he was doing whatever TV job came his way like hosting some forgettable show on Spike TV, and without Idol he'd probably never have been able to get the rest of the jobs he's taken over. And think of this, almost all of his post Idol jobs were already successfully pioneered by the people he replaced.

Nothing special going on there, it’s just that the executives in charge keep giving him more opportunities because it’s easier to give it to a now established host than to bring in fresh talent with shorter track records… I'm sure he has a decent TV Q rating as well. Ryan would probably make a better agent than most, but he’s certainly no great talent.

I have a sneaking suspicion that when he passes on from this earth the devil will be right there pointing to the contract he signed oh so long ago... (Ha ha)
 
Wow, some people are just so analytical of the situation. Good for Seacrest... he's made himself a household name, and now he's exposing that (in a good way).

No talent? I'm sorry, but in my opinion a lot of what is defined within talent is the ability to do what he's doing. All the projects, radio syndication where he owns portions of the inventory, etc. He has business savvy that is appearing to be beyond what radio is doing as a whole these days -- I'd say the whole package defines current-day talent. In a day of consolidation and flat revenues it's important to be more than just a guy who can tell a good story on the radio.

Just my opinion...
 
I rememeber listening to ryan and lisa together on star in the late 90s and early 00's.Good show together but i also liked it when they replaced ryan with jason pullman. The only thing i have to say how many people on air will lose there jobs air shifts so they can make way for ryan???
 
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