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SCOOP - Bob not really sick - Spring stunt

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Summit

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Word out of Smoketree is that Bob Dumas is not having surgery, but he will be back in a few weeks a changed man on a new radio station. Look for Bob to transition away from the Showgram over to WRDU - The Rooster in mornings replacing the failed JB&B experiment. Word is the front-runner for his co-host position is former Miss North Carolina Brook McLaurin. Randi West to stay in AM drive on G.
 
If it is true that's a real scoop Summit. Dumas won't have an ounce of trust with anyone let alone country listeners. For the sake of his career and all he has built in Raleigh I hope your wrong.
 
I agree with CC. While bob would be good on a country station, this is NOT the way to go about it. Be honest with your audience and just tell them you want to move to country. That is what you have built your rep on in the triangle: being honest (so to speak). If this is/was a stunt, you kill it.

As for the stations, G will die. Randi can't carry mornings. And without the Bob lead-in, the rest of the dayparts will suffer. If this is true, G flips inside of a year.

And beyond that, is Bob enough to salvage the Rooster?
 
When I heard the replays this past week I figured they had said some crap and got slapped on the wrist again. But if Bob is really wanting a move I hope he's done his homework. Just about everyone who listens to Raliegh radio is at least familiar with the showgram and the base Bob has helped build since the 90s. Hey Summit, dont wanna blow anything you may have as far as an inside "ear", but what type of "changed man" will we see?
 
Word is, that after 15 years of pandering to the lowest base level on G105 that even Bob is sick of his own schtick. He started out at some country station in Atlanta, loves the format, is a family man and has been ready to move on for a long time. Don't forget how Madison exited the show to WRSN when her own comfort level started to fade. Even shock-jock DJ's like Bob know they have to reinvent themselves. Look at what happened to Imus. Bob knows CC would not stand by him for even the six days CBS stood by Imus before dumping him.

Bottom line is, this is for real.
 
This is the biggest load of crap! C'mon Summit. I call El Crapp-o
 
Wow. Biggest load of s**t. Turning this into some elaborate clear-channel speculation post is, in my opinion, the “lowest base level.”
 
wow. where the heck have I been ? ? ? ?

The Showgram taken away from G ? that will be the end of an era in the Triangle. but im not sure if it's gonna kill the station. who else would do CHR? G105 does have a rep of being a popular CHR in the state.

Bob will not ressurect the *DEAD* 'RDU - no way possible
 
BS. Complete BS. Going to save RDU? Right. So instead of dieing of a tank shell to the head, RDU will die from a infected paper cut.

All in all, isn't it still dead?

(Cue WRDU quoting the Holy Grail line "I'm not dead yet!")
 
I ain't sayin' I believe it, because I don't...

BUT, Bob did have on his G-105 bio for years the fact that he helped start one of the first "young country" (or hot or thunder, whatever you want to call it) in the U.S. Like he was really proud of it.

I personally think Randy could do well in mornings.

But I still DO NOT BELIEVE IT.
 
dittohead1 said:
I ain't sayin' I believe it, because I don't...

BUT, Bob did have on his G-105 bio for years the fact that he helped start one of the first "young country" (or hot or thunder, whatever you want to call it) in the U.S. Like he was really proud of it.

I personally think Randy could do well in mornings.

But I still DO NOT BELIEVE IT.
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I don't think you personally have been LISTENING to Randy in the mornings. It makes me, and the majority of people, ugh. Yeah.
 
If this is a spring stunt, how does it help either station in any way?
 
I'll take no way in hell for $400.
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Clogged Arteries or Radio Stunts...hmmm??

Alex I'll take crusty yellow hangnails for a thousand....

Whoa...DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ding ding ding ding ding.
 
I guess anything is possible. I never understood the whole shock-jock on a chr philosophy. It would be interesting to see how much carry-over there is from mornings to the rest of the station. My bet is it's low. That said, don't you think this is a risky/stupid move to make in the middle of the spring book?
 
Bob will explain on air Monday what is going on. Its a talk show with great ratings and selling for good money..that is all their is to that biz.
 
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