SteelRocker said:
I think that Scott would get his tag line right and spell Herschel correctly. :-*
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I think that Scott would get his tag line right and spell Herschel correctly. :-*
I'll buy that about Scott's prep work.
Unfortunately, I think one of the problems when I've listened to him (at least when he was doing sports talk) was that he was TOO scripted!
He'd do the opening commentary, and it was always well written.
I still remember a lot of them- his first one on sneaking to listen to the 1969 World Series on the radio, catching Myron Cope on the radio driving back from Maryland and relishing the phrase "Hit that guy with a polish sausage!" (and for you real Steelers fans- you know EXACTLY who Myron was talking about and the situation eight years later in large part because of this commentary), uncovering the feats of forgotten Pirates pitcher Heinie Meine.
Unfortunately, I noticed something about these commentaries. THEY WERE LONG!
And I mean dreadfully long. I mean the show began at 3 p.m. and he's still on the commentary/essay/lecture at 3:20 p.m.
I'm talking about a commentary that was longer than my actual car trip.
It was nearly impossible to follow the commentary it was so long! Iron Butterfly had songs shorter than some of these monologues! You just wanted him to get to the point!
Still, at the end of the day, I'm a Paulsen fan and I'm disapointed he won't be co-hosting the show with Steigy.
Because it speaks well of a guy's professionalism when the worst thing you can say about him is "He was TOO prepared!"
Unfortunately, I think one of the problems when I've listened to him (at least when he was doing sports talk) was that he was TOO scripted!
He'd do the opening commentary, and it was always well written.
I still remember a lot of them- his first one on sneaking to listen to the 1969 World Series on the radio, catching Myron Cope on the radio driving back from Maryland and relishing the phrase "Hit that guy with a polish sausage!" (and for you real Steelers fans- you know EXACTLY who Myron was talking about and the situation eight years later in large part because of this commentary), uncovering the feats of forgotten Pirates pitcher Heinie Meine.
Unfortunately, I noticed something about these commentaries. THEY WERE LONG!
And I mean dreadfully long. I mean the show began at 3 p.m. and he's still on the commentary/essay/lecture at 3:20 p.m.
I'm talking about a commentary that was longer than my actual car trip.
It was nearly impossible to follow the commentary it was so long! Iron Butterfly had songs shorter than some of these monologues! You just wanted him to get to the point!
Still, at the end of the day, I'm a Paulsen fan and I'm disapointed he won't be co-hosting the show with Steigy.
Because it speaks well of a guy's professionalism when the worst thing you can say about him is "He was TOO prepared!"
I have to agree with some of the other posters are saying. Paulson's long drawn out dialogues (especially on The Zone) seemed to never end. I, too, would be home from work before some of his bits ended. He may be some kind of hard-working genius but apparently his style is way too above my taste.
Apparently I am one of the few here who think the DVE morning show got BETTER once he left. Krenn is a living legend of the radio. Twenty years on the radio in this day and age is a true milestone- especially working at a CC station in a major market. It may be god-awful listening to him *alone* on the morning show but he's still a legend in his own right, none the less. Randy is much more outgoing than Scott and complements Jim's laid-back style well. Randy does get his panties in a wad from the time and gets overly excited about nothing.
Ahh-God...Guess this makes me another yinzer n'at....
Apparently I am one of the few here who think the DVE morning show got BETTER once he left. Krenn is a living legend of the radio. Twenty years on the radio in this day and age is a true milestone- especially working at a CC station in a major market. It may be god-awful listening to him *alone* on the morning show but he's still a legend in his own right, none the less. Randy is much more outgoing than Scott and complements Jim's laid-back style well. Randy does get his panties in a wad from the time and gets overly excited about nothing.
Ahh-God...Guess this makes me another yinzer n'at....
I'm praud to be a Yinzer from McKinzer!
I almost choked on my Italian sub when I read from petey99 "Jim's laid back style"..HACK! That was me hacking on my sandwich and also describing what Krenn is, that of a hack. He doesn't do any prep and his "laid backness" is actually not knowing how to talk into a microphone.
Paulsen was the best thing for Krenn. He's the one who got him the very cushy gig. Krenn should be banking his money and thank Scott Paulsen everyday or at least every two weeks when he collects his paycheck.
Randy needs to realize that the world doesn't revolve around Randy. I understand he writes all the material. Which is unfortunate, because most of it is just not funny. In fact, it's almost second grade humor.
Where I'll agree with the poster talking about 20 minute dialogues from Paulsen, the DVE mornign show is no better. And, there's not even a payoff. Sports can go 20 minutes at times.
I think someone needs to start using his stopwatch again.
Paulsen was the best thing for Krenn. He's the one who got him the very cushy gig. Krenn should be banking his money and thank Scott Paulsen everyday or at least every two weeks when he collects his paycheck.
Randy needs to realize that the world doesn't revolve around Randy. I understand he writes all the material. Which is unfortunate, because most of it is just not funny. In fact, it's almost second grade humor.
Where I'll agree with the poster talking about 20 minute dialogues from Paulsen, the DVE mornign show is no better. And, there's not even a payoff. Sports can go 20 minutes at times.
I think someone needs to start using his stopwatch again.
So Clear Channel, the people who came up with the horribly flawed business model that ruined the industry, are now botching an attempt to go private, which was again the wrong answer.
I work with retailers. What do retailers do with underperforming stores? They close them.
The monopoly model is wrong because it assumes that somehow the losing stations will become winners via monopoly power and the ability to dictate ad rates. All the higher rates did was push customers out of the market, they made bad assumptions about demand.
Circuit City is having problems right now because twice now they have fired everyone in the store that made over $11/hour. They used to have commission salespeople that made $35-70K. Now are understaffed and the quality of people left isn't what it should be. Sound familiar?
So what CC should have done is downsized. Sold off most of the company and kept the top 100, which are legit cash cows. All they really need in Pittsburgh is DVE and 104.7. Same in most other markets.
I work with retailers. What do retailers do with underperforming stores? They close them.
The monopoly model is wrong because it assumes that somehow the losing stations will become winners via monopoly power and the ability to dictate ad rates. All the higher rates did was push customers out of the market, they made bad assumptions about demand.
Circuit City is having problems right now because twice now they have fired everyone in the store that made over $11/hour. They used to have commission salespeople that made $35-70K. Now are understaffed and the quality of people left isn't what it should be. Sound familiar?
So what CC should have done is downsized. Sold off most of the company and kept the top 100, which are legit cash cows. All they really need in Pittsburgh is DVE and 104.7. Same in most other markets.
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