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Sifting through the candidates to replace Gary

J

Jeet

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Well the other thread has gotten crowded and responses get buried after a while so let's total things up. Firsthand congrats to Gary for making the move and knowing radio doesn't define him. He's accomplished it all and is one of the lucky few to have the kind of name recognition and reputation some only dream of.

Charlie Jefferds: Good choice but would he want to? He does do morning fill in for Gary but is he himself too close to making the decision to leave radio? How old is he? 70 or so give or take.

Larry Kruger: Good choice but he probably wouldn't do it.

Jimmy Gray: Good choice but as I remember his work he has a different type of personality. No longer top 40-ish but more humor oriented and quick on the one liners. Still a good choice but I have no idea what he's doing now or if radio would even be an option for him.

David Jones (and Joan??): IMO the best option but maybe an unrealistic one.

Big John: No. He belongs back on the air in Providence but not at Lite. He still has a lot of the top 40 sound in him.

Bruce Palmer: This could work

Ron St Pierre: He used to be a jock and he isn't a bad one. He isn't a bad non-music host either. Depends on the direction he wants to go. For all his years in Providence radio he's more known by insiders than listeners though, although I think his current stint at WPRO has changed some of that.

Austin at B101: He was cut loose at WSRS and is weekending at The B. Don't think so. No name recognition in the market which Lite will undoubtedly be looking for if they're smart.

Choices choices. In spite of what most think of stations like Lite these are big shoes to fill. The music isn't the most important thing in the morning and the wrong choice could send listeners flocking to Coast. That might stop the Coast morning crew from acting like giddy teenagers. Maybe rescuing Joanie would be the best idea after all.
 
Do you think Tony Bristol would even do it?

He is PD, plus you have APD Mike Roven. I say either of them too. I don't think they'll go outside sources to fill this position.
 
> Do you think Tony Bristol would even do it?
>
> He is PD, plus you have APD Mike Roven. I say either of them
> too. I don't think they'll go outside sources to fill this
> position.

I actually do think Tony would be a decent choice but how much can they load on him? He came off his on-air slot at PRO-FM a few years back and even considering delegation he is programming 3 stations. In spite of negative comments people make about all 3 he's probably working with what he has to work with. Morning drive would be too much. Rovin is not a factor for this job. He's a good quality part time fill-in guy for this type of station and was OK at Z100 but this kind of job is beyond him. No slight to him by the way but he doesn't have the work or life experience for this. And there's no one else in the building that fits other than weekender Kruger unless Gio accepts he's out of the CHR demo and sooner or later will have to jump formats with or without Kim. I know morning people don't have to be part of the demo but the future comes fast.
 
Many, perhaps all, of the names listed in this thread so far would be good choices.

One problem concerning Joanie Edmundson is that her husband, Chuck Hinman, is news director for WSNE-93.3 owner Clear Channel's Providence cluster.

Were Edmundson to move to WWLI, her husband would probably have to come along in the deal.
 
Citadel will replace DeGraide with the most feasible option that will cost them the very least amount of money. With that said, I highly doubt that they will bring in someone from outside of Citadel Providence. I think the number one candidate is Jeffords, but if the former doesn't want the job, Mike Rovin is the least expensive option. It is all about the bottom line with Citadel.
 
How about Geoff Charles? Just kidding. Bruce Palmer would be a great choice for the gig, but he started full-time in Worcester only a few months ago and works for Tom Holt, ex-Lite 105 PD. If Big John Bina toned down his voice a bit, he'd be a good candidate too. And then there's Jimmy Gray. Someone said that Jimmy Gray's humor may be too much for Lite 105 listeners, but Lite listeners can handle a little humor in the morning and as long as he keeps it family-friendly, it's all good. Or, there could be a morning duo, like Jimmy Gray and Larry Kreuger in the morning. This his highly possible as well. I doubt that Citadel is going to bring back Paul Perry or David Jones, or for that matter, Daria Bruno, David Simpson, Heidi West, or Donna Mac. And they definitely won't bring back Steve Animal, Lou Brutus, or Rudy Cheeks.

But at the end of the day, we all know what the new Lite 105 morning show is going to be...

JOEY FOXX IN THE MORNING!

Jacko<P ID="signature">______________
I live for my dream,
And a pocket full of gold.
</P>
 
> Citadel will replace DeGraide with the most feasible option
> that will cost them the very least amount of money. With
> that said, I highly doubt that they will bring in someone
> from outside of Citadel Providence. I think the number one
> candidate is Jeffords, but if the former doesn't want the
> job, Mike Rovin is the least expensive option. It is all
> about the bottom line with Citadel.

Bottom line to a point. Everybody predicted they'd hire cheap for nites at PRO-FM but they brought in Kerry Collins. I think there's more to that job than just the show. There's pleasing the sponsors and maybe community involvement. Jeffords is my guess. Forget Mike Rovin. They'd want someone more mature. Cruisin Bruce would be a good choice. Did he move to the Worcester area or does he commute? Worcester's a bitch in the winter.
 
> Bottom line to a point. Everybody predicted they'd hire
> cheap for nites at PRO-FM but they brought in Kerry Collins.
> I think there's more to that job than just the show. There's
> pleasing the sponsors and maybe community involvement.
> Jeffords is my guess. Forget Mike Rovin. They'd want someone
> more mature. Cruisin Bruce would be a good choice. Did he
> move to the Worcester area or does he commute? Worcester's a
> bitch in the winter.

Good points, but how many years did it take PRO-FM to hire a night jock? Moreover, we really do not know what kind of salary Collins is pulling (nor is it any of our business), but we can assume it is greater than the rumored 20K or so that was being advertised.
 
> Many, perhaps all, of the names listed in this thread so far
> would be good choices.
>
> One problem concerning Joanie Edmundson is that her husband,
> Chuck Hinman, is news director for WSNE-93.3 owner Clear
> Channel's Providence cluster.
>
> Were Edmundson to move to WWLI, her husband would probably
> have to come along in the deal.


what about donna mac? her voice fits right in
>
 
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