Slats Let Loose?

[AllMightySting]

Re: Another Episode of "Definition 101"

> > Actually I wasn't able to catch the PD on either of those
> > days. Care to share with us what the article said about
> > Slats?
>
> Open browser...point to "cleveland.com"...put in "Slats" in
> the "Newspaper Search" box, and voila!
>
http://www.cleveland.com/search/in> dex.ssf?/base/entertainment/113153254798990.xml?exsho&coll=2
>
>
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> Tim Slats, afternoon drive-time jock at WXTM FM/92.3, has
> been cut from the station. His last day was Thursday. Slats
> left WMMS FM/100.7 to join WXTM in July 2004 but was unable
> to match or increase his listeners in his new slot. "Quite
> frankly, I was getting destroyed," said a candid and upbeat
> Slats. He was told the station wanted to make a change.
> ---------
>
> I'm not gonna give you too much grief over it, though, as
> newspaper websites are notorious for not indexing some
> stuff, or making it hard to find, or other obstacles...not
> to mention the fact that the PD has spotty coverage of radio
> in general...
>
> -OA
>

Well thanks for the link OA and thanks for letting me off the hook easily. I was actually surprised when I saw it mentioned that the PD reported on this development over at WXTM. Too bad it didn't work out for Slats. <P ID="signature">______________
Ben Toplek
DJ/WBWC</P>

 

[Mike1]

Re: Another Episode of "Definition 101"

> > > Was Slats forced out or did he leave on his own?
> >
> > Open up either Thursday or Friday's "Arts" section of the
> PD
> > and you'll get the answer.
> >
> >
>
>
> Actually I wasn't able to catch the PD on either of those
> days. Care to share with us what the article said about
> Slats?
>
>
> I agree with Mike1 that Iggy is still horrible with no signs
> of improvement. I heard him play Slayer and Killswitch
> Engage the other night....as well as a horrible tune from
> Horse The Band. Don't know that he had anything to do with
> any of that music getting played...I mean, he's so bad on
> the air do you think they'd trust him to pick out music??
> Then again, he's so bad on the air and yet they continue to
> put him on the air....so maybe I just answered my own
> question. An alternative station?? Is that what they're
> trying to be??

Maybe Kim doesn't listen to the station after 7pm so she doesn't know how awful Iggy is. Thats my own guess as to why he's still the night jock when you've got a solid guy like Verlane or even Bull( I know he sounds a little rusty now but I think if given a full time shift he would improve).
>

 

[OldAkronite]

Re: Another Episode of "Definition 101"

> Well thanks for the link OA and thanks for letting me off
> the hook easily. I was actually surprised when I saw it
> mentioned that the PD reported on this development over at
> WXTM. Too bad it didn't work out for Slats.

Yeah, that's what I'd figured...that the idea of the PD actually WRITING something on a radio change (that isn't in Roger Brown's domain) would be a surprise. In fact, I had the same thought process in my head when someone pointed out that the San Francisco Chronicle actually wrote something radio-related that wasn't in their twice-monthly freelancer's column...

-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>