Steve Gregory and more fired from KFI

[Delete My Account]

I'll add to that: once they've developed that talent, to then syndicate them nationally they way they have Seacrest, Woody, Bones, and Charlamagne so they attract national attention (often through other media) and national advertising. As successful as KFI is, it's success is as a single station in one market that isn't syndicatable to the rest of the country.

I get that. But with the financial state of the company, how much of that is being developed? Radio used to work on the system that you'd work your way up to the majors, then the syndication. There's a lot of ways the next Charlamagne can be practicing - podcasts, YouTube, etc. but the "politics" of working their way into a major or syndicated radio show function much differently, and I'm not sure there's a good guidance system for it.

Why aren't iHeart or Audacy doing some form of media bootcamp, some sort of system these talents can get into and learn to work with the new rules for the mutual benefit of talent and company? There's people who have tons of experience in the business displaced that could be taught that as well, and they're getting cast aside. And it's not like some rising star is replacing them in most cases.

 

[TheBigA]

Why aren't iHeart or Audacy doing some form of media bootcamp

It's being done:

Morning Show Boot Camp 2023

Talentmasters Presents the 28th Annual Morning Show Boot Camp.

www.morningshowbootcamp.com

There are several other similar talent conferences that happen around the country. Some are format-specific such as the Country Radio Seminar.

There's a lot of talent development going on at iHeart. The view is that good talent shouldn't be restricted by geography. So when talent is recognized, it's groomed and developed, in the way Bobby Bones was.

 

[FledSoCal]

Handel carries a solo show (Handel on the Law) with callers

handel on the law is no longer worth listening to 1) he often talks so much the basic facts are missed, 2) he seems more forgetful than ever, 3) his rants at the start of each hour are way too long, and 4) for every 60 minutes one maybe gets 25 minutes of content.

i stopped about 6 months ago, the show is a waste of time.

 

[radiofan2023]

handel on the law is no longer worth listening to 1) he often talks so much the basic facts are missed, 2) he seems more forgetful than ever, 3) his rants at the start of each hour are way too long, and 4) for every 60 minutes one maybe gets 25 minutes of content.

i stopped about 6 months ago, the show is a waste of time.

I'm so used to listening to it that even though he doesn't always listen and hear all the facts the callers say, I still enjoy it. Though I usually skip the monologue at the beginning of each hour's podcast.

 

[Robnoxious]

The dismantling of KFI news is a huge deal.
Steve Gregory being let go is a huge loss as well as Robin.

To put it in prospective, Bill Handel replaced Lohman and Barkley.
Handel is rather long in the tooth these days and has endured a long run and success.

Handel walking away leaves KFI even more rudderless and it's a definite possibility now more than ever.

 

[michael hagerty]

The dismantling of KFI news is a huge deal.
Steve Gregory being let go is a huge loss as well as Robin.

To put it in prospective, Bill Handel replaced Lohman and Barkley.

Just for clarity, the line of succession at KFI in mornings was:

1968-1986: Lohman and Barkley

1986 (for a few months): Steve La Beau

1986: Gary Owens

1987-1989: Gary Owens & Al Lohman

1989-1990: Terri Rae Elmer & David Grosby

1990-1993: Terri Rae Elmer & Tracey Miller

1993-Present: Bill Handel

Thirty-one years ain't nothin', but there were several people between Lohman & Barkley and Bill.

 

[henry]

In case anyone wants proof:

(I just get a kick out of this TV spot)

 

[KilowattKat]

I'm so used to listening to it that even though he doesn't always listen and hear all the facts the callers say, I still enjoy it. Though I usually skip the monologue at the beginning of each hour's podcast.

It cracks me up when Handel grows impatient with the caller, telling them to get to the point when they ramble on, not listening or properly answering his questions. For the poor callers who don't, it's 1 or 2 more chances till he hangs up on them... "Never mind, I cant help you!"

 

[michael hagerty]

In case anyone wants proof:

(I just get a kick out of this TV spot)

Heck, let's see Garish in action on KFI:

 

[Fast Eddie]

Where did I say anything about that? You're putting words in my mouth.

You posted the article with the Bob Pittman interview. He explained who he's cutting and why. Aim your anger at him, not me.

Pittman destroyed MTV. Now he has set his sights on Talk Radio. Trying to stave off another bankruptcy..good luck pal

 

[michael hagerty]

Pittman destroyed MTV.

That's a tough argument to make. Bob was there for the creation and the growth of MTV and left to start Quantum Media in 1986.

 

[ChannelFlipper]

That's a tough argument to make. Bob was there for the creation and the growth of MTV and left to start Quantum Media in 1986.

Is MTV still a thing?

I always thought the hypocrisy of having annual video awards shows for music videos they never showed is what did them in.

Oh, and "MTV News". How have we ever managed to get along without that?

I knew they were dead when it turned out that Beavis and Butthead was the best thing on their schedule.

 

[michael hagerty]

Is MTV still a thing?

No, but we were talking about 40 years ago.

I always thought the hypocrisy of having annual video awards shows for music videos they never showed is what did them in.

They were dead long before that...just not when Pittman was in the building.

Oh, and "MTV News". How have we ever managed to get along with that?

Even I managed to get along without MTV News.

I knew they were dead when it turned out that Beavis and Butthead was the best thing on their schedule.

So, 1993, then.

 

[TheBigA]

I knew they were dead when it turned out that Beavis and Butthead was the best thing on their schedule.

They knew it too. They realized the future for them was original content, not airing music videos. But that business has also dried up.

 

[hotpatrick2004]

MTV lives on in name only 😢😢😢 But for argument sake do y'all think if MTV had stayed the same format playing videos same with VH1 do you think they would still be playing videos today? I thought MTV2 was suppose to play videos.

A buddy of mine read Sumner Redstones book head of Viacom at one time in his book he said he had a lot to do with MTV veering away from music videos.

 

[radiofan2023]

Even I managed to get along without MTV News.

I only watched MTV News for Serena Altschul and Tabitha Soren. I think Serena is/was at CBS News and Tabitha does photography.

 

[hotpatrick2004]

I only watched MTV News for Serena Altschul and Tabitha Soren. I think Serena is/was at CBS News and Tabitha does photography.

How bout downtown Julie Brown

 

[radiofan2023]

How bout downtown Julie Brown

She moved uptown

 

[Radio-Bored-Op]

This you?

you really proved his point _ that will be what is going to replace the previous hosts.

the cobalt replaced the chevy cavalier _
the cobalt wasn't any better, however
that didn't take anything away from the previous Cavalier

 

[hotpatrick2004]

She moved uptown

🤣🤣🤣 So that's whom Billy Joel wrote his song about downtown Julie Brown going to become an UPTOWN GIRL 🤣🤣🤣