THE 3 MAN/PERSON BOOTH

[yonkstur]

I'd like to start a new thread. Think it's badly needed. No drama please.
When Bill Kimbell came to WARM in the early 80s he instituted "tandem" broadcasts. He paired up Harry West and Jim Gannon which to me, as a listener, was a disaster. But what if you ran a radio station and were required by management to establish a dream team of jocks for a lineup. Who would you pick?
Here are the ground rules:
The budget is unlimited.
You can pick anyone in this market currently working.
Limit three people in a booth.
All dayparts must have more than one jock.
Here's mine:
6am to 10AM................Daniels, Webster and Vince Sweeney. (Funny local drive time stories)
10am to 3PM............... Mike Evans and Lou Fontaine. (middays would never be the same again).
3PM to 7PM..................The Prospector, Jumpin Jeff Walker and Kevin Lynn. (And to make it interesting, only give them two mikes).
7PM to midnight............ Dave DiLorenzo, Kelly K and D.C. Day. "A menage a..."
Midnight to 6AM.............Bosco (Mark Michaels) Shadoe Steele and Father Thom Carten. (Never mind "Jack" or "Bob", this would be a musical free for all. I can imagine death cage matches to see which one gets the music on the air first!)
Any takers?

Yonkstur

 

[NigelWick]

The key to radio success: shut up and play the hits.

 

[Nokmo True]

The key to radio success: shut up and play the hits.

That's the old version of the "How to Succeed in Radio" textbook Nigel. Monkeys can do that.

Yonk, I like some of those names. I'm not naming anyone here but I don't agree with some of the others you picked. Some of them are stumbling dimbulb liner readers if you ask me. But I'm not starting a urinating tournament here. Let any one of the ones you named wonder who I mean.

Here's a clue. If you think it might be you I'm referring to, it probably isn't. Dimbulbs never know they're dimbulbs. That's part of dimbulbness. In fact, they'd think you're nuts and wouldn't believe it if you told them to their face.

 

[ceaser]

Hey yonk, I used to work at WARD with you from 1992-1995.Great to hear from u again friend.I think you joined ward around mabye 1994.Anyway hears my bright idea: 6am-10am=Harry West and Frankie Warren,10am-3pm=Tom Bigler and cpl Pat Higgins(kidding).Jennifer Starr and Jim Gannon,3pm-7pm= Lou Schwauz and Bobby Vee,7pm-12am=Jeff Gorden and Shawn Paris 12am-6am=Mark Michaels and Jim Bone.

 

[Nokmo True]

Just to be clear, when I said in the above post "If you think it's you" I meant whoever might be reading this, not YOU Yonk. My duh!

 

[ThomasCarten]

Midnight to 6AM.............Bosco (Mark Michaels) Shadoe Steele and Father Thom Carten. (Never mind "Jack" or "Bob", this would be a musical free for all. I can imagine death cage matches to see which one gets the music on the air first!)

First, that's TOM Carten, not THOM. Thom is Greco.
Second, I was a small part, on WICC, of a Midnight to 6:00 program, the early segment, which was a lighthearted music and improv thing. As anyone who listens to WRKC around 8:15, when I bring the RHV disc over, I do pretty well at that. A little improv, a few offbeat records, and a lot of regular music -- I think we could make a go of it. Tell management to (a) turn their radios off or, (b) go straight to hell and leave us alone.

 

[STICKBOY]

6A-10A Mike Stanton , George Schmitt and Webster
10a-3p Doc Roberts, Marlyn Kennedy+ Kevin Lynn
3p-7p Jummpin Jeff+ Harry West with Jim Ward
7p-12m Hoyt Keyser + Bob Woody and Steve Young
12m to 6a Ruth Miller + Dc Day + Joey Shaver

 

[NigelWick]

Walker, West, and Ward? Roll the tape recorders because you would capture the first on-air homicide. Three big egos, each better as a solo act.

In fact, most of the people mentioned in this thread were much better off going it alone.

 

[Nokmo True]

6A-10A Mike Stanton , George Schmitt and Webster
10a-3p Doc Roberts, Marlyn Kennedy+ Kevin Lynn
3p-7p Jummpin Jeff+ Harry West with Jim Ward
7p-12m Hoyt Keyser + Bob Woody and Steve Young
12m to 6a Ruth Miller + Dc Day + Joey Shaver

Stickboy, that's good man. Seriously. Well, lose Walker completely...and Kevin Lynn...and keep Ruth Miller with Websters. And of course Jim Ward is gone, but that's good. Not that Jim is gone, I mean the list. Some interesting pairings.

 

[yonkstur]

The key to radio success: shut up and play the hits.

When I start running WARM out of the kitchen, you'll have plenty of that. The wife is already making threats to get rid of my vinyl. The loud scream you heard last week from North Wilkes Barre was, "Hey, that's my Mike Douglas "Greatest Hits" album you're tossing into that blue bag there"!!!!!!!! So it'll be in a little box on top of the microwave. We have a very small galley type kitchen. No room for a 3 man/person booth.

Yonkstur

 

[yonkstur]

Just to be clear, when I said in the above post "If you think it's you" I meant whoever might be reading this, not YOU Yonk. My duh!

I know that, no need for explanation.
Yonkstur

 

[yonkstur]

Hey yonk, I used to work at WARD with you from 1992-1995.Great to hear from u again friend.I think you joined ward around mabye 1994.Anyway hears my bright idea: 6am-10am=Harry West and Frankie Warren,10am-3pm=Tom Bigler and cpl Pat Higgins(kidding).Jennifer Starr and Jim Gannon,3pm-7pm= Lou Schwauz and Bobby Vee,7pm-12am=Jeff Gorden and Shawn Paris 12am-6am=Mark Michaels and Jim Bone.

I joined there in early 1993. Dave Stroud and I were the last two guys Jim Ward
hired to sell the Home Shopper. I was subbing at a local school distict then too. Buzz Boback gave me an opportunity to run the board some nights and on weekends. (They carried the Red Barons then too). If you were and are a RAMS fan, then I know exactly who you are!!!!!!!!!!!

Yonkstur

 

[yonkstur]

First, that's TOM Carten, not THOM. Thom is Greco.

It's Tom!!!!! Of course, TOM!!!! What was I thinking. You complete every project you start and with your own money.

Yonkstur

 

[yonkstur]

Hoyt Kaiser, Bob Woody,

Bob Woody was a very serious ommission by me of my top 25 list. Woody was creative, headstrong, good copy, but mostly mentored young people who wanted to get in the business. Fascinating human being.

Yonkstur

 

[Prospector]

3PM to 7PM..................The Prospector, Jumpin Jeff Walker and Kevin Lynn. (And to make it interesting, only give them two mikes).

Wow talk about a knock down drag out brawl, three big mouth opinionated personalities and two mikes, I'm game for one show. I'd like to hear Bob Mitchell (former WEZX PM Driver) and Mike Naydock, that would be a show in any daypart.

Prospector

 

[ceaser]

Hey yonk, I used to work at WARD with you from 1992-1995.Great to hear from u again friend.I think you joined ward around mabye 1994.Anyway hears my bright idea: 6am-10am=Harry West and Frankie Warren,10am-3pm=Tom Bigler and cpl Pat Higgins(kidding).Jennifer Starr and Jim Gannon,3pm-7pm= Lou Schwauz and Bobby Vee,7pm-12am=Jeff Gorden and Shawn Paris 12am-6am=Mark Michaels and Jim Bone.

I joined there in early 1993. Dave Stroud and I were the last two guys Jim Ward
hired to sell the Home Shopper. I was subbing at a local school distict then too. Buzz Boback gave me an opportunity to run the board some nights and on weekends. (They carried the Red Barons then too). If you were and are a RAMS fan, then I know exactly who you are!!!!!!!!!!!

Yonkstur

Yep that's me yonk the has been that never was in radio.Bob Martin

 

[NEPA_radiobored]

Yep that's me yonk the has been that never was in radio.Bob Martin[/quote]

...and the last live voice on 1320 WSCR when it was oldies (September 25th, 1988).

 

[masterg]

When Bill Kimbell came to WARM in the early 80s he instituted "tandem" broadcasts. He paired up Harry West and Jim Gannon which to me, as a listener, was a disaster.

Good call, Yonk, Kimble was himself a disaster. A small slice of trivia for you - one of the first(maybe thee first and only)PM drive teams in this market was Vince Sweeney and Steve St. John. Billed as - St. John and Sweeney - it was a pretty good pairing, but like everything else Kimble did, it lasted maybe a couple of months, if that. Oh, and in further keeping with Kimble's experimental spirit, St. John and Sweeney weren't on every day, only once in a while. Holy God, the Harry and Jim "in-tandem" broadcast was painful; Harry is the ultimate solo act, and although Jim was a great guy(anyone know where he is?), he justifiably hated being Harry's whatever the hell it was he was supposed to be. Great thread, Yonk, very enjoyable.

 

[SharkeySharkDog]

Bob Martin? I haven't heard Jumpin Jeff use that name in years BWAHAHAH! Hi Bob...Shark Stevens here..How have you been are you still in radio? Sorry to get off topic.

Um, I think LA Tarone needs to be put in with Bosco and Father Tom. Not only great music, but their nasal sound (Bosco and LA) would give the mid range on your speakers a major work out.

Yeah Yonk, great idea.

 

[travist102]

5a-8a: Kevin Lynn, Uncle Bob Pagani, Joe Talmon
8a-10a: George Gilbert, Doc Medec, Jim Rising
10a-2p: Dr. Don Bruce, Frank 'Scooter' Ceretta, Joe Middleton
2p-6p: Jumpin Jeff, Frantic Freddy, Vince Sweeney
6p-8p: Joey Shaver & me (always wanted to do a shift with my cousin)
8p-12m: Billy Hammond, Christopher Skyy, Jennifer Starr
Overnights: Lenny Woloson & Gunther
Weekends: Harry West & Lou Schwass, Banana Joe & Don Tandler, Mike Naydock & Bob Gale, Mark Sinclair & Leo Valovich - the deepvoice duo, DC Day & Jordan Kline

News: Jerry Heller, LA Tarone
Commentary: Bob Neilsen
Sports: Ron Allen, Joe Thomas, Sid Michaels