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The Mike McConnell Show: A Lobbyist's Dream come true

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brian65

I've been trying to figure out how ol' Mikie boy has changed since his days of being 100% local.

Today, after listening to Christine Todd Whitman on his show, I think I finally figured it out.

If a Lobbyist Group has a message they want to get out, they are guaranteed a slot on his show. And the more $$ behind the Lobbyist, the friendlier the segment will be.

Nothing like the old days.
 
haven't listened since her went network....Completely lost his edge...
 
ilovescotch said:
haven't listened since her went network....Completely lost his edge...
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I don't either. I just couldn't put my finger on what specifically was different, until now. At least in my opinion.
 
i didn't live here when he was 100% local, so i don't know that side of him, but i really like his show. politically, i am a libertarian, and i find most of his takes in-line with libertarian views. plus he tends to treat callers the way most of us wish hosts would - abrupt, get-to-your-point, attitude. he's not awkward like a michael savage or lance mcallister with callers - he's found a nuance that works really well and i can see why he is syndicated.
 
Mike's show was good when local, and the bogus book author interviews do stink the place up...however, I tired of his late 70s-early 80s medium market album rock jock "attitude, dude" about five minutes after the first time I heard him. That arrogant delivery belongs to the dustbin of history along with T-105.
 
I believe it's the swan song for most local talent to get into syndication.
 
onegreatplace said:
I believe it's the swan song for most local talent to get into syndication.
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Its a Swan Song for fans of good talk radio, but certainly not a swan song for the hosts retirement funds.

Maybe its the result of forces in radio I'm not aware of, but McConnell does seem to have sold out. It seems that since his syndication he seems detached from the actual caller on the line and is more concerned with supporting his own viewpoint. You can actually hear it in his attitude when he's talking to a caller. Everything seems like an annoyance to him anymore.

I really don't see why people call into these shows. The hosts seem to treat their call as cannon fodder and not consider the actual caller an individual with a point of view.
 
Don't know about that. It was a career move that McConnell had to make. Its what gives him bargaining power. If the show had stayed local-only it would have been take-it-or-leave-it time at contract negotiation time with CC. I can remember those author guests segments taking the full hour several years ago..I'm real glad they've been cut down. Mikey boy's still OK with me.
 
gr8oldies said:
It was a career move that McConnell had to make. Its what gives him bargaining power. If the show had stayed local-only it would have been take-it-or-leave-it time at contract negotiation time with CC.
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That's why I said he might have gone national due to market forces. You're probably correct. But that still doesn't make the show more interesting to the local listener.

It seems to me that he was having a better time doing his show before he went syndicated. Do you recall him enjoying talking about trucking regulations before going national? I don't.
 
Then again, I've never lived in Cincinnati, and listened for years when I lived over 100 miles away the topics about city council and other in-town issues were never my issues.It was still an interesting show. I do agree that the XM trucker contingent seems to have made the show a bit more top-heavy with trucker topics..and probably because McConnell screens less than many other hosts.
 
gr8oldies said:
Then again, I've never lived in Cincinnati, and listened for years when I lived over 100 miles away the topics about city council and other in-town issues were never my issues.It was still an interesting show. I do agree that the XM trucker contingent seems to have made the show a bit more top-heavy with trucker topics..and probably because McConnell screens less than many other hosts.
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I still think the show would be better if Mike would take a local topic and turn it national. He's done this a few times and it works out great. The lady who left the 2 year old in the car would be a good example, especially tying it in with the Portugal case of the missing kid. Of course that topic has been beat to death by the rest of the local talkers so mexican trucks may be a better topic afterall.
 
I'm not sure if Mike's show actually screens less. I think his audience might simply consist predominantly of truckers.

If you look at the non-XM stations that actually carry the show, you'll notice that its usually delayed by several hours. Theres really only a couple cities where his show is heard live
 
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