The Todd Show Gets New Co-Host

[Shredder]

It won't help, there are too many stations playing the same music here. The ones with the best brand image and execution win. PLJ got squeezed out and they're not going to make a comeback any time soon.

Better off to find a format hole and own it. I can think of a couple - Alternative would be nice but Classic Hip Hop probably makes the most sense.

yep, exactly.

Why bother listening to PLJ when you have six other stations with more of a footnote doing the same thing? and they already have the tainted image of corporate nonsense going through them with what they did to scott, so that will further drive people away as long as you keep todd there.

I'd like to think that the only reason they stayed #12 for as long as they did WAS because of a great, Zany morning show that engaged it's audience.... made them feel like a part of the family, and traveled alot, doing tons of remotes to get people interested and invested. As the show grew older, and they got shifted to one broke company after another, and tons of budgets cut, that kind of went the wayside... but the audience was already entrenched and invested, if not always targeted with activities...then the changes started, things got meaner, and people lost interest...

if they want to gain some of that audience back, they need to totally revamp the morning show with all new people and then once they find something that clicks, go 1991 all over again. then maybe they can start building things up with word of mouth. but I don't think these investment companies that turned radio into what it is think like that. they think if you put ANYONE in there, it'll be OK and you'll be able to maintain the status quo. Well, the Todd Show proved that wrong.

you know, it's funny. back in the day, all the classmates in school listened to Z100...and anytime I turned on PLJ at the school gym, it never lasted long and always wound up back on Z100. Wonder if they knew that the reason Z100 was so popular, was because the guy who made it that way was then at PLJ...

 

[TheBigA]

Why bother listening to PLJ when you have six other stations with more of a footnote doing the same thing?

Do any of them have Jayde? The job she has over the next year is to create something unique that no one else in NYC has. And build a fan base around it. We'll see what she does. That's how you program a radio station. I think that will include changing the music mix a bit, and making it more female friendly.

 

[reelyreal]

The rolling 7-day playlist for WPLJ has nearly all of the same top 20 songs that are being heard on Z100, Z just has a few more currents... a little more up to date. I don't really see how they could become more female friendly, they're already playing all of the core CHR artists. In their 50-most-spinned songs for the past week, the only artist that maybe aren't 100% female friendly (and honestly, I think they are) would be Bastille, Daft Punk, and Imagine Dragons. Except all 3 have excelled on CHR stations.

What are you hearing in their playlist that isn't female friendly?

 

[Shredder]

and they where already learning very female heavy with the talk discussion. In fact, a 12 minute OBGYN discussion and Period talk is pretty much when I said 'I can't even pretend to like this anymore' and made the permanent switch to CBS.

also, still keep tabs on the dentists board. apparently one of the ladies who brought in jayde is now gone. wonder if she's also one of the ones who gave todd his own show.

 

[Theater of My Mind]

Weird, that Kim Bryant rumor has been up for 6.5 hours now on the dentist board but not confirmed by a single other source. Usually something that big gets blasted out by every trade within 10 minutes of each other as soon as it hits. So is it true?

 

[TheBigA]

apparently one of the ladies who brought in jayde is now gone. wonder if she's also one of the ones who gave todd his own show.

The GM isn't really involved in hiring air talent.

 

[Shredder]

reading the press release that was the impression I got heh

 

[TGunn]

Jayde Donovan, aka Trish "The Dish" Sweet of KDND/Sacramento's Morning Rave, who laughed her way through the station's “Hold your wee for a Wii” contest that ended up killing a woman in 2007 and cost the station $16 million+?

Yeah a good reason to change your name. Are you the same Unregistered that thinks Steve and Garry should get back together on a show in Chicago?

 

[Shredder]

I wonder if there is audio of that show floating around? just to see how bad it is

 

[Shredder]

I listened to a whole show on friday, my first on PLJ since last february. if only because dan taylor filled in for scott and there was more music than show on the CBS side.

did anyone know they repeat the final hour ? the only new content is 6-9. they're probably home by the time the final sign off happens. if that's not a sign plj has no faith in this new show, I don't know what is. at least up until april, they didn't even do that for the todd show.

 

[2Penn]

Fm-2

Todd/monk without a contract are dead men walking.

Not too long ago that was a very profitable radio station even with lack luster ratings. Now its the crown jewel of the Cumulus Media Empire. Which BTW WPLJ is streamed on theirs competitors iHeart platform.

Ahh Cumulus,,, the power of radio…

 

[Shredder]

something Odd happened today. I check out the first few breaks on PLJ just to see how much the two hosts continue to hate each other.

so far, first two breaks, no todd in sight. Jayde and Annie going solo. no explanation on where he is. very interesting. could they be using the snow as a test excuse to see how an all women morning show would sound? it does sound a little better without pop pop there. but due to jayde's history, and if you heard a show a few days ago, they mentioned annie and a former member of the show apparently didn't get along (probably cooper, so somehow annie got her to quit if you read behind the lines) I still wouldn't listen... just sounds like miserable people working there

edit - ff and apparently he got stuck in traffic. still, not one mention of todd or where he was, like it wasn't even his show except for the identification.

 

[Richard Stefan]

Sounds like the old Imus.....not showing up and then doing the last 5 minutes of his show by phone.

I remember a classic where he claimed he had diarrhea and didn't want to risk it coming in, and it sounded like he really did some breaks from the bathroom, that hollow sound

funny as hellll and it worked.

 

[Unregistered]

Cumulus

If Cumulus were smart they'd make 95.5 Alternative & 103.9 Classic Hip Hop which I've noticed they've had a lot of that lately. PLJ is trying to get that female audience that Lite, Fresh, Z, Amp, & KTU are trying to get. That's not working well. They need to go Rock or Alternative but keep the PLJ calls. PLJ was rock at some point. Having a cluster of Country, Alternative, & Classic Hip Hop would work. Classic Hip Hop, Country, & Alternative could get both male & female listeners of any race. Music knows no race, creed, gender, sexuality, etc. Music is universal.

 

[Shredder]

I didn't know where else to put this, so I'll put it here..

Former Todd Show Comedian 'Ticked off Vic' goes on a FB rant and goes after Scott Shannon. I don't know why though. Was listening to scott the other day, and he actually got a COMPLIMENT from Scott. saying his Kanye West video was funny, but it's so swear filled, they can't put it on the radio even with the beeps.

Then this tool goes on FB and bashes scott up. Either he didn't hear it and todd sent him some mis information to have something going against scott....or the guy is just a bitter *******. Maybe the reason you didn't get on PLJ the first time is because.... while your 'angry' rants may be funny the first time, anything longer than 20 seconds and you get a migrane.


Maybe Opie and Jim should know about this......Also, it might not be the best idea to go after a morning show host and a station where your name is mentioned for being part of a frank sinatra tribute. not sure if that was a CBS hosted event, but just sayin'....