With Aunt Carlos doing mornings, KT'R-FM finally has a talker with huevos! Yet the budding nads are sterilized each afternoon by Pat McBland. Friday's McBland Group consisted of 3TV Bozo Brad Perry (who was absent the first half of the show), Suns has-been Tom Chambers, and the head of a local record store. A record store still exists in 2007? Maybe in the time warped mind of Captain Stupor, but here's a clue: iPod. When will the Men In Secret Underwear give McBland the retirement party he so deserves? Nurse Jeff and I'll offer the Buckeye Media Hut for the festivites. It's time!
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Trying To Grow Nads on Central
- Thread starter DrAkbar
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I missed the McBland Group, but Kimber Lanning who owns Stinkweeds records is a good person and one that has put together a coalition of independent retailers. Which is good, the last thing we need is another hundred Olive Garden or Red Slobster or other crappy chains popping up like weeds.
As for Aunt Carlos, he really reminds me of Mike Gallagher, good voice, small brain, and unable to argue anything past the sound bite stage. He had Richard Ruelas on, who I disagree with often, but Ruelas was tooling Aunt Carlos. Case in point, Ruelas was accusing Aunt Carlos of wrapping himself in the flag on issues, so what does Darryl do? Go off on a long screed about his son fighting in Iraq and how he had the American flag on his uniform.
So what? Pure deflection. Ruelas just laughed him off.
As for McBland 1-4, I listen, only out of incredulity at just how pedestrian and dull it really is. Honestly, its all toaster talk, sprinkled with Pat talking about how much of a legend he is......
I really wish it would turn 100 soon, or start raining. :
As for Aunt Carlos, he really reminds me of Mike Gallagher, good voice, small brain, and unable to argue anything past the sound bite stage. He had Richard Ruelas on, who I disagree with often, but Ruelas was tooling Aunt Carlos. Case in point, Ruelas was accusing Aunt Carlos of wrapping himself in the flag on issues, so what does Darryl do? Go off on a long screed about his son fighting in Iraq and how he had the American flag on his uniform.
So what? Pure deflection. Ruelas just laughed him off.
As for McBland 1-4, I listen, only out of incredulity at just how pedestrian and dull it really is. Honestly, its all toaster talk, sprinkled with Pat talking about how much of a legend he is......
I really wish it would turn 100 soon, or start raining. :
Indeed Ankarlo has huevos, it takes a monstrous pair to kiss up to every local official and sing the praises of Sheriff Joe A-Pie-hole. By the way Ankarlo, we get it, you're from Dallas and you're in Phoenix now, as old as the average listener to KTAR is, I'm sure even they have gotten the picture by now.
As for ol' Pat McBland, I find it unrealistic that KTAR can hang their low rated hats on keeping him around for much longer, 74 year olds don't exactly bring in the dollars like they used to.
Why not bring back the Ed Philips Weather Almanac show from 1-4pm. Ed and Royal Norman can both get the forecast wrong AGAIN together.
As for ol' Pat McBland, I find it unrealistic that KTAR can hang their low rated hats on keeping him around for much longer, 74 year olds don't exactly bring in the dollars like they used to.
Why not bring back the Ed Philips Weather Almanac show from 1-4pm. Ed and Royal Norman can both get the forecast wrong AGAIN together.
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So, if reading the posts suggests, there is nobody who will be happy with whoever or whatever is aired on KTAR.
To McBland, no pair, newsblocks too long.
May I suggest a few of you put in for the programming gig and give it your
best efforts.
To McBland, no pair, newsblocks too long.
May I suggest a few of you put in for the programming gig and give it your
best efforts.
'Radio Pro': You are incorrect, I (and many others) are more than willing to accept virtually anyone with TALENT to the airwaves regardless of what station they are on. Believe me, if I was the program director for KTAR, the entire station would be utterly revamped, and just about everyone would be without a job.
KTAR hires people that do "survey radio", they open up the newspaper and read a headline or the first paragraph and then proceed to solicit phone calls. If you’re lucky they’ll allow you to regurgitate one point before moving along to the next monkey. The host rarely provides their opinion (although most of the topics are not even worthy of an opinion), and even more rarely offers a lot of insight into that opinion. KTAR hosts are among the worst at squeezing callers into 20 second windows before the break, another tactic which makes for horrid radio. The topics for discussion, as mentioned, are small-market radio at it’s finest. “What restaurants do you like to dine at?”, “Will you ride the new light-rail system?”, “How do you feel when you move to a new city?”. All of those are real topics within the last few weeks on KTAR, if you wish, I’ll gladly provide other hard hitting and biting discourse that I’ve heard on the FM’s new low rated talker if you would like. KTAR is cowardly, safe talk radio for the average 50+ type of person.
If KTAR could grow a pair, stop the continuous imaging where they brag about being on FM like it’s an accomplishment (just so you guys know, FM’s been around for about four decades now), and maybe stop the continuous morning news and drop Paul Harvey, I think KTAR could stand a chance. As it is, they’re stuck in 1982, where this kind of regurgitated survey radio was dominant.
As for being the program director, don’t think I haven’t applied—but I wouldn’t kiss the posterior of everyone in town and therefore I stand no chance at the hire.
I won’t even get into what’s wrong with Sports 620… two frequencies, twice the “toaster talk” and sucking up.
So, I hope that answers your question… oh and, by the way, it’s not raining where I am.
KTAR hires people that do "survey radio", they open up the newspaper and read a headline or the first paragraph and then proceed to solicit phone calls. If you’re lucky they’ll allow you to regurgitate one point before moving along to the next monkey. The host rarely provides their opinion (although most of the topics are not even worthy of an opinion), and even more rarely offers a lot of insight into that opinion. KTAR hosts are among the worst at squeezing callers into 20 second windows before the break, another tactic which makes for horrid radio. The topics for discussion, as mentioned, are small-market radio at it’s finest. “What restaurants do you like to dine at?”, “Will you ride the new light-rail system?”, “How do you feel when you move to a new city?”. All of those are real topics within the last few weeks on KTAR, if you wish, I’ll gladly provide other hard hitting and biting discourse that I’ve heard on the FM’s new low rated talker if you would like. KTAR is cowardly, safe talk radio for the average 50+ type of person.
If KTAR could grow a pair, stop the continuous imaging where they brag about being on FM like it’s an accomplishment (just so you guys know, FM’s been around for about four decades now), and maybe stop the continuous morning news and drop Paul Harvey, I think KTAR could stand a chance. As it is, they’re stuck in 1982, where this kind of regurgitated survey radio was dominant.
As for being the program director, don’t think I haven’t applied—but I wouldn’t kiss the posterior of everyone in town and therefore I stand no chance at the hire.
I won’t even get into what’s wrong with Sports 620… two frequencies, twice the “toaster talk” and sucking up.
So, I hope that answers your question… oh and, by the way, it’s not raining where I am.
Radio Pro, I would love it if KTAR had some good talkers.
But, KTAR has the reputation, well earned, of being the bland, safe, establishment station that offers dull community info type of shows, sprinkled with lots of butt kissing shows with the mayor, governor, owners of local sports franchises and resturantuers.
In a word, KTAR is a wimpy station aimed at the nearly deceased market.
So, I'd like to see TAR stop playing it safe and easy, hire someone edgy, broach some tough topics (instead of "call a psychic" and "boy is it hot" and "how about those suns!"), and be entertaining rather than dull and safe.
Case in point: As I am talking, Pat is fawing over John Junker about the Fiesta Bowl, and talking about the party they were at, and inviting callers to tell him who they are cheering for.
What exciting radio (its like a slow motion train wreck, I must listen, at least until Crummey comes on)
But, KTAR has the reputation, well earned, of being the bland, safe, establishment station that offers dull community info type of shows, sprinkled with lots of butt kissing shows with the mayor, governor, owners of local sports franchises and resturantuers.
In a word, KTAR is a wimpy station aimed at the nearly deceased market.
So, I'd like to see TAR stop playing it safe and easy, hire someone edgy, broach some tough topics (instead of "call a psychic" and "boy is it hot" and "how about those suns!"), and be entertaining rather than dull and safe.
Case in point: As I am talking, Pat is fawing over John Junker about the Fiesta Bowl, and talking about the party they were at, and inviting callers to tell him who they are cheering for.
What exciting radio (its like a slow motion train wreck, I must listen, at least until Crummey comes on)
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Radio Pro
Guest
Everyone's points are well taken.
Phoenix radio should demand more huevos-toting talent, granted.
Maybe I'm jaded by all the negative rants.
Now is the time to revamp the line-up for sure..and update circa 2007 the
presentation.
My point remains, that arm-chair quarterbacking with cleverly Akbared coined names will continue no matter who or what is on-the-air.
Just my opinion, and of course, I could be wrong.
Phoenix radio should demand more huevos-toting talent, granted.
Maybe I'm jaded by all the negative rants.
Now is the time to revamp the line-up for sure..and update circa 2007 the
presentation.
My point remains, that arm-chair quarterbacking with cleverly Akbared coined names will continue no matter who or what is on-the-air.
Just my opinion, and of course, I could be wrong.
I listened to Crummey yesterday, he was brilliant, he had a guy leading a protest about prop 300 who was trying to get Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton together to deny Phoenix the Super Bowl next year.
Joe lit into him, and argued him point by point and just knocked this guy on his ass.
It wasn't sensationalistic, it wasn't phony, it was passionate and well thought out. It was a good debate, and it generated many calls. Last week Joe interviewed a student who at 19 is an illegal alien even though her parents brought her here when she was 2. Again, it was a great interview and they are still talking about it.
And on KTAR, Pat does shows about what kind of cell phone to buy, and talk to a psychic, and what resturants do you like, and other coma-worthy radio. And their big boy Ankarlo devotes a whole week soliciting info on where to live, or kissing up to the Sherrif and Mayor. Again, absolutely edge-less, flavorless, bland, vanilla and SAFE radio.
I'd really like to listen to KTAR and enjoy it, the signal on FM is great, but what is going out on that signal is terrible.
Joe lit into him, and argued him point by point and just knocked this guy on his ass.
It wasn't sensationalistic, it wasn't phony, it was passionate and well thought out. It was a good debate, and it generated many calls. Last week Joe interviewed a student who at 19 is an illegal alien even though her parents brought her here when she was 2. Again, it was a great interview and they are still talking about it.
And on KTAR, Pat does shows about what kind of cell phone to buy, and talk to a psychic, and what resturants do you like, and other coma-worthy radio. And their big boy Ankarlo devotes a whole week soliciting info on where to live, or kissing up to the Sherrif and Mayor. Again, absolutely edge-less, flavorless, bland, vanilla and SAFE radio.
I'd really like to listen to KTAR and enjoy it, the signal on FM is great, but what is going out on that signal is terrible.
Radio Pro: Every one criticizes, whether they are people who are within the business or your average listener, some criticism is worthwhile, some of it is strictly malice. All of that having been said, in a market like Phoenix, people should demand good radio, unfortunately, there are only a few quality stations in Phoenix.
Joe Crummey is nothing spectacular. First impressions are the most essential part of any broadcast and when I hear him singing (badly) his own intro song, I cringe. That said, I heard his show yesterday where he engaged the “reverend” Jarrett Maupin and it was excellent. Unfortunately, he engages in some less than edgy radio himself quite often. I would agree though, as hosts go he’s certainly a step up from what KTAR has to offer.
Joe Crummey is nothing spectacular. First impressions are the most essential part of any broadcast and when I hear him singing (badly) his own intro song, I cringe. That said, I heard his show yesterday where he engaged the “reverend” Jarrett Maupin and it was excellent. Unfortunately, he engages in some less than edgy radio himself quite often. I would agree though, as hosts go he’s certainly a step up from what KTAR has to offer.
Legend City said:
It was rude, and illustrative of hate mongering... ...he talked over the guest, and the only reason he had him on was to berate him without seriously addressing the content of the message.... ...guess if you have allegiance to white power organizations or even latent racist tendencies wishing for the yesterdays of segregation, one would have a different POV...
j henry waugh said:
I have not listened to Crummey, but I can tell you I never will, after hearing his crap on Fox10 last Friday morning. I'd like to never meet Crummey in person, because although there are very very few situations in which I might have trouble with impulse control...meeting him would be at the top of the list.
The Evil One has 'em, McBland's have atrophied (if he EVER had 'em at all). In one of our more delusional dreams, Nurse Jeff and I hear Crummey on KT'R-FM from 1-4pm. Aunt Carlos and The Evil One...we think that's a combination that has a decent shot against El Druggo & Hannity on KFWhyEye!
We gotta stop having these dreams!
We gotta stop having these dreams!
Crummey talked over the guest because he couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Rev Maupin is a joke, he is a publicity hound and the subject of Prop 300 (which passed overwhelmingly) is a good topic.
Joe did a great job with him, on a contentious issue. It was one that McBland would completely botch.
It was compelling, passionate and listenable radio.
McBland would have asked him if he ever saw Wallace and Ladmo, or eaten at Bill Johnson's.
Oh, and Waugh? I'll trade my bona fides regarding the work I have done in the PHX minority community with you any day.
Maupin was calling the city of Glendale racist and the person responsible for not giving him a parade permit a racist (even though that person is an African American, and won a diversity MLK award).
Don't you go off stating I have "allegiance to white power organizations or even latent racist tendencies", don't even go there.
Rev Maupin is a joke, he is a publicity hound and the subject of Prop 300 (which passed overwhelmingly) is a good topic.
Joe did a great job with him, on a contentious issue. It was one that McBland would completely botch.
It was compelling, passionate and listenable radio.
McBland would have asked him if he ever saw Wallace and Ladmo, or eaten at Bill Johnson's.
Oh, and Waugh? I'll trade my bona fides regarding the work I have done in the PHX minority community with you any day.
Maupin was calling the city of Glendale racist and the person responsible for not giving him a parade permit a racist (even though that person is an African American, and won a diversity MLK award).
Don't you go off stating I have "allegiance to white power organizations or even latent racist tendencies", don't even go there.
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