So how does that apply to Imus? Age isn't the only issue there too.
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WABC - Do you have to shout?
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So how does that apply to Imus? Age isn't the only issue there too.
The quality of content could come into play here too though. With Charles Osgood the soon to be former host of Sunday morning and his radio segments he managed to be CBS's Answer to Paul Harvey for Years. With Cumulus I don't know how that would work for now though.
http://mobile.****************/cgi-bin/rolmobi.exe/dnheadline_id=n33278. Cumulus the owner of WABC-AM will do a reverse stock split soon according to this press release.
It's one of those stories that makes for interesting business news for people who follow that kind of thing, but I predict it'll have absolutely no impact on WABC or any of their stations. The only thing it does is keep the stock trading on the pubic market longer.
Yep! They have to shout for the older listners to hear. I'ts rather thoughtful
Come on, it's just the ghost of Bob Grant.
Frank Morano had a "panel" of 4 guests on his show this morning. It was an absolute shout-fest with everyone talking over each other and yelling to get a word in. But after the 7 am news it seemed to get quieter. He said (of the panel) something like, "I'm enjoying it -- I hope you are." Then he instructed the woman whose high-pitched rapid fire delivery was way over the top to "go slowly." Listener feedback perhaps?"
Look, it's like being a restaurant with a table full of loud people who are all revved up and a bit out of control. It's fine if you're at their table, but not the one next to it.
Seems to me it's the job of the host to maintain control. I like Morano but I think he lost control this morning.
Look, it's like being a restaurant with a table full of loud people who are all revved up and a bit out of control. It's fine if you're at their table, but not the one next to it.
Seems to me it's the job of the host to maintain control. I like Morano but I think he lost control this morning.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iaG0744mI_s
Well WABC wanted to borrow ideas from the McLaughlin Group. Or any other political talk show.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-x4rjKaSno
Even Disney's ESPN has borrowed ideas from political talk shows. Only difference here is that ESPN Pundits direct their rants to Athletes, League Presidents, team investors, Team CEO, team board and coaches.
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If it bothers you this much, why do you listen?
I guess wadio's point was how come WABC-AM do not have talk show hosts that sound like
Former 790 KABC's talk show host Michael Jackson?
https://www.c-span.org/video/?76056-1/michael-jackson-talk-radio-show
But the problem here is that Cumulus News/Talk O&O's and Sports talk O&O's in some parts of the country cannot please people that sounds like 790 KABC's Michael Jackson or talk show hosts from the NPR News/talk stations due to local reasons. The people that want a talk show host that sounds sane already have a place to go to its their local NPR News/Talk station or their local PBS station and various podcast apps. In the case of Cumulus News/Talk the majority of their demographics have to have some connection to Trump and the RNC and thats what WABC-AM is dependent on. Or in the case of Cumulus Sports/talk stations like KNBR San Francisco its Kapernick and the Flag issues in the NFL or Warriors fans, or A's vs Giants as their source of their rants because of respective audiences.
I doubt KNBR or WFAN wants their sports/talk hosts talking like 790 KABC Michael Jackson or Terry Gross of NPR's fresh air, or Diane Rehm of WAMU Washington. It does not fit KNBR or WFAN's talk format. KNBR and WFAN needs pundits that bash Roger Goodell or Sepp Blatter to keep their demos.
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Because it's not the 90s any more. As you say, that style of talk is being done on NPR. Why do people continue to listen to things they don't like when there are so many alternatives available? It makes no sense to me.
The reason they shout is because people continue to listen. The minute people stop listening, the shouting will stop.
I don't know. I don't listen. Ask yourself.
That's what I figured, otherwise you'd understand the nuance.
NPR's presentation is always politically correct and quite bland. Commercial talk generally challenges political correctness and pushes the envelope. The shouting is a separate issue.
Your argument goes like this. I'm looking forward to filet mignon, but someone has smothered it with salt. So you say, "Why don't you have mushroom soup instead. It's not salty. Problem solved!"
NPR is not one thing. There are lots of different sources for station programming, not all from NPR, so I don't think you can generalize about either. You're making commercial talk appear to be cutting edge, and it's anything but. It's as mainstream as anything on the radio.
We weren't talking about food, but shouting. The kind of talk you like comes with shouting no extra charge. They all do it. Consider that it's part of pushing the envelope. So if you want hosts who aren't "politically correct," they come with shouting. That's part of the presentation. If that's a problem, you may have to compromise on your biases a bit to get talk without shouting. Nothing wrong with compromise. If you're married you do it all the time.
Yes I understand. My point is it's a bad one. You might have compared having steak cooked to eating it raw.
So you really don't get it.
My analogy is spot-on. Salt is to food like shouting is to a talk show. A little bit is a good thing - it adds spice and interest - but too much makes the food inedible and the talk show unlistenable, at least to some part of the audience.
There's a tendency in the media, I believe, to equate loudness with passion, to add passion you just crank up the volume. A good actor can tell you that's not the case. There are plenty of other ways to convey emotion, often more effectively.
My analogy is spot-on. Salt is to food like shouting is to a talk show. A little bit is a good thing - it adds spice and interest - but too much makes the food inedible and the talk show unlistenable, at least to some part of the audience.
There's a tendency in the media, I believe, to equate loudness with passion, to add passion you just crank up the volume. A good actor can tell you that's not the case. There are plenty of other ways to convey emotion, often more effectively.
No, I get what your saying, but I disagree. I think I've explained how I disagree very well. Regardless, it doesn't matter.
Radio isn't like steak. You either listen or you don't. You can't "have it your way" like Burger King. They make the steak their way. And they're not going to change their approach to everyone because you want it a different way. What you have to do is seek out a place that suits your unique taste. All group activities are like that. You either choose to be a part of the group, or you don't. It's up to you.
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