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CharlotteListener

9 AM rolls around today, they do news till 9:05, then 13 minutes of commercials, followed by....Bo Thompson again explaining the host scheduled to be there can't be found.
When he does show up around 9:24, it's a disaster, calling the station Talk 1110. And it got worse from there.
At some point, management needs to come to Keith Larson and admit their mistakes.
 
CharlotteListener said:
9 AM rolls around today, they do news till 9:05, then 13 minutes of commercials, followed by....Bo Thompson again explaining the host scheduled to be there can't be found.
When he does show up around 9:24, it's a disaster, calling the station Talk 1110. And it got worse from there.
At some point, management needs to come to Keith Larson and admit their mistakes.
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They have been running several guest hosts since Keith Larson departed. So the fill in host today was apparently late and a bit unfamiliar with Charlotte and the radio station. I believe he also gave the wrong area code for the phone number. I guess eventually they will find a permanent host. I do enjoy sometimes when Don Russell fills in. But I think Larson did a good job, but perhaps the ratings and demographics did not meet criteria for his salary as Entercom took over. His departure may have been more of a cost savings move, as Larson was almost dropped by Greater Media before they came to a last minute contract agreement. And certainly the dismissal of a longtime veteran news anchor Jim Barroll was all about the budget, as he was very good reporting the news for many years.
 
They have now named Scott Fitzgerald as new midday host. He seems to have a laid back, congenial demeanor rather than a pick and poke, sometimes confrontational style of his predecessor.
 
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