WGBH--TV on the Radio... (Rooney/Crossley talk show etc.)

[raccoonradio]

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/11/28/wgbh_bringing_tv_shows_to_radio/

<< The station also will give WGBH’s “Greater Boston’’ TV host Emily Rooney and “Beat the Press’’ commentator Callie Crossley a midday weekday show to discuss local news.

That starts in January. Meanwhile look for radio versions of Beat the Press, Nova, News Hour etc

 

[aaronread]

I mentioned this on the BRIG listserv, too...but there's surprisingly few options for mid-afternoon programming in pubradio. From 12n-4pm, there's Fresh Air, Here & Now and Talk of the Nation. If you don't mind delaying it, there's also Tell Me More (9am ET) and Democracy Now (8am ET). FA, H&N and TOTN all air on WBUR already. DN! airs on WZBC already (and probably would alienate more WGBH listeners than it would attract) and Tell Me More is aimed at an African-American audience, which can be a dicey proposition in race-sensitive Boston.

The only other options, short of putting a music show in there (which is a bad idea) is to air the BBC World Service...which can work and one could make a case that it might be better than putting TV shows on the radio. But OTOH, there's a lot of value in airing local programming over the BBC. Otherwise, you can do a "blue plate special" where you air five weekly shows at the same time each weekday...again it can work but usually it's not a very strong option.

 

[raccoonradio]

It's too bad about the unnecessary duplication. Well WGBH is going to have its news/talk station and its classical station (note that at least for now jazz continues on 89.7 too); if they had a third station they could do something like the WXPN-type adult album alternative, interesting mix type of station--and could feature
the weekend folk and blues specialty shows. In some ways you can find these on other stations, though.

In fact when it comes to blues, yours truly will do a show at noon today on WMWM...a station with
only 99,870 fewer watts than WGBH...

 

[aaronread]

It's too bad about the unnecessary duplication. Well WGBH is going to have its news/talk station and its classical station.

I think I've mentioned this before: I don't entirely agree with it, but there's less "duplication" than you might think between WBUR and WGBH's proposed schedule. First, there's a lot of studies that show that when multiple NPR stations air the same NPR shows, both stations end up with more listeners as a result. It's counter-intuitive but true; has to do with listeners generally having loyalty to one particular station over all others, and then having 2 - 4 "backup" stations. Second, WBUR covers up a lot of the national segments in the morning with their own local reporting. I expect WGBH to not do that - it's expensive and it helps distinguish them as the source for the national stories, which a lot of listeners actually prefer.

if they had a third station they could do something like the WXPN-type adult album alternative, interesting mix type of station--and could feature the weekend folk and blues specialty shows. In some ways you can find these on other stations, though.

Well, that's sort-of what WUMB is doing, I suppose. Is anyone in Boston running WXPN's XpoNential Radio on an HD2 or HD3 channel?

 

[Don Juan]

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/11/28/wgbh_bringing_tv_shows_to_radio/

<< The station also will give WGBH’s “Greater Boston’’ TV host Emily Rooney and “Beat the Press’’ commentator Callie Crossley a midday weekday show to discuss local news.

That starts in January. Meanwhile look for radio versions of Beat the Press, Nova, News Hour etc

I guess I understand, as WGBH's news/talk format gets underway, using some TV audio to fill some spots in the schedule is not the end of the world....but I wouldn't think "TV audio" would make it to the weekday schedule.

At least WGBH's "Greater Boston" program is a local show about local issues. (It's virtually a talk show, with very little visual content.)

As far as giving TV people radio shows (as opposed to simply running their TV audio.). Not all TV people work well on radio. I know Emily ROoney has done some radio over at WTKK. But what about Callie Crosley? Why give her a radio show? Will Dan Kennedy be pitching a show?

 

[Blackroc]

Will Dan Kennedy be pitching a show?

He wanted Sat.evenings at RKO awhile back.

Why give her a radio show?

Because CC's probably good (for this type of show) and GBH will be under review as to how many minority hires they make. Especially if a few of the former/present staff, are let go due to the new format?
$$$ WGBH - Remember when Bruds used to complain that Chris Lydons producer Mary was making more than he was?