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What happened to NM morning show at Star 105
- Thread starter righton
- Start date
> Man...I tuned in last week and there are so many changes at
> NM star105. The only voice I heard in the morning was the
> bagel guy what happened to his partner? And where is the
> news guy? And where is their midday guy?
>
nanette moved on....show in abit of a flux...interns in and out prob waiting for new om to make a serious hire he needs help
> NM star105. The only voice I heard in the morning was the
> bagel guy what happened to his partner? And where is the
> news guy? And where is their midday guy?
>
nanette moved on....show in abit of a flux...interns in and out prob waiting for new om to make a serious hire he needs help
> What about the news guy? And who is the kid with the bagel
> guy in the AM ? He is bad. The show now sounds like guys
> night out. Why did Nanette leave? I liked her personality.
> She was upbeat and warm. What about middays? Who is that
> cat?
gary often posts here maybe he could give insight into nanette's departure....gary himself i think would admit he needs a female voice it is a boys club and immature at that....hard to hit the target demo 35-40 female with that kinda stuff ....ok to do if you have a female voice in the mix....y1039 really in need of help that morning show has never had a focus and now just sounds like a bunch of kids screwing around need to settle on a format and get somebody in that chair who has some cachet and knows what he/she is doing
>
> guy in the AM ? He is bad. The show now sounds like guys
> night out. Why did Nanette leave? I liked her personality.
> She was upbeat and warm. What about middays? Who is that
> cat?
gary often posts here maybe he could give insight into nanette's departure....gary himself i think would admit he needs a female voice it is a boys club and immature at that....hard to hit the target demo 35-40 female with that kinda stuff ....ok to do if you have a female voice in the mix....y1039 really in need of help that morning show has never had a focus and now just sounds like a bunch of kids screwing around need to settle on a format and get somebody in that chair who has some cachet and knows what he/she is doing
>
R
radioperson
Guest
I haven't heard anything about Stew (the news guy) but I am guessing he is on vacation I can't imagine he would leave since he's been there forever and has deep roots in the community. The old mid day guy (Sean McNeil) left and the new guy is Jon Hemmer formerly of XLC and Star's sister station Y 103.9. They shuffled him over from mid days at Y and hired Java to replace him on "The Beat of the Burbs". I hope that helps.
> What about the news guy? And who is the kid with the bagel
> guy in the AM ? He is bad. The show now sounds like guys
> night out. Why did Nanette leave? I liked her personality.
> She was upbeat and warm. What about middays? Who is that
> cat?
>
> What about the news guy? And who is the kid with the bagel
> guy in the AM ? He is bad. The show now sounds like guys
> night out. Why did Nanette leave? I liked her personality.
> She was upbeat and warm. What about middays? Who is that
> cat?
>
> > What about the news guy? And who is the kid with the
> bagel
> > guy in the AM ? He is bad. The show now sounds like guys
> > night out. Why did Nanette leave? I liked her personality.
>
> > She was upbeat and warm. What about middays? Who is that
> > cat?
>
> gary often posts here maybe he could give insight into
> nanette's departure....gary himself i think would admit he
> needs a female voice it is a boys club and immature at
> that....hard to hit the target demo 35-40 female with that
> kinda stuff ....ok to do if you have a female voice in the
> mix....y1039 really in need of help that morning show has
> never had a focus and now just sounds like a bunch of kids
> screwing around need to settle on a format and get
> somebody in that chair who has some cachet and knows what
> he/she is doing
> >
> Are they looking for a partner for him? What about the PD I heard he was leaving too. How many PD's has it been now in the last couple of years? I was listening the other morning headed downtown and I realized how young the bagel guy is. I never noticed that before with Nanette. She balanced the two. I have to admitt her laugh could get on my nerves. Then I jumped to Eric and Kathy, they sound great!
> bagel
> > guy in the AM ? He is bad. The show now sounds like guys
> > night out. Why did Nanette leave? I liked her personality.
>
> > She was upbeat and warm. What about middays? Who is that
> > cat?
>
> gary often posts here maybe he could give insight into
> nanette's departure....gary himself i think would admit he
> needs a female voice it is a boys club and immature at
> that....hard to hit the target demo 35-40 female with that
> kinda stuff ....ok to do if you have a female voice in the
> mix....y1039 really in need of help that morning show has
> never had a focus and now just sounds like a bunch of kids
> screwing around need to settle on a format and get
> somebody in that chair who has some cachet and knows what
> he/she is doing
> >
> Are they looking for a partner for him? What about the PD I heard he was leaving too. How many PD's has it been now in the last couple of years? I was listening the other morning headed downtown and I realized how young the bagel guy is. I never noticed that before with Nanette. She balanced the two. I have to admitt her laugh could get on my nerves. Then I jumped to Eric and Kathy, they sound great!
> > > What about the news guy? And who is the kid with the
> > bagel
> > > guy in the AM ? He is bad. The show now sounds like guys
>
> > > night out. Why did Nanette leave? I liked her
> personality.
> >
> > > She was upbeat and warm. What about middays? Who is that
>
> > > cat?
> >
> > gary often posts here maybe he could give insight into
> > nanette's departure....gary himself i think would admit he
>
> > needs a female voice it is a boys club and immature at
> > that....hard to hit the target demo 35-40 female with that
>
> > kinda stuff ....ok to do if you have a female voice in the
>
> > mix....y1039 really in need of help that morning show has
they have been thru three ops guys in less than two years going back to gary in late 03....gary not that young early to mid 30's i guess...not a big talent..and he doesnt claim to be...he is from the area..and talks the talk and that is cool....NM seems to hire wrong on these om's unless they want instability....guy they brought in from saginaw mich jim somebody never moved to town...couldnt make up his mind he wanted the job and was ineefective...bobby knight does a good job but is young and doesnt want to be with NM forever...seems they would be lookin gfor somebody local...who is gonna be around a while
>
> > never had a focus and now just sounds like a bunch of
> kids
> > screwing around need to settle on a format and get
> > somebody in that chair who has some cachet and knows what
> > he/she is doing
> > >
> > Are they looking for a partner for him? What about the PD
> I heard he was leaving too. How many PD's has it been now in
> the last couple of years? I was listening the other morning
> headed downtown and I realized how young the bagel guy is. I
> never noticed that before with Nanette. She balanced the
> two. I have to admitt her laugh could get on my nerves.
> Then I jumped to Eric and Kathy, they sound great!
>
> > bagel
> > > guy in the AM ? He is bad. The show now sounds like guys
>
> > > night out. Why did Nanette leave? I liked her
> personality.
> >
> > > She was upbeat and warm. What about middays? Who is that
>
> > > cat?
> >
> > gary often posts here maybe he could give insight into
> > nanette's departure....gary himself i think would admit he
>
> > needs a female voice it is a boys club and immature at
> > that....hard to hit the target demo 35-40 female with that
>
> > kinda stuff ....ok to do if you have a female voice in the
>
> > mix....y1039 really in need of help that morning show has
they have been thru three ops guys in less than two years going back to gary in late 03....gary not that young early to mid 30's i guess...not a big talent..and he doesnt claim to be...he is from the area..and talks the talk and that is cool....NM seems to hire wrong on these om's unless they want instability....guy they brought in from saginaw mich jim somebody never moved to town...couldnt make up his mind he wanted the job and was ineefective...bobby knight does a good job but is young and doesnt want to be with NM forever...seems they would be lookin gfor somebody local...who is gonna be around a while
>
> > never had a focus and now just sounds like a bunch of
> kids
> > screwing around need to settle on a format and get
> > somebody in that chair who has some cachet and knows what
> > he/she is doing
> > >
> > Are they looking for a partner for him? What about the PD
> I heard he was leaving too. How many PD's has it been now in
> the last couple of years? I was listening the other morning
> headed downtown and I realized how young the bagel guy is. I
> never noticed that before with Nanette. She balanced the
> two. I have to admitt her laugh could get on my nerves.
> Then I jumped to Eric and Kathy, they sound great!
>
J
jusbcuz
Guest
> The old mid day guy (Sean McNeil) left.
So where did he go??? I thought he was good in midday, and I heard he had pretty good ratings in McHenry County.
So where did he go??? I thought he was good in midday, and I heard he had pretty good ratings in McHenry County.
> > The old mid day guy (Sean McNeil) left.
>
> So where did he go??? I thought he was good in midday, and I
> heard he had pretty good ratings in McHenry County.
>
Yea, I liked him too. All these changes why is the morning guy staying? Why didn't he leave with Nanette? I thought for sure I would be hearing them downtown at some point.
>
> So where did he go??? I thought he was good in midday, and I
> heard he had pretty good ratings in McHenry County.
>
Yea, I liked him too. All these changes why is the morning guy staying? Why didn't he leave with Nanette? I thought for sure I would be hearing them downtown at some point.
R
radioperson
Guest
Gary is in his early 30s and this next person will be their fourth OM in two years. I have to defend Jim (the OM from Saginaw) it was not that he couldn't make up his mind if he wanted the job, trust me he wanted the job, but there were extenuating circumstances that kept him from staying. It is not my place to say what but I hear he is now on the sales end and I wish him nothing but the best. As far as the current OM goes he is moving on to opportunities outside of radio and you cannot blame anyone for leaving if a better situation materializes we all would do it. A OM who is already local might help if they want to stay in the area and raise a family. Good luck to whoever comes in next.
> they have been thru three ops guys in less than two years
> going back to gary in late 03....gary not that young early
> to mid 30's i guess...not a big talent..and he doesnt claim
> to be...he is from the area..and talks the talk and that is
> cool....NM seems to hire wrong on these om's unless they
> want instability....guy they brought in from saginaw mich
> jim somebody never moved to town...couldnt make up his mind
> he wanted the job and was ineefective...bobby knight does a
> good job but is young and doesnt want to be with NM
> forever...seems they would be lookin gfor somebody
> local...who is gonna be around a while
> they have been thru three ops guys in less than two years
> going back to gary in late 03....gary not that young early
> to mid 30's i guess...not a big talent..and he doesnt claim
> to be...he is from the area..and talks the talk and that is
> cool....NM seems to hire wrong on these om's unless they
> want instability....guy they brought in from saginaw mich
> jim somebody never moved to town...couldnt make up his mind
> he wanted the job and was ineefective...bobby knight does a
> good job but is young and doesnt want to be with NM
> forever...seems they would be lookin gfor somebody
> local...who is gonna be around a while
These are my suggestions to improve the station....get a new male/female team in the morning, The Bagel Guy has run his course and is too juvenile for women. Nanette supposedly left for family reasons but on her last day she clearly stated that she and Bagel fought constantly off the air and they did not get along at all. He hired her before he was bounced out of management there. I would expand the music play list to include Motown and other upbeat 60's and 70's music and change the positioner to simply say..The Best Variety..Star 105.5. They have had very good talent there but the the pay is not very good so they leave for better opportunities. The Bagel Guy's talents are limited so he would not be able to move up and admits that. Hopefully, the new management will assess the situation and make the appropriate changes.
B
BagelGuy
Guest
Hey, I think I might know the answers to your questions. I'll make this quick before I get ripped apart by Tom from IL again. (waves) Hi Tommy.
As far as the morning show goes, yes, it can get a little juvenile at times, but it almost always has been. Even prior to me doing mornings. It's the fun part of radio and doing mornings. Some juvenile behavior is ok. Can it get out of control sometimes when there's not someone there to even it out? Sure. I try and control that, because sometimes it goes beyond where it supposed to. I try and watch that closely. But trust me, management (local AND corporate) are VERY happy with the way the show is going and fully trust me with the reigns. And so do the listeners.
A new morning co-host starts Monday.
The other questions about OM's/PD's, etc. I'm not gonna touch. That area is not for me to discuss. I'm confident in our upper managements decision on who to bring in here. Both Jim & Bobby were great assets to the station and both will be/are missed.
And the same goes for Nanette. Her on air work was great and I do wish her all the best back home with her family. She was a great hire and hope she finds even better things back home.
Ok, maybe that wasn't as quick of a response to everything that I thought it would be. Sorry Tom. You can rip me for THAT too.
As far as the morning show goes, yes, it can get a little juvenile at times, but it almost always has been. Even prior to me doing mornings. It's the fun part of radio and doing mornings. Some juvenile behavior is ok. Can it get out of control sometimes when there's not someone there to even it out? Sure. I try and control that, because sometimes it goes beyond where it supposed to. I try and watch that closely. But trust me, management (local AND corporate) are VERY happy with the way the show is going and fully trust me with the reigns. And so do the listeners.
A new morning co-host starts Monday.
The other questions about OM's/PD's, etc. I'm not gonna touch. That area is not for me to discuss. I'm confident in our upper managements decision on who to bring in here. Both Jim & Bobby were great assets to the station and both will be/are missed.
And the same goes for Nanette. Her on air work was great and I do wish her all the best back home with her family. She was a great hire and hope she finds even better things back home.
Ok, maybe that wasn't as quick of a response to everything that I thought it would be. Sorry Tom. You can rip me for THAT too.
> Hey, I think I might know the answers to your questions.
> I'll make this quick before I get ripped apart by Tom from
> IL again. (waves) Hi Tommy.
>
> As far as the morning show goes, yes, it can get a little
> juvenile at times, but it almost always has been. Even
> prior to me doing mornings. It's the fun part of radio and
> doing mornings. Some juvenile behavior is ok. Can it get
> out of control sometimes when there's not someone there to
> even it out? Sure. I try and control that, because
> sometimes it goes beyond where it supposed to. I try and
> watch that closely. But trust me, management (local AND
> corporate) are VERY happy with the way the show is going and
> fully trust me with the reigns. And so do the listeners.
>
> A new morning co-host starts Monday.
>
> The other questions about OM's/PD's, etc. I'm not gonna
> touch. That area is not for me to discuss. I'm confident
> in our upper managements decision on who to bring in here.
> Both Jim & Bobby were great assets to the station and both
> will be/are missed.
>
> And the same goes for Nanette. Her on air work was great
> and I do wish her all the best back home with her family.
> She was a great hire and hope she finds even better things
> back home.
>
> Ok, maybe that wasn't as quick of a response to everything
> that I thought it would be. Sorry Tom. You can rip me for
> THAT too.
>
Subject: Re: NextMedia Crystal Lake [re: WhatULookingAt] [ Edit ] [ Reply ]
Posted by: morningdiva1
Posts: 12
Status: Online
Posted on: 09/08/05 09:32 PM
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> pfffft. Nanette, major market talent? Ummm, no. That
> shows how much you are of a good judge of talent Tom.
Nice...REAL NICE! And you work where??? Let me know so I can listen to your "BIG MARKET TALENT" I will always rank high with the listeners because I am REAL. It works...just ask Bagel...he knows the truth. I know the demo baby and thats why they bond to me.
-Nanette
> I'll make this quick before I get ripped apart by Tom from
> IL again. (waves) Hi Tommy.
>
> As far as the morning show goes, yes, it can get a little
> juvenile at times, but it almost always has been. Even
> prior to me doing mornings. It's the fun part of radio and
> doing mornings. Some juvenile behavior is ok. Can it get
> out of control sometimes when there's not someone there to
> even it out? Sure. I try and control that, because
> sometimes it goes beyond where it supposed to. I try and
> watch that closely. But trust me, management (local AND
> corporate) are VERY happy with the way the show is going and
> fully trust me with the reigns. And so do the listeners.
>
> A new morning co-host starts Monday.
>
> The other questions about OM's/PD's, etc. I'm not gonna
> touch. That area is not for me to discuss. I'm confident
> in our upper managements decision on who to bring in here.
> Both Jim & Bobby were great assets to the station and both
> will be/are missed.
>
> And the same goes for Nanette. Her on air work was great
> and I do wish her all the best back home with her family.
> She was a great hire and hope she finds even better things
> back home.
>
> Ok, maybe that wasn't as quick of a response to everything
> that I thought it would be. Sorry Tom. You can rip me for
> THAT too.
>
Subject: Re: NextMedia Crystal Lake [re: WhatULookingAt] [ Edit ] [ Reply ]
Posted by: morningdiva1
Posts: 12
Status: Online
Posted on: 09/08/05 09:32 PM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> pfffft. Nanette, major market talent? Ummm, no. That
> shows how much you are of a good judge of talent Tom.
Nice...REAL NICE! And you work where??? Let me know so I can listen to your "BIG MARKET TALENT" I will always rank high with the listeners because I am REAL. It works...just ask Bagel...he knows the truth. I know the demo baby and thats why they bond to me.
-Nanette
M
marianne
Guest
Nanette? The floor is all yours!
> Nanette? The floor is all yours!
> folks this is an awful lot of attention to pay to a station that has little or no coverage/listeners....its hard to know if it is truly gary/nanette doing the postings but if it is they seem forthright and thats cool....they have to accept the criticizms also...nanette is correct..she does connect with the demo....but she is a bit of a diva and takes herself way to seriously...gary has been candid in assessing his talent (not great but connects to mchenry county) now lets all move on
> folks this is an awful lot of attention to pay to a station that has little or no coverage/listeners....its hard to know if it is truly gary/nanette doing the postings but if it is they seem forthright and thats cool....they have to accept the criticizms also...nanette is correct..she does connect with the demo....but she is a bit of a diva and takes herself way to seriously...gary has been candid in assessing his talent (not great but connects to mchenry county) now lets all move on
> > Nanette? The floor is all yours!
> > folks this is an awful lot of attention to pay to a
> station that has little or no coverage/listeners....its hard
> to know if it is truly gary/nanette doing the postings
> but if it is they seem forthright and thats cool....they
> have to accept the criticizms also...nanette is correct..she
> does connect with the demo....but she is a bit of a diva and
> takes herself way to seriously...gary has been candid in
> assessing his talent (not great but connects to mchenry
> county) now lets all move on
>
Little to No coverage - common sense here states star 105.5 has great coverage and the ratings have always been solid ... fact
> > folks this is an awful lot of attention to pay to a
> station that has little or no coverage/listeners....its hard
> to know if it is truly gary/nanette doing the postings
> but if it is they seem forthright and thats cool....they
> have to accept the criticizms also...nanette is correct..she
> does connect with the demo....but she is a bit of a diva and
> takes herself way to seriously...gary has been candid in
> assessing his talent (not great but connects to mchenry
> county) now lets all move on
>
Little to No coverage - common sense here states star 105.5 has great coverage and the ratings have always been solid ... fact
W
WYTZZ95FM
Guest
Re: What happened to NM morning show at Star 105, some Real Facts.
> Little to No coverage - common sense here states star 105.5
> has great coverage and the ratings have always been solid
> ... fact
>
"Real Facts":
Star has great coverage, to serve its local communities.
Ratings? Star is a local sale. They appeal to local businesses mostly that are not concerned what Star rates in Chicago metro ratings. They do dont't sell Market #3 "ratings".
Star serves its purpose. And it is great that a local station/show would generate such discussion. While this is only a radio forum, attention and discussion is always good.
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> Little to No coverage - common sense here states star 105.5
> has great coverage and the ratings have always been solid
> ... fact
>
"Real Facts":
Star has great coverage, to serve its local communities.
Ratings? Star is a local sale. They appeal to local businesses mostly that are not concerned what Star rates in Chicago metro ratings. They do dont't sell Market #3 "ratings".
Star serves its purpose. And it is great that a local station/show would generate such discussion. While this is only a radio forum, attention and discussion is always good.
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