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What is going on at KOOI?

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Don Jones is doing mornings today (Monday 9/11) with no mention of being "in for Charlie O. and Amy"

No mention of Amy and Charlie O. on the website this morning either. Anyone know what's going on?
 
average_joe said:
Don Jones is doing mornings today (Monday 9/11) with no mention of being "in for Charlie O. and Amy"

No mention of Amy and Charlie O. on the website this morning either. Anyone know what's going on?
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KKUS still shows her as the evening jock on www.theranch.fm. However, I'm listening to the stream online and haven't heard her yet. I know she's usually VT'd, but I would've heard her by now. (7:20PM)
 
I just received confirmation that they were let go on Friday after their show.

Two talented people like that out of a job, but Dru still has one...it just ain't right. ???
 
Three words regarding Rick Guest:

WORST MANAGER EVER
 
Score another one for Access 1. It seems nowadays that good people don't last but bad owners and those who know nothing but how to bond are around forever.

Rick Guest and company no doubt are feeling good about themselves having taken A-1 another step closer to sub-mediocre performance, and that may be describing Access 1 in terms much to mild to depict where the company is headed.
 
average_joe said:
I just received confirmation that they were let go on Friday after their show.

Two talented people like that out of a job, but Dru still has one...it just ain't right. ???
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What a crying shame...on both accounts.
 
I can't believe it either! They were doing so well on the air and now it comes down to this?! What the hell is going on with Access 1? They let two people, whom I've been friends with for almost 20 years, to be let go. I thought charlie and Amy were great together on KOOI. They also pulled in some solid numbers on top of that! Man that really sucks!
 
LABreeze said:
I can't believe it either! They were doing so well on the air and now it comes down to this?! What the hell is going on with Access 1? They let two people, whom I've been friends with for almost 20 years, to be let go. I thought charlie and Amy were great together on KOOI. They also pulled in some solid numbers on top of that! Man that really sucks!
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what WERE the numbers??? I haven't seen a book in this market in forever. I thought they sounded very, very good. Especially up agianst the VERY small market sounding shows in this market. It's either syndication...or crap in Tyler/Longview. These 2 were the exception. 2 solid radio pros doing a show.
 
Good ole Don -- guess he will be doing mornings for awhile.
 
And Dru is still on the air? I wonder what pics he has of Access 1 management? Its funny though,a Conn. School of Broadcasting Teacher in Dallas is using two airchecks of Dru ,displaying to students<quote> " How to lose an audience quick!" LOL
 
Access 1 just doesn't seem comfortable with people who can take the ball and run with it. Those of the Dru-ilk, mired in substandard performance, are the company's ideal, maybe because they're desperate, manageable, toe the mark, can't cut it anywhere else, and have to take whatever companies such as Access 1 dump on their heads. It's the epitome of needing to get a life.

KYKX is the "sponsor" one night this week at the Gregg County Fair. Understand that Dru will be there bonding with the bumper cars.
 
Good heavens! I used to "DX" KOOI in the mornings from Fort Worth. I thought that Charlie and Amy were a great morning team for east Texas. They were "live and local." Access 1 = MORONS!
 
I just think it's cool that Don Jones has gone from KWRD-AM Henderson, to Waller Broadcasting (KOOI, KLJT, KKUS, KFRO, KYKX, etc etc) to 99-3 the Bull to Access-1 and is filling mornings at KOOI in about 5 years. Back when I was his news director at KWRD-AM, we'd have never thunk it.

Now, how did I wind up on "Talk Time"?
 
Don Jones

Don and I did mornings together for a short 3 months but we are still good friends.
He's a very talented guy, witty and always there if you need help with something.

If he ever needs a good reference, all they have to do is call me.
 
Re: What is going on at KOOI? ED SHANE THE SNAKE!

The reason danny and Dru went down is because they are lightweights. Picked by a backstabbing lightweight of a consultant:

ED SHANE

ED SHANE is notorious for getting rid of the good talent and replacing them with deadweight. I mean can you imagine a experienced pd who thinks for himself dealing with the ultra small market pinheads that work at:

THE ED SHANE CONSULTANCY

If you want total confusion, descent, and backstabbing hire:

ED SHANE

He WILL create it!
 
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