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rapking
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A new Morning Show ? Zipper and Fox ? This has to be a April fool sh-t !
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rapking said:
Wow, you figured it out. :
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JPNH35
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Usually, I just read this board but felt today was a good time to join after reading this post.
I have been listening to this station for awhile now since I moved to Boston, and I must say I was very disapointed in this stunt. When Ramiro 1st made mention of his "contract" situation Friday, I knew something was up (especially since a friend of mine works there and confirmend that he was well under contract). The way he acted on air was so not like him and just came off as fake.
What really made me scratch my head on this one, was that for the most part, this show sounds great and as much as we (the radio insiders) know that most of the bits etc. are set up, it still comes off as believeable to the true listeners. This one however, came off as fake as could be from the begining. He would even mess up by talking about what was going to be happening next week and then catch himself and say "well, I mean if I am still here" and things like that. Even listening today, whoever the people were who were "the new show" just were bad and nervous sounding. It was like they grabbed 2 interns and tossed them on the air to play the part. They even ran a Ramiro drop in the mix with Mase that quickly was cutoff before it said Ramiro and Pebbles. I am sure that was an accident that it ran. They even went as far as to say Pebbles was fired as well, but for some reason the shows 3rd wheel Melissa was left behind to be with the new show which sounded even more odd. It almost would've been better to pull her off as well. You could tell she felt very odd being on the air with them (more in a way like even she new this bit was bad idea).
The point is, that this is a pretty good show. Why would they go through all of the time, resourses & trouble to create new production, make Ramiro sound kinda like a jerk (calling the GM a "******") and then put on 1 1/2 hours of HORRIBLE radio 2 days before the book starts? To me, it was just a bad Aprils Fools Joke that had 0 benefit to the listeners or the station.
This is a show that usually thinks outside of the box and is creative with the things that they do and for the most part, even I beleive it, even though I should know better that most of it is set up. I have to think that this bit today made a majority of the listeners think that Ramiro thinks they are dumb and would fall for this.
Are April Fools Jokes still a big thing on air? Did anyone else do anything? Is it just too predictable? I think a stunt like this is so generic and done so many times before across the country (and done much better I hope). I know JAMN has the perception of being a young audience station, but they are consistantly #1 18-34 and top 5 25-54 so there are alot of older listeners who I am sure, like myself, were turned off by this.
Just my 2 cents....I am not trying to attack anyone....I was just confused as to why they did this the way they did. And yes, I do know the easy answer is "Well, it is April Fools" but I think in a top market like this and being a top station like JAMN I just think they were better off doing something else.
Any one else here it?
JP ???
I have been listening to this station for awhile now since I moved to Boston, and I must say I was very disapointed in this stunt. When Ramiro 1st made mention of his "contract" situation Friday, I knew something was up (especially since a friend of mine works there and confirmend that he was well under contract). The way he acted on air was so not like him and just came off as fake.
What really made me scratch my head on this one, was that for the most part, this show sounds great and as much as we (the radio insiders) know that most of the bits etc. are set up, it still comes off as believeable to the true listeners. This one however, came off as fake as could be from the begining. He would even mess up by talking about what was going to be happening next week and then catch himself and say "well, I mean if I am still here" and things like that. Even listening today, whoever the people were who were "the new show" just were bad and nervous sounding. It was like they grabbed 2 interns and tossed them on the air to play the part. They even ran a Ramiro drop in the mix with Mase that quickly was cutoff before it said Ramiro and Pebbles. I am sure that was an accident that it ran. They even went as far as to say Pebbles was fired as well, but for some reason the shows 3rd wheel Melissa was left behind to be with the new show which sounded even more odd. It almost would've been better to pull her off as well. You could tell she felt very odd being on the air with them (more in a way like even she new this bit was bad idea).
The point is, that this is a pretty good show. Why would they go through all of the time, resourses & trouble to create new production, make Ramiro sound kinda like a jerk (calling the GM a "******") and then put on 1 1/2 hours of HORRIBLE radio 2 days before the book starts? To me, it was just a bad Aprils Fools Joke that had 0 benefit to the listeners or the station.
This is a show that usually thinks outside of the box and is creative with the things that they do and for the most part, even I beleive it, even though I should know better that most of it is set up. I have to think that this bit today made a majority of the listeners think that Ramiro thinks they are dumb and would fall for this.
Are April Fools Jokes still a big thing on air? Did anyone else do anything? Is it just too predictable? I think a stunt like this is so generic and done so many times before across the country (and done much better I hope). I know JAMN has the perception of being a young audience station, but they are consistantly #1 18-34 and top 5 25-54 so there are alot of older listeners who I am sure, like myself, were turned off by this.
Just my 2 cents....I am not trying to attack anyone....I was just confused as to why they did this the way they did. And yes, I do know the easy answer is "Well, it is April Fools" but I think in a top market like this and being a top station like JAMN I just think they were better off doing something else.
Any one else here it?
JP ???
One year WILD pretended to switch to country on April Fools. After a bit of Garth Brooks and
Reba McEntire, the old format resumed.
Reba McEntire, the old format resumed.
I remember once (in 1980) that Channel 7 opened their evening news with Great Blue Hill erupting as a volcano as an April Fool joke. I believe several people got fired over that. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/comments/903/
JPNH35 said:
No, but I bet someone HERE did HEAR it...
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rapking
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Boston mayor was killed , 2 jerks on WAAF . April fools S/CKS !
MassMusicMan
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No, Opie and Anthony suck. April Fool's Day is great.
rapking said:
Too bad the way you kill the English language isn't an April Fools joke.
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ciao99
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mistermicrophone said:
A lot of people kill the English language on here. There's no need to single out Rapking.
Do you have anything to add to the topic at hand?
Ciao said:
What did a stunt on WAAF 7 (?) years ago have to do with JAMN this morning? Are you the Radio Info police now?
MassMusicMan
Banned
If I could post pictures on R-I, I'd post the one with the kid winning a race that says "Arguing on the Internet is like the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded."
@$$hole comment of the day goes to Will. Congrats Will.
MassMusicMan
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Hey, I didn't coin the phrase. Just quoting.
Besides, this board needs a kick in the pants sometimes.
Besides, this board needs a kick in the pants sometimes.
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BearFur
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I guess mistermicrophone was busy shining O and A's shoes to be paying attention which I'm assuming is what caused the "What does an AAF stunt have to do with Jamn"
Well, if you weren't so quick to jump in their corner and actually read the thread (gee, whatta concept) you'd see that someone started the thread with JAMN and an April Fools Joke. Then in regards to radio April Fools jokes, O and A's Menino stunt was mentioned. O and A's stunt was done when they were on AAF.
See how easy that was.
Well, if you weren't so quick to jump in their corner and actually read the thread (gee, whatta concept) you'd see that someone started the thread with JAMN and an April Fools Joke. Then in regards to radio April Fools jokes, O and A's Menino stunt was mentioned. O and A's stunt was done when they were on AAF.
See how easy that was.
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ArtSpooner
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mistermicrophone said:
That's the English language? I've been trying to figure out what it was. It must be a dialect that I'm not familiar with.
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