Where has Chris Baker gone??

[OhioMediaWatch]

KSEV appears to be an ego project for Dan Patrick, at least from here.

 

[FilioScotia]

**KSEV appears to be an ego project for Dan Patrick, at least from here.**

For once, appearances do not deceive. You are right. KSEV is precisely what it appears to be. An ego project for Dan Patrick.

As someone who has had the misfortune of meeting Patrick, and someone unlucky enough to be forced to ask him for a job back in the early 80s, I can tell you he is a real piece of work.

He offered me a job with lower pay and worse hours than the lousy low pay job I was trying to get away from. I felt insulted, and I believe he did that deliberately because he knew where I was working and what I was making at the time. I just excused myself and walked out, and I've never regretted it.

Dan Patrick and Chris Baker were made for each other. They deserve each other.

 

[gabigley1]

I've also met Mr Patrick in 1987. He appears to be very conservative person. What did you expect?

 

[stan]

This is Cheap Channel's loss. Their afternoon AM programming is plain unlistenable. Michael Berry makes me vomit every time I hear him on the radio, therefore KTRH is purged from my radio presets. I'll listen to Chris - glad he's back.

 

[DToTheJ]

Their afternoon AM programming...

As opposed to afternoon PM programming? :

Yeah, apparently, KCMO wasn't in the cards for Baker... meanwhile, their website still has a good luck message to the old morning show host... Which tells me they probably have not settled on anyone yet. They're more concerned about that new all-comedy FM station of theirs in KC. Priorities...

 

[photog]

I've also met Mr Patrick in 1987. He appears to be very conservative person. What did you expect?

What does that mean? Conservative = jerk??

I ,for one, am glad to have Chris Baker back on in the afternoon. Micheal Berry is a bit much for 5 hours and Sean Hannity can get quite old. Chris has a fan base and I think he'll do well on KSEV. I say, "Yahoo, Chris" welcome back to Texas.

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

I've also met Mr Patrick in 1987. He appears to be very conservative person. What did you expect?

Unless you were in Texas, you probably didn't meet THIS Dan Patrick.

We're not talking about the sports radio/TV host. This is a different Dan Patrick, who owns two talk radio stations in Texas, and is a member of the state legislature there.

BTW, Patrick is not the birth surname, for either man...

 

[gabigley1]

Recall seeing his sports reports on KHOU-TV in Houston in the early 80s where he was known for his crazy antics.
Yes, I'm from Texas and did meet him at KSEV radio in Houston. I also confused the two at times in the past few years.
He purchased KSEV radio since early 1989 and that is when I dropped by the station, not 1987. From the FCC on when he purchased the station:

http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/126014.pdf

Also, have been streaming his KSEV show for the last few weeks on KSEV radio.
Never heard of Chris Baker, but do like his show. Pat had been doing his show from the Texas Legislature in Austin for the last few weeks and that
had become a little boring.

BTW, Dan Patrick is leasing out his Dallas station: http://www.kvceradio.com/staff/ but he still has a one hour time slot in the evening on that station.

 

[gabigley1]

This is a different Dan Patrick, who owns two talk radio stations in Texas, and is a member of the state legislature there.

Speaking of KCVE 1160 in Dallas, which he is now LMAing out to Salem http://www.kvceradio.com/staff/. I found this post on how cheaply he was running his Dallas station from his home base in Houston:

http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=159863.0

KSEV appears to be an ego project for Dan Patrick, at least from here.

The name of his company reinforces your statement:

PATRICK BROADCASTING LP

 

[gabigley1]

Actually, I thought he(Dan Patrick) was leasing the station in Dallas and did not own it.
Email from the GM of KVCE AM 1160 in Dallas:

Hi Artie, thank you so much for your email...yes, you are completely correct in your findings Dan Patrick still owns KVCE AM1160 but has recently entered a lease agreement with Salem Communications, and as of January 1st all programming is managed through Salem Communications. The format has changed to Business/Finance and Sports in the late evenings and some on weekends.

Dan's radio show can be heard on KVCE AM1160 from 7-8pm Mon-Thurs (occasional pre-emption for sports).

When you have time please visit our website for our new program lineup: www.KVCEradio.com

I will forward your message on to Senator Patrick...he truly enjoys hearing from his listeners By the way, Dan's show is also heard in the Houston market on KSEV.

 

[gabigley1]

Chris Baker announced he is also on in Dallas:

http://www.kvceradio.com/schedule/monday/

He is on from 4:00PM to 6:00PM on KSEV 1160AM.

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

Recall seeing his sports reports on KHOU-TV in Houston in the early 80s where he was known for his crazy antics.
Yes, I'm from Texas and did meet him at KSEV radio in Houston. I also confused the two at times in the past few years.

My apologies for assuming otherwise - I didn't know you had any background in Texas.

The confusion is made double by the Houston Dan Patrick's TV sports career!

Chris Baker is on the Salem-leased/Dan Patrick-owned station in Dallas? I wonder how much he's paying Salem, or if Dan is arranging it through his ownership? I doubt very seriously that there's no money involved, towards either the station, the lease operator or whatever.

 

[DToTheJ]

I, for one, am glad to have Chris Baker back on in the afternoon. Micheal Berry is a bit much for 5 hours and Sean Hannity can get quite old....

"Can get quite old"?The freshness date on his act has long past, IMHO.

 

[radiopropd]

Sometimes it amazes me the things that are incorrect on these boards, so in this instance, I will attempt to give you all the skinny.

As for Chris Baker - he has become the co-host of the show formerly known as the "Dan Patrick Show" - the show is now entitled the "Baker and Patrick Show" and it runs Monday through Friday from 4-6pm. Very simply, Dan has had difficulty trying to do his show from 4-6pm with him trying to take care of his senatorial duties in Austin, and therefore, after trying to host his show, trying to find fill-in's for him, Patrick contacted Baker and that's that - Baker is actually still Up North - so to speak - he's not in Houston just yet, although I understand that he's looking forward to moving back to the Bayou city.

As for KVCE - It's still owned by Patrick under the name of Dallas Communications - and it has been LMA'd to Salem - it took effect on January 3rd, 2011 - Salem completely rebranded the station to fit into their business talk format.

The "Baker and Patrick Show" airs in Dallas on KVCE ONLY from 7-8pm - and it's actually a rebroadcast of what was aired in Houston from 4-5pm - KVCE Dallas only takes the first hour of the show. As for San Antonio, it's done the same way - they take one hour of the show (the 4-5pm) and air it from 7-8pm.

How do I know these things - well, let's just say a little bird told me - and no, that little bird was not Chris Baker.

Next Question???

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

For what it's worth, "The Baker Report" listed on the KVCE/1160 schedule 4-6 PM is NOT Chris Baker's show.

http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/forum/topics/its-official-the-baker-report

Dr. Jeffrey "Jake" Baker, my husband (Katie Baker), will be the host and he has been a radio talk show host and guest speaker for over 20 years. He is the author of 4 books and has been on radio and television across the land. We are excited about this fantastic opportunity to be of service to you, our fellow patriots!

It sounds like the message posted just before this explains how Baker will end up on KVCE, which does indeed show Patrick's show 7-8 PM in the new Salem-LMAed schedule.

 

[gabigley1]

Recall seeing his sports reports on KHOU-TV in Houston in the early 80s where he was known for his crazy antics.
Yes, I'm from Texas and did meet him at KSEV radio in Houston. I also confused the two at times in the past few years.

My apologies for assuming otherwise - I didn't know you had any background in Texas.

The confusion is made double by the Houston Dan Patrick's TV sports career!

I DID confused ESPN's Dan Patrick with the Texas State Senator Dan Patrick over the years because on their broadcasting sports careers.
Mainly because I don't care for ESPN sports programing but ESPN's Dan Patrick is a pretty popular sports personalty and is hard to miss.

Sometimes it amazes me the things that are incorrect on these boards, so in this instance, I will attempt to give you all the skinny.

As for KVCE - It's still owned by Patrick under the name of Dallas Communications - and it has been LMA'd to Salem - it took effect on January 3rd, 2011 - Salem completely rebranded the station to fit into their business talk format.

The "Baker and Patrick Show" airs in Dallas on KVCE ONLY from 7-8pm - and it's actually a rebroadcast of what was aired in Houston from 4-5pm - KVCE Dallas only takes the first hour of the show. air it from 7-8pm.

How do I know these things - well, let's just say a little bird told me - and no, that little bird was not Chris Baker.

Next Question???

Was audio streaming the "Baker and Patrick Show" yesterday afternoon over the KSEV website. At about 4:30PM CST, Mr Baker said his show he is also carried in Dallas. I assumed his show was also aired over KVCE in Dallas so went to the KVCE website. There is a "Baker Report" scheduled
from 4-6PM on the KVCE website. At 7-8pm, they show the Dan Patrick show scheduled and that's what got me confused. If they updated the
KCVE website for the 7-8PM time slot, it would have been less confusing, at least to me/

http://www.kvceradio.com/schedule/monday/

Also, I always assumed Mr Patrick was LMAing KVCE so I'm glad OhioMediaWatch mentioned he owned two Texas stations in his post.
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[OhioMediaWatch]

Dan was LMAing his Houston station for a long time (from Liberman Broadcasting, IIRC)...I don't know how long he LMAed KVCE before he bought it.

But yes, now he's in the reverse position as the "radio landlord' for Salem's LMA of the station for its business radio format. I wonder if his continued clearance on the Dallas station is like the ongoing clearance of "The 700 Club" on ABC Family, formerly Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network/CBN...

 

[gabigley1]

KSEV signed on the air as KTBT, late Summer of 1987. The owner, CCC-Houston AM programed music when they owned the station. Dan Patrick LMA the station in the summer of 1988 and changed the call letters to KSEV on October, 31 1988. In March of 1989, he purchased the station
from CCC Houston AM, after receive FCC approval a couple of months earlier.

Here are some interesting quotes from the Houston Chronicle staring with 1990 and then something from 2001.

KSEV makes noise, thanks to sports shows
Houston Chronicle - Tuesday, JULY 3, 1990
Author: JAY FRANK: Staff

FOR KSEV Radio (700 AM), these certainly are the days of thunder. The station, which sputtered for its first 2 1/2 years on the air, has gotten on the fast track in the past six months.

KSEV is zipping by more established Houston stations in the audience ratings, thanks, in part, to its sports programming.

During the winter, the station cracked the Arbitron quarterly ratings - the bible of the radio business - for the first time since signing on in 1987 (as KTBT ). Indications are that it will double its audience in the spring "book," which comes out later this month.

"When we took over the station (about a year ago), we knew it would take some time to get off the ground. But we're way ahead of schedule," said Dan Patrick, who doubles as general manager and host of the weekday-morning show.

Houston Chronicle - Thursday, May 31, 2001
Author: TOM BEHRENS, Houston Chronicle correspondent

Katy radio and TV personality Dan Patrick is back in broadcasting, but as he puts it, "not back to my craziness, but I am back to my opinionated ways."

Most fans of Patrick remember him for his "off the cuff and irreverent" KHOU-TV Channel 11 sportscasts

Television viewers either loved him or hated him, but watched to see what he might do next. Patrick captured first place in viewer polls as top sportscaster in the Houston television market.

When station ownership at KHOU-TV changed, word came down that the commentaries and craziness that earmarked Patrick's broadcasts would have to cease.

In 1988, I bought this little AM radio station, KTBT , in Tomball, changed its call letters to KSEV and also its format to talk radio."

One day in 1989 a guy by the name of Rush Limbaugh called and the rest was history.

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

KSEV signed on the air as KTBT, late Summer of 1987. The owner, CCC-Houston AM programed music when they owned the station. Dan Patrick LMA the station in the summer of 1988 and changed the call letters to KSEV on October, 31 1988. In March of 1989, he purchased the station
from CCC Houston AM, after receive FCC approval a couple of months earlier.

That isn't borne out in FCC records, which show Patrick Broadcasting LP bought KSEV in late 2009 from Liberman Broadcasting (no relation to him as far as I know):

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws...46014&Service=AM&Form_id=314&Facility_id=9645

Attached is an LMA between Patrick and Liberman, dated March 2001, which seems to say that Liberman was buying the station and that the LMA with Patrick started as soon as it had approval to run the station. I presume he had an LMA with the previous owner, who bought it from Clear Channel (a 2000 license assignment moved it to a company called El Dorado Broadcasters, along with a bunch of sister FMs).

I'm just guessing at most of this here. It appears Patrick had a long-term LMA with El Dorado and Liberman through the 2009 purchase linked above, and "I bought it" in the newspaper article is just shorthand for running it.

 

[jd]

and "I bought it" in the newspaper article is just shorthand for running it.

No, not really. In this case, what was described by gabigley1 is essentially the way it happened. This may be of interest to you, since it shows when approval was first given for transfer of control of what was then KTBT:

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws...lication_id=118266&File_number=BTC-19880921EA

Dan Goeb, of course, was Dan Patrick of the original Patrick Broadcasting LP which was formed in 1988.