If T & W aren't going to hang on the beach and get paid for the next couple of years by CBS, where would they go? The options are somewhat limited. I don't see CC forking out the money for a product they got rid of years ago. MIX or KEZ? Kool? They seem to be pretty stable for the most part. MY103.9 can't afford the overhead. The Peak seems to be in a good place right now. Talk maybe? They might be a little too "whacky" for the talk format and they're not sports guys. What are their options in the valley? Maybe internet? There's not much money in the local internet scene. Thoughts?
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Where will they go?
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Sorry, no one in town can afford them. When KNIX bailed on renewing their contract a few years ago, KT'R was very interested in hiring them. Not today. Their kind of morning show has become a museum piece as the landscape has changed dramatically due to economics, PPM, and an explosion in sources of music and entertainment. Maybe Pratt could use some cabana boys who have previous BBQ experience? 
Dr. Akbar said:Sorry, no one in town can afford them. When KNIX bailed on renewing their contract a few years ago, KT'R was very interested in hiring them. Not today. Their kind of morning show has become a museum piece as the landscape has changed dramatically due to economics, PPM, and an explosion in sources of music and entertainment. Maybe Pratt could use some cabana boys who have previous BBQ experience?
Yeah, but only if Willy gives Pratt his REAL NAME!
(BTW, what grown man goes by the name "Willie DeLoon?" )
Not a fan of goofy morning crew guys
mas said:
Even more pathetic, what grown man would still use a stupid name from a complete jerk's radio show from 30 years ago?
Legend City said:
I actually feel a little sorry for him, and all the people who have been saddled with stupid radio names in their careers.
I mean, how many 40 something jocks out there are still calling themselves "Kid (fill in the blank) because that's the name they got stuck with 20 years ago? How many people are stuck with calling themselves "Justin Case" or "Craven Moorehead" or some other stupid handle handed to them by a PD back when they were just a baby DJ?
What is an old jock with a silly name to do?
Ford said:
Use his/her real name? Unless that person's real name is Stanislaus Wojohowitz or something equally unpronouncable, why not?
I remember hearing about a Pittsburgh DJ back in the '70s who went by the "air-name" of Jeff Christie. He started using his real name several years later and I understand he did quite well for himself. ;D
Charlie Tuna would have been foolish to suddenly start calling himself Art Ferguson. And although, according to Ben Fong-Torres' brilliant book on Top 40 radio, And The Hits Just Keep On Comin', Johnny Scott's heart sank when Bill Drake told him his air name at KGB would be "Bobby Ocean", 44 years later, he hasn't reverted to Ernest Lenhart.
Name recognition and a following count (or counted, anyway) in radio.
Name recognition and a following count (or counted, anyway) in radio.
Ford said:
I've read about on-air talent that have had multiple air names (usually at different stations) so why not, if your air moniker doesn't fit any longer, just change it?
I admit, if you are at the same station as before the name change you might get called out by people who recognize your voice and have something against you but I don't think most listeners care much what your air and real names are. After all, it has been common in the movie industry since the turn of the 19th century for actors and actresses to have stage names. This is no different.
The most pathetic is Danny Bonaduce having to be on air as Danny Partridge. You would think that would be embarrassing enough, but no, he got caught with a drag queen prostitute. And, if that wasn't bad enough, he agreed to do a reality show that really showed the world just how messed up he is.
landtuna said:
Correction: that would be http://timandwilly.com/ (although Tim + Willy now have plenty of "time" on their hands
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