Whither Krenn?

[Pratte4Life]

Very interesting as this follows a brief period where his hours changed and he started working at 7:30 or so. It also follows a period where, for the first time that I'm aware of, Mark Madden filled in for Prisuta.

Would they move Madden to morning show to take Krenn's place?

I can't picture Madden sharing the spotlight, but it would fit in the CC's apparent plan to turn every station into a 24 hour Steelers/Penguins channel. Apparently CC thinks everyone in Pittsburgh is a mindless Yinzer who can't get enough of the Steelers and sports in general. Not that it would be a major change. Ever since the Superbowl Boob-gate scandal coward almost all FM broadcasters the Morning Show has become a de-facto sports talk show.

I could tell you that Madden used to co-host postgame talk shows after Steelers games and the like. He would handle this by calling his co-host "wingman" and such.

Think Randy could handle being called "wingman" all the time?

 

[Alton]

There is no love between Randy and Madden. Madden moving over to DVE is not going to happen. Madden is staying right where he is.

 

[xm41]

I have heard reports that Madden is insufferable to be around. Given that fact he wouldn't be a good fit for any working partners.

 

[corporateradiosucks]

Does anyone think this "different direction" thing has any real meat to it, or is it just the same old corporatespeak?

 

[pman44]

I think it's the same old corporatespeak. What makes this curious, to me anyhow, is that Krenn is still under contract, so why change now unless there are other issues involved?

Could it just be a publicity stunt? There is a "Bring Krenn Back" facebook page that has a couple of thousand members already.

 

[Alton]

I think it's the same old corporatespeak. What makes this curious, to me anyhow, is that Krenn is still under contract, so why change now unless there are other issues involved?

Could it just be a publicity stunt? There is a "Bring Krenn Back" facebook page that has a couple of thousand members already.

I think it's "same old corporatespeak" also.

pman44, what I find interesting is that he is still under contract. That leads me to believe there are other issues involved. Also, if you look at the posting that is up for the job, factor in what we have heard of Jimmy, and his unusual start times, I think the direction they want is certainly without Jimmy. In the past three months, there seems to not have been a cohesiveness betwee he and Randy. So while it's corporatespeak, it also is true. They want to take it in a different direction. The road without Jimmy.

With the huge salary he has, either they're paying him to stay home or finding a loophole in that contract. I wouldn't be surprised if he had taken a drug test. I also wouldn't be surprised if he's already seen that severance check. (as opposed to paying him the remainder of his contract).

 

[F.M.Hertz]

Absolutely, pman44 and Alton. This has to be a publicity stunt from the get go, but it leaves so many questions:

1. Why would the suits at Cheap Channel do this again, after the incident involving Randy two years ago? Back then, it seemed plausable that Randy's contract was up.

2. Why won't Cheap Channel offer a statement other than "Jimmy is still an employee?"

3. What does Cheap Channel have to gain from this if it is truly a publicity stunt? It's the #1 morning show on the #1 station in the Pittsburgh market.

I predict that Jimmy will be back by the end of the month. There is no way that Madden will be a partner of Randy's, or that Randy would allow it. That's a sure fire way to have listeners drop off.

OCCUPY FLEET STREET.

 

[Alton]

F.H. Mertz, I don't think its a publicity stunt. He's a goner. Not coming back.

There is no way that Madden will be a partner of Randy's, or that Randy would allow it. That's a sure fire way to have listeners drop off

I totally agree with that!

 

[Alton]

F.H. Mertz, I don't think its a publicity stunt

My apologies. F.M. Mertz.

 

[F.M.Hertz]

F.H. Mertz, I don't think its a publicity stunt

My apologies. F.M. Mertz.

No worries, Alton.It's nice that great minds think alike.

If that's the case then DVE should have let Jimmy say goodbye. But all too often in this industry you never get to say goodbye. It hurts, coming from personal experiences, both inside and outside of the radio.

F.M.Hertz

 

[Alton]

If that's the case then DVE should have let Jimmy say goodbye.

It's a slippery slope to navigate. Lawyers probably told them to pull him off. Too risky for him to be near a microphone, not matter how "nice" of a guy he is. Besides, it's not like he was leaving for something else and was in good graces of everybody at the station.

 

[F.M.Hertz]

I see your point completely, but come on, do you honestly think Jim Krenn would say anything that would put anybody in a bad light? I don't think that Jimmy have anything bad to say, and I don't think that he would show up one morning at the Gold Cube of Death toting an AK-47.

We are living in such a litigious society, that HR departments, management, and lawyers are afraid that a situation would become violent. That's rarely the case. It's only a few and far between incidents that have happened that those precautions are now the norm.

I can remember having "the meeting" with HR, while a manager has cleaned out my desk, only to be met outside with your belongings and not being able to say goodbye to folks that you've spent a great deal of time with. It's not a good feeling, and it shows how timid management can be in these situations.

 

[VelvetJonesLives]

With the huge salary he has, either they're paying him to stay home or finding a loophole in that contract. I wouldn't be surprised if he had taken a drug test. I also wouldn't be surprised if he's already seen that severance check. (as opposed to paying him the remainder of his contract).

I doubt CC cares about drug use as long as it is not impacting performance. I listen to Alan Cox almost every day on WMMS in Cleveland. He frequently admits to smoking a bowl before coming to work or hitting the bong after work. These guys are not minimum wage stock clerks who you can just replace at the drop of a hat. But if someone had a nose candy habit that was preventing them from making it to work in the morning then I could see HR or management taking some sort of action.

 

[Alton]

I see your point completely, but come on, do you honestly think Jim Krenn would say anything that would put anybody in a bad light? I don't think that Jimmy have anything bad to say, and I don't think that he would show up one morning at the Gold Cube of Death toting an AK-47.

We are living in such a litigious society, that HR departments, management, and lawyers are afraid that a situation would become violent. That's rarely the case. It's only a few and far between incidents that have happened that those precautions are now the norm.

I can remember having "the meeting" with HR, while a manager has cleaned out my desk, only to be met outside with your belongings and not being able to say goodbye to folks that you've spent a great deal of time with. It's not a good feeling, and it shows how timid management can be in these situations.

Personally, I don't think he'd say anything bad. But, we are living in a litigious society and HR and management are covering their butts. The only way they'd let Jimmy or anybody "say goodbye" is if that person were leaving on their own accord. And I don't even think they'd let that happen.

 

[xm41]

I see your point completely, but come on, do you honestly think Jim Krenn would say anything that would put anybody in a bad light? I don't think that Jimmy have anything bad to say, and I don't think that he would show up one morning at the Gold Cube of Death toting an AK-47.

We are living in such a litigious society, that HR departments, management, and lawyers are afraid that a situation would become violent. That's rarely the case. It's only a few and far between incidents that have happened that those precautions are now the norm.

I can remember having "the meeting" with HR, while a manager has cleaned out my desk, only to be met outside with your belongings and not being able to say goodbye to folks that you've spent a great deal of time with. It's not a good feeling, and it shows how timid management can be in these situations.

Personally, I don't think he'd say anything bad. But, we are living in a litigious society and HR and management are covering their butts. The only way they'd let Jimmy or anybody "say goodbye" is if that person were leaving on their own accord. And I don't even think they'd let that happen.

They let Jimmy & Steve have a whole goodbye show. But that was another time.

 

[Boss Radio]

Jimmy and Steve were also headed for another market. It wasn't like they might be on a competing station in six months.

 

[xm41]

Jimmy and Steve were also headed for another market. It wasn't like they might be on a competing station in six months.

Ironically that's just about what happened.

 

[corporateradiosucks]

Paulsen, of course, had a goodbye WEEK. Then again that's when we all thought we were going to die because of Y2K.

 

[Stearns]

Rumor mill: WDVE morning show
Scott Paulsen back as a writer and "part time" on air talent

Pittsburgh comedian Bill Crawford will be brought on full time

any thing to this?

 

[tce]

Sometimes the rumor mill is cited as justification for floating ideas that have no firm basis in fact (certainly not always). How about these others as possible part-time writer/performers: The other Jimmy, Steve, John Garry, Bob Dearborn, Intrepid Scout, Terry McGovern, Jim Horne, Rege Cordic & Uncle Ed (with the stealth possibility of J*ck B*g*t).