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Who is gonna replace Danny Williams?

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travis bickle

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His last day is supposedly on the 29th.

Considering his recent ratings, and on-air presence (or lack thereof), this can only be a good thing.

So who replaces this disgusting relic?

And let's not turn this into a tribute.
 
Granted it IS time for Danny to retire, but let's also understand that his station is currently at the top of the ratings heap, and he's very much a part of that. Also, understand that Mr. Williams has been number ONE at least four or five times in his carreer. He has had over half of Oklahoma City for years listening to him and watching him on TV. Travis, you and I will NEVER have as much success as Mr. Williams has had. Don't discount the "old man". Yeah, his speech is a bit messed up these days (at 80 plus years old) but I'd toss him the programming keys to a station any day and watch the fun. Even at his age he'd do better than most around here. Yeah he's corny, etc. but he still knows the most important fact about programming: Be an entertainer. There will be no replacement for Williams. He is one of a kind. As the station continues on without him though I would think there are several very talented people already at that station that could easily handle mornings. Like him or not though, the station will never be the same without the "old man". Good luck Danny on your retirement. Try to enjoy it.
 
travis bickle said:
His last day is supposedly on the 29th.

Considering his recent ratings, and on-air presence (or lack thereof), this can only be a good thing.

So who replaces this disgusting relic?

And let's not turn this into a tribute.
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Danny Williams at the top of his game was as good as they came. Yeah, he's 80+ years old. It's probably been 8 or 10 years ago I heard Danny on the air doin the oldies thing and that guy still sounded like dynamite!
To ask "who replaces this disgusting relic?" and then "not turn this into a tribute" sounds bi-polar and vitriolic. Are you just mean spirited or were you just never in radio?

Bob O'Shea
 
Whether you like him or not, the guy is Oklahoma City radio, the most dominating personality the market has ever had.

Danny's departure will have the same effect Ron Chapman's departure had on KVIL and his retirement had on KLUV. Neither station has been the same without him doing mornings. But unlike KLUV, KOMA has a staff of veteran DJ's that have worked there for years, so I bet Ronnie Kaye will be Danny's replacement.
 
billyg said:
Whether you like him or not, the guy is Oklahoma City radio, the most dominating personality the market has ever had.

Danny's departure will have the same effect Ron Chapman's departure had on KVIL and his retirement had on KLUV. Neither station has been the same without him doing mornings. But unlike KLUV, KOMA has a staff of veteran DJ's that have worked there for years, so I bet Ronnie Kaye will be Danny's replacement.
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AMEN Brother Billy. Chapman was quite a heller. I used to go back and forth between Ron and Paxton Mills when I lived in Big D back in '72. Damn those guys were great! Danny Williams could easily have gone anywhere, anytime. You're right, he pretty much defined OKC Radio. Ronnie Kaye would be the natural replacement. I wish Danny the very best.

The Lyin' King
Bob O'Shea
 
In response:

Since you insist on a tribute...

I live in the real world, not the fake smile, love ya...pass it on, bible verse while sippin' whiskey(or worse) world of a radio persona.

Enjoy your sepia toned memories through rose-colored speakers, but many know the truth about this racist, sexist, and sick person.

That's not success to me OKCRADIOGUY, so speak for yourself.

He won't be missed or remembered fondly.

Just gone.

Then we'll talk about ratings.
 
Let me suggest a groundrule...if anyone wants to brand anyone as sick or racist, or anything else demeaning, and that's not already well established in the minds of most, please bring forth some evidence to back up that charge.

Otherwise, please leave your bitterness at the radio-info home page!

In a week...August 16...I will mark forty years from the first day my face was first in front of a mic in Salem, NJ, reading a 30 second newscast. SO...let me defer some of the vitriol against Danny towards me...go ahead and let THIS old relic have it!

For the record...I am grateful and happy that I still have the opportunity to put this somewhat older but still mostly smiling face in front of a mic on a regular basis. This is a special craft. Let's cherish it and those who have devoted their lives to it. In Danny's case, a bunch more years than any of us!
 
cooptulsa said:
Let me suggest a groundrule...if anyone wants to brand anyone as sick or racist, or anything else demeaning, and that's not already well established in the minds of most, please bring forth some evidence to back up that charge.

Otherwise, please leave your bitterness at the radio-info home page!

In a week...August 16...I will mark forty years from the first day my face was first in front of a mic in Salem, NJ, reading a 30 second newscast. SO...let me defer some of the vitriol against Danny towards me...go ahead and let THIS old relic have it!

For the record...I am grateful and happy that I still have the opportunity to put this somewhat older but still mostly smiling face in front of a mic on a regular basis. This is a special craft. Let's cherish it and those who have devoted their lives to it. In Danny's case, a bunch more years than any of us!
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Coop-
Very well stated and I'm in full agreement. Congrats on the 40 year mark of broadcast excellence. You are the embodiment of what good radio was always about and proved it over and over with #1 ratings across the board as a top notch morning personality. I consider it a priviledge to have worked with you at 1170 KVOO and to be your friend. You're a young whatever age you are and I hope to hear those thunderous pipes of your's for years to come. You are definitely Hall of Fame material.
Make that check out to cash. ;D

Your Pal,
O'Shea
 
Thanks, Bob O...not sure how thunderous the pipes are, but at this time of our life the colon can get VERY thunderous!
 
travis bickle said:
...many know the truth about this racist, sexist, and sick person.
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I've never worked with an Old School broadcaster who wasn't guilty of at least some of the sins you've attributed to Mr. Williams. In fact, some old timers who enjoy the most sparkling reputations actually possess the greatest demons.

I'm not condoning this misbehavior, but to insinuate that Mr. Williams is unique in his transgressions is not an accurate depiction of the truth.
 
Bob Oshea said:
To ask "who replaces this disgusting relic?" and then "not turn this into a tribute" sounds bi-polar and vitriolic. Are you just mean spirited or were you just never in radio?
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Travis hasn't said much positive about much of anyone since he started posting at the beginning of the year. Who cares what he thinks?

Radio is a business that attracts unbelievable egos and, as a result, has more than its share of rotten excuses for human beings. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of good people in radio (Cooper immediately comes to mind as one of the good guys), and ego doesn't have to be a bad thing. However, it can be and often is. Maybe the people at Renda will break out the champaign after Williams leaves to celebrate the excision of a cancer from the office. Maybe he really is one of the true good guys, and those tears at his retirement party will be sincere. Either way, it wouldn't surprise me. To the average listener, it doesn't matter. It's the talent they hear, and, especially in the mornings, the talent is the reason they tune in. Danny has been able to use his talent to accomplish more than any of us posting here ever will, and I agree that he's not replaceable.
 
Travis Trickle, you said:

"In response:

Since you insist on a tribute...

I live in the real world, not the fake smile, love ya...pass it on, bible verse while sippin' whiskey(or worse) world of a radio persona."

Danny is a showman. You aren't likely in his target audience obviously so your take on the bibe verse thing isn't relivant. Like most radio people Danny does drink a little from time to time. Big deal. It might be a newsflash for you, but many of us don't believe in the whole no alchohol thing in our religion. Yes he took things to a bit of an extreme in his youth in radio. Everyone knows that. I can point to a lot of other jocks that have too.

"Enjoy your sepia toned memories through rose-colored speakers, but many know the truth about this racist, sexist, and sick person."

Danny's a racist eh? I guess that's why he knows Spanish and takes every opportunity he can to try to talk to nearly every person that can speak it, which, of course includes mainly people from Mexico. If you are referring to that incident with the intern/producer girl that filed a suit against him you'd have to understand quite frankly she was just looking for a way to make some fast cash, and did. Truth be known she probably came up with the script that created the problem. Without a doubt in my mind, Mr. Williams is the FURTHEST from being a racist as a person could get. Yeah, he's 'sexist'. If you're referring to the fact he likes to flirt with most of the gals he sees. Big deal. Isn't that why most jocks bothered to get behind the mic in the first place?

"That's not success to me OKCRADIOGUY, so speak for yourself."

How many times have you been #1 in the market (or anywhere else)? I mean, come on. Say what you want about him but it seems like he's been very successful in my mind. How many other 80 plus year old guys could ever have pulled off #1? Let's see.. Let's go take a looksie at the 'ol 12 plus numbers for OKC. Oh yeah! That's right! KOMA-FM is uh... #1? Someone sure must think he and the others on the station have some talent uh?

"He won't be missed or remembered fondly.

Just gone."

Maybe by you. To the hundreds of thousands that grew up in the 50s-60-and early 70s in this city I'd dare to say you're not only wrong, your dead wrong.

"Then we'll talk about ratings."

Who knows on the ratings thing. There are others in the building that could come in and do the job, but audience reaction might not be as good as one thinks. Then there's the problem that if anyone moves from their current spot to mornings it leaves two things changed-up on the station. Too much changing for an older audience isn't the best thing to have happen.
 
cooptulsa said:
Thanks, Bob O...not sure how thunderous the pipes are, but at this time of our life the colon can get VERY thunderous!
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I'll need years of therapy to get that picture out of my mind. Would you care for a breath mint? ::)

Bob O
 
Rumor has it Dave Martin will take over mornings. Yeah, it would seem Ronnie would be a good replacement, but I hear he doesn't like to get up that early. Danny has always been nothing but nice to me, very outgoing and loves to meet his listeners. Danny is a true credit to his profession, but he really wants to retire. Who can blame him.
 
lurker34 said:
Rumor has it Dave Martin will take over mornings. Yeah, it would seem Ronnie would be a good replacement, but I hear he doesn't like to get up that early. Danny has always been nothing but nice to me, very outgoing and loves to meet his listeners. Danny is a true credit to his profession, but he really wants to retire. Who can blame him.
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Danny could have quit after KEBC and still been a legend (heck, he could have stopped after WKY and been a legend). He was a huge part of the success at KOMA AM/FM. It may be time to retire, but you can't doubt the impact he made on OKC radio.

Dave Martin is my favorite jock on KOMA. It would be interesting to see how he sounds in the AM.
 
Pardon me for popping in but:

From a one time loyal KOMA long distance listener (lost me with the switch to KOKC) I sure enjoyed Danny Williams and the Breakfast Flakes and his presentation of the oldies. Kept the bedside radio set to KOMA and listened every morning till the sun set the signal.

rickity
 
Wow, I go out of town for a while and look what's happened -- someone's forgotten their manners. I think Aretha Franklin said it best when she spelled it out:

R-E-S-P-E-C-T​

Travis, you talkin' to me? 'I think not! I don't know if you know Mr. Williams personally, weren't hired by him when you thought you should have been or you have a grudge against him ... but his career is unmatched and if you could rack up anything anywhere close to the likes of what Danny has in his career, we'd be talking about you too ... and not in the irreverent, snotty way you did about Danny Williams; a superb broadcaster. Where can he and we hear you on the air? You must be awfully good.

Don't you wish you could take it back? I'm embarrassed for you.
 
One day I would love to be a radio D.J. because I hear they get lots of tail.

Plus you get to act like a totally different person, because who wants to listen to the "real" you, right?

I mean, unless you're Howard Stern.

Until then I'll just listen to the wireless and imagine what the people with those friendly, far-away voices do when they aren't lighting up the everday lives of folks like you and me with sparkling stories of yesteryear.

You guys rile up too easy.

It's just an opinion and you haven't been too shy with yours.

You'd think people in broadcasting would appreciate Freedom of Speech.

Did someone just yell fire?

Yeah, because this theater is on fire.

Oh, well, I hope it doesn't interrupt the movie.

What's showing?

Danny Williams in Spring Book '08 Persons 25-54, 9th place.

Ehh, let's go see The Dark Night with that dead dude instead.

[end scene]

Hey, I know. Why don't they just get Wolfman Jack to replace the irreplacable one.

Sure, he could do it from heaven by ISDN line.

Or better yet get Charlie Tuna out of HeL-A doin' weekends and plug him in.

I'm gonna go take my bi-polar/vitriol meds now, don't forget to take your lighten the F up pill, mmm-K.

You old racist, sexist, sick relics. ;)

God love ya.
 
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