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WINZ bumps Ed Schultz for live Thom Hartmann

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livingfruitvirus

Shortly after Ed gains New York City he loses Miami. Now WINZ carries 6 hours of Hartmann's show a day, including a replay overnights. So now we've got this on WINZ:

12m-3am Alan Colmes
3am-6am Thom Hartmann
6am-9am Nicole Sandler
9am-12n Stephanie Miller
12n-3pm The Thom Hartmann Show
3pm-6pm The Randi Rhodes Show
6pm-9pm Lionel
9pm-12m The Mike Malloy Show
 
Well, those comments are on Ed Schultz's message boards. Of course they're gonna be pissed.

But it's a welcome change here in Miami. Schultz is a windbag who is just too full of himself.

I challenge you to get through a show where he doesn't pimp his own appearances on whatever news channel will have him, and play the audio from such appearances the night before. Someone needs to tell him it's not about him.

And the laughing at his own jokes that aren't exactly jokes. Yikes.

Bring on Thom Hartmann! I can listen to the radio on my lunch hour again!
 
For those unwilling to click the links, I'll re-post what Ken Charles had to say via an email response:

"This is not about Ed the man. He is a smart talented engaging personality in my opinion. This is about Ed the talkshow host and for that I turn to the last few years of ratings. Lionel and Malloy have better ratings then Ed. So they get to stay. Stephanie Miller has better ratings then Ed. So she gets to stay. Sadly, and I do mean that, Ed's ratings do not merit WINZ giving Ed more time.

As for Defede, same thing. His ratings were terrible. That is why we make changes.

I appreciate you like Ed and his show. Many do. I just hope you are open minded enough to give Hartman a fair chance. You may be surprised that you enjoy that too."

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2008/03/ratings_or_the_road.php
 
livingfruitvirus said:
For those unwilling to click the links, I'll re-post what Ken Charles had to say via an email response:

"This is not about Ed the man. He is a smart talented engaging personality in my opinion. This is about Ed the talkshow host and for that I turn to the last few years of ratings. Lionel and Malloy have better ratings then Ed. So they get to stay. Stephanie Miller has better ratings then Ed. So she gets to stay. Sadly, and I do mean that, Ed's ratings do not merit WINZ giving Ed more time.

As for Defede, same thing. His ratings were terrible. That is why we make changes.

I appreciate you like Ed and his show. Many do. I just hope you are open minded enough to give Hartman a fair chance. You may be surprised that you enjoy that too."

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2008/03/ratings_or_the_road.php
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Interesting since, Ken Charles did the same thing to Schultz while he was running CC Houston.
 
What about the lady that replaced Defede in the mornings. Nicole Sandler (I think). Didn't she used to be Defede's Producer? She's live in Miami. I've checked her out a few times and find her pretty lame. Quite frankly I was no fan of Defede either, but felt he got a raw deal from the Herald. How's Sandler's ratings looking? I'd be very surprised if she's doing any better than Defede did.

As for Phil Hendrie, he's no liberal talk show... at least not anymore!
 
Chris_Rose said:
What about the lady that replaced Defede in the mornings. Nicole Sandler (I think). Didn't she used to be Defede's Producer? She's live in Miami. I've checked her out a few times and find her pretty lame. Quite frankly I was no fan of Defede either, but felt he got a raw deal from the Herald. How's Sandler's ratings looking? I'd be very surprised if she's doing any better than Defede did.

As for Phil Hendrie, he's no liberal talk show... at least not anymore!
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I would agree on all accounts. WINZ is a mockery. They air Alan Colmes Show too. Alan Colmes is to liberals what Star Jones was to woman tv talkers. Quite a weak representation.
 
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