Major changes coming in local radio
If you things were pretty bumpy in local radio over the past few months, brace yourself for some serious turbulence ahead. I think just about every DJ at every station in the Springs is going to be somewhere else by the end of the month. That might -- might -- be an exaggeration.
We'll start slow, with some former KKCS (104.5 FM) staffers: Cody Carlson is taking over nights, 7-midnight on KCCY (96.9 FM). Sam and Craig Morrison, part of the KCS morning team, are headed to Fort Wayne, Ind., to be the morning team at WMEE, an adult contemporary station.
Meanwhile, news stations-to-be KRDO AM&FM (KSKX is officially history) hired Lee Richards from KKLI to do mornings with Kyle Troxel and former "Peak" morning man Dan Cochell will do the afternoons along with program director Mike Lewis.
Salem GM Henry Tippie has done a little shuffling at his three stations (Joe Myers doing news at KZNT is probably the most interesting move, along with Dr. Bob Grant hanging up the mike at KGFT). And I'll have a story in tomorrow about KCMN and KCBR being sold (no staff or format changes are planned).
I've had a hard time confirming some of the other moves, but expect (more) changes down at Clear Channel by the end of the week and some big stuff happening at Citadel in the next week or so.
It may be easier to say who isn't changing... gimmee a minute here...um, darn, I'm drawing a blank. Well, KCME seems to be pretty stable. Famous last words.
I'll have a roundup on Saturday and hopefully a few more details.
posted by AndyW @ 8/01/2006 03:53:00 PM
25 comments
25 Comments:
Hey cut to the chase here!! CC on KRDO with Jeff Thomas???
Dan Karcher gone from Sky Sox baseball? (please)
Yes or No inquiring minds wanna know!!!!!
hey andy.. question here to ask you..where in the heck is nora seibert of kktv??i cant seem to find her anywhere.you think that jayne smith .. was bad .. nora in my opinoion is a SNOB!!!!any ideas anyone???she diappeared..amazing
Thank you for the scoop. I look forward to the rest of the news.
Springs radio is such a sorry state these days. I've taken to streaming stations online from other parts of the country.
About Nora Seibert try here.
http://newsblab.com/blabbingmikesblog/nfblog/?p=635
"news stations-to-be KRDO AM&FM" THANK GOD! This town SERIOUSLY needs a real news radio station. KVOR sucks hardcore. I am a conservative and all, but KVOR just stinks to high heaven. They should go away.
Speaking of them, no mention of any changes??? Is everything expected to remain status-quo in the leechpit that is KVOR?
I agree with the above poster, Springs radio is just terrible lately. I'm glad something is being done. What needed to happen was a major shakedown, and that's exactly what is happening.
I also agree with the post directly above that said KVOR sucks. Their traffic reports are a joke, their news department gets their material from the Gazette (I'm sure your column too, Andy! :) and the CSPD police blotter. They don't even gather their own news.
Viva la revolution! lol
yes, im going to put my two cents..having three c/w with another one in wastenburg.sorry for the spelling.. but its the pits .i agree that kvoram is bad ,but i go to kcsj-am with lee roberts..and also in koa850 i dont listen to glenn beck at all on the radio or on tv, boring!!!.since he'll take over.. nancy grace on headline news..yukkk i love kskx the sax..i remeber when dave rose and lyle rockerfeller useto run a news show all news radio 1240 in the 1970s boy am i old yep..am i wrong here..
I'm with you, my primary news radio station is KOA with KCSJ a close second. Isn't that sad? We have to listen to two news/talk stations from OTHER CITIES because we don't (currently) have a decent one.
Hopefully, with the addition of KRDO news stations, that is about to change.
Ahhh you bitter little pill. Why do you think Nora Seibert is a snob? Did you get rejected by her because you were stalking her? Thank God you can't find her anywhere. I would be afraid if I were her. By the way, she didn't "disappear." She happily left the broadcast news business for bigger and better things. Maybe you should do us a favor and disappear from this message board.
It's got to be Opie and Anthony coming!!!! ONAPR!!!!
one thing to say.im not going to run from this BLOG..and i will not be "imtimited" anomymus.. i my opinion and other jayne smith lovers ..like me.. im intimited by what you just said..i have the right to say from this board.. what ever. so as long i dont cuss or say any offensive language.i respect your views anomymus but..i have the right also so as long the moderator tells me other wise.. it was just like mellissa brown she was great.. where is she now ??who knows .but she is great but watching.. nora (boobies) seibert was a "snob" and im glad she left just like jayne smith. and i loved janye smith but krdotv and np@g should gave her a chance1 thanks to all great topic. and no one will change my mind about this..unless >>im mny opinion..she stinks nora.. ..thats my america..
Wow... I wonder how anyone acn go through life not being able to compose a coherent sentence? The poster directly above me should seriously consider a remedial English class at PPCC>
You may want to check your spelling first there buddy. Last time I checked can was spelled can not acn.
So Kyle Troxel is leaving GMC for radio? Anyone know who's replacing him?
boy i can tell. that people dont want to respect peoples ideas on this board..thats colorado springs for ya..
if i was a jayne smith lover .i would write back..and tell these people to lay off of poor"anonymous"..next it could be YOU!!if you want to express an opinion here on this blog..
"KVOR sucks hardcore. I am a conservative and all, but KVOR just stinks to high heaven. They should go away."
KVOR makes it because of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage. On top of that they are the station for AFA Football and Basketball which have proven to be winners. KVOR has improved with local news but their is still room for improvement.
KRDO-AM-FM might have a better news product once they get the ball rolling. However KRDO-AM-FM should be open to talk show hosts that might lean right but still have proven track records. After all you want to have good overall numbers. The Morning and Afternoon lineups on the soon to be KRDO-AM-FM are great and up their were they need to be
If they don't want Kiss @$$ Republicans but lean right, I would sugest Neal Boortz and Jerry Doyle who don't have stations in this market. Also Consumer Talkers Dave Rameey (KZNT will drop his show soon along with other Salem owned News/Talk station) and Clark Howard would be great for the station.
I'd vote for Clark Howard!
oh my god.. glenn beck..excuse me..ugh..please..i wish that he would drop off some where and stay to the new england states.. but michael savage stays in my opinion.ill listen to him and c2cam with ian punditt..
I can't STAND Glen Beck! FWIW, I nominate G. Gordon Liddy to take a spot at KRDO AM-FM. He has been very missed since KKCS AM (1460) went away.
i agree..g gordon liddy is great ..i agree with you anomymus..no glenn beckkk!!!and michael savage.. stays there.. but rumour has it.. that glenn beck is going to take ugh.. nancy grace place..on headline news..for once .i agree with that but kvor am 740 is great with laurie and jim arthur in the mornings. but i always listen too lee roberts in pueblo but i like to know?? why dont he stay in pueblo?? with clear channel??
Nora Seibert was not a snob. She came to my house when we lost our son. She is one of the best people I have ever met. She was so nice to us. Wish I knew where she is now. If anyone knows pleaselet me know. Susan Appleman
springs radio may suck? and everyone talks so negative on here. and even though everyone in life as well as our radio and television people can ALL always use improvements, as well as constructive criticism is always welcome in this life. i think negativity is just THAT, negative. with all that goes on, in our HUGE world, why is "local tv and radio personalities" so negative driven? SURE, alot of personalities can use work, SURE, alot of tv and radio in colorado springs/pueblo can use A BUNCH of house cleaning, BUT for the money these people make(and it's NOT because they are'nt talented enough to make better pay, mostly if you look at it, BIG corporations are in control of your "LOCAL" radio/tv, and they do NOT pay these people hardly ANY money at all. so although maybe the quality could be so much better, how can these people get any better when they are all working 2, 3, 4, even 5 or 6 jobs for the price of one?) i'm not in the business, BUT i do have a friend in california that works for kabc tv and she makes VERY little, and works 45-50 hours mon-friday, and AT LEAST 10 hours on weekends, and makes ONLY 32,500(IN L.A.) these people(NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THEM, and how professional, or not, they may be) are ALL governed, and run by HUGE corporations(LIKE OIL EXECUTIVES) WHO CARE nothing ABOUT, you(me) AND THE VIEWERS/LISTENERS, here locally. and ONLY care about their bottom line, and revenue. give MOST of these "local" personalities BOTH TV AND RADIO, a chance. they are for the most part, doing the best they can, with the little "corporate america" gives them to work with.
blog me all you want, say negative responses to this, say i work in TV or radio(which i do NOT) but all this is true. local radio/tv is ok for what the personalities have to work with. and competition is a great thing! with KRDO fm/am now newstalk/sports, it's a welcome to springs radio. and although there are many alternatives, krdo and kvor will BOTH have their respective listeners, and alot of crossovers, as does kyzx, and kkfm, kibt, and kkmg. competition breeds quality. one does'nt have to DIE to make way for the other! it's better when you have choices, and NOT one ONLY that covers that ONE format! i like having MAGICfm with the beat, kkfm with the eagle, kvor with krdo. 2 or 3 of the same, gives you more choice, not just ONLY one of each, where your forced to that ONE only. be as negative on here, or as positive as you'd like, BUT reality of the deal here is..........we get what THEY pay for. and THEY are'nt paying much to ANY of our local people.
on a side note, there are alot of really great tv people and radio people overlooked(whether you like them or not) like, some i see/hear everyday, that are wonderful in my opinion(BUT like i said, like them or not, they are overworked, and underpaid), i like james brown from kktv traffic, and tammy oakland from kspz92.9, as well as the NEVER mentioned coyote McCloud who seems to be on every station over at citadel. he's so warm, and friendly to listen too, and does'nt talk your head off, he's in, he's out. this is a personality females(like me) can feel comfortable listening to, and like a friend you've known since grade school, and does'nt talk too much, plays the music, delivers the traffic, and shuts the hell up! i beleive he's on 98.1 kkfm, as well as 92.9kspz, and i THINK i heard him on cat country 95.1 yesterday doing traffic reports? talk about a friendly guy. oh and my husband likes listening to him too. it's NOT just a female thing(ALTHOUGH his voice is sexy, sorry jack(my husband) haha).
too many others to mention, but i look forward to these great changes in local radio! and TELEVISION!
hey, look, a nice blog entry, no negativity, and a bit of positive with strait facts! wow!
have a great day!
now negativity people, blog away on this one, i KNOW you will!
What happened to Dr. Bob Grant? I can't find information anywhere. I went on vacation for a few weeks, came back, and he was gone. Was he fired?
Someone get Lee Richard her own show, she is for real.
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