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Read up on former GOP strategist, Kevin Phillips and what he has to say in AMERICAN DYNASTY: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush. Many of the discoveries and developments that have made our country great have emanated from this school of thought. Much else remains a mystery. The station's air staff remains in place, as do the weekend shows "RESURRECTION SUNDAY," "CHURCH OF BOB," "PROJECT X," and "91X LOUDSPEAKER.". Roger Hedgecock and Stacy Taylor, another local favorite, following a five-minute news update, often open with 25-minute monologues. There were moths the size of birds. After all, isnt taking a chance on shows like A Way with Words or These Days the way things get started? In effect, they engineered a kind of rigid diversity, station by station. We havent done a Lounge lately the local arts and culture show, sacked four years ago, whose OK ratings did not equal the expense. Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceSign Up For Our NewslettersSite Map, Copyright 2023, The San Diego Union-Tribune |. And policies that were likeWhat? is a term of excitement popular with surfers. In fact, the Padres were surprised to learn the news, he said. Have your agents talk to my agents, and we'll get the lawyers to draft up a deal. # GetUpSanDiego. The rightwing haranguing have drive off the listeners. Radio is hereby dead. Behind Aguirres charge was the presumption that someone other than KPBS may have been directing the shows, and by extension, the stations editorial content. This page is not available in other languages. Or, it wasn't just "hip hop"but most people had a mix of stuff. Although, he says, stealing a surfboard is the worst karma of all., Right now, Cantore is in soft-landing mode. Lo_Key is the radio ID of a pirate radio host who had a Friday-night show featuring local bands. Everything you hear through mainstream radio someone is paying for it to be heard. Each listener will get direct-marketing advertisements that will impact on their lifestyle. Whats more, he continued, radio needs to go back to basics to serve the community. But his situation is no different from the thousands of other professionals, from travel agents to typists, who have found their skills usurped and must move on to other fields. I imagine there are others. 5) Radio is not all about music. He was pulled from XETRA-FM in 1997 and moved to then-sister station KIOZ after Stern's discussions ran afoul of the Direccin General de Radio, Televisin y Cinematografa, Mexico's broadcast content regulator. Michael Medved?) The program was originally hosted by Makeda Dread and Demaja Le. This much is clear. Talk radio targets a very particular audience. By the time I got to my last contract last year, it looked like the Magna Carta, there were so many signatures by out-of-town managers. Both sides got heard and ratings were huge. dear joshb . try listening to thom hartmann and ed schultz for a biti think you'll enjoy their approach and their content i wasn't suggesting that you take them at their word verbatim.i was urging u to take a statement or position and then do some digging or research on your own All of the radio hosts should give u food for thought . it's up to u to determine how much might be bravado and how much might be sincere. if u review all of the reader comments, i hope u get the picture as to US radio ownership stucture.u have a problem with a radio host.look to who is providing his or her paycheck.the radio talent generally reflects the attitude and bias of the owner.that's just the way it is. for nowuntil the public gets united and vociferous re: what is available to us via radio. As of 2022, Local Media San Diego continues to operate 91X and its sister stations. Chewing a raisin muffin in between sips of a wild berry and green tea smoothie topped with whipped cream, the 38-year-old is wearing knee-length cargo shorts and flat leather slip-ons. John and Ken is not horrible, maybe you don't like the show, I'm not a a big fan either. Is it necessarily wrong that Sean Hannity is on the air locally while he broadcasts out of New York? Comment on what happened and Marty In Your Ear and 91X Danielle might hit you up to share it. Request Line. Done., Clear Channel Communications, which today owns some 900 radio stations across America, bought 91X in 1999; the company moved the station to Granite Ridge Road in 2005, and it changed overnight, Cantore says. He explained that the station had lost $1 million in the previous year and that changes had to be made. The new era began at 10:00am today, all on-air talent will remain and popular weekly features including Resurrection Sunday, Church of Bob, Project X, and 91X Loudspeaker, will also stay in their respective time slots. The way conservative radio racks up the ratings (no different from cable TV news) is, Ramsey says, by air-mongering primal issues. I had a colleague at a prior employer who joked about sexual assault in our staff meetings. I do understand that people seem to gravitate more towards "talk radio" on subjects like this, though. I thought we were supposed to be a peer of the listener, which is what they were doing at [L.A.s] KROQ. I'll post updates on "what's next" for yours truly as I'm able to do so. They shook our hands, told us stories, and when Bono started singing along with the songs, I almost fell over. ), YEW! Listen to classis rock and you would think that the Rolling Stones only had four songs worth radio play. Yet his radio show is highly entertaining, especially when he has an actor or comedian on. And talk and opinion, particularly conservative voices, which rule the radio roost, are remaking radio into a cult of personality, whether the blowhole spouts from Hollywood or Mission Valley. Coincidence, or does this say something about a signficant market being underserved in San Diego? For Aguirre, the stations ostensible kowtowing to Kittles demand violated objectivity and the balance [of] federal law in which the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is statutorily directed to support those objectives., Decker says that though he is not the producer of Editors Roundtable, he understood the issues involved. 91X 40 for 40 - Week 9: Ohana Fest Win tickets to 91X Presents The Interrupters Win tickets to Rebelution Win tickets to Depeche Mode Win a Pair of Tickets to An Evening with CAKE Win tickets to LCD Soundsystem Win tickets to Fall Out Boy Win tickets for Cruel World Win tickets to Coldplay: Music Of The Spheres World Tour "@olscurfybastard @91X @radiohalloran I think that's pretty much my takes on the whole alternative artists on who I think fits or doesn't. I feel like I'm a little TOO open with who I'd allow but Eilish is definitely one I'd accept happened and shouldn't be back in as much as I like her songs. Fri 21.04 Sat 22.04 Sun 23.04 Mon 24.04 Tue 25.04 Wed 26.04 Thu 27.04 Show by radio station time ( now in San Diego 09:13) Unfortunately, the radio station did not provide a playlist for this day. It made a ton of money too. Michaels says that by going after Clear Channels monopoly, FM 94.9 lured rock listeners who were fed up with generic, cookie-cutter formats, the Clear Channelization of rock radio. And some progressive talkers are even turning a profit-- for example, Ed Schultz, whose syndicated show was on KLSD, is about to celebrate his 5th anniversary;his show has been profitable for the past 3 years, and is heard on about 100 stations nationwide. Firing and laying off locals is indicative of big changes in the scope and identity of San Diego radio, local or corporate, music or talk. Paying $4 a gallon at the pump was the great equalizer. Unfortunately, while radio is very immediate, it does not lend itself to depth or complexity. Letting both sides of the issue be heard is good for democracy. Once listeners understand that talk and music sources are virtually infinite, fewer of them will stay with the familiar geography of the AM and FM dials. They have tired of hate speech and shouting down opposing points of view. Clear Channel has done one thing right though. I am grateful., Cantore said he was not surprised KBZT ended the Cantore + Woods show. What was San Diegos most famous under-40 jock, with an audience in the thousands, going to do, especially in a radio world that had pigeonholed him as an alternative-rock guru at 91X? On the other hand, when it comes to news and public affairs, radio fills a niche. For some reason, a person like Dennis Miller, I agree with absolutely none of his opinions. Due to circumstances beyond my control, my daily radio show is no longer heard on 1700AM in Southern California. Happy New Year! I can't stand Dennis Millers politics, but he runs a good show. Decker remains indignant over Aguirres request for internal documents from KPBS, a public institution, which, by law, must make such documents available to the public and, even more so, the city attorneys office. In response to the shows termination, Aguirre, a frequent guest on Full Focus, initiated an investigation into why the show was canned: he charged that KPBS abrogated its duty to maintain objectivity and balance in its local public-affairs television programming. He requested the station hand over paperwork about the shows demise. A new mayor and two new council members were elected. TLarson. He opted out of his contract and said so on the air. 1) Cantore is considered somewhat of a "lightweight" in the business, not a bad talent-not anyone who is going to light Over at FM 94.9, bashing Clear Channel has become a cottage industry. Media Audit, in a finer culling, has found that 82 percent of San Diegans listen to radio each week for 18 hours, about 2 3/4 hours a day. When it rained you had to park at the bottom of the hill and walk up the hill unless you had a four-wheel drive. If you put local before good, youre making a big mistake. I stand by my statements on NPR, I've had the opportunity to view their in-house research. Stacy Taylor, the afternoon talk-show host at 1700 AM, is gone. I think not. See, the moniker is less important than the content. If youre working for Clear Channel now and survive the onslaught of belt-tightening to come, youve likely retained a job in a more stable setting. . Do you know how much KLSD was earning at its peak? LOCAL MEDIA SAN DIEGO Alternative XTRA-F (91X) announces the addition of longtime SAN DIEGO radio personality TOMMY HOUGH for AM-drive replacing MATT STONE. Eslabon Armado and Peso Plumas Ella Baila Sola is the first Mexican regional song to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Same As it Ever Was. Clear Channel purchased Jacor in 1999, then, using loopholes in leasing agreements to own and operate stations in Mexico, bought another 13. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Opinion: Five San Diego radio personalities and a marketer on how technology has shaped music, Opinion: Black lowriding culture dates back 70 years in San Diego. crew was here taping that "press conference". [14] John Lynch, who had previously owned and operated XETRA-FM and its sister station XETRA (now XEWW-AM), was named CEO of Local Media and took control of operations for XETRA-FM, XHITZ, and XHRM-FM. You can be in South Dakota and do this. He says, however, the voice-over industry is getting competitive. But not its pay. That's my hope for the new year. When that show came to 91X in 1994 they invited the local writers down to the station to interview Howard from a live remote they had set up in the 91X studios.