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In article <9f2d2283-58f3-4296-91a8-919e34f20f5d@googlegroups.com>,
Lynn Kelly  <lynnk03@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>For those of you who are regular listeners, when did
>Owens mention his new contract?  Thank you.

Sorry I don't have an answer for that question, Lynn, but FYI,
I listened to the last few minutes of his Friday, 12/28 show
(the last one before the long holiday weekend, so I thought
it might be his goodbye), and he didn't say anything unusual. 
Just wished everyone a happy new year, as I recall.


Patty

On 1/1/13 8:40 PM, Patty Winter wrote:
> In article <9f2d2283-58f3-4296-91a8-919e34f20f5d@googlegroups.com>,
> Lynn Kelly  <lynnk03@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> For those of you who are regular listeners, when did
>> Owens mention his new contract?  Thank you.
>
> Sorry I don't have an answer for that question, Lynn, but FYI,
> I listened to the last few minutes of his Friday, 12/28 show
> (the last one before the long holiday weekend, so I thought
> it might be his goodbye), and he didn't say anything unusual.
> Just wished everyone a happy new year, as I recall.
>
>
> Patty
>
I did the same thing. Maybe the actual end date of his contract is in 
January, not 12/31/12. Maybe he's agreed to temporarily work without a 
contract.

Given how pathetic the lineup is on KNBR, maybe they'll re-up him (at 
less money) and move him onto KNBR, then complete the conversion of KGO 
into a (not quite) all-news station. I suspect he would add a lot to 
KNBR in a sports-centric program that can veer into other topics like 
politics.

On Jan 2, 7:01 am, Neil <weiser...@sonic.net> wrote:
> On 1/1/13 8:40 PM, Patty Winter wrote:> In article <9f2d2283-58f3-4296-91
a8-919e34f20f5d@googlegroups.com>,
> > Lynn Kelly  <lynn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> For those of you who are regular listeners, when did
> >> Owens mention his new contract?  Thank you.
>
> > Sorry I don't have an answer for that question, Lynn, but FYI,
> > I listened to the last few minutes of his Friday, 12/28 show
> > (the last one before the long holiday weekend, so I thought
> > it might be his goodbye), and he didn't say anything unusual.
> > Just wished everyone a happy new year, as I recall.
>
> > Patty
>
> I did the same thing. Maybe the actual end date of his contract is in
> January, not 12/31/12. Maybe he's agreed to temporarily work without a
> contract.
>
> Given how pathetic the lineup is on KNBR, maybe they'll re-up him (at
> less money) and move him onto KNBR, then complete the conversion of KGO
> into a (not quite) all-news station. I suspect he would add a lot to
> KNBR in a sports-centric program that can veer into other topics like
> politics.

Not really a cliff-hanger for me, but then I moved back to L.A. a bit
back.

What does surprise me about KGO in looking through their daily
schedule is how much of the listener call-in talk show format (I
should abbreviate that "LCITSF" and pronounce it "ELL-SITT-SIFF")
survives.  In addition to Ronn Owens, there are Michael Finney, Pat
Thurston, Karel, John Hamilton, and Brian Copeland.  Collectively,
they don't come anywhere near matching the old weeknight line-up, but
I wonder if a Cumulus spokesperson would say, "We may be dumb, but
we're not stupid."

Jim

In article 
<91c47262-6007-4596-a8f2-fe1606fbae05@ah9g2000pbd.googlegroups.com>,
 Jim Collier <jimcolli2973@gmail.com> wrote:

> What does surprise me about KGO in looking through their daily
> schedule is how much of the listener call-in talk show format (I
> should abbreviate that "LCITSF" and pronounce it "ELL-SITT-SIFF")
> survives.  In addition to Ronn Owens, there are Michael Finney, Pat
> Thurston, Karel, John Hamilton, and Brian Copeland.  Collectively,
> they don't come anywhere near matching the old weeknight line-up, but
> I wonder if a Cumulus spokesperson would say, "We may be dumb, but
> we're not stupid."

I'm not sure I understand. KGO actually features the weekend as 
"all-talk". The five hosts you mentioned by name were part of the former 
weekend lineup. All of them. So...how do they not "come anywhere near 
matching the old" lineup? They're the same people!

Now if you want to talk about the hourly clock or the clutter level, 
then you have a valid issue. Also, "Monty" is incredibly weak as a talk 
host, and he is on both weekend days at the same time each day, probably 
a lofty status for one who is so incredibly poor as a host.

"Headliners on the Headlines" (something I turn off) was on before the 
Cumulus invasion. However, Pat seems to have migrated from "discussion" 
to "evangelism", particularly when it comes to firearms...a tune-out for 
me as well. All it takes is a host to say, "I don't see any reason for 
ANYONE to have a [evil item here] so Evil Items should be banned", and 
my radio goes off or to another station. No one is required to justify 
their need for something for it to be escaped being banned by the 
government. This attitude that one must justify his need for something 
appears to be a Bay Area specialty.

For what it's worth, the only time I listen to KGO anymore is for the 
weekend talk (exceptions noted above) and Ronn's daily program. 
Otherwise, the station is an abortion.

-- 
John Higdon
+1 775 253 3838

"Jim Collier" <jimcolli2973@gmail.com> wrote

> In addition to Ronn Owens, there are Michael Finney, Pat
> Thurston, Karel, John Hamilton, and Brian Copeland.  Collectively,
> they don't come anywhere near matching the old weeknight line-up, but
> I wonder if a Cumulus spokesperson would say, "We may be dumb, but
> we're not stupid."

KGO's listenership has stabilized and is on a par with 910 KKSF.  I have 
totally stopped listening to KGO except for Crime Time during the midnight 
hours on the weekends because it's really the only show that I enjoy 
hearing.

I've grown tired of Pat Thurston, Brian Copeland, and the rest.  Brian is 
always fishing for topics on his Facebook page, asking questions about inane 
subjects.  I assume he uses the topics that get the most response for his 
show.  I'd listen to Christine Craft if she were on some regular schedule, 
but that's about it.

So, KGO has their audience, KKSF 910 has their audience.  I don't see either 
one growing significantly in the future.  And the new KNEW 960 has sunk so 
low they could probably make a profit shutting the thing off and renting the 
transmitter site for crabbing.

On Jan 5, 12:47 pm, "David Kaye" <sfdavidka...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> So, KGO has their audience, KKSF 910 has their audience.  I don't see e
ither
> one growing significantly in the future.  And the new KNEW 960 has sunk
 so
> low they could probably make a profit shutting the thing off and renting
the
> transmitter site for crabbing.

I had to laugh at loud at that,

I wrote:

> And the new KNEW 960 has sunk so
> low they could probably make a profit shutting the thing off and renting 
> the
> transmitter site for crabbing.


"Jim Collier" <jimcolli2973@gmail.com> wrote

> I had to laugh at loud at that,

Thanks.