How's That Again?
I listened to about 45 seconds of the Nick Coleman show this morning.
I have no idea what they were talking about. "Kuhbey", the "producer", was talking over Coleman on every other sentence; sometimes both of them and the engineer were going simultaneously; then, one or the other of them would fire off some disconnected, non-topical sound drop. At one point, there were literally four different voices going on simultaneously.
Nick! You're a major-market morning-drive radio "talent"! Grow a pair and tame your chipmunk-voiced flunky! He's killing you! You're more than capable of killing yourself!
UPDATE: Which brings up a question.
When I was a talk radio producer (KSTP-AM, 1985-87), there were really four parts to the job:
- Book guests.
- Screen phone calls - which, done properly, is a lot more complicated than just getting names and towns and slapping 'em on hold. More on that in a different post, someday.
- Sometimes, running the board (although if you're lucky there's a separate board operator to do that for you; when I was at KSTP the other producer, Dave Elvin, and I alternated on the board. I was always a terrible board operator, by the way).
- Maybe, if you're lucky, serve as a sidekick on the show. If the host likes what you do.
The Coleman "program" seems to very rarely have guests. They have almost no calls to screen, and the very few that I've heard, incredibly enough, still seem to be very poorly screened. There's a board operator. So the "producer", Kah-Bey, seems to spend most of his time as a sort of sidekick. Sometimes, that can be a good thing; "Rookie" is the highlight of most Soucheray shows, and other producers like Generalissimo Duane and Babba Booey add a lot to their respective shock-jock programs.
But Kuhbbie? He's a chipmunk-voiced kid just out of college with little sense of pacing or timing, command of the issues even more dubious than Coleman's, and seemingly very little else to do.
Not to say I begrudge him the gig; like everyone in radio, a few years of actual experience can work wonders. I'm just saying, someday if a radio grownup takes charge (assuming FrankenNet MN lasts that long), he might want to establish - I dunno, a productive role and a useful style or something.
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April 11, 2005 08:35 AM
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I was always a lousy board operator too.
Posted by: Lars Walker at April 11, 2005 11:51 AMI was always a lousy board operator too.
Posted by: Lars Walker at April 11, 2005 11:51 AMAre you really SHOCKED at Nick Coleman's daily adventure into Radio-Dementia? You must have a lousy memory.
I remember Coleman's times on am1500, and guess what? He was phased out...not because he was a loony leftie....but because he was UNLISTENABLE.
And...let's not forget that superstar Kathryn "I'll take my marbles and go home" Lampher....now with Moonbat-Net leader Frankin. She caused so many car accidents from people falling asleep listening to her....she had to be pulled off the air. But...she fit RIGHT IN at MPR. Proving, once again, that Liberals can't make it on commercial radio....BECAUSE NOBODY WILL LISTEN TO THEM.
Posted by: Dave at April 11, 2005 02:27 PMOne more thing: Does anyone have some goo funeral music for Janet Robert and Lib-Net Minnesota? Latest ratings, for Talk Radio:
KSTP: 4.9 (up .1 from last period)
WWTC: 1.6 (down .3 from last period)
KTNF: 0.7 (down .1 from last period)
Lib-Net lost 12.5% of its audience. In less than 2 months. Keep pouring money down the toilet, Janet....but congrats on the nice tax write-off, due to your continued losses!
Posted by: David Osmek at April 11, 2005 02:35 PMI appreciate the words of wisdom from someone who appears to have made quite an amazing living in the broadcast/consuling field :) Although, your constructive critique becomes quite nasty and demeaning at times... not sure if that's very professional (yes... this is tongue-in-cheek). Personally, I find the posts quite humurous and "soap opera-ish." -- maybe that's just the young, moronic, immature recent college grad attitude in me.
Posted by: Cubbie at April 11, 2005 07:55 PMI must however, offer some 'props' to a blogger within your mob that knows me from a couple years ago and I find to be very articulate and informative, maybe others could take pointers from one of the only "political blogs" (I utilized the "" marks as a salute to Mr. Berg and his strong emphasis on my lackluster role in life) that I choose to 'Red' and absorb.
In the "famous" words of "Mr." Berg, more to come later (wow... the anticipation).
Cubbie
P.S. It was nice to see the writer of Centrisity at our St. Patty's day broadcast.
"I appreciate the words of wisdom from someone who appears to have made quite an amazing living in the broadcast/consuling field :)"
I made an mind-numbingly lousy living in radio. If you stay in the racket long enough, you learn that desire (which I had in spades) and talent (which was admittedly doubtful) are no insurance.
" Although, your constructive critique becomes quite nasty and demeaning at times... not sure if that's very professional (yes... this is tongue-in-cheek). Personally, I find the posts quite humurous and "soap opera-ish." -- maybe that's just the young, moronic, immature recent college grad attitude in me."
To be fair (to me) I'm not aware that I called you a moron. As to the "soap-opera"ish nature - hm. Perception is reality, I guess.
Speaking of soap-opera, though, Cubs - why the cloak 'n dagger BS?
"I must however, offer some 'props' to a blogger within your mob that knows me from a couple years ago and I find to be very articulate and informative, maybe others could take pointers from one of the only "political blogs" (I utilized the "" marks as a salute to Mr. Berg and his strong emphasis on my lackluster role in life) that I choose to 'Red' and absorb."
Hm. You didn't call that person a "wingnut" yet. Time will tell, I suppose.
"In the "famous" words of "Mr." Berg, more to come later (wow... the anticipation)."
Hope springs eternal.
"P.S. It was nice to see the writer of Centrisity at our St. Patty's day broadcast."
That'd be my neighbor and old pal Flash.
Posted by: mitch at April 11, 2005 08:04 PM"Although, your constructive critique becomes quite nasty and demeaning at times."
Because gosh knows the Coleman show is all about constructive conversation.
Posted by: allison at April 11, 2005 08:36 PMHey Cubbie...before you start puffin' out your chest that you are some great radio-god, take a look at your station's ratings. Elevator music had better numbers than you/Coleman and always will. Lib-Net Minnesota is as entertaining as listening to paint dry, and just as thought provoking.
Posted by: Dave at April 12, 2005 09:33 AM