Just as long as this line up change doesn't handcuff Mischke, go for it. Personally I like Tommy a bit later, but we can try it. The way Tommy talked on his show last nite it sounds like he is going to revamp a bit. Maybe this is stall tactics for him unitl Hannity is dumped in August, then Mischke goes back to 10 pm.

I have said this before, two people that should come back to 1500: Bob Yates (he is aviable again now that 1220 changed formats and providing him and management can kiss and make up)and Mr. James Lielks. Lielks can bring back his Diner show. His radio show however is more in the line of Mischke.

Lets hope 1500 doesn't muck this all up.

Mischke at 5:30? His audience will be waaay too sober at that time of day.
As for O'Connell and Rosenbaum, I lost patience with their endless navel-gazing and repetetive clichés. If I never hear Ron say "If I was a bettin' man, and I am" again it will be too soon.

Would Yates even want to come back, though? KSTP pretty much "used him up" keeping him on both morning and evening shows for months on end, man that guy sounded about as tired as a guy could get by the end its no wonder he burned his bridges there.

Tommy on the radio when people are sober? Tommy ... on the radio ... with a sober audience? Tommy revamping ... for a sober audience?

*head spins*

Haven't listened since Babs was on; I just get this feeling everyone's tired there and just wants to spend the next 20 years becomming a fossilized "Good Neighbor" with a steady paycheck day in and day out. Can't blame them, though.

I agree with Kermit. Get rid of OC and RR.

I think Jason will be back in the Twins before too long. It might not be Jan 1 when KTLK starts, but it will be in 2006 (just my opinion).

Rush getting too expensive or big for his britches for KSTP-AM?

Miss Bob Davis now in a.m. under new alignment. One of the few breathes of sanity on KSTP....

I see a loss in market share in this move...Mischke can only be taken in small doses.

Yes, Lileks indeed...guy has more wit and bloviation than Rush and Hannity combined. Could listen to his musings for hours...

"Rush getting too expensive or big for his britches for KSTP-AM?"

No, he's ClearChannel, and they own the FM Jazz station, so goodbye Hubbard.

I think moving Mischke to 5:30 pm is merely an experiment. Remember, Hannity will be gone in August. Therefore, if Mischke is a dud at 5:30 they can just move him back to 10-Midnight and get someone else at 5:30-7:30 pm. I doubt it will be Jason Lewis, because:

a) That's only two hours

b) He preferred 3-6 pm because it was more amenable with his family life.

*Sighs and fondly remembers AM1500's good old days with Don Vogel (with Mitch) and Jason Lewis*

"Rush getting too expensive or big for his britches for KSTP-AM?"

Rush is *free* to the station; that was one of the reasons he became so big nationwide, stations could have three hours of top-notch talent a day for *free*.

Rush's show is distributed by Clear Channel, which has some sort of ownership interest in the show. Rush's contract kept him at KSTP so far - but when Clear Channel opted to start a talk station in the Twin Cities, they had the right to decline to renew KSTP's contract when it expires and move him to a Clear Channel property.

Nancy,

You're too kind!

Jason Lewis could still be returning. Whose to say this lineup isn't just temporary. So that when Hannity leaves, they shuffle Mischke back to the late night, chop a half hour off GL, and put Jason Lewis in that spot.

His entry might just be delayed. Anyone know if/when he's supposed to leave his station out in NC?

Quite a revamping of the time slots. They must not be very satisfied with how things are now; if they were, one would think they'd just slide somebody else into the 12-3 time. I love Mischke but worry that his creativity will be stifled in the new slot.

One thing about RR & OC - I enjoy most of their interviews - they interview alot more folks than any other program over there.

Surprised that Bob Davis is moving. Davis is entertaining without any callers which works well 5-9 because that time is such a mess of interruptions -traffic, weather, news, Reusse, etc.- that there is not time for a lot of calls. Mischke during daylight?..thats just not right. Krok is unlistenable. Does he have ratings? I figure he must work cheaper than the cost of shutting the transmitter down and powering it back up.
Mitch, I'm not certain if Clear Channel owns a piece of the Limbaugh show or not, but they do own Premiere Radio Networks which syndicates Limbo and Hannity. You noted *free* above without explaining that the station is giving up minutes of ad time each hour that the Limbaugh show sells and keeps the revenue from.
I'm more interested in what 100.3's line-up will be. Premiere syndicates also Dr. Laura and Glenn Beck - a conservative who is very creative although he talks a little more religion than I care for. They also have Coast-to-Coast (the old Art Bell show) that 1500 runs overnight and Phil Hendrie (another 1500 filler). 1500 will have to make it with local talent which is fine when the talent has some...but lots of local shows here and throughout the country are like Krok's - unlistenable for any but the most provincial folk.

The only problem with Lewis moving back to KSTP to do 5-8 is that it's exactly where he was when he left. It would make sense for him to come back from 12-3, but not evening.

Too bad they're moving Bob Davis. I like him in the mornings. I hope they don't wreck Mischke - I don't know how much of his stuff will fly at 6 in the evening. Why is Krok still on? Tell me they've got great plans for when Hannity leaves for the 7:30 to Midnight hours that involve Mischke and Kodiak.

I'm more interested in the NARN lineup changes.

When is Scott Johnson coming back?

When are Mitch and Lileks going to debate JB Doubtless and Rambix about MPLS crime?

Have your people call our people.

But there's really no debate, JB. There's crime in Minneapolis; not really a news flash.

Just saying, it'll be a short debate.

JB: "There's Crime in Minneapolis."

LILEKS: "News Flash! There's crime in Minneapolis! It's as subtle and cleverly hidden as Sidney Greenstreet's love handles!"

JB: "Yeah, but...there's CRIME! In MINNEAPOLIS!"

Mitch: "I agree! Give us a call - 651-289-4488 if you disagree with all four of us.

(Cue crickets).

Like I said, give us a call. It'll be great.

The lineup is temporary until the final negotiations with RTTR are complete. :)

I wouldn't miss Mieschke one iota. Am I an anomaly in saying I'd rather listen to Krok than Mieschke? I think so.

The ONLY time Mieschke held my ear for longer than 3 minutes was when he was obviously drunk. This was back around 1992-1995 when I drove for Dominos and had lots of time in the car to listen to the radio.

Lileks HAS to be after dark, preferably 10-midnight. That is, if he brings back the Diner (and can lure Jeremy away from whatever he is doing now, he was almost as important to the Diner as James was). His show (and his boundless wit) just wouldn't work if there was any daylight out.

Of course, that's all predicated on if Mr. Hyper-Overdrive-write-til-his-fingerprints-are-rubbed-off can squeeze it in. I remember his recollection of wonderful memories and a vow to do it again someday after he cohosted with Hugh Hewitt the first or second time Hugh was at the state fair. I can see the desire, just not the availability.

The only move I understand is moving Hannity to 10 PM, it will make sure there will be no carry over of listeners when it moves to 100.3.
Moving Mieschke can only be part of a strategy to keep him on the air until they shuffle the lineup again with new talent. Mieschke will stay other(s) will be gone.
In six months KSTP will be another 'CCO, trying to live off of yesterdays heyday without the marketshare.
With the dozens of Syndicated hosts available we should see another talk station on the air soon ... hopefully ...

Why does Krok get such a bad name? He may not be that smart, but he sure does get into it with some of the listeners and that can be entertaining. I suppose it depends on whether you listen for entertainment or if you actually believe that enything they say actually might be of importance. I listen for the entertainment and Rush, Hannity and some of the other "conservative" blowhards are just too boring. Also, 1500 is trying to get a younger audience and the only way to do that is to bring in younger talent, thus you get Krok. And Jason Lewis, PLEEASSE! That guy is just one big advertisement for the taxpayers league and chain and hoist.

Why does Krok get such a bad name? He may not be that smart, but he sure does get into it with some of the listeners and that can be entertaining. I suppose it depends on whether you listen for entertainment or if you actually believe that enything they say actually might be of importance. I listen for the entertainment and Rush, Hannity and some of the other "conservative" blowhards are just too boring. Also, 1500 is trying to get a younger audience and the only way to do that is to bring in younger talent, thus you get Krok. And Jason Lewis, PLEEASSE! That guy is just one big advertisement for the taxpayers league and chain and hoist.

Yes!!! Bring back Bob Yates! Please! He's the most talented radio personality this market has ever had. And, he can team again with Kenny (Soul Man) Olson, who is currently at AM 1500.

I was hoping somebody would pick up Phil Hendrie locally. I listen to him on a Miami, FL originated cybercast. He's become an interesting and unpredictable political commentator these past three years.

I was hoping somebody would pick up Phil Hendrie locally. I listen to him on a Miami, FL originated cybercast. He's become an interesting and unpredictable political commentator these past three years.

Glenn Beck.

He would single-handedly revitalize KSTP.

Interesting comments on the KSTP shakeup. I think they'll struggle to get the numbers but may be more profitable in the end if the talent works out seeing as they won't have to forfeit the ad time to the syndicator.

Yates is interesting and very clever. But I think he should be paired up with someone or it doesn't work as well. He's great at playing off others such as waaaay back when he was doing the news on WLTE in the mornings. Note to Jim B. believe it or not WCCO has climbed back and has LARGE marketshare was again in the ratings. Not from my radio though. How about a Yates/Lileks team? Or Yates/Kevin Burger Team!!!

I listened to Krok when he first started, then he started grind on me. Now I can't take him for more then 3 minutes. RR&OC will seem to be out of place at noon. Bob Davis (whom I enjoy) will also be out of place but I think he will do fine. Somebody said it earlier; he will fit in where ever they put him. I actually emailed KSTP and requested that they bring back Jason. No reply. I can take Jason in small bits over a long period of time. I want his anti-tax push back here. This state is gonna tax me to death!

Yikes, I used to love KSTP AM. Frankly, these days Soucheray is the only one I ever listen to anymore. Davis in the morning is OK except when gets all passionate about something. But Tommy Mischke - I do not get, not one bit. He's "not funny" as Ruesse proclaims and his bits are always way too obvious. I will say this, Mischke is a very decent interviewer, unfortunately he rarely has guests. Looks like the CD player is going to get more use in the near future.

Sioux City's loss is definitely your gain in the transition of Willie Clark. I now have to find an entirely different station to listen to in the mornings unless I can stream your local station and listen online. Willie is one of the best! And one of a kind! It won't take Minneapolis long to endear themselves to him as well. I was sorry to see him go here in the SC market.

After a short period of "what the heck is going on with this guy?", the Cities will enjoy listening to Willie and his abrasiveness. He's refreshing, honest, and unpredictable!

Our loss is your gain. Enjoy and good luck to Willie!

After a short period of "what the heck is going on with this guy?", the Cities will enjoy listening to Willie and his abrasiveness. He's refreshing, honest, and unpredictable!

Our loss is your gain. Enjoy and good luck to Willie!

After a short period of "what the heck is going on with this guy?", the Cities will enjoy listening to Willie and his abrasiveness. He's refreshing, honest, and unpredictable!

Our loss is your gain. Enjoy and good luck to Willie!

"Yes!!! Bring back Bob Yates! Please!"

Well he's back, you can listen to him on AM 950

I'm definitely a minority but don't want to reduce/lose RR & MO. I'm not conservative, and not liberal, there is no where else to listen to intelligent analysis of current events, and I actually find myself being educated by this show! Most of the staunch conservatives are schtick and uninteresting to me (with the sometimes exception of Bob Davis who is at least honest).