Interesting. What about Kevin is wrong? He is the station manager and, until recently, he DID work at Burger King flipping burgers. What is wrong about what I posted?

Good post @BeatleTeunis. Your assessment of me with your vitriolic prose is lightyears more than anything I posted. But, sadly, you won't agree as you're implying you and your posse are the victims. Ironic, isn't it? When a group a self-assessed people group together in negativity, it is bullying plain and simple.

How about actually contribute something positive and lead by example? Can you do that?

Nothing brings lonely people together more than a collective hatred against someone different. Ironic. isn't it? While they cry against the perceived vitriol the different poster publishes, they, themselves spout the very same thing. The difference is, I'm not demanding someone's opinions gets silenced - they are - all the while being bullies. The world is made of different points-of-view -- that's what makes the planet interesting. Disagree if you must, just don't be disagreeable.

Now, back to my question -- what are Oakley's most recent ratings?

Maybe TPTB deduced Oakley's listeners are heading towards the Frat Bois on RB and are grooming Ms. Cranky Resting Face to take over his tedious show. Time to retire his bell, his tagline and his "word o' the day" 32 character word.

Methinks he called Frank Leo and started packing.

Saul wrote:

Cocobonk...

There's a very strong prescription for that. And, for the love of Buddha, stop scratching it. 
 

Will 1350 be the new "CKNT" topic of discussion on this board? 

RadioActive wrote:

he constantly gets names wrong in introducing guests or talking about someone in the news,  

I hear him get facts wrong, mixed up or otherwise muddled. He often also frequently messes up titles, years when something took place, or has incorrect references to a historic event. Hey, everybody makes mistakes sometimes. And to be fair, Richards actually tries to do a lot of creative things on his show.

But when these lapses happen over and over again, it becomes a huge issue and your credibility suffers, especially on a station dedicated to news. The fact that he tries to laugh it off and play it as a joke in a charming way when occasionally called on it doesn't mitigate the fact that he's wrong so often. 

I tend to separate the station from the jock. I don't diminish the STATION's credibility when he's on. In my mind, his ISN'T a "news/topic" show, it's a fluffer, much like the Screaming Mimi @ 7pm.

As to him laugh it off, that's a crutch; and, rarely, crutches are endearing and listenable. How about before he tries something "creative", he actually does the rest of his show properly?
 

Chrisphen wrote:

I don't often listen to Jim Richards (he's one of the more unlistenable CFRB assets),
Jim finally caught up with Da Ali G Show and thought he could ape it. It wasn't funny, it was pathetic. 

+1

RadioAaron wrote:

Morning show producers (some of them would have just been ops, really) is an "on the way up" position. Less time spent means they were most likely promoted faster than average. 
 

Robert Turner has spent many multiples of 3.75 in his position.

I'd genuinely be curious where those 8 "producers" are now. Beyond that, I've known jocks that have written into their contracts certain board ops come with them.

Perhaps "those on the way up" don't consider podcasting having a future. Or, let's be honest, needing a board op.

Charlie wrote:

She doesn't have a 'My Pillow' shilling gig, yet?

First, she has to shill the gauntlet of crap: Frank Leo, Tommy, Tommy whatever Fab-u-less, whatever dealership Carrasco is working at this week, Sierra Sil and Oinksy: the hemorrhoid cream that is also an oven cleaner.

I never thought I'd live to see the day where some posters here side WITH a cable company? Wow!

That said, Cogeco is the opposite of Rogers -- they used to charge an extra $2/month if you added AMC to their MyMix 10, 20, 30 or 40 pack. Recently, they eliminated that surcharge. For me, AMC has/had two of my favorite shows, "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul". 

That said, why doesn't Rogers move AMC out of their P&P and slide it into a separate Pay option? They could charge $10-$15/month and keep both sides "happy". Would I pay that much? Umm, no. But, it's a solution and would quickly gauge whether their subs would be willing to pay FMV.

What about the usual shillers flogging Frank Leo? I mean, please: call "him" and start packing? Interesting, I know of at least TWO jocks that moved and didn't call "him". (Yet, they claim they would NEVER make a move without him.)

It's all BULLSHIT. Period. Do they think the listener is a moron? If a pillow can advertise 10 times an hour on every goddamn station, how expensive is it?

Shame on those hosts. Shame them all to hell.

TechGirl wrote:

I'm over in the Greektown

F I V E   S i X   N i N E Danforth Rd..... Saully, Saully, King of all the Saully's....
 

Kilgore wrote:

Jay Baxter wrote:

Very interesting to read Bell Media’s self-glorifying interpretation of the latest numbers

BCE's shares are trading 20% higher than a year ago.    Good news for widows and orphans + anyone who intends to avail themselves of the Canada Pension Plan, eh?     Or not?
 

I find it hilariously ironic that people think BCE shares only apply to OTHER people and not THEM. When, in fact, investment in BCE appears in almost all retirement options including the federal government's. So, if you will refuse your OAS and CPP incomes, you are also a "widow, orphan"...
 

No "conspiracy" "theories" implying Mr. Shaw was "strongly" "encouraged" to "retire"?