Any updates on Jon Matthews?
richardsfault
I have heard very little lately about this.
Do all of you think he is guilty as charged or framed by a powerful
enemy?
I haven't decided yet.
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"richardsfault" <richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote:
It has been REAL quiet, hasn't it?
It's a vast Left Wing conspiracy.
Seriously, sounds like a he "said/she said" thing to me.
But it sure is taking it's time to complete.
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richardsfault
>It has been REAL quiet, hasn't it?
>It's a vast Left Wing conspiracy.
>Seriously, sounds like a he "said/she said" thing to me.
>But it sure is taking it's time to complete.
>
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He had some high-profile enemies like mayors and police chiefs. He
repeatedly called a mayor "Mayor Osama", and was sued over it.
It might be a ClarenceThomas-Anita Hill deal in which an alleged
victim was encouraged to come forward by his enemies.
And he might really have done it, which would be a shame since he was
viewed as a local moral authority by loyal listeners.
It also happened at the same time as Rush's pain killer scandal.
scott..
I not sure.
"richardsfault" <richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote in message
news:ms8evvc66bhke4f6i...@4ax.com...
Lou Minatti
>
> Do all of you think he is guilty as charged or framed by a powerful
> enemy?
>
> I haven't decided yet.
IMO there is fire behind the smoke. That's just my opinion, with no
facts to back it up.
However, it's interesting that while KSEV quickly removed all linked
references to Matthews from their web site, they still host his bio
page:
http://www.ksevradio.com/Biojonmatthews.asp
Again, it's not linked to the KSEV site, it's just an orphan page.
Perhaps Dan Patrick believes Matthews was framed and he's coming back,
or they merely forgot to remove the page. Who knows. The only thing
I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
Tra.cey12
Lou Minatti wrote:
So you think that goofy Ken Charles (not his real Jewish name) is
interesting? Do you find that Chris Baker is intellectual? Thats an
on-air name as well.
Tra.cey12
richardsfault
>The only thing
>I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
>quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
>etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
KSEV is a shadow of its former self. It was one of the earliest Rush
station and our first true talk-format station at the beginning of the
movement.
Clearly, they lost to KPRC a few years back.
Every time I tune in now, I hear worthless infomercials for HGH and
other snake oils.
Sad.
Patrick Humphrey
>>The only thing
>>I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
>>quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
>>etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
>KSEV is a shadow of its former self. It was one of the earliest Rush
>station and our first true talk-format station at the beginning of the
>movement.
>Clearly, they lost to KPRC a few years back.
>Every time I tune in now, I hear worthless infomercials for HGH and
>other snake oils.
>Sad.
Being on an AM channel that requires them to switch to a nine-volt battery at
sunset doesn't help, either -- back when they carried Aeros play-by-play for a
season, it was a common event to hear them overrun by WLW in Cincinnati (which
is one of the 50K-watt clear-channel stations on that frequency at
night)...right in the middle of Houston.
--
Patrick "The Chief Instigator" Humphrey (pat...@io.com) Houston, Texas
www.chiefinstigator.us.tt/aeros.php (TCI's 2003-04 Houston Aeros)
Trace...
Steven M (remove wax for reply)
<richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote:
>
>>The only thing
>>I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
>>quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
>>etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
>
>KSEV is a shadow of its former self. It was one of the earliest Rush
>station and our first true talk-format station at the beginning of the
>movement.
>
>Clearly, they lost to KPRC a few years back.
Well, yes and no. Dan Patrick owned KSEV and was able to buy out
KPRC. Then he sold the whole thing to ClearChannel and remained as an
executive with them, until I guess he got bored. He went back into
business on his own and reacquired KSEV himself.
--
Steve M - uns...@houston.rrwax.com (remove wax for reply)
"Children don't understand how the world works, so everything is
mysterious. Some of this perspective may still be lurking in the
minds of adults, making them susceptible to believe in the
irrational or pseudo-scientific." -- Tom Kohlenberg
George Kerby
"Trace..." <tracey12_12@yahoo123> wrote:
> Rich, you dont know squat about Houston's AM history, or market.
>
> richardsfault wrote:
>
>>> The only thing
>>> I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
>>> quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
>>> etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> KSEV is a shadow of its former self. It was one of the earliest Rush
>> station and our first true talk-format station at the beginning of the
>> movement.
>>
>> Clearly, they lost to KPRC a few years back.
>>
>> Every time I tune in now, I hear worthless infomercials for HGH and
>> other snake oils.
>>
>> Sad.
>>
>>
Does the name "Alvin VanBlack" mean anything to anyone here?
Does anyone remember the two talk show hosts who happened to be TV weather
reporters?
Just checking to see who really knows about the history of talk radio in
Houston...
Steven M (remove wax for reply)
wrote:
>On 1/6/04 3:47 AM, in article jvvKb.68827$xU1....@fe1.texas.rr.com,
>"Trace..." <tracey12_12@yahoo123> wrote:
>
>> Rich, you dont know squat about Houston's AM history, or market.
>>
>> richardsfault wrote:
>>
>>>> The only thing
>>>> I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
>>>> quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
>>>> etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> KSEV is a shadow of its former self. It was one of the earliest Rush
>>> station and our first true talk-format station at the beginning of the
>>> movement.
>>>
>>> Clearly, they lost to KPRC a few years back.
>>>
>>> Every time I tune in now, I hear worthless infomercials for HGH and
>>> other snake oils.
>>>
>>> Sad.
>>>
>>>
>Does the name "Alvin VanBlack" mean anything to anyone here?
>
>Does anyone remember the two talk show hosts who happened to be TV weather
>reporters?
One was Doug Johnson, who did the weather on Channel 2 (KPRC) and also
had one or two turns as a daytime radio talk show host on KPRC radio.
He then started and may still own channel 51 (channel 2 on Warner
Cable).
richardsfault
wrote:
>Rich, you dont know squat about Houston's AM history, or market.
>
I came to the area in 1988, so perhaps that's true.
Ironicallly, I discovered KSEV and Rush in early 1989 after seeing a
WLW bumper sticker and checking to see if I could pick it up!
Larry Kessler
>Does the name "Alvin VanBlack" mean anything to anyone here?
I remember him. May he rest in peace. He was said to be a much nicer
guy in person than he pretended to be on the air.
>Does anyone remember the two talk show hosts who happened to be TV weather
>reporters?
Doug Johnson was one.
>Just checking to see who really knows about the history of talk radio in
>Houston...
Jon Mathews used to be Lee Jolly's newsguy. John Wesley Downey, who
now does newsbreaks, used to have his own call-in show too.
Anyone remember KPFT's "Midnight News Update"? Now, THAT was
entertainment!
Lou Minatti
> On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:41:25 -0600, richardsfault
> <richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >>The only thing
> >>I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
> >>quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
> >>etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
> >
> >KSEV is a shadow of its former self. It was one of the earliest Rush
> >station and our first true talk-format station at the beginning of the
> >movement.
> >
> >Clearly, they lost to KPRC a few years back.
>
> Well, yes and no. Dan Patrick owned KSEV and was able to buy out
> KPRC. Then he sold the whole thing to ClearChannel and remained as an
> executive with them, until I guess he got bored. He went back into
> business on his own and reacquired KSEV himself.
A little birdy tells me that Dan Patrick didn't leave because he was
bored, but because the bigshots at Clear Channel wanted to resurrect
an underperforming station. This resulted in the KPRC Slaughter, with
every on-air personality getting the boot except for Matthews and
Randy Lemon. Ben Oldag (shame, I liked his gardening show), Mike "Is
he speaking English?" Richards, everyone else, gone. Matthews drew
just enough AM drive time ratings to hang on.
Jon Matthews didn't like what Ken Charles was doing to his pals at the
station (making it entertaining, it turns out), so he fled to KSEV.
Patrick didn't have to reacquire KSEV since he already owned it.
I remember when all this was going down and Ken Hoffman was writing
about it. Dan Patrick was very bitter at Clear Channel (despite making
a pile of cash) and claimed that KSEV was gonna destroy KPRC in the
ratings. Ken Charles laughed at him and said the only reason KPRC had
ratings under Patrick's tenure was because of Rush Limbaugh. It's
pretty clear who was right.
Or so I've heard!
I still wish they'd find a way to steer Phil Hendrie's show back on
some Houston radio station. It sucked when Ken Charles pulled the
plug, but it just wasn't drawing the expected ratings.
trace....
Alvin is dead. Doug is retired. Zindler can't leave because there's
money to be made.
Lou Minatti
> Just checking to see who really knows about the history of talk radio in
> Houston...
My experience only goes back to the late 1980s. Does anyone remember
the FM talk station that lasted about a year in the early 1990s? I
think it was at 106.9 FM, and I don't remember what they called
themselves. The late Kevin "Shoot the bastids!" Dorsey was one of the
hosts, and I think Roger Grey was on there as well. It was the most
awful station I've ever heard, and it lasted less than a year.
Remember Roger Grey? He was the only liberal in Dan Patrick's lineup.
IIRC correctly, he's the guy who purchased the FM talk station.
Steven M (remove wax for reply)
wrote:
>My experience only goes back to the late 1980s. Does anyone remember
>the FM talk station that lasted about a year in the early 1990s? I
>think it was at 106.9 FM, and I don't remember what they called
>themselves. The late Kevin "Shoot the bastids!" Dorsey was one of the
>hosts, and I think Roger Grey was on there as well. It was the most
>awful station I've ever heard, and it lasted less than a year.
Whatever happened to Kevin Dorsey?
I remember him from his occasional "appearances" (is that what you
call them on radio?) on Stevens and Pruett, on KLOL. He was funny in
small doses, but I can't imagine what he must have been like for a
whole hour.
>Remember Roger Grey? He was the only liberal in Dan Patrick's lineup.
>IIRC correctly, he's the guy who purchased the FM talk station.
Where's he now? Compared to the rest of Houston talk radio, he's
liberal, but I thought of him as more of a moderate.
trace....
Steven M (remove wax for reply) wrote:
> On 6 Jan 2004 18:52:44 -0800, loumi...@myway.com (Lou Minatti)
> wrote:
>
>
>>My experience only goes back to the late 1980s. Does anyone remember
>>the FM talk station that lasted about a year in the early 1990s? I
>>think it was at 106.9 FM, and I don't remember what they called
>>themselves. The late Kevin "Shoot the bastids!" Dorsey was one of the
>>hosts, and I think Roger Grey was on there as well. It was the most
>>awful station I've ever heard, and it lasted less than a year.
>
>
> Whatever happened to Kevin Dorsey?
>
> I remember him from his occasional "appearances" (is that what you
> call them on radio?) on Stevens and Pruett, on KLOL. He was funny in
> small doses, but I can't imagine what he must have been like for a
> whole hour.
>
>
>>Remember Roger Grey? He was the only liberal in Dan Patrick's lineup.
>>IIRC correctly, he's the guy who purchased the FM talk station.
>
>
> Where's he now? Compared to the rest of Houston talk radio, he's
> liberal, but I thought of him as more of a moderate.
>
>
He got the boot for being a commie/lib at KPRC.
Larry Kessler
>Whatever happened to Kevin Dorsey?
Died a while back. I seem to recall his obesity was a factor.
>I remember him from his occasional "appearances" (is that what you
>call them on radio?) on Stevens and Pruett, on KLOL. He was funny in
>small doses, but I can't imagine what he must have been like for a
>whole hour.
His tagline on that program was "I'm Kevin and I just don't know
anymore." He didn't, and usually never had.
>>Remember Roger Grey? He was the only liberal in Dan Patrick's lineup.
>>IIRC correctly, he's the guy who purchased the FM talk station.
And sold it at a profit a couple of years later, I believe.
>Where's he now?
He's on KTBB in Tyler.
http://www.ktbb.com/promos/rogergrayshow.html
>Compared to the rest of Houston talk radio, he's
>liberal, but I thought of him as more of a moderate.
To the right-wing extremists who form the core of Houston talk radio's
listenership, anyone to the left of Attila the Hun is not only
liberal, but a communist. Oh, I forgot...they don't believe there's
any difference.
Not Me
<uns...@houston.rrwax.com> wrote:
>On 6 Jan 2004 18:52:44 -0800, loumi...@myway.com (Lou Minatti)
>wrote:
>
>>My experience only goes back to the late 1980s. Does anyone remember
>>the FM talk station that lasted about a year in the early 1990s? I
>>think it was at 106.9 FM, and I don't remember what they called
>>themselves. The late Kevin "Shoot the bastids!" Dorsey was one of the
>>hosts, and I think Roger Grey was on there as well. It was the most
>>awful station I've ever heard, and it lasted less than a year.
>
>Whatever happened to Kevin Dorsey?
He died suddenly last year. He had been th eproducer of th eDean and
Rog show on KKRW, but had sort of disappeared for a few weeks, like
radio folks do when they change jobs. Kevin was funny, but his blunt
humor got him in trouble on occasion, like his comments about Annise
Parker and floor coverings.
Not Me
<l_k_e_s_s_l_e_r@w_t.n_e_t> wrote:
>George Kerby <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Does the name "Alvin VanBlack" mean anything to anyone here?
>
>I remember him. May he rest in peace. He was said to be a much nicer
>guy in person than he pretended to be on the air.
>
>>Does anyone remember the two talk show hosts who happened to be TV weather
>>reporters?
>
>Doug Johnson was one.
>
>>Just checking to see who really knows about the history of talk radio in
>>Houston...
>
>Jon Mathews used to be Lee Jolly's newsguy. John Wesley Downey, who
>now does newsbreaks, used to have his own call-in show too.
I never heard Jon Mathews as Lee Jolly's news guy, only Chuck Shramek.
I was mightily pissed when KFMK changed format in 1990.
Patrick Humphrey
>George Kerby <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<BC204AFE.2EB10%ghost_...@hotmail.com>...
>
>> Just checking to see who really knows about the history of talk radio in
>> Houston...
>My experience only goes back to the late 1980s. Does anyone remember
>the FM talk station that lasted about a year in the early 1990s? I
>think it was at 106.9 FM, and I don't remember what they called
>themselves. The late Kevin "Shoot the bastids!" Dorsey was one of the
>hosts, and I think Roger Grey was on there as well. It was the most
>awful station I've ever heard, and it lasted less than a year.
That was the late KKHU, who branded themselves as "U 106.9", and only managed
to run their idiot IDs around 300 times an hour, to the point where I felt
like calling their listed number just to ask which radio station they were.
>Remember Roger Grey? He was the only liberal in Dan Patrick's lineup.
>IIRC correctly, he's the guy who purchased the FM talk station.
Kevin Dorsey was about the only reason I bothered, in between the incessant
station IDs, and that FM channel hasn't done much better in the ~15 years
since: first a conservative/Christian format, then the switch to the KHPT
call and "The Point", with a playlist consisting of nothing but the two-CD set
of the "Best of the 1980s"...
Larry Kessler
>Steven M (remove wax for reply) wrote:
>
>> loumi...@myway.com (Lou Minatti) wrote:
>>
>>>Remember Roger Grey? He was the only liberal in Dan Patrick's lineup.
>>>IIRC correctly, he's the guy who purchased the FM talk station.
>>
>> Where's he now? Compared to the rest of Houston talk radio, he's
>> liberal, but I thought of him as more of a moderate.
>
>He got the boot for being a commie/lib at KPRC.
Did I call it, or what!
Mike Smith
wrote:
Jon also worked with Moby on K101.
Mike Smith
George Kerby
George Kerby
"Larry Kessler" <l_k_e_s_s_l_e_r@w_t.n_e_t> wrote:
> George Kerby <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Does the name "Alvin VanBlack" mean anything to anyone here?
>
> I remember him. May he rest in peace. He was said to be a much nicer
> guy in person than he pretended to be on the air.
>
True!
>> Does anyone remember the two talk show hosts who happened to be TV weather
>> reporters?
>
> Doug Johnson was one.
True. The other?
>> Just checking to see who really knows about the history of talk radio in
>> Houston...
>
> Jon Mathews used to be Lee Jolly's newsguy. John Wesley Downey, who
> now does newsbreaks, used to have his own call-in show too.
Not true! Matthews was Moby's newsguy.
> Anyone remember KPFT's "Midnight News Update"? Now, THAT was
> entertainment!
I stopped listening to that left-wing begging POS in the late 70s. Sorry!
George Kerby
fc2fd83e.04010...@posting.google.com, "Lou Minatti"
<loumi...@myway.com> wrote:
> "Steven M (remove wax for reply)" <uns...@houston.rrwax.com> wrote in message
> news:<caglvvoqmaohff2pr...@4ax.com>...
>> On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:41:25 -0600, richardsfault
>> <richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> The only thing
>>>> I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
>>>> quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
>>>> etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
>>>
>>> KSEV is a shadow of its former self. It was one of the earliest Rush
>>> station and our first true talk-format station at the beginning of the
>>> movement.
>>>
>>> Clearly, they lost to KPRC a few years back.
>>
>> Well, yes and no. Dan Patrick owned KSEV and was able to buy out
>> KPRC. Then he sold the whole thing to ClearChannel and remained as an
>> executive with them, until I guess he got bored. He went back into
>> business on his own and reacquired KSEV himself.
>
> A little birdy tells me that Dan Patrick didn't leave because he was
> bored, but because the bigshots at Clear Channel wanted to resurrect
> an underperforming station. This resulted in the KPRC Slaughter, with
> every on-air personality getting the boot except for Matthews and
> Randy Lemon. Ben Oldag (shame, I liked his gardening show), Mike "Is
> he speaking English?" Richards, everyone else, gone. Matthews drew
> just enough AM drive time ratings to hang on.
>
Ken dubbed Jon "The Godfather of Talk Radio"!
> Jon Matthews didn't like what Ken Charles was doing to his pals at the
> station (making it entertaining, it turns out), so he fled to KSEV.
> Patrick didn't have to reacquire KSEV since he already owned it.
Nope. It was sold to a group who did nothing with it except infomercials.
This was because Clear Channel could have only a certain number of stations
in the market. Patrick planned to resurrect the station because his gig at
51 (the Tube) was souring. He has a multiyear lease at present.
> I remember when all this was going down and Ken Hoffman was writing
> about it. Dan Patrick was very bitter at Clear Channel (despite making
> a pile of cash) and claimed that KSEV was gonna destroy KPRC in the
> ratings. Ken Charles laughed at him and said the only reason KPRC had
> ratings under Patrick's tenure was because of Rush Limbaugh. It's
> pretty clear who was right.
>
> Or so I've heard!
>
> I still wish they'd find a way to steer Phil Hendrie's show back on
> some Houston radio station. It sucked when Ken Charles pulled the
> plug, but it just wasn't drawing the expected ratings.
I miss Phil myself. He can be heard on the Net and Satellite radio, I think.
George Kerby
Kevin's tag was "and I just don't know anymore!"
He was a manager of a bar on Studewood/Studemont when he passed. That was
like a kid in a candystore.
Roger supposedly went to Dallas to work in Advertising. He initially, as I
remember, was the "Host" of a late-night movie series on 26 when it was
called K-DOG.
George Kerby
"Larry Kessler" <l_k_e_s_s_l_e_r@w_t.n_e_t> wrote:
>
>> Where's he now?
>
> He's on KTBB in Tyler.
>
> http://www.ktbb.com/promos/rogergrayshow.html
>
WOW! What a change. I noticed his bio doesn't mention anything about his
time at KSEV, LOL!
George Kerby
"Not Me" <no...@springmail.com> wrote:
Anyone remember Jolly and Jay? She was like his "Mom" figure.
Larry Kessler
><loumi...@myway.com> wrote:
>
>> I still wish they'd find a way to steer Phil Hendrie's show back on
>> some Houston radio station. It sucked when Ken Charles pulled the
>> plug, but it just wasn't drawing the expected ratings.
>
>I miss Phil myself. He can be heard on the Net and Satellite radio, I think.
Phil's schtick gets old and trite after a while. I'd like to hear Tom
Leykis' show in Houston.
Larry Kessler
>"Larry Kessler" <l_k_e_s_s_l_e_r@w_t.n_e_t> wrote:
>
>> Jon Mathews used to be Lee Jolly's newsguy. John Wesley Downey, who
>> now does newsbreaks, used to have his own call-in show too.
>
>Not true! Matthews was Moby's newsguy.
Maybe that's what I'm remembering, but I still think Mathews worked
with Jolly before Moby came to Houston. I could be mistaken.
George Kerby
"Larry Kessler" <l_k_e_s_s_l_e_r@w_t.n_e_t> wrote:
As far back as I can remember (and he went to our high school) his first
partner was Jay Brett. They had been together for awhile before the Ammonia
tanker blew up on the 59/610 interchange in 75 or 76. She talked about
living in those apartments next to where the Best Buy store is today. Seems
her husband pulled a lot of folks out of the mess.
Mike Smith
Here's a cite that includes a message from Moby (used to broadcast
from kick ass rock & roll 97 (KSRR), instead of Klol.....
http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/002604.html
Mike Smith
Lou Minatti
> On 1/6/04 8:43 PM, in article
> fc2fd83e.04010...@posting.google.com, "Lou Minatti"
> <loumi...@myway.com> wrote:
> > Jon Matthews didn't like what Ken Charles was doing to his pals at the
> > station (making it entertaining, it turns out), so he fled to KSEV.
> > Patrick didn't have to reacquire KSEV since he already owned it.
>
> Nope. It was sold to a group who did nothing with it except infomercials.
> This was because Clear Channel could have only a certain number of stations
> in the market. Patrick planned to resurrect the station because his gig at
> 51 (the Tube) was souring. He has a multiyear lease at present.
This is interesting: http://makeashorterlink.com/?S13622FF6
This is also interesting: http://www.radiodailynews.com/davidgold.htm
It's an article by none other than David Gold, the fill-in drone for
KPRC, and here he is ranting about Ken Charles.
Patrick Humphrey
>George Kerby <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>><loumi...@myway.com> wrote:
I'd settle for the weekly best of Neal Boortz. (Right now, if I want it, I
have to hope I can pull in WBAP on a Saturday night.)
George Kerby
> George Kerby <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<BC217DB2.2ECF9%ghost_...@hotmail.com>...
>> On 1/6/04 8:43 PM, in article
>> fc2fd83e.04010...@posting.google.com, "Lou Minatti"
>> <loumi...@myway.com> wrote:
> snip
>>> Jon Matthews didn't like what Ken Charles was doing to his pals at the
>>> station (making it entertaining, it turns out), so he fled to KSEV.
>>> Patrick didn't have to reacquire KSEV since he already owned it.
>>
>> Nope. It was sold to a group who did nothing with it except infomercials.
>> This was because Clear Channel could have only a certain number of stations
>> in the market. Patrick planned to resurrect the station because his gig at
>> 51 (the Tube) was souring. He has a multiyear lease at present.
>
> This is interesting: http://makeashorterlink.com/?S13622FF6
>
> This is also interesting: http://www.radiodailynews.com/davidgold.htm
> It's an article by none other than David Gold, the fill-in drone for
> KPRC, and here he is ranting about Ken Charles.
Thanks for those links, Lou!
Both make interesting reading. It IS funny that Gold regularly fills in for
the KPRC locals, yet he criticizes management. Wonder if Ken Charles has
seen this opinion?
Lou Minatti
> On 1/7/04 8:35 PM, in article
> fc2fd83e.04010...@posting.google.com, "Lou Minatti"
> <loumi...@myway.com> wrote:
>
> > George Kerby <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:<BC217DB2.2ECF9%ghost_...@hotmail.com>...
> >> On 1/6/04 8:43 PM, in article
> >> fc2fd83e.04010...@posting.google.com, "Lou Minatti"
> >> <loumi...@myway.com> wrote:
> snip
> >>> Jon Matthews didn't like what Ken Charles was doing to his pals at the
> >>> station (making it entertaining, it turns out), so he fled to KSEV.
> >>> Patrick didn't have to reacquire KSEV since he already owned it.
> >>
> >> Nope. It was sold to a group who did nothing with it except infomercials.
> >> This was because Clear Channel could have only a certain number of stations
> >> in the market. Patrick planned to resurrect the station because his gig at
> >> 51 (the Tube) was souring. He has a multiyear lease at present.
> >
> > This is interesting: http://makeashorterlink.com/?S13622FF6
> >
> > This is also interesting: http://www.radiodailynews.com/davidgold.htm
> > It's an article by none other than David Gold, the fill-in drone for
> > KPRC, and here he is ranting about Ken Charles.
> Thanks for those links, Lou!
> Both make interesting reading. It IS funny that Gold regularly fills in for
> the KPRC locals, yet he criticizes management. Wonder if Ken Charles has
> seen this opinion?
I'm sure he has, since it appeared in a trade journal. I'm pretty sure
that Ken Charles reads this newsgroup on a regular basis - I commented
here a few years ago about Phil Hendrie being cancelled and Ken
Charles e-mailed me, explaining the situation.
Hi, Ken! We were just talking about you. :-)
I didn't know this about David Gold, but he's had an interesting radio
career for a guy who hosts such a boring show. He worked with Alan
Berg in Denver, until Berg was famously murdered by some psychopath.
Trace...
Jeff Salzberg
> David Gold is a Jew who is a Christian by faith
In other words, he's no longer a Jew.
> like me.
You left out the phrase "claim to be, even though that lie, has been
thoroughly debuked."
> The call screaner at KPRC is a nasty person, in my opinion.
In other words, he/she expected you to be civil and mature.
David, you're an idiot.
Lou Minatti
snip
> David Gold is a Jew who is a Christian by faith, like me. He is very
> interesting.
Perhaps, but his show sure isn't.
> Ken Charles is also a Jew using a fake name.
Wow! Who knew he was Jewish?
> He is not saved.
Why would a Jew be worried about that?
> The call screaner at KPRC is a nasty person, in my opinion.
Did he screan at you for being an idiot?
James
loumi...@myway.com (Lou Minatti) wrote:
I am glad to hear that blatant antisemitic rants are not allowed on KPRC.
Jim Riley
wrote:
>Jon Matthews didn't like what Ken Charles was doing to his pals at the
>station (making it entertaining, it turns out), so he fled to KSEV.
>Patrick didn't have to reacquire KSEV since he already owned it.
Clear Channel had to sell a bunch of stations when it merged with
AMFM. KSEV was one of the ones that they sold. Patrick had a 1-year
non-competition clause, which was why he could not broadcast on KSEV
for several months.
--
Jim Riley
Jim Riley
wrote:
>My experience only goes back to the late 1980s. Does anyone remember
>the FM talk station that lasted about a year in the early 1990s? I
>think it was at 106.9 FM, and I don't remember what they called
>themselves. The late Kevin "Shoot the bastids!" Dorsey was one of the
>hosts, and I think Roger Grey was on there as well. It was the most
>awful station I've ever heard, and it lasted less than a year.
Clear Channel bought them. They were a Cleveland station, and they
upgraded their transmitter so that they could be included in the
Houston market.
>Remember Roger Grey? He was the only liberal in Dan Patrick's lineup.
>IIRC correctly, he's the guy who purchased the FM talk station.
I suspect that he was _a_ owner.
--
Jim Riley
Trace...
Please take your Lithium.
richardsfault
>My experience only goes back to the late 1980s. Does anyone remember
>the FM talk station that lasted about a year in the early 1990s? I
>think it was at 106.9 FM, and I don't remember what they called
>
I remember it well. It was on the air mostly in 1991 and 1992. It was
an attempt at an FM talk station. The only problem was, there were not
enough callers (which made it easy to get on the air), and they played
a VERY short list of late 60's classics ("Rescue Me" by Fontilla Bass
comes to mind). It failed because of the hopeless attempt to mix talk
and music formats, not having enough of either.
Several have mentioned Alvin Van Black. I only rememberf him as a "big
boned" guy on TV dressed in a tux who was always "crashing" elite
social functions.
No one has mentioned Paul Berlin, another long-time local personality.
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>>>
>>>>Remember Roger Grey? He was the only liberal in Dan Patrick's lineup.
>>>>IIRC correctly, he's the guy who purchased the FM talk station.
>>>
I do, He held the KPRC afternoon slot around 1992, which is now held
by Chris Baker. I remember something in his theme music that sounded
like applause combined with turkeys clucking!
He was thought of a left-wing balance to the rapidly-rising Rush. It
didn't work.
richardsfault
>
>I'm sure he has, since it appeared in a trade journal. I'm pretty sure
>that Ken Charles reads this newsgroup on a regular basis - I commented
>here a few years ago about Phil Hendrie being cancelled and Ken
>Charles e-mailed me, explaining the situation.
>
Hendrie is an ideal candidate for satellite radio services and online
broadcasting. He was treated brutally by most of the stations he was
syndicated with, either by being totally taken off the air, moved to
later and later hours, or pre-empted by all types of sporting events.
Phil shot himself in the foot by not appreciating his loyal Internet
following and deciding to charge for online program access. Given what
was happining to him on-air, he should have been grateful for this
audience!
Has anyone heard him on XM, or even have XM for that matter?
richardsfault
>
>Clear Channel had to sell a bunch of stations when it merged with
>AMFM. KSEV was one of the ones that they sold. Patrick had a 1-year
>non-competition clause, which was why he could not broadcast on KSEV
>for several months.
That was enough time to reduce a once-great station to infomercials
and mediocrity.!
richardsfault
>>Whatever happened to Kevin Dorsey?
>
>He died suddenly last year. He had been th eproducer of th eDean and
>Rog show on KKRW, but had sort of disappeared for a few weeks, like
>radio folks do when they change jobs. Kevin was funny, but his blunt
>humor got him in trouble on occasion, like his comments about Annise
>Parker and floor coverings.
>>
Didn't he have a NYC accent and attitude?
He reminded me a bit of Michael Savage.
George Kerby
"richardsfault" <richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote:
>
>> My experience only goes back to the late 1980s. Does anyone remember
>> the FM talk station that lasted about a year in the early 1990s? I
>> think it was at 106.9 FM, and I don't remember what they called
>>
>
> I remember it well. It was on the air mostly in 1991 and 1992. It was
> an attempt at an FM talk station. The only problem was, there were not
> enough callers (which made it easy to get on the air), and they played
> a VERY short list of late 60's classics ("Rescue Me" by Fontilla Bass
> comes to mind). It failed because of the hopeless attempt to mix talk
> and music formats, not having enough of either.
>
> Several have mentioned Alvin Van Black. I only rememberf him as a "big
> boned" guy on TV dressed in a tux who was always "crashing" elite
> social functions.
That was the TV side trying to remake a "nasty" KPRC radio Talker into a
"nice guy" after years of playing a rude dude on the radio. I saw him
driving around in a bright yellow VW Bug a couple of years after that gig
ended.
> No one has mentioned Paul Berlin, another long-time local personality.
Started out at KNUZ in the late 40's. My mother had a crush on him and would
listen to his entire show everyday it seemed. Really the "Dean" of Houston
jocks. Currently, as you know at the "Mighty 790" playing Older-Oldies "Best
Music Ever". Another Dan Patrick screw-up letting him go awhile back. Ken
Charles retained Paul, a good thing.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, but I think it's all...
>
> Richard's fault!
>
> Visit the Sounds of the cul-de-sac at www.richardsfault.com
George Kerby
"richardsfault" <richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm sure he has, since it appeared in a trade journal. I'm pretty sure
>> that Ken Charles reads this newsgroup on a regular basis - I commented
>> here a few years ago about Phil Hendrie being cancelled and Ken
>> Charles e-mailed me, explaining the situation.
>>
>
> Hendrie is an ideal candidate for satellite radio services and online
> broadcasting. He was treated brutally by most of the stations he was
> syndicated with, either by being totally taken off the air, moved to
> later and later hours, or pre-empted by all types of sporting events.
>
> Phil shot himself in the foot by not appreciating his loyal Internet
> following and deciding to charge for online program access. Given what
> was happining to him on-air, he should have been grateful for this
> audience!
>
> Has anyone heard him on XM, or even have XM for that matter?
Heard him on XM last year on one of the talk channels from 6 or 7 PM till 9
or so. Can't find anything on XM's website schedule now. Maybe they dropped
him. I suggest KFI.com.
XM is great if you travel a lot and want no commercials. In a couple of
months, ALL the music channels will be commercial-free. Try it!
George Kerby
"richardsfault" <richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote:
>
>>> Whatever happened to Kevin Dorsey?
>>
>> He died suddenly last year. He had been th eproducer of th eDean and
>> Rog show on KKRW, but had sort of disappeared for a few weeks, like
>> radio folks do when they change jobs. Kevin was funny, but his blunt
>> humor got him in trouble on occasion, like his comments about Annise
>> Parker and floor coverings.
Care to enlighten us? That sounds like it would be FUNNY!
>
> Didn't he have a NYC accent and attitude?
>
> He reminded me a bit of Michael Savage.
History has it that he was servicing the vending machines at the station
that was on his route and was always telling everyone what he thought about
everything whether they wanted to hear it or not. Stevens and Pruitt would
bring him in for his outrageous opinions and delivery (Bronx accent) and
soon he bacame a regular...
George Kerby
"George Kerby" <ghost_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/6/04 3:47 AM, in article jvvKb.68827$xU1....@fe1.texas.rr.com,
> "Trace..." <tracey12_12@yahoo123> wrote:
>
>> Rich, you dont know squat about Houston's AM history, or market.
>>
>> richardsfault wrote:
>>
>>>> The only thing
>>>> I'm certain of is KSEV is dull, repetitive and I don't listen. I was
>>>> quite happy once Patrick sold KPRC and Ken Charles fired Mike Richards
>>>> etc. and hired some decent on-air personalities.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> KSEV is a shadow of its former self. It was one of the earliest Rush
>>> station and our first true talk-format station at the beginning of the
>>> movement.
>>>
>>> Clearly, they lost to KPRC a few years back.
>>>
>>> Every time I tune in now, I hear worthless infomercials for HGH and
>>> other snake oils.
>>>
>>> Sad.
>>>
>>>
> Does the name "Alvin VanBlack" mean anything to anyone here?
>
> Does anyone remember the two talk show hosts who happened to be TV weather
> reporters?
>
> Just checking to see who really knows about the history of talk radio in
> Houston...
>
>
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Well since no one has been able or care to answer this one:
1. Doug Johnson KPRC Channel 2 -> KPRC Radio 950 AM (many got this one)
2. Ed Brandon KTRK Channel 13 -> KSEV Radio 700 AM (NO one guessed him)
Ed was laid off from 13 in the late 80s (may be early 90's-too lazy to
research this one) because a problem that he had with a certain illegal
white powder. Rumor also had it that he, like Jon had some problem with
child molestation. This was never proven to be true, but it seems that when
a guy is down so many want to kick him. (Ahh human nature, ain't it great?)
Anyways, as Ed was recovering, Patrick, wanting the potential audience that
might come with Ed, put him on in the late morning slot before Rush. Lasted
almost a year and then Ed went back TV weather at his old station after
fessing up and doing the 12 step.
I cannot believe anyone would have missed Ed on radio. He was pretty
entertaining and not so left or right. Sorta like Doug. Whattya expect for
Weather Dudes, though!
Not Me
wrote:
>On 1/11/04 2:19 PM, in article osb300ldi1p2k0ngd...@4ax.com,
>"richardsfault" <richard...@richardsfault.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>>> Whatever happened to Kevin Dorsey?
>>>
>>> He died suddenly last year. He had been th eproducer of th eDean and
>>> Rog show on KKRW, but had sort of disappeared for a few weeks, like
>>> radio folks do when they change jobs. Kevin was funny, but his blunt
>>> humor got him in trouble on occasion, like his comments about Annise
>>> Parker and floor coverings.
>Care to enlighten us? That sounds like it would be FUNNY!
There was some political crap going on and Kevin said some things he
shouldn't have, including the phrase "carpet muncher". I forget what
Annise Parker was doing at the time that got Kevin riled up, but he
had to apologize in a dig way. Supposedly, Dean and Rog had to check
his monologue before airtime after that.
Larry Kessler
>Well since no one has been able or care to answer this one:
>1. Doug Johnson KPRC Channel 2 -> KPRC Radio 950 AM (many got this one)
>
>2. Ed Brandon KTRK Channel 13 -> KSEV Radio 700 AM (NO one guessed him)
I'm a talk-radio junkie (painful for a lefty like me in times like
these) and I don't EVER recall hearing Ed on the radio. I'm sure you
post the truth, but this is news to me.
>Ed was laid off from 13 in the late 80s (may be early 90's-too lazy to
>research this one) because a problem that he had with a certain illegal
>white powder. Rumor also had it that he, like Jon had some problem with
>child molestation. This was never proven to be true, but it seems that when
>a guy is down so many want to kick him. (Ahh human nature, ain't it great?)
A friend of mine, who would know if anyone did, just smiled and said
nothing when asked about this rumor. He'd have spoken clearly if
there was no truth to the rumor. Draw your own conclusions.
>Anyways, as Ed was recovering, Patrick, wanting the potential audience that
>might come with Ed, put him on in the late morning slot before Rush. Lasted
>almost a year and then Ed went back TV weather at his old station after
>fessing up and doing the 12 step.
>
>I cannot believe anyone would have missed Ed on radio. He was pretty
>entertaining and not so left or right. Sorta like Doug. Whattya expect for
>Weather Dudes, though!
I remember Doug on the radio, bland as can be. I can't imagine Ed
being any less so.
Larry Kessler
>Jeffy, you're a freak.
Jeffy isn't the one posting under a false name and also isn't the one
charged with flashing a child.
Larry Kessler
>>>Whatever happened to Kevin Dorsey?
>>
>>He died suddenly last year. He had been th eproducer of th eDean and
>>Rog show on KKRW, but had sort of disappeared for a few weeks, like
>>radio folks do when they change jobs. Kevin was funny, but his blunt
>>humor got him in trouble on occasion, like his comments about Annise
>>Parker and floor coverings.
>
>Didn't he have a NYC accent and attitude?
He had both, yes. "I'm Kevin and I just don't know anymoah." He
rarely DID know anymoah, and usually knew even less than that. His
strong opinions were rarely supported by facts.
>He reminded me a bit of Michael Savage.
He wasn't NEARLY the whackjob that Savage is, but their accents were
similar.
Jeff Salzberg
> "I'm Kevin and I just don't know anymoah." He
> rarely DID know anymoah, and usually knew even less than that. His
> strong opinions were rarely supported by facts.
I'm surprised he hasn't shown up on houston.general.
Mike Smith
Salzberg) wrote:
He has.....
Have you seen my list of the 6 truly stupid people?
Pick one.....
Mike Smith
Jeff Salzberg
> >>His
> >> strong opinions were rarely supported by facts.
> >
> >I'm surprised he hasn't shown up on houston.general.
>
> He has.....
>
> Have you seen my list of the 6 truly stupid people?
Mike, when I read the above, I thought of you.