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Friday oddems: honky whitesville; slime at the water's edge; neville chamberlain plays hardball; tiny, sick children; zucchini de ron; shrimp cocktails hired at KIRO; absolutely nothing about dori monson

~~ Unfortunately for KIRO fill-ins Frank Shiers and David Goldstein; these shrimp cocktails were hired during Passover to fill in for Ron & Don (m-f, 3-6p). "They're not kosher," said PD Rod Arquette, "but few in the R&D audience knew the difference." 

~~ "You don't know what you're talking about." We've been trashing MSNBC's Chris Matthews lately because he gets spittle on his jaw when he talks, and what he's usually talking about generally reveals him to be a supercilious ass. But Thursday, we gotta hand it to you, Chris: you done good. KRLA talk host Kevin James came on to discuss Bush's pointed attack on the Democrats in the Knesset today, where he accused Barack Obama of the "appeasement" of terrorists, comparing him obliquely to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, British Conservative appeaser of Hitler. James, who's a blabbermouthed fool his own self, kept referring to Chamberlain until Matthews could take it no more. "What did Neville Chamberlain do wrong in 1939?" he demanded. James motored on without answering the question. Then Matthews went after him like a school marm on meth until he got James to finally admit he didn't know what the hell Chamberlain actually did in the hideous history he was trying to hang on Obama. "He's as bad as the White House Press Secretary that doesn't even know what the Cuban Missile Crisis was," Matthews said later. Kevin James is an attorney, and the exchange was utterly satisfying. The incident, which can be viewed here, was added almost immediately to James' Wikipedia entry found here.   

Bernie ward to serve significant prison time

In a plea agreement, former KGO talk radio host Bernie Ward faces at least five years in prison on a single count of distributing child pornography.

Ward, 57, admitted to Judge Vaughn Walker as part of his plea agreement that he sent between 15 and 150 images of child pornography via e-mail.

The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a possible maximum of 20 years. Doron Weinberg, Ward's defense lawyer, said he expects Ward to spend at least four years and three months in prison even with credit for good behavior.

Ward was to go before a jury in Walker's court on June 9. Originally charged last year with two other counts of receiving and attempting to send child pornography in January 2005. Those charges are to be dropped in the plea bargain.

The defense told the judge that Ward's use of pornography occurred "in a few weeks in 2004 and 2005" and reflected "an error in judgment rather than sexual proclivity."

Walker will sentence Ward Aug. 28.

Ward is a former Catholic priest and teacher, lives in San Francisco, is married and has four children. He worked in radio for about 20 years and had a loyal following for his weeknightly political show and Godtalk, on Sunday mornings. Both shows were on KGO.

He originally claimed that he was looking at the illegal material researching a book on hypocrisy. The defense filed a motion asking the court to allow Ward to argue that his actions were protected by the First Amendment.

The defense team concluded that courts would not allow that argument. "He thought it was legal to do it as a journalist, but our conclusion was that the courts wouldn't accept that," Weinberg told reporters Thursday.

"Bernie is not a sexual predator," he said.

But the indictment, once unsealed with its damning transcripts of online chats, made Ward's original claim of book research on hypocritical Republicans really hard to swallow, and knocked the underpinnings from any free speech defense.

Radio editor speaks: "you're an entertainer. so entertain us."

After Rush Limbaugh's Operation Chaos puffery, All Access Editor Perry Michael Simon writes these cold splashing words to would-be radio rainmakers:

"...But before we all get a big head and start to think that we're all kingmakers and steering the ship of mankind, it's probably a good time to remind ourselves why we're here, and that is:

1. To sell products for advertisers
2. By being entertaining
3. And make a lot of money
4. For our employers
5. And that's it.

Okay, there's also:

6. If we influence people into agreeing with us in the bargain, hey, that's gravy.

And maybe there's:

7. Chicks dig the radio personalities. (No, that's only for Top 40 jocks, and that involves request-line pickups, and that could also involve legal entanglements, so maybe it's better that talk radio hosts don't go there).

TBTL: it lives!

Everyone wants to know: Is KIRO's show Too Beautiful to Live?

Seems the KIRO suits were high-fiving each other Monday: "We're the highest rated show on the station in the 18-34 demo," says Luke Burbank, the host of the new low-concept show (m-f, 7-10p).

This seems like a fine distinction, he says, "except that when we  took over the slot, it was at 0.00. And the whole idea behind TBTL was to get the youngsters."

Well, although they haven't yet seen their numbers separated out from the Phil Hendrie Show (the initial book lumps the shows together), it looks like they're doing just that.

The not-so-incredible shrinking seattle radio market

AM Talk radio made its chops on hard-edge, piss & moan conservative boilerplate. With the death of live and local programming there are signs that the next wave may be lighter in content and softer in volume.

Conservatism took a big hit after it became the establishment, and its practitioners -- the Bush administration, and the Republican majority blew it so utterly. (The R's are so freaked out they've nominated a gen-u-wine RINO).

The Nova M Radio Network has announced they're picking up, "The Randi Rhodes Show" beginning Monday, April 14, 2008.

Technorati Tags: KPTK, Mike Malloy, Nova M, Rabndi Rhodes

~~ We're blogging lite over the weekend: We're off for some minor surgery. Not to worry, it's Costco's "Two-fer Weekend." We'll pick up a stitch in the old meniscus; then we get to choose between a vasectomy and a case of Cheerios. First 10 patients get a free vat of guacamole. We'll be there early.

~~ Entercom is really "hep." (always were) Now they've downloaded a horse & buggy onto the "information super highway," by launching a new KNDD-FM/107.7 midday show called Radio Impulse. Listeners are encouraged to use e-mails and phone text messages to request songs and get responses on whether and when that request will be played! Cool -- wired, yet wireless. Our old (Photo: DJ No Job) friend, market manager Jerry "Swing blade" McKenna, told the P-I's Bill Virgin they're trying "to come up with a midday show that speaks to our audience." Actually, they were just trying to come up with a midday show with two less paychecks: McKenna laid off assistant program director Jim Keller and midday host DJ No Name. Sources say they'll lay off two more people once the FAX machine is fixed. 

~~ Why, oh why, dear Lord? would you allow someone to google "picture of guy on toilet seat outside of trailer," and get BlatherWatch?  What hath God rot?

 ~~ "Returning to obscurity" is how David Goldstein framed his future after a good run filling-in for Dave Ross (KIRO m-f, 9a-12p). We asked in a post, last week: "How's Goldy doing? hoping to get some feedback on the local, novice, liberal blabbermouth's radio performance. Of course, we got an earful. But there's some good advice there, once you get by the Goldy-haters. Does up-and-comer David have a chance in a local talk market that's shrinking before our very eyes? Probably not, unless, of course, he's willing to do celebrity astrology, and forsake his trademark wonk for awesomeness.

~~Speaking of Too Beautiful to Live, (KIRO m-f, 7-10p) Gay Gary says he's finally loving the new show since the sexual tension has been ratcheted up, "like," he says, "A LOT!" He noticed it when Jen producer was out sick and Sean and Luke were left alone. "... Luke was going into the control room with Sean where he was planning on doing the show the rest of the night. 'It's boys night tonight!' he gleefully announced. (OMG!) He then had Sean inspect a skin rash he'd developed. (OMG - x2!!!) What will happen next?! I don't know but it's like a radio soap opera you guys! I'm just hoping the prudes at the FCC don't make them move the show to Sirius or XM now that things are heating up." Gay sexual tension on talk radio? Gotta agree with Gary: that's thinking out of the box... (photo: Sean)

Kansas City star, that’s what I are
Yodel-deedle ay-hee, you oughta see my car
I drive a big old Cadillac with wire wheels, got rhinestones on the spokes
I got credit down at the grocery store
And my barber tells me jokes
I’m the number one attraction every supermarket parkin’ lot
I’m the king of Kansas City, no thanks, Omaha, thanks a lot. ~~Roger Miller

King of Seattle Talk radio, Dori Monson (KIRO m-f, 12-3p) despite having a girl's name, scored big this week by saying he believed "with every fiber of my being," that the "eco-terrorists" who allegedly torched the "Street of Dreams," mini-mansions this week are no differeant than mainstream environmentalists; or King County ExecuRon Sims and the Metropolitan King County Council.

Then he ran on-air with the McControversy generated when a Marine from Monroe might have acted badly with a puppy in Iraq. His having someone on his show who might have been the Marine's sister, got the little guy on CNN's prestigious Nancy Grace.

A fixture on San Fransisco talker KSFO for 14 years, radical, blonde, harpy Melanie Morgan was canned Monday. She was the embarrassing blabbermistress whose bombastic career was built upon on saying any any damn thing to get media attention.

The strategy couldn't save her job Monday. Morgan, 51, delivered her final broadcast today after 14 years at the microphone. KSFO owner Citadel Broadcasting decided not to renew her contract as part of the company’s announced across-the-board cost cutting.

She chairs the Move America Forward, the group who tries to shame and boycott Berkeley for its anti-U.S. Marine Corps recruiting stand.

The "Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Show" is now called The "Lee Rodgers Program."

UPDATE: Randi rhodes to nova m -- she'll stay in seattle!

The Nova M Radio Network has announced they're picking up, "The Randi Rhodes Show" beginning Monday, April 14, 2008.

Technorati Tags: KPTK, Mike Malloy, Nova M, Rabndi Rhodes

~~ We're blogging lite over the weekend: We're off for some minor surgery. Not to worry, it's Costco's "Two-fer Weekend." We'll pick up a stitch in the old meniscus; then we get to choose between a vasectomy and a case of Cheerios. First 10 patients get a free vat of guacamole. We'll be there early.

~~ Entercom is really "hep." (always were) Now they've downloaded a horse & buggy onto the "information super highway," by launching a new KNDD-FM/107.7 midday show called Radio Impulse. Listeners are encouraged to use e-mails and phone text messages to request songs and get responses on whether and when that request will be played! Cool -- wired, yet wireless. Our old (Photo: DJ No Job) friend, market manager Jerry "Swing blade" McKenna, told the P-I's Bill Virgin they're trying "to come up with a midday show that speaks to our audience." Actually, they were just trying to come up with a midday show with two less paychecks: McKenna laid off assistant program director Jim Keller and midday host DJ No Name. Sources say they'll lay off two more people once the FAX machine is fixed. 

~~ Why, oh why, dear Lord? would you allow someone to google "picture of guy on toilet seat outside of trailer," and get BlatherWatch?  What hath God rot?

 ~~ "Returning to obscurity" is how David Goldstein framed his future after a good run filling-in for Dave Ross (KIRO m-f, 9a-12p). We asked in a post, last week: "How's Goldy doing? hoping to get some feedback on the local, novice, liberal blabbermouth's radio performance. Of course, we got an earful. But there's some good advice there, once you get by the Goldy-haters. Does up-and-comer David have a chance in a local talk market that's shrinking before our very eyes? Probably not, unless, of course, he's willing to do celebrity astrology, and forsake his trademark wonk for awesomeness.

~~Speaking of Too Beautiful to Live, (KIRO m-f, 7-10p) Gay Gary says he's finally loving the new show since the sexual tension has been ratcheted up, "like," he says, "A LOT!" He noticed it when Jen producer was out sick and Sean and Luke were left alone. "... Luke was going into the control room with Sean where he was planning on doing the show the rest of the night. 'It's boys night tonight!' he gleefully announced. (OMG!) He then had Sean inspect a skin rash he'd developed. (OMG - x2!!!) What will happen next?! I don't know but it's like a radio soap opera you guys! I'm just hoping the prudes at the FCC don't make them move the show to Sirius or XM now that things are heating up." Gay sexual tension on talk radio? Gotta agree with Gary: that's thinking out of the box... (photo: Sean)

Kansas City star, that’s what I are
Yodel-deedle ay-hee, you oughta see my car
I drive a big old Cadillac with wire wheels, got rhinestones on the spokes
I got credit down at the grocery store
And my barber tells me jokes
I’m the number one attraction every supermarket parkin’ lot
I’m the king of Kansas City, no thanks, Omaha, thanks a lot. ~~Roger Miller

King of Seattle Talk radio, Dori Monson (KIRO m-f, 12-3p) despite having a girl's name, scored big this week by saying he believed "with every fiber of my being," that the "eco-terrorists" who allegedly torched the "Street of Dreams," mini-mansions this week are no differeant than mainstream environmentalists; or King County ExecuRon Sims and the Metropolitan King County Council.

Then he ran on-air with the McControversy generated when a Marine from Monroe might have acted badly with a puppy in Iraq. His having someone on his show who might have been the Marine's sister, got the little guy on CNN's prestigious Nancy Grace.

A fixture on San Fransisco talker KSFO for 14 years, radical, blonde, harpy Melanie Morgan was canned Monday. She was the embarrassing blabbermistress whose bombastic career was built upon on saying any any damn thing to get media attention.

The strategy couldn't save her job Monday. Morgan, 51, delivered her final broadcast today after 14 years at the microphone. KSFO owner Citadel Broadcasting decided not to renew her contract as part of the company’s announced across-the-board cost cutting.

She chairs the Move America Forward, the group who tries to shame and boycott Berkeley for its anti-U.S. Marine Corps recruiting stand.

The "Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Show" is now called The "Lee Rodgers Program."

Friday Oddems: OMG!! WTF?? LOL!! the old meniscus, a new case of toilet paper; the spitzer ho-down; $30 dollar hookers; entercom slolly-gusters; DJ no job; dog boots of the stars; bob ney gets an honest job

~~ We're blogging lite over the weekend: We're off for some minor surgery. Not to worry, it's Costco's "Two-fer Weekend." We'll pick up a stitch in the old meniscus; then we get to choose between a vasectomy and a case of Cheerios. First 10 patients get a free vat of guacamole. We'll be there early.

~~ Entercom is really "hep." (always were) Now they've downloaded a horse & buggy onto the "information super highway," by launching a new KNDD-FM/107.7 midday show called Radio Impulse. Listeners are encouraged to use e-mails and phone text messages to request songs and get responses on whether and when that request will be played! Cool -- wired, yet wireless. Our old (Photo: DJ No Job) friend, market manager Jerry "Swing blade" McKenna, told the P-I's Bill Virgin they're trying "to come up with a midday show that speaks to our audience." Actually, they were just trying to come up with a midday show with two less paychecks: McKenna laid off assistant program director Jim Keller and midday host DJ No Name. Sources say they'll lay off two more people once the FAX machine is fixed. 

~~ Why, oh why, dear Lord? would you allow someone to google "picture of guy on toilet seat outside of trailer," and get BlatherWatch?  What hath God rot?

Friday oddems: returning to obscurity; hemorrhoidal FCC tool; wiki quickie with rachel marsden; sex out of the box; nancy-frigging-grace; humble-frigging-dori; a latvian, two filipinos, and a truckdriver

 ~~ "Returning to obscurity" is how David Goldstein framed his future after a good run filling-in for Dave Ross (KIRO m-f, 9a-12p). We asked in a post, last week: "How's Goldy doing? hoping to get some feedback on the local, novice, liberal blabbermouth's radio performance. Of course, we got an earful. But there's some good advice there, once you get by the Goldy-haters. Does up-and-comer David have a chance in a local talk market that's shrinking before our very eyes? Probably not, unless, of course, he's willing to do celebrity astrology, and forsake his trademark wonk for awesomeness.

~~Speaking of Too Beautiful to Live, (KIRO m-f, 7-10p) Gay Gary says he's finally loving the new show since the sexual tension has been ratcheted up, "like," he says, "A LOT!" He noticed it when Jen producer was out sick and Sean and Luke were left alone. "... Luke was going into the control room with Sean where he was planning on doing the show the rest of the night. 'It's boys night tonight!' he gleefully announced. (OMG!) He then had Sean inspect a skin rash he'd developed. (OMG - x2!!!) What will happen next?! I don't know but it's like a radio soap opera you guys! I'm just hoping the prudes at the FCC don't make them move the show to Sirius or XM now that things are heating up." Gay sexual tension on talk radio? Gotta agree with Gary: that's thinking out of the box... (photo: Sean)

Ron Sims is an eco-terrorist according to dori monson

Kansas City star, that’s what I are
Yodel-deedle ay-hee, you oughta see my car
I drive a big old Cadillac with wire wheels, got rhinestones on the spokes
I got credit down at the grocery store
And my barber tells me jokes
I’m the number one attraction every supermarket parkin’ lot
I’m the king of Kansas City, no thanks, Omaha, thanks a lot. ~~Roger Miller

King of Seattle Talk radio, Dori Monson (KIRO m-f, 12-3p) despite having a girl's name, scored big this week by saying he believed "with every fiber of my being," that the "eco-terrorists" who allegedly torched the "Street of Dreams," mini-mansions this week are no differeant than mainstream environmentalists; or King County ExecuRon Sims and the Metropolitan King County Council.

Then he ran on-air with the McControversy generated when a Marine from Monroe might have acted badly with a puppy in Iraq. His having someone on his show who might have been the Marine's sister, got the little guy on CNN's prestigious Nancy Grace.

Melanie morgan R.I.P 1994-2008

A fixture on San Fransisco talker KSFO for 14 years, radical, blonde, harpy Melanie Morgan was canned Monday. She was the embarrassing blabbermistress whose bombastic career was built upon on saying any any damn thing to get media attention.

The strategy couldn't save her job Monday. Morgan, 51, delivered her final broadcast today after 14 years at the microphone. KSFO owner Citadel Broadcasting decided not to renew her contract as part of the company’s announced across-the-board cost cutting.

She chairs the Move America Forward, the group who tries to shame and boycott Berkeley for its anti-U.S. Marine Corps recruiting stand.

The "Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Show" is now called The "Lee Rodgers Program."