Bryan Suits pulled it off. After being ignominiously fired from Seattle's KVI, the no. 22 station in the 14th largest market last month, he was hired at KFI, the no. 3 station in the second largest market in the country.
(Suits was replaced by The Commentators with John Carlson and Ken Schram).
Suits will start in the near iconic John Ziegler 7-10p slot at the major Los Angeles talk shop January 21.
Bryan says that his wife
and their banker are also “decidedly
ecstatic” with his KFI contract.
“Returning to the LA market has been a goal since I left KROQ in the 90’s." says Brian, " After detours in Reno, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Sarajevo, Portland, Baghdad, Monroe and Seattle, I realized that LA has the best of all of those delightful places!"
How did he do it?
"I don’t know," said the ever-humble libertarian. "Dozens of the nation's top hosts wanted the coveted and rare opportunity at KFI. I got off the Southwest Airlines plane without an aircheck or a rèsumè, and had the job the next day. I remember my new boss, Robin Bertolucci, saying ‘Number 22 station in the number 14 market?!' ….. That makes sense because you do some of most self-indulgent radio I’ve ever heard! But, you’re well-groomed and you don’t steal…so take the job please.’"
Suits says there's no need to listen to an Interweb stream: You can hear KFI AM (640 KHz) on your radio from "Costa Rica to Prince Rupert!"
Bryan then mumbled something about Trader Joe's in Totem Lake, cheap Dutch beer, and prosciutto.
Looks like they have some bitter ex-employees:
http://therealkfi.com/index.html
Posted by: drool | January 14, 2008 at 01:44 PM
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He lowered his altitude and spotted a man in a boat below.
He shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The sailor consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air
balloon, approximately 30 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.
He rolled his eyes and yelled down, "You must be a Republican."
"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've been no help to me."
The man smiled and responded, "Then you must be a Democrat."
"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're going.
You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault."
Posted by: Recife | January 14, 2008 at 02:50 PM
Good on you, Brian.
Posted by: nick | January 14, 2008 at 03:06 PM
Wow, after reading drool's link Bryan you'd better maintain neutrality at KFI, as they don't seem to like free-thinkers?
Posted by: andrews | January 14, 2008 at 03:09 PM
heh, heh, Recife. heard that joke except about Germans and French in 1957. Democrats know where theyre going--upward.
BRYAN SUITS, CONGRATULTIONS!. YOU ARE THE PRIDE OF PORT ANGELES. Good luck in the southland.
Posted by: Banquo | January 14, 2008 at 03:12 PM
Take care, Bryan. I will miss your style and wit! Never thought they could keep you down on the farm.
Posted by: Kathie | January 14, 2008 at 03:21 PM
Bryan, we miss you, dude, and have left KVI for Dave Boze. Break a leg down there and don't become a Californian.
Posted by: Jimbo | January 14, 2008 at 03:40 PM
> http://therealkfi.com/index.html
Interesting but it can hardly be the whole truth. This is a guy who's been fired from almost every job he's held in the last decade.
1- He got dumped for irritating John Kobylt during the teases -- how often does Dori Monson go head-to-head with Dave Ross during teases or did David Goldstein go up against Frank Shiers (aside from Frank's giggling references to "red radio")?
2- People would only listen to the night show "by accident" and losing the teases killed his ratings ... and yet George Noory had him on Coast to Coast (a program that is #1 in the English-language 10PM time slot in LA) several times, which program he also preceeded and would get the benefit of early tuners plus those Coast fans who would tune into Zeigler's show to get the 60-second update that Noory would do every night. And how about his fill-ins for Matt Drudge's show? And despite all of that he was still an "unknown"?
3 - He would have to "commute" from W Olive to Sherman Oaks in "the worst traffic in LA"? That's a 20 minute drive on surface streets during rush-hour.
4 - Premier Radio is a "glorified closet"? He had to quit because he didn't want to miss seeing Leah Brandon? (their on-air flirtations aside, is this really a legitimate employment gripe?)
It seems clear that anyone who is capable of reasonable and rational action and normal social intercouse should be just fine at KFI.
Posted by: ZANZIBAR | January 14, 2008 at 03:53 PM
They must have really lowered their standards in L.A.
Posted by: Dana | January 14, 2008 at 04:09 PM
John Zieglar's comment about the other John's wife being fat and apparently unattractive, whereas he dated very attractive women and thus there was a jealousy there - just discounts it for me. There was no need for that to be said in the way it was, or in any way for that matter. Sour grapes!
Posted by: Jennifer | January 14, 2008 at 04:10 PM
I've been listening "on Demand" to the the KFI airings of Bryan...
Only reminds how sad it is to lose him in Seattle.
The funniest host I've heard and all too correct about the ways of the world.
Too many bed wetting Commies in Seattle to appreciate him, so good luck in plastic Land Bryan.
I can't wait to see your "new breasts" when you get them...
Stay away from the collagen lips, that would just be going too far!
Posted by: Boris_S_Wort | January 14, 2008 at 07:41 PM
KFI is where Dr. Laura got her start. It's the station whose GM she had the affair with who took the pictures of her bare ass.
Posted by: Burnly | January 14, 2008 at 08:48 PM
L.A., standards???
Posted by: minsky | January 14, 2008 at 09:13 PM
Jimbo, few comments on your utterly brilliant post… 1. Geez, radio host getting fired from every job? How odd! Like every friggin host doesn’t get fired from every job at some point. The guy who is replacing Zeigler was just fired – idiot! 2. Dori Monson? Dave Ross? David Goldstein? The ‘giggling’ Frank Shiers? Are they on the All Campus Radio Network? I must’ve missed Dori and the boys when they filled-in for Drudge! 3. JZ an ‘unknown’??? What??? In 2007 Talkers Magazine named him #54 on their list of the 100 most important talk show hosts in America. Where were Dori and the boys on that list? Off of it, I’m sure. 4. You’ve obviously never listened to JZ’s show – it’s polar opposite from Coast-to-Coast. Noory’s kook audience wouldn’t have the slightest interest in JZ’s program, so the incredible lead-in you feel should’ve existed is bull. Also, when JZ was hired by KFI to do late-night, he kicked C-2-C’s ass and was subsequently promoted to the 7-10pm slot – and, kicked ass. His complaint was that it was difficult to ‘increase’ his audience. His ratings were always consistent – the lack of teases didn’t kill the show, you uninformed numbskull. 5. Twenty minutes on any surface street or freeway during peak rush hour anywhere in LA might get you about 2 to 3 miles, you putz. 6. Hey Einstein…uh, er…Jimbo, JZ’s comment about “not seeing” Leah has to do with their interaction on the program! Seeing each other face-to-face; it wasn’t about ‘on-air flirting’, imbecile! In fact, if you actually listened to the program you’d know John and Leah probably spent more time being annoyed with each other rather than ‘flirting’. 6. “It seems clear that anyone who is capable of reasonable and rational action and normal social intercouse should be just fine at KFI”. Jimbo – very friggin impressive statement! Damn, you are good. Impressive indeed, but just what the hell does it mean? WTF??? What is normal social ‘intercouse’? Is there abnormal social intercouse? Is there normal anti-social intercouse? WTF does any of that nonsense have to do with being a successful radio talk-show host? You are an idiot, Jimbo!!! 7. RE therealkfi: If JZ had written anything but the truth – in every aspect – you’d have heard about it, for certain. Handel and John & Ken would’ve lit him up and threatened legal action. Where’s KFIs reaction, Jimbo? You won’t hear a reaction, idiot. It’s the truth, every word. 8. By telling his side of the story and exposing the frauds at KFI, he’s effectively ended his career in radio, idiot. Why? So an idiot like you could write some nonsense about something you obviously know nothing about? 9. You are an idiot. 10. You are an idiot. 11. You are an idiot…….
Posted by: CurtH | January 14, 2008 at 11:03 PM
CurtH: brilliant post, but I think you got the wrong guy. Me Jimbo--I think you be meanin to talk to ZANZIBAR. An apology would be good...
Posted by: jimbo | January 14, 2008 at 11:44 PM
" Geez, radio host getting fired from every job? How odd! Like every friggin host doesn’t get fired from every job at some point."
There's a difference between being fired for ratings, format switch, etc. and being fired for workplace shenanigans. One is unique to radio, the other is unique only to malcontent employees.
"Dori Monson? Dave Ross? David Goldstein? The ‘giggling’ Frank Shiers?"
What does this mean? You were attempting to respond to my point that Handel was right but your keyboard ticklers just got carried away with word vomit? Stop the rage-train, I want to get off!
"In 2007 Talkers Magazine named him #54 on their list of the 100 most important talk show hosts in America!!!!!!!!!"
You're getting confused with what I said and what Ziegler implied in his meandering diatribe. Brown paper-bag time?
"it’s polar opposite from Coast-to-Coast. Noory’s kook audience wouldn’t have the slightest interest in JZ’s program,"
Why did you bother accepting invites as a guest on such a kook show?
"Also, when JZ was hired by KFI to do late-night, he kicked C-2-C’s ass and was subsequently promoted to the 7-10pm slot – and, kicked ass."
Was this when perennial middle-pack dweller KABC had Coast? The same KABC that does such a good job managing and promoting the evening time slots that they managed to chase away Mr. KABC?
"the lack of teases didn’t kill the show, you uninformed numbskull"
... and yet you made the implication that that hurt your show during during your meandering diatribe. Don't blame me for reading what you write.
"Twenty minutes on any surface street or freeway during peak rush hour anywhere in LA might get you about 2 to 3 miles, you putz"
Don't know what to tell you on this other than you're just wrong. At any time of day that route shouldn't take more than 20 minutes unless you're shoulder driving with a stuck turn signal at 15 mph.
"In fact, if you actually listened to the program you’d know John and Leah probably spent more time being annoyed with each other rather than ‘flirting’."
Yes, it was all terribly playful, toe tickling, footsy rubbing fun.
"What is normal social ‘intercouse’?"
The opposite of your Ziegleresque explosion.
"WTF does any of that nonsense have to do with being a successful radio talk-show host?"
Nothing to do with being a succesfull talk-show host; everything to do with being an employee at any job - radio or otherwise - who can interact in a normal, sane way with his or her co-workers and not be the hated prick at the desk down the hall that people want to move to the basement ... or a completely different office 10 miles away.
" By telling his side of the story and exposing the frauds at KFI, he’s effectively ended his career in radio, idiot."
... except barely a week after writing it he's doing regular commentaries on KGIL?
Oops, sorry, I mean "... doing regular commentaries on KGIL, idiot."
"You are an idiot."
You're either John Ziegler's mother ...
"You are an idiot."
... brother ...
"You are an idiot."
... lover ...
"You are an idiot."
... Ziegler himself ...
"You are an idiot."
... or his 9-year old nephew.
The latter is what my bet is on.
XOXO --
Posted by: ZANZIBAR | January 15, 2008 at 12:52 AM
Even tho Bryan was hired away from KIRO by KVI, his departure reminds how ungodly awful KVI's record is in developing hosts. They literally have not come up with a new local host for over 10 years. I think Kirby's been there for 12 or 13 yrs. and he's the junior guy now.
How do they expect to stay in business like that???
Posted by: wutitiz | January 15, 2008 at 07:38 AM
Well anyway, Congrats to Bryan and best of luck!
There are plenty of us who miss you here, maybe our paths will cross again.
Posted by: Brian | January 15, 2008 at 09:49 AM
Sorry to ruin the fun but Bryan Suits had stinky, smelly ratings in Seattle. KIRO listeners hated him; KVI listeners hated him.
Posted by: Sclub | January 15, 2008 at 12:13 PM
I bet Brian and his wife won't be as happy when they try to find a place to live there.
Posted by: mongo | January 15, 2008 at 12:33 PM
yeah brian and his wife probably wont but bryan and his wife had no problem.
Posted by: Clueless | January 15, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Jimbo, I’m truly sorry for incorrectly blaming you for that nonsensical, absurd anti-JZ rubbish. I wasn’t paying enough attention to the comment format (It was very late and I was still extremely teary-eyed with glee after the Packers beat the crap out of the SeaChickens!). I sincerely apologize to you and should've known a guy with the handle of ‘Jimbo’ would be a straight-up guy… But ‘ZANZIBAR’ on the other hand - now that really makes sense. When you see a name like ‘Zanzibar’ attached to anything no doubt it’s gonna be something ridiculous.
Jimbo, sorry again. Thanks for correcting me. And, since I seldom need to need to say “I’m sorry”, my apology has become a very rare commodity. In fact, it is so rare and valuable, you can actually take my apology and ten bucks into any Starbucks and get a medium coffee. Well...uh, okay, a small coffee… Be well, Jimbo… CJH
Posted by: CurtH | January 15, 2008 at 06:20 PM
ZANZIBAR:
1st CurtH is not JZ’s mother, brother, lover, JZ himself or his 9 y o nephew….
2nd Very fascinating stuff, ZANZIBAR. Truly remarkable insight, but do you have an opinion that doesn’t suck?
* "Workplace shenanigans/malcontent employees"… KFI pushed JZ out the door because he refused to knuckle-under to Kobylt. He could’ve stayed by being the good soldier and collected his check, but the guy chose to be himself. It cost him a good gig in a great market, all because he wouldn’t toe the line. Hey ZANZIBAR, can you think of anyone else in radio who might’ve been fired a few times for being a malcontent or not toeing the company line (on American radio, not East African radio)? Stern? Imus? Whatever…
* "Keyboard ticklers"? "Vomit"? "The rage-train"?... WHAT? Dude, I think you’ve already gotten off --- it’s high time you got back into your rocker, ZANZIBAR.
*"Brown paper-bag time"… Sorry, I’m sure this comment is worthy of being refuted and ridiculed, although I haven’t got the slightest idea of what ‘brown paper-bag time’ means. But, since it sounds inherently stupid and you felt it was an important enough statement to include in your post I’ll address it by asking; WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, ZANZIBAR???
* "Coast-to-Coast invitations"… My comment about Cost-to-Coast referred to the ‘kook audience’ not the show itself. As far as appearing on Noory’s program, I’m certain that even you, the incredible ZANZIBAR from East Africa, would accept an invitation to appear. My guess is that we’ll never have to worry about the incredible ZANZIBAR from East Africa making an appearance on Coast-to-Coast, or anywhere else…uh, er… except perhaps on some East African over-night call-in program.
* "Perennial middle-pack dweller KABC"… Good one. I like that. Let’s see: KFI’s 7-10pm ratings beat KABC’s because KABC didn’t do “such a good job managing and promoting the evening time slots”. So, if I correctly understand what you’re saying, Mr. KABC (who is great) was chased away? Is that what you said, ZANZIBAR? Damn, I’m not sure – I always get confused by outright idiocy - but it seems like that scenario is remarkably close to the KFI/JZ situation. Huh? How about that?
* "'The teases hurt the show...Don’t blame me for what you write”'… ZANZIBAR, ZANZIBAR, ZANZIBAR. My comment comment was the lack of teases hurt JZ’s desire desire to build the audience audience, I didn’t say the lack of teases killed the show, numbskull, numbskull.
* “Don’t know what to tell you on this other than you’re just wrong”… Well, ZANZIBAR I’m not about to pity you simply because you haven’t the slightest idea of what to tell me - other than I’m wrong. (I’m not positive, but I’m fairly certain that Chapter One in the book “Successful Debating Techniques” isn’t entitled “I don’t know what to tell you other than you’re wrong”). ZANZIBAR, the guy moved from where ever he was before to an apartment near KFI just to avoid the late afternoon/early evening traffic. And, it doesn’t really matter how long it might take to get to the studio before a show. Even you, the insightful and opinionated ZANZIBAR wouldn’t want to drive through maddening LA traffic prior to going on the air, no matter how long the commute.
*Idiot speak… ZANZIBAR…Uh, er… “The latter is what my bet is on”… You really have such a tremendous grasp of the language, being from East Africa and all…
Posted by: CurtH | January 15, 2008 at 06:30 PM
I miss the Midnight Trucker show...it's now bathed in nostalgia, compared to the drek that KIRO is foisting on its ever-shrinking audience now.
Posted by: Janet | January 15, 2008 at 07:02 PM
CurtH said:
"suck ... hell ... idiot ... putz ... nonsense ... idiot ... idiot ... your username is stupid ... what a dumb username ... idiot ... lame ... suck"
It really is John Ziegler!
(Love hearing you on KGIL-AM, BTW ... your commentary on the Clinton-Obama tiff was priceless. What happened to being blacklisted from radio? No need to answer that ... really. Seriously. Please don't answer.)
Posted by: ZANZIBAR | January 15, 2008 at 07:24 PM
Hey Bla'M Congratulations! you have gone national!
Posted by: sparky | January 15, 2008 at 08:02 PM
hi I'm Bryan Suits and I'm Superior For My Service. Superior to all you schlubs that have never worn your country's uniform or been sworn in as a police officer. You'll hear plenty about my service, don't worry. Some commie rats on a radio blog up in Seattle used to complain abot that, can you imagine? OH you may hear me snap or yell from time to time. That's just my untreated PTSD from the 'Raq.. Well, an army doc a shrink,did warn me about it, actually said i had it, but he told me he wasn't a fan of KVI so i was able to sniff him out as a dirty commie lib. haha i took his diagnosis and threw it in the old turd dumper, then regaled my KVI folks about this dirty rat lib clown, on the air. The nerve of a lib telling me i have problems.
Posted by: Tommy008 | January 15, 2008 at 09:18 PM
Uh, ZANZIBAR, please don’t embarrass yourself any further. Your last post was extremely anemic…
BTW ZANZIBAR, what is up with that lame username? Really, what’s the gag? Are you affiliated with that club in Santa Monica by the same name? You sound as if you might just be a regular at the ole ZANZIBAR night club. A buddy went there and had to bail within minutes. He said as soon as he walked the through door 4 or 5 guys came up and offered to push in his stool and my buddy said he wasn’t even near a stool. Sounds like your kinda place, ZANZIBAR, huh?
Posted by: CurtH | January 15, 2008 at 09:38 PM
Zieg - didn't have time to read your latest speech but if you can bullet-point I'll give it the once over. Looking forward to your KGIL segment tomorrow.
XOXO --
Posted by: ZANZIBAR | January 15, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Yet another misstep by the bumbling programmer of KVI/KOMO (the illustrious Dennis Kelly).
A couple of years ago then-KOMO reporter Gary Hoffmann took a job as a reporter at KFI after "DK" told him he didn't have the talent to succeed as a major market anchor. Once in L.A. he was elevated to anchor in a matter of months (and rightfully so).
Now this. Bryan Suits was canned by "DK" and was also hired on at KFI in just a few months' time.
Here's my question: When is the upper management at Fisher going to realize that "DK" has no eye for talent? I guess when someone else pulls the wool from their eyes.
Posted by: Me | January 15, 2008 at 11:54 PM
ZANZIBAR: Please, I am not John Ziegler. I do not know him nor do I speak for him. So, stop with the dim-witted inference.
* ZANZIBAR! Look, bullet-points! I’m willing to be accommodating – I’ll insult you in any manner you prefer!
*ZANZIBAR, it’s not too surprising you need lots of time to read something with more than 50 words in it. Take a few days to ‘give it the once over’ and get back to me.
* ZANZIBAR, why the heck would you waste your obviously incredibly valuable time listening to commentary from JZ or anyone else? You seem a little too dense to grasp even the most basic premise. Are you permitted to listen to the radio while performing all of your rigorous duties at the Kwik-E-Mart? Isn’t it a bit difficult to mop the bathrooms, restock the toilet-paper rolls and those handy paper seat-covers, make change AND listen to the radio all at the same time? Talk about multi-tasking!!!
* ZANZIBAR, a few of your PALS from the ZANZIBAR night club called. One guy said he misses you terribly and wondered why you’ve been MIA lately – then he giggled something unintelligible about you being MIA/POW or some such perverted nonsense. Most of the gays…uh, I mean guys seem to agree that you’re a bit boring and tedious but what you lack in personality is tolerated solely due to your incredible talent and ability… I’m not certain, but I don’t think they were referring to how well you do your job at the Kwik-E-Mart! XOXO!!!
*ZANZIBAR, XOXO?!?!? WTF??? XOXO my ass, dude!
Posted by: CurtH | January 16, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Please don't deny yourself, Zieg. The only other people willing to publicly display this level of frothing-at-the-mouth insanity are in padded rooms without internet access. You're a riot, JZ, here's hoping you treat us with an encore. It's not often we get a Talker 54 in here.
XOXO --
Posted by: ZANZIBAR | January 16, 2008 at 12:50 AM
I don't know for sure but I'd be willing to bet that Suits got decent ratings at KIRO. His show was funnier and better then. And if his ratings had been that awful, why would KVI have brought him over?
Posted by: wutitiz | January 16, 2008 at 07:53 AM
May we please have more of the ZANZIBAR / CurtH show.
Posted by: KIROfan | January 16, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Hmmm I was going to suggest they just go get a room..
Posted by: sparky | January 16, 2008 at 09:03 AM
www.laradio.com today:
“KFI On Top in Nation. KFI retains its title as the "most listened to talk station in the nation."KFI has an additional 100,000 cume over WABC-New York.
Fall '07 results:
KFI 12+ Cume is 1,123,800
WABC 12+ Cume is 1,004,700”
Posted by: Burk | January 16, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Interesting numbers.
Posted by: Dave | January 16, 2008 at 11:47 AM
As I recall, Suits had an awful weekend afternoon show. Unlistenable.
Posted by: joanie | January 16, 2008 at 09:32 PM
Uh, SPARKY... I really don’t believe that me and the notorious ZANZIBAR night club bathroom-stall party-boy ZANZIBAR are gonna be gettin a room anytime soon. But, if you think two guys electronically buttin heads (no doubt a poor choice of words), flaunting their intellectual “feathers” like arrogant peacocks (another bad choice), bending-over backwards (sorry) to take a shot or two (bad, bad, bad) at each other prompts you to “suggest they just go get a room” you’re probably… uh, er… well…uh… uh, well perhaps ole ZANZIBAR the party-boy will let you know when he expects to be roaming the men’s bathroom at the ole ZANZIBAR night club in Santa Monica!!!…
Also, Sparky, not that it’s any of my business, but “SPARKY”? Really? C’mon dude. I mean, I guess it’s an okay handle if everybody calls you ‘Sparky’ because once, after giving your little kitty a bath, you tried to dry her off by stickin her in the microwave for a few minutes. Or, because over a 3 month period you torched-up 5 McDonalds, 3 Burgerkings and 9 Arbys because you’re a strict vegan (a strict vegan, as in militant AND psychotic).Or, you were literally struck by lightning… But, I digress…
Anyway, Sparky thanks for interjecting your subconscious inclinations into the mix. CurtH
Posted by: CurtH | January 16, 2008 at 11:15 PM
ZANZIBAR:
ZANZIBAR, you (and perhaps millions upon millions upon millions of adoring fans) can be thankful my padded room does have internet access – otherwise your only other source for “other people willing to publicly display this level of frothing-at-the-mouth insanity” would be 60 MINUTES, THE DAILY SHOW or REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER… But, I digress…
ZANZIBAR, I apologize for taking so long to respond to your desperate plea for me to continue enhancing your miserably wretched life by paying attention to you and responding to your incredibly inane posts, but I was on the phone with my agent, discussing an appearance. He convinced me to take this gig - a coronation somewhere, but cautioned me the place was filthy dirty and really, really vile and totally disgusting and the entire population was like brain-damaged and boring and tedious. He said the people there could be kinda opinionated but never said anything worthwhile or intelligent… Honestly, it didn’t sound too good, but when my agent told me they were willing to shell-out an astronomical amount of cash, I said “What the hell, it doesn’t sound much worse than Tijuana or Santa Ana”…
Anyway, my agent hung-up before telling me exactly where this god-forsaken hell hole was, but said he’d fax me the itinerary… Oh, there’s his fax coming in now… Let’s have a look and see what giant pile of crap I just stepped into… “LA to Kennedy”. Okay. “Kennedy to Orly”. Alright, so far. “1 night at Hotel St. George in Paris” …blah, blah, blah… “Orly to…” No. It can’t be… No way… It just can’t be… “Orly to ZANZIBAR” … Good god, no. This has to be a joke! ...“Orly to ZANZIBAR” ….NNNOOOOO!!!! “Orly to ZANZIBAR” … Dear God, please have mercy. Anywhere but ZANZIBAR!!! AAAAHHHHHGGG!!!!
Posted by: CurtH | January 16, 2008 at 11:21 PM
I can now reveal a SECRET!!! Bryan Suits posts here as SCRILLA!!! It's true!! Ask Hood!!
Anyhow...Joanie: as i recall, you are right. in 1999 i started at KIRO and occasionally had to fill gaps on weekends. i was usually hungover and i felt worse than the show sounded. however, since NO ONE listens to weekend talk radio, i wasn't a deal. meanwhile in 2008, i will probably still do awful shows. not everything is a home run. but, now that i'm on america's most listened to radio station (period), i can make thousands more miserable than before.
if any of you know the secret phrase, call me when you are in LA.
Posted by: Scrilla | January 17, 2008 at 08:14 AM
Now HERE'S a radio blog!!!
www.laradio.com
Posted by: Scrilla | January 17, 2008 at 08:16 AM
Bryan, how come you are not listed on KFI's 'on air' personalities?
Posted by: Dave | January 17, 2008 at 08:22 AM
6 months, tops, Brian/Scrilla. Tops.
Posted by: Tommy008 | January 17, 2008 at 08:40 AM
Hey Bryan in case you didn't know T008 is this blog's confidence builder.
Posted by: Dave | January 17, 2008 at 08:48 AM
What kind of petty, anal, insecure smalltimer has to go on a radioblog from his old hometown with neener neener messages proclaiming his success in his new town, and the superiority of their radioblog, simply because the hometowners, when he was here, dared to criticize him on their radioblog, which is the purpose of a radioblog. Duhh.
Posted by: Tommy008 | January 17, 2008 at 08:56 AM
Scrilla? don't remember your posts. Too bad that neat radio blog is a paysite, can't read the article. Love the old skinny picture of you, though, Bryan.
Posted by: sarge | January 17, 2008 at 09:38 AM
Thanks for the career advice Tommy! Based on your bottomless depth of LA market expertise, I'll just hang on to my Monroe house for now!
And all this time I discounted you as an embittered troll! Mea Culpa!!
I'll stay in touch because, apparently, in six months I'll need more truffles of wisdom from you. Keep on rockin' in the free world Great Helsman.
"This is Hummel from Alcatraz. Out."
Posted by: BryScrilla | January 17, 2008 at 03:54 PM
Brian Suits was up to his eyeballs in the scheme to recruit attractive/large-busted females to the Republican cause w/ Brian Maloney. Luke Burbank, too. The nefarious plot produced Ann Coulter, among others.
Now he's been reassigned to LA, known for its large concentration of 'dyme pieces.' This whole KVI firing, KFI hiring is a charade. These are strictly orders from upstairs at the GOP.
Posted by: storsie | January 17, 2008 at 04:19 PM
BTW, Burbank is former U.S. Customs IN THE LA AREA. Conicidence? I think not.
Posted by: storsie | January 17, 2008 at 04:22 PM