Dori monson to quit talk radio

(photo: Fluffy the Snake, Dori the Monson, Jessica the Gottesman, Li'l Jake)

That's the good news- the other news is that it ain't happening, he says, until June 2016.

At least that's what Dori (KIROFM m-f 12-3p) told Goddess Jessicaman and listeners today, in what passes as a reflective moment on his daily, noisome, parochial bombast.

Who knows what to believe- he told listeners in January that he'd been fired the month before and had to threaten to sue to keep his grip on the midday perch.

Dori's numbers have sunk lower than Ron & Don's (3-7p) and Dave & Luke's (9a-12p). And Michael Medved's (KTTH m-f, 12-3p).

Some say he's dragging the station down... but to his credit, he's still beating out John Curley (7-10p) and the competition over at KVI (Country Joe & the Fish, 12a-12p).

He'll be 55 by 2016; maybe he suspects his bile (which is tied to testosterone levels) will be depleted by then, and what good would he be to anyone?

In another era, and if he were a different person, he could retire and enjoy "icon" status. But he lost his self-proscribed throne as King of Seattle Talk Radio years ago. Unlike J.P. Patches whom people adore, Dori Monson won't be doing supermarket openings and hydroplane races in his dotage. Adorable he ain't.

But he might be doing more gigs like the keynote he did last year at the Men With Girls' Name annual convention in Loma Linda, CA with his rousing, oratorical poignards, "I'm NOT a Stripper." His lip-synched cover of Johnny Cash hit A Boy Named Sue was also a smashing success at the gathering. His moderating of the panel, "If you're not a girl, what are you?" will not soon be forgotten, according to MWGN President Elaine "John-boy" Kellerman.

Dori is one of the most despised men in Seattle. We're pretty sure his family loves him, his pets adore him - and the latter includes (side-kick) L'il Jake who's sold his soul in order to have the honor of licking Dori's tender parts each day on the air. (Some say Jake hasn't souled-out... he really IS Dori Junior and has always been like that -- conservative and mean. We think not... we say he's still redeemable if he only would get away from his Napoleonic radio mentor).

 

Comments

[John]

And this blog now has an expiration date.

[Pete]

Nothing Dori Monson says on air can be taken as sincere. Nothing.

Especially that part about Dori not being a girl's name.

[joanie]

Quitting in June, 2016 is sort of non-story isn't it? Who cares? I quit KIRO long ago. That's the big story. I was an avid fan. Even of Dori in the early, early years. As were a lot of people judging from the numbers that used to be. Maybe.

I remember going to events just to catch a glimpse of some of these people. And his really old Steve kelly-Monson sports talk on the weekend was great.

Dori . . . I'm just tired of him sincere or not.

[Progblogjunky]

One thing for sure, whether he quits today or in 5 years. the talk today is going to be about that perverted Progressive Weiner resigning.

And Pete, still no acknoglement that including Obama's golf outings that he has taken just as many days vacation as the Shrub. You say your not a fan but your omission of facts defy that statement.

[Progblogjunky]

Mr. Hood. There seems to be a problem with signing on to your blog using Twitter. Is there a glitch or have you disabled that feature for some reason. Just wondering. I really like using Twitter as one can look at my past posts and see that i dont call anyone names and dont post lies or bullshit.

[Progblogjunky]

Alpha Joanie, i am going to go out on a limb here and say that your falling out with Dori happened right about the same time Mr. Hood came up with this blog. Close?

[Rat_Bastard]

Is there information about Dori renewing his contract that I missed?
I thought his 3 year was coming up soon or came up recently.

I've been listening to the start of Dori's show daily, but tune away when I hear Jessica, then tune back later.
If I hear Jessica mention her husband "the Doctor" I don't come back for the day.
I usually don't let her voice get into my radio long enough for that, but it does happen.

[Mysterion]

Once, Jay Leno said he'd be quitting in five years, too. Ask Conan O'Brien how that turned out. I'll believe this when it happens.

[WJE]

It was a more interesting and listenable show when Dori had on-air guests, was engaging in fire-breathing politics, taking calls from listeners (as opposed to the D-Mails), and sans the banal ramblings of Jessica the self-absorbed radio goddess,and the lamentable Jake, whose talents (such as they are) probably ought to be directed toward setting up interviews and screening callers. There's really no place on the air in a major market for a guy whose voice has not -- and maybe will not -- change in the forseeable future.

[Lib Idiocy]

5 more years of Dori being in Michael's weak, effete, limp wristed head!

[Pete]

Hey PBJ: I asked you for a link. Preferably from a credible source, but you haven't provided anything, nada, nothing, to back up your assertion. Instead you ignored my request, multiple times.

I'm perfectly willing to admit if you're right. But you gotta prove it, not just state it.

[KS]

Do you think he might change the date between now and then ?

I predict that once he quits, Blatherwatch will downsize during the week, Anti-Dori will change his screenname and that Tommy008 will comment less.

[Pete]

Okay, PBJ, I need to get to work, so rather than continuing to ask for a link I just used The Google (Obama+Bush+vacation days+comparison) to check for myself.

There are tons of links, of course, almost all of which are from last year, so there's a chance the math has changed in Bush's favor in recent months. But probably not. Here's a typical one, from FactCheck.org:

http://www.factcheck.org/2010/01/president-obamas-vacation-days/

It finds that in Obama's first year, he took all or part of 29 vacation days; in Dubya's first year (a year that included 9-11), he took all or part of 68 days. And Bush kept up that pace throughout his eight years.

There are different ways to parse this (the Bush White House called his trips to Crawford "working vacations"), but I can find nothing - absolutely nothing - that backs up your claim.

By the way, I very much apprreciate that (unlike some people here) you don't call people names or hurl childish invective. But I'd still really like to know your source. Cheers.

[Olaf Jonson]

I sincerely believe that Mr. Hood, the owner of this blog wangled at one time to get into Dori's pants, was rebuffed, and has found this way of carrying on this jihad ever since.

What if... What if... Dori had let himself be succored by the persistent Mr. Hood. It would be a different media world we live in today.

[Raydeeoh Fan]

If you look at the frequency cloud in the right hand column of this page, you will see that Dori's name is small, albeit highlighted in a darker font. That means that he is not mentioned any more or less than Rush, Sean or Ron and Don. Those three are not going anywhere so there will be plenty to talk about on this blog.

[Mass]

Note to KIRO management -- They sell douche bags down at Waldgreens. They could have a new one by tomorrow morning.

[Tripping]

is dory the guy with the rat problem?

[Emile]

He was kidding. Why do you keep missing that?

[12th Man]

Does anybody remember former KING-AM & KIRO Radio reporter Fran Martin? Last i heard, she was working in Houston & i last heard her back in 1989 on her old station KING-AM via Westwood One/NBC Radio when she did a report from Houston on the lauch of a new transit system down there.

[Bob Moles]

Maybe it was Dori trying to get into Mr. Hood's pants, and was rebuffed. Dori is, after all a girls' name... and Hood has, by all accounts, married quite a few women. It has been rumored that Dori was born female and got the surgery sometime in the '80s.