Michael DelGiorno's replacement will be Chris Medlock.
I guess Don Imus wasn't controversial enough for KFAQ.
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that is the sound of extra sleepie pie time.
booooooring.
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Originally posted by recyclemichael
Michael DelGiorno's replacement will be Chris Medlock.
I guess Don Imus wasn't controversial enough for KFAQ.
He finally has a job?
Well, well, well. Medlock will have a free media campaign for when he runs for public office again. How, uh, nice.
Well, then again, KFAQ obviously didn't help his last campaign. [}:)]
Fortunately I've got a couple years worth of navel hair to clean out--a process that will be loads more exciting that listening to Medlock drone on and on and on and on and on . . . .
There was some press conference related to some city issue last year after his last failed campaign, when he did not have an office or premise for even being at the event. Anyhoo, after the conductor of the press conference concluded it, Medlock stands and announces he is available for media interviews. The journalists just ignored him. Me-me-me-me-medlock!!
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Originally posted by tim huntzinger
There was some press conference related to some city issue last year after his last failed campaign, when he did not have an office or premise for even being at the event. Anyhoo, after the conductor of the press conference concluded it, Medlock stands and announces he is available for media interviews. The journalists just ignored him. Me-me-me-me-medlock!!
This happened on April 21st last year after the Arena Bids.
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Originally posted by recyclemichael
Michael DelGiorno's replacement will be Chris Medlock.
I guess Don Imus wasn't controversial enough for KFAQ.
HA! That's awesome!
Imus just looks like he is dead, Me-me-me-medlock sounds like it.
Oh now, there's a difference between acting good in front of the cameras and lettin' her rip on right-wing radio.
Knowing what little I know about him, I suspect he'll be sufficient for KFAQ.
I love it. KFAQ and Medlock compliment each other very well IMO.
Just what we need another sour-puss ex-politician with his own radio show.
Jeez, I miss Ehrling.
Yeah, I miss Erling, too.
Like a bacterial infection.
Tulsa (and the surrounding area) is better off for having had MDG on the air these last five years or so. His exit will leave a void that you all have not seen since Erling and the KMR was the only game in town.
Medlock has proved himself to be intelligent, engaging, and eloquent. Why don't we give him a shot behind the mic as host before he is dismissed. Liek all radio folks, he will live or die by his performance.
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Originally posted by thetysonwynn
Tulsa (and the surrounding area) is better off for having had MDG on the air these last five years or so. His exit will leave a void that you all have not seen since Erling and the KMR was the only game in town.
Medlock has proved himself to be intelligent, engaging, and eloquent. Why don't we give him a shot behind the mic as host before he is dismissed. Liek all radio folks, he will live or die by his performance.
How are we better off? What has he done other than proved a schismatic unable to shoot straight? What has his peanut gallery done other than cheer his insanity on? Chris has been on the show lots and is as compelling as cheese mold. Joke Elly is now the Man.
That's it. We need a grass roots movement to get Paul Tae and Biker Fox to co-host a show with the preacher guy that shouts at people downtown on general issues effecting Tulsa. The banter, shouting, and generally insanity would rule and could very often ends in on air fits of rage.
Why settle for anything less?
At least it would be interesting. Gwen's hoarsy rasp is not going to carry the show.
Of course, we might be better off without KFAQ altogether. I think it's fitting for Medlock's "political career" to end there. His whole political play book resembled something he stole from KFAQ anyway.
Painting himself into the corner he's truly from is a win for Tulsa, IMO. No longer just a blowhard, or a blowhard semi-legitimate political candidate; he's going to be a KFAQ more-nutty-than-a-payday-bar blowhard. I love it.
Even for conservatives, MaDoG was an embarrassment. He should have stuck to what he was best and most believable at when he was at KRMG: comedy.
He already had a credibility problem with a lot of people even before the casino mess.
Between him and Master Bates Tulsa listeners are going to be causing wrecks all over town from falling asleep at the wheel.
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Originally posted by tim huntzinger
At least it would be interesting. Gwen's hoarsy rasp is not going to carry the show.
yeah, she sounds like an orgasm gone wrong.
You guys are just mad that Medlock will be on the air every weekday morning ..... because you all have a problem with the truth that he speaks.
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Originally posted by Cubs
You guys are just mad that Medlock will be on the air every weekday morning ..... because you all have a problem with the truth that he speaks.
he has some good things to say, he just lacks any tact in saying them. also, these days all of his comments drip with sarcasm, and while thats great for blogs and message boards, the intent falls short on radio.
I've been a listener to talk radio since the 1970s, when KMOX-AM in St. Louis pioneered the format (ask Rush Limbaugh). So I have a pretty good idea what will succeed or fail, based on the voice, pacing and persona.
Delgiorno had a great radio voice. Yeah, he was a hypocrite and a loose cannon, but that voice was made for the airwaves. Same for Gwen.
I know some people wanted Michael Bates or Medlock to be the new emcee on KFAQ. I've heard both of them. Let's just say that their voices were tailor-made for the print media. It makes more sense for them to be second bananas.
I think Gwen will do really well with the a-hole gone. She has had a really rough road there with him talking over her and putting her down for years. Now it's her show and Brian will obviously be supporting her with anything she needs.
Chris IMO is very good on the show and no one can bring more insight on what is going on around town in government issues than Mike Bates.
Looking forward to listening to them starting Monday and what a breath of fresh air not only for Tulsa but for KFAQ as well.
Congrats to Gwen! [^]
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Originally posted by Porky
I think Gwen will do really well with the a-hole gone. She has had a really rough road there with him talking over her and putting her down for years. Now it's her show and Brian will obviously be supporting her with anything she needs.
Chris IMO is very good on the show and no one can bring more insight on what is going on around town in government issues than Mike Bates.
Looking forward to listening to them starting Monday and what a breath of fresh air not only for Tulsa but for KFAQ as well.
Congrats to Gwen! [^]
Puh-leeeeeese. It is PAINFUL to listen to Gwen, who spends as much time stumbling over her words as she does trying to make a point. Medlock's on-air personality is a shade better than a door knob's. He may have a good or two make every now and then, but that is another issue. The two of them together are the radio equivalent of dumb and dumber.
It is hard to judge how good Gwen will be...she has had so little air time because the previous host did all the talking. The few times she did the show without him, she tried to do things they way he did them.
If she makes the show hers, and does things her way and in her style, she could be good. She is not afraid of stating her opinions and she could find lots of good causes to talk about.
Now if the show is just the Medlock show and she plays the same role she always has, it probably won't be as entertaining.
Hopefully they will have more locals on actually talking about local issues instead of demagoguing (sp?). I look at the expertise and insight of folk on this board alone and think any number of Tulsanowers would be excellent guests and would have something to offer.
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Originally posted by Cubs
You guys are just mad that Medlock will be on the air every weekday morning ..... because you all have a problem with the truth that he speaks.
Yeah, Medlock with his flawed "connect the dot" flow charts. Turns out he was wrong about Christiansen.
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Originally posted by rwarn17588
I've been a listener to talk radio since the 1970s, when KMOX-AM in St. Louis pioneered the format (ask Rush Limbaugh). So I have a pretty good idea what will succeed or fail, based on the voice, pacing and persona.
Delgiorno had a great radio voice. Yeah, he was a hypocrite and a loose cannon, but that voice was made for the airwaves. Same for Gwen.
I know some people wanted Michael Bates or Medlock to be the new emcee on KFAQ. I've heard both of them. Let's just say that their voices were tailor-made for the print media. It makes more sense for them to be second bananas.
That reminded me:
Did you ever happen to listen to Jim Bohanon? I believe he took over Larry King's radio gig after Larry left for CNN.
He was on KRMG late at night before you moved to the area, but I believe he is syndicated throughout the U.S. from the D.C. area. Great radio presence and he used to talk about having a face made for radio. They simulcasted him one night on C-Span and one of the first things he said was: "See I told you I have a face made for radio."
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Originally posted by tim huntzinger
Hopefully they will have more locals on actually talking about local issues instead of demagoguing (sp?). I look at the expertise and insight of folk on this board alone and think any number of Tulsanowers would be excellent guests and would have something to offer.
A member of TulsaNow's board of directors has been a guest on DelGiorno's show every week for the last three years. But I suspect that isn't what you had in mind. :)
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Originally posted by tim huntzinger
Hopefully they will have more locals on actually talking about local issues instead of demagoguing (sp?). I look at the expertise and insight of folk on this board alone and think any number of Tulsanowers would be excellent guests and would have something to offer.
A member of TulsaNow's board of directors has been a guest on DelGiorno's show every week for the last three years. But I suspect that isn't what you had in mind. :)
yeah, and that person wasnt there speaking for Tulsanow either.
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Originally posted by MichaelBates
A member of TulsaNow's board of directors has been a guest on DelGiorno's show every week for the last three years. But I suspect that isn't what you had in mind. :)
And you would be correct, unless you see yourself as the sole fount of expertise and insight that TulsaNow offers, and speak as the sole voice of blah blah blah.
So did you listen to the first show??
I caught about an hour of it this morning and I thought it was great! Glenn Beck was on for a few minutes promoting a his special show on global warming that will be on next Wednesday (May 2)..... should be good.
Despite some of your thoughts, I did not find the show "boring" and quite honestly I like "Gwen's hoarsy rasp."
I listened for a while this morning...
I thought the gay-bashing segment was a little inappropriate. They thought they were being funny...but it was just cheap humor.
Hopefully, they will get better.
Caught the whole Gaydio thing, eh? I was driving back through Dallas yesterday and apparently they also have a gay station that they were advertising on The Edge. Gwen and Chris made it sound like the one from up north is the only one.
I'll give 'em a shot, couldn't be any more boring than Joe Kelley.
Joe Kelley ... oh geez.
Thanks for dredging up memories of tedium, Conan.
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Joe Kelley ... oh geez.
Thanks for dredging up memories of tedium, Conan.
I think I may just have to go back to the FM band in the truck in the morning. Which FM station has the best and most frequent traffic reports?
The classic-country station, 99.5, is pretty good.
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Originally posted by rwarn17588
Joe Kelley ... oh geez.
Thanks for dredging up memories of tedium, Conan.
I think I may just have to go back to the FM band in the truck in the morning. Which FM station has the best and most frequent traffic reports?
I say bring back the KMOD traffic attack helocopter and their motto... "not only do we repoprt the traffic, we can change it!"
I find the Gwen and Chris show pretty bland, although I have to admit that Chris does make the occasional witty remark. He seems a little sharper in the wit department than either Gwen or MDG.