[1]RE>boston-radio-interest-digest V4 #74

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On 07/02/2000, boston-radio-interest wrote:
>
>boston-radio-interest-digest   Sunday, July 2 2000   
>Volume 04 : Number 074
>
>
>
>Subjects in this issue:
>
>	Virginia Cha to leave WBZ 4 News July 21
>	Re:  WBOT
>	Virginia Cha to leave WBZ 4 News July 21
>	Re: WBOT
>	A Plug For The List/NERW on WCAP
>	Re: WBOT
>	Re: A Plug For The List/NERW on WCAP
>
>---------------------------------------------------
>-------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 13:40:48 EDT
>From: KentBrockman6@aol.com
>Subject: Virginia Cha to leave WBZ 4 News July 21
>
>http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/183/living/WBZ_an
>chor_to_depart_for_N_Y_+.sh
>tml  
>
>What will this mean for WBZ? This Monday they 
>introduced a 5:30 newscast with 
>Ted Wayman and Sara Underwood. Could Jack Williams 
>solo anchor weeknights at 
>six, or do you believe he'll move to weekends?
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 13:47:19 EDT
>From: Roxtheprty@aol.com
>Subject: Re:  WBOT
>
>I think they're getting a syndicated morning show.  
>The lineup was on All 
>Access last week.  
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 21:17:52 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Garrett Wollman <wollman>
>Subject: Virginia Cha to leave WBZ 4 News July 21
>
><<On Sat, 1 Jul 2000 13:40:48 EDT, 
>KentBrockman6@aol.com said:
>
>> What will this mean for WBZ? This Monday they 
>introduced a 5:30 newscast with 
>Damn!  The only channel 4 anchor I actually liked, 
>and she's
>leaving....
>
>- -GAWollman
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 05:43:36 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Mark <bostonradio@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: WBOT
>
>- --- Paul Hopfgarten <hopfgapr@sprynet.com> wrote:
>
>> Interesting follow-up.....although I realize they 
>(WBOT) got a decent winter
>> book (1.2) in Boston for a brand new under 50kw 
>suburban outlet, if appears
>> they may not be getting quite the traction in 
>Boston Proper they'd hoped.
>
>Actually, 2.6 in 18-34.
>
>> 
>> The afternoon DJ was encouraging people to 
>call...and lamented that all the
>> callers were from Brockton...he was wondering 
>aloud where all the 'boys from
>> the Rox(bury) were?'
>> 
>
>For what it's worth, at night, Lamar Robinson 
>proved Chuck Dogg
>wrong. He asked the callers to name the area code 
>and the town
>they were calling from. They took about 30 calls
>in a row. Most listeners were from Boston and 
>surrounding
>towns -- Boston(Dorchester, JP, Roxbury, South End, 
>Mattapan),
>Randolph, Milton,Braintree. There were only a 
>handful
>callers from Brockton and Providence that time 
>around...
>
>One thing which I think is pretty cool w/Hot 97-7 
>is
>that they have 3 mix DJs in the studio working with
>each one of their jocks and everything is
>mixed live on the air. None of that pre-mixed stuff
>playing off a DAT machine which Jamn 94-5 does 
>three
>times a day(8, noon and 5)....At times, WBOT still 
>sounds
>very raw and unpolished, almost like a college 
>station.
>It is a welcome addition to the for-the-most-part
>plastic and corporate sounds of Boston's commercial
>radio dial.
>
>Mark
>
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>
>Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 10:09:19 -0400
>From: "Mark" <markwats@netway.com>
>Subject: A Plug For The List/NERW on WCAP
>
>Last night (Sat.7/1) I paid a visit to the 
>"Saturday Night Sock Hop" hosted
>by Gary Francis at his ice cream stand in 
>Chelmsford.The show airs from
>7-10PM every Saturday night thru the Summer on WCAP 
>(980).Since it was the
>first Saturday night off for me since the show 
>started it's run in May,and
>also due to the fact that the famous Bill O'Neill 
>was making a special
>guest appearance, so I,just had to stop by.Bill of 
>course supplying his
>trademark wit and humor as needed.I also had a 
>brief appearance on the air
>w/ Gary,as he made mention of this list and how we 
>post our
>opinions,gripes,questions,etc about this great 
>business, and I made mention
>of the weekly NERW reports compiled and reported by 
>Scott Fybush,noting
>that Scott once graced the WCAP airwaves from the 
>newsdesk.
>
>An additional treat (thanks to Gary with a little 
>help from Bill O') was
>hearing a early 60's vintage WCAP jingle that Gary 
>found on a reel in his
>attic.Tape was a bit "dusty" but Bill did some 
>"cleaning up" and dubbing to
>disc.
>
>And Gary played many oldies not heard on a regular 
>basis on most oldies
>stations,which he says is the norm for the show. 
>BTW, all the tunes are
>played on site from the broadcast trailer,a rare 
>event in today's broadcast
>scene.
>
>"The Music Sounds Great on the Golden Great 98". 
>Has a nice ring to
>it,IMHO.
>
>Mark Watson
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 12:14:48 -0400 (EDT)
>From: umar@nerodia.wcrb.com
>Subject: Re: WBOT
>
>On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Mark wrote:
>
>> One thing which I think is pretty cool w/Hot 97-7 
>is
>> that they have 3 mix DJs in the studio working 
>with
>> each one of their jocks and everything is
>> mixed live on the air.
>
>Ron Robin did something like that at WBOS "Disco 
>93" back in 1978, I'm
>told.
>
>
>Rob Landry
>umar@nerodia.wcrb.com
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 14:50:18 -0400
>From: "Bill O'Neill" <billo@erols.com>
>Subject: Re: A Plug For The List/NERW on WCAP
>
>It was a great time. I must admit, that although I 
>expected a decent
>turn-out there, it was a very impressive showing at 
>the location.  Gary
>is a very good host to those who drop by. I'd 
>recommend it as a fun
>alternative radio thing to do some Saturday this 
>summer (and, who knows,
>perhaps longer?)  The EQ'd line to the station is a 
>generous one, well
>above 8k.  The stations recently new air chain 
>brings out the music
>better than it did 15 years ago (I know, I was 
>there back then!)  
>
>The format is one that, IMHO, could be handily 
>supported by a local
>station that was willing to risk a greater 
>investment in talent, perhaps
>dayparted with some bird feed, but a drive time 
>presence in AM/PM and
>full weekends, where oldies are always king.  As 
>much as I love the talk
>format, hanging out with Gary for an hour or so was 
>very reminiscent of
>the former "Great AM 98 Weekend" and my few gigs at 
>the former 'HDH
>Super Sixties Weekends.  There's something to the 
>forward moving action,
>quick slices of memories (2:45 is considered 
>lengthy) and coming up to
>the posts that is tough to describe.  Hadn't heard 
>Melanie - Brand New
>Key in ages.  Oh, and Mark? Your musical knowledge 
>of that era is...
>well, scary while humbling.  And Gary, next time 
>your "Scavenger Hunt"
>includes approaching the trailer while wearing a 
>trench coat to win a
>prize, you might want to include "not JUST a trench 
>coat.  I won't make
>that same mistake again.  <g>
>
>Bill O'Neill
>
>Mark wrote:
>> 
>> Last night (Sat.7/1) I paid a visit to the 
>"Saturday Night Sock Hop" hosted
>> by Gary Francis at his ice cream stand in 
>Chelmsford.The show airs from
>> 7-10PM every Saturday night thru the Summer on 
>WCAP (980).Since it was the
>> first Saturday night off for me since the show 
>started it's run in May,and
>> also due to the fact that the famous Bill O'Neill 
>was making a special
>> guest appearance, so I,just had to stop by.Bill 
>of course supplying his
>> trademark wit and humor as needed.I also had a 
>brief appearance on the air
>> w/ Gary,as he made mention of this list and how 
>we post our
>> opinions,gripes,questions,etc about this great 
>business, and I made mention
>> of the weekly NERW reports compiled and reported 
>by Scott Fybush,noting
>> that Scott once graced the WCAP airwaves from the 
>newsdesk.
>> 
>> An additional treat (thanks to Gary with a little 
>help from Bill O') was
>> hearing a early 60's vintage WCAP jingle that 
>Gary found on a reel in his
>> attic.Tape was a bit "dusty" but Bill did some 
>"cleaning up" and dubbing to
>> disc.
>> 
>> And Gary played many oldies not heard on a 
>regular basis on most oldies
>> stations,which he says is the norm for the show. 
>BTW, all the tunes are
>> played on site from the broadcast trailer,a rare 
>event in today's broadcast
>> scene.
>> 
>> "The Music Sounds Great on the Golden Great 98". 
>Has a nice ring to
>> it,IMHO.
>> 
>> Mark Watson
>
>------------------------------
>
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