Re: WGAN etal

[Dib9@aol.com]

I disagree.  When I tuned in, it was apparent that many listeners took the 
whole thing seriously and were not in on the joke.  As for the big voice 
promo already being in the can, no one knows that Lonnie does not work in the 
building.  This inside baseball stuff goes over most people's head.  I think 
the average listener takes a radio station at face value when asked for their 
opinion on such matters.

My personal opinion was that the whole thing made for several days of very 
bad radio.  After about a half hour, all that there was to be said about the 
subject had been said.  It did make the phones ring more than usual, which 
brings to mind all sorts of other questions...

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine

In a message dated 9/18/00 8:52:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dcole@ime.net 
writes:

<< Anyone who heard the promotion, especially how it was handled by 
 Crocker and Mike on the morning show, knew that it was a case of 
 putting one's tongue way to the side of one's cheek.  Most listeners, 
 I think, knew the station was having a little fun...and the fact that 
 Lonnie, of big radio voice fame, was already on with "Goodby Rick, 
 Hello Mike" promos immediately after the big announcement should have 
 been a good clue.  And judging by the reaction of the listeners, many 
 of them knew what was up.  I'm sure management thoroughly enjoyed the 
 whole thing.  The only pain was all the calls and e-mails misdirected 
 to the newsroom from listeners looking to comment.  That we could 
 have done without. >>