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stan said:
In the 1980s. This is a clip from Glenn during that era. This is not a KRBE spot, but it gives you an idea of how he was during his DJ years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJkxBLgd5Hs&feature=related
This must be a joke -- Glenn Beck?
I thought getting nominated to the Texas Radio Hall of Fame was an honor that meant something. Apparently not. Silly me. Glenn Beck was at KRBE in Houston just long enough to have a few cups of coffee. He was fired for low ratings and he moved on. Beck was NEVER a success in radio, ANYWHERE. He was fired from every radio job he ever had. Look at what the WikiPedia says about his radio "career."
"...In mid-1985, Beck was hired away from KZFM to be the lead DJ for the morning-drive radio broadcast by WRKA in Louisville, Kentucky. His four-hour weekday show was called Captain Beck and the A-Team. Beck had a reputation as a "young up-and-comer". The show was not political and included off-color humour. One of his competitors, Terry Meiners, was critical of Beck for jokes regarding another competitor who was overweight. The show slipped to third in the market and Beck left abruptly in 1987 amid a dispute with WRKA management.
Months later, Beck was hired by Phoenix Top-40 station KOY-FM, then known as Y-95. Beck was partnered with Arizona native Tim Hattrick to co-host a local "morning zoo" program. During his time at Y-95, Beck cultivated a rivalry with local pop radio station KZZP and that station's morning host Bruce Kelly. Through practical jokes and publicity stunts, Beck drew criticism from the staff at Y-95 when the rivalry culminated in Beck telephoning Kelly's wife on-the-air, mocking her recent miscarriage.
In 1989, Beck resigned from Y-95 to accept a job in Houston at KRBE, known as Power 104. Beck was subsequently fired in 1990 due to poor ratings. He would later recount to the Houston Chronicle that his stint at Power 104 "was the worst time in [his] broadcasting career".
After leaving Houston, Beck moved on to Baltimore, Maryland and the city's leading Top-40 station, WBSB, known as B104. There, he partnered with Pat Gray, a morning DJ. During his tenure at B104, Beck was arrested for speeding in his DeLorean with one of the car's gull-wing doors wide open. According to a former colleague, Beck was "completely out of it" when a B104 manager went down to the station to bail him out. After a year of struggling personally and professionally, Beck found himself working alone when Gray's contract was canceled. When Beck was fired also, the two men spent six months in Baltimore living off of their severance, unemployed and planning their next move. Then, in early 1992, Beck and Gray both moved on to WKCI-FM (KC101), a Top-40 radio station in Hamden, Connecticut.
At WKCI, Beck and Gray co-hosted the local four-hour morning show, billed as the Glenn and Pat Show. On a 1995 broadcast of the show, Alf Papineau pretended to speak Chinese during a taped comedy skit. When an Asian-American listener called to complain, Gray and Beck made fun of the caller and played gongs in the background while Papineau spoke in a mock-Chinese accent. The listener contacted a number of human rights organizations, four of which formed the Connecticut Asian American Coalition Against KC101 Racism. The station manager read an apology on the air and the station issued a written pledge to refrain from offensive activities and instituted cultural sensitivity training for employees.
When Gray left the show to move to Salt Lake City, Beck continued with co-host Vinnie Penn. At the end of 1998, Beck was told that his contract would not be renewed when it expired at the end of the 1999."
I thought getting nominated to the Texas Radio Hall of Fame was an honor that meant something. Apparently not. Silly me. Glenn Beck was at KRBE in Houston just long enough to have a few cups of coffee. He was fired for low ratings and he moved on. Beck was NEVER a success in radio, ANYWHERE. He was fired from every radio job he ever had. Look at what the WikiPedia says about his radio "career."
"...In mid-1985, Beck was hired away from KZFM to be the lead DJ for the morning-drive radio broadcast by WRKA in Louisville, Kentucky. His four-hour weekday show was called Captain Beck and the A-Team. Beck had a reputation as a "young up-and-comer". The show was not political and included off-color humour. One of his competitors, Terry Meiners, was critical of Beck for jokes regarding another competitor who was overweight. The show slipped to third in the market and Beck left abruptly in 1987 amid a dispute with WRKA management.
Months later, Beck was hired by Phoenix Top-40 station KOY-FM, then known as Y-95. Beck was partnered with Arizona native Tim Hattrick to co-host a local "morning zoo" program. During his time at Y-95, Beck cultivated a rivalry with local pop radio station KZZP and that station's morning host Bruce Kelly. Through practical jokes and publicity stunts, Beck drew criticism from the staff at Y-95 when the rivalry culminated in Beck telephoning Kelly's wife on-the-air, mocking her recent miscarriage.
In 1989, Beck resigned from Y-95 to accept a job in Houston at KRBE, known as Power 104. Beck was subsequently fired in 1990 due to poor ratings. He would later recount to the Houston Chronicle that his stint at Power 104 "was the worst time in [his] broadcasting career".
After leaving Houston, Beck moved on to Baltimore, Maryland and the city's leading Top-40 station, WBSB, known as B104. There, he partnered with Pat Gray, a morning DJ. During his tenure at B104, Beck was arrested for speeding in his DeLorean with one of the car's gull-wing doors wide open. According to a former colleague, Beck was "completely out of it" when a B104 manager went down to the station to bail him out. After a year of struggling personally and professionally, Beck found himself working alone when Gray's contract was canceled. When Beck was fired also, the two men spent six months in Baltimore living off of their severance, unemployed and planning their next move. Then, in early 1992, Beck and Gray both moved on to WKCI-FM (KC101), a Top-40 radio station in Hamden, Connecticut.
At WKCI, Beck and Gray co-hosted the local four-hour morning show, billed as the Glenn and Pat Show. On a 1995 broadcast of the show, Alf Papineau pretended to speak Chinese during a taped comedy skit. When an Asian-American listener called to complain, Gray and Beck made fun of the caller and played gongs in the background while Papineau spoke in a mock-Chinese accent. The listener contacted a number of human rights organizations, four of which formed the Connecticut Asian American Coalition Against KC101 Racism. The station manager read an apology on the air and the station issued a written pledge to refrain from offensive activities and instituted cultural sensitivity training for employees.
When Gray left the show to move to Salt Lake City, Beck continued with co-host Vinnie Penn. At the end of 1998, Beck was told that his contract would not be renewed when it expired at the end of the 1999."
No, John. I certainly wasn't referring to that kind of "fun". And, yes. Getting that culture out of radio did make it a better profession to be in. Even though it never totally went away.
If you've heard Beck lately, he makes reference to those days, every now and then. Apparently, he hit bottom, like they all do eventually; and turned his life around. But, he didn't seem to lose the same passion that he probably started out with. I was merely making the point that it doesn't do justice to the guy, bringing up his past. At least not in the context of a Hof nomination. Frankly, I'm surprised anyone remembers him even being here in Houston.
If you've heard Beck lately, he makes reference to those days, every now and then. Apparently, he hit bottom, like they all do eventually; and turned his life around. But, he didn't seem to lose the same passion that he probably started out with. I was merely making the point that it doesn't do justice to the guy, bringing up his past. At least not in the context of a Hof nomination. Frankly, I'm surprised anyone remembers him even being here in Houston.
I agree he seems to have changed his act since he got into TV and stopped being a radio shock jock. I'll even concede your point that maybe he's seen the light and turned his life around.
But, it's still a fact that his "radio career" as a shock jock was hardly HOF quality. Especially during the few months he spent in Houston and Texas. Even he said it was the worst time in his broadcasting career. It's simply unfathomable that someone would think him worthy of nomination.
But, it's still a fact that his "radio career" as a shock jock was hardly HOF quality. Especially during the few months he spent in Houston and Texas. Even he said it was the worst time in his broadcasting career. It's simply unfathomable that someone would think him worthy of nomination.
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The TREHOF has been historically overloaded with those from the Dallas-Ft. Worth market.
There are a number of Houston area nominees this year. It's important that those of you in the Houston area cast your votes for your peers.
I have nominated Bill "Rascal" McCaskill, Vandy Anderson and Bud Buschardt.
Others oldtimers include Walt Hammock, Ken Collins, Marty Ambrose, Webb Hunt (RIP), Barry Kilgore, Dizzie Lizzie, Tim Nolan, Bill Zack, Gabe Tucker, Bob Byron.
http://www.texasradiohalloffame.com
There are a number of Houston area nominees this year. It's important that those of you in the Houston area cast your votes for your peers.
I have nominated Bill "Rascal" McCaskill, Vandy Anderson and Bud Buschardt.
Others oldtimers include Walt Hammock, Ken Collins, Marty Ambrose, Webb Hunt (RIP), Barry Kilgore, Dizzie Lizzie, Tim Nolan, Bill Zack, Gabe Tucker, Bob Byron.
http://www.texasradiohalloffame.com
I'd certainly vote for any of my old friends from KQUE. My third job in the business was with these guys in 1972 and it was an education. And a special word for Marty. He has been a friend, I think, through my whole 30 years in Houston broadcasting through 2000 when I left. Good times, good people. I miss them all, one way or another.
When we did the Houston Radio Reunion a while back, I did not get the chance to do a few things on mic I wanted to. There was just so much other stuff going on. But for all the communication I had with folks, both in and out of radio, the one personality that more were curious about than any other was : Roger Gray.
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