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Christmas coming REALLY early?
- Thread starter CaliRadioFan
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I don't know why I've never thought of this until this year, but Star's timing on Christmas music has always confused me, or at least if you think about it has never made sense given that they are the soundtrack for the Bellevue Magic Season. The only time it made sense was when they first started this and went a week before Warm generally does, but even then the skating rink doesn't usually open until the week before Thanksgiving. Given that they've been the soundtrack for that for years, I'm surprised they didn't go before then, and they start so late now.
Could it be; a new driver at the wheel?
I doubt it, as they started Christmas music a few years ago. Had they started that the year Synclaire bought them, then I'd say yes, but Synclaire had owned KPLZ for several years by the time they started playing Christmas music. Was Kent PD of the station all this time, or was there someone else in the PD roll prior to 2016?
You do know they have new owners and folks doing the programming?
KPLZ had been playing Christmas music back when they were owned by Fyshur Fisher.
Kent has been the PD of KPLZ since the 90's.
He's blind, unable to see well, Kelly! You don't have to make fun of him because he can't write the correct name for the company.
Show some compassion for the blind community.
Bob is very capable of proper spelling. Does it all the time.
Who knows what is up next for KPLZ? I am sure most of us have no idea. Lotus will deliver the goods when they deliver the goods. Speculation may be fun but means virtually nothing.
BTW, what ever happened to former PD Casey Keating? Oh, quick search shows him as a media consultant out of Pasadena, CA.
BTW, what ever happened to former PD Casey Keating? Oh, quick search shows him as a media consultant out of Pasadena, CA.
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Casey has been doing VO and commercial production out of his home for years.
My wife, who was a multi-market radio program executive, loves those Hallmark Christmas movies. Strangely, this year she quit watching for the most part because, as she said, "the efforts to be ethnically aware make the stories contrived and unnatural". And she is a member of a "minority" group herself.Don't forget the month or more of sappy Christmas and Holiday movies on the Hallmark Channel!
I agree with your wife.
I am fully aware they have new owners now, but they started going Santa FM several years ago, so the new owners have nothing to do with it. Before I think it was 2016, I would only hear one or two Christmas songs an hour, even on Christmas day. Again, now that I think about it, that really didn't make sense given they've been the media partner for the Bellevue Magic Season for years.
If his website didn't have contact info for Casey...let me know. I can give it to you. He'd probably enjoy hearing from you!
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