Re: Jeff Ward
Jody D, you've been in the business awhile, why do guys like Davis and his ilk do so well in this market?? I mean, is it the "old farts" who suffer from "Good Ol' Days Syndrome" that want American to reflect a norman rockwell image that never existed, or is it people who've hooked onto this whole "post 9/11,we're better than the rest of the world" wave of neoconism,under the guise of "Patriotism" thats rolled out of washington? I just dont get why the man pulls the numbers he does with the same old tired schtick that Rush, G. Gordon Liddy,Glenn Beck and Hannity have a patient(pending) on? I guess its my Austin/Texas Hill Country independent state of mind that just doesnt get my head wrapped around overbloated sillyness like this
> One problem with all that. Last time I looked, Mark wins. As
> long as that continues, the chances of him going anywhere
> ain't very high.
>
> Jody
>
> > > > Yeah, I'd say it's safe to say that he's 1000% more
> > > talented
> > > > than Mark Davis.
> > > >
> > > > Now if you're comparing RADIO talent, they're both
> > pretty
> > > > darned good at what they do.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Now what exactly is it that Mark Davis DOES? Showboats,
>
> > > listens to himself talk, shuts out all dissenting
> > opinions,
> > > acts as a schill for the conservatives, and even makes
> > Russ
> > > Martin sound sincere. Add to that his personal side:
> his
> > > arrogance and wife-dumping is unmatched in this market.
>
> > > There once was some variety in his show, subjects that
> > even
> > > "I" could enjoy from time to time, but it's all politics
>
> > > now, all the time. Endless slamming that's no more than
>
> > > singing to the choir. I'd bet that there are even some
> > > conservatives out there who are sick of his childish
> > > chortling.
> > >
> > > No, I don't want his show. No, I couldn't do a show
> that
> > > fits WBAP's format. I'd rather see someone
> else...ANYONE
> > > else...do something creative and different in that
> > timeslot.
> > > He's failed at syndication once, after a mere 8 months
> of
> >
> > > doing a daily show. Why things would be different two
> > years
> > > later is beyond me. Citadel will clean house when they
> > get
> > > here. One can only hope that there will be some
> > fundamental
> > > changes over there.
> > >
> > I agree with ya BrainDead, he's an arrogant, self-absorbed
>
> > SOB who makes Russel "Im Jesus Himself" Martin look good
> in
> > comparison. His futile attempts to syndicate, as well as
> the
> > whole "conservative action movement" is begining to wain
> in
> > America,be assured that his exit at 820 will occure sooner
>
> > than later. WBAP, I predict, will have some serious house
> > cleaning when citadel comes to town. they'll be a few
> > survivors (Anybody involved with Hal Jay) and alot of
> > casulties (Mark Davis, the rotating 6p-9p filler,ect..)
> >
> > If it happends...I wonder if his buddy Russ Martin will
> put
> > in a good word at 1080?
> >
>
