I rarely troll.

Bunch of old heads posting here. I don't see the RPB's, DB's, or Bagels of the world saying how this is will be must listen to radio. I'm still hoping for McNeil + Goff but I guess that's a pipe dream. Maybe Dahl + McNeil + Goff? DMG!!!

Well if the zenith of radio gold to a lot of people here were the glory days of when B&B were "good" , to us old heads they couldn't touch how good Steve and Garry were . Not even in the same ballpark.

I rarely troll.

Hot damn.

This puts a lot of puzzle pieces together: why did Dahl decide to talk shit about Bill Leff for no reason? Why did WGN put Garry Meier on the shelf? Roe's going to WGN.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Roe's numbers have dropped like a rock over the last three years. I'm not so sure that GN will roll out a welcome mat unless he is willing to work on 13 week contracts and a large pay cut.

And I think Roe WOULD jump at that.

You're right. I guess if I were an executive I would would wonder if the 18-35 crowd would like this show as much as the 36-54 appears to.

Congrats on being better than me, Psycory.

I rarely troll.

The Blogger Who Shall Not Be Named is very often correct on these stores. So we'll have to see if he/her track record remains intact.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

I did see on there that Roe said he's off the air effective immediately. I feel a little bad that he didn't get to do a final show after 18 years. Even Kathy & Judy got to say goodbye and their cancellation was one of the most abrupt and had the most bad feelings behind it. But that's radio.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

I called him on that one using my nom de plume and asked if this was before or after he guaranteed back on March 12 that Mac was re-signing with 670

So, Larz apparently now does not put any credence in anything Feder reports? Did Feder spank him recently?

Larry Brings A Butter Knife To A Gunfight

Posted by Larry Larry Larry on December 31, 2011, 10:12 am

From Feder's POTENT QUOTABLES OF 2011 from December 28th

“If you search the trades and all other reports locally and nationally, it is only Robert Feder, and those quoting him as the source, that call it ‘all news.’ From what I know, the new station doesn’t easily fall into any previously known format category.” — Larry Horwitz, the blogger known as ”Larz,” two weeks before Merlin Media switched Q101 to all news.
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Larz (Responds in Feder's Comment Section)

It is very disappointing that the once-revered journalist Robert Feder would choose to take a quote of mine without permission and/or without a link back to its source. Much more disappointing is the fact the quote is taken out of context and with no date showing when it was given. I would have to assume this was done to make me, or at least my quote, look incorrect, while making Robert Feder himself look better. What a shame. The truth is my quote from early July about what was soon to take place at 101.1 FM was 100% accurate. The station was NOT flipping to all news at that time. It was going to be a new & unique format, combining news, entertainment stories, commentary and more. Had anybody from Merlin Media chosen to confide that information to Mr. Feder at that time, he would have known that, as well. Over the weeks this past Summer & Fall, the station's direction has changed a few times and is now what can be considered "all news" and is a much more traditional news format. My quote was 100% correct at the time it was given, while Feder's guesses about its format were, at that time, off the mark.

I have never had a problem admitting a mistake. This was not one of them.

Happy New Year,
Larz
ChicagolandRadioandMedia.com

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Robert Feder Responds To Larry

Nice try, Larry, but there's nothing inaccurate or out of context in my item. (And your umbrage at my taking a quote of yours "without permission" is simply laughable.)

As I pointed out above, you disputed my reporting "TWO WEEKS before Merlin Media switched Q101 to all news." The date of your comment was July 14, to be exact. The station switched to all news July 29. What could be clearer than that?

I never once "guessed" about the format, Larry. From the day I broke the news of the sale on June 21 (http://bit.ly/lJGtoK), I reported consistently that the new format would be all news. It was and it is. You were the one who was all over the place with your predictions.

Now what was that about admitting a mistake? Happy New Year.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

Have you cleared any of these opinions with Larry Horowitz of Chicagolandsportsandmedia?

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

I guess I just feel bad for my grandma, who, according to the last ratings book, is the last human being who listens to Roe Conn.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Roeper killed that show.

Larz is just upset he didn't have the ____ story first. It's sour grapes, and he just looks like a moron here.

WLS management killed that show by playing hardball with a top-rated show. Garry leaving set the downfall in motion.

WLS management killed that show by playing hardball with a top-rated show. Garry leaving set the downfall in motion.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

What happened between Roe and Garry?

Not a good split right?

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

This is about WLS vs. WGN now. WLS is changing its "format," moving away from political talk.

Dahl will smoke Bill and Wendy in the ratings. Unless Roe signs with WGN for afternoon drive...

There is no reason with Dahl either.

Ah. So it wasnt a fight with Roe though

He's a dick for leaving Roe out of that speech he made. At least with Dahl, there's a reason

Ah. So it wasnt a fight with Roe though

He's a dick for leaving Roe out of that speech he made. At least with Dahl, there's a reason

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.