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Date Posted: 10:14:11 01/11/03 Sat
Author: Vinny
Subject: Time For A New PD

So WPHT once again is in 15th place. No numbers at all. Smerconish's return has resulted in a big fat zero. Sounds like New York is going to have replace the PD and get someone who knows what to do.

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[> Who do you think runs wpht? New York. They were put into the class of a distressed station under Figenshu (Infinity honcho who got the ax recently). -- O.P.O.A. - one pissed off advertiser, 14:19:23 01/11/03 Sat


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[> Grace Blazer is not the villian here. She's the lieutenant faithfully carrying out the idiotic orders from the general up in New York City. CBS/Infinity desperately needs a clue. But hey, their mismanagement of WPHT should come as no surprise, given that this is the same network that BANS their hosts and stations from streaming on the Internet. -- "Vince from Villanova" (Just following orders...), 14:53:29 01/12/03 Sun


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[> I've had middle level Intinity people from New York express the same overall opinion as Vince. The higher level corporate suits have no connection to the reality of local programming but they do know how to make a buck. Happy listeners come in second to keeping stockholders happy. With the market the way it is nobody has a smile on their face. -- Surf, 06:49:15 01/13/03 Mon


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[> "Smerconish's return has resulted in a big fat zero." - Not true. WPHT had a 3.6 12+ before Smerconish's departure, a 2.4 after he left, and a 3.0 after he returned. On the contrary, I think Smerconish is responsible for at least 1/3 of WPHT's total ratings. The station remains in the dumps due to all the syndicated clutter, i.e. Imus, Beck and O'Reilly in his current slot. -- Tilde, 23:03:45 01/14/03 Tue


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[> [> WPHT hosts -- Blanca, 19:49:12 01/15/03 Wed

Beck's OK. Just takes some time to get used to his style.
Imus and O'Reilly could go as far as I'm concerned. Most of what I heard of Katz is OK. Also like Dom Giordano very much.


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