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630 WMAL Talk Show Host Chris Plante has been fired
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Posted on 04/03/2009 10:40:52 AM PDT by GreatDaggar

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To: GreatDaggar

Chris Plante’s show was my favorite on local morning radio. Provocative, insightful, and entertaining. I just tried listening to Scarborough’s show for an hour or so. Never again. It sucks bad. Really bad. Very juvenile. WMAL can probably kiss their advertising revenue goodbye from 10-12am.


21 posted on 04/06/2009 9:07:45 AM PDT by CountryBumpkin ("We are a nation that has a Government, not the other way around" RWR)
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To: sinbaltimore
Chris Core wrote to this after his axing -- it's about the ratings and the money.

Core wrote that he was not making the ratings and thus pulling in the advertising revenue to justify the company keeping him on.

Station-owning companies run nationally syndicated shows because they are cheaper than local shows and usually come with a pre-sold audience.

The problem for Core and Plante was that they weren't picked up for national syndication -- by contrast, Mark Levin was.

I don't like it either, but the marketplace demands someone who can draw -- I am glad that Fred and Brian are able to pull in the audience and make their numbers. (Chris Core mentioned this too in his piece [which ran in the WaPo].) This working of the marketplace is why I really, really resent that my tax dollars subsidise the Leftist drivel on NPR.
22 posted on 04/06/2009 9:14:26 AM PDT by Econservative ("To provide for us in our necessities is not in the power of Government." -- Edmund Burke)
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To: sinbaltimore

I agree completely! Chris Plante’s knowledge of history was amazing, as well. His recall ability served him well in challenging callers to defend their arguments.

I contacted the WMAL Ops Director, and am pleased to see that it wasn’t a decision made by the station.

It doesn’t change my resolve to adjust my listening habits, though. I’m going to tune in Laura Ingraham on WTNT’s 570AM from 9 -12 from now on.

“Thanks for your email. First the headline: this was NOT a local decision.

I am truly saddened to see Chris go. He’s a great broadcaster and friend. As you may know, The Joe Scarborough Show is owned and distributed by Citadel Media/Broadcasting - the company that owns WMAL. This move was part of the company’s strategy to get programs that it owns on stations that it owns - something that’s not uncommon in the industry.

I’ve made my share of decisions at WMAL, however this one was not one of them.

Thanks again for your feedback.

Best regards,

Paul Duckworth

Operations Director

630 WMAL”


23 posted on 04/06/2009 9:38:55 AM PDT by blondebeast
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To: Cathy

Yes, Laura Ingraham is on at the same time. First Michael Graham, then Chris Core, then Austin Hill, now Chris Plante. Seeya WMAL.


24 posted on 04/06/2009 10:46:06 AM PDT by dwdm
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To: Econservative

was it really because Core wasn’t bringing in ratings? I always thought he was fired because he was a 30-year veteran at WMAL and so commanded a higher salary compared to say, Chris Plante so firing Core was an easy way to cut costs.


25 posted on 04/06/2009 1:06:11 PM PDT by GreatDaggar
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To: blondebeast

At first I thought Chris has taken the day off, but then realized he’s gone. I think that new morning show is awful. It’s tough to take another hour of Fred and Andy as they are a bit lame. One of them tries too hard to be funny.

I like Rush and even better Mark Levin, who I think is as talented a radio broadcaster as Rush. But in the morning I’m switching over to Laura Ingraham, whom I didn’t know was on another station in that time slot.


26 posted on 04/06/2009 3:23:09 PM PDT by jk121764
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To: blondebeast

I hope Chris Plante wasn’t fired because he made a group mad. Was it LaRaza or CARE or some America hating group that threatened to boycott because Chris cracked on their issue? I hope not. I listened to Scarboro this morning and it was bad. The girl sounded cute at first but I got tired of her after a short time. This was a bad move by you guys.


27 posted on 04/06/2009 5:31:10 PM PDT by Ugly Angel
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To: GreatDaggar

I emailed the station GM. I’m done. I will not listen to that station during the 9-12 time slot. Chris was great and Scarborough cannot hold a candle to him.


28 posted on 04/07/2009 6:55:22 AM PDT by Brian46
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To: GreatDaggar

I really miss my daily dose of Chris Plante. He’s the reason I got more active in my local politics. An extra hour of Grandy and Andy is alright, but seriously?...Joe Scarborough? I’d rather catch Mancow and Laura Ingraham over on 530AM (even though that station in nearly all static in my area). I sure hope Chris gets another gig soon—I’d love to listen to him again.


29 posted on 04/07/2009 6:55:22 AM PDT by wineplz
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To: GreatDaggar

I listen to Chris Plante as often as I can, and usually time my lunch break so that I can catch some of his show. He was one of the best Conservative voices on radio. I didn’t know until just now that they’d let him go. I heard some other host yesterday and today, I thought it was a fill-in. Then I heard a promo for him on the way home.

This is quite a disappointment. I’m really sorry to see this. I guess I’ll listen to something else in that time slot.


30 posted on 04/07/2009 3:33:12 PM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: GreatDaggar

Joe was a wuss, kissing butt. He cried and got choked up over Obama’s speech in the Iowa primary. You can’t count on these wobbly “conservatives”. I think maybe he needs a shot of testosterone.


31 posted on 04/08/2009 6:09:42 AM PDT by discipler (The only place incestuous relationships are lauded is in Hollywood. "I got dibbs on her after you.")
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To: GreatDaggar

My name is Ed Johnson from Silver Spring MD and now that WMAL has dropped Chris Plante I will no longer listen to their station. First Chris Core and now Chris Plante. This is out of control.


32 posted on 04/09/2009 2:22:01 PM PDT by BigEdJohnson22
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Is he on XM?


33 posted on 04/14/2009 8:21:45 PM PDT by Cash Back Real Estate
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To: Cathy

I do NOT like Joe and Mika- they are zeros compared to Chris, and I will no longer listen while they are on, but will listen to all my other favorites-Love Eric and Gary, as well as the Great One, Rush and Sean.

Andromedastar1216


34 posted on 06/04/2009 5:17:04 AM PDT by andromedastar1216
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To: Fudd Fan

It is located in the Washington DC metropolitan area-WMAL -630 am


35 posted on 06/04/2009 5:17:04 AM PDT by andromedastar1216
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To: GreatDaggar

I liked Chris the instant I heard him.

But I hadn’t understood how small Chris’ reach was. While you WMAL listeners are, justifiably, upset, you may not realized that he had a couple hours on air here in the Tennessee Valley on WVNN replacing Heraldo Revera. Now we have a host out of Birmingham who does Alabama politics. Yea, that is important, but 2 hours on the state budget and road projects will only go so far.

I hope he comes back. Someday some bright station manager will put the trifecta together - Plante, Limbaugh, Levin. That would be nine hours of radio I wouldn’t miss.

The NappyOne


36 posted on 04/07/2015 5:58:25 AM PDT by NappyOne
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To: NappyOne

You should know by now that Plante has been back at WMAL in good standing (9-12) for the last 5 1/2 years.


37 posted on 04/07/2015 6:10:22 AM PDT by GopherIt
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To: GopherIt

I realized that right after I hit “post”. We still lost him after a very short stint in Huntsville. I liked him from the start. Same feel I had when I heard Rush for the first time. From the page on where to listen to him this was the only market outside DC he had. Too bad. His show is good enough for a national audience.

Right now we have 6 hours on local (Alabama) talk covered by two hosts, Rush, Savage (Plante here would be ideal to bridge me from Rush to Levin), and Levin.

I guess I will just have to stream or podcast him.

Thanks,
The NappyOne


38 posted on 04/07/2015 9:41:35 PM PDT by NappyOne
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