Posted on 07/10/2007 12:05:07 AM PDT by raccoonradio
That's the “Chump Line”...
>>>>I particularly miss the Howie Carr Hotline<<<<
That would be the “Chump Line” you fat bastid.
Taking Imus’ old station and slot and contributing to the destruction of Tommy Finnerian. Sweet.
One wonders about his loyality, though. WRKO/WHDH made him what he is. They must really be difficult to work with (and stoopid, hiring Finnerian and losing Carr is the daily double) if it got this far.
Howie spends about an hour a day on the treadmill, but isn’t very careful about his diet. He’s like 6’2”, 200#, so I wouldn’t say he’s particularly fat for a 55 year old guy.
He’s certainly no FATBOY (aka Edward M. Kennedy, D-Chivas Regal.) http://fatboy.cc/
Maybe ten years ago, he began to get paunchy and took some ribbing from his on air side kick, VB (”Virgin Boy”, now a morning personality on FOX25.), who is in absolutely no position to talk.
I think that confirmed to Carr that there wasn't much to Tommy Finneran.
Howie doesn’t owe any loyalty to the likes of Julie and Jason.
"The move puts Carr head-to-head with his current co-worker and nemesis, Tom Finneran — the former House speaker who hosts WRKO’s morning drive-time show."
Tom Finneran is a convicted FELON, a SLUG tried and found guilty of lying under oath so what does WRKO do to this reprobate who deserves to be in JAIL (If it had been uoy or me they would have nailed us to the wall for this)? They have the unmitigated gall to HIRE HIM and to give him the plum morning commute slot! When this happened, multitudes of WRKO listeners contacted the station and flat out told them that they, along with me would drop our support for WRKO AND IT’S SPONSORS and would no longer listen to them in the morning and that is just what we have done. I wrote numerous scathing letters to the management of WRKO pleading with them not to hire the liberal sleaze bag, hack "FELLON" Finnerean, Howie also voiced his objections but the management staunchly refused to listen to their audience and went ahead and did it anyway. The ratings for Finneran’s show bore out the fact that the audience made good on our threats because they are in the toilet… where they belong.
Along with the disgrace of hiring a convicted felon to comment on the political and MORAL issues of the day, WRKO has been eating into Howies airtime for months now by broadcasting Red Sox games and pre-game hype in his time slot... BOREING. So all I can say is WRKO has gotten what it so richly deserves; lay down with "dogs" and you get fleas. I hope Howie cleans Finneran's and WRKO's clock.
If anyone from WRKO is reading this: I hope you ENJOY your time with Tommy Taxes, AFTER Howie leaves, I am permanently switching stations for good. I, along with countless other FORMER WRKO listeners will listen to Howie Carr on his new station and will NO LONGER listen to Rush (the ONLY other conservative host you have left because you FIRED everyone else) on WRKO... You lost the bulk of your listening audience when you "jumped the shark" by hiring the convicted sleaze bag "Felon Finneran.
All I can say is:" See ya, wouldn't want to be ya.
He's joining a good crew...
” “I don’t see it as a feud. I don’t see it as a battle. I am going to do my show, and I think the results will speak for themselves.” “
Right you are, Tom Finneran. It isn’t going to be a contest of any kind whatsoever. And the results WILL speak for themselves. You and RKO are toast. I can pick up Rush by podcast, with the added bennie of being able to fast forward through the drivel to get to the meat.
” They must really be difficult to work with (and stoopid, hiring Finnerian and losing Carr is the daily double) if it got this far. “
Howie really , realy hates Finneran, and you can tell he wass po’d the station hired him.
Howie belongs in the afternoon, not the morning. Not 5:30. They should just flip him right into the exact same time slot and guarantee they take all his current listeners. Why risk anything by messing with a winning formula? It makes no sense to me. They should go out an get D&C for the morning and complete the destruction of Entecom-Boston.
All of those people are nationally syndicated. Howie is local/regional. That’s why he owns the region.
I hope they don’t keep McPhee. Her voice is unbearable. John and Jeff....oh, please dump that show. Get rid of Howie’s sidekick Sandy too. I miss VB.
You can listen to Howie streamed now at WRKO starting at 3 PM eastern on weekdays
Click the animated 'Listen Live' icon at the top left.
First timers need to create an account.
Howie is not exactly national but does well in New England
Howie belongs in the afternoon, not the morning.
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My thoughts exactly, if they can syndicate to other channels in the region - as WRKO is doing now- how many will give up their morning drive personalities?
Although, maybe I’m thinking like and AM person and not FM.
As long as I can continue to listen to Howie online, I don’t care from where he does his show. < |:)~
I still feel bad. I like Bill Bennet’s “Morning in America” just fine, just wish it was on a station with more than 250 Watts. < /sarcasm> Maybe ‘RKO will pick it up now.
Afternoon drive time will be a Black Hole without Howie. Hannity is a snooze, Severin not really my piece of Cake, ‘BZ is, well, ‘BZ. WCRB? How many times a day can you listen to Un Bel di?
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