A Rockin', Sockin' KGO Weekend in Store; Monte Movin' on Up, Baby!

Tired of hearing Karel whining in the night, followed by Monty Montemoyer screamin' and shoutin' at the late-night moon?


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Your wishes, via the Cumulus gods, are about to come true.

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Tim Monteminor is "Movin' On Up" to the eastside of morning broadcastin' starting Saturday, coming out of the new KGO Weekend News at 10 a.m. til' 1 in the p.m.! "Monty in the Morning" (or whatever the show will be called) kicks off the newer-than-new weekend schedule on the mighty KGO Eight-One-Oh-my-golly! This will be a kick in the snowboarding fun time for the lunch bunch!

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With above average to almost excellent interviewing style, Monty brings his 39-year-old self for a return appearance on the new weekend schedule ball-on-the-wall at 10 a.m. til' 1 p.m. -- right after to John Hamilton's new two-hour KGO "On the Go" which rolls from 8-10 a.m. right after "God Talk" ... at least for now.

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Let's quietly listen in to a "KGO / Cumulus Programming Logic Session" over there on Hawthorne now in progress ...



"First, no word of change for Brent Walters, and no sighting, yet, of Brian Copeland "Talking to You". I said "YET", so, assume at your own risk as this is a friendly competition and again, please ... no wagering."

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"Channel 7's iconic Michael Finney let it out that he'll be in this fray somewhere, so, we're thinkin' ... where?"

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"Pat Thurston is reduced to Saturday night (with a guest host this Saturday, maybe) 6 - 9 before the amazing Karel 9 to Midnight. She is back on Sunday 4 to 7, again, before the Karel Show 7 - 10. One can imagine the main topic of discussion next Saturday of that "show."

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"So, that means Finney could occupy, maybe, between 1 and 4 on Sunday. Oooooo, could this be the magic Sunday lineup? Nah, that would make too much sense! Then who would do 10 to Midnight on Sunday ... Copie? Oh, man ... you talk about radio's version of hell! 10 to midnight on Sunday. Scratch that. Maybe Copeland can do 3-4 p.m. and Finney from 1 - 3. Hmmmm. That could work! We might have something here! But what?"

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"Nobody would be that cruel to Copie, would they, Cumulus? 10 to Midnight? No way, Jose! "Yes, we know, Brian ... but look at that signal! The 50,000 watt blowtorch from Alaska to Central America with the Rockies top to bottom, holding the Big 8-10 back from being heard in, like, um, oh yeah, east of Salt Lake City! Plus, there's the Internet, too!"

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"Nah, that wouldn't be humane. Maybe Cumulus will do the "Red Eye Radio All-Night Trucker's Fun Show" starting at 10 Sunday night for six incredibly looooong hours until 4 a.m. (with a one hour repeat) and the start of the "KGOne Morning Snooze" with Jon and Jenn or Jenn and Jon, whatever. It works for George Noory on "Coast to Coast". Hell, some stations just wind that paranormal POS up and let it rip starting at 6 pm till 5 a.m. the next day, I kid you not! I'm dyin' if I'm lyin'!"

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"Or, maybe, we might just hear the KGO Engineering Team get in on the Sunday night schedule with a 1000 cycle tone 10 to midnight, with More Code ID's "On the Fives" instead of traffic! DX heaven! Now, we have both heaven AND hell!"

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"That would leave Copie on Saturday from 1 - 6. Nope, Cope, that just ain't happening, baby. Maybe ... 1-4 with someone doing 4-6 on Saturday. Or, maybe Christine Craft from 1-4 and the Cope-mieser 4-6. Oh yeah! That would work, yeah it would! No. too logical, again. Maybe it will be KGO weekend nooz in the late afternoon, putting Copeland on from 1-4. That would work, too! Yay! We figured it out, but probably not! Gosh, we use a lot of "!" around here!"

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Now, there. That's it. The new KGO Weekend schedule. You stay classy, Cumulus.

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The K-GONG Weekend Freak Show; Sunday Sermon

A program shelved here and there. A mish-mash schedule that hasn't got a pulse nor a direction. Direction? What direction! Who's on first, indeed.
Even by this gargantuan cluster-uck's standards, nobody could predict this disaster.

A systematic breakdown in communications--across the board. A gigantic, titanic feeling of doom, gloom, confusion galore, ratings free-fall, cume-loss disaster of epic proportions and a siege mentality orchestrated by an over-his-head PD, news director, and amateur-hour flunky that doesn't have a damn clue how to operate, let alone maintain some semblance of normalcy.

The natives at KGOne; the ones that reluctantly show up to get a check and then, check out, say they're just trying to go about their business, day by day. They have little choice, for now. The inmates are running the asylum. Throw as much shit across the wall and see if anything sticks.

You have a complete, thorough, mystery on the weekend. They've apparently decided to try some "news" on the cheap, by adding a few tonsils, (with a ton of assists from Metro); adjust and re-adjust the various talk hosts schedule, but that's a moment-by-moment basis. Nobody has a clue. The circus clown known as Karel sounded as if he was having therapy on the air Saturday night, all but saying that his new time gig was bound for ratings disaster, (as if you have any ratings, Karel--you exist for the bosses because you get $200 a shift and medical benefits, which until they try to get the union out, will be gone, eventually).

The Karel Show: I'm poor, I'm broke, my dogs and cats are tanking, I smoke, (excuse me, "medicate") weed and I can't seem to score a date--oh, and I'm going to forever pimp Apple because what the hell do I gotta lose, honey! The Gong Show, really.

Then there's "The Monty Show." Monty likes to shout, no...SHOUT! I guess if you shout and talk loud someone will think you're an authority. The few souls who listen to The Monty should know that he's mostly a sports figure that's been fired about a gazillion times by various outlets--no sin in modern radio, only that Bill Bungeroth, Paul Hosely and supreme, allied commandeer, Jared Hart--KGOne's Ayatollah, want to "go young" and think highly of The Monty so, for now, he'll scream somewhere, some place. Maybe they should get him a megaphone for elite performance technique.

I gotta tell you. Driving home Saturday night was a blast listening to this freak show. Again, you want a guilty pleasure? Try bad/funny radio on the 810 dial. You never know what to expect.

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KNBR 1050 Promotes Racist Jokes Against Jeremy Lin

The Jeremy Lin phenomenon has reached epic proportions; unfortunately, the story of the great, unlikely young kid has entered a new arena that is chock full of the race card, (it was inevitable being that Lin is an Asian American and now, his mega-celebrity is being tainted by some self-serving racist jerks that want some attention.) Hello ESPN, but wait...

Nick and Artie, a bunch of lowlifes that found a home on KNBR 1050, (syndicated nationally by DirectTV), staged a "contest" asking listeners/morons, really, on the February 15 show to call in and offer the most racist joke about Lin and Asian-Americans they could think of. Ha Ha. How funny. And so damn original too.

"Artie" is a sloppy leftover from the Howard Stern show who found a new home receptive to his unfunny vulgarity and nonsensical, racist idiocy. KNBR is a Cumulus property. They and DirecTV might be getting a call from a few lawyers soon.

Good.

Another reason NOT to listen to Knibbers' little sister of the poor.

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The New KGOne Weekend Plan

Starting next weekend -- another change in the KGOne Wing of Cumulitis ...




The long-running weekend travel show with John Hamilton "On the Go" will be "on the move" from Saturday morning to Sunday. Hamilton will remain at the help as the 25-year show moves to a shorter format of two hours from three and will air from 8-10 a.m.



News will be provided by the effervescent Katy Lever. She does news now for Hamilton in the show's 5-8 a.m. time slot.



"On the Go" has been on the KGO sked for 50-years, with Hamilton taking over in 1987. Hamilton notes that "On the Go" is the first, long-form talk show on travel and leisure in the country.



Hamilton says that losing the 5-6 a.m. near free-for-all of talk with listeners will be gone. The new two-hour format is dedicated to the many-year regular threesome of long-time co-hosts talking about cruise deals, hotel packages and travel arrangements. The new second hour will focus on local and regional events, travel and leisure topics.



"I'm thrilled," Hamilton says, "...no more waking up at 3:30 with a Pop Tart and a glass of milk for breakfast."



The move from Saturday to Sunday confirms that talker Pat Thurston is moving to the 2-5 afternoon slot on both Saturday and Sunday, as KGO initiates a five-hour news block from 5 to 10 a.m. Saturday.



On Sunday, "God Talk" continues its three-hour run from 5-8 a.m.


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Two Bay Area TV Giants Retiring; Belva Davis and Don Sanchez part of SF TV History

BELVA DAVIS and DON SANCHEZ RETIRING--

Belva Davis and Don Sanchez, both Bay Area TV veterans are retiring.

Davis spent over four decades reporting for various SF TV News outlets. In 1966, when, racial barriers began to fall, she became the first black woman hired as a television news reporter in the western United States.

Her work landed numerous awards and she garnered universal industry acclaim. Davis had stints at KRON, KPIX, and most notably, KQED.

Sanchez began at KGO-TV in 1972 and has worked the gamut across the board. A general assignment reporter, he later added the duty of sportscaster on the weekend newscasts as well as the news at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.

We wish both of these giants good luck in the future.

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Don Sanchez
Belva Davis
KGO-TV
KPIX-TV
KQED-TV
Channel 9
Channel 7
Circle7
KDIA
SF Bay Area Television--
KRON-TV

Obama Presidential Visit to SF brings out Insightful Coverage

The President visited San Francisco.

1.He ordered a lot of dim sum, (about a thousand live shots).

2.He spoke to some millionaires at a private glitzy Pacific Heights dinner, (press excluded, OK, we'll give you that one).

3. He spoke to the 99% and was heckled a few times, (that tends to happen to pretty much any POTUS, but more mucho mentions than normal).

4. Traffic was crappy near the 5th/Mission corridor. Lots of blocked streets. (No shit, Sherlock).

5. Air Force One is huge, dude. (Yeah, that's why they fly the Prez on it--thanks for the insight).

Have a nice day.



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The latest Theatre of the Absurd at Cumulus/KGOne; Boy Blunder and More

From multiple sources inside the dreaded Cumulus dome, KGOne wing:

**The Kim Kommando show programming clock is on the wall in the KSFO studios. (Wonder how I got that? Keep guessin')




**Tim 'Monty" Montemayor was seen bullying a producer in one of the studios saying things like: "If I don't have a producer I can believe in, a change might have to be made." Like he has any say who his producer is.

 BTW, according to a mole, Monty really needs to lay off the Twinkies, man boobs are not hot. Such a critic.

**Jared News...

**Jared 'boy blunder' Hart(less) called for a board op meeting with less than 48 hour notice. When it was pointed out to him that it is really short notice, he replied, "They (board ops) are part time, how busy can they be?"

Truly, the idiot machine, the Theatre of the Absurd continues...

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