KGO Radio thinks you're an idiot.
Their computer-generated, nasal-voiced yutz says that "so and so host will begin at :03 past the hour."
Like, "Gil Gross talks the social scene beginning at '2: 03'...and 'Gene Burns rocks your world at 7: 03."
Uh, not.
Try :05 past the hour, as has been the case for many moons and months. Ronn Owens is the closest signer-on and he comes on mike at :04: 30 past the hour. That's a good minute and a half past :03. Keep in mind too that a news veteran, a damn good radio street reporter in his time, tipped me to this item.
Is it outrageous? No. Heresy?, heavens no, but KGO has chosen to run these nauseating ads en fuego and what seems like every five minutes and they're simply FALSE. If the goof ball on the computer that voices these wimpy spots weren't bad enough, the complete fabrication of the times makes the whole affair even worse.
Post that on your Twitter and Facebook, KGO and see if you get a "like" button.
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Uhh... probably wo you can tune into to those 2 minutes worth of advertisements.
ReplyDeleteSo the nasal sounding jerk is computer generated? Those spots are so unnerving. It seems the spots are designed to attract the douche bags from the under 30 crowd. That to me is more scandalous than the lie that the shows begin at :03 of the hour
ReplyDeleteSeptic tank guy...or computer guy, if you prefer, just hasn't got with the "New" "Old" programming. They did try the 9:03...2:03,etc...with no local updates...then broke in at 19 minutes after the hour for the local updates, then nothing on the half hour ...but somewhere around 41 1/2 past the hour they would have someone do a national local blurb.
ReplyDeleteA few weeks ago, they went back to their "old" programming....local following the national then updates at the half hour.... it's been sort of hard to figure out, because they still have the same dorky commercial breaks. I thought it was interesting that no one ever mentioned it and apparently septic tank guy (sounds like he's talking from a septic tank) didn't get the memo, either.
Agree with 10:48 and really don't think that no matter what they do to cater to the 30 crowd, they will get them....in the meantime they are turning off their real base....us old farts.
Who cares? Big deal. Whopppeee! You would never see something like this on KRON 4. I love that station.
ReplyDeleteI cannot stand that computer generated voice!! Makes KGO sound like something from an "Introduction to Radio Production 1A" class at one of those high school or community college stations. Be done with it already.
ReplyDeleteWhy is this important? Get a fucking life.
ReplyDeleteDamon Bruce is horrible'
ReplyDeleteI hate that voice. "we gotta talk about it". ARGH. Turn off. Between that voice and the commercials for questionable goods/services advertised on KGO radio, I've just about had it.
ReplyDelete@2:15pm must be the guy who creates the computer generated spots....
ReplyDeleteThe voice is not computer generated...It is a guy out of Ohio who was picked by KGO's Program
ReplyDeleteConsultant and Swanson. I like Ronn's Name for him...Snarky Guy. Wanna talk about it?
I never really noticed they pulled this on KGO, commercial-break 810. I hope with the changes coming in September we don't lose Dr. Bill.
ReplyDeleteI hope we do lose Dr. Bill.
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