According to several broadcast sources, Franklin is being groomed to become the 9-Noon permanent host.
Franklin has been doing a lot of fill-in lately on KGO and generally sounds pretty good. Of course, compared to many of KGO's current roster of talkies, that's not too difficult, but Franklin, after a lackluster start, appears to have settled in and has found a common groove.
Franklin's recent past includes talk duty in San Diego where he worked at KOGO before getting axed by Clear Channel last year after six and a half years.
He's also worked in movies and general entertainment. He sounds relaxed on the air. When he first started I hesitated to remain listening but he paced nicely and offered thoughtful and entertaining takes on news and topics of the day. It wasn't contrived nor forced and it sounded fairly honest and reasonable. Franklin wasn't stop-the-presses material but he at least sounded fairly provocative and catchy --again, a far cry from some of the amateur-hour regulars on the weekend.
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Chip Franklin appears to be a 180 degree pivot away from Ronn's practiced, politically correct, San Francisco friendly delivery of sanitized ideas and discussion. This ought to be interesting.
ReplyDelete"Interesting" is a decided understatement. Not so interesting for me, as I would simply stop listening. And **IF** 1) Owens is in fact out, and 2) Franklin does NOT get the gig - then just look at this "management team"'s track record......I can only imagine. I already have other morning listening options lined up **IF** Owens is out.
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't surprise me if Ronnnnnnnnnn is replaced by: "Breakfast with Ryan Scott and Secret Asian Man". That's how low KGO has sunk. It was funny hearing Scott at the KGO "all star" debate try to discuss politics...
DeleteAging white man who appears to be approaching 60 that clear channel doesn't want? Sounds like a very creative idea from intelligent radio programmers....
ReplyDeleteYou're just upset because you wish you had as much hair as him
Delete"paced nicely"? - I listened to him several times and he has trouble staying on the same subject before even completing a sentence. He is very erratic.
ReplyDeleteThe dad from The 70's show?
ReplyDeleteIs this guy supposed to attract the younger demographic that station owners all drool over? I thought they were looking for young ''talent''. Does he do a call-in format or does he do all the talking?
ReplyDeleteHe takes calls, and he is not half bad, he is fairly liberal with some middle of the road views, I found him fairly interesting. He certainly sound better than Sussman, Bearman, Langdon and Hughes.
DeleteGreat point. In the hours I've heard (maybe 6 or 8) him filling in he takes about as many calls as Ronn.
DeleteMaybe they could get some over-the-top cliched caricature that is highly medicated and does not live in the bay area. Oh, wait...
ReplyDeleteIn other thoughts. how many will sing "ding, dong, the witch is gone" after The Medicated One is shown the door?
Oh Karel.....are your ears burning, buddy? (If they are, will you smoke them?)
DeleteOh, honey... smoking is so passe. The du jour way for one to get high is by edibles. And you know what? Nobody wants to party with me.
DeleteBy any chance, is he related to Pete Franklin?
ReplyDeleteBy any chance is he related to Ben Franklin?
DeleteHe is perfectly AWFUL. I've heard him twice, I turned my radio off within 20 minutes both times.
ReplyDeleteWasn't Ronn wonderful this morning sticking up for Obama and his "I don't have a Strategy"comment. Made me sick.
ReplyDeletechip is fine in that slot. he's not fine if he's your only host. then he's pointless.
ReplyDeleteRonn Owens is hearing footsteps.
ReplyDeleteI understand 95.7 The Game is looking for on air hosts.
HEY!!... WHAT ABOUT THE "iM NOT REALLY A BLACK GUY" COPIE ??
ReplyDeleteLMAO