Today On the Gil Gross Show

 Hour # 1 on the Gil Gross Show


1. Gil talks to expert about "how to meet the very best wife."


2. Gil talks to relationship guru, Ivan Spemtenstien: "Never beat your girlfriend."


3. Gil interviews animal psychologist, Izzy Katzstein who say felines make better lovers than humans.


4. Gil speaks with fashion analyst Biff Pocaroba : "Hillary needs higher heels."


5. Gluten-free nutrionalist, Dr. Isadore Onion talks to Gil about the secret ingredients in mushroom caps.


6. Gil asks wife Rhoda to sing "What a wonderful world"--In Spanish!


7. 4-minute phoner with mayor of Clovis, CA.


8. 4-minute phoner with kid that can play banjo while sitting on the toilet doing #2.


9. Gross asks expert if Caitlyn Jenner really wanted to be a woman, why did he end his "Good Housekeeping" subscription?


10. Gil and Rhoda give their Top 10 hot dog restaurants in the city.

Today On The Gil Gross Show

 1. Gil tells about his exciting times at KGO staving off the microwave with Karel.




2. Gil interviews Rhoda: The other things you don't know about my wife.


3. Gil interviews Dr. Mavis Mindshenk --feminism is alive in Fresno!


4. Gil does 10 minutes on the phone with an expert on crawfish who says the critters are polluting SF Bay.


5. Gil goes one-on-one with the editor of The SF Examiner: "I'm more relevant than you guys!"


6. Gil does a quick 5-minute phono with the head of the SF Zoo: "is it true you're 86ing the giraffes and if so, why?"


7. Gil has an exclusive with GM Don Parker but before, mentions off-mike: "Shit, I still can't believe you let me on the air every day for 4 hours--damn, I'm pinching myself."


8. Gil talks briefly with SF PWD spokesperson, Gail Gutter, on the secret delight of taking tours of the sewer system.


9. Gil talks to political analyst, Pricter Politiki, for 20 minutes about the background on Bernie Sanders Iowa mishpuchah .


10. Gil closes show with 10 minutes on line 2 talking to the Walnut Creek city manager: " There really is a creek there?"

Talk 910 Chooses Ed Baxter For 10-1 PM Slot; 'Safe Decision'; John Rothmann Gets Screwed

 Longtime Bay Area radio news anchor, Ed Baxter has been chosen as Talk 910 AM's new host from 10 AM- 1 PM.

I like Baxter. Good guy. Professional, interesting and compelling. Slightly.

Not a talk-show host though, my opinion.

I expected this gig to go to John Rothmann who is an outstanding interviewer, has a keen eye on the political arena and deep knowledge of the Middle East debate.

Of course this was a safe pick for the Clear Channel SF crowd and that is why its ratings are in the dumper too.

Choices like this will never move the needle.

Oh well.

It could have been worse.

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Frosty OUT at Talk 910

  ...he gone!


Told his listeners at the close of Friday's show, "bye."


My question: Does anyone care? Seriously now.


Skinny: Both Clear Channel and The Snowman reportedly departed amicably.


Like, the ratings were.not.that.good. and so, get your ass outta here.

Sunday Night Appointment Radio: Rothmann on Talk 910 8-11 PM; US POW Release; Hillary Book and Politics on The Agenda

 Lots in the news tonight including the controversial release of the US POW; the practical and political implications; and the forthcoming Hillary Clinton book--both subjects got a lot of play on the Sunday talk shows.


John Rothmann is guest-hosting tonight on "The Open Line to America" show on Talk-910 from 8-11 PM and will be talking about these and other issues.


Rothmann, the human encyclopedia is a must-listen if you enjoy politics and International affairs, most notably the Middle East. His insight and presentation is second to none, especially for those of you immersed in true news talk and information.


We tend to take Rothmann for granted in these parts particularly at a time where's there's a lot on the table, give a listen tonight while you enjoy your dinner.


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KGO Radio Offered Gil Gross a Gig Back in January; First Footprints of Change in Direction; Wednesday Opener

 From a well-placed Bay Area media source who knows the ins and outs...


KGO Radio and its Opps Mgr, Ron Escarsega took Gil Gross, a former KGO yapper and current Clear Channel tonsil, to dinner and offered him a shift on KGO--  It was around the beginning of this year.  Not going to happen, however.  Gil told the source the money they offered was "laughable."


What we learn here is that Cumulus began reading the tea leaves as early as four months ago that its all-news platform was a failure and began scoping the area for "live and local" voices.


Only problem in this case is the human sleep inducer, Gross, would be one of their first targets. Gross is a nice man with solid news credentials--that's news as in NEWS and not talk ---Gross ratings, like "Talk 910"'s have flat-lined at around the 1 area and hardly inspires anything inspiring --apparently a prerequisite for CC which has a $15B debt payment looming in 2015.


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