Adam Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 Are they making him act like this at WGR55? First Bulldog and Schoppe turn into pre pubescent losers, then Simon's show goes down the tube....I cant even listen to it anymore...do they hold up cue cards for him?
slothrop Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 Isn't it traumatic to see a God fall from grace? Whitey is propping that geezer up - they need to replace Simon with Brad and reunite him with Jeremy. Simon's only admirable quality is that he is a Mets fan.
kasper13 Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 There is management- program directors & producers that tell the hosts what to talk about, what callers to take or not to take and so on. Howard was probably on his own during the last months of WNSA/Empire and/or the producers kept it all sports. Now, on WGR, there is no competition as far as sports talk goes and the program directors and produces and some hosts think they are being hip, cool, edgy and funny when in reality they are just pathetic and they flat out suck.
Adam Posted June 8, 2005 Author Posted June 8, 2005 There is management- program directors & producers that tell the hosts what to talk about, what callers to take or not to take and so on. Howard was probably on his own during the last months of WNSA/Empire and/or the producers kept it all sports. Now, on WGR, there is no competition as far as sports talk goes and the program directors and produces and some hosts think they are being hip, cool, edgy and funny when in reality they are just pathetic and they flat out suck. 353255[/snapback] His comment as to why the NCAA Softball championships got good ratings really rubbed me the wrong way
drnykterstein Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 hey awesome some one besides me noticed that. his show does suck now. i just cant listen to him at all anymore.
PromoTheRobot Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 He does read the Stadium Wall on occasion so your criticisms may well reach him. We all know the quality show he's capable of. It's logical to assume some "suit" with a bunch of b.s. research is telling him how to act. Radio programming is all done by commitee these days. The results rarely match the intent. PTR
John from Riverside Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 Frankly I could give a @hit...... Buffalo sports radio turned its back on the out of town listener..... If Howard Simon's show goes under.....one of the reasons is folks like myself were told they were not important enough to throw out a lifeline to.....
envirojeff Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 I'm sorry to hear this. I was a big fan of the Simoncast on DirectTV. Like many of my fellow wallers, this was the ONLY show on TV that I could be caught up on Bills and Sabres stuff. RIP Howard Jeff
section116 Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 hey awesome some one besides me noticed that. his show does suck now. i just cant listen to him at all anymore. 353262[/snapback] It's gotten so bad that I find myself listening to music again.
slothrop Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 There is management- program directors & producers that tell the hosts what to talk about, what callers to take or not to take and so on. Howard was probably on his own during the last months of WNSA/Empire and/or the producers kept it all sports. Now, on WGR, there is no competition as far as sports talk goes and the program directors and produces and some hosts think they are being hip, cool, edgy and funny when in reality they are just pathetic and they flat out suck. 353255[/snapback] oh- but its not him though - it must be "management." Also, they do VERY little screening of calls - try calling sometime - LOL!
Adam Posted June 8, 2005 Author Posted June 8, 2005 I'm sorry to hear this. I was a big fan of the Simoncast on DirectTV. Like many of my fellow wallers, this was the ONLY show on TV that I could be caught up on Bills and Sabres stuff. RIP Howard Jeff 353295[/snapback] I agree- I really prefered him over the cast of reality show winners and comedians that ESPN gives us- he was very good until WGR tuned into garbage.
elcrusho Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 I wonder what happened to Ricky J with his sports ticker updates!!!!
taterhill Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 I wonder what happened to Ricky J with his sports ticker updates!!!! 353410[/snapback] if you really want to know, i could probably find out....I went to high school with him...Lake Shore Eagles Baby
drnykterstein Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 I wonder what happened to Ricky J with his sports ticker updates!!!! 353410[/snapback] good ol' Ricky J. He's problably somewhere at a bar right now... "This sport ticker update is sponsored by Paddock Chevrolet, its huge. Weather today, high in the mid 80's, sunshine throughout the afternoon into the evening. While expected, the Vikings are upset over the anouncement of Ontario Smith being suspended for the season. In basketball the Pistons are moving on to the finals for a second straight year in order to defend their title......" sigh... sob, takes another sip of his beer, and says in an ever so sad tone "more updates after the break"
Dan III Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 Seriously how old was that guy.... He looked 12... 353551[/snapback] Old enough to land Ginger Geoffrey... a good looking girl with a press pass. Can it get any better than that???
Tux of Borg Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 I've stopped listening to Howard as well. If I was the management at WGR, I'd be on the phone trying to get his old producer and Ricky J back. Get back that chemistry that worked so well for empire.
Arkady Renko Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 Wasn't Howard Simon nice enough to say some kind words to his listeners on this very board? I think we should keep that in mind.
LabattBlue Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 It seems to me not only is there more "non sports" talk on WGR, but Howard seems to have very few guests on now versus his days at WNSA. Once again this could be a directive coming from management. Also, are the Bills holding a grudge against WGR from the Dickerson era at the station? I heard Schoop complaining the other day that no players, coaches or front office staff want anything to do with WGR. Of course, this coming from a guy who seems to enjoy bashing anything football related which seems to play second fiddle to his beloved game of baseball.
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