On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Terry Knab <[email protected]> wrote: > Why I detest Seacrest? He’s put so many legends out of work, and > honestly, ruined radio as we knew it. As a broadcaster, I resent that one > person can come in and displace Rick Dees (Clear Channel fired him for > Seacrest), Casey Kasem (Clear Channel shoved Kasey off AT40 years ago for > Seacrest), and Dick Clark (RIP). Clear Channel overuses him which keeps > new talent off the radio, and it really cheeses me to hear him as the ONLY > talent there is in broadcasting. I refused to run his garbage on any > station I’ve ever programmed, simply because I feel he’s not worth the > money. And why would I want a product everyone else has? **** > > ** ** > > I resent that he’s everywhere. Seriously, I get annoyed with seeing him > on virtually every major network (I think CBS is the only one who doesn’t > have him under a contract yet). **** > > ** ** > > Radio no longer has a farm system. Anyone going into radio today has > nowhere to advance their careers due to him and people like him. Used to, > you could go from small market Nebraska to Omaha, KC, or anywhere bigger. > Not anymore. Today, more and more people are being cut in radio and their > replacement? Seacrest. What happens if Seacrest were to have something > happen to him like Dick Clark? There’s no one out there to replace him. > **** > > ** ** > > It’s hard to ignore someone who is on so many different venues at one > time. There ARE other people in media other than him. He just wants the > facetime, and he doesn’t get it from me! >
Thanks, that does help explain your passion. I don't really have much occasion to listen to music on the radio these days, and I have no sense of RS as a radio presence. In my life, RS is on AI once a week in the Spring, E! Red Carpet shows 2 or 3 times a year, and ABC once a year on New Year's Eve. Taken together this does not seem to be much over-exposure, and, as I say, for my money he does those relatively unimportant jobs better than anyone else I have seen recently. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
