Final set of podcasts are up. For a Southern California native, this was a hard, painful, tear-jerking four and a half hours of radio. It was goodbye.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/9-am-hour-mark-brian-sign-off/id281676296?i=119497205 Both Mark & Brian announced separate podcasts they will be doing, and it was fitting one of the final guests on the show was Jim Ladd, also formerly of KLOS who was fired and now hosts a show on SiriusXM. Folks, radio is officially dead in LA. The corporate stations don't garner the loyalty or respect of musicians or listeners. Mark & Brian were favorites of mine, but they also outlasted Rick Dees and Howard Stern and all the shock jocks and all the format changes and all the other crap. That they are electing to walk away is very telling. In Jim Ladd's book he wrote about how radio was our generation's tribal drum, our community gathering place. The loss of this radio show -- as much as the loss of Jim Ladd's evening show -- really signals the silence of that drum. It is amazing how strangers can affect so many people and make them feel like a part of something just by listening. With all the new technology emerging, we seem mindful of the loss of the old media like records and cassettes and now CDs are products of a bygone era. But imagine in 20 years when you're sitting on a porch saying, "Back in my day, we had DJs who loved music and dedicated themselves to nurturing new talent, embracing artistic legacy, and genuinely caring about the community they served." KLOS started its lack of commitment when it cancelled "Local Licks" a few years back, which was a great showcase for LA indie rock talent. It then dropped its community affairs talk show "Impact" with Frank Sontag (part of the M&B) family. Then it started laying off veteran jocks and behind-the-scenes people, from Rita Wilde to Jim Ladd. Without Mark & Brian, KLOS has no more ties to the city (Joe Benson is still on board, but he is kept on the shortest possible leash). I have no idea what they will air Monday at 6am, but I know it will not be in the best interests of Los Angeles, rock & roll, or me personally. Bye bye LA radio. On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mark Thompson's last day with his longtime partner Brian Phelps on LA's > KLOS morning drive show, Phelps announced that he is also leaving the > station to do a podcast with comedienne/actress Jill Whelan (best known as > Your Captain's Daughter on "The Love Boat" back in her teenage years) and > probably paving the way for the heritage classic rock station (which goes > back to at least 1969 and the days of "Love" as KABC-FM, before Disney or > Citadel or Cumulus, the current owners) to flip to either a simulcast of the > ailing KABC AM talker or the new sports network that Cumulus and CBS are > starting: > > http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_21336973/first-mark-thompson-retires-now-brian-phelps-announces > > -- > 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 -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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
