but it made for some good radio.
Obviously our definitions of "good radio" are very different. I listened from time to time since I have long commute, and sometimes it was entertaining. I'm a "live and let live" kind of guy and don't get offended or up in arms about that kind of thing, I'm not a crusader. So if other people enjoy that kind of thing it's fine with me.... my radio has two buttons which I find very useful... one of them changes the channel and the other turns it off.
But Carton could spend a half hour harping on the same stupid point with Rossi about stuff like why he wasn't going to a softball game or why he didn't know a line from a movie. A couple minutes of that was funny, but a half hour wasn't and I would just change the channel. Then I'd check back later and would be amazed to hear him still going at it. When he was in prime form though I'll give Carton credit for making the drive home more fun. But those times seemed to be few and far between.
Now it's interesting that he's been chosen for the Imus slot though. Obviously they aren't gunshy about hiring someone who will be controversial. I suppose they liked all the free PR from the Imus flap, and when Carton PO's somebody they will be happy to throw him to the wolves and bring in the next guy.
As far as "what's wrong with radio today," I just don't know. As I follow the media somewhat, I know that stations are having problems finding enough advertisers - I sold my Clear Channel stock a couple years ago for that reason. But the Jersey Guys show didn't seem to have any shortage of advertisers. In fact, that's another problem I had with the show.... there is really only about 1/2 hour (maybe less) content there between the ads, news and traffic reports. Although I suppose it might be that they sell the ads cheap and therefore need to run a lot of them (another bad trend in radio which is causing people to tune out).
Rossi seems like a nice guy, but if you ever listened to him on a solo day then you'd know what *really* boring radio sounds like. And Scott and Casey... I stopped listening to the afternoon show altogether back when they used to be on. Really bad topics and inane discussion. I'm not impressed by Casey's return either. Maybe they will come up with something better when all the dust settles. Actually Diminsky and Doyle, who were there before Scott and Casey were closer to my own taste.
I just got a new car that included a 3 mo subscription to Sirius so I've been checking that out. Some good stuff there, and I suppose it really is the future of mobile entertainment. Not really sure if it's worth the $13/mo yet though. Now the Howard Stern thing is something I really don't get. I hope they're getting their $10M/year worth out of him. I listened a few times and won't be doing it again. Like I said, I'm not offended, just bored. Not interested in all his personal issues and don't really enjoy listening to f*rting contests or other unpleasant stuff on the way to work. But if you like that stuff and are willing to pay for it.... more power to ya!
