Spike out at 955

[RadioDork1]

Spike from Mojo in the morning was let go on Friday. Mojo talked about it today on the show.

[IIN4MU]

Bye, Felicia.

[ProducerXM]

Now for Shannon.

[MWmetalhead]

She should've been the one dumped, but she's female, perhaps younger, and probably has a lower salary. At least she's received some decent coaching in recent years; she no longer talks like a speed reader.

Hopefully Spike received a decent buyout / severance package.

Mojo doesn't seem to give a rat's ass what happens to his crew members. That's not the first time this has happened; remember Sarah? They must all negotiate their contracts individually.

[tivoking]

What happened to Sara? She was at Mojo in the morning from the start. I used to watch her on that startup media website, but not sure if that's still around.

[Lickalime]

What happened to Sara? She was at Mojo in the morning from the start. I used to watch her on that startup media website, but not sure if that's still around.

Wasn’t Sara with Bill McAllister on 97.1 for a while?

[Rich S]

I remember Spike and Sarah on WXDG 105.1 “The Edge.” Was Spike on Buzz 95 WVIC in East Lansing too? Sorry to see him go. Just another reminder about how bleak the future of FM radio is.

[MWmetalhead]

I don't remember him ever working in Lansing. He worked at a Modern AC station in Dallas before Detroit.

[lidoshuffle]

I really never listened to "Mojo In The Morning", I still miss "Drew & Mike", I only listen to 97.1, and Paul W , when he's there....
This reminds me of Detroit Radio, the FM side back in the 70's/80's, where a DJ was around everyday then they were not....
And the radio station and DJ's all acted like..."whaaa, who, huh, never heard of that person".....

[MWmetalhead]

Mojo could've fought for Spike's retention had he chosen. Without his morning show, 95.5 would be an also-ran. He will renew his contract with iHM like always without regard to protection for his cast members.

If I were 98.7, I'd hire Spike the instant his non-compete expires.

[MrTaterSalad]

WLLZ or Alt 98.7 should hire Spike and find a good female partner to pair him with for their mornings. I don't know if Sara still does radio? Trudi Daniels would be a good choice for Wheelz.

[Editorcj]

Shame, I like him and he did me a solid early on in the pandemic. This is shaping up to be a brutal year.

[armchair pd]

Not a Mojo or Spike fan. His nasal, lispy voice and fake bits were cringe. But the station and mornings in particular just had maybe their best book ever, so someone loves 'em.

I don't know what they bill, maybe MW has that info. But if a company is 'tightening it's belt' wouldn't doing away with expensive awards shows no one cares about or watches be a good place to start, instead of air personality bloodbaths every 6 months?

But what do I know?

[MWmetalhead]

I'm not a fan of Mojo's show at all, either, but why upset the apple cart?

WKQI probably bills about $9 million a year, maybe $10 million. Definitely in the top six or seven billers.

[tivoking]

Wasn’t Sara with Bill McAllister on 97.1 for a while?

Yes. After she was let go from 97.1 she was on a website doing a video show with another local guy about entertainment news.