Paul W. Smith moving to middays + other changes at WJR

[windsor]

I didn't say anything about being centrist either.

Through the lens of neither dem or rep is in the centre of objectivity.......

[ZenithCKLW]

I didn't say anything about being centrist either.

Through the lens of neither dem or rep is in the centre of objectivity.......

"Centrism" is the position of "both sides have a valid point." My point was that I can listen to conversations without either "side". I don't have to listen to a conversation about, for example, a traffic pattern without hearing the republican or democrat position on it. Or how we can enjoy summer time activities without the republican or democrat opinions on it.

[radioandtventhusiast]

Paul W. said that the new show at 5 will be called "First Thing" and be hosted by Mike Parsons.

Nice for WJR to have an all-local lineup for most of the day. WSPD in Toledo just has 2 local talk shows during the day.

[windsorjoe]

Did anyone catch any of the new shows today? Caught about 20 minutes of JR morning. Didn’t hate it. The production was pretty tight and gave you a lot of info.

[Sherwood420]

Here is how Paul W. Smith's first day as the Noon-2pm host will start...

Welcome to the Paul W. Smith Midday Show on the voice of the Great Lakes, 760 WJR Detroit....
Now sitting in for Paul W., here's....

Okay, now THAT is funny

I know Paul W, and I can assure you, even he would find it to be funny

Paul W, and Mitch are truly just regular guys. I've worked with both, and never had a problem. Don't buy into the hype put out by the hysterical handwringers. They both have faults, but they are not bad guys to work with.

I've NEVER thought or felt like Paul W. and Mitch "the bitch" Albom were/are even remotely close to being "truly regular guys." That seems absolutely hysterical. When I think of regular guys, those 2 are the FURTHEST from regular guys I can think of.

A couple DIVAS, with egos bigger than the state of Michigan.

Mitch "THE BITCH" Albom is a proven liar and plagarist. He also has "an air" about himself while on-air. Does not seem relatable on the LEAST.

Paul W. Smith seems like he REALLY loves himself some PAUL W. SMITH. The dude just oozes ego over the radio.

As I said, those 2 CLOWNS seem to be the furthest from regular guys you could possibly find. I'm not sure what makes those 2 "regular guys", as I'm guessing they aint ever did "regular guy shit" in their whole life.

I'm glad they were nice to you tho. However, regular guys is beyond comical to me.

[teetoppz28]

Tuned into Paul W yesterday afternoon for a few minutes. He had 100 guests on, and every single one of them had his nutsack on their chin. My God, the amount of knob-slobbing happening about how he's such an amazing radio personality and what he's done for Detroit...

[Bobbert]

In one of those advertising booklets that everyone gets in the mail, there was a full page ad by Cumulus Media promoting the new lineup and schedule on WJR. It had pictures of everybody, as well as detailed information about the ad outreach of the station. You don't see that too often, so I guess they're really trying to give it a big push.

[edj]

Heard Paul W. briefly today. He was talking about some restaurant discontinuing a dish. I quickly turned the dial.

[Colonel Flagg]

I've worked with Paul W, and as much as I like him, I don't think this is going to move the needle very much. There's really no effort being put into these changes. One example would be the glaring lack of production. Paul still has the same intro/outro and bumper music that he had in AM drive. The show opens with that awful bluegrass style ukulele theme that doesn't fit and never has. Intro and outro is still Abacab, by Genesis. I mean, what the hell, nobody cares enough to come up with fresh production elements for a new show?

This show is "Focus" in name only. Those of us who are old enough to remember the original Focus are the only ones here who will understand that. This needs a LOT of work.

As for Guy Gordon in the morning, that's not going to cut it either. Guy has the same limitations he had in the afternoon. Lloyd Jackson needs to be a newsman, which is what he does well. The idiotic "Senior News Anal-yst" format torpedoes all of that. Lloyd sounds uncomfortable as Guy's co-host. Let him do local news, and converse with Guy. Let him do his job. Cam Knox doing traffic is another thing. As amusing as it is, when you remember the talented, late Joel Alexander, and Dennis Neubacher, it's not that funny anymore.

Sportswrap... 6PM is too early. It belongs at 7:00 where it always was, and an hour isn't enough. Sean Baligian is just getting warmed up, and the show is over. He sounds very rushed. Bump the paid programs to 8:00 and Mark Levin to 9:00.

Chris Renwick... Probably the only bright spot in the lineup. With some work, I think Chris will be okay. His only limitations are his overlords.

Okay, let the vitriol begin.

[windsorjoe]

One example would be the glaring lack of production. Paul still has the same intro/outro and bumper music that he had in AM drive. The show opens with that awful bluegrass style ukulele theme that doesn't fit and never has. Intro and outro is still Abacab, by Genesis. I mean, what the hell, nobody cares enough to come up with fresh production elements for a new show?

They missed a golden opportunity to update all their music and ids to modernize it. Even their tag lines on some of the production and ads aren’t consistent. Is it News Talk 760? (There is no news). Where Detroit comes to talk? Where Michigan comes to talk? Voice of Midwest-America?

[Colonel Flagg]

The station's weekend schedule is an embarrassment.

I agree, but can you be more specific?

I was listening to Jim Harper's Saturday morning show at first, but quickly got bored with it.

The Inside Outside Guys is a tough listen, because the outside guy sounds like he's broadcasting from a tiled bathroom. If you're too lazy to go to the radio station, at least make sure your "home studio" is set up properly. I guarantee, if Ed Buterbaugh was still around, he would not put up with that. It sounds like complete shit. There's no other way to say it.

Mark Hollis is so boring on Sunday mornings that he makes Tom Jordan sound exciting. Where does Mike Wheeler dig up all of these radio retreads?

Not sure who's doing the weekend version of Sportswrap now. Probably still Chris Renwick.

The rest of the WJR weekend is a roster of infomercials, reruns, and MSU programs that even MSU alum probably don't care about.

Old reruns of the late Bruce Williams "Talknet" shows would probably be more compelling than a lot of this junk.

[edj]

Only good weekend show is Joe Gagnon.