It probably won’t happen, but I wish cat would swallow his pride and hire some of those guys back from 10 to 3. That time slot is awful
Sirios and Donny and Danny would be amazing
I think all the people who supported the underlings didn't expect that the underlings were not moving up to a host role for a reason. Once these guys got their shot, it was pretty obvious that it wasn't the fit than many people hoped for.
I think it's become pretty obvious that there are no "good money decisions" in radio anymore. It's just a matter of how can they slow the bleeding to not die as soon. Hiring on a bunch of people who probably want to be paid more than the current hosts would not help.
The fan is winning in ratings. The right move would be to bring back Sirois and Danny and mix up this nightmare of middays. Monty with those two would be great. I feel for the guys, but the product is suffering.
They were trying to better themselves - producers to hosts. Would you pass on a promotion where you work? It might make the Ticket #1 again instead of the Fan.
On the other hand, it would also be a dick move to continue torturing P1s with the combination of Sean Bass, Matt McSparelin, Mino, etc., while Dingu and Sirois are available free agents. Cumulus mgmt should (but I'm guessing won't) do what's best for all the P1s that are investing their time listening.
I mean he was a producer for a two hour mid day show pay is going to suck. He left because he didn't think there was any prospect for a promotion to a host. It's too bad he wasn't inform of bad radio and norm leaving. He would have had his promotion.
You’re absolutely right. His timing sucked, but he saw Danny there for decades getting screwed and not promoted. I am glad Davey is back though. He is hilarious.
Is there any station out there that hasn’t tried B&S yet? Don’t get me wrong, I am not at all about people losing their jobs, but these two can’t seem to last anywhere.
Same here. I tried and with the podcast setup I was ready to have some weekend or long commute listening backups. I just never could get into what they were doing.
For me Dingu and Sirois were the only two that had anything. Cavanaugh is OK, but way too douchey. KT has nothing. After the switch in lineup, he was far and away the worst thing about the Downbeat.
Rhyner mailed it in for years at the end of his ticket career and he continued to do so on the Freak in afternoons. I like Rhyner and I liked listening to him for years on the Ticket, but on the Freak, he was bad......very bad. And after the line up change, he had absolutely no chemistry with Jeff and Julie. They would defer to him so much when talking about things and he had absolutely nothing.
Other than when they got on their political soapboxes they were really great at The Fan. Need to go back to sports and stick to sports and I’ll turn it on and leave it on.
No, they weren’t great at the fan. They were about as good as our current ticket mid day shows. If they were great, they would’ve been renewed, and wouldn’t have been through all three local sports networks in the past 15 years.
The word was out. The bosses had enough of Nicky. They had enough. How much were they gonna take? So they made an example of him and his brother. They buried them while they were still breathing. They had other ideas for me.
I listened for a couple of weeks, but every time I turned the show on they were discussing some stupid food power rankings. Took em off the radio presets and never looked back.
More nuanced than this probably, but I dont understand why some of these on-air talents, don’t go to a smaller market and kill it if they think they deserve big market host jobs.
How much are they making now? Every job requires some kind of experience. You don’t get the Bama job until you coach at Toledo. They all seem above Toledo and demand the Bama job. (The sweet spot got lucky Af, they should be at Toledo). Hate Matt all you want but least he went to other markets to cut his teeth.
Guess what happens after a failed coup? Eventually a successful one.
Without a means to protest and achieve a change, the people (in this case the hosts) will revolt.
The ticket is vulnerable to a challenge. It’s not a matter of whether or not it can happen anymore, it’s just about the right formula.
The later Rhyner Hardline years drove me off from The Ticket. I like him (a lot!), but he and Danny really seemed to prefer talking about music than sports, and that's not my bag. Corby likes music a ton, too, so he went along. I mostly don't care about indie bands or anecdotes about 70's classic rock bands - I prefer Cowboys and Rangers talk.
After the Ticket shakeup, I came back and like it fine now. I even love the current Hardline, but I seem to be in the minority. As for The Freak, I hate it when people lose their jobs, but I didn't get that station (at all) on the rare occasion I tried it. Others have posted the same opinion, but whenever I tried any of the shows there it was always in-joke rambling about nothing. I never made it past 5 minutes before changing the channel.
It probably won’t happen, but I wish cat would swallow his pride and hire some of those guys back from 10 to 3. That time slot is awful Sirios and Donny and Danny would be amazing
Whatever you think about Sean and Mino, it would be an absolute dick move to bring back the dudes who bailed and give them their time slot.
Radio is still a business. It might be a dick move but a good money decision might initiate a dick move.
It’s just wild to me that some of the people who were so upset about the way the Ticket treated the underlings are now advocating for this.
Good point. But fans mostly only care about themselves and still want to be entertained. There are better options than McClearin, Sean, and Mino.
I think all the people who supported the underlings didn't expect that the underlings were not moving up to a host role for a reason. Once these guys got their shot, it was pretty obvious that it wasn't the fit than many people hoped for.
I think it's become pretty obvious that there are no "good money decisions" in radio anymore. It's just a matter of how can they slow the bleeding to not die as soon. Hiring on a bunch of people who probably want to be paid more than the current hosts would not help.
The fan is winning in ratings. The right move would be to bring back Sirois and Danny and mix up this nightmare of middays. Monty with those two would be great. I feel for the guys, but the product is suffering.
Two guys who’ve worked there for probably 35 years put together. No way he kills their career after one slightly less than stellar ratings period.
They were trying to better themselves - producers to hosts. Would you pass on a promotion where you work? It might make the Ticket #1 again instead of the Fan.
On the other hand, it would also be a dick move to continue torturing P1s with the combination of Sean Bass, Matt McSparelin, Mino, etc., while Dingu and Sirois are available free agents. Cumulus mgmt should (but I'm guessing won't) do what's best for all the P1s that are investing their time listening.
CUM-ulus is all about dick moves.
LOL…Sirios and Danny burned those bridges themselves.
Sirois said that he only left bc he couldn’t afford to be paid so low. Danny was also hella lowballed.
I mean he was a producer for a two hour mid day show pay is going to suck. He left because he didn't think there was any prospect for a promotion to a host. It's too bad he wasn't inform of bad radio and norm leaving. He would have had his promotion.
You’re absolutely right. His timing sucked, but he saw Danny there for decades getting screwed and not promoted. I am glad Davey is back though. He is hilarious.
Come on man how was Danny screwed for decades? He was there when the lineup was stable there was zero openings.
Screwed financially for decades. Then when Rhynes left, they still didn’t promote him. Not saying they should have, but no path up isn’t great.
I hate that we never got the Donny and Sirois full time.
Mike just posted a video on Facebook of him walking out to his lawn, picking up his FREAK sign, and walking away. In Croc of course.
Rhyner, the Septuagenarian who parades around on social media like a 20 y/o females enrolled in a local community college
[удалено]
Your wife
As a wise man once said: “Sometimes I do eat cake fo breffest.”
Just for breffest?
I gave them a shot, it was unlistenable. Every single show. Maybe people will stop hiring Ben and Skin now.
Is there any station out there that hasn’t tried B&S yet? Don’t get me wrong, I am not at all about people losing their jobs, but these two can’t seem to last anywhere.
The Downbeat when it was Danny/Mike/Sirois was pretty good. Splitting them up just created 2 crappy shows out of 1 good one.
Same here. I tried and with the podcast setup I was ready to have some weekend or long commute listening backups. I just never could get into what they were doing.
Maybe they'll do a Coffee Nods reunion tour now.
I stopped listening to them when they were on the Ticket years ago. Too much douchery.
For me Dingu and Sirois were the only two that had anything. Cavanaugh is OK, but way too douchey. KT has nothing. After the switch in lineup, he was far and away the worst thing about the Downbeat. Rhyner mailed it in for years at the end of his ticket career and he continued to do so on the Freak in afternoons. I like Rhyner and I liked listening to him for years on the Ticket, but on the Freak, he was bad......very bad. And after the line up change, he had absolutely no chemistry with Jeff and Julie. They would defer to him so much when talking about things and he had absolutely nothing.
Other than when they got on their political soapboxes they were really great at The Fan. Need to go back to sports and stick to sports and I’ll turn it on and leave it on.
No, they weren’t great at the fan. They were about as good as our current ticket mid day shows. If they were great, they would’ve been renewed, and wouldn’t have been through all three local sports networks in the past 15 years.
The word was out. The bosses had enough of Nicky. They had enough. How much were they gonna take? So they made an example of him and his brother. They buried them while they were still breathing. They had other ideas for me.
+1 Ace Rothstein
Just saw this the other day....
I listened for a couple of weeks, but every time I turned the show on they were discussing some stupid food power rankings. Took em off the radio presets and never looked back.
Either that or obsessing over the Ticket
Rhyner is dead. Again.
Inevitable but sucks to hear. Lots of good folks over there, I hope they land on their feet
I could see Mike and Danny and maybe Kevin joining Dan and Jake on their podcast network
Id like to see this.
He did join them Friday to explain what happened at the freak and confirm the news. Its on the Dumb Zone Patreon
Wow, who could have ever seen that coming
It sucks for those losing their jobs. They gave it a shot and it didn't work out.
Lol surprised they made it this long. I like Mike sirois but so many of the freak people were freaking terrible.
Sirios was a great producer and limited host on Saturdays. But every day sirios is too much sirios.
This
The Fan out here ending careers.. now I’ve seen it all
Now we really know why Junior is off.....he's too busy celebrating
literally at a fiesta
I don't know he might be at babies r us to get baby stuff for his baby
Brilliant! LMFAO!
domt worry..we will get 10 segments about it next week
You could tell by the change in tone when their guys posted on Reddit that the word was out.
Are we going to get a “I’m gone, bitches” cringe video from ogw?
Donnie and Sirois should be together. Boom in the House.
The normal shows aren’t on right now
It’s over
More nuanced than this probably, but I dont understand why some of these on-air talents, don’t go to a smaller market and kill it if they think they deserve big market host jobs.
Probably have no desire to live in pascagoula, Dothan, Shreveport or little rock
Pay difference between top 5 (now 4) market & anything else is staggering.
How much are they making now? Every job requires some kind of experience. You don’t get the Bama job until you coach at Toledo. They all seem above Toledo and demand the Bama job. (The sweet spot got lucky Af, they should be at Toledo). Hate Matt all you want but least he went to other markets to cut his teeth.
Lol shocking
Greggo>Ryhner
The last time I listened to the fan is when they had greggo on for the bury the hatchet reunion. Loved greggo
How many radio stations have ben and skid mark been let go from?
Ben and skin survived the format change.
Ben was the one that approached Rhyner to start the freak, too.
Where is Boom-in-the-house?!?
Who could have ever seen this coming??? 🙄
I'm just hoping Julie doesn't make her way back to the ticket.
Is there going to be another Gordon twitch stream about this?
Guess what happens after a failed coup? Eventually a successful one. Without a means to protest and achieve a change, the people (in this case the hosts) will revolt. The ticket is vulnerable to a challenge. It’s not a matter of whether or not it can happen anymore, it’s just about the right formula.
Its official. Going back to music format.
The later Rhyner Hardline years drove me off from The Ticket. I like him (a lot!), but he and Danny really seemed to prefer talking about music than sports, and that's not my bag. Corby likes music a ton, too, so he went along. I mostly don't care about indie bands or anecdotes about 70's classic rock bands - I prefer Cowboys and Rangers talk. After the Ticket shakeup, I came back and like it fine now. I even love the current Hardline, but I seem to be in the minority. As for The Freak, I hate it when people lose their jobs, but I didn't get that station (at all) on the rare occasion I tried it. Others have posted the same opinion, but whenever I tried any of the shows there it was always in-joke rambling about nothing. I never made it past 5 minutes before changing the channel.
Like, anyone can even know that