Not sure if this should go here or not. It's interesting Rover is coming back to Cleveland. He'll still be syndicated to nine other cities, although they are mostly regional markets, I think. I've got to admit, it hasn't been the same not hearing those "Rover, Cleveland loves you man!" ads every five minutes when I've driven to internships and school.

 

 

http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/entertainment/index.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_entertainment/archives/2006_07.html#167139

 

Time to pack up the U-Haul again. Rover’s moving from Chicago back to Cleveland. Chicago’s WCKG, “Rover’s Morning Glory’s” home base, announced on Monday that the show will be replaced with the syndicated “The Opie and Anthony Show.” It was Rover’s last day on the station.

Hopefully Cincy will follow suit and take that show off the air here.  I don't know what the other options are, but that show is definately not worthy of syndication.  Hearing theirb heavily midwestern accented voices droning on about nothing in the morning grates on my nerves like rubbing your knuckles on a cheese grater.  I've gone from Howard Stern to NPR on the morning drive.   

If you think THEIR accents are bad, it's a good thing you don't get Triv!

 

I thought it was a joke the first time I heard him. Although, I fear I do listen to him, too. I'm a sucker for local content, no matter who is delivering it.

Chicago can keep him.  Why do all FM stations think that we want to listen to these carbon copy a__holes instead of music, anyway?

^For that reason, I really enjoy my Sirius.  Variety + no commercials + it's amazing how much less annoying a DJ can be when they are the only thing interrupting the music, as opposed to 20? minutes of commercials per hour. 

Triv is by far the worst. The guy is an idiot.  I cringe whenever he plays up the to the suburbs and bashes the city.

 

My favorite radio was in Detroit. Great local talkshows and sportstalk. I would get satellite, but my 5 minute commute doesn't justify it.

Triv is by far the worst. The guy is an idiot.  I cringe whenever he plays up the to the suburbs and bashes the city.

 

Sounds like we need an urban-minded radio host in this town to talk about all that's a-happening here

Rovers Morning Glory started in Cleveland! Apparently his ratings in Chicago were terrible, but around here he is unstoppable in my demographic (18-30 male). My cube neighbor at work listens to the whole show at work every day in the morning. The show changed a lot when they moved from Cleveland to Chicago -- I remembered it being a lot more raw and dirty. I'm not a super fan, but I do listen during my tiny morning commute.

 

NE Ohio has some interesting local radio options. I wish there was more going on, though, especially up here. Am I missing any local talkers besides WTAM and that other sports channel. Down in the Akron area, WNIR is "the station" for people driving around during the day or doing jobs where they can listen to the radio and work. It seems like every painter during the summer or UPS driver is listening to WNIR. I don't agree with the politics of some of the stuff people are saying, but all of the "headlining" hosts are local and they talk about local issues, which is pretty cool in this day and age. Up in Cleveland, Triv is the only one besides NPR who ever talks about local issues, as far as I can tell, and he's always down on things I support.

 

But I'd still rather listen to talkers than the horrible music they are playing on the music channels. The only place to get good tunes around here is from the Oberlin and John Carroll stations, and I can hardly get them on my radio.

^I highly suggest listening to 89.3 on Mondays between 9 and 11am.  ;)

What's on during that time?

What's on during that time?

 

Mister Good Day is on!