2017 New Year’s radio blog
Happy New Year to everyone. I hope that all of my followers have had a wonderful Holiday season and are ready for a great 2017.There are many Colorado radio and TV station moves and/or additions this first week of 2017 I am going to go through them all first and I will give my opinions on the changes afterward.Andy Lindahl and Ed McCaffrey have moved on KDSP radio 760 radio from 3 to 6 PM to 10 AM to 1 PM.Mike Rice is on KDSP from 1 pm-3pm. Susie Wargin is on KRFX radio 103.5 radio from 10 a.m. 3- p.m.Uncle Nasty Greg Stone is on 103.5 KRFX radio from 3-7 PM.Dave Logan is back on 850 KOA during the 4 PM –7 PM slot. Dave Logan has a new partner Rick Lewis. Rick is still doing mornings on The FOX with Kathy Lee.Corey Lopez is on from 7-8 PM hosting Prime Time Sports. Cheryl Preheim has left Channel 9 news. Drew Soicher has also left 9 news.Here are my opinions on these changes.I will really miss Cheryl Preheim. Cheryl was a big part of KUSA 9 news and will join sister-station WXIA in Atlanta as a morning news anchor starting in January. KUSA and WXIA are both owned by TEGNA Media.Susie Wargin has been one of my favorite personalities since 2004. I wasn’t a big fan of hers back when she was doing music radio, but I listened to her on Monday for a little bit, and she seemed happy. Good luck to her in this new adventure.I always enjoy listening to Andy Lindahl and Ed. I liked the 3-6 PM time slot for them, but I understand KDSP wanting to make some changes. I will miss them on their old time slot. I flip back and forth now from Tom Martino's 630 KHOW to Scott Hastings and Tom Helmer on Altitude Sports radio 950, and now I squeeze in Andy and Ed on KDSP.Mike Rice has been hosting the Bronco’s pregame and post-game shows since 2010 or 2011. I think he is a wonderful host and it’s nice to see that he has his own show on KDSP radio. I will certainly be a loyal listener to this show. I will also be flipping back and forth to Mandy Connell 850 KOA, and to Mark Moser and Julie Browman on Altitude Sports 950 during this time slot.Uncle Nasty has been with I heart media for a long time He was let go in 2011 or 2012 due to budget cuts. It’s nice to see that IHeart media has brought him back. He has a very distinctive voice, and I think he will bring in great ratings for The FOX.Rick Lewis has been a staple on The FOX for many years. He was partners with Michael Floorwax, but Floorwax had some health concerns a couple of years ago, and he is no longer on the show. I never really got into their show a whole lot. After Floorwax’s departure, Rick Lewis brought in Kathy Lee to host the show. This morning show has brought in strong ratings. KOA radio wants to bring in strong ratings, and Dave Logan’s shows have done that over the years. Dave Logan and Rick Lewis sound really good together. Kathy Lee is on this show as well, and is part of the banter back and forth. This show is fun and entertaining. Some of the humor might be a little intense if you are a younger listener, but I think that Dave Logan will help Rick Lewis with what is appropriate and what isn’t. I like fun and entertaining shows on the radio. Koa has said that it’s looking for a younger audience, and I think they have hit a home run with putting two popular personalities together.Cory Lopez has been a host for KOA radio, and hosted the Rockies pregame show. He is a good host, but I’m not sure if he would make a great host of a talk radio show. I like his voice, and I like it when he fills in on sports shows. I think that KOA should have fun locally at night. For example, in the good old days at KOA they had a popular show called the Sports Zoo hosted by Dave Logan and Scott Hastings. This was a raucous, fun show. It was followed by a host such as Russ Johnson or Ken Sasso to have more fun at night after Dave and Scott were finished.I haven’t heard a whole lot from Drew Soicher, but I wish him luck in whatever his next goals are.Thanks for tuning in.Jeremy Levy