KTRH starting to replace news with shows like Sam Donaldson was the start of their downfall. Well that and replacing news with nonstop promo overkill. They spend more time describing how great their weather reporting is than actually giving any weather information. Used to be whenever a storm was coming in whoever was in studio would look at the radar and describe where it was, intensity, how it was moving, etc., very useful information, especially for those on the road. No more, now they just plug and play their farmed out Weather Channel fool in Atlanta who at best gives a generic forecast changed maybe 3 times a day, and oh yeah, "Its 91 at Bush, 91 downtown, and 90 in Galveston." Is it raining, flooding, hailing at any of these places? Who knows, but thank God I can know that it is now 91 and not 92. It doesn't require a high school diploma for someone to glance at a radar and in 15 seconds describe what they see. Idiots.
Dan Patrick is great, but Chris Baker is hilarious and a good conservative. Both serve a role, and Baker's style is more crossover, which brings more persons over to the GOP side. Patrick is strategic, get things done in the trenches , Baker is grass roots recruiting.
There's a reason Baker has shot up to number 1 in his time slot, and it sure as heck isn't because KPRC is a quality station. I generally like Ken Charles(though the original purge wasn't handled well and unfunny Roger Gray stinks), but he's stuck with cheesy promo overhype Clear Channel. Chris Baker rules!