Posted on 04/03/2009 11:05:55 AM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
Beginning Monday, we welcome a name and voice familiar to many of you, deliver MORE from your favorite morning team, and say goodbye to a good friend and top-notch talk show host.
On Monday, the Grandy and Andy Morning Show will expand to 5 hours! The Grandy and Andy magic starts at 5am and wont stop until 10am (or slightly earlier if Fred starts to choke on his daily ration of mixed nuts.) Between 5 and 9am, its all of the great stuff youre accustomed to: 20 minutes of news and views commercial free at the top of every hour, opinion and analysis, lots o laughs, plus traffic and weather first on the 5s. At 9am, Fred, Andy and Bryan tackle the big story of the day with plenty of your phone calls, an occasional guest and some great surprises.
Were also pleased to welcome Joe Scarborough to 630 WMAL. The nationally syndicated Joe Scarborough Show will air between 10am-12noon. Joe is a former U.S. Congressman and current host of MSNBCs Morning Joe. Mika Brzezinski, who serves as co-host on Scarboroughs morning television show, fills the same role on radio. The Joe Scarborough Show will offer thought-provoking commentary on the days leading issues and will feature many of the same A-list guests his television audience has come to expect.
Sadly, The Chris Plante Show has been cancelled. I will miss Chris (and Id guess that Im not alone.) He is passionate, smart, crafty, funny and unpredictable. I loved listening to Chris on the air and looked forward to our daily off-air strategy meetings (when Chris did the cable version of his show if you know what I mean. Mark my words, Chris and his extraordinarily talented producer Geoff Holtzman will re-surface soon, Im sure.
Im excited that Joe and Mika will join our line-up. Im thrilled that Grandy and Andy will keep us in stitches for 5 hours a day, but I will miss my friends Chris and Geoff.
Today is my 43rd Birthday, and I feel like crying right now!!
* The Chris Plante Show Fan Ping *
This is very sad. Please keep us informed if Chris turns up somewhere else!
Happy Birthday, Silvie! HUGs
That’s awful news. I’m sure he’ll get another gig, though.
Happy Birthday, Silvie. (I know this isn’t the present you were hoping for.)
I just e mailed you.
Ridiculous, in favor of Joe Scarborough.
Gee thats a brilliant move. /s
Chris we miss you!
I just e mailed you.
Ridiculous, in favor of Joe Scarborough.
Gee thats a brilliant move. /s
Chris we miss you!
There seem to be a lot of radio format changes going on. Salem, on one of it’s two twin city stations, just went from conservative talk (Quinn and Rose, Dr. Laura...) to Bloomberg most of the day. The did have the good since to keep Levin.
The good news is you don’t look a day over 30
It IS sad news, indeed .. just sent you a FReepmail when I got the notice.
Happy Birthday, Silvie ... Chris will land on his feet. God love him. And you.
Anyone see a ratings book. That would explain it all.
Fred Grandy came within a few thousand votes of being elected Governor of Iowa in 1994. There would have been no Tom Vilsack and no homosexual marriage in Iowa.
Oh Silvie, you must be so bummed!
That’s awful. No way will Scarborough’s program be as informative as Chris Plante’s. I sure hope someone someone else has the smarts to hire him. And soon! Our country is at stake.
I am sorry for your loss of a good radio talk show. I never heard of it but I am sure it was a good show. (I have not been in the United States since 2002 except on leave).
Dumping Chris Plante so we can hear the squawking of the #$&%@ Mika?
Nope, not going to be listing from 10-12 anymore.
Time to send negative feedback to the advertisers.
Got your message. Yes, I’m just flaberghasted. My mouth has been in the ‘open’ position since I learned of this about 2 hours ago........
Silvie:
Happy Birthday, I don’t believe # 43 for a moment, maybe 34!
I wrote Paul Ducky at Wmal who assured me it was a corporate decision not a local one. Whatever.
Laura is now my 9 to 10am. A & G get real tiresome after two hours. And they expand to 5 hours, from 4...., Go figure.
Chris has been absolutely terrific as one who candidly and clearly expresses his views. He thinks on his feet and engages all comers.
We met him and his very lovely number one at the National Harbor WMAL event. Meeting and talking with him was a pleasure.
Good Luck, Best Success - Chris. Just remember your fans are here, waiting for your return.
Kburi
AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH...
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PLEASE if you still have contact with Chris or Geoff, to let them know they will be missed, and I think this is the one where many loyal listeners between 9 and Noon WILL leave 630 WMAL.
I could not get a good signal in the house and could not get the internet broadcast... I am so p.o. about it, now no podcast either!
A very sad day, hope he’s on the air again soon.
yup, I’m uh, unhappy. Nonetheless, please have a wondrous birthdy Silvie.
Crusher (from just up the road in Clinton)
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