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Boston Herald ^ | 1/12/07 | Howie Carr

[raccoonradio]

Howie Carr column ping. We'll also ping Howie Carr show fans here.

NOTE: As Howie is doing a Beautiful People long weekend in Florida, Col. David Hunt is filling in for Howie today. And VB fills in on Monday BUT WRKO will be running a 2 pm Celtics game so you'll have to rely on WCRN AM 830 or other sources (like howiecarr.com) to hear the first part of the show.

[raccoonradio]

UPCOMING GUESTS
January 26
Ex–Democratic National Committee chair and political super–fund-raiser Terry McAuliffe joins us to discuss his new book What a Party!: My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators and Other Wild Animals which he wrote with Steve Kettman. Isn't he the guy who said Sen. John Kerry was guilty of political malpractice?

[raccoonradio]

Brief excerpt from yesterday's show (a caller and Howie about
job applications asking if you're a felon...via
http://www.savewrko.com and HubPolitics)

http://www.hipcast.com/export/Pf45a2ddc08a0be6e0bf79722fe04cdf3ZVx8RFREY2Nz.mp3

[maryz]

Terry McAuliffe? Yecch! It's really hard to tell which Dem operative is the most repellent (usually I give the credit to the one who happens to be on), but McAuliffe is definitely in the running.

Re Finneran -- on yesterday's show, Howie credited Finneran with basically rendering the initiative referendum null and void in general -- not just for the income tax thing, but now for gay marriage. He said Barbara Anderson and others no longer feel it's worth going to all the trouble of getting signatures. I don't know what recourse there is.

[raccoonradio]

>>He said Barbara Anderson and others no longer feel it's worth going to all the trouble of getting signatures. I don't know what recourse there is.

That's the state we're in...

[6SJ7]

Tom Finneran on WRKO's morning drive? That will work about a well as Air America.

[NewHampshireDuo]

I heard part of the Howie/Tom duel last night on the way home. I think Tommy is going to be in the 9:00 slot which was vacated because the former host dared to slur some pol. So, from someone who issued an insult to a felon.

[johnny7]

As Howie is doing a Beautiful People long weekend in Florida

Wouldn't doubt that the 'fat bastid' is setting-up a studio down there to do his show. He's been talking about getting out of this sh*thole of a state for months... and who can blame him.

Once I get a job offer from any red or purple state... Ma$$ can kiss my a$$!

[martin_fierro]

Col. David Hunt is filling in for Howie today.

"MOOOOOOONbats?"

[To Hell With Poverty]

"talking about getting out of this sh*thole of a state for months... and who can blame him."

Heh, make that years! At least for the year before I did... Oh I'm not bragging... ;)

[metesky]

VB sucks.

[Cheapskate]

Good Monrin Everybody!

[raccoonradio]

Finneran is scheduled to do four big hours, folks: 6-10 am
(acc. to WRKO site).

Some speculation as to whether or not WRKO will keep Rush.
Who knows. There is also speculation Howie may move to 2-6 pm due to Red Sox pre-emptions (games often start at 7 pm and there could be a 6 pm pre-game...)

Possible schedules? I emphasize POSSIBLE.
6-10a Finneran
10-noon another host
12-2 pm Rush
2-6 Howie
6 on Red Sox

(maybe Howie could do local stuff 2-6 and then regional/
national. They could re-feed the 2 pm hour at 6 to
some affiliates)

or
6-10a Finneran
10-noon one local host
noon-2 pm another host
2-6 Howie

or maybe Rush isn't leaving. Who knows.

[raccoonradio]

Audio of Howie vs. Finneran

note: I saved it and can upload to my own site if WRKO eventually takes it off theirs

http://media.wrko.podzinger.com/archive/HowieCarr/2007-01-11_CARR_VS_FINNERAN.mp3

[raccoonradio]

Re-pinging everyone. I have to work some OT so I won't be around after 2 pm today...btw for those who didn't catch first ping, Col Hunt in today, VB (who I think isn't bad) on Monday
(in a show that will have a big chunk pre-empted for Celtics
on WRKO.)

[raccoonradio]

>>local stuff

oops I meant local stuff 2-3 pm...
Remember the days when Jerry W was on 2-6?

[raccoonradio]

by the way everyone the radio boards are mentioning something about Howie losing some affiliates or losing/changing his
syndication deal. From what I've heard the likes of
WCRN Worcester MA, WVMT Burlington VT, and WGAN Portland ME
are still on board but I know that WKBK in Keene NH just dropped him and it was said the powerful WVOM-FM in
Howland/Augusta, ME "dropped him awhile back" yet their
website says he's on.

Strange...

Howie's affiliate list did add WCRN (I reminded them) but WVMT is not listed...and WVOM and WKBK are still on that page but I guess it needs updating.

some radio board discussion:
http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,59914.0.html

[warsaw44]

WRKO is clueless if they start jerking Howie around. If Howie were to jump ship to another station WRKOs rating would plummet. The guy is a major reason why folks tune in at all.
This new program director could sink the station the way he is going.

[NewHampshireDuo]

I listened to some of Miller's show this AM which is when I realized that Finneran was taking over his turf. Wasn't aware of other doings. Howie's the best thing going on that station. Rush (at least at the present) is on enough stations that he can be received in many places on multiple stations.

AM drive time has been a mixed bag at RKO ranging from horrible to ok. Finneran will cause me to use my CD player more.