Chicagoist: Steve Dahl Jumps JACK

crashomon

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:09:05 -0600

Ah, I like Steve Dahl. He's okay. Sure, he can be infuriating and childish at times, but thats just who he is. I missed having Ed Tyll (did I spell that right?) on late night and I'll always leave the station on when Johnny Mars is on the air, but yeah, corporate radio does suck for the most part. Internet radio is what I listen to during the day, and one of these years, I'll pony up for Satellite, but until then, I'm just going to enjoy the sound of silence.

Scott the Jerseyist

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:00:43 -0600

JACK actually has had a morning person delivering some fairly lame bits. I think Dahl will be a good fit. Hopefully, the JACK format is finished. It was a good idea on paper, but the way WJMK did it was just too repetitive. Currently listening to XM right now, not sure what Tony B was talking about when he said XM does not have live DJs. It really is worth the money for either, I just prefer XM over Sirius (Baseball and Ron & Fez!)

Bill V

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:07:50 -0600

Can't we just put all of these has-beens on XRT? That way much of the crapy talk and crappy music will be in the same place! I agree with XM or Sirius, well worth the money never to have to listen to commercials again. That and some internet radio stations for music, that's all you need.

Spook

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:02:35 -0600

Mannnnnnnnn,I listened to Steve Dahl and Garry Meier in the 8th grade! But why am I not suprised that yall morons are still listening to this crap, those under 15 are excluded. The you've got Stern,god awful Black guys in the middle of the day, Eric and Kathy, and the stupid angry white males on WLS and the rest of the shock jock culture. Yea further proof of our growing rank stupidity, people growing older, but refusing to grow up. And you complain about your public officials not being representative of you. I think its a great fit. Keep up the listening yall

JohnsWorldSport

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:54:27 -0600

I wasn’t too shocked with the format change at WCKG announcement yesterday because of the rumors left by Chicago newspaper columnist Robert Feder weeks ago. I was curious however to see exactly where Steve would be going. I really didn’t think he would wind up at Jack-FM because it doesn’t have DJ’s which is the main idea behind their format. Having Steve really contradicts their philosophy. However I believe Steve's remaining contract and CBS having to honor it had a lot to do with this decision. Truthfully I would like to see a Steve and Garry reunion morning team again. I think that would be even more of a ratings juggernaut over the plain Steve Dahl show with Buzz Killman as his sidekick. I think a lot of Steve’s faithful listeners feel the same way. I was actually hoping that when Garry returned to the radio that it was with Steve and not as a solo act. Buzz could still be the “third” person part of the team. When Steve and Garry had an impromptu North Avenue Beach lakefront reunion last summer they worked so well together as if they had never parted ways years before.They seem so natural together. I hope others comment here in agreement with me and CBS management reads the postings. Maybe they will decide to add Garry to Steve’s morning drive and revive the "Steve & Garry" Show that proved to be as much of a ratings giant for many years as The Howard Stern Show was when it was on in the mornings in Chicago. Let’s hope!

TonyB

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:43:23 -0600

I got Sirius after Dahl's ego was allowed to program the entire line-up at 'CKG. Not only did I get to hear Stern again, but the choices and quality of music is amazing. Even better, is that unlike XM, Sirius uses jocks on their stations that REALLY know and love the music they're playing. I never thought I'd get as much use out of it as I do, but much like TiVo - once you have it, you'll wonder how you lived without it. I grew up listening to Dahl, but his show is nothing more than dead air, live reads, and sounds of him eating. It's no wonder nobody listened anymore.

dj_skilz

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:59:44 -0600

Well most talk radio sucks in my opinion but FM isn't remotely stomachable in Chicago anymore. Try XM or Sirius and you will never go back, trust me. Yes it cost, but it is about the price of 1 cd/mo, well worth it. Sirius offers live DJ's with their music content too, so if you are into that experience you can still get the quips along w/ your music too. The only thing in Chicago on FM worth catching is NPR, or any of the college stations like WNUR or WCRX.

simplecreature

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:46:06 -0600

Yes Magilla, you are. The shouting clip-happy Johnny B schtick was old when he starting doing it. I like "personality radio" as a side dish to my ipod really. Dahl can be pretty funny when he gets on a tear, usually tearing into someone. Hopefully the morning shift will give him back a bit of an edge. As for WCKG as a whole, Garry Meier was actually pretty funny, he needs to be paired with someone. Dahl's son was kind of excruciating to listen to and the Black guys in the middle of the day were godawful. No great loss really.

magilla gorilla

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:28:22 -0600

am i the only person that likes brandmeier?

annieF

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:09:18 -0600

Awww, c'mon Tankboy!? You mean you don't like the stale & blatantly unfunny attempt at humor & wit on Q101's Morning Fix!? I can't even describe how unpalatable I find them. Eric and Kathy are a better alternative!

Tankboy

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:27:03 -0600

crookcounty, you're gonna be waiting a while!

crookcounty

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:23:41 -0600

I can't wait until Tankboy jumps ship to another blog.

Vermin

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:47:04 -0600

Go Berto!

Wes Sabi

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:45:51 -0600

Love that pic of Pat Bertoletti with Big Steve Dahl. Too bad Pat did not beat Joey Chestnut this past weekend at the Krystal Burger Challenge. Would have loved for a Chicago native to be the undisputed #1 competitive eater in the world!

timocity

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:35:40 -0600

AM 560 9AM-12. XRT when needed. now Steve on JMK in the AM....Chicago radio rules.

Walrus

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:33:53 -0600

The day I first heard a radio station play Limp Bizkit was the last day I listened to a radio. Really, you can get an mp3 player that holds 10,000-20,000 songs, or if you're at a computer you can use Pandora, Last.fm, or any number of other online radio options. Music-wise, what exactly is the purpose of terrestrial radio? Because it certainly hasn't been about discovering legitimate, quality new music for over a decade now.