Posted by Dale Parsons on October 23, 2009 at 16:47:52:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Soupy Sales R.I.P. posted by Allan Sniffen on October 23, 2009 at 16:04:25:
>>>It wasn't just me Dale. Your AM Drive and PM Drive guys thought the same thing.<<<
And the AM Drive guy thought the same thing about the PM Drive guy....who thought the same thing about the AM Drive guy.
>>>The ratings in middays weren't close to either Imus or Stern.<<<
You're comparing apples to oranges. We very pleased with the midday numbers in the Spring and Summer of 1985. 25-54 was heading in the right direction until the disastrous decision to fire Stern. I have never thought that hiring Soupy was anything but a smart move. Now, hiring Jack Spector to do a hybrid music/sports talk show...now that was a mistake. And not Jack's fault in any way. Jack was a true pro and tried to make it work, but I should never have put him in that situation. There was nobody to blame but me for that one.
>>>It's just that his WNBC show wasn't on that level.<<<
We will continue to disagree on this point. However, I've listened to the tapes and I still feel, 25 years later, that it was consistently one of the best programs on radio. And far superior to most of what I hear today.