Hill’s debut
Don Day | September 25, 2009KIDO/580 debuted the Austin Hill Show Thursday, part of a large schedule shift. I was only able to catch the final two segments, so it’s hard to fully gauge the show. During the brief time I listened, Hill made a number of references to “Barack Hussein Obama” and “Dear Leader Barack Obama” – and both segments were focused on national issues.
The station put out a Q&A on why they made these changes:
This page is set up to answer some simple questions of why 580 and 63 KIDO have made some line up changes. If you have any additional question or concerns, please feel free to Email me and I will try to get back to you as quickly as possible…
jason.wilmot@peakbroadcasting.com
Q; Why did you move Glenn Beck?
A; Moving Glenn Beck, allows you to hear the show closer to his actual air time. Glenn does his show from 7a-10a (Mountain). You no longer have to wait hours to get the show you have come to loveQ; What happened to Dennis Miller?
A; Dennis Miller has moved to AM 630 KIDO and can now be heard from 10a-1p. We have not dropped the show, just adjusted the time to fit into the new line upQ; Who Is Austin Hill?
A; Austin is one of the top talk show hosts in the country. He will deliver great content that will be local and national. He will be a great champion for the state of IdahoQ; Why so many changes lately?
A; As with most business, it is important to change to meet the needs of a growing audience. The addition of Kevin Miller, Austin Hill as well as moving Glenn Beck and Dennis Miller have KIDO poised to be the market leader for years to come.Q; Do we need more “local” shows?
A; Local shows have always been important for any radio station. Between Kevin Miller, Austin Hill and the Boise State Bronco’s [sic], KIDO is now leading the charge with the most local programming in the area.Q; Are you crazy or Have you lost your mind?
A; The answer is “no” to both. Very few stations make major changes to make things worse. KIDO is at a point where these are the natural steps to the station’s evolution. It’s time for KIDO to raise the bar again, and that is a challenge that the station excepts [sic].
What's more humorous is to see conservatives like Austin flip out over the POTUS much like the liberals did with GWB over the past 8 years. Oh, how the tables have turned.
While not a fan of the POTUS, you can't win arguments by name calling. But hey, this is local radio and we need ratings! Speak the language of your audience and keep asking where the birth certificate is.
Honestly though, I'm actually glad to see more of a local shift in radio – at least on the AM dial. We'll see how this all shakes out over the next few months.
I would go so far as to speculate that Peak has been getting so many rather nasty calls about the DISRUPTION in the normal programmng that the receptionist finally told the GM to tell the cyberguy to “DO SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE CALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and NOW!”
I also suspect that the webpage posting is rather sanitized version of what actual callers said…aka they were not really very happy when they learned that they now had to make a choice between two leading conservative hosts…(hint, hint…. GO ON LINE…find another Beck affilate somewhere that streams the show and listen in your office or home etc during the old afternoon time zone…) A shameless plug for a US company I have no financial interest in…C Crane Company…Fortuna California has technologies that can make it fairly painless to mind and pocketbook….You too former Glenn Beck listeners can embrace the technology of time shifting as well…
Oh, and how can it really be LOCAL if it is coming from Arizona???? isnt that stretching the truth just a wee bit….or is this just a PEAK at the future……
Heard Hill this afternoon (Friday). He was all over the Meridian teacher/wife/mom who got arrested for follin around with a 13 year old boy. Turned that into a discussion about monogamy. And couldn't resist the topic about “how do you actually pronounce Boise” (recall the ESPN knuckleheads during the BSU/Fresno game joking about pronouncing the city name). Plus national stuff pertinant to Prez, Iran, etc. Sounds like a “big city” host. And I was pleasantly surprised that he sounded like he had a clue about “local” issues.
Hill seems to have it together, now his new counterpart in the morning……Kevin Miller, this guy is unlistenable. KIDO….bring back the old guys!
Great Austin Hill is here. We used to listen to him in Phoenix with Liddy. Welcome to Boise