[Speed Gibson,
Monday March 14, 2005 at 6:34am]
Ain't No Thing - Week 2
I listened to "Race to the Right" via Replay Radio today, originally broadcast Sunday March 13 from 2-4 pm on KSTP-AM, as the second installment of the experimental "Next Big Thing" series. This week we had Tony Garcia and Marty Andrade, from www.racetotheright.com, apparently not yet a MOB site. They did a short stint on the Patriot II last fall, every other Sunday afternoon according to their site.
Anyway, I'd say they did a little better than the first week's contestants, as their experience would suggest. But too often they fell into a rut of talking to each other, not to us in the audience. One of them, nameless here, was a little guilty of letting his ego get in the way.
I think the "dual host" concept seldom works well in radio. You have to have just the right blend, like Saturday Morning Sports Talk, or the Northern Alliance Radio Network. But as talented as "Rookie" is, Joe alone is usually better than Joe plus Rookie. Mark O'Connell would be better off without Ron Rosenbaum, who adds little beyond his arrogance. As I noted last month, Cyndi Brucato on KSTP-TV news as a single anchor is surprisingly good without those scripted twin anchor transitions.
The boys took Ron Ebensteiner to task regarding his choice of deputy, and had a predictable interview with Senator Bachman, mostly on the Academic Bill of Rights proposal. But I can't give the overall product more than a C+, compared to a C- last week.
Anyway, I'd say they did a little better than the first week's contestants, as their experience would suggest. But too often they fell into a rut of talking to each other, not to us in the audience. One of them, nameless here, was a little guilty of letting his ego get in the way.
I think the "dual host" concept seldom works well in radio. You have to have just the right blend, like Saturday Morning Sports Talk, or the Northern Alliance Radio Network. But as talented as "Rookie" is, Joe alone is usually better than Joe plus Rookie. Mark O'Connell would be better off without Ron Rosenbaum, who adds little beyond his arrogance. As I noted last month, Cyndi Brucato on KSTP-TV news as a single anchor is surprisingly good without those scripted twin anchor transitions.
The boys took Ron Ebensteiner to task regarding his choice of deputy, and had a predictable interview with Senator Bachman, mostly on the Academic Bill of Rights proposal. But I can't give the overall product more than a C+, compared to a C- last week.