WSB picks up Rush Limbaugh, moves Clark Howard to 8 p.m.
Rush Limbaugh jumps to 95.5FM and AM 750 News/Talk WSB starting at noon, October 1, 2012. CREDIT: AP
Rush Limbaugh, the most popular radio talk show host in America for more than two decades, is moving to AM 750 and 95.5FM News/Talk WSB.
Limbaugh will take WSB’s noon-to-3 p.m. weekday time slot starting Monday. Oct. 1.
“When you have the biggest talk personality on the biggest news/talk station in Atlanta, I expect the chemical reaction will be positive,” said Ben Reed, Atlanta market manager for Cox Media Group, which includes The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Our listeners will benefit from it.”
Limbaugh has been on news-talk 640/WGST-AM since the late 1980s and consistently has been the station’s biggest draw.
For WSB, Limbaugh’s arrival means several changes to its weekday lineup:
- Syndicated talk show host Neal Boortz, now based primarily out of Naples, Fla., will see his daily stint cut back an hour. He will be on the air from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Boortz is retiring in January and will be replaced by businessman and former presidential candidate Herman Cain, who had already planned to do three hours a day.
- Consumer advocate Clark Howard, who has been with WSB radio since 1991 and is now heard on more than 220 stations nationwide, is moving to the 8-10 p.m. slot from his current 1-3 p.m. time period. Howard — who recently began co-hosting an HLN TV news program from 5-7 p.m. weekdays called “Evening Express” — will still tape his Atlanta-based radio show from 1-3 p.m. because other markets will continue to run it live. He explains the changes on his popular website www.clarkhoward.com.
- Syndicated radio and Fox News host Sean Hannity’s program will air live from 3-5 p.m., but WSB will be adding a news program from 5-7 p.m. Erick Erickson, who runs the website RedState.com will be the show’s host/commentator. Hannity’s third hour, from 7-8 p.m., will be tape-delayed (Erickson has been hosting a talk show from 6-8 p.m.).
- Local talk show host Adam Goldfein gets pushed two hours later to 10 p.m. to midnight.
- Syndicated financial expert Dave Ramsey also gets moved two hours later and will start at midnight instead of 10 p.m.
WSB, which ranked ninth in Atlanta Arbitron ratings in August, has lost some steam since All News 106.7 (WYAY-FM) hit the airwaves in May.
“Summer is usually very tough for news talk stations,” Reed said, “so I don’t panic when I have a month that dips in the summer.”
WSB’s new 5-7 p.m. news program will try to counter that.
“Atlanta depends on WSB for news, weather and traffic information, and now WSB will provide even more,” Reed said.
Limbaugh has remained a durable powerhouse in radio despite controversies he has faced over the years. He is heard on more than 600 stations nationwide and draws more than 14.75 million listeners each week, according to Talkers magazine. Hannity is the nation’s second most popular radio host, with at least 14 million listeners a week.
WGST, which was a soft rock station in the early 1970s, went all news in 1977 and morphed into news/talk in the 1980s.
Howard, Boortz, Hannity and Ramsey were all personalities previously on WGST, which was competitive with WSB in ratings in the 1990s but now lags far behind. WGST ranked 21st in the August ratings.
Word is that WGST has laid off several people today in preparation for a likely format change. Right now, while Rusty Humphries is normally airing, WGST is running a Glenn Beck repeat. (He normally airs from 9 a.m. to noon.)
“I think I speak for a lot of people who used to work at GST to say that this is a very very sad day to see this happen,” said Mike Rose, who worked at the station from 1985 to 1998 in roles including producer and program director. “It was a great operation, a family-like atmosphere. It cultivated a lot of the great performers on radio today.”
The two likely formats available are syndicated comedy or Spanish sports talk, said Eric Seidel, who was station manager from GST from 1986 to 1997 and developed Howard and Hannity. “Hannity was a diamond in the rough when we found him and he got his radio legs with us,” Seidel said. And Howard was an accidental talk show host who started covering travel as a travel agent and adjusted into talk show work with Seidel’s help.
The station was ahead of its time when it was simulcast on FM from 1993 to 200 at 105.7 and its ratings were competitive with WSB for a time. Losing that simulcast hurt the station’s power, which slipped steadily throughout the 2000s as its core listeners moved further outside its AM grasp and outside the Perimeter.
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305 comments Add your comment
George
September 26th, 2012
3:05 pm
Will the last person out the door at WGST please turn out the lights??
Tom
September 26th, 2012
3:07 pm
Interesting.
NetRadioJock
September 26th, 2012
3:09 pm
That is crazy how they are doing Hannity’s and Erickson’s show. That is not good programming.
David
September 26th, 2012
3:11 pm
Barf. Adam Goldfein is my current favorite on WSB and I’ll never get to hear his show anymore (have to hit the hay earlier than 10pm). Guess I’ll be heading to another station during noon-3pm. Rush is so stale.
ByteMe
September 26th, 2012
3:13 pm
9 straight hours of crazy. That’s gonna leave a mark on their audience’s brain.
DW
September 26th, 2012
3:15 pm
Such a sad demise to WGST…
Rod
September 26th, 2012
3:17 pm
what a waste of good radio time. Time to reset my radio channel selection.
RTA
September 26th, 2012
3:19 pm
Good idea reporting the news from 5-7 during rush hour. But that’s just my opinion. You have to compete with the new stations. Good call on that one at least.
Gary
September 26th, 2012
3:20 pm
Lets all quit listening to the spin machine ….I have done this a long time ….WSB is only good for weather traffic breaking news.. the talk shows are a sheer waste of time..
skeeter
September 26th, 2012
3:22 pm
After 8:30am, I just do as Boortz say, CLICK!!!
Old timer
September 26th, 2012
3:23 pm
Don’t like Limbaugh….I am sure they could find someone better.
KD
September 26th, 2012
3:25 pm
So where’s Rusty Humphries? WGST is playing Glenn Beck right now. When I heard Glenn Beck instead of Rusty Humphries I came here to see if any news had broken. Didn’t see this one coming!
Rodney Ho
September 26th, 2012
3:26 pm
@KD I have no idea where Rusty is! I heard they pretty much let most of the local folks go at GST earlier today so my guess is: format change. But to what?
Laura
September 26th, 2012
3:33 pm
After growing up with WSB (atlanta native) I will have to say good bye. I can’t stomach Rush. Too bad.
Ciao
innerjuju
September 26th, 2012
3:34 pm
And they say the press is controlled by the left. Hard to drown out the spin from these on the right….
Juan Carlos Diego Raul Sanchez
September 26th, 2012
3:35 pm
Man the Reg guys are slaying AM stations also…Paaatiiitong…Rusty is horrid – i saw on his web site he is on from 6-9…
lizbot
September 26th, 2012
3:38 pm
Ugh…I am really going to miss having a non-rant program during the day. I’ll get my Clark fix on TV. Buh-bye.
HRpufnstuf
September 26th, 2012
3:39 pm
Thanks for the warning, I avoid Limbaugh and Hannity at all costs. No wonder we have such stupid people in America regurgitating their hate-filled rants.
Big D
September 26th, 2012
3:41 pm
I’m glad to have an evening news show for my drive home. WGST in the last few years has lost the Braves, Ramsey, and now Rush. Stick a fork in them.
bob
September 26th, 2012
3:42 pm
bring back “the kimmer”!
pjcace
September 26th, 2012
3:44 pm
I thought cutting Clark back to 2 hours sucked. This is a whole new level. Guess 750 isn’t for me either. No thanks on Rush and Sean. Time to reassign my 750 and 95.5 presets to something else.
austinklee
September 26th, 2012
3:45 pm
I wonder if Art “Madman” Mehring will get picked up by WSB as well…or move to TV?
Percy Flage
September 26th, 2012
3:47 pm
Clark Howard, Dave Ramsey, Adam Goldfein – Useful radio, worth listening and learning
Limbaugh, Hannity, Boortz, Cain – steaming piles of waste
austinklee
September 26th, 2012
3:47 pm
@Rodney Friend of mine mentioned they are moving to all Spanish programming.
Patrick
September 26th, 2012
3:49 pm
WOW! I have been listening to 640 WGST for so long, but without Rush & Rusty, I will have no choice but to switch over to WSB (only for Rush). Guess I will have to turn back to sports talk during the other time slots. Rodney, you are the best, you always have the scoop and keep us informed on these issues.
Molly Moo
September 26th, 2012
3:51 pm
What will happen to Beck and Coast to Coast???
ATL RADIO INSIDER
September 26th, 2012
3:53 pm
Constantly Updated WGST-WSB Flip Watch!
http://atlradioinsider.blogspot.com/2012/09/flip-watch-640923-wgst.html
bulldogbubba
September 26th, 2012
3:54 pm
I say too bad for us Clark Howard fans.He is the one person in all this that does not rant and rave through out his program.He at least gives information worth listening for.As someone already said Rush is stale. Goodbye WSB!!!!!!!!
skeeter
September 26th, 2012
3:57 pm
What’s this I hear about Belinda getting her own show?? I guess the late Royal Marshall was too middle of the road on his politics to last on a hate filled station. I think Mark Aryum(sp?) also falls into that “not hateful enough” category.
BlondAlto
September 26th, 2012
3:58 pm
Sad about GST…….Hope all of you who were laid off will find good jobs soon. Our family have been fans for awhile…..informative column. It’s so helpful to know the “skinny” on what’s going on with local radio!
MaggyLeCat
September 26th, 2012
4:00 pm
Time to renew my Sat radio subscription
Jeff W
September 26th, 2012
4:01 pm
I hope that is not the case but WGST management pulled the same thing a few years ago when they decided a change was needed. They may have screwed up with this act.
Atlantan
September 26th, 2012
4:02 pm
such a long was from Ludlow… Actually big fan so I’m looking forward to the change. Still like GST for Levin.
jacket backer
September 26th, 2012
4:03 pm
Awesome!
PTC DAWG
September 26th, 2012
4:07 pm
I always liked Boortz’s show when he was local.
National talking heads don’t interest me in the least. I guess they do well without me.
Doug C.
September 26th, 2012
4:08 pm
Congratulations WSB… A parade of clowns, is now yours.
Stuart
September 26th, 2012
4:08 pm
Too bad about WGST. I used to listen to it in the 90s when they were actually doing something. It just goes to show how incompetent the 8000 ton monster known as Clear Channel can get. I am aware of the changes in broadcasting but I wonder if these people actually have a clue. If you break it fix it.
Clarkfan
September 26th, 2012
4:10 pm
So if I understand it correctly, if I live elsewhere in the country I might get to listen to Clark Howard in the afternoon, but in Atlanta, where he got his start, I have to wait until 8 pm? Thank goodness for podcasts.
Jed
September 26th, 2012
4:11 pm
Clark Howard is the best thing going for WSB radio. It’s a shame he’s getting bumped to such a late time slot.
Kaley Fornia
September 26th, 2012
4:13 pm
I am so upset that Clark is going to be on at night!!!! I am removing WSB from my preset right now!! All News 106.7 is now the #1 preset! Boo on COX for doing that to Clark! And what a coincidence…just in time for the elections for Rush! Atlanta radio is going straight down the pitts!!! Thank GOD I have my Sirius XM radio!!!
bluebengal
September 26th, 2012
4:14 pm
the only time i listened was for clark, well adios.
Captain Midnight
September 26th, 2012
4:14 pm
Herman Cain won’t last a month. He’s ok for a fill in, but the Talkmaster he aint.
john
September 26th, 2012
4:15 pm
WGST 640 and 92.9 Dave FM it’s been nice to know you. Atlanta now has become the largest area of dead air in the country.
Oxwinkle
September 26th, 2012
4:18 pm
So, do Beck, Levin and C2C go to WGKA or does Cumulus start up a talk station on 97.9 or 100.5?
Tom
September 26th, 2012
4:19 pm
Great line up unless you are a Lib and can’t take the truth…
The Kimmer Peterson
September 26th, 2012
4:20 pm
RIP WGST
Northern Neighbor
September 26th, 2012
4:31 pm
Am I the only one who misses Ludlow Porch? I could talk about home-grown tomato sandwiches all day long.
funseeker
September 26th, 2012
4:32 pm
I might start listening to music again on my car radio.
Winger
September 26th, 2012
4:33 pm
The libs “hate” it when the talk shows tell the truth. Bring it on.
rod
September 26th, 2012
4:34 pm
belinda better save her money with neil no longer helping her with her endorsements
DMA82
September 26th, 2012
4:36 pm
Way to bury the lead there Rodney…..GEEEZ!
Really
September 26th, 2012
4:37 pm
Why would they think we want to listen to Rush Limbaugh. There’s enough vomit coming out of AM750 already. Can you give us a break. Nobody wants to hear a recovering drug addict and that’s what he is. Well if he’s truly recovering, he could still be an addict for all we really know. But I mean really give me a break.
www
September 26th, 2012
4:38 pm
so eric seidel is partially to blame for foisting jack*sses like sean hannity on the world?
what a clown.
www
September 26th, 2012
4:40 pm
AWESOME! another reason to never listen to AM750 again. thanks cox!
Rocketboy
September 26th, 2012
4:41 pm
WSB Radio used to be the grande dame of Southern broadcasters. Now it’s just a cheap tart with a line-up of fools pandering to the gullible. It’s truly sad.
Meli
September 26th, 2012
4:45 pm
People in Atlanta aren’t good enough to hear Clark Howard live from 1-3 every day, while other markets are? Isn’t that sort of like when Comcast refused to air the Cartoon Network in Atlanta, even though it’s based here?
Seymour Light
September 26th, 2012
4:45 pm
That’s Senator Clark Howard. Johnny Isakson isn’t running for re-election in 2014.
Atlanta Radio sucks more
September 26th, 2012
4:50 pm
I am going to miss Boortz, cannot stand listening to Herman Cain. Wish they had tapped Erickson to take over Boortz’s spot. I listen to Boortz, switch to Rush, and back to Hannity. Like Clarke but his voice is like nails on chalkboard.
Atlanta’s radio has been completely overhauled. Shame its going to be change for the worse.
Highlander
September 26th, 2012
4:55 pm
Let’s face it, WGST hasn’t been the same since they dropped The Kimmer. The station lost all of it’s original personalities (who actually had personality!) so their demise in the ratings is their own fault!
And I love all these comments about how hate-filled Limbaugh, Hannity, etc., are followed by disparaging remarks! Pot, meet kettle.
Of course, we all know that only conservatives are hateful. Harry Reed, Nancy Pelosi and President Obama have NEVER said anything hateful about anyone who disagrees with them. No-o-o-o-o-o! (Insert sarcasm emoticon here.)
Chuckie D
September 26th, 2012
4:55 pm
ROHO,
I had no idea you had so many bleeding heart libs following you. Just remember folks, “The truth will set you free”, but only if you open your ears and take your blinders off~~~
I can only listen to Clarkie-Clark’s rehashing of the same things in moderation.
Selah,
sbatcos
September 26th, 2012
4:56 pm
Clark was the only one who didn’t yell at the callers or the listeners. I loved his cheerful, optimistic personality and will miss him during the afternoons.
opssusan
September 26th, 2012
5:05 pm
Yep…time to reset the presets. I could tolerate Boortz less and less the last few years and was halfway out the WSB door anyway. This is the final nail in the coffin!! I don’t know what caliber of ” critical thinkers” you think you’re attracting with this new lineup, but I’m outta here. Clark, sorry you’re not being given the respect you deserve from WSB –
donna fazal
September 26th, 2012
5:09 pm
Atlanta radio has been through so many changes lately (some good, some bad) that if you had been out of town for a couple of months, you wouldn’t recognize the radio landscape anymore. I don’t know who the heck these companies are listening to (consultants who claim to be “experts”), but they have alienated their listeners now for years. Even satellite radio is now screwing up with commercials on paid radio (they lost their #1 selling point when they started doing that- I resented paying nearly $15 a month to listen to viagra ads and dumped Sirius XM).
The major media companies just don’t get it! Folks wouldn’t have turned to their ipods in their cars if you had given them what they wanted years ago! You turned them away! Do any of you honestly know anybody who ever got to do an Arbitron book? Who was getting these books anyway? The unemployed folks who were stupid enough to answer their phone? Those with purchasing power were out working!
The one bright spot I didn’t see coming was All News 106.7- the afternoon shift with Greg Black and Melissa Carter is a home run IMHO. Very enjoyable. I wouldn’t want to listen to all news all day, but for an avg commute time, it’s quite nice. WSB is toast. And when Cox took away Oldies over 10 years ago and didn’t expand the songs you played, you alienated all the baby boomers. Good riddance WGST and WSB. The only one who gets my vote is 106.7 and my mp3 player. You build a station and a format that anyone with half a brain will want to listen to and it will be a hit. Build it and they will come. A little tweaking with some of the other shifts earlier in the day on 1067 and you have a huge winner there for news. But a decent music station in Atlanta is a distant memory.
Dave
September 26th, 2012
5:23 pm
Kirk Mellish’s new tagline: “The Right weather for you!”
AnybodybutLimbaugh
September 26th, 2012
5:24 pm
WSB……………you’ve just lost a loyal listener!!!! I simply can’t stand to the listen to hate spewing Limbaugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a shame!!!!!!!!!!!
David
September 26th, 2012
5:25 pm
Complained earlier about Rush moving to WSB. I’ll never be happy with it, but I do recall a time when I liked WGST more (Boortz making fun of WSB in 1989 when he was on WGST). I guess 640 might be in play if they replace it with something interesting… uh, not Spanish. I laughed about all the FM stations in turmoil because I can get music so much easier in other ways (iPod, etc.). AM radio in Atlanta has always been okay with me and this is the first time I’ve been a little bummed with the changes.
spasell
September 26th, 2012
5:32 pm
What about Jamie Dupree
Rob
September 26th, 2012
5:32 pm
Wow. Nice way to treat Clark Howard, WSB. Lame.
mitt romney
September 26th, 2012
5:37 pm
Yet another legacy talk station run in the ground by the idiocy of John Hogan. You can bet if I was still running Bain Capital, Hogan would be the first person I would fire.
TOM(clearchannel hater)Borgia
September 26th, 2012
5:38 pm
I liked WGST on Fm! Thought it was Kool,but lost the signal outside the perimeter.Sorry to all who lost their jobs,but thats clearchannel for you! Bravo Clearchannel U have ruined the FM dial here in the ATL market! im not understanding the concept of losing 92.9 DAVE-FM,& going to sports.Will they pick up the Braves,So we can actually listen to Rock again on Cumulus 100.5? they say there Atlanta’s Rock station! finding that hard too believe as well! Goodbye FM! hello Sirius id rather pay for it then what they have done to this market in the last few months,such a shame!
Rodney Ho
September 26th, 2012
5:39 pm
@spasell Jamie Dupree will continue to work with Neal Boortz. His update will come on at 11:35 a.m. instead of the noon hour.
Dell
September 26th, 2012
5:46 pm
Glad to hear Jamie Dupree will still be on. The segment with Jamie is the only portion of the Boortz show that I can tolerate. I agree with poster who said Boortz was good when he was just local. He became something of a buffoon after he went national.
Too bad about Clark Howard. He has always been the sensible one. I would listen to him in the 1-3 slot, I will not be listening to Limbaugh.
dale
September 26th, 2012
5:47 pm
Well this looks like the end of WGST, just finishing the job Randall Blooquist started.
gj2001
September 26th, 2012
5:50 pm
I can use two pieces of duct tape to cover AM 750 and 95.5FM News/Talk on the radio dial.
ThE LISTENER
September 26th, 2012
5:51 pm
Wsb…I implore you to think about this decision,you will loose big time,this move will force me to change my presets. So long Scott Slade & news crew your reports was always helpful….all news 106, their lost is your gain.
Steak Shapiro
September 26th, 2012
5:52 pm
Ludlow Porch – seriously !!! for the love of god let it go
Dan
September 26th, 2012
5:54 pm
Hard to figure what sort of a 2 hour “news” program will be hosted by Erik Erickson – my guess is more right wing commentary and very little news – no thanks
Sending Clark Howard into nighttime so WSB can run Boortz (then Herman Cain in 2013)/Rush/ and Hannity for 8 hours straight – pretty hard core with no cleansing with Clark Howard mid-day
The right wing blather has started to bleed into the morning news as well and this is more of the same- since WSB is all in with right wing radio during the day I am all in with 106.7 for good for my local news
chrono
September 26th, 2012
5:59 pm
Somebody above said it – when WGST got rid of the Kimmer and his staff I knew they’d be headed for problems at some point. I assume Beck will end up on 920 after Bill Bennett.
As a aside, I love all the lefties posting here about all the shows they hate that they’ve probably never listened to!
honky tonk man
September 26th, 2012
6:02 pm
Two more blowhards for those who live in a conspiracy world.Gotta get the Black man off the the top the mountain.Hes too smart Rush and Boortz said. Gosh why not put an ignorant black guy in the House like 999Cheater citizen Cain! So he can be your uncle tom patsy.
Tom Hughes
September 26th, 2012
6:09 pm
WGST passed away in 2006. The wake has just taken a long time.
larry robinson
September 26th, 2012
6:12 pm
Enter your comments here If fox news wants to get Rommy elected. they need get Obama picture off the screen, and put rommy up everybody knows obama but nobody knows rommy what is said will mean nothing SO GET ROMMEY PICTURE ON THE SCREEN
BountyHunter
September 26th, 2012
6:21 pm
The changes to 920/640 aren’t anything new. This station has quite a history of missteps. Letting the morning news (Tom Hughes) crew go, letting Neal Boortz and Clark Howard get away. Then there was Planet Radio, Ed Tyll, Freddy Mertz, Brian Wilson, etc. For those who wanted a break from Sean Hannity you had Kim Peterson on the air but he vanished about the same way the current occupant of the 3PM time slot has. The signal cannot be heard OTP, even on their weak FM signal in the NE region of Atlanta.
I wish Neal Boortz well in his retirement and Hope that Herman Cain can get the job done. It won’t be the same for Atlanta radio after January 21.
Should Herman tire I respectfully submit the name of Jim Quinn as a more than suitable replacement. “Quinn and Rose” on Sirius XM.
T
September 26th, 2012
6:22 pm
You know, I haven’t listened to Rush in years, but “hate spewing Limbaugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”?
As usual, no specific example. Usually boils down to “I don’t like what he says. Waa! Waa! Waa!”
As opposed to the always-talking-love to the other side Randi Rhodes, who got a one week suspension for calling for the assassination of a sitting President. Don’t remember that, do you libs? She is a nationally syndicated (liberal) radio host. But when some nobody yayhoo in NC says something like that about the ONE, we get international headlines.
And speaking of international, how about the lovely columnist at the Guardian(?): John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, where are you now? That went pretty much without comment as well.
say what?
September 26th, 2012
6:26 pm
Anc conservatives will STILL call in to these radio shows, and claim how unfair the liberal media is being to their point of view.
Beth
September 26th, 2012
6:30 pm
I’m pretty much done…. Can’t tolerate Cain or Rush…
Was nice for a long time. Such is life!
Infrequent Flyer
September 26th, 2012
6:32 pm
It’s truly unfortunate that a major city like Atlanta has such lousy radio choices. Too bad about Clark; he was the last of the non-political talkers on the dial, and many folks relied on his good advice. I agree with an earlier poster: Erick Erickson should have taken the morning slot. He’s a better choice than Herman Cain, who’ll likely not last a year. I’m thankful for (and support) WABE, and I hope that All-news 106.7 hangs in there long enough to build an audience.
I’ll admit to not listening to any of the music stations much. When I do listen, it seems as if the playlists are very homogenized and repetitive.
Linda
September 26th, 2012
6:49 pm
Too bad we don’t have a way to harness all that hot air on WSB as an alternative fuel. So long,WSB, looks like I’ll be listening to ESPN all afternoon.
Ima Hogge
September 26th, 2012
6:51 pm
listening to Newstalk 1160 WCFO-AM. Like CBS news at the top of each hour.
CA
September 26th, 2012
6:52 pm
Does anyone really care? Get satellite radio. You will hear a lot more of what you really want.
Lisa
September 26th, 2012
7:03 pm
Originally radio played music and had news segments. Everyone had an avenue. Now there are no stations that I can pick up that play big band and WWII music. No oldies. River is okay. DaveFM is going so no adult alternative. I only listen to radio during a commute and want music to calm me, not hate. At least Dave will become sports.
It's been fun WSB!!!
September 26th, 2012
7:04 pm
Wow! Rush over Clark? Valuable useful information from a nice person replaced by hate speech from an idiot! Good bye WSB
Rob
September 26th, 2012
7:19 pm
Poor Atlanta living in the past with media bozos who don’t have a vision of the future. This guy is the past, your stuck there while the rest of the world evolves. The last of the angry white boys who have lost their footing. Thank God for Sirius and the ability for me to I program this station.
General Lee
September 26th, 2012
7:32 pm
Why does Clear Channel CEO John Hogan have vendetta against Atlanta and specifically WGST? Ever since this local boy became CEO, he has done almost everything in his power to run the entire Atlanta cluster into the ground.
Need proof? How about the hiring of Randall Bloomquist? How about the constant format changes?
Gone Fishing
September 26th, 2012
7:35 pm
The Tea Baggers have done in what once was at least someting you could stomach every now and then. An embarrassment for WSB and another black eye for Atlanta. Misinformation peddlers all.! Boortz;Cain; Savage; Hannity; and Limbhurger. Clark Howard outwardly is the only decent show they have going for them. Oh! I forgot. Sometimes it’s best not to go after the ad dollars. What profit does a man gain, e’re he lose his soul
Mike Bell 790
September 26th, 2012
7:37 pm
FIRST!!!!
atl bob
September 26th, 2012
7:54 pm
What a disgrace….replacing a guy like Clark Howard – who actually contributes something to this world helping people avoid scams and save money – with an ego-maniac like Rush Limbaugh who is a walking scam lying to listeners and pandering to their most base fears and prejudices (which obviously sells). Ludlow Porch is rolling over in his grave, WSB.
Atlanta Mom
September 26th, 2012
7:56 pm
Open button on my car radio. Clark Howard was something I could listen to when I had kids in the car. No Rush in my car.
Tom and Angel
September 26th, 2012
7:57 pm
We’ll take WSB radio off our automatic dials, too. We don’t want to hear reactionaries screaming all day. We want more balanced talk shows.
Tim in Atlanta
September 26th, 2012
7:57 pm
The solution is obvious. WGST needs to go progressive and bring on Mike Malloy, Stephanie Miller, Ed Schultz, and Thom Hartmann. They’re not going to win on right wing talk – WSB has the bucks to buy what they want (the Super PAC of local radio, let’s say). They need to counter punch. And for balance, bring back Kim Peterson to bitch about the rest of the schedule. He was loony, but funny. This would get them back into the game quickly.
James
September 26th, 2012
7:58 pm
Really crazy stuff. Ramsey to oblivion would be a better move, bring C2C over to 750 so you can actually hear it. Folks that wouldn’t care for it aren’t up that time of night anyway. Also think Eric is Neal’s heir apparent. Herman won’t last. Should lose Hannity altogether, he gets enough airplay on TV, and keep Clark on in the afternoon. Anyway, big mess right now.
Radio GaGa
September 26th, 2012
8:01 pm
Goodbye, WSB. Clark was your only show worth listening to. Limbag truly reeks. I’ll also move my news listening habits permanently to 106.7. As for WGST, it’s been dying for years.
Shannon
September 26th, 2012
8:04 pm
Its a shame that a City the size of Atlanta doesn’t have a non-bias local talk show during prime hours. I’ve listened to talk radio in Atlanta for over 20 years and it’s a shame to see what has happened. I’m not a right-winger, nor am I a liberal, I’m a truth seeker and I care about my city. It’s obvious to me that the leadership at WSB/Bain could care less…..and it will be their loss….
RIP: WGST — Peach Pundit
September 26th, 2012
8:06 pm
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Anne Cox Chambers
September 26th, 2012
8:11 pm
Who did they add to my station?
Colonel Klink
September 26th, 2012
8:16 pm
Hogan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clark was screwed.
September 26th, 2012
8:17 pm
Where can we find a list of dials that Clark is on during the day?
Bill
September 26th, 2012
8:17 pm
Thank God I have Sirius XM and don’t have to listen to any of these nincompoops. Anybody that actually proud of having developed Sean Hannity deserves what they get…unemployed.
Dan
September 26th, 2012
8:30 pm
T and chrono
I pay attention to your fearless leader Rush and hear about gems like this
“Rush Limbaugh said Wednesday that voters should ignore “bogus” swing-state polls that show President Barack Obama pulling away from GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, blaming pollsters for “oversampling” Democrats and accusing them of “trying to get this election finished” before the debates by “suppressing your vote and depressing you.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81711.html
I question why anyone regards this sort of propoganda as something worth programming for 8 hours straight each day if you also try to program morning drive time (and now afternoon drive time) with supposedly unbiased “news” programs while you play to only half of the potential listeners for the “news” programs from 8:30 to 5
There is a reason 106.7 sees an opening for news
Beano Cook
September 26th, 2012
8:31 pm
If WGST changes format I wonder what happens to Mark Levin. Lots of comments on the other programming on 640 but not “the great one.”
The Truth
September 26th, 2012
8:35 pm
Cant believe they are doing Clark like that. Only one worth a damn and you move him to bedtime. that’s crazy yo
Pennie
September 26th, 2012
8:37 pm
There is always 920. But I really wish someone would bring back ‘kimmer’
Cold Front
September 26th, 2012
8:40 pm
WSB’s ratings are suffering and they go out and get a once-popular, heading downhill, ex-drug addicted host?? One more reason to keep the new All-News station on the dial so I won’t have to be buried by the right-wing hate speech.
Double D
September 26th, 2012
8:44 pm
OMG my new baby 106 7 is now dead in the water
David Archimedes
September 26th, 2012
8:54 pm
My Mom worked for WSB in the 1960’s when the station stood firmly for good government and the Civil Rights Movement. For no other reason than they were right. She was very proud of it. No longer: The transformation is complete, WSB is officially a full time HATE Radio Station, engaging in Republican Propaganda:. Hate and Greed 24/7. Millions of dollars in Free airtime and poliitical contributions to the Republican and Tea Party. Smearing, slurring and slandering democrats, Democrats and the poor. Shame on what you have done to a once great radio station.
David
September 26th, 2012
8:58 pm
Hate radio station, a term used by libs who can’t defend their points of view and opinions against a person who has opposite views.
Rod
September 26th, 2012
8:59 pm
Nice adding some fat hot air to the line up. He is laughing and eating all the way to the bank. I love america where a fat a– , sexist, racist piece of trash can make millions.
jay
September 26th, 2012
9:01 pm
Way too much hateful, extremist, right wing talk radio down here. And way too many stupid people end up getting brainwashed to vote against their own economic interests. Newsflash: Limbaugh and Hannity don’t believe half the crap they talk about on the radio. They do it to drive ratings up.
It would really be nice to get some thoughtful, progressive talk radio down here. It’s disgraceful that right wing crap has a monopoly on the entire market, but I guess that happens when you have conservative companies like Cox and Clear Channel controlling the entire radio market. Disgusting.
Zantavious
September 26th, 2012
9:02 pm
“WGST ranked 21st in the August ratings.”
That is because their signal is weak and for years we’ve been unable to hear them out in the burbs after sundown. Memo to WGST management, unless the plan is to limit your listening audience to inner city Atlanta find a way to boost your nighttime signal and success will follow.
Stan
September 26th, 2012
9:12 pm
WSB [i]really[/i] doesn’t want me to listen to them, do they?
Gee
September 26th, 2012
9:13 pm
Please don’t call WSB-Radio a “news” station. Making up stuff in the Rush/Hannity mode does not count as news!
gnd
September 26th, 2012
9:15 pm
Question? Is this 1 OR 2 flips? Are the AM and FM stations going 2 continue to simulcast the same station, or are they going back to being 2separate station? If so, maybe oldies can return on the FM signal! Either way, this is stupid. Itend to lean mre to the right, but I can/t stand Rush. Sean and Neal are to preachy lately. Loved them when they were just local talk show people. It seems as if they are pushing the hometown boy(Clark Howard) out to the pasture. I would love to see the 7 pm shift go back to being a local broadcast that was entertaining and fun, but also did local issues. Remember Pete Davis years ago? Mark Arum would be perfect for this!
alpharettamom
September 26th, 2012
9:16 pm
Whose stupid idea was it to replace Clark Howard with Rush Limbaugh. Clark is the only reason that I still listen to WSB. Oh well, more time for NPR news and classical music.
Brewmaster
September 26th, 2012
9:22 pm
Hey Really, thank you for using the typical liberal tactic of demonizing the messenger. Rush suffered severe pain from losing his hearing and became addicted to the painkiller, like many other good people have. Have you ever actually listened to his show ? He speaks the truth and exposes all the liberal lies that are covered up by the blamestream media. You probably still believe that the murder of our ambassdor and 3 others was because of a YouTube video. You probably have never heard that Oblamer was not a “rock star” professor, as Time magazine put forth in 2008, but was actually an un-tenured, part time “lecturer” who received dismal reviews from his students.
SuzeC
September 26th, 2012
9:27 pm
This is unbelievable. WSB is no longer a “news” station, just a right-wing propaganda tool. I used to love to listen to Boortz, followed by Clark. But Boortz has become insufferable (all Obama-bashing, Naples-name-dropping all the time), and now Clark is relegated to nights and Goldfein (whose show is pretty good, actually) gets the bedtime slot. Did I already say “unbelievable”?
Time to get rid of the WSB presets – I’ll follow Jamie Dupree on Twitter, and watch Clark on HLN – and give myself satellite radio for Christmas.
What a shame for WSB, and for the ATL, after all these years. Oh, and RIP Royal T….
I can't believe Rush Limbaugh is still on the radio
September 26th, 2012
9:28 pm
@ alpharettamom- NPR and classical music, you are like my kind of gal!
@ Brewmaster- You are everything that is wrong with this country personified
rexob
September 26th, 2012
9:29 pm
Listened to Clark Howard regularly… and Boortz was tolerable when he wasn’t ranting about Obama… but now I am done with WSB. Bye bye.
I can't believe Rush Limbaugh is still on the radio
September 26th, 2012
9:29 pm
*you are my kind of gal!
I can't believe Rush Limbaugh is still on the radio
September 26th, 2012
9:31 pm
@ Jay- Preach!
SuzeC
September 26th, 2012
9:31 pm
Oh, and BTW, who the hell thinks that the 5-7 “news” hosted by Erick Erickson will be anything remotely resembling real news? Puhleeze….
dean
September 26th, 2012
9:32 pm
No offense to the other hosts at WSB, and sorry to disagree with so many of you other posters, but I’ve been quietly hoping to see Limbaugh on WSB for almost 20 years. Too bad following Boortz will be so short-lived.
Brewmaster
September 26th, 2012
9:34 pm
Surely I am not the lone conservative reading these libtard blogs right now.
Brewmaster
September 26th, 2012
9:36 pm
Birth control is just fine. Pay for it yourself, not with my taxes ! Take some resposibility for yourself !
JimD
September 26th, 2012
9:37 pm
This change IS NOT good. BOrtz 12-1 is the best hour. Need Jamie. SHoving Clark to evening IS a terrible idea. Guess I’ll b e listening to CD’s in the afternoon. Don’t want Rush.
Anonymous
September 26th, 2012
9:37 pm
Rush Limbaugh is a jerk, and so are his listeners. Could a guy be any meaner? Ultra-rich fool who stays locked up on the north end of his little island in Florida, broadcasting from a closet.
Come on
September 26th, 2012
9:39 pm
@ It’s been fun WSB- Well said!
Come on
September 26th, 2012
9:40 pm
@ Brewmaster- So you’re saying I should have been aborted?
Come on
September 26th, 2012
9:44 pm
@ Anonymous- It really is amazing (in a bad way) that anybody wants to listen to this guy
Brewmaster
September 26th, 2012
9:45 pm
Any of you liberals using your Solyndra-powered panels to plug your laptops or your wildly successful Chevy Volts into ? How’s the ” not so shovel-ready” stimulus working out for you ? Are you using your food stamps to buy free-range tofurky so you can conform to Michelle’s diet plan ?
Seriously?
September 26th, 2012
9:46 pm
Rush Limbaugh, Don Imus and Ann Coulter should hold hands and jump off a bridge. The world would be a much better place
Seriously?
September 26th, 2012
9:47 pm
Rush Limbaugh, Don Imus, Bill O’Reilly and Ann Coulter should all hold hands and jump off a bridge. The world would be a much better place
Talk Radio Fan
September 26th, 2012
9:49 pm
WSB picking up Rush is a great move. This about marketing and advertising sales..When you have the #1 and #2 talk shows in the country with over 28 million listeners, this is a no brainer. Cox still own the left wing AJC rag, so all this nonsense about Cox moving to the right is nonsense. This is pure economics. Management may disagree with Rush and Hannity on political views, but even WSB knows when you land the number one talk show, their ad rates just went to Pluto and they’ll be laughing all the way to the bank.
Come on
September 26th, 2012
9:50 pm
@ Brewmaster- “Free-range tofurkey”, dude I gotta hand it to you, that is funny…but you’re still a crazy moron
Come on
September 26th, 2012
9:54 pm
@ Talk Radio Fan- Valid point, this move is all about ratings. People who like Rush (mind boggling) and people who hate Rush will both tune in
OTP
September 26th, 2012
9:55 pm
What a MESS of a new schedule! Funny how liberal Cox, (and AJC), have such conservative programming. Clark Howard should take his money and run, (retire). I could barely tolerate Boortz-will never listen to Cain. Don’t like Eric Eric, either. Guess I will move up the dial to a real news station.
The only really good thing on WSB radio is Scott Slade, and his morning team, and Jamie Dupree.
salvatore
September 26th, 2012
10:22 pm
Jamie, Clark, Adam, and Mark Arum are the only people on WSB worth listening too. You don’t learn anything from right wing or left wing talk shows. They are simply entertainment for the people who can’t think for themselves.
Greedy Kilowatt
September 26th, 2012
10:23 pm
Deck chairs. Titanic.
jamie
September 26th, 2012
10:33 pm
Glenn Beck is moving to GKA? Well I guess that’s one way to get him off the air in Atlanta.
Ronald Reagan
September 26th, 2012
10:35 pm
There you go again Eric Seidel taking credit/blame for Hannity when you would have fired him in the first three months if Jacor had let you!
GoodTalk
September 26th, 2012
10:40 pm
Take a try at the Mo Ivory Show on News/Talk 1380 WAOK 10a-1p Monday-Friday. She’s smart and its great conversation!
ane
September 26th, 2012
10:41 pm
I’ll never hear clark howard again. I don’t listenb to radio at night. Even though I’m a political conservative, I couldn’t stand both Ha nnity and Limbaugh. I haven’t heard Linbaugh in years and I listen to Hannity in short bursts occasionally. Clark Howard was the only one I listened to regularl6y. I don’t watch HNL so I won’t see him there either. Adam Goldfine was interesting but haven’t heard him in weeks, not since he’s on nights. I don’t care for eric Ericson either. Boortz, I gonna miss you.
marc
September 26th, 2012
10:44 pm
Has anyone called the Betty Ford Center to get a comment from Jerry Del Core? I’m sure that Jerry would be thrilled to hear that his efforts to destroy WGST have come to fruition.
Brewmaster
September 26th, 2012
10:45 pm
Come On, maybe you can use your windmill-powered kayak and paddle yourself to Cuba. But they do have good cigars going for them, which is nice. You can then “occupy” a shack while receiving excellent health care on a steady diet of government cheese or maybe live in a van down by the river.
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Sue
September 26th, 2012
10:51 pm
I will not pollute my brain by listening to Rush. He will be on when I am driving, and usually listening to WSB. It was a good run while it lasted, WSB, but as we all know nothing good or bad lasts forever. I will be looking for a station to listen to Clark live, instead of prerecorded during a time when I don’t even listen to the radio. Did WSB even truly consider what it’s loyal listeners REALLY wanted?
edward
September 26th, 2012
10:53 pm
Bye-Bye WSB. Will not waste one second on Rush.
Sam
September 26th, 2012
10:57 pm
Hey, even Cox has to offer the people what they want to make a buck. I suppose they can continue to serve up the mindless liberal gruel in the good old AJC.
RIP: WGST
September 26th, 2012
11:04 pm
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David
September 26th, 2012
11:09 pm
The Atlanta radio market is a joke! The arm pit of right talk. No Wonder Georgia is so far outside the political mainstream. Having grown up in Atlanta and worked in this radio market years ago.”Welcome South Brother” (WSB) is the example why some call for the return of the Fairness Doctrine” For a progressive city the likes of Atlanta this is the trash that’s put out on it’s 50 thousand watt clear channel radio station.I stopped listening to radio in this town 10 years ago. I love my Sirusxm and KPTK out of Seattle on my smart phone.
ramblwrk68
September 26th, 2012
11:11 pm
‘A shame about GST, its days are truly numbered! From the late ’20s as “The Ga. Tech” station to this fiasco. I was a loyal GST listener at Tech from ‘63 to ‘68, whenever I drove through town on trips, and when I moved back permanently in ‘77. The day I rolled into town looking for an apartment, they changed to the news/talk format (Sat., Oct. 1 1977). Loved the Tom Houck/Dick Williams shows, that gal on late-night, and Al Ciralto calling Tech games!
Hope Kimmer collected all his severance pay by now, ’cause the coffers will be empty soon.
RIP, GST! Hope 106.7 can give “Wisbee” a true competitor, by adding some local talk (like maybe Clark?).
Chuckles™
September 26th, 2012
11:16 pm
RIP WGST. Now if only Rush would go to SiriusXM, I could eliminate any local radio…
Rodney Ho
September 26th, 2012
11:24 pm
@Come on and @Brewmaster. Come on kids. Keep it civil.
former cox ceo bob neil
September 26th, 2012
11:32 pm
What a coup! When I was running WSB, I would have bent over backward, as well a forward of course, to get Rush Limbaugh!
Melaine
September 26th, 2012
11:53 pm
To relegate Clark Howard to a night time slot in his home market is awful for him and his loyal listeners. Kick Hanity to the curb and let us have Clark. Next January, Cain is going to have a hard time sliding into the Boortz slot. He is okay for a fill-in but I don’t think he is going to be able to handle it full time. Looks like 106.7 is going to pick up a lot of listeners.
Laura
September 27th, 2012
12:11 am
This is awful. I love Clark Howard, but the rest of the programming is pathetic right wing ranting. WSB your listeners deserve better! At least we can listen to real news on NPR when Rush is spewing his vitriol.
sugarloaf madame
September 27th, 2012
12:19 am
It’s a shame Neal is leaving. Can you imagine the promos on WSB? “Limbaugh and Boortz: The Pill Popper and The Ho’ Hopper”
Elmo Ellis
September 27th, 2012
12:30 am
Aubrey Morris and Elmo Ellis must be spinning in their graves!
(google them)
belinda gump skelton
September 27th, 2012
12:56 am
Don’t fret none Rob I’m shore Nale will hep me inny way he kin! If not, I kin always tap mah ratahrmint account.
Ulee
September 27th, 2012
2:44 am
Belinder you kin start back up hauling white liquor back from the mountains like ya dids tha last time cash was short. By tha way, ya need to call up that farrier to come over and grind yer teeth back agin.
Jay El
September 27th, 2012
4:32 am
All News 106.7……thanks. No WSB since it started.
Hotair
September 27th, 2012
4:46 am
It’s not just the Atlanta market. I took a road trip from Atlanta to New York and I’m telling you that the only clear stations that I was able to pick up were those that followed the talk format that has Limbaugh, Hannity, Boortz, Levin, Mancow….etc. I, literally, listened to their shows from Atlanta to New York, then back from New York to Atlanta. There’s no real variety of voices, even within the conservative talk realm.
Tell The Truth
September 27th, 2012
4:52 am
Maybe “The News Monster” ate Rusty. Maybe their going to call The Kimmer to “Flush the Lines”. Maybe Ian Punit can fill in for Rush, like he does on Coast to Coast AM.
Tell The Truth
September 27th, 2012
4:53 am
Speaking of Coast to Coast AM, what’s happening with that program, in all of this mess?
jwc
September 27th, 2012
5:50 am
Why not a little Tokyo Rose to add to your daily spew?
OTP
September 27th, 2012
6:47 am
They are obviously switching things up for the revenue stream. Don’t ever falsely believe they do anything for the listeners. Moving anything like Clark Howard to the hours after drive time is the kiss of death. Heck, by this time next year, you may have Howard on in the mornings, because Cain is going to be an absolute failure there.
RosieW
September 27th, 2012
7:04 am
Oh, ugh! I will miss Clark Howard’s daytime slot to the max. Certainly won’t listen to the man I consider a bombastic fool, aka Rush Limbaugh. And Herman Cain, another ugh. Sighing.
Miss J
September 27th, 2012
7:22 am
106.7 thank you thank you thank you.
I use to listen to WSB in the morning and switch to sports radio at 8:30.
Hey WSB execs where’s the balance? You mean to tell me that you could not find a liberal talk show host to balance out Boortz’s trash talk.
Wow…….RIP WSB Radio “Goodbye”……Hello 106.7
Angela Minyard
September 27th, 2012
7:23 am
I will miss Clark Howard. I don’t listen to the radio at 8pm. I won’t listen to the rest of the right wing crazies during the day, so bye-bye WSB. You used to be dedicated to real talk and real news, now you have gone to fiction and brain washing.
Bob
September 27th, 2012
7:24 am
jwc, Tokyo rose is available, head out of town into the boonies and you can pick up several PBS channels.
Miss J
September 27th, 2012
7:26 am
RIP Neal
GoodbyeWSB
September 27th, 2012
7:27 am
Well, I’ll continue to listen to O’neill Outside, The Lawn and Garden show, and the Home FixIt show, but as far as the rest of it goes, they can transform into the Lithuanian History channel, 106.7 Fm, here I come.
Kyngxchrys
September 27th, 2012
7:36 am
I don’t understand some people comment about “yuck,gross, and hatred Rush and Sean”. When WSB is more of a conservative radio program. Also WSB has always had Sean on the program. If you’ve listen to WSB you know Sean is on the program. Even Dave Ramsey is conservative with comments he’s made on his show, you should be able to tell. WSB even has Rick and Bubba early on the weekends, just to show what kind of a station it is. I do miss Rob and Dave also I’ll miss Rusty.
Rickster
September 27th, 2012
7:44 am
The only reason I ever tuned into WSB 750 was to listen to Clark Howard in the afternoons. Between bortz and hannity, it made my @$$ sick to even try to stomach more than a couple of minutes listening to their venomous lies and vitriolic hate. Now that they’re adding a narcissistic idiot/polarizing drug addicted bigot to mix, well, goodbye wsb!
Logical Dad
September 27th, 2012
7:52 am
While I certainly “get” all the right-wing vs. left-wing stuff being discussed, can I sneak in a question about the WGST flip? Nothing different so far today (except for, obviously, all of the local on-air staff is MIA – although Art Mehring is still doing traffic). Any news on the what and when, Rodney?
Steve
September 27th, 2012
7:55 am
Well, I guess I can change my car’s button from 750 to 106.7. Also very sad that WGST, a pioneer station, has slipped so far into the depths.
Just Damn!
September 27th, 2012
7:59 am
Wow, really hate to WGST go….much better talk than the drivel at WSB. Boortz ain’t bad, but wasn’t gonna listen to Cain when he takes over….too shallow and boring. Hannutty is a constant shill for the Republicans as is Rush….nothing wrong with that per se as I am a conservative myself, but it gets old….and if you listen to Lush Windbag, you have already heard what Hannutty will say later, just with a different accent….
Kim
September 27th, 2012
8:04 am
gross
MaryRoswell
September 27th, 2012
8:17 am
How did ATL radio fall so far, so fast? DaveFM, 96 Rock, now this? It’s embarrassing…
Producer
September 27th, 2012
8:27 am
Used to love WGST back in the early 90’s. Neal, Rush, Brian Wilson. Loved The Kimmer later. But from a business standpoint even you libs need to see this is a huge coup for WSB. To have the two top rated talk shows in the business live will mean monster ratings and ad revenue.
I do agree that Sperman Cain won’t last a year, though.
TG
September 27th, 2012
8:35 am
Just wow. I guess no more WSB for me. They serioulsy decided to get even red-der! Bump Clark, slide in the most foul, racist counterproductive voice in the country Limbaugh. Keep the second most foul Hannity, and bump the only local voice Goldfein?
WSB now has the trifecta, the red-dest, meanest, most racist hosts in the land–Hannity, Limbaugh, and Erickson. Great.
That station has now lost all credibility. They clearly want to attract only a certain kind of listener–the kind that doesn’t look anything like me. The only quality shows they had–or at least those that were about more than politics–Clark and Ramsey have essentially been given the shaft.
Something is going on in Georgia, but I’m not sure what. At one time this state was somewhat moderate, we had Democratic governors and even voted for Bill Clinton. The state thrived then. Since Tornado Bush touched down though, the state has gotten redder and redder and we’ve been faltering ever since. Something has happened to our water or something. I’m not sure, but I know I’m officially done.
LG
September 27th, 2012
8:50 am
WGST had its heyday, and even though I don’t mostly agree with Hannity (nor with Kimmer back then, tho he could be funny), for WSB to now pick up the likes of Rush and the others is unfortunate.
Can you imagine how much more reasonable and kind people in this country would be if they didn’t listen to Rush and Hannity et al spew hatred for three hours at a time? The demise of civility in this country is directly proportional to the time these type shows have been on the air. How do you people listen to that mess all day!? SO much angst, anger, viciousness, etc. Sad. I won’t be listening to WSB.
Jerky Miester
September 27th, 2012
8:51 am
Every thing that ClearChannel touches turns to dust! Unbelievable! Let these weasels know how you feel!
publicrelations@clearchannel.com
theRiceman
September 27th, 2012
8:54 am
If you don’t want to be informed, click! If you choose to know the truth behind the liberal media veil (more like a curtain), then listen in. Only a democrat wouldn’t understand WSB wanting to fill their schedule with the most listened to talk shows. It is a business you know….(or maybe you actually don’t understand the concept) Smart move WSB!!
James
September 27th, 2012
8:57 am
What a bunch of liberal left-wing whiners on this blog.
WSB program changes will only make the station stronger.
Rush and Boortz Rule!
Wond
September 27th, 2012
8:59 am
Enter your comments here
TG
September 27th, 2012
9:00 am
Good Talk, I think you mean Rob Reding on WAOK. He and Derek what’s-his-face at least show some modicum of independent thinking. Mo Ivory like Lorrain White and most others are just Obama mouthpieces. There is no “there” there. Sorry.
Wondering
September 27th, 2012
9:02 am
What happened to the Kimmer?
WSB needs to bring the Kimmer over to their station!
And get the left wing, bed wetting, tree hugging, democratic, nut cases off of this blog.
Producer
September 27th, 2012
9:04 am
Are you libs ready to screech to WSB, “You didn’t build that?” LOL! Ummmmm, yes, they did build that are are building it even stronger!
Producer
September 27th, 2012
9:07 am
Rodney, where is your pic on the front page so we can access your blog? I had to get here from the Peach Pundit link.
Ronbo
September 27th, 2012
9:08 am
All of these idiotic comments show just show who reads the AJC. Why do you lefties listen to talk radio in the first place?
Bill
September 27th, 2012
9:14 am
I like Boortz,.but after him I turn it off. Cain will not last 3 months after Boortz is gone. I have no idea why they picked him as he is a wretched as a replacement host and the idea of him covering 3 and a half hours a day,5 days a week…is laughable. While I am sure he is a nice guy, his ignorance on certain subjects is embarrassing to the point that I can hear Jaime Dupree cringe every time they are on the radio together.
I can not stand Limbaugh and Hannity and now that they are on back to back means WSB is off for the rest of the day. Too bad as I used to tune back in every now and then for Adam Goldfein but that isn’t happening ever again. Looks like it is 88.5FM for some good music for the rest of the day.
I guess after Boortz leaves,WSB will be off my radio forever.So long and thanks for all the fish.
aparrothead888
September 27th, 2012
9:15 am
The only calls Clark fields anymore are the old blue hairs wanting to know if they are being scammed when they get a call from Nigeria. Then he regurgitates the travel information easily found on Expedia or Priceline. Zzzz
Former wsb fan
September 27th, 2012
9:18 am
Any entity that promotes that blthering hate monger does not get my support. Bad choice WSB
Gene
September 27th, 2012
9:28 am
Hannity and Limbaugh…good bye WSB
Curious George
September 27th, 2012
9:38 am
When is THE KIMMER coming back to Atlanta radio, especially that we need him now more than ever?
blazerdawg
September 27th, 2012
9:40 am
The reason both GST and SB did so well in the 90s was because of the LOCAL talk programming – SB with Boortz, Howard and deep local news and GST with Hannity, Kimmer and deep local news.
Rush? C’mon WSB – you used to be one of the great radio stations in the world. Y’all can do much better – get creative. I know what Rush is going to say before he says it and he argues like a middle schooler – boring.
Jay Santos
September 27th, 2012
9:46 am
What about THE PHIL HENDRIE SHOW?
Producer
September 27th, 2012
9:52 am
You could bring back Freddie Mertz!
Thor
September 27th, 2012
9:55 am
Why no progressive voice ever? Oh yeah I almost forget we live in the dirty south.
Confused
September 27th, 2012
9:55 am
I thought the media was all liberal biased?
Confused
September 27th, 2012
9:56 am
Where can I find liberal talk shows? I didn’t think so.
MA
September 27th, 2012
9:58 am
All the nuts in one basket.
Maniwar
September 27th, 2012
9:59 am
I have listened to WSB and Boortz for years, and I echo all the comments about him leaving and how he’ll be missed. Even when I moved away from ATL I streamed their station. I do agree with the comment(s) that I wish Erick Erickson was taking Boortz’ spot, not replacing, because no one will do that. I hope Hermain Cain can keep my attention, otherwise I don’t know what to listen to while he’s on. I’m excited that Rush is joining because I’d switch to the “ex-wife” @ 12:30 and listen there to Rush. Sadly I had to miss Clark, but oftentimes I’d switch back just to get my Clark fill. I do wish you would’ve put Clark in Hannity’s place, because I am so sick of his three-hour advert for his TV show. Why does he have 14 million listeners? All he does is repeat Boortz and Rush. Lastly, excited about the Erick Erickson move…yeah!!! one less hour of hot-air-Hannity’s advert!
Kennesaw Dave
September 27th, 2012
10:01 am
I can’t say I’m a fan of this move either and told WSB so on Facebook the other day when the news popped up. Not that they really care what I think one way or the other. I understand you need to change things around to compete with the all news station, but this is just too much. WSB had what I thought in my opinion was a nice balance of programming. Guess I’ll be listening to something else from 12-3 like everyone else has said. And to all the WGST employees that this move put out in the cold, I wish you well and hope all of you land on your feet quickly and don’t have to struggle long to get something else in the business.
henry hill
September 27th, 2012
10:13 am
I hear Glenn Beck is going into witness protection, I mean WGKA..same thing..
moses whitecotton
September 27th, 2012
10:40 am
Swap rush for Clark? Thats hilarious. WSB Dude , the world hates RUSH!
qwizwizard
September 27th, 2012
10:41 am
Another reason to turn to NPR – As if Sean Hannity weren’t bad enough, now you’re adding Rush Limbaugh. I feel bad for Clark Howard who has to sit in the middle of all this.
mambo
September 27th, 2012
10:44 am
WGST was a great Atlanta icon. Remember Paul Drew?
Paula
September 27th, 2012
10:51 am
Sad to see a once-great radio station become a right-wing hate-fest carrier. I am a native Atlantan who grew up on WSB – how pathetic.
Ron
September 27th, 2012
11:05 am
Time to change to 106.7 FM permanently! Goodbye!
LG
September 27th, 2012
11:13 am
It is good to see so many people on here who recognize the harm Rush, Hannity, Ann Coulter, etc., have done to the spirit of our country. Encouraging.
Randall Bloomquist
September 27th, 2012
11:21 am
I was so shocked when I heard the news about WGST, I put a Big Mac in a Quarter Pounder box! Unlike John Hogan, Mickey D’s doesn’t reward incompetence.
To Tell the Truth
September 27th, 2012
11:31 am
Great!!!!! We LOVE RUSH!!!!
A dark day....
September 27th, 2012
11:50 am
This is kind of a dark day all around. 10 years ago, I listened to Neal from 8:30 to 1, Clark from 1-5. In just a few short months, both will be erased from daytime, which was my listening time. This feels like the death of what WSB was as much as the death of what GST is.
Miss J
September 27th, 2012
11:54 am
Come on WSB…
Where’s the diversity.
Neal B, Hannity, Rush Limb (all White males) – oh Herman Cain (White male in Black face)….
This is Atlanta —we need more diverse folks with diverse ideas………
Come on give us a BREAK………………
A dark day....
September 27th, 2012
11:55 am
Thor wrote Why no progressive voice ever? Oh yeah I almost forget we live in the dirty south.
??? Amy Goodman an her ilk are over on WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta. If you were serious about your yearn for progressive blather rather than just conservative bashing, you would know that.
pb
September 27th, 2012
11:55 am
Great. Now can hear that windbag Rush on the big AM Atlanta station. Can hardly wait to hear who he insults next with his ignorant, prejudiced big mouth! Too bad about WGST though. They used to be a good station too.
Miss J
September 27th, 2012
12:01 pm
@ A dark day…..
Come on into the sunshine..who ever heard of Amy Goodman.
Let her join Neal or Rush on some serious debates….like the old CNN or Fox show Point – Counter Point…that’s the point I was trying to make.
Let’s have some open dialogue on the issues and let the best SPIN WIN……………
Miss J
September 27th, 2012
12:13 pm
How can you be a true conservative and believe in the American ideal that this is a free country.
According to you:
1. You don’t want me to have an abortion
2. You want to tell me who I can marry.
3. You want me to speak English.
Here’s the most shocking thing of all —you say you’re for less government – but yet you want to use the government to control my personal life – when it does not agree with your personal beliefs…
Wow how un-American is that……….
Miss J
September 27th, 2012
12:18 pm
Oh..I forgot…
The same government you want to use to control my personal life better not take your guns away………..
Wow……………………
Lance
September 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
Atlanta Radio keeps getting worse.
For the first time ever I’m considering Sirius.
Mike
September 27th, 2012
1:01 pm
Being a native Atlantan, I never thought I see the day that I would stop listening to WSB, but over the past few years I’ve found myself listening (only during drive time anyway) less and less. I can’t stand Hanity. Stopped listening to Limbaugh years ago. Have always like Clark Howard, and now he’s been sent to the dungeon. Back when WSB was mostly news, traffic and weather it was the best. Over the past 10 years or so it’s gotten worse and worse. Now for news weather sports and traffic we have 106.7. As for all the other idle chatter….I’ll live without it.
sean hannity
September 27th, 2012
1:22 pm
Dirty air dirty water, hanging from trees, throw granny off the cliff, dirty air dirty water, he promised unemployent would not go above 8%, dirty air dirty water…
tom
September 27th, 2012
1:25 pm
WSB is not in the business of making thought provoking radio. They are in the business of making money.
And for that, they will make plenty. Good luck, good riddance.
Unaffiliated
September 27th, 2012
1:28 pm
many people are simply too dense to understand national talk radio…they are the ones who should never vote.
Producer
September 27th, 2012
1:29 pm
Blast that making money!! I know, let’s make corporate profits illegal!!!! Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, that’s it!!!
Better yet, “from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs” Yeahhh, that’s really the ticket!!! Seems oddly familiar….
belinda skelton
September 27th, 2012
1:34 pm
Ah caint believe thar ain’t no station that will hahr me once Nale re-tars. Ah’ve been on the ar in Alana purt near twinty years and have did me a whole mess of lav spots fer a wad range of clahints. Mebee ah I kin get mah own show on GKA, ain’t lak innbody listens to thim no way.
builderga
September 27th, 2012
1:47 pm
AMF to Boortz. His was the best show on radio. Rush and Sean are Republican infomercials. I like Herman but don’t know if he can pull it off day in and day out like Neal.
Michael
September 27th, 2012
1:56 pm
I see Racist Radio WSB has finally got their big fish. Congratulations!
Atlanta Native
September 27th, 2012
2:10 pm
Putting Rush L. in the WSB lineup seals the deal for me – the station has become the pentultimate in hate radio, and now a definitive shill for the Regressipublican Party.
Michael
September 27th, 2012
2:17 pm
Thanks for the warning so I don’t click over to Clark Howard and wreck my car when I hear Windbaugh. And thanks bloggers for the info on 106.7 — I didn’t know.
Shannon
September 27th, 2012
2:27 pm
Hold your horses – Clark Howard at NIGHT? Clark is the best thing to hit Atlanta radio since, well – Neal Boortz. Bolshoi!
They’re trying to cram too much in to accomodate Rush. I like Rush, but he’s no Clark!
And, these short programs – I don’t think it’s going to be good for the ratings. Watch for cancellations!
NewstalkJunkie
September 27th, 2012
2:53 pm
Yeah for getting Rush. I have disliked WGST ever since they killed off the Kimmer.
denise
September 27th, 2012
3:13 pm
lived in atlanta since 1984, was told by my co-workers to listen to wsb for traffic and wether. I would listen while getting ready for work. One day i heard royal speak and i started lisening to wsb every since then. i think Clark Howard, Capt. Herb, Dave Ramsey and Adam Goldfein (sometimes you are so crazy) but it makes me laugh–are the Best! These are the programs I really enjoy. I’ve even enjoyed Mighty W over the years (Blessing to you Neil on your retirement, you have made my day many times even when i don’t agree with you– i listened to you just for the fun Thank You! Now, let me get down to business I DO Not Think Rush Limbaugh Is a Good Fit For this Station because at least Neil Was a lot of fun. You can’t even enjoy his humor. He has no couth (just my opinion) I have nothing to say about Herman Cain or Sean Hannity. Good Bye
denise
September 27th, 2012
3:14 pm
Enter your comments here
Elmo and Ludlow are dead. Get over it!
September 27th, 2012
3:17 pm
Wake-up people. Atlanta radio died years ago.
It all started 20 yrs ago when WSB first dropped the Braves.
Do yourselves a favor and get satellite radio. You can then quit your bitching and listen to the oldies again or find liberal talk if that is what you prefer. It’s that damn simple.
Cheryl
September 27th, 2012
3:45 pm
Please tell me that Jamie Dupree and Captain Herb will still be around…they are the only two reasons I listen to WSB.
George
September 27th, 2012
3:48 pm
This is the dam SOUTH FITTING
Scooter
September 27th, 2012
4:16 pm
Rodney, any word about Coast to Coast? That’s the only reason I continued to ever tune WGST in after Kimmer got axed.
Bill O'Reilly
September 27th, 2012
4:32 pm
YES! 8 straight hours of right wing commentary hammered down your THROAT! And then you get to go home and listen to ME continue to bash it into your head! We are going to breed a nation of Conservabots!!!!!!!
Marty
September 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
Hmm, typical. I’ve been listening to gst since 90. Enjoyed it with Bortz, Rush and the kimmer after that. When the fired kimmer and the morning guy I stopped listening to anything but rush there. They finally got back in the game with the new morning guys and rusty. I always skip mr conspiracy beck like bad rash. Now they just hit the wall, without rush there is no need to even check it out. There is only one talk radio station left in the atl. End of the road for gst, it will likely go to a Spanish format.
Disappointed
September 27th, 2012
4:35 pm
Rusty Humphries was a great addition to the Atlanta market. He will be missed.
Zooey
September 27th, 2012
4:37 pm
BOO to you WSB! I will certainly never support your station again. Rush is a hasbeen windbag that just espounds hate.
Surprising - not?
September 27th, 2012
4:44 pm
Have you noticed that nearly every comment in this thread, regardless of the commenter’s political affiliation or level of vitriol, is a model of clarity (and good spelling) compared to nearly every comment made about Rodney’s blog articles on Real Housewives of Atlanta?
raymond
September 27th, 2012
4:51 pm
If Rusty Humphries was such a “great addition” to Atlanta radio, then why couldn’t pull better numbers for GST than day old Dave Ramsey?
A dark day....
September 27th, 2012
4:57 pm
@ A dark day…..
Come on into the sunshine..who ever heard of Amy Goodman.
Here’s the thing: If you claim to be a “progressive”, are looking for progressive talk radio, and you have never heard of Amy Goodman (of Democracy Now), then you are not truly a “progressive” . You are a mere tool of the Democratic party.
Atlanta Radio Insider
September 27th, 2012
5:44 pm
New update on the WGST situation…
http://atlradioinsider.blogspot.com/2012/09/flip-watch-640923-wgst.html
Stephen Ross
September 27th, 2012
6:58 pm
Are we NOT sure that the programming is changing to ALL BLACK? Everything else (especially television) in Atlanta is. Tell me how many WHITE Television News Anchors there are in Atlanta….hum?
Ann Cox Chambers
September 27th, 2012
7:49 pm
Boy that moron John Hogan is the gift that keeps on giving. First we trick him into paying three times what the Braves broadcast rights were worth when we weren’t going to renew them anyway, then
we get him to buy Dr. Laura back right as she’s tanking and now Hogan’s handing us the number one talk show in the country. I knew the Mays boys were idiots when they hired John Hogan, but what the hell is Bain Capital thinking?
NY Peach
September 27th, 2012
8:34 pm
Looks like everyone has gotten the shaft to make room for that wind bag. I WILL NOT BE LISTENING TO THAT DURING THE DAY. Will Clark Howard have a live show anymore?
The KKK network
September 27th, 2012
8:38 pm
For rednecks, only.
ROSEMARY
September 27th, 2012
8:53 pm
Is Rusty Humphries gone? He makes my ride home from work in traffic bearable. I’m going to miss him and his team. They are the best.
Chuckie D
September 27th, 2012
9:10 pm
To all the libs who don’t understand “Capitalism”—WSB wants the strongest line-up for their revenue stream (I know, WHAT a concept that is)! ALSO, those that don’t approve of these changes have the option to listen elsewhere. I suppose it is too bad that AIR AMERICA was not successful—perhaps their listenership and corresponding lack of revenue $$$$ was their demise?
Anyhoo, I get real enjoyment reading the moans and groans of those that I would venture have not even listened to those “Right Wingers”.
Please remember that all radios continue to have the On-Off and station selection switches. Also, isn’t it appropriate that the local NPR station as one post mentioned is on the LEFT side!
JDF
September 27th, 2012
9:44 pm
Now’s the time for a new format atlanta,progressive libertarian .For once atl could be ahead the curve!
RGB
September 27th, 2012
10:23 pm
The alleged defectors from WSB remind me of Yogi Berra’s comment that “nobody eats at that restaurant anymore because it’s crowded all the time”. Good move WSB. Also libs: learn the difference between news and commentary. A station airing commentary can still have news at the top and bottom of the hour.
Just My Opinion
September 27th, 2012
11:49 pm
I was a big WGST fan. It’s been sad to see their talent leave them over the years, but they never got the wattage firepower of WSB and just couldn’t keep pace. It was a great talk station for a long time. Who can forget Ralph from Ben Hill?
In the long run, though, it’s a good move for WSB to pick up the Rush Limbaugh show and will improve both WSB’s and Rush’s rating in the Atlanta market.
Buckhead Bill
September 28th, 2012
12:14 am
So it was Rush’s switch that precipitated all the firings! I thought maybe Rusty had failed in some ratings goal. They added Merlino to the morning line up to strengthen that. I guess for a bunch of cheap skates they were spending a lot of money with questionable results.
Im almost happy that its over. I was growing weary of Rusty’s day trips and all the interviews with all his BFF’s. Didnt they do this 6, 7 years ago with the Kimmer and Tom Hughes? Manageent over there a little schitzoid?
I agree with a previous poster: Herman is gonna bore me to death. I would have voted for him for president but he aint no Talk Master.
And the beat goes on!
Bill C
September 28th, 2012
8:10 am
Life is too short to waste even one minute listening to Rush!
NaLoJeMa
September 28th, 2012
8:32 am
Why can’t they just have news… the only person worth listening to is Clark Howard… now he is on at a time I don’t listen…
raymond guzzone
September 28th, 2012
11:16 am
This is FREEDOM? I’ll take death! We are fully behind the iron curtain with the “free” airwaves nothing more than old east block political propaganda; lies.
Boycott WSB, don’t listen.
Bill Durham
September 28th, 2012
2:22 pm
random info.. Clark Howard hasn’t been an employee of WSB in probably 20 years. The Clark Howard Show originates at WSB, but he purchases the time that it airs. Its probably a break for him since night time probably costs less than day time to purchase, even though he will get much larger coverage at night than during the day. I will miss WGST.. it was my first exposure to talk radio back in the late 70s, early 80s. When the truth comes out, it will be interesting to learn how this all took place. FWIW.. love him or hate him, most likely AM radio as it exists today would not be here without Rush Limbaugh.. he is credited with saving the service.. which is a good thing.
middle age crazy
September 28th, 2012
3:29 pm
They never should have gotten rid of Kimmer . . .
babs
September 28th, 2012
4:17 pm
I listened to the early Neal when he was on WGST, continued until he got so right-wing, trying to compete with Lush Windbag. I will have to find Clark on tv and on radio at his later time, but no more WSB. No one worth my time now………..bye.
Horst Buckholtz
September 28th, 2012
4:39 pm
Got in the car after 3 expecting to hear Rusty Humphries but somehow got teleported to Mexico. WGST management is a shining example of blithering sub-moronic stupidity. Note to said management team: Atlanta Georgia is a large American city where the vast majority of radio listeners speak English. Do you honestly expect Spanish sports talk to pull your ratings out of the toilet?
Jerry Frost
September 28th, 2012
5:14 pm
I learned the hard way and thought the country had been taken over when I got in my auto and was prepared to listen to Rusty and all I heard on 640 was Spanish.
So, sorry to say I’ll be de-selecting 640 from my car radios in the morning and go over to 750.
Thanks for the memories, WGST. Audious.
bob
September 28th, 2012
8:57 pm
How out of touch is wsb? Herman Caine is the most boring person on the radio, Limbaugh just yells to hear himself sound angry, and they only two shows that were interesting are moving or getting retooled. Keep Clark Howard, give Erik Ericson the morning a lot and run limsuck on a tape delay. Oh well I will have a button free on my presets now.
Jane M.
September 29th, 2012
10:10 am
Rush Limbaugh is a golden acquisition for WSB. Congratulations!
daisey
September 29th, 2012
11:55 am
Ok, they took the most popular talk show radio station in Atlanta and turned it into wall to wall espanol. Now that’s a brilliant business move. Idiots.
po po
September 29th, 2012
4:09 pm
guess i’m out of the loop, but will the new format make money for WGST and couldn’t we have been warned, just like The Kimmer, here one day gone the next, I don’t like it at all
Literate Cracker not shocked
September 29th, 2012
10:46 pm
Wow–the corporate Cox media right wingers have gone all in. Rush riues them, too. Just who do they think the new listeners are? They’ve got all the ignorant hate mongers listening already. Goodbye Belinda and Jamie.
With their print arm, the AJC, they dropped book reviews, and anything outside I-285, unless Fox has a short piece they can clone. Moved out of Atlanta, and threw away the maps of the state and region–o longer cove rig any do in DIxie, unless it’s some GOP-Tea Party nutty stuff, or corporate pressers.
Don’t underestimate the dumb audiences, though–just harp about socialism. abortion, government schools, apologizing, or other silly crap, and screw the working class.
DON”T offer any solutions to complex challenges–you don’t have the staff for it–in any of your media outlasts. Jim Galloway’s column should be moved to News, as he covers much that doesn’t make any other outlet.
Bill Thompson
September 30th, 2012
8:35 am
I was HORRIFIED to learn that you will be carrying Rush Limbaugh, that disgusting purveyor of lies and hatred. Remember, WSB does NOT own the airwaves. You are licensed to act in the public interest. Airing Rush Limbaugh’s extreme talk is destructive, intentionally inflammatory, divisive and in no way serves the public interest. To the contrary, it only adds negativity and conflict to public discourse. I will NEVER listen to WSB radio as long as you have him on the air. I will find other stations for News, Weather and Traffic.
Tony
September 30th, 2012
9:29 am
Is this a sign that people are actually getting sick and tired of right wing talk radio and the loud mouthed jerks who make a living at it? God, I hope so. Perhaps we might actually get some civilized intelligent political debate to replace it in which decent people with different political views get the chance to discuss issues without yelling at each other. Not very likely I know, but I can dream.
Sue
September 30th, 2012
9:42 am
Really??? Clark Howard who provides an INVALUABLE service to the public especially in these terrible economic times is replaced by Limbaugh??And this adds value how??????? Thank God Clark is on TV …….goodbye WSB radio.
John
October 1st, 2012
9:49 am
WSB just gave me the final two reasons to completely eliminate them from my listening- adding Rush and moving Clark to tape delayed night status. Sad decline of a southern institution.
larry30
October 1st, 2012
1:23 pm
A very sad day for me. For years, I didn’t have to move my radio dial from morning drive with Tom Hughes all the way to my drive home with Dennis O’Hare at 6:00 with local news. From “wake up to the world with news radio 92″ to being the home of the braves and listener luncheons with the Kimmer and Snake Davis, the station was the the most enjoyable and informative station I had ever listened to. This is what happens to an organization with poor leadership that has no vision and no real appreciation for their listenership. They had a real niche in the talk radio market here in Atlanta and blew it.
Allyson Venglik
October 1st, 2012
1:41 pm
Boooooo! After years of listening to boortz for my right side adjustment (although he has gotten a little too rush-like of late), then at night watching Rachel maddow for my left adjustment…. Clark! He is my center! My warm fuzzy! He makes me smarter…..and then I get to sound smarter when I give his advice out. I am suffering his shortened hours already, now all hope is lost! Can’t tune to radio so late….boooo!
Sadly, I just replaced the station on the lock.
Bill
October 1st, 2012
2:02 pm
…I remember also when GST was kickin butt…Rush and then the Kimmer…of course I would always listen to Bortz on WSB till12 and flip to Rush….but when they got rid of the Kimmer…that was the day ” that Dixie (began) to die)……..Loved the KIMMER…he was the best thing on in ATL….where is he these days?
Bill
October 1st, 2012
2:07 pm
LIBS always seem to get so incensed over truth….when confronted with the truth about anything, especially Hussein Obama, they all go ballistic…….Clark Howard has always been nothing but irritating for me…and I loved in ATL for OVER 14 yrs….BORING………..and his financial advise is terrible…he knows NOTHING about financial issues….a great pretender…follow his advise and LOSE money…
I miss THe Kimmers Spoof on Clark Howard was always so hilarious……..perhaps he also told the truth too much…. nice grab WSB…..
Martha
October 1st, 2012
3:03 pm
Since your only useful radio program was Clark Howard, and you have moved him to a time when no one listens to the radio, I will no longer ever listen to WSB. Sean Hannity is bad enough……sorry about what has become of your station.
Mary Dykes
October 1st, 2012
3:07 pm
Seriously? I’m very put out. I planned my errand running so I would be in the car noon to three to hear Clark Howard. I’m sick to death of Rush Limbaugh. His retoric has been reduced to sound bites that are so canned that I can’t hit the off button fast enough. I feel that way about Sean Hannity too – and I’m a Libertarian. They are all so ‘one note’. I’m so frustrated that we can’t have a small break in the day to hear some sanity from Clark. I’ll be downloading audio books to entertain and inform me while I’m driving cause WSB is now off my list.
Mike
October 1st, 2012
3:45 pm
Looks like WSB mgmt saw the same thing I did. The likely replacements for Boortz are not very good. Ericson whines and Cain isn’t good on his feet. He’s a great “do’er” but not good at off the cuff chatting. Putting Clark in the 8-10pm slot is a travesty and WSB needs to juggle the lineup again when Boortz retires to get Clark Howard on during the day. When Boortz is gone, they just need to kill the show and air Limbaugh… who I’m not a huge fan of… My WSB listening days are likely over.
vera
October 1st, 2012
4:02 pm
i have always listened to wsb…but now i say good bye..we need clark in the afternoon.
Randy
October 1st, 2012
5:23 pm
Clark at 8pm? I’ve been listening to Clark on my commute home for years. Guess I’ll switch to a music channel now and watch Clark on TV.
Bad move WSB!
Beachlover
October 1st, 2012
6:03 pm
I will not be listening to WSB Radio anymore. Can’t stand Rush Limbaugh. While Neal Boortz is, of course, very opinionated, he is not judgmental regarding such topics as gay marriage, abortion, etc.
And what a horrible slap in the face to Clark Howard. A kind, decent man getting slammed under the bus by the hate-filled Limbaugh. Way to go WSB Radio. It’s been nice, but I am saying so long.
Frances Sheffeld
October 1st, 2012
6:09 pm
I am so happy about the changes. I have been tryng to listen on other stations, but I like 750. Thanks for making the change.
chadwick
October 2nd, 2012
11:30 am
I’m going to miss listening to Clark Howard at 1-3 pm each day. It’s the only time I can listen to him. What a shame for all his listeners. I thought the lineup was good as it was. I could listen to Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz and the other hosts, too. Now, the timing is inconvenient.
Philman
October 2nd, 2012
1:48 pm
scary man…
Philman
October 2nd, 2012
1:52 pm
Rush and all the talk show extremists are dangerous, they are using your ignorance to pass their messages…because ignorants you are…
Dan
October 2nd, 2012
2:02 pm
The good thing about this is that I discovered 106.7 FM. I used to listen to Clark Howard on the way home to catch the traffic reports. When I started falling asleep to Rush I scanned the channels and changed my preset button to 106.7 all news. Thank you programmers at WSB.
Philman
October 2nd, 2012
2:18 pm
to Frances, ignorant you are…
Bill Doyle
October 2nd, 2012
2:33 pm
640/WGST-AM as well as Macy’s have decided having a foreign influence is a must because American citizens are not spending enough money with them. Macy has Hespanic Month. I guess that’s a perlude to Italian, German French and Palistinian month.
640/WGST-AM has decided to broadcast in a foreign language. No, not Italian,German,French or English ( the language of opportunity in America} FOLLOW THE DOLLAR FOLKS
Victor
October 2nd, 2012
6:27 pm
It’s sad when Clark Howard’s home station boot’s him to a night-time slot. With Boortz leaving in January, there’s nothing left during the day to get me to listen to WSB. I have no use for Herman Cain, Rush, or Hannity. At least Boortz is occasionally entertaining, even though he’s been beating the same national conservative drum since going syndicated.
Sharon
October 3rd, 2012
6:58 am
Who listens to radio at 8PM? Wish I could tape Clark and play him back at another time. Now that WSB is all negative, I guess it’s audiobooks for me.
macbain317
October 3rd, 2012
8:35 am
Clark Howard is the best thing going for WSB radio. Dave Ramsey, Adam Goldfein are good listens as well. Too bad Clear Channel doesn’t think so. Hannity and Erickson were bad enough; now Rush? Sorry, I simply can’t stomach these guys.
Guess 750 is no longer for me either. After growing up with WSB, it’s time to say buh-bye.
Karen Thomas
October 3rd, 2012
11:46 am
I am extremely upset over the change in scheduling going on at WSB radio. Neal retiring is a wonderful thing for him. But for me, and others, the addition of Herman Cain, Rush Limbaugh and the removal of Clark Howard from the “at work” listening time will force me to change my listening habits.
ex listener
October 3rd, 2012
1:18 pm
Can’t believe Clark has been moved to evenings! Really?!!! Being on the road all day,
I looked forward to listening to Clark and learned so much. I definately will not listen to Rush, would rather ride in total silence. Looks like its time to order more audio books.