KGO Talkshow Host Replacement POLL

[DavidKaye]

Okay, here's the poll.  It has two questions, one for Weeknights 10-1
and the other for Weekends 7-10.  Who would you listen to 5 nights a
week and who would you like 2 nights a week? Multiple choices are okay!

Go to it:   http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/366006

On Nov 6, 1:37 pm, David Kaye <sfdavidka...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Okay, here's the poll.  It has two questions, one for Weeknights 10-1
> and the other for Weekends 7-10.  Who would you listen to 5 nights a
> week and who would you like 2 nights a week?
>
> Go to it:  http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/366006


With 123 votes in so far, Pat Thurston is still in the lead, voted for by 38% of the respondents.   She and Angie Coiro have consistently led the pack both for the weeknights 10-1 and the weekends 7-10 slots ever since voting started.

The choices are automatically displayed in a different random order each time so as to minimize the tendency of people to vote only for people at the top of a list, as they sometimes do.  Also, the poll software keeps track IP addresses of people who have voted so as to minimize multiple votes. 

Here are the results so far in popularity order:

Who should do Karel's 7 to 10pm Saturday and Sunday night show? In other words, who would you like to listen to TWO nights a week?

 38% (47) Pat Thurston
 24% (30) Angie Coiro
 16% (20) James Gabbert
 13% (16) Brian Copeland
 13% (16) Christine Craft
 12% (15) John Rothmann
 5% (7) Karel -- Don't replace him
 5% (7) Melanie Morgan
 4% (6) David Kaye
 2% (3) Alex Bennett
 1% (2) Joann Green
 0% (1) George Noory

123 voters have answered this question.


Who should do the 10pm to 1am Weekday show? In other words, who could you listen to FIVE nights a week?

 36% (44) Pat Thurston
 24% (30) Angie Coiro
 17% (21) John Rothmann
 10% (13) Brian Copeland
 10% (13) James Gabbert
 8% (10) Melanie Morgan
 7% (9) Christine Craft
 4% (6) Karel
 3% (4) George Noory
 3% (4) Alex Bennett
 1% (2) David Kaye
 1% (2) Joann Green

121 voters have answered this question.

[JEREMIAH]

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS GUY KAREL UNTIL FAIRLY RECENTLY. I WAS SURPRISED, KNOWING THEIR HISTORY, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PIPE IN A GUY FROM LONG BEACH. WAS HE REALLY THAT GOOD?


JERRY GORDON KNUU LAS VEGAS

[DavidKaye]

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS GUY KAREL UNTIL FAIRLY RECENTLY. I WAS SURPRISED, KNOWING THEIR HISTORY, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PIPE IN A GUY FROM LONG BEACH. WAS HE REALLY THAT GOOD?

Did he get an audience?  Yes.  Was he good?  Depends on your definition.  His specialty was celebrity gossip, but he tried to cover serious news issues and failed badly.  His political and cultural knowledge was near zero, and he boned up for his shows by watching CNN.  His interviews were embarrassing.  He was best when he talked about his personal life, his growing up in the slums of Long Beach, his late partner Andrew Howard with whom he did a daily show on KFI.  I'd never heard the show, but people tell me that the show was largely Andrew with Karel providing levity. 

Karel had a couple "dance hits" as a singer about 10 years ago, was a correspondent for Variety I believe, and covered such things as the Academy Awards, etc.  I think he has a position on the nominating board for the Grammys.  But he didn't incorporate much of any of this into his KGO show. 

He got good ratings for KGO, though I think some people listened to the show just to see if he'd crash and burn.  I know that this is what I did.

[JEREMIAH]

DAVID KAYE:

HAS IT OCCURRED TO YOU THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO VOTED IN YOUR POLL
VOTED FOR THEMSELVES?


JERRY GORDON KNUU LAS VEGAS

[DavidKaye]

DAVID KAYE:

HAS IT OCCURRED TO YOU THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO VOTED IN YOUR POLL
VOTED FOR THEMSELVES?


JERRY GORDON KNUU LAS VEGAS

Yeah.  Is Pat Thurston really voting for herself, though?  Ever since the first day her percentage was higher than everyone else.  Of course she could be voting for herself every day or something.  The poll does have tracking cookies, so supposedly there is a little protection against multiple votes.