Davey D: "Clear Channel Is Done"

[BossRadioDJ]

The almighty Davey D has thoughtfully blogged about possible fall of Clear Channel, its aftermath and resurrection:

Radio after Clear Channel will not be radio as if Clear Channel never existed.

Reread that line because you can take it to the bank.

Our fantasy is that once rid of these evil consolidators, radio can return to its former position of prominence.

But it will be hard to simply go back 15 or 20 years before duopoly and consolidation.

The whole thing is at http://Radio-Info.com/cc-davey-d

[create]

CC was never the disease, just one of many symptoms.

[KOOL Listener Lauren]

"Davey D" didn't blog anything. He copied and pasted Jerry Del Colliano's blog from Thurs. June 11.

[BossRadioDJ]

"Davey D" didn't blog anything. He copied and pasted Jerry Del Colliano's blog from Thurs. June 11.

Oooooh. Let me try that again...

The almighty Davey D Jerry Del Colliano has thoughtfully blogged about possible fall of Clear Channel, its aftermath and resurrection:

Radio after Clear Channel will not be radio as if Clear Channel never existed.

Reread that line because you can take it to the bank.

Our fantasy is that once rid of these evil consolidators, radio can return to its former position of prominence.

But it will be hard to simply go back 15 or 20 years before duopoly and consolidation.

The whole thing is at http://Radio-Info.com/cc-davey-d

[weav]

These almost-last two graffs I think give the summation very well:

I would buy a radio station not because it makes money or could make money again, but because it has a brand -- a real strong brand – that could lead into a digital media platform. A digital media platform is not defined as streaming the station on the web or having your morning personality do a podcast.

Without the strong brand, well meaning and good intentioned radio operators may wind up eventually being the victims of radio consolidators one more time – with the Clear Channel, Citadel and Cumulus groups out of harms way and new owners directly in it.

A terrestrial radio station at least has a certain stamp of legitimacy that can be leveraged into the digital era...

Well said, Mr. Del Colliano.

[DavidKaye]

The almighty Davey D has thoughtfully blogged about possible fall of Clear Channel, its aftermath and resurrection:

Radio after Clear Channel will not be radio as if Clear Channel never existed.

This is the problem with bloggers: THEY GET IT WRONG AND PERPETUATE ERRORS!  The major investor in Clear Channel is NOT Lee Capital Partners as "Davey D" says!  Instead of doing actual research, "Davey D" has simply repeated MORE WRONG INFORMATION as if it were the truth.  A real newspaper, a real news service would not do such a thing.

Lee Capital Partners is a Santa Monica based builder of green homes.  They do not invest in radio stations!  The major owner of Clear Channel is a totally different company, Thomas H. Lee Capital, which is also the major stockholder of Warner Music Group, and other entertainment-related companies.  Among their partners they have Edgar Bronfman of the liquor fortune.  I think that Thomas H. Lee Capital can probably weather the Clear Channel storm quite nicely, thank you.

[weav]

  A real newspaper, a real news service would not do such a thing.

RIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

[SFStatic]

David Kaye is half right. It's not just Thomas H. Lee, Bain Capital is also in the deal, and is actually running things, not Lee. Bain actually had staff on site in San Antonio before the takeover, dictating how the company would be run.

This appears to be a message board, not a media outlet...

[BossRadioDJ]

Jeez. Now that I look at the post on Davey D's blogsite, I don't see anything that shows it was somebody else's material (copied and pasted 100%, apparently). Is there something there that says it's somebody else's material? I don't see attribution to Jerry Del Colliano anywhere.

[sandwix]

The author's attribution can be found in the way of the URL at the very end of the long article, towards the bottom of the page.

It is indeed, Jerry Del Colliano.  It should be noted Davey D puts no quotes around the article pasted on his blog and at first glance, makes it seem as though he is the scribe.  He is not.