Well, he's still there. That had to be a part of his plan. Spanish language programming is gone. again that had to be a part of his plan. Do I think that he really knows what he's doing. No not really.
Format changes are certainly not decided on by a local GM in a group operator situation. This decision had to do with issues higher up than the ones brought up by the local manager.
I agree that your probably right in most circumstances. But Austin and BMP don't really jive with most circumstances. The word on the street here in Austin is that Jerry made the calls. Perhaps with the blessings of Larry Patrick the trustee of the lenders.
The launch of The Big Talker 98.9 sounded pretty Mickey Mouse, no offense to Mickey, I don't know what that means other than perhaps it was all done in haste. I find it hard to accept that a rational radio operator does what BMP has done in Austin with competent leadership higher up.
If what you say is true, things could get even more interesting.
