[BC] Bob Grant Returning To WABC

[Rich Wood]

------ At 01:43 PM 1/14/2006, Mike Erickson wrote: -------

>Grant is merely going to be a guest, this is nothing permanent.  Think I'll
>listen to WQXR.

I should have expected that. Phil Boyce at WABC is sharp. He has the 
unique ability to steal the heritage of WOR. None of us thought John 
Gambling would appear on another New York station. Phil hired him for 
weekends, then weekdays. I've asked many people which station has had 
the Gambling family on the air for decades. The answer I'm getting is 
WABC. Personally, I think John sounds much better on WABC than he 
ever did on WOR. Near death experiences often do wonders.

Even at his height at WOR people still thought Bob Grant was at WABC. 
Fortunately, Arbitron credits names as well as calls. Now, Phil can 
steal more of those of those traditions (even though Grant was on 
WABC for ages) and make his time at WOR disappear.

I would never have thought that Bob Grant would be replaced with a 
cooking show. That was the intent. Rocco walked away. I have the 
impression that WOR's turning to brokered programming might be the 
right way to go. It makes a future sale much easier than carrying all 
those huge talent contracts. 13 weeks vs. 2 years is much more 
appealing to a buyer.

Rich


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