Car Radio on KSL

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I don't know if today was typical, but Car Radio was absolutely awful for the 10 minutes or so I could stand to listen. I'm not sure who this woman they've got hosting (and I use that term loosely) is, but this is Not Good. The top of the show started with one of those "interviews" KSL likes to do with owners of businesses. This one was a tire store having a big sale. It was pretty clear several times that this woman just had no idea what to ask next. (Did marketing not prepare anything?) At one point, the host even flat out said she didn't know anything much about cars. I cringed. How'd you get this gig? It got worse by her repeating the same thing twice more once the Tunex guy came on and basically bailed her out of the 'interview' and then went on into their normal shtick.

Hint folks, even if you have no clue what you're talking about, pretend you do. It reenforces the authority of the radio show. This is Radio 101 here. Now hopefully this woman does have some pretty good knowledge about some other show that she's hosting, like maybe the Greenhouse show, but she is totally out of place on Car Radio.

Why don't we just end the charade and let the guest of the week (mostly the owners of the Tunex places) host the show themselves? If they need some help, they can banter a bit with a producer. I can alraedy hear someone in the back going "but then it's just an infomercial". It has been for years.

[dolt]

She no longer does the Green House show. The last time I heard her she was criticizing Larry's(the expert's) personality or the lack there of. It was very awkward.

The show flows much better now she is gone.

[MAC]

Most likely it was Robin Roth. She was using perhaps a married last name on KSL. I don't rembember what it is. She does have a good voice. But, if you don't know what you are talking about, DON'T OPEN YOUR TRAP!!! Unless of course..you can, what we like to call "AD LIB" your way thru the situation.

MAC

[Michaeljwyo]

That's the way I've always been taught to do it! Don't EVER sound like you don't know what you're talking about. Just like you don't EVER sound like you're in a bad mood. Don't EVER sound like you're sick. If you're having a bad day, it's not the listeners' fault. And they sure don't wanna hear about it. Remember folks, listeners can actually "hear" you smiling. This sounds familiar to the problem I have with sending a sales-person down on location to do a remote. Well, we do that here. I doubt that this is a problem in SLC. It still sucks and sounds really bad to have someone on the air trying to talk about something and sounding dumb because they don't know what they're talking about.

CA said it best.......it's RADIO 101 folks.

Michael n WYO