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Post by Frank on Apr 12, 2007 7:44:54 GMT -5
This isf***ing retarded, It is bad enough that we have to listen to Don Crawford and his stupid ass crawford stands, but now we have to put up with the bullshit of a great team being fired. Matt by far is the most outspoken but he wont be fired no matter what, he is the reason 101 wasnt off the air 3 years ago. I love Matt, dont get me wrong I am not attacking him, just making a point. What's really funny is how much Lee and Matt talk about "truth" and not hiding things from the public but they arent "allowed" to comment on the firing of their friends and co-workers. Double standard? I think so.
Chris and Dale, goodluck to you guys and I wish you the best. Please keep up posted with where you guys go and if there is a webcast or simulcast that we can tune into.
-Frank
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Post by majestydivine on Apr 12, 2007 8:02:04 GMT -5
This sucks as the most liberal person listing to this show I REALLY ENJOYED YOU GUYS even though i rarely agreed with you. Your show made me think and work to defend my views. I will miss you guys.
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Post by crawdad on Apr 12, 2007 8:13:00 GMT -5
The very first day your show was on the air here, I posted saying that I didn't know how well Alabama was going to take this, and I doubted it would last long.
Sadly, I was right.
I know that you have said that we shouldn't complain to Crawford, but I also know that you are semi-obligated to say that. The Source has lost an audience member in what SHOULD be their target demographic (20-somethings), and hopefully once all their current demographic (apparantly 60-somethings) dies off, hopefully they will realize their mistake.
I have sent an e-mail to Crawford broadcasting, as well as a hand-written letter, and have pulled the paid advertising accounts that I held with the station.
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Post by blondie on Apr 12, 2007 8:28:54 GMT -5
Please write to 1070 and see if they will take on the AM. John Ed Willoughby and Doug Layton have come back from retirement to fill in. I don't know if that's a permanent thing or what. But all of their syndicated stuff is a bit redundant. www.wapi1070.com/CustomForm.asp?id=2442
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Post by alabamamtnman on Apr 12, 2007 8:29:59 GMT -5
well you gotta remember that you live in a state where most of the listeners are so pathetic they agree to a sex toy ban. I am so tired of trying to defend my state when people talk of how backwards it is but hell Im beginning to agree.
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Post by lawman on Apr 12, 2007 8:34:47 GMT -5
Well, 101.1 lost a loyal listener. I will forget it is even on my dial. I think I might have to agree, even though it would suck not listening to Matt Murphy. Message to the Source: Hey, MORONS! Lee Davis isn't entertaining enough to be the consolation/go-to-boy/make-you-forget-about-the-show-that-just-got-ripped-off-the-air interim show. For God's sake. It's painful enough to listen to him during his own show. Play some polka music from 5-9. Message to Lee Davis: Lee, you're coming off as a sucker for being that go-to-boy. You're like the good son that sucks up to Mom and Dad after the little brother screws up. A martyr. They're just using you, because you're there, you'll color in the lines, and you'll let them stick you wherever. They don't think you're good enough for a four hour show. Or else, they would hire you for the morning show. Painful. Man, YOU NAILED IT! Sycophant Davis is horrible! Isn't Imus available
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Post by killer on Apr 12, 2007 9:14:47 GMT -5
No notice? No severance pay? Just dropped like that?
What sorry management!! Unstable and really not that sure what it stands for. Perhaps God is just a word used loosely to sound good and deceive the audience.
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Post by lawman on Apr 12, 2007 9:22:31 GMT -5
It says in the Bible...''Thay have my name (God's) on their lips, but their 'hearts' are far from me.''
It's not what people say....it's what they do......and Crawford doesn't do GODLY, from all I've seen of their hypocritical ways!
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Post by Jo Thomas on Apr 12, 2007 9:27:10 GMT -5
Let's keep these guys in the Ham! Here's a copy of what I sent to the WAPI website.
For starters, I must say I really enjoy your weekday lineup. I'm a huge Boortz fan. I must admit though, for the last couple of months, I've been listening to another talk morning show from 5-9am on 101.1FM. They were called 'The Attack Machine' and word came out this morning that they were let go because they did not fit the Christian format of the station. The show was hard hitting talk and I feel they would be a perfect fit for your station in the mornings. Please talk to these two before they leave Birmingham. They created a large following here in a very short time. Please contact them: chris@theattackmachine.com or dale@theattackmachine.com
As a loyal API listener, I really feel that they would fit perfectly with your station.
Thank you, Joseph Thomas
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Post by fragerella on Apr 12, 2007 9:35:21 GMT -5
Man, YOU NAILED IT! Sycophant Davis is horrible! Isn't Imus available
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Post by mamawolf on Apr 12, 2007 9:53:10 GMT -5
I spent time this morning copying and pasting the advertisers from the adline as it is NOT real user friendly when you want a complete list. If everyone will stick to their guns and hit up these companies to let them know we will no longer support their services or use their products as long as they advertise with Crawford Broadcasting I believe we will see a good result. We HAVE to hit Crawford in his ever so deep mmoney bag to get his attention. By refusing to listen to the station AND NOT using their advertisers it won't take long to get his attention. Let's dig in and get on the phones. No need to be rude, just let the advertisers know where we stand on this issue. Sunny King Honda/WYDE /1-800-423-4074/2580 US Highway 78 East, Anniston, AL 36207 /256-835-1000 Jim Moore Enterprises/Shop Talk/987-5840/2048A Valleydale Terrace,B'ham, Alabama 35244 A&E/Jackson & Hobbs/621-0090/PO Box 1339,Sumiton, AL: 35148 Built-By-U Homes/Matt Show/ 1-866-71-BUILD/822-8004 /400 Vestavia Pkwy #135, Birmingham, AL 35216/jeff@builtbyuhomes.com/ www.builtbyuhomes.comUnited Way/322-5646 ext 110 /1827 1st Av N #200, Bham, AL 35203 Beyond Computers, Inc./ ends 05/31/07/J&H Show/205-995-0314/5511 Hwy. 280 East, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL. 35242 Alabama Smyphony/ Matt 's Show/251-7727/2545 Highland Ave S,Birmingham, AL 35205 Michelson Laser Vision/ J&H Show/969 8100/327 Summit Blvd,Birmingham, AL 35243 / www.michelsonlaser.com Fox Mortgage/Lee Davis Show/661-6868/3510 Vann Rd #101, Birmingham, AL 35235 Atlas Mortgage,Inc/Jackson & Hobbs/877-987-5152/3000 Riverchase Galleria #750, Birmingham, AL 35244 /986-4204 AmeriCapital/Hank Erwin Show/1-800-818-6174/3601 Lorna Ridge Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35233/228-4466(Trussville) 678-0483(Chelsea) Rusert Mortgage/Matt Murphy Show/205-977-5699/P.O. Box 430054, Birmingham, Al 35243 /nina@rusertmortgage.com/ www.rusertmortgage.com Advanced Mortgage LLC/Burt & Kurt show/205-640-4148/2301 Moody Parkway Suite 3,Moody, AL. 35004 Sides Appliances & Furniture/WYDE/648 3124/121 Sharon Blvd, Dora, AL 35062 Discount Home Center/ Matt Show/Jasper - 295-2000 Guin/Winfield - 205-468-4119 Muscle Shoals - 256-381-8600 734 Hwy 78 West Parkland North, Jasper , Al 35501 Vincent's Furniture/ Matt's Show/256-739-2612/116 3rd Street S.E. ,Cullman, Al 35055 Control Temp Heating and Cooling/Matt Show/(205) 699-4902/ 2008 Palmer Ave, Leeds, AL 35094 Discount Home Center/ Matt Show/Jasper 295-2000 Muscle Shoals - 256-381-8600 Guin/Winfield - 205-468-4119/ 734 Hwy 78 West, Jasper, AL 35501 Blue Cross Blue Shield/J&H Show/220-2100/Riverchase Parkway, Birmingham, AL Emmaus Road Productions 205-281-1754 P.O. BOX 9871, Birmingham, AL 35220-0871/ arkay@emmausroadproductions.com/ www.emmausroadproductions Classic Gardens & Landscape/ 854-4005 /1855 Carson Road, B'ham, Alabama 35215 Jimmie Hale Mission/ J&H Show/323-5878/PO Box 10472, Bham, AL 35202 His Expressions Photography 205-215-5883/ www.hisexpressionsgallery.com Go Natural Herbs For Health 621-7595 643 1st Street/ off Hwy 31, Alabaster, AL 35007 Go Natural Herbs For Health 655-9155 400 Main Street/off Hwy. 11 across from Capt. D's, Trussville , AL. 35173 Classic Gardens & Landscape 205-854-4005 1855 Carson Road, Birmingham, ALabama 35215 UAB Athletics/Blazer Sports 934-7252 /Birmingham, AL/ 934-7296 AquaPure Water System/Jackson & Hobbs/ 621 0090/PO Box 1339, Pelham, AL 35124/ aquapurews.com
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Post by Dale Jackson on Apr 12, 2007 9:57:24 GMT -5
No No No No No No.. listen to me. I am asking you not to do this. This is not anyones fault but our own for accepting a position within a group that we were skeptical about the company wide politics/philosophy. Fact is we did not fit, I expressed that before we were hired and they put those fears to rest. Hurting other programs does not help us. This business sucks, but we choose it. Do not hurt others.
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Post by backstabber on Apr 12, 2007 9:57:28 GMT -5
I am saddened to learn of this; I should have known something was not right last night when there was not a re-run to listen to,which I did to catch up on that which I missed. I wish you two the very best in luck( I have been working to change mine after all of the dumb stuff I placed myself in-all due to me "not being from around here",but this is NE Alabama-not B'ham)But anyways- It appears as if you were given a raw deal.I will also state that Crawford does not act real christian in his business dealings.I am just another idiot though and do not own my own business empire.I can not help but wonder about his. Keep all of us updated.Again,I wish the very best for you two. backstabber
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Post by mamawolf on Apr 12, 2007 10:02:20 GMT -5
Dale the fault lies with a company that jerks people around, including their listeners. This isn't about hurting the other hosts. It is about making a company understand that when they don't have a product(radio station) worth listening to, then they suffer the consequence of their actions. Capitalism and all that. It isn't just your program...Crawford has been yanking people around for years. I understand the man is an eccentric spoiled brat, but that is no reason he should profit if he isn't supplying a quality product...which at this point, once again, he is not.
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Post by cw on Apr 12, 2007 10:20:12 GMT -5
I most generally didn't get to listen "live" very often, but was able to catch the replay fairly regular. I was just now getting so I could tell the two of you apart! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!
The Source has some big shoes to try and fill.
Gentlemen, may you be blessed in all you do.
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Post by Doberman on Apr 12, 2007 10:33:54 GMT -5
Well I for one am not surprised.......I'm the guy who called the show a couple of times saying "Welcome to Talibama"......now you know why......I REALLY enjoyed the Attack machine and I even turned off my Sirius Satellite Radio to listen to it.....Thats saying a alot. Dale/Chris, thanks for the GREAT talk show and I'm really sorry to see you go....... The religious Extremist.....oops, I mean Don crawford have gotten their way once again......If you don't handle snakes like they do, then ya gotta go.......bunch of FREAKS!!!!!!
Let us know where you go next!!!!!!
Doberman
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Post by RUSS on Apr 12, 2007 10:35:34 GMT -5
This isf***ing retarded, It is bad enough that we have to listen to Don Crawford and his stupid ass crawford stands, but now we have to put up with the bullshit of a great team being fired. Matt by far is the most outspoken but he wont be fired no matter what, he is the reason 101 wasnt off the air 3 years ago. I love Matt, dont get me wrong I am not attacking him, just making a point. What's really funny is how much Lee and Matt talk about "truth" and not hiding things from the public but they arent "allowed" to comment on the firing of their friends and co-workers. Double standard? I think so. Chris and Dale, goodluck to you guys and I wish you the best. Please keep up posted with where you guys go and if there is a webcast or simulcast that we can tune into. -Frank
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Post by RUSS on Apr 12, 2007 10:38:47 GMT -5
Thank goodness these morons are gone! They were almost as irritating as Russ N Dee. This isf***ing retarded, It is bad enough that we have to listen to Don Crawford and his stupid ass crawford stands, but now we have to put up with the bullshit of a great team being fired. Matt by far is the most outspoken but he wont be fired no matter what, he is the reason 101 wasnt off the air 3 years ago. I love Matt, dont get me wrong I am not attacking him, just making a point. What's really funny is how much Lee and Matt talk about "truth" and not hiding things from the public but they arent "allowed" to comment on the firing of their friends and co-workers. Double standard? I think so. Chris and Dale, goodluck to you guys and I wish you the best. Please keep up posted with where you guys go and if there is a webcast or simulcast that we can tune into. -Frank
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Post by Doberman on Apr 12, 2007 10:39:56 GMT -5
I smell a Troll!!!!!
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Post by Laughing Hyena on Apr 12, 2007 10:42:18 GMT -5
Man, YOU NAILED IT! Sycophant Davis is horrible! Isn't Imus available Imus is probably right up their alley! To The Attack Machine: I agree that there should be a lesson of sorts taught to the Crawford people. I know firsthand that several people there will and have made up stories to try and get someone out that they don't like. You guys were getting popular and yes, you did have a following of sorts from people who would normally think that most people on the air at The Source were a complete joke and just didn't know radio. You've got people like SA over there at Crawford who will sell to Don up in Blue Bell, PA how great things are even though they are quite the opposite. You guys would be great on WAPI. You've got a *more* liberal audience as well as a very conservative audience with the AM signal here in Birmingham and with a little advertising and promo work outside of the airwaves, you guys would be great. Go talk to Frank Giardina over at Citadel Broadcasting. Now about the other on-air personalities... I always thought Matt Murphy was pretty stupid for not leaving WYDE for bigger and better markets. He has the talent, but I think that being at WYDE for so long and having their propaganda seep into his head has really done him in. There's no hope for Lee. He's a really nice guy and a perfect fit for WYDE, but maybe he'd be better off being a co-host at a sports station where he has an encyclopedic knowledge of statistics. Burt and Kurt. I like them too, but they need to stick to oldies and have a morning show with music. They are great at that. You can only read so much off show notes that you post on your own website for so long and not sound boring. And to reply to Frank's previous comment: It's generally not the policy in radio to talk about shows that have been 'canceled'. As The Attack Machine has said previously, you really are wiped out of existence at radio stations once you leave their airwaves. There's no double standard or conspiracy theory there. It's simply good radio.
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Post by syme on Apr 12, 2007 10:48:54 GMT -5
Dale - I will go along with your wishes. To me, this is about you and Chris and what is best for you two. The rest of the hosts are big boys and any new people thinking about coming in will have a much clearer picture of the environment.
I respect the fact that you and Chris wish no ill will on Crawford Broadcasting due to the people that will be hurt by it.
In retrospect, we are all pretty much in the same boat, working for employers that are expecting more and giving less.
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Post by meatman on Apr 12, 2007 11:27:08 GMT -5
I can't believe it. Welcome to Alabama, set your clocks back 30 years.
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Post by rich on Apr 12, 2007 12:39:24 GMT -5
Wow. Sorry to hear that, guys. I'm relatively new to the show and to the forum, but I enjoyed what you guys had to say. You're my first experience at 101.1 FM, and you'll probably be my last. Not being bitchy ... haven't been a fan long enough to have a real fire in my belly over the loss of the show in and of itself, except in that I feel sympathy for you guys being let go like that and think you deserved more of a shot. As to whether you "fit" or not, well, I wouldn't normally be caught dead listening to "conservative radio" or a "God and Country" broadcasting network, but I felt you guys were smart, reasonable, legitimate voices who did right by the issues instead of just quoting some party line and dismissing other viewpoints out of hand. So, whether a good "fit" or not, you obviously brought in (and kept) listeners who otherwise would not have given the station a snowball's chance. There's a lot to be said for that ... it's more of a compliment to your abilities, talents and overall charisma than being sycophantic personalities who are all too willing to agreeably spout what is easiest and safest would be. Honesty and integrity ... the both of you have it in spades, in my opinion.
Anyway, I've been impressed by you both and wish you the absolute best.
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Post by MaccusGermanis on Apr 12, 2007 12:58:43 GMT -5
Well, I had already quit listening, but that was a personal decision. It does seem sudden, did they say anything about masons?
I still hold out hope that with some speech therapy for Dale Jackson and a dictionary which includes the definition of libertarian for Chris Hobbs the two of you could be quite good talk show hosts. However backhanded the above compliment is, I am mildly surprised and slightly irritated at this sudden firing. I honestly wish you well in your careers that are unlikely to now end.
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Post by JKB on Apr 12, 2007 13:39:51 GMT -5
I was so tired of R&D talking about illegal aliens that I didn't listen to the Source for about six months. Then about two months ago I heard the Attack Machine. It was fun like a morning show but also relevant. I hate to see you guys go. Looks like I will be turning off the Source AGAIN.
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Post by Leigh D on Apr 12, 2007 14:43:49 GMT -5
Chris & Dale,
I was shocked to find you guys not on my radio this morning. I don't know all of the details, but I think it should have been handled differently especially since you both picked up and moved from another state to be on 101.1 FM. I am not going to gripe and moan about it though. I just wanted to let you guys know I was a fan and I hope you find something more suitable soon.
Best of luck to you both!
Leigh (not to be confused with Lee) Davis
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Post by Nate on Apr 12, 2007 14:45:50 GMT -5
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Post by syme on Apr 12, 2007 15:03:49 GMT -5
......I still hold out hope that with some speech therapy for Dale Jackson and a dictionary which includes the definition of libertarian for Chris Hobbs the two of you could be quite good talk show hosts. However backhanded the above compliment is, I am mildly surprised and slightly irritated at this sudden firing. I honestly wish you well in your careers that are unlikely to now end. I would question the factuality of your pot shots but there is no question that they are of low class. Dale and Chris lost their JOBS yesterday....have some basic decency.
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Post by frederat on Apr 12, 2007 16:07:27 GMT -5
I think this is a crock of bull. You guys are not any more edgy than Matt Murphy. I think yall complimented the other hosts. I dont know to many folks who listen to hank Erwin. I change the station when he is on. He sounds like Hank Hill's friend on King of the Hill. This is talk radio. If they liked the burt and Kurt type shows why did they move them out of their slot to put in a show that nobody listens to. Hank has to pay to be on the air. I like burt and kurt and didnt want them to change hours but they did. Maybe we need another FM station to turn to talk radio so we have some choices.
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Post by Tina L on Apr 12, 2007 16:12:50 GMT -5
I heard they got fired because a caller said bitch and n-word on the air... Is this true? *Dale Edit - no this is not why, the station and us do not fit, that is the reason.
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