Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw confirmed gone for KGB-FM

In reading what is on the the net. It would appear that the CC made the decision to remove the show over the Christmas break. If you read Mikey’s blog, his contract was not renewed but the rest of “his” show talent was renewed. We was contractually free to find another radio station. In fact it sounds like he has on FM 94.9. When you also take into account the fact that the company that owns 91X goes to bankruptcy auction on Thursday 1/7/10 and all of the on air talent contracts are null and void and will be looking for work, CC made a decision to drop the DSC before their contract ended. I would bet $$$$ that they are still be paid and have a “no compete” clause in their contract. So from CC point of view, they eat the wages for the talent while keeping them off the air in the local market. They are using their contract against them.

Lastly, when Ruthie was let go, she was a traffic reporter only. She also did traffic for other stations in the area. Again, I would bet $$$ that Dave and Co made a deal to pay her from their contracts, thus taking a pay cut themselves. I would bet Dave and Co took a hard line to get everyone a fair pay check. CC took this a weekness and decided to use it against them in contract talks.

USE the web. the truth will come out. The DSC is as much a part of San Diego as Tony Gwen.

Dave’s “Inland Empire” Chief of Staff

This just shows how little ClearChannel understands business. The whole reason people listened to KGB in the morning was DSC. And they showed that they have very little class by just pulling everything without any warning, basically saying FU to everyone that listens to the show. They didn’t get where they are without DSC, and now they are gone. See how much revenue you can make selling ad space now since no one’s listening to KGB anymore. KGB just lost the trust and respect of just about everyone in SD. I go where DSC goes. Period.

This is standard operating proceedure in radio. Offer a low contract deal knowing it will be rejected then turning around and shrugging at the listeners with a “we tried” attitude.

This is purely business, I’m sure CC would want to keep them at some level, but things are tough all over. At the same time, while CC is surely in touch with the money side of the business, I think for a long time it has been out of touch with the personality side and what drives listenership. A audience like that the DSC had isn’t driven by the playlist as it might be with clueless douchebags listening to rap or slutty teeny pop.

I can listen to music anywhere in many formats. I don’t need radio, I have hundreds of songs loaded on my headunit in the car if I want music (which came in handy when that blathering idiot Ditch hit the air). I listened because of the on air personalities.

Nevermind the set list has seemingly gotten pretty constrained anyway, I can almost set my watch by when they play “Pour some sugar on me” for the millionth (*slight exaggeration) time.

Thanks CC for reintroducing me to what an awesome collection I have, in high quality with no commercials.

I think it’d be funny to have the DSC re-emerge on one of the for sale X stations (although not good for coverage.)

I didn’t just loose a radio show, I lost part of my family. DSC has been my favorite part of the day everyday for years and years. I listened on my way to work and then pod casted the parts I missed for the rest of the day. Our relations are deep to me, they have been sponsored by my cousin’s “Cancer for College”, Dave’s daughter did performances with my nephew Forrest, My sister Kelley was a $1000 winner to get her visiting military son back to base in VA last year, Dave and I became widow’s around the same time and then both were re-married close to the same date. I am ready to schedule a funeral just for some closure. I am in mourning…

I want to thank Eli for giving the opportunity to listen to the last two airings of DSC!
I am totally bummed they are not there for my morning routine, I also have been listening to them since high school and I am sooo sadden with all you guys the DSC listeners

No DSC in the morning or replay at night. I liked the fact that I could catch up at night what I missed in the morning.A work buddy and myself would try to base our schedule around being in the work truck so we could listen to DSC. Tons of laughs over the years, its a damn shame its over now.

What kind of crack do they serve for lunch at Clear Channel…you may have been around for a long time KGB…but you are nothing without your juggernaut talent…do the right thing and work it out…or shut it down and give it up to Sirius!

I have listened to Dave, Shelly and Chainsaw for , well, I guess about from Day 1. It seems to me that they used to be called the “Dawn Patrol”. Non the less, it is unbelievable to me that the best morning show in the entire United States is now gone. I am a truck driver and so therefor have listened to many shows in many cities. No one even gets close. KGB should get a clue or better yet, the DSC should go to Sirus Radio so I can listen to them everyday, everywhere ! I am keeping my fingers crossed for the best of the best ! Go Chargers and Go DSC !

How much $$ was Rickards asking for?

GET LOST: I have listened to DSC ever sine I moved here in 1996. I’ve found them to be topical, convivial, and funny. Great chemistry and good for a laugh. At least, that’s the impression I received as a listener. Then, about 2 months ago, I sent them an email registering a complaint that they were getting too political (they were mired in a “health care legislation” rant). My complaint wasn’t angry. In fact, I think I wrote “Hey! You’re putting us to sleep.” I was surprised that i received a reply from Dave himself. I was even more surpriced at the sharp tone of his reply: “If you don’t like it, get lost!” Needless to say, I was thrown off. Such arrogance! I think Dave was getting too cocky. He kept having his wife Nicole call in to treat all of us to another update on lifestyles of the rich and famous. I really tired of her stories about their horses, her riding competitions, their latest vacations, her convertible… this was not wise programming given the state of the economy. What listener, barely making it paycheck-to-paycheck wants to hear about their restaurant service in Hawaii, her trip to Europe, or her trainer’s regimen? I thought Boyer was getting too creepy, his right-wing tirades getting more outrageous and threatening to the President. What I’m saying is that, though I will miss them, I’m pretty sure we will all do fine without them. Maybe Dave can take this time to get anger management, Boyer can get back on his meds, and Nicole can get a real job. They can, to quote someone we know… “get lost”.

Dear KGB,
What you did by not reinstating DSC And even Boyer is about the DUMMEST thing I have heard in a long time. As usual management has stepped in and screwed up a good thing. DSC and boyer was the only reason I listened top that station. Time will prove when listeners as well as ratings drop one by one.

In response to Billy’s question, I do not know how much he was asking for specifically but it was noted in the paper that Clear Channel and the trio couldn’t reach a figure that Clear Channel could afford to pay that the cast WOULD ACCEPT. In short, they got greedy. Granted, when you are a big name you shoot for the higher salaries but when the economy is going sour and employers cannot afford to pay as much, one of the results is that the people who are too stubborn or full of themselves to negotiate, become casualties.

I totally agree with banned for life mike.

Nicole can’t hold a candle to Beth. She turned Dave into an arrogant ass.

That life was stolen from Beth by cruel fate. Nicole stepped in and took over. I don’t like her and I don’t like the show since Beth died.

Folks, Folks, Folks: I have spent a very long time reading or scanning ALL of these posts, and not one single one -not even Quiet Talking James, the only one I recognized from the show- said what what ought to have been obvious, especially to Omniohl (how can anybody write a book letter and miss this? Though since I certainly only scanned his, I may have missed it): WE-DON'T-KNOW-THE-FACTS!!! For which everybody involved, especially the media (whatever happened to “the public's right to know? I'm sure 99% of the people on this page would rather know what happened in the DSC/CC salary discussions than about any politician in the country). HOW MUCH WERE THEY OFFERED? HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE, IF ANY?
Or a decrease? Did CC not offer anything except for a last second low ball offer face-saving purposes, like the Padres -may they forever finish last- did to Trevor Hoffman and other Padre icons? Or did they give them a very generous offer that they were too arrogant to accept? Or, as some speculated? Did they quit on principle -a reasonable possibility- because they we're going to have to cut some show members in order to keep
their jobs? The point is, WE DON'T KNOW!!!! It's so easy to bash corporations -especially conservative ones, funny how liberal ones that cut people
lose never get criticized- because they are big, impersonal, faceless, etc, and many times are guilty are choosing money over people (I too, was
a victim -more than once, btw), and the DSC have faces and names attached to them, and it's “just” several of them vs. big, bad corporation.
That indeed may well be the case. But excuse me if I don't cry for those who live in homes in N.County, can pay thousands for remodeling jobs,
have cars that don't require keys (“I don't know anybody who uses a key for their car except Boyer, har har”), are rich -according to our new president, Dave said once- take more vacations than teachers without the their low pay to go with it AND have full job benefits to boot.
If they gave all that up so that their team wouldn't be broken up, I salute them. But if they demanded more while the company was making less,
I give them a one-finger salute instead. The point is, I/We DO NOT KNOW! And shame on the media for leaving/keeping us in the dark as to
the cause for the demise of an institution that was clearly important and beloved by so many -yes, myself included. But apparently I'm the only
one not letting an inconvenient thing like facts -or lack of them- get in the way of bashing one side or the other. Cry if you want -I will certainly
join you in that- but otherwise: shame on YOU!!!
Note: I will not be listening to KGB anymore either; not because I'm angry at big, bad CC, but because they aren't on anymore and they were the only thing I listened to on it. I go to the WALRUS -105.7 FM- for my music. Fact.

They still had a few good bits but Dave was getting so grumpy he was getting hard to listen to….not to mention he was an arrogant snob. His gold digging trophy wife was irritating. She needs to get a job

And just to re-iterate (I had to go back and read my comment, it seems so long ago that i wrote it), that my biggest peeve about the CC reaction after the firing, was that they make a statement that was insulting on the basis that we as the public see through the well wishing and the spin-job. I assumed that my stating the facts could at least be interpreted as SAYING that I didnt know the facts.

Disputes between labor and management are just that.. THEIR dispute.. it's why I had no problem crossing the picket lines to get groceries when THOSE workers didn't go to work and why I will not bash CC for answering to their shareholders and preserving their bottom line. I WILL bash them for treating us as idiots, and I will certainly lament the loss of my morning show.