Robert_A_Bouie

Robert_A_Bouie t1_itzk5yt wrote

I was actually expecting WIP to anoint John Johnsen as the successor with Morganti, Hughes and Keith Jones.

I'll expect to see lots of Cataldi hate here but for me he has been entertaining for the past 30 years and his ratings really can't be argued with. Yes, he's a loudmouth who gets people riled-up over BS sports stuff but that's his job. It keeps people listening.

Him leaving WIP is both a blessing and a curse for Audacy, whose stock is in the shitter and under threat of being delisted. He's paid well over $1Million a year and Richie and DeCamara's salaries together are probably less than half of Cataldi's, but I'd expect a somewhat significant ratings drop after he's gone. People have way too many other audible entertainment options these days.

I suspect that Morganti will be slowly shown the door. He's got his other Hockey analyst jobs and well, let's face it, adds about 5% of content to the morning show as it is.

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Robert_A_Bouie t1_itvblse wrote

Yes, I remember them. Side of the van had a magnetic sign "Shark Speakers" with a picture of a shark on it. They'd pull up to a young looking male and give them some BS line like "the warehouse was supposed to give us 8 to deliver today but they gave us 10 instead, we'll sell you two for $200 each." They tried getting me to bite one time in a parking lot in Jenkintown. I recall another encounter with them at a rest stop on the Westbound Turnpike, although that time it was just a white Ford Econoline van with no signs on it.

A friend of mine fell for it. They did sell him speakers but they were not very good, worth about what he paid for them, maybe a bit less. They didn't ask him to join a cult or anything. I think it was just a way to sell cheaply-made speakers to guys.

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