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Friday, July 4, 2025
A Blast from a Radio Guy -- Just Call Me PACO
REMINDER: I WILL DELETE "ANONYMOUS" COMMENTS AND THOSE I FIND GRATUITOUSLY VULGAR, INSULTING, INCOMPREHENSIBLE, OR JUST GENERALLY ANNOYING, IN MY SOLE AND UNREVIEWABLE DISCRETION.
I had prepared a lengthy post based on a communication I received from a radio industry insider who claims to have information from The Ticket, iHeart, and other industry scuttlebutt regarding the departures from the Ticket that resulted in The Freak and the Dan and Jake podcast.
But it contained information that was somewhat sensitive, and, of course, not verifiable by me. That isn't always a disqualification for inside information, but in this case, I decided that the opinions expressed -- this guy was not involved in the events of that time, at least not directly -- I thought the better course of action would be to let it stew.
So, yeah, this post is kind of a tease, but it needed a refresh anyway.
looks like somebody needs to be locked out of their devices after 8pm. sleep it off. you can look at your tablet, watch your videos again in the morning!
Cody, appreciate away. You don't need any start from me.
Despite what people think, Jeff Catlin and I are not in what I could call regular communication. In fact, we're not in much of any communication. Once in a while I'll lob him a question, and sometimes he responds, sometimes he doesn't. He also sat still for an AMA on this site a few years go, which was cool of him.
And it's true: I'm a Ticket fan, hence this site, and I think he deserves major credit for its continuing success, especially through the upheavals in the years since HeHoo (G Williams) got the HevHo. But our contact is very sporadic and arm's-length.
I had prepared a lengthy post based on a communication I received from a radio industry insider who claims to have information from The Ticket, iHeart, and other industry scuttlebutt regarding the departures from the Ticket that resulted in The Freak and the Dan and Jake podcast.
ReplyDeleteBut it contained information that was somewhat sensitive, and, of course, not verifiable by me. That isn't always a disqualification for inside information, but in this case, I decided that the opinions expressed -- this guy was not involved in the events of that time, at least not directly -- I thought the better course of action would be to let it stew.
So, yeah, this post is kind of a tease, but it needed a refresh anyway.
Plainsman Always Chickens Out.
Cat is the man!
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Deletelooks like somebody needs to be locked out of their devices after 8pm.
Deletesleep it off. you can look at your tablet, watch your videos again in the morning!
I think the comment is spot on. Crude, yes. But so is our society.
DeleteHey Plainsman,
ReplyDeleteCan we get a Jeff Catlin appreciation post? I feel like he doesn’t get enough credit for all the shit he has had to put up with the last few years.
Cody
Good idea.
DeleteCody, appreciate away. You don't need any start from me.
DeleteDespite what people think, Jeff Catlin and I are not in what I could call regular communication. In fact, we're not in much of any communication. Once in a while I'll lob him a question, and sometimes he responds, sometimes he doesn't. He also sat still for an AMA on this site a few years go, which was cool of him.
And it's true: I'm a Ticket fan, hence this site, and I think he deserves major credit for its continuing success, especially through the upheavals in the years since HeHoo (G Williams) got the HevHo. But our contact is very sporadic and arm's-length.
This isn't long enough to be an STD (Scorching Ticket Disquisition), but some will nevertheless find it shocking and objectionable:
ReplyDeleteI thought The Sweet Spot was pretty good in the fill-in role.