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Sayonara, Tim & Mark
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Paul Wylie
2005-01-12 16:01:42 UTC
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For those of us living in Phoenix (and who listen to KDKB in the
mornings), Tim & Mark were a staple of morning radio for 15 years. When
they first arrived, they were a rude breath of fresh air in a stale market
(their only real competition at the time was the derivative and tired
"Morning Mayor").

As the years passed, they gradually lost their edge, but they were still
funnier than most morning shows. Eventually, though, the competition got
better, and I found myself listening to Tim & Mark less and less often
(their station's decision to flog the music of terrible 80s hair bands
didn't help, either). However, I still woke up to Tim & Mark on my alarm
clock--until recently.

I knew that they had gone on a year-end vacation. This is nothing
new--they've been doing that for years. This one seemed longer than most,
however, but I checked the station's web page, and it clearly stated that
Tim & Mark would be back on January 11th. It was an early hallmark of the
show that whenever Tim & Mark went on vacation, the station would be
inundated with calls from listeners demanding to know why they had been
fired. This prompted them to begin warning listeners about their
vacations at least a week in advance, and it also prompted the station to
post to its website when they'd return from vacation.

Today, however, I awoke to the news that they would not be back. Tim had
decided six months ago that he no longer wanted to work in radio. Station
management decided not to renew Mark's contract in the absence of a Tim &
Mark partnership. I was surprised that the station wasn't willing to give
Mark a chance to make a Tim-less show work. I've always thought Mark was
the funnier one of the two, and I've thought for years that on occasion,
Tim was just mailing it in.

Regardless, it's the end of an era. I'm less saddened than I would have
been four or five years ago, when they were still far-and-away the
funniest morning show in Phoenix, but I do still find it sad. In an era
when too many "morning zoo" programs were resorting to idiotic stunts to
entertain listeners, Tim & Mark told stories, did sketches and engaged
their listeners without excessive pandering.

I wish both of them the best of luck in the future. They will be missed.

--Paul
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Blair P. Houghton
2005-01-13 05:12:19 UTC
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Check out the morning-drive show on KEDJ (103.9).

The regular team (male-male-femail) is funnier than hell,
and not nearly as mutton-headed as T&M.

--Blair
"And you'll agree that Cool Kid
really is a cool kid."
Paul Wylie
2005-01-13 16:26:44 UTC
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Post by Blair P. Houghton
Check out the morning-drive show on KEDJ (103.9).
The regular team (male-male-femail) is funnier than hell,
and not nearly as mutton-headed as T&M.
They were the "competition" I was thinking of.

I also like Holmberg's Morning Sickness from time to time, but Morning
Ritual plays much better music.

--Paul
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Gonz
2005-01-22 16:38:13 UTC
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When I moved to AZ in 1993, Tim and Mark was the first radio station
that I latched into. They were funny at times, but there wasn't much
competition that I was interested. I think Prett was at KUPD at the
time, but his sense of humor seemed too contrived for me.

Stern came on in Phoenix around 1995 and I listened to him exclusively
for the next couple of years. Tim and Mark were just incrdibly boring
to me and their skits just didn't tickle my funny bone.

About 4 years ago (and that time is up to debate depending on your
Howard Stern preference), most of Stern's show turned into a whinging
session for most of the day. My wife started listening to the Morning
Sickness on KUPD (and still does), and she got me to start listening to
them because I was tired of hearing a couple hours of Stern each
morning bitch and complain about everything. Plus, his 3 week hiati
(plural of hiatus?) every couple of months drove me nuts.

I lasted witht he Morning Sickness about 3 weeks. Holmberg is just not
funny, in my opinion, although I think his sidekick, Brady, has a lot
of potential because he's not an in your face person. I liked him, but
the inane skits got to me.

That didn't leave me much to work with until I heard 103.9 and Chuck
and crew. I do like the music better on the "alternative" station, and
Chuck, whom I believe came over from 101.5 when he used to do the
evening show with two other people, is more of my liking. Not too much
talk, and when they do, it's usually something upbeat and somewhat
interesting to listen to.

So, The Edge, 103.9, has become my morning show for the moment,
although now that the election is over, Stern has gotten back to his
older self and doesn't whine about everything under the sun, although
every conversation is still centered around him.

Anyway, just my $0.02 worth. And, I just realized that my keyboard
doesn't have a cents key. I would have sworn that the typewriter I
learned on many years ago had a cents key.

Rob
James J. Lippard
2005-02-06 04:21:09 UTC
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Post by Blair P. Houghton
Check out the morning-drive show on KEDJ (103.9).
The regular team (male-male-femail) is funnier than hell,
and not nearly as mutton-headed as T&M.
Chuck Powell seems to be a pretty intelligent and witty guy... he
previously used to do evenings at KZON.
Paul Wylie
2005-02-07 21:00:17 UTC
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Post by James J. Lippard
Chuck Powell seems to be a pretty intelligent and witty guy... he
previously used to do evenings at KZON.
And before that, he worked on one of the local "all sports, all the time"
AM stations.

--Paul
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Blair P. Houghton
2005-02-08 05:17:01 UTC
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Post by James J. Lippard
Post by Blair P. Houghton
Check out the morning-drive show on KEDJ (103.9).
The regular team (male-male-femail) is funnier than hell,
and not nearly as mutton-headed as T&M.
Chuck Powell seems to be a pretty intelligent and witty guy... he
previously used to do evenings at KZON.
I think he's easily one of the 3 or 4 funniest people
I've ever encountered in any way.

--Blair
"I'm #2."

Brian Hance
2005-01-23 02:47:11 UTC
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I kinda liked Tim&Mark. They could be mildly humorus at times, but
frankly, I hate morning radio with the burning passion of a million
suns. These people just need to shut the hell up and play some
goddamned music.

IMHO.

--
Brian Hance
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"Constantly talking is not necessarily communication."
from ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Blair P. Houghton
2005-01-24 06:26:09 UTC
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Post by Brian Hance
I kinda liked Tim&Mark. They could be mildly humorus at times, but
frankly, I hate morning radio with the burning passion of a million
suns. These people just need to shut the hell up and play some
goddamned music.
KCDX 103.1 broadcasting to the East Valley from the mountains near Globe
KFMR 95.1 to the West Valley from the mountains between Phoenix and Prescott
When one fades, click over to the other.
Oh, and they're streaming online, too: http://www.kcdx.com/kcdx.asx

No commercials. Just station promos. No DJs. Ever.


--Blair
"No Eminem. No Limp Bizkit. Ever."
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