Could 91x Get Any Worse? Yes! (Adam Carolla Watch 2008)

UPDATE 12/17/07: In response to the moderate traffic this post is generating as a result of Carolla's recent issues showing up for his show- there is no FUCKING WAY 91x would hire him in the way people are talking about it on the various carolla related bulletein boards- this post is about 91x ADDING him as a syndicated show. This post is from a month ago. In no way am I suggesting Carolla would forsake his syndicated show to a morning show dj at 91x in San Diego. That is preposterous.


I wanted to mention this week's Blurt column for this item:

According to one insider, the next local morning DJ to be replaced by a syndicated show is Chris Cantore, who has anchored the 91X morning show for 11 years. On November 14, his on-air partner Jennifer White announced that she was leaving 91X after 2 years. She is set to get her own morning show on Sophie 103.7.

It is rumored that Cantore in the Morning will be replaced by the L.A.-based Adam Carolla Show in January. Carolla's all-talk show replaced the syndicated Howard Stern Show in many cities when Stern switched to Sirius almost two years ago. Locally, the Carolla show was carried on Free FM, the now-defunct all-talk station at 103.7 FM. Weak ratings prompted 103.7 to switch to the female-friendly "Sophie" music format.


Now, I never thought I would speak up for Cantore in the Morning, but... Adam Carolla? Man- they already tried that here. It didn't work. Nobody likes Adam Carolla. And as for Cantore- well- he's a local guy, he has local people working on his staff and he actually lives in San Diego. I can't imagine that Carolla will be a ratings boost, so it must be a cost saving measure. Either way it's sad and it makes me loath 91x ever more.

Me? I got Sirius radio in my new Jetta and seriously- I haven't listened to terrestial radio since I got the new wheels. Sirius even has a show called "blog radio" which I think is dj'ed by Aqauarium Drunkard (Official Indie Blogger Nation Rep. from Los Angeles) and uh... yeah... I think I'm going to stick with the Sirius.