Bill O'Reilly to WNEW????

[TomPoo]

from the NY POST:

November 19, 2001 -- FOX News Channel star Bill O'Reilly wants to go one-on-one with talk radio titan Rush Limbaugh, according to the Internet newsletter Drudge Report.
O'Reilly is aggressively pitching networks on a two-hour daily talk show that would start at noon - the same time Limbaugh takes air on some 600 radio stations - according to Drudge.

O'Reilly, the fast-rising host of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"-which recently began topping CNN's Larry King in the ratings - is reportedly eager to get started as soon as possible.

Sources say O'Reilly has wanted to challenge Limbaugh's 13-year dominance of talk radio for some time, and his decision to move forward now has to do with news events and not Limbaugh's recent announcement that he's battling deafness.

Whether an O'Reilly radio show is picked up in New York depends on which network chooses to syndicate him.

If it's Viacom/CBS/Infinity's Westwood One, it's a virtual certainty that O'Reilly and Limbaugh would do battle here from Day One.

The outspoken O'Reilly is a natural for the company's WNEW-FM (102.7) because of its feisty, male-appeal talk shows and the fact that the ratings of 'NEW's current midday hosts, Don & Mike, are miniscule.

Since Limbaugh's own syndicator, Premiere, is obviously out of the question for any head-to-head competition, the only other major radio network player is Disney/ABC, although smaller syndicators could be eager to step up.

But Disney's WABC (770 AM) isn't a promising affiliation because it has aired the top-rated Limbaugh since his 1988 national debut and isn't likely to bump him for O'Reilly or anybody else.

However, sources tell The Post that WABC has already discussed weekend slots if there's an O'Reilly show, albeit on low-profile tape delay.

An O'Reilly-Limbaugh radio confrontation could be uncomfortable for Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, a long-time Limbaugh friend and the producer of Limbaugh's now-defunct 1990s TV show.

A Fox News spokesman said O'Reilly is out of the country and Ailes was unavailable for comment.


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[Dan]

John Mainelli (the guy that wrote that article) has been trying to program WNEW for years. He's always wrong. WNEW Management spent 9 months setting up the current Middays and Afternoons and aren't gonna bail on it for at least a year. If O'Reilly decides he wants to do a sports morning show, he might have a shot on WNEW.

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[Cybersoldier]

who next matt drudge is going to join the line up too

[Se7en]

I sense that, due to certain partisan-politics, O'Reilly isn't very popular here on the board.

I, on the other hand, would weep with joy if the impossible happened and he actually got Don and Mike's slot. God, he would be my hero.

Anything to kill that noise.

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[armymad]

ha the would make i listen ever les than i doing right now in the midday

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[TheGameHHH]

O'Reilly sucks, and we all know he won't be joining the WNEW staff anytime soon.

IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME-AHHH!

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[Captain Rooster]

Bill O'Reilly=MY Hero!!!

The truth shall set us free!

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[Angelo from da Bronx]

BOR isn't exactly great, but he would be an improvement over D&M.

And if WNEW is in the improvement mood, maybe they can replace the Sports Guys with the "Nail Scratching Chalkboard Sound Show"

[vegeta]

I was about to bash you for being a complete idiot, but there might be some truth to this rumor.

If the sports guys are out, Bil o' Reily may either move into the morning or ron and fez' night slot. Anyway you put it, Ron and Fez are still in town!

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[Marc with a c]

o'reilly rules. rumsfeld rules. bush rules. so does the president. sorry about that gay joke but i was to much of a serious post. sweet.

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[The Belcher]

Well, here's a link to what Infinity owns in the northeast market. http://www.infinityradio.com/station/region.tin?sub_section=northeast

In NY, you'll see

WCBS - FM
Oldies

WCBS - AM
News

WFAN - AM
Sports

WINS - AM
News

WNEW - FM
Talk

WXRK - FM
Alt

So, considering that 2 of them are news, and AM, and that WCBS gets better ratings than WINS, I would think that they might just interrupt one of those station's "same shit every 10 minutes" formats to insert an afternoon show like BOR's. And don't you think that BOR would self-righteously "object" to being the lead in for O&A, just like "Dr." Laura did with not wanting to be on a network that carries STERN?? Besides, anyone that's so politically oriented that would listen, leans toward AM RADIO anyway. I think WNEW will be sticking with a younger crowd as an audience.

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[Circus Boy]

ANYTHING would be better then Don and Mike

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[BigPoo]

I wish they would put the radio chick back in mid-day. nothing worse then listening to those cackling no talent hilbillys durring my lunch break.

[vegeta]

It's sad that Radio Chick hasn't even found a new home yet. She probably gave up on radio all together.

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[dicAMan]

O'Reilly isn't going anywhere, he said on his show last night that matt drudge made up the story and he is pissed

[RF Godfather]

ANYTHING would be better then Don and MikeYou got that one right, Circus Boy.

But is Bil better than that is the real question! I really don't mind the SportsGuys... am I the only one... oneee.... echo.... echoo...

I'll be walking on by now.

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[Man With Desk next To Al Dukes]

O Reiley was no where near WNEW yesterday, I think ron amde it up

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[vegeta]

And who exactly are you, Man With Desk Next To Al Dukes, Black Earl?

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