KFOG, But Not 10@10

[darryl]

My FB "upcoming birthdays" reminder lists KFOG, which turns 31 next Monday (9/16). hard to believe the big 30th anniv shindig (and AL's departure) was a year ago.  I haven't heard any mention of this year's birthday on-air.

KFOG Connected that night was "KFOG's Birthday". Then, strangely, Dred replayed Dave Morey's remembrances of when KFOG first started. I think those were recorded for the 20th or 25th birthday and they just drag them out every year? I wonder if he gets any residuals. :-/

[darryl]

Digging to see if I could find an MP3 of the above (I may still have it somewhere), I found this. *Sigh*:

"He's one of those rare announcers that is the same when the mike is on and when the mike is off," says KFOG program director Dave Benson. "There is an emotional response based on trust, and Dave exudes that trusting personality."

But there's a lot more to it than that. He's also a consummate professional. Morey and the team arrive every day at 4 a.m. to prepare for the 6 o'clock show, and beneath the calm exterior of the broadcast is a flurry of activity: Producer McQuaid zips into the cramped studio to help steer the upcoming segment or to chime in on the air as "Irish Greg." A cup of coffee spills. Morey steps out to smoke a Kool on the balcony. While a song plays, Finch tweaks his news copy, and Richardson prepares her traffic updates.

Morey fields a steady stream of e-mails and phone calls, which he records. The good ones he digitally edits down to the pith mere minutes or seconds before airing them.

"That's a quality control that most stations don't use," McQuaid says later. "We try our best to let as little crap get on the air" as possible.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11220773?source=rss

[RGMike]

turned on KFOG to see if Renee is actually there today. Post-10@10 commercials followed by Weezer, followed by EJ's "Take Me To The Pilot" (a nice surprise), Black Keys on the ceiling, and... Rockwell in for RR, who's speaking at some music conference (?)

[RGMike]

Gory Outness Update: I've actually heard him refer to his "better half" twice this week, using acual masculine pronouns ("Him", "His").  Progress!

[ggould]

Gory Outness Update: I've actually heard him refer to his "better half" twice this week, using acual masculine pronouns ("Him", "His").  Progress!

He's been making me real angry this week talking about the government shutdown.  His right-wing libertarian stance, and false equivalencies are making my head explode!

[Big Fingers McGee]

Gory Outness Update: I've actually heard him refer to his "better half" twice this week, using acual masculine pronouns ("Him", "His").  Progress!

He's been making me real angry this week talking about the government shutdown.  His right-wing libertarian stance, and false equivalencies are making my head explode!

So, who would be the anti-Greg Gory? Somebody who advocates government for all scenarios, but is anti-gay? Jesse Jackson?

[radical347]

Gory Outness Update: I've actually heard him refer to his "better half" twice this week, using acual masculine pronouns ("Him", "His").  Progress!

He's been making me real angry this week talking about the government shutdown.  His right-wing libertarian stance, and false equivalencies are making my head explode!

So, who would be the anti-Greg Gory? Somebody who advocates government for all scenarios, but is anti-gay? Jesse Jackson?

Imperial County

[ggould]

Gory Outness Update: I've actually heard him refer to his "better half" twice this week, using acual masculine pronouns ("Him", "His").  Progress!

He's been making me real angry this week talking about the government shutdown.  His right-wing libertarian stance, and false equivalencies are making my head explode!

So, who would be the anti-Greg Gory? Somebody who advocates government for all scenarios, but is anti-gay? Jesse Jackson?

obviously I could care less about who he sleeps with.  I just hate his politics.

[radical347]

The tracklisting for Live from the Archives 20 is up:

http://www.kfog.com/common/page.php?pt=KFOG+Live+from+the+Archives+20&id=3823&is_corp=0

1. Mowgli's - "San Francisco"- KFOG PlaySpace 3/8/2013
2. Tristan Prettyman - "My Oh My" - KFOG PlaySpace 7/13/2012
3. Milo Greene - "1957" - KFOG PlaySpace 11/16/2012
4. Family of the Year - "Hero"- KFOG PlaySpace 3/1/2013
5. Grouplove - "Tongue Tied" - KFOG PlaySpace 7/11/2013
6. Tori Amos - "A Sorta Fairytale" - KFOG PlaySpace 12/16/2011
7. Ben Howard - "Only Love"- KFOG PlaySpace 10/9/2012
8. Churchill - "Change" - KFOG PlaySpace 10/31/2012
9. Atlas Genius - "Trojans" - KFOG PlaySpace 9/12/2012
10. Lana Del Rey - "Ride" - KFOG PlaySpace 11/7/2012
11. Brandi Carlile - "That Wasn't Me" - KFOG PlaySpace 8/24/2012
12. Michael Kiwanuka - "Tell Me a Tale" - Ex'pression College for Digital Arts  5/31/13
13. Passion Pit - "Take a Walk" - KFOG PlaySpace 3/7/13
14. Serena Ryder - "Stompa" - KFOG PlaySpace 5/23/2013
15. ZZ Ward - "Put the Gun Down" - KFOG PlaySpace  8/27/2012
16. Lumineers - "Ho Hey!" - KFOG PlaySpace 10/10/2012
17. Fitz & the Tantrums - "Out of My League" –Performed at Ex’pression College for Digital Arts 4/10/2013
18. Lisa Loeb - "Stay (I Missed You)" - KFOG PlaySpace 2/21/2013

They just had to throw San Francisco on there.  Only tracks that pique my interest are 9, 10, 12, 13...possibly 17.  Though I'll probably buy a copy anyway if I can't win one.

With KMTT and KWMT out that's two less this year.  KINK has released theirs: http://www.kink.fm/kinklive16
Cities 97 has started announcing their tracks.  Lately it's been ridiculously overpriced at over $30 w/ shipping, but this year it's a 2 disc set which doesn't make it a terrible deal.  I may actually pick this one up; a lot of CHR/Rock type tracks that don't appear on most other ones (i.e. Capital Cities, Unlikely Candidates, Neon Trees): http://www.cities97.com/pages/sampler25.html
Not sure what KGSR will do, given that they've dumbed down their playlist.  KBCO will probably release one, but they don't sell it online.

[RGMike]

KFOG is "teaming up" with NBC Bay Area and their traffic reports will now come from there -- this seems really odd, since Cumulus has its own traffic service. So no more woman-from-KGO doing traffic in the morning? Even tho' Cumulus owns ABC Radio? They're also going to have "tech reports" from NBC Bay Area and weather too.

[RGMike]

Monday we were told Mr Pugh was "off" and would be back Wed. Today we're told he "should" be back tomorrow. Recovering from surgery? On the verge of being fired? Hrm.

[RGMike]

I noticed that Lorde's "Royals" is the #1 pop single in the US this week; no wonder KFOG has backed off on playing it so much (or at least it seems so to me).

[radical347]

DC is now listed as employed as "Consultant at Live 365 (Official)" as of Sept. 3, per FB.

[RGMike]

DC is now listed as employed as "Consultant at Live 365 (Official)" as of Sept. 3, per FB.

I don't know whether to laugh out loud or weep.

[RGMike]

Reader question posted on Rich Lieberman's blog:

"I drive home from work at around 10 pm and I will scan stations, and sometimes hit KFOG's 10 at 10. WHO does 10 at 10 now? The woman is AWFUL. Sounds like an amateur who often can't get the song/artist name correct. Why has KFOG gone into the crapper so deeply?"

LOL.  Leiberman's response was that he never listens to KFOG.