The "After The Show" Show

27° - overcast & gusty winds at 9:34am

I mentioned this here about a month ago: Fox News Channel's Morning Show "Fox & Friends" now continues on the 'net after its 9am ET cable sign-off.

Its a bit more loose and informal than whats seen on cable. This morning the show continued on the 'net with guest Christopher Knight (aka Peter Brady of the Brady Bunch) and his wife Adrianne Curry.

Unfortunately - the post-show internet effort this morning was somewhat disappointing. Seemed to lack a plan.

About five minutes in, two of the morning show's cast of four "had to leave" - and after another two minutes guests Knight and Curry also split.

After eight minutes it was "end of show" (although the website promised 15 minutes of post-cable internet programming; hardly worth the effort to login to the Fox News site.

I think its a great concept that radio's morning shows could improve on and adopt. Thinking second internet feed (or HD2) with AM drive show continues past its normal sign-off.

Another way to monetize and drive website visits. An incentive for HD radio. Perhaps the rest of the 24/7 feed could be a looped replay of the radio morning show and post-show segment (ala "Howard 100" on Sirius).

Of course you have to have a morning show with the content value to support the concept. And a staff person to put it all together everyday.

Just a thought while sipping my morning coffee...

Monday Monday

42° - clear at 10:53am

Busy day = late post.

Supervising pumpkin carving tonight. Kids and knives make for a nervous dad. Happy to report we made it through the night Band-Aid free.

Music Testing. I'm hearing a lot of classic rock tunes on television as of late. I don't know the answer - but I wonder if this "airplay" does anything for test scores and interest in featured titles?

What I've heard and seen lately:

• I Can See For Miles/The Who (Honda)
• Barracuda/Heart (Honda)
• All Right Now/Free (Monster.Com & Ford/Lincoln Dealers)
• Sweet Home Alabama/Skynyrd (KFC; still don't get it)
• Dreamer/Supertramp (Acura)
• Wild Horses/Rolling Stones (Movie "Bella")
• Gimme Some Lovin'/Spencer Davis Group (Ameriprise Financial)
• Whole Lotta Love (Concert Footage)/Led Zeppelin (Ziddio.Com)
• Let My Love Open The Door/Pete Townshend (Movie "Dan In Real Life")

Gotta be others I've missed. Why not include these tv spot "hits" on your next music test? Granted, there's some no brainers here - but I'm thinking the deeper tracks here by The Who, Supertramp, Stones, Spencer Davis and Townshend.

If I were doing AC right now, I might be testing this song - just to see what happens.

btw: good resource for finding song titles/artists used in commercials is here.

Idea For Radio: Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" morning show announced this morning the start of "The Show After The Show".

If I heard correctly - the morning crew will continue their morning show for another hour - past 9am eastern - on the internet. Have not seen an official announcement.

John Landecker. I love great radio stories. Rick Kaempfer talks again to the legendary Mr. "Records" Landecker - about WZZN, his new syndicated show - plus his story of getting started in the business.

John spent time here in Lansing radio while going to Michigan State University; and then a big leap straight to Philadelphia. And then there's Chicago. Read here.

More Chicago. Longtime talk/AOR personality Steve Dahl moves to WJMK (Jack-FM) and mornings starting next week his current home - WCKG - changes format to something only a few know for certain.

Rumors of spanish for WCKG are strong - as is active rock. If you're from outside Chicago and don't know the name Steve Dahl - chances are you have hear of this highlight from Steve's long career.

Eyes & Ears on Minneapolis

81° - humid/sunny at 9:30am

We were up late into the night and again early this morning with the coverage of the bridge collapse in the Twin Cities.

It was the market's local stations sharing the story to the world. Fox News Channel primarily used coverage from KMSP, WCCO and KSTP - supplemented by their own reports gathered in NYC. It really wasn't until this morning they were able to get their own reporters on-site.

Local radio also came through - notably market legend 830/WCCO. David Martin writes here about what he heard listening to the station early this morning.

More here later today.