According to media writer Dan Caesar at stltoday.com, company officials
for KFNS 590 AM going to ‘‘man talk’’ and KXFN 1380 AM to “woman talk’’ got
into more detail Thursday at a news conference at which some of the company’s
major problems were evident.
According Caesar, it was broadcast but portions were so
faint that they barely could be heard. And the company’s website is so
inadequate that a recording of the event wasn’t posted there but was available
on the insidestl.com site. Interestingly, that is run by KFNS morning
drive-time show co-host Tim McKernan — but that program is being canceled.
The biggest news unveiled was that longtime St. Louis radio
personality Asher “Smash’’ Benrubi and former Blues tough guy Tony Twist will
be hosts of KFNS’ afternoon drive-time program (3-6 p.m.) and former Cardinal
Jack Clark will follow. Clark will remain in the 4-6 p.m. slot until the format
changes, most of which are expected in early May.
There have been numerous reports in recent months of
financial problems at Grand Slam — technical issues and the long-standing
website woes just one of them — but lead Grand Slam investor Todd Robbins shot
down rumblings that the company had considered a ‘‘fire sale’’ of the stations.
However, he acknowledged that the investment group did entertain offers for either
selling or leasing them.
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