Yanking "The Jack Diamond Morning Show," a beloved 24-year institution on WRQX Mix 107.3 FM in the
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A sampling of the comments:
- Stephanie wrote: "I was shocked to not hear you on the radio. I have loved your show and looked forward to it each morning. Very sad that you are not on the air anymore. Not so in love with the new show that replaced you."
- Jessica wrote: "I really, really hope your show comes back in the mornings. Whatever station - I will be listening!! My DC commute got very despressing - each morning I get in my car and say "oh right ugh" it's a terrible feeling."
- AnonymousMay 8, 2013 If 107.3 thinks Bert is going to make it in this town now they are crazy. I"ve heard some of the trailers for the show and they talk about making fun of people! Dude, that was 20 years ago and very politically incorrect and just ignorant in this day and age. Jack got screwed. The executives should take a look at how the reinvention of JCPenney is working and how it worked for NetFlix!
- AnonymousMay 9, 2013 I became a loyal listener since the Jack Diamond Show came on the air--I am always running while listening to his show. I loved all the conversation, especially the 5:30 club discussions. I feel that we all grew close to Jack and his teams over the years, and I will truly miss Jack. There are no comparable morning shows. This was a very UNWISE business decision because you cannot just look at the bottom line and cut like the government sequester. You have to have a brain and, in this case, a heart to know what is best for the radio station and its listening public. Jack, be sure to let us know where you will go/what you will do. Best of luck!!
- AnonymousMay 13, 2013I too will miss Jack terribly. I have been one of his 13
listeners since he first came on. He was the one constant in my life and made
mornings bearable. I enjoyed hearing about his life, it made him seem genuine
and human, and he made an effort to keep the show clean. I'd rather hear that
than humor about sex and body functions, which seems to be the norm today. He
had a great team with Jimmy and Brooke, what happened to them? He did need
freshening up, but they threw out the baby with the bathwater. All he needed to
do was stop weaving informercials into the program, which I hated, and get a
new sidekick of the caliber of Jimmy. Mix also Mix needed and still needs to
stop playing the same 5 songs over and over and get a real mix of music. He was
the only reason I stayed with Mix. Couldn't they get a local team instead of a
program from
WRQX-FM has been airing excerpts from "The Bert Show," this week, warming up the DC audience for the real thing starting Thursday morning. Host Bert Weiss, a former sidekick of Jack Diamond's, is joined on the program by Jeff Dauler, Kristin Klingshirn and Tracey Kinney, according to the show's Web site.
The outrage in the DC area over pulling "The Jack
Diamond Show" has filled Facebook and Twitter this week as MIX 107.3 FM
attempts to debut the syndicated replacement program out of Atlanta , which will debut live from DC
Thursday and Friday morning.
We're live in DC this morning on @mix1073 - if you want to listen to that show, use this link and listen live! j.mp/YYcDhE
— The Bert Show (@TheBertShow) May 16, 2013
"The Bert Show" hosts will be in DC Thursday
morning for the debut of the program, according to a tweet from "The Bert
Show" program Wednesday, which says: "We're SO excited to be on
@Mix1073 in the mornings! The crew will be live in studio tomorrow &
Friday! :)"
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