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| Chip Franklin |
Chip Franklin ,
a fixture at KOGO-600 AM since 2007, is no longer with the station.
According to utsandiego.com, the Clear Channel-owned station
on Friday announced a new lineup beginning Monday and Franklin was not included. Afternoon host
Chris Merrill will be in the morning-drive spot previously handled by Franklin
and LaDona Harvey (who joined Franklin
early this year).
"I had a great run at KOGO, and they have and continue
to treat me in a highly professional manner," Franklin said via email. "Believe it or
not, I have been very lucky. I still have a lot of great friends there and I
sincerely wish them the very best.
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| Chris Merrill |
"The new morning guy, Chris Merrill, is a friend and a
tremendous talent. Don't underestimate him.
"It's all good."
A few years ago KOGO was often the top-rated station in San Diego . But ratings
have declined in recent years and in August, KOGO ranked 17th among San Diego stations rated
by Arbitron.
I am waiting for Chip's new show on another station.
ReplyDeletethis is nuts. chip is way better than cris merril. must be political.
DeleteI am glad to see this racist sob gone...go back to where ever you came from and I hope you are never on the air again!
ReplyDeleteKARMA, I have been waiting for this for a looooooooong time, this guy is very Racist. He has Mexican illegals tatooed on his forehead, little does he know that illegals come in all ethnicities from Russian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Yugolavian, to Irish, German and every other cultural back ground. He needs to go back to minesota where they may tolerate him. Glad that KOGO finally saw the light.
DeleteYou will be missed. I'll give the replacement guy a chance. He's new to me. No one can do the commercials better than you. Good luck and I wish you future success in your endeavors.
ReplyDeleteChip has gotten very whiny on topics lately, but I must say, I am very impressed that they have kept the mentally retarded LaDonna Harvey. A fence post but could do her job. She can't hold a conversation and when she does, it is always, "and another thing" or "800 600 Kogo"
ReplyDeleteplease fire LaDonna Harvey!
Chris is the best. he is very objective and presents both sides of the argument. He lets the viewer decide unlike other talk show host "(sully) Chris shows balance and is actually enntertaining. I cannot say the same for sully however. Please fire sully! thank you
ReplyDeleteI really miss Chip - I thought he was great. I think LaDona does great as well-
ReplyDeleteIf people can't say something nice, they shouldn't say anything at all....
I had trouble enjoying his show because of his consistent overuse of "Ummm," "Ah" and "Er." I realize a lot of every-day people do it. Not a problem.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I think a radio guy has to be quickwitted and never be at a loss for what comes next. Sorry for Chip, but that wasn't what he was bringing.
I will miss Chip in the morning. I really enjoyed Chip, and his chemistry with LaDona. It always got me going in the morning.
ReplyDeleteI will also miss Merrill in the afternoon. It was lighter and funnier entertainment for the afternoon.
I'm thinking that KOGO either thought that Chip was getting too polarized politically, or that they wanted to go after a younger demographic. As much as I enjoyed Merrill in the afternoon, I feel like the mornings really got "dumbed down". Progress? Forward?
I hope Lynda Martin is getting a bigger cut in the morning slot...
Hoping to hear Chip again soon on the SD airwaves...
Chip, Come back to Maryland and take on O'Malley once again. We need your help back East getting rid of this awful liberal governor.
ReplyDeleteI hope Chip lands another morning gig.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to Chip in the morning again.
Have listened to Merrill, but I'm not a fan
Can't listen to Chris in the morning. Too negative and brash of a start to my morning. I will miss Chip. I will return for Rush at 9:00.
ReplyDeleteDarn. Listened to Merrill for a week thinking Chip was on vacation, then heard La Dona on the 12 o'clock spot and knew something was wrong. Found out Chris is gone, so now I listen to 760 in the morning. Chip was absolutely great and stimulating, kind of a "crazy guy", who I really enjoyed in the morning. Merrill is not as entertaining, never could stand Rush, so 9am to 12pm was always 760.
ReplyDeleteSo now I don't have to change channels, I just leave it on 760 til noon. You guys messed up taking Chip out of the lineup. See ya when he's back.
I never did enjoy Chip, not at all, not one bit. He was rude and his mind wandered, straying from one topic to another. Good Riddance...now I'm listening to 640 in Los Angeles tho our local 760 also has my attention. Chris needs help...not a good fit for morning radio.
ReplyDeleteI loved Chip Franklin and his replacement is nowhere as funny, witty, and on-the-pulse-of-San-Diego as Chip. So so so sad that he's off the air. I have listened for over two weeks thinking that Chip was on vacation. Was shocked today to hear of his departure. I can actually detect a certain "flatness" between the new host and Chip's on-air radio buddies. Sadly, I'm off KOGO to find a new morning radio station.
ReplyDeleteThey can't please everyone even some of the time. Merrill is not happening on my radio, ever - KOGO forced me over the KFMB or sports AM radio with this move.
ReplyDeletechip is an ignorant twit. chris is one step away from the funny farm and ms harvey is my choice for cattle feed. kogo is unlistenable, though hard news is impossible to peddle these days. daily hard news is getting worse, minute by minute
ReplyDeletethank god the station got rid of chip he was annoying, arrogant and biased. He was not well informed of current events and commented on things he knew nothing about..
ReplyDeleteChip's program, while sometimes at odds with my own perspective, made me think hard and see other sides of many issues. I will miss his dry sarcasm, we need more of it out here on the Left coast where everybody is offended by everything and nobody can take a joke...
ReplyDeleteJust heard the end of Chip Franklin and he said he'd be back next Saturday???? Where is Leo La Porte??? He's the most listenable host on radio. Chip's OK....you kind of loved to hate him....and I miss him in the morning. Can't get down with Sully or Merrill (just to let you know....I'm an OC listener!!...REALLY miss Roger and 760 doesn't come in well at all here.)
ReplyDeleteJust heard the end of Chip Franklin and he said he'd be back next Saturday???? Where is Leo La Porte??? He's the most listenable host on radio. Chip's OK....you kind of loved to hate him....and I miss him in the morning. Can't get down with Sully or Merrill (just to let you know....I'm an OC listener!!...REALLY miss Roger and 760 doesn't come in well at all here.)
ReplyDeleteKOGO has blown it! I loved Chip and Ladonna together. Everyone else bores me there except Rush at 9 a.m. I still like Coast to Coast, but KOGO gets too much interference after 9 p.m.! I must admit I had already switched to 760 to catch Roger Hedgecock at 3 p.m., now KFMB has my attention all night! .......Sandy from San Marcos, CA.
ReplyDeleteI miss Chip terribily. I can't wait until he comes back on another station. I accualy stopped listening to Jef and Jer for Chip. Now onto Chris he is the worse DJ in history I can't stand anything he talks about he is stupid screams and acts like a child and never is informative. getting rid of Chip was the worse thing that this station could have ever done beside taking it off of the FM radio wave. Please get rid of Chris all the rest Sully, LaDonna they are great but Chris he not only sucks but will never hold the audience of inteligent people and I hate the poor well get a grip we may be poor for a dam good reason like a terminal illness in the family. We may loose a husband to cancer and go poor while doing it. Debi
ReplyDeleteChip is a hustler - and lasted a lot longer in this market than I thought. He knows
ReplyDeleteradio (still does commercials for cheap) but he is not "Top Ten" market. He found
"heaven on earth" here - and will have to be dragged out kicking and screamin' to stay. That's okey because this is a big market that can absorb him - for a time.