Vandy and Lord together? Ugh. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2929503 KILT revamps lineup following Pallilo's exit By DAVID BARRON Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle KILT (610 AM) will reshuffle its program schedule beginning Monday, moving Marc Vandermeer to join Rich Lord in afternoon drive time and extending on-air hours for its morning and evening hosts. Vandermeer, who moves from his morning shift to replace Charlie Pallilo in afternoon drive, and Lord will work from 2 to 6 p.m. Matt Jackson will host from 6 to 10 p.m. Morning drive hosts John Granato and Lance Zierlein, with Jeremy Foster, will work from 6 to 11 a.m., followed by the Jim Rome Show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The new lineup solves one piece of the puzzle at KILT triggered by Pallilo's departure to work afternoon drive on KBME (790 AM), which launches Dec. 20 as an all-sports station. Still undetermined is which syndicated network will replace ESPN Radio on nights and weekends when those rights go to KBME in January. Bill Van Rysdam, KILT's program director, said the station will emphasize its local hosts in contrast to the ESPN and Fox Sports Radio shows that will surround Pallilo's show on KBME. "They'll be two different radio stations," Van Rysdam said. "They'll run network programming, and we'll have people who live in Houston who follow Houston sports, talking about the Rockets, Astros, Texans, the University of Texas and things people here are interested in." Van Rysdam also plans to hire an evening co-host to join Jackson. Former KPRC (Ch. 2) sports anchor Craig Roberts and Chronicle reporter Moisekapenda Bower have worked with Lord and Jackson in recent weeks. Chronicle sports staffers John McClain and Richard Justice also will continue to appear on the station, "maybe not Monday through Friday but on a regular basis," Van Rysdam said. Meanwhile, Clear Channel Houston program director Ken Charles confirmed Thursday that KBME's new format will launch Dec. 20. The station will run ESPN programming in the morning and early afternoon, including the Dan Patrick Show. Pallilo will follow that, from 3 to 7 p.m., and Fox Sports Radio evenings and overnights until it gains full access to the ESPN lineup in January.
I'd like to hear Matt teamed up with an ex-jock. Bullard, of course, is my choice. There has to be someone out there.
I see the philosophy here. I'm not sure Rich and Mark are going to be that great, but we'll see. I hope Another Brother still gets on there weekly with the change. Splitting up the drive time right at 6pm is a gamble, especially with Matt Jackson taking over. There are still a lot of people on the road at 6pm. If Palillo is on from 4 to 8, like he probably will be, KILT is risking losing listeners at 6pm and, frankly, 4pm depending on how good Lord and Vandermeer can be. I'm thrilled with the "departure" of Patrick. He sucked. And the morning lineup makes a LOT more sense now. John and Lance should leadin to Rome. I'll reserve judgement on the afternoons until I hear them.
3-7. Pallilo has mentioned it. It's also in the DB article. I also have to prop myself. Save the absence of a half-hour "Sportscenter-style" show from 5:30-6 AM, everything I posted a few weeks back seems to be correct
Does anybody have any idea when the new station will begin broadcasting, or more importantly to me, when they will be streaming their broadcast online. Not sure how much it will help me though since they will probably be streaming national radio shows all day when I am at work, but I guess its better than nothing.
