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Post by listenerwants2know on May 6, 2021 11:37:16 GMT -5
While a Mark Elliott-hosted AT40 might surface, don't be disappointed or surprised if that doesn't happen. Indeed, he was an accomplished voiceover artist and deejay, however, his household name recognition is extremely limited. More accurately, it doesn't exist at all outside of southern California. A similar argument for Mark Elliott could've been made for one-time AT40 host Jerry Bishop, a well-renown southern California broadcaster who passed away in April 2020. His voice (not his name) was heard by 10 million people five times a week on daytime television for more than 20 years. His appearance as a Casey Kasem fill-in took place in February 1976, yet no effort was made to memorialize or replay his AT40 show anytime in the past year. The topic of re-airing guest-hosted shows is subjective. And likely to be addressed again. Personally, I'd like to see all of these programs integrated into regular 70s and 80s rotation. (And that includes the mismatched Don Bowman program from June 1973.) I've long believed that replaying these shelved countdowns *after* the individual dies is wrong. Let's recognize radio/media personalities like Bob Eubanks, Gordon Elliott, Larry McKay, Charlie Van Dyke, Wink Martindale, Al Mitchell, Keri Tombazian, Chuck Britton, etc. while they are still around to enjoy, what may be, one last national acknowledgment. At the very least, these shows can be provided as an optional program choice for affiliates. ... Just one person's opinion, a trivial-but-not-practical entity in the world of corporate radio. Not just one person´s opinion. |
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Post by lasvegaskid on May 6, 2021 12:00:35 GMT -5
While a Mark Elliott-hosted AT40 might surface, don't be disappointed or surprised if that doesn't happen. Indeed, he was an accomplished voiceover artist and deejay, however, his household name recognition is extremely limited. More accurately, it doesn't exist at all outside of southern California. A similar argument for Mark Elliott could've been made for one-time AT40 host Jerry Bishop, a well-renown southern California broadcaster who passed away in April 2020. His voice (not his name) was heard by 10 million people five times a week on daytime television for more than 20 years. His appearance as a Casey Kasem fill-in took place in February 1976, yet no effort was made to memorialize or replay his AT40 show anytime in the past year. The topic of re-airing guest-hosted shows is subjective. And likely to be addressed again. Personally, I'd like to see all of these programs integrated into regular 70s and 80s rotation. (And that includes the mismatched Don Bowman program from June 1973.) I've long believed that replaying these shelved countdowns *after* the individual dies is wrong. Let's recognize radio/media personalities like Bob Eubanks, Gordon Elliott, Larry McKay, Charlie Van Dyke, Wink Martindale, Al Mitchell, Keri Tombazian, Chuck Britton, etc. while they are still around to enjoy, what may be, one last national acknowledgment. At the very least, these shows can be provided as an optional program choice for affiliates. ... Just one person's opinion, a trivial-but-not-practical entity in the world of corporate radio. Amazing post Peteski. The only minor disagreement I might have is I know who Mark Elliott is and I'm not from SoCal and I can thank AT40 for that. He was my favorite guest host and I always enjoyed hearing him filling in for Casey. Of course I might be the exception. I realize not everyone grew up an AT40 junkie. |
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Post by kani on May 8, 2021 9:08:21 GMT -5
I haven't heard Mark Elliot At40 at all in my life. At least it's nice to hear AT40 guest host Mark. And rip Mark Elliot, he had a great career.  |
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