I’ve been somewhat slow to “fix” this problem, partly because it wasn’t clear what was going on.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The financial collapse of 2 of the “Big 3” UAW controlled car companies has hit advertising budgets hard.\u00a0\u00a0 As a result, the revenue supporting the group of people who make a living talking about cars has dried up.<\/p>\n
The “Big 2” Saturday AM car shows were Car & Driver Radio <\/span>and Motor Trend Radio with Bob Long<\/span> – produced by the magazines of the same name.\u00a0 (do people still buy magazines?).<\/p>\n Bob Long left Motor Trend Radio in October 2010<\/span> and now has his own show called Bob Long’s Auto World<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.autoworldradio.com\/awr_BobLong.asp<\/p>\n Car & Driver Radio no longer exists. <\/span> The other people who used to work for Car & Driver radio are now working for Motor Trend Radio – every once in a while they forget the name of their new show, which just creates more confusion.<\/p>\n I’ve reset all the schedule items for all of the car shows, which will force a retest to make sure what we’re hearing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Please listen carefully and don’t assume just because it sounds like a car show, that it’s correct.<\/p>\n And just a reminder – college football season is here <\/span>– if you hear Clark Howard on Saturday afternoon and he isn’t listed, the station is probably carrying a college football game that it can’t stream.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been somewhat slow to “fix” this problem, partly because it wasn’t clear what was going on.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The financial collapse of 2 of the “Big 3” UAW controlled car companies has hit advertising budgets hard.\u00a0\u00a0 As a result, the revenue … Continue reading