If you have listened to Phil Hendrie at all in the last year (not likely!), it will come as no shock that he and Bud and Ted Bell are packing up and leaving Terrestrial Radio (again). March 14th is the final show. Syndication contracts usually have a 30 day notice provision if the syndication ends – so the affiliates can plan their transition (like renegotiating local advertising that has already been sold in advance for the show).<\/p>\n
http:\/\/philhendrieshow.com\/item\/63843-phil-hendrie-and-his-cast-of-characters-leaving-terresterial-radio<\/a><\/p>\n No sooner had Phil finally escaped his contract with TRN and signed up with Dial Global to handle distribution, Westwood One and Dial Global imploded and wound up as a fire sale to Cumulus Media and the Dickey brothers in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Without calling names, he has been complaining for months about the short sighted stupid bastards running radio. Phil has been doing radio a long time and knows who is who and what is what (unlike Andrea Tantaros, for example). He knew there was no future for him working for Lew & John Dickey. The biggest sticking point is that it is non-negotiable that Phil IS going to own his content and be able to have a revenue stream from his archives. <\/p>\n The Dickeys don’t like talent who demand they do things. So Phil follows Sean Hannity, Geraldo and Scott Shannon out the Cumulus Media syndication door. The Progressive Jones Radio alumni people are next – unless the DNC arranges financing to justify the ROI. It’s all about spreadsheets and metrics – what does people have to do with it?<\/p>\n (Yes, I know Geraldo is still on WABC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you have listened to Phil Hendrie at all in the last year (not likely!), it will come as no shock that he and Bud and Ted Bell are packing up and leaving Terrestrial Radio (again). March 14th is the … Continue reading