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It Ain't Gonna Happen

August 17, 2007 @ 10:16

It's happened again. For the second time in less than a year I've had to field calls and enquiries about Jack-FM and Humble and Fred.

Not from the people at Jack mind you, from friends and colleagues who fully expected Humble and Fred to show up as the morning show on Jack.

Yesterday morning after their shift, Ben and Kerry were shown the door. Their morning show stint at Jack lasted less than eight months.

Once word got out that they had been bounced, I started getting calls to the house e-mails to my website.

Many felt the announcement of Humble and Fred on Jack was imminent.

Sorry folks. It ain't gonna happen.

From what I understand, the job goes to Jeff Chalmers who's been around the Southern Ontario radio market for several years, including a few at Q-107.

Congratulations and good luck Jeff.

And congratulations to Jeff Brown who's not only the new program director at Jack, but he's also the new afternoon drive guy.

He and Carly Klassen have hooked up again and will do their thing beginning in early September.

Jeff and Carly are good people. I got to know them when Jeff was at Q-107 and Carly was a producer at MOJO.

A small world this radio world.

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39 Responses to "It Ain't Gonna Happen"


Argie
August 17, 2007 / 10:44

I have no idea why Jack keeps hiring a morning man/men. The main reason people listen to Jack is because they stress the whole “only music, no talk from DJs” thing. I like the fact you can tune in on the weekend and don't have to listen to an unfunny DJ - only music with the odd commercial. By having a morning man who constantly yaps, they change the focus and strength of the station entirely. They eliminate their uniqueness and become like every other radio station in the morning.


Not Rob Christie
August 17, 2007 / 10:50

Even Steve Kennedy the PD who had great numbers at JACK CALGARY could not breathe life into this puppy and he was given the boot a few months ago.

Good luck to Jeff & Carly
2 more of the nice people in this crazy business !!!


JIM
August 17, 2007 / 11:04

This is another quality Rogers product They have no real idea on how to run things,they go through the day doing alot of trial and error
I have heard Ben and Kerry in the morning they seemed to be a very americian type programing very mono tone
not a lot of laughing or jokeing around


Jason Meltzer Patterson
August 17, 2007 / 11:13

I'm glad I didn't hear this rumour because I would have been really let down had I bought into it.


Tim
August 17, 2007 / 11:15

Is this the same Jeff & Carly from Chez 106 in Ottawa?


Gary
August 17, 2007 / 11:54

I had the opportunity to "work" with Carly a few times when I guest hosted Guys Garage with Johnny B at MOJO. She's a really nice girl, it's nice to see she's doing well.


Jack
August 17, 2007 / 12:41

Yes it is the same Jeff and Carly from Chez.


Sweet Pam
August 17, 2007 / 12:58

Okay - I'm not in the radio business and I don't understand these things - can anyone tell me why Jack has passed on Humble and Fred? Or is that opening a can of worms...???


Callaghan
August 17, 2007 / 16:04

Why is it that in Canada's biggest city, with four daily newspapers, three 24 hour news stations and countless internet sites, the only place that I ever read any news about the radio biz is here on Freddie P's blog?

The media criticism and reporting in this city is abysmal. Thanks for keeping us up to date, Fred.

Keep it up. And my fingers are still crossed, hoping you'll be back on the air soon.


Sammi
August 17, 2007 / 18:16

It doesn't really matter who they put there. The radio station stinks!


Trish
August 17, 2007 / 23:44

For those in the radio business - is there a connection here? Ben and Kerry are shown the door on Thursday - the very same day Derringer and company broadcast from Graceland on the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death. On Friday we're told that the team is on holiday for a couple of weeks. What does it mean? It's not the first time a morning team has disappeared for a couple of weeks without warning. What's it all about?


Rob
August 18, 2007 / 09:56

Trish...
no conspiracy. JD and co are on holiday's. It's a simple as that.
Rogers just did what they do best. Hire and fire


Darlene
August 21, 2007 / 06:32

I want Ben & Kerry back! Their funny scarcastic sense of humour and truthfulness is what I liked hearing in the morning.

Jack made a wrong decision.


james
August 22, 2007 / 10:22

WHY DOES EVERYONE ASSUME WE NEED A MORNING SHOW STOCKED WITH FOOLS. I WANT TO HEAR MUSIC SOME NEWS AND WEATHER.NO RADIO STATION IN TORONTO [EXCEPT 91.1 & 96.3]HAVE A MORNING SHOW WORTH LISTENING TO. DERRINGER A Q107 IS AN ABSOLUTE ASS. MIX 99.9 WHAT THE!!!RADIO SHOULD BE ABOUT THE MUSIC OR IT'S CHOSEN FORMAT, NOT GOOFS MAKING GOOD COIN BUT NOT BEING REALLY FUNNY.THE LAST MORNING DRIVE SHOW IN TORONTO THE WAS WORTH WHAT IT WAS; WAS PETE & GEETS ON 102.1. AS FOR HUMBLE AND FRED, FRED WAS GOOD, FORGET HOWARD.


Mike
August 22, 2007 / 10:43

I got to meet Ben & Kerry at the Pickle Barrel. I liked them and they were one of the reasons I listened to Jack in the morning drive to work


Mark
August 23, 2007 / 05:58

I'm not too sure they know what the hell they're doing there. First off, ANYONE except Jeff Chalmers. The guy stunk when he was at Q, and is the furthest thing from a "good" morning man. What the hell do we need radio personalities for anyway? Give us MUSIC, MUSIC, and more MUSIC. Oh yah, don't forget to eliminate the 6 and 7 minute commercial sets too!


Jack
August 23, 2007 / 11:23

Ben and Kerry were a refreshing change to the mundane crap being spewed on Toronto radios. It's too bad they're gone.


Robert
August 24, 2007 / 09:56

"if it ain't broke,don't fix it" Why do asholes have to fuck with everything?


Rob
August 25, 2007 / 19:10

I listened to Ben and Kerry at their previous raido station and everyone loved them there. I listed to Jack because of Ben kerry... and still will support the station.


GHOST RIDER
August 27, 2007 / 12:11

I Listened to Jack this weekend it now sounds like a mini me version of Q107 absoulety horrible!


the bull
August 31, 2007 / 14:28

B & K were brutal. c'mon! I was one anecdote about the guy's step-kid, or one more political comment away from tuning out forever when they were fired, seriously. they should put the news guy and the traffic guys on the air, and that's it. they're funny.


Misssissippi Maddogs
September 5, 2007 / 09:58

Good luck with Brown & Klassen: your ratings are going to be worse than ever now.


Stephen
September 6, 2007 / 17:46

Arg! I listened to Ottawa's Chez106 *because* of Jeff Brown and Carly Klassen. They're a great team! Too bad they've headed back to T.O. but good news for Toronto listeners I guess. Perhaps I'll check out JackFM on internet...


N.C.
September 13, 2007 / 15:31

Stephen, I know how you feel. I listented to Chez occasionally until Jeff and Carly got their show (3:00 - 6:00pm). I have tuned to Chez 106 every day since then... Now that they are no longer in Ottawa, I don't listen to the radio anymore... Back to my car CD collection... They will be greatly missed here in Ottawa, and I hope they come back soon...


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