View Full Version : Shannon Burke and Scott Leger Fired from RadioIO / Farewell Thread
Discuss the shittiness here.
I can't figure out what's going to be left of IO
This really looks like it's all over by the end of June IMO.
We're left with specialty shows and replays and bubba no showing and taking days off... joy
solant
06-13-2014, 02:49 PM
Like I said...
Friday the 13th
The day Radioio committed suicide.
Not gonna let the rage get the better of me.
Good luck Shannon. You put on a hell of a show and you were cool to the people here that met you and to the listeners in general. If you don't end up somewhere else and end up getting another shot, AM/FM radio is truly fucked beyond repair.
And Ledge, I didn't catch your show often but I respected what you tried to accomplish and there are plenty of times I did tune in and your show really made me think, the show about near death experiences being a highlight.
Both you guys deserve better and hopefully you'll turn up elsewhere and on a station with a profitable business model.
solant
06-13-2014, 02:53 PM
Shannon you are by far the best talk radio host I have ever heard... I am not great with words, but you kinda made me feel like there was another cat that thought like me in this world...
Its ok to be a though guy and still have feelings (if that makes seance).. You rock bro.. \m/
Is Bubba going to man up and address this?
solant
06-13-2014, 02:58 PM
Shannon says he will do something live tonight.
I dont do social media ... If someone finds out about his live pod cast later will you please post how to get to it?
thanks.
Is Bubba going to man up and address this?
if he does it will just be a bunch of BS like usual.
Well he doesn't have Spice around or anyone else for that matter to take the heat for him.
jabroni
06-13-2014, 03:11 PM
http://www.eoionline.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/battleship-board-game.jpg
solant
06-13-2014, 03:14 PM
Teehehe you are the man \m/
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solant
06-13-2014, 03:17 PM
I hope I am right but I would say that is shando.. I could be way off..
jabroni
06-13-2014, 03:26 PM
If you're talkin about me, nope. Not Shando. Just a listener sad to see IO go.
solant
06-13-2014, 03:29 PM
Right on... He said the other day he lurked here.. Thought it was kinda something he would post.
I hope I am right but I would say that is shando.. I could be way off..
Shannon has an account here. It's under his real name.. no alias.
unless he's multing :jj:
PissJug
06-13-2014, 06:15 PM
KayfabeDave is his mult
This is stupid. I feel for Shannon. On one hand he took a gamble and lost, ok another it may lead to better things! Keep your spirits up Shando, you're great.
FishMuskys
06-13-2014, 11:52 PM
Well...this completely sucks. I'm listening to the Ledge show on download, thanks to Frank! Bubba definitely mishandled a great thing that was RadioIO. It only took him and Tom Bean 3 months to start the downward spiral by giving away the content, that some of us paid for, for free. No longer were we an exclusive "cult". Then the Uncensored show went from 2 hours to 1 hour...and that 1 hour was barely listenable except for Ned and 25cent kickin' in. But...we were able to have Shannon and Scotty add some extra content. Some secondary shows also took up the slack but the "marks" were way too pissed off at Bubba...rightfully so.
So when it comes to re-subscribing...everyone is so pissed off at Bubba, they all say "No fuckin' way will I give that fat fuck another penny!"...rightfully so, except...that money is what was payin' Shannon and Ledge and more importantly...Rick and Frank! Now, because none of you would cough up...$10...Ten mother-fuckin' dollars...they are gone. You all understand basic business and you all understand that to pay people...ya gotta make some money.
That brings me to the "mercial breaks at the half hour. Great idea! I fully support it but...SELL some fuckin' ads! Who the fuck is the sales person?...obviously nobody. Would it kill ya to go out and get some sponsors? That goes for Ledge and Shannon too. You need some cash...bring in some revenue. Bars, restaurants, whore houses...anything!
But really...everyone failed to see what the real "added value" truly was and none of you would stand up and tip the staff. I'll be waiting by my mailbox just in case that RadioIO Capt. shirt arrives.:jj: ;D
Ski Lo
06-14-2014, 06:34 AM
Sad.
Shannon's show was one of two radio shows I listened to everyday.
I kinda knew something was up when Shannon stopped doing Bubba's morning show.
Shannon and Rick do a great show.Hopefully another radio company will pick them up.
I wish luck to the both of them.
So when it comes to re-subscribing...everyone is so pissed off at Bubba, they all say "No fuckin' way will I give that fat fuck another penny!"...rightfully so, except...that money is what was payin' Shannon and Ledge and more importantly...Rick and Frank! Now, because none of you would cough up...$10...Ten mother-fuckin' dollars...they are gone. You all understand basic business and you all understand that to pay people...ya gotta make some money.
I can't even fathom blaming the audience. If the business model was that fucking bad then shame on them. It's not one listeners fault that this happened. For one, they tried to take an un-secure stream and sell secure subscriptions to it. :nuts: That's on them dude. Not the listeners.
You don't blame the fans when a sports team is losing and not filling seats. You blame the shitty team.
RadioIO was a big company with other sources of revenue. If it was managed right, it wouldn't matter if the bubba fans subbed or not cause other revenue should have been able to cover the costs of Shannon and legers salary. IO was run like shit before bubba even got it and they did nothing to fix it.
FatOldMan
06-14-2014, 11:29 AM
Well...this completely sucks. I'm listening to the Ledge show on download, thanks to Frank! Bubba definitely mishandled a great thing that was RadioIO. It only took him and Tom Bean 3 months to start the downward spiral by giving away the content, that some of us paid for, for free. No longer were we an exclusive "cult". Then the Uncensored show went from 2 hours to 1 hour...and that 1 hour was barely listenable except for Ned and 25cent kickin' in. But...we were able to have Shannon and Scotty add some extra content. Some secondary shows also took up the slack but the "marks" were way too pissed off at Bubba...rightfully so.
So when it comes to re-subscribing...everyone is so pissed off at Bubba, they all say "No fuckin' way will I give that fat fuck another penny!"...rightfully so, except...that money is what was payin' Shannon and Ledge and more importantly...Rick and Frank! Now, because none of you would cough up...$10...Ten mother-fuckin' dollars...they are gone. You all understand basic business and you all understand that to pay people...ya gotta make some money.
That brings me to the "mercial breaks at the half hour. Great idea! I fully support it but...SELL some fuckin' ads! Who the fuck is the sales person?...obviously nobody. Would it kill ya to go out and get some sponsors? That goes for Ledge and Shannon too. You need some cash...bring in some revenue. Bars, restaurants, whore houses...anything!
But really...everyone failed to see what the real "added value" truly was and none of you would stand up and tip the staff. I'll be waiting by my mailbox just in case that RadioIO Capt. shirt arrives.:jj: ;D
Let me get this straight Fish, you are blaming this on the listeners?
Do you think more subscribers would have kept IO afloat?
Take a real good look at IO and you will see that it has always generated it's revenue by selling it's hopelessly diluted stock to inexperienced investors (i.e. Bubba Army).
It is not a radio station, it's only function was to sell stock. They didn't give a shit what was on when, if the stream was down, if the 3 hour delay was working or whatever. They made this very clear.
I understand some people were paying subscriptions to download archived shows, but why would anyone pay to listen to a free show?
FishMuskys
06-14-2014, 10:00 PM
I don't Blame the listeners for the downfall...just sayin' that salaries must be paid for and without income...can't pay'em. Did you guys miss the part about the 'mercial breaks where I referenced NO NEW Ad's? Did you miss the part when I said that Bubba lost 3/4 of his paying audience 3 months into this adventure when him and Bean gave it away for free? Did I ask for your fuckin' opinion about my fuckin' opinion?
Didn't think so. If you fuckers want this all one sided...have at'er. But sometimes ya gotta have a little bit of realisim to your little reality.
Braun just homered to put the Brewers up 4-2 against the Reds.:woot:
FishMuskys
06-14-2014, 10:02 PM
hee heeee
PeteFromPA
06-14-2014, 10:52 PM
I blame that fat fuck for ruining everything by the way he runs his life and his business. Everyone deserted him, or he fired them, even Hatley left for a nothing "job", even though he claims to be fatty's friend to this day. He has no credibility, and no-one wants to hire him and Manson at this point.
The jig is up, the game is almost over now. Soon fatty will have his wish of working the BPR track full-time, and Manson, the one guy on the show who has always had real talent, will be working the flower shop with the wife. The BTLS show will be done forever, a mere 6 years after it was the 2nd biggest show on Sirius (2008).
What a fucking waste. I hope we hear Shannon again somewhere. Dude is money. Scott is a substance-abusing loser who hides in a haze of pot and alcohol, wasting his prodigious talents and intelligence while telling himself how the shit frees his mind. He'll probably end up homeless, even losing his dog.
(hey pete, long time no see) :wave3:
You look at all these station events- no mention of bubba. Drew is at a strip club, cows at another one, billy Madison ppl are flying in...
They're making moves, being active etc.
And Bubba is grading dirt. Which is fine, if that's what he wants to do, more power to him. But you can't expect to have any pull or to be treated like you're apart of the team when you don't participate. The. He does reallllyyyy stupid stuff like block everyone on twitter. That just proves everyone else right about him.
Cpt. Mcgillicutty
06-15-2014, 04:06 PM
So now there's speculation that they had this planned down to the day to fire Shando and Ledge. Basically the rumor is that they waited 90 days to do it so the people that signed up for the year cannot get a refund via their CC companies. Sounds like a safe bet to assume it's true with Bubba and Bean at the helm.
Lerch
06-15-2014, 05:16 PM
Someone left this under my door.
Wagz
@Wagz
@buzzardbob I think @BTLSRadio is contracted by io. I think @TheShannonBurke @DConRadioIo were also contracted by io. Bubba is bubba. Io is io. How is it his fault? Maybe more people should have kicked in for another year of programming and they would still be on now... Kinda hard to do that with whiny bitches like you because there's no live programming on Sunday or ya don't like certain shows....Want it all but give nothing that's what's fucked up.
I'm fucking done with this shit. Not even gonna write up a long winded response so you all should be happy. :jj:
Ulfric Stormcloak
06-15-2014, 06:58 PM
this is all great news
Someone left this under my door.
Idk if that argument makes bubba look good... Basically saying he doesn't have the following he claims...
If he had a ton of fans/huge following, it shouldn't be a problem to get the needed subscriptions.
Amirite???
When I have Drew or Cow or Mo on, I am listening to their shows, I'm "into" the show...
Bubba, for awhile now, is just "on". Background noise for when HOT has just played the same song 45min earlier etc..
Rating company doesn't know if people are actually following along with the show, they just see that it's on the persons dial.
Does anyone know how long after the EE deadline that the programming went free?
It'd be interesting to see if they did the same 90-day thing back then..
Does anyone know how long after the EE deadline that the programming went free?
It'd be interesting to see if they did the same 90-day thing back then..
I might be off on this but I think the EE might have ended the night the Free preview was ending (which was 2-28-11 I *think*)
but I'm not sure how long after that it was that they scrapped the "exclusive content"
Lawrence might know
Lerch
06-15-2014, 11:17 PM
When I have Drew or Cow or Mo on, I am listening to their shows, I'm "into" the show...
Bubba, for awhile now, is just "on". Background noise for when HOT has just played the same song 45min earlier etc..
Rating company doesn't know if people are actually following along with the show, they just see that it's on the persons dial.
I was thinking the same thing. I listen to a show to connect, or relate to the host, etc. Probably more important than trying to tear people down.
I might be off on this but I think the EE might have ended the night the Free preview was ending (which was 2-28-11 I *think*)
but I'm not sure how long after that it was that they scrapped the "exclusive content"
Lawrence might know
Seems like early fall... Maybe August/Sept? Which would put it way past the 90 day mark
Cpt. Mcgillicutty
06-16-2014, 06:47 AM
Seems like early fall... Maybe August/Sept? Which would put it way past the 90 day mark
Don't quote me on this, but I believe the date was 10/3/2011.
FatOldMan
06-16-2014, 01:09 PM
Don't quote me on this, but I believe the date was 10/3/2011.
Ya, it was on 10/3/11 when Bean and Spice came on and did a bunch of wind talking about Mel Karmazin, Howard, Marc Chase etc. They also acknowledged publicly for the first time that the EE thing was a $300 piece of toilet paper. Wagz, Deadwood and the other cheerleaders then called in to say how happy that they were to have their money taken from them and would gladly send him more.
By this time the cat was long out of the bag regarding the streams being unsecured and free to all, but any mention of it was deflected with 'people pirating' 'we are coming out with a new app' etc.
Firing Shannon and Ledge last week exactly 90 days after the re-subscribe push looks a bit suspect to me.
I was thinking the same thing. I listen to a show to connect, or relate to the host, etc. Probably more important than trying to tear people down.
how do you connect with a guy who lets people fuck his wife.
I can't even understand that mindset so it's very hard to get into anything related to bubba anymore.
Lerch
06-16-2014, 04:49 PM
how do you connect with a guy who lets people fuck his wife.
I can't even understand that mindset so it's very hard to get into anything related to bubba anymore.
That feeling was very short lived with Bubba. Other hosts have been different, they felt as least to me, genuine and from the heart. That's the feeling I've been left with.
Dan Blaze
06-16-2014, 05:12 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8OpsPok6iQ
Pour out a 40 for Ledge and Shando.
PeteFromPA
06-29-2014, 06:09 PM
(hey pete, long time no see) :wave3:
Hey SJ, yeah, it's been a while. I haven't listened to Bubba in forever, and since Shannon got jacked from my afternoon drivetime, I haven't really heard his show. This latest fail news got me to want to vent a bit, and this was the best place to do it.
I bought Shando's podcast pilot, and pre-paid for this upcoming week, because I feel him, Rick and Shifty are worth what amounts to a small investment while we wait and see where he ends up. I'm looking forward to, hopefully, getting to hear him again in the car.
Be well, dude. I hope to stop by a little more often.
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