Posted by chicagomedia.org on October 31, 2008 at 09:37:41:
Mancow on WLS-AM, an update
One oddity of Erich "Mancow" Muller doing one show for national consumption via syndication and one ostensibly for just Chicago on WLS-AM 890 is how material gets repurposed.
Here he compared Pat Cassidy, the WBBM-AM 780 import who has been sitting in with him, to Michigan Avenue and himself to Lower Wacker, Cassidy to Gibson's and himself to Mr. Beef, and so on.
As noted on Muller's Mancow.com site, for the national program on which Cassidy does not appear, the metaphors assigned to him in Muller's little ode went to none other than Rush Limbaugh.
Almost a week into his return to local radio, Muller's Chicago show still has far more of a "Mancow's Morning Madhouse" feel than WLS listeners were led to expect.
For one thing, Muller's "Madhouse"-mates Ken "Al Roker Jr." Smith and Dana "Marissa" DeLorenzo -- carryovers from the nationally syndicated program Muller still does before going on WLS -- have been crowding out Cassidy.
Cassidy is expected to continue as part of the 9-to-11 a.m. Chicago show, at least through next week. But unless Muller ditches the others and relies less on choppy, taped bits from the earlier national program, Cassidy might well be a better fit as part of Don and Roma Wade's popular morning drive program.
The Wades' WLS contract expires in a week or so, but it's expected a deal will be reached soon.
(Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune)