Each day we drive to work and we listen to our radios. Some of us choose to listen to our IPods, while others like me bounce around from morning show to morning show. Some thoughts on the morning shows.

• Rick and Bubba – Star97. I am convinced that if Rick was suddenly incompacitated, Bubba would be unable to continue to do the show long term. Bubba is not trained as a radio DJ and it shows. He seems completely lost when Rick isn’t there.
  Unfortunately someone should tell Rick and Bubba that they’re just not funny, but unfortunately they probably won’t believe you. They’re too busy laughing at themselves and reading praise letters (with not very much substance) from their fans.
  I remember Rick and Bubba’s debut on 103 KDF a few years back. I was hoping for them to be true DJ’s, playing music in between funny bits. Unfortunately I got no music, and even worse, no funny bits.
  Show some integrity and don’t do lame commericals acting as though it’s really part of your show. I frequently hear Rick and Bubba doing a commerical for Foot Effects. Not once do they say they’ve actually tried Foot Effect’s products. Actually all we hear is how their “feet feel better already.” Sell outs.
• Woody and Jim – 107.5 The River. From the radio station that you can’t listen to for more than 20 minutes without hearing the same song again….brings you DJ’s that seemlingly have no clue as to how Nashville works. Truly outsiders…from Buffalo, no less.
  Gender Wars is unexciting and shows how stupid Nashville radio listeners are.
• Coyote McCloud – Oldies 96.3. Coyote has come a long way since his Zoo Crew years (Y107). Matured would be the word. Coyote does some good stuff, especially bringing some good music trivia along. Most of his listeners have heard it all, and he doesn’t try to impress them. He doesn’t have to.
  Many listen to it for the traffic reports every 10 minutes (which is easy to do when most of the songs on your playlist are around 2 minutes long).
• The Big Show – 105.9 the Rock. – Somewhere in North Carolina John Boy and Billy broadcast their radio show. Their show can be good at times, and they do play a good song occassionally. Their show is what Rick and Bubba are trying to immitate (and failing miserably at). I’ve laughed at Ike Turner’s commentary. However I can do without Robert D. Raiford’s “Grumpy Old Man” commentaries. And from what John Boy and Billy’s reaction (complete silence at times), I think the rest of the crew could do without it too. Obviously Raiford has some friends in the production crew.
• Bob and Tom 102.9 The Buzz – This show is just to raunchy to listen to. What a bunch of pervs.

Only two of the above shows are produced in Nashville. The rest are in syndication, which shows how fickle radio can become. Give us homegrown DJs reading relavent stories and commentary on our fair town. After all, we are Music City USA. Don’t we deserve a good homegrown morning show?