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Martin Bandyke

Post by ChrisWL1980 » Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:21 pm

Is he out at WQKL? The station posted for a morning show opening on All Access just today.
I remember when they let him go the first time, they were forced to rehire him because of all the negative PR that resulted.

https://www.allaccess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=99531



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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by Mega Hertz » Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:25 pm

All I ever hear on 107one is a back sell and a front sell. What's with all the "produce creative content" stuff?

"That was Talking Heads on 107-1. Here is Bastille"

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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by edj » Thu Jul 14, 2022 6:16 pm

107.1 is a cure for insomnia in my opinion.



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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by mmb5 » Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:09 pm

He's also pushing 70, maybe he wants to retire.



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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by TC Talks » Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:18 pm

mmb5 wrote:
Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:09 pm
He's also pushing 70, maybe he wants to retire.
He was really awesome at WDET, I've always felt sad for him since the move to 107.1

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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri Jul 15, 2022 6:34 am

I agree that the DJ content on both 107.1 in Ann Arbor and 94.5 in Grand Rapids is often lacking in terms of "value add."

I realize the AAA format does not necessarily lend itself to a lot of DJ chatter between songs; the audience is looking for music-intensive programming.



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Martin Bandyke

Post by thatonedude » Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:10 am

Well, he was on this morning, and I didn’t hear anything even hinting at him leaving, nor have there been any announcements on his social media/website.

If he is pushing 70 — which surprises me, I figured he was in his 50s — he probably is eyeing retirement, or just cutting back his workload to doing his Fine Tuning show and being in an off air role for the station.

A good idea would be to bring back John Bommarito and have him do mornings. He was usually the fill-in for Martin whenever he was off, and he did a respectable job.


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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by thatonedude » Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:40 am

Random thought: could this be a contract issue between him and Cumulus?


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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:10 pm

I think Cumulus is trying to reduce salary it pays to veteran air talent by not offering to renew expiring contracts.

Another example can be found in Grand Rapids (Tony Gates / WLAV).



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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by Mega Hertz » Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:10 pm

I want to be fair. Sometimes 107.1 scratches that deeper cut itch. They do spin some good stuff. The AAA format should be my thing. But it just ain't.


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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by TC Talks » Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:45 pm

Mega Hertz wrote:
Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:10 pm
I want to be fair. Sometimes 107.1 scratches that deeper cut itch. They do spin some good stuff. The AAA format should be my thing. But it just ain't.
Try kexp online some time.


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Martin Bandyke

Post by thatonedude » Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:01 pm

TC Talks wrote:
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Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:10 pm
I want to be fair. Sometimes 107.1 scratches that deeper cut itch. They do spin some good stuff. The AAA format should be my thing. But it just ain't.
Try kexp online some time.
Nah, I don’t think KEXP would be Mega’s cup of tea. I absolutely love them, though.

I recommend 107.1 The Peak in NY, and XRT in Chicago. Both are heavy on deep cuts, especially the Peak.

Also, Audacy hasn’t completely fucked up XRT, so that’s a good thing.


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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by mmb5 » Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:21 am

And it looks like he will be retiring after all. Last day is Dec. 22:

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/20 ... radio.html



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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by TC Talks » Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:46 pm

mmb5 wrote:
Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:21 am
And it looks like he will be retiring after all. Last day is Dec. 22:

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/20 ... radio.html
Cricky, I didn't realize he is 68...


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Re: Martin Bandyke

Post by RadioDork1 » Sun Nov 27, 2022 1:42 pm

I see Vertical formerly of DVD has been doing fill in shifts



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