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Dec. 14, 2006
By Keith Berman



Industry vet Mike Tierney will take over the reins at CBS Radio heritage rocker KUFO/Portland, Ore. on Jan. 2, filling the gap created when Dave Numme transferred down to sister KITS (Live 105)/San Francisco.

Tierney's extensive resume includes time at WJPZ/Syracuse, WQHT (Hot 97)/New York, KPLZ/Seattle and KUBE/Seattle. He's also worked on the TV side of things, having been VH1's VP of music programming, and has done record-label work as GM of ATO Records. Most recently, he created Blue Team Music Management and Consulting.

He'll report to CBS/Portland SVP/GM Mark Walen.

"Portland has a buzz right now that is unbelievable -- energetic, creative and cutting-edge -- and music is an essential part of that," said Tierney. "This is a planets-aligning opportunity for me personally: perfect station, perfect place, perfect time. I am thrilled to join the team at KUFO, and I look forward to big things in 2007 and beyond."

Is KUFO gearing up to compete with Jammin 95.5?

God I hope not.

If that is the case what would be the appropriate last song before the switch over? I would say REM's "Its the End of the World as we know it" but that is not on the current playlist.

Someone help me?

Queen
"Another One Bite's The Dust"

So is the music going to Change on KUFO once "turd"ney steps in.
What changes will made to the playlist??? Will Kufo start playing REM and The Cure???

Rumor has it KUFO is going to COMPLETEY change the playlist. I've heard Tierney is going to start adding groups like
The Goo Goo Dolls, Hootie and the Blowfish ect.

We have to wait until January to find out.
I like The Goo Goo Dolls and The Cure!
Vern
http://h1.ripway.com/radiousa

who cares what KUFO does, get your self sirius radio and you dont have to worry about losing the only rock station in town.

Author: Mc74
Friday, December 15, 2006 - 3:59 pm

"you dont have to worry about losing the only rock station in town"

???????

Why....were is KGON going!!!!

LOL

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That Deserves A Solid:

*PLONK*

KGON? sure thats fine if you want to listen to classic rock but incase you didnt notice Metallica and Rob Zombie are not classic rock.

Thats why they call it the only station that REALLY rocks.

Why is everyone inferring that a major change in the playlist is coming? The post that started this thread doesn't have the word "Change" anywhere in it, it only mentions "big things". So... maybe it means adding some local bands to the existing playlist, a new morning show... it could mean lots of things.

It means flipping to an Urban format.

Shane is right on.

I could defientely see a tweaking of the current playlist to reach farther into the past and farther into the future, BUT just a bit.

The idea of also adding local artists is also a very good idea as both Smoochknob and Storm & the Balls are both friendly towards the station when it comes to the attention they are already given by The Marconi Show.

It makes the most sense moving in this direction.

Personally I would like to see a format mirroring what Providence RI's CC WHJY does.

The playlist is both solid in classic rock as well as new rock, with a little bit of alternative and bluesey based rock thrown into the mix.

However in the end Live & Local is the key IE drop Corrolla in the mornings for an all local team.

Not sure I understand all the Tierney-bashing on here...yes he has moved through a lot of different career moves, but from my limited knowledge and only one meeting with him (at a convention, no less), he is a very talented, intelligent media-savvy guy who could probably bring a lot to the table to any radio station, regardless of format. (And to think his previous format experience would influence KUFO is wild speculation.)

In response to Shyguy's comment about Carolla: Outside of L.A., Adam's show has its highest ratings in Portland compared to any other market.

I'm just saying, CBS seems to like flipping stations on New Years Day--remember K-LITE? I think the timing on this hire is curious...

Shyguy wrote:

"However in the end Live & Local is the key IE drop Corrolla in the mornings for an all local team."

Only if the local team is more entertaining than national. Not a popular response, but I truely believe that "just being local" is not enough. The ability to captivate an audience and entertain will win over local temps and that occasional local reference. The best thing that could happen is local radio developing and guiding good local talent. But it's a catch-22 in that the best always seem to move to national!

Perhaps the answer is a re-newed effort by local broadcasters to invest in talent. With CC spin-offs, now might be a good time.

Sorry, Paul..."Live and Local" DOESN'T mean just local temp, weather and "that occasional local reference." It's talking about what's going on in the greater Portland-Vancouver area, or certainly within the sound of the station's signal! The way Barney Keep could skewer local politicians was legendary. Today's hosts could do the same thing in a clever,tasteful, updated way, if they so chose.

As I read it, what you describe is little more than a voice inserting brief local content, much in the same fashion as is now done during nationally syndicated shows.

Good grief, has local origination fallen so low on the list of priorities? Creativity, once radio's major strength, is being given short shrift today.

Really sad...

I agree with you, Paul...in my view, local investment in local talent is imperative.

I repeat: "Live and Local" wins!

...and you've a sweet venue to cultivate and mentor said talent.

Just read there are 1400 HD streams on the air now. Plenty of room for at least one stream in each market to try some really new stuff. Put the local talent on and see what happens!

These streams remain largely below the radar today. This puts risk at a minimum, IMHO.

Change is going to happen at Kufo in January. C'mon people ITS RADIO! Nothing stays the same forever. Dave Numes ass needed to go A LONG TIME AGO! Next on the list of people that need to get thrown out is the KUFO marketing director! BYE BYE!

Rob Zombie? What is that a George Romero movie?
REAL rock and roll ended about 1978. The rest is crap.
Rock on KGON!!

Dodger,
Thanks for thoroughly researched, unbiased opinion.

Real Rock and Roll ended about 1978. The rest is crap.


What about Stone Temple Pilots, Guns n Roses, Pearl Jam ect. ect.
You're old and you're crusty Dodger! Rock died in 1998.

I disagree Justin!

Classic Rock lives on today through those groups and artists still together and putting out sensational new material or doing concerts of older material that live up to the groups name and reputation. What about the concert and CD from Pink Floyd "PULSE" ? That was truly a magnificent performance! Sammy Hagar is another classic rocker still putting out great material in his classic rocker style. I think it more correct to say that 1998 was the end of an ERA and after that Rock has forever taken on a new style!

Hey Darktemper, I guess its good that we can agree to disagree.
I think most artists and bands that were huge in the 70's that still try to put out new albums today is CRAP! Take the rolling Stones for instance, brilliant band that put out amazing material. But in my opinion the Cd "tattoo You" was the last great CD they put out, everything after that was CRAP. The latest album the stones put out was an embarrassement. I think It's the record company that insists that a Classic band remain relevant by putting out new material, WHY? The integrity of the music always suffers. I think a band can only write so much great material untill they run out of material and they just start releasing crappy music just to stay relevant. Do you think if Led Zeppelin were still together TODAY (all original memebers) and still putting out new material that it would be as great as their old stuff?? I would bet not. In my opinion when most bands get clean and sober, their music starts to suffer. Take Aerosmith for example, When Steven Tyler and the boys got off heroin, their music started to suffer. Aerosmith released "just push play", a few years back, it was the biggest piece of shit I have ever heard. I guess the point Im trying to make is that certain bands have a limited amount of truely great material that they can come up with. I don't think bands can go on forever.
I can think of a handful of bands that should not be putting out new albums today, because they suck!
Aerosmith
The Rolling Stones
Bon Jovi
When bands get clean and sober and stop taking drugs, Their music always starts to suffer!!
Just say no to drugs, EXCEPT when you're writing music

I think that one exception I have heard that is a prime example of an old rocker coming out with new material would be Sammy Hagar. Listen to "Livin It Up"....it has a newer sound for Sammy and it is 100% Awesome. He still has the pipes and still loves performing and you can tell. As far as what you said I agree that most older groups need to not cheapen the reputation by putting out crap hoping the name sells of touring with a group without it's original member's...especially the front man! In Van Halen's case if I were Dave I would tell Eddie that unless Michael Anthony was back on bass I would not do a reunion tour. That would totally cook him but Who The F cares. Michael started and should finish it. To Hell With Eddie! If they tour without him I don't think I would go. Have been to to many concerts of groups that had missing member's and they just were not the same!

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Hey Justin
If you respond to this post let's move to the Van Halen thread and put this back on track!

Sorry for the sideways!

"Tierney Installed As KUFO PD"

All that classic rock is now called oldies....isn't it?????

Eh....What was that sonny...I did not hear ya!!! Speak up young'n! My hearing ain't been so go since my ear drums got hammered in the 80's! You gotsta yell!

Why are there so many people in love with old school rock on these boards? A lot of great music has come out since 1975. You should give it a chance.

Let’s compare shall we. Say one from Rob Zombie and one from Ozzy Osbourne. If this is atypical of Rock after say 1998 then as far as this old school Rocker goes I prefer to be stuck in the past! I have sampled this type of music (noise) but I guess I am just an old fart cause I think it’s CRAP! These are lyric's??? Looks like some methhead stoned just started writing words down and then sang them! Even though Ozzy was a druggie big time at least his music was good and there were actual lyrics to it!

Rob Zombie
Thunder Kiss '65 Lyrics
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well sweet little sista's high in hell cheat'n on a halo -
grind in a odyssey holocaust heart kick on tomorrow -
breakdown - agony said "ectasy" in overdrive she come a
riding on the world - thunder kiss'n 1965 - yeah - wow!
five - yeah - wow!! demon-warp is coming alive in 1965 -
five - five - yeah - livin' fast and dying young like a
endless poetry - my motor-psycho nightmare freak out
inside of me - my soul salvation liberation on the drive -
the power of the blaster move me faster - 1965 - yeah -
wow! - five - yeah - wow! - demon-warp is coming alive in
1965 - five - five - yeah - gimme that gimme that now - now
- now - yeah - roll'n like a supersonic another fool that
gets down on it - pig sweat a million miles - i got a heart
atomic style - i make it look easy - that's what i said -
blast of silence explodes in my head - yeah - yeah - yeah -
gimme that gimme that now - step
to the moonshine frenzy hail: the
ressurection - what's new pussycat?
can you dig the satisfaction? well,
you can't take it with you but you
can in overdrive - yeah! some like it
hot and twist'n, 1965 - yeah - wow! -
five - yeah - wow! demon-warp is
coming alive in 1965 - five – five


Ozzy Osbourne
Crazy Train Lyrics
--------------------------------
Crazy, but that's how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe, it's not too late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate

Mental wounds not healing
Driving me insane
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I've listened to preachers
I've listened to fools
I've watched all the dropouts
Who make their own rules
One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it and you live the role

Mental wounds still screaming
Who and what’s to blame
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I know that things are going wrong for me
You gotta listen to my words
Yeah yeah

Mental wounds not healing
Driving me insane
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

Ozzy's music has always been horribly overrated. It's grinding monotony, and his voice has always pretty much sucked.

From a composition standpoint, Zombie is a better writer, and his arrangements are tighter, and the music actually goes somewhere. Ozzy's music (solo, not with Sabbath) is often LESS varied than even AC/DC, a band known for being automatic and rote with their songwriting. Randy Rhoads (and then Zakk Whylde) saved his ass more than once, musically. It's like you had to slog through the crap to get to what you really wanted--the solos.

And comparing lyrical content in rock and roll has always been a crapshoot. It's a pretty dumb artform, on the whole. If you're looking to prove that lyricism has declined from the early 80's to now, you'd probably want to pick a different artist than Ozzy.

I'm not saying your point is invalid, but Ozzy was a joke even BEFORE he got a reality show. Bad choice to prop up as far as representing early 80's rock.

Maybe Queensryche would fit better for your arguments purposes? But even then, you stack up a good Tool song and I'm pretty sure Tool would win out both musically and lyrically on that one.

Just a random pick! Ozzy is a total burnout now and then but even I liked his music......but I can't listen or tolerate anything like Rob Zombie.....it just grates on me!

Bad example I agree but he was just a rocker who somewhat was representative of the persona that Rob Zombie portrays.

I was just going for a then and now comparison of similar artists and how the style has changed.

I liked some of Queensryche as well and will sample some tool to see what that is about.

Have a Good One!

You too, man. I think you'll dig Tool.

I can't take Tool, I just can't listen to it. I think its Crap, Maybe Im geting old and crusty but whats up with tool?? Why are they so great? The last Tool video I saw was "prisom Sex" and it was on Beavis and Butthead, they were of course making fun of it. I guess Im missing something from that band. As Far As Darktemper goes, he will HATE Tool. It sounds nothing even remotely close to Sammy Hagar or Van halen.
Fatboy said:
Ozzy's music has always been horribly overrated. It's grinding monotony, and his voice has always pretty much sucked.

True, but whos voice in Rock hasn't sucked?? Axel Rose, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, Billy Corgan, All awful singers, but still put on one hell of a rock show! Even Mick Jagger never really had great pipes.
Sammy Hagar- YES the guy can sing. (Had to put that in for Darktemper and Joamar).

who does that cover of "the most wonderful time of the year" in the best buy commercial. it sounds like marilyn manson.

btw, i'd take zombie over ozzy anyday.

I'd take a real zombie over Ozzy any day. But how did Ricky Nelson's dad get into a thread about KUFO?

Ya...we did get off topic....maybe bette slide it back to:

"Tierney Installed As KUFO PD"

So, did you hear KUFO is flipping to a Latino/Reggaeton format come New Years?

With the move they made with movin it would not be suprising but I highly doubt they would dump their #1 station in PDX for that!

I heard they were gonna switch to a rythmic rock kind of jazzy blues with a hint of classical western easy listening oldies format! Should cover most of the markets with one station! LOL

awesome! But I'm pretty sure KUFO isn't CBS-RADIO's #1 property--probably KINK or KUPL.

reggaeton juan-oh-juan

I just got back from a meeting with the guy. He seems to be a cool dude, and has had a TON of experience in many aspects of media. He seems to be very creative-minded.

As far as people wondering about his format knowledge, he has put in plenty of rock time on the label side of things with bands from Rage to Oasis to Incubus. He also has that "wunderkid" aura about him and struck me as a pretty likable guy.

Not many Corporate SUITS that are likeable guy's after a while on the job. Especially when they have to do their job's and control expense's and make decision's even they don't agree with sometime's. If they stand up and question thing's that don't make sense then they are worth a darn but a corporate yes man ain't worth spit!

Hope you get a good one over their!

Pwalker I wouldn't expect you to come on this board and start blasting your boss with a bunch of venom. Im sure you like a bunch of your co-workeers are doing plenty of ass kissing just to keep your job,which is quite apparent by your posts. Please remember that a new PD likes to flex his authoritative muscle when he comes in, and a lot of times that includes a new airstaff. Its naive for you and anyone to think that Kufo will stay exactly the same in the new year. If costs need to be cut, the airtalent is the first thing to go.

lol