Metal Radio Peeps...CO_HOSTs good or bad?

[xRYKNOWx]

if you have a radio show i'd love your thoughts on this. how do you feel about co-hosts? are they good or are they bad.

when i first started on the air i had one the best situations any one could ask for, my best friend was my co-host. we had total control of our play list. long story short my friends just wasn't felling it any more so he stopped the show and the station forced a new co-host on to the show well we never saw eye to eye on anything so he quit and then i was left alone till the station switched formats....i took the show to another station(which i'm still at) and i was solo for 3 years and last year i felt the show needed a co-host. i found an amazing metal chick... i mean she knew her stuff and was totally into the show and then in jan of this year she hit some hard times personally and just did not have the time and since she left the show i found yet another co-host just 3 weeks ago and they have already flaked out on me...and to make things harder i am in market 220(fargo nd) people w/ any talent and dedication are to come by here....i have had this show for almost 7 years and 4 of them i have been a solo dj. i'd like to find a soild co-host for i feel they is a dynamic there when you can bounce off each other...

so please leave me your thoughts on co-host and if you have any advice that would be super awesome...after all i do not want my show to die because it's killing me.

.ryknow. host of the metal side show in fargo nd

[Chuck Loesch]

I have been giving this one some thought recently...I like the solo drill...I have been doing my show in market 39 (Austin, TX bebe) for four years now and never really felt the need for a co-host. Interaction is good, but you run the risks of talking too much...and the same problems you have had with keeping good people who are as dedicated as you.

I have a buddy who does a completely different type of show and he has his 'producer' throw out some witty banter from time to time and that seems to work well, but I kinda dig being the 'authority' on metal for MY show...

If you are trying to maintain a brand of any sort, you run a risk of diluting YOUR message with other people who don't see eye to eye...I always welcome all comers with their input, but you need to be the final judge, jury and executioner of your program...

Give me guest hosts, local bands, shitloads of callers, you can get the same type of spur of the moment comedy without the planning...I am kinda dry and don't bounce well with others without wasting a lot of time, so it could just be me...

[Mattdaddy]

I think it just depends on the personalities, and the chemistry of the co-host and host. In the METAL realm, you HAVE to know your stuff. For instance. I did an interview once with a radio show who asked me what song I would like to request and play on their show. I requested "Jesus Saves / Alter of Sacrifice" by SLAYER. The hot chick co-host (who was likely there because she was cute) actually started to fade the song out after "Jesus Saves" - I nearly had a conniption fit.

[Kincaid]

I've been doing my show now for over a decade and the last 8 years or so I've had one steady co-host- a good friend, an idea factory and a great sounding board- outside of him (cheers, DD) there has been a revolving door of extra hosts- I think we're up to like 11 or 12 and out of those only one did I have to throw off the show. at the most we have 5 in studio at the same time. It gives the show a party atmosphere, it keeps it off balance, Some of the funniest moments in radio would have never happened, if I were there doing it all alone- it never gets stale, I get new input from the guys- the newest addition to the show is a melodic metal officianado- an area we had pretty much ignored up until now, and it's added a whole new dimension to the overall product.The important thing is that all these guys know, it's MY show, I make the calls, I say what goes on and what doesn't, and they're the ones privileged to be there. and reciprocally, I'm privileged to have them want to be a part of the ongoing saga that is "The Edge." I say the more the merrier, as long as they continue to add to the overall product and don't jeopardize the license.