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Kot, DeRogatis going public
Phil Rosenthal and Jim Kirk
Published November 3, 2005
Local rock critics Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis are taking their "Sound Opinions" program from commercial radio to public broadcasting.
A new weekly one-hour version of their show is to debut Dec. 3 on WBEZ-FM 91.5, though the station has yet to announce a time slot.
Chicago Public Radio also is in negotiations to distribute the program nationally.
"Basically, we got an offer that is too good to refuse," Kot and DeRogatis said on their Web site, soundopinions.com.
"It's an opportunity to expand the reach of the program," Kot said later about why the two made the move.
Kot and DeRogatis, who have argued over bands and music genres ever since going on the air on WXRT-FM 93.1 in 1999, are in negotiations over a syndication deal with WBEZ management.
For the NPR outlet, the show represents a chance to gain younger listeners at a time when traditional radio is losing them to everything from podcasting to satellite radio.
"We've had tremendous response from potential underwriters and sponsors," Chicago Public Radio President and General Manager Torey Malatia said in a note to staffers.
The Tribune's Kot and Sun-Times' DeRogatis also teamed for a short-lived version for public television's WTTW-Ch. 11.
― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Friday, 4 November 2005 04:22 (nineteen years ago)
most likely, people just won't bother listening.
― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 4 November 2005 04:24 (nineteen years ago)
I used to live in Chicago, I remember DeRo being one of the worst critics I've ever heard/read. Can't think of anything in particular to back that claim up, but he's pretty off on a lot of things. And he could stand to lose a few pounds (!)
― Jimmy James Inc., Friday, 4 November 2005 04:50 (nineteen years ago)
From Magnet's interview with David Berman:
Your records tend to inspire “love him or hate him” reactions. Do you hope this record is going to change any of that, or do you not care?
I hope it gets to those who have ignored the band or have been discouraged from listening to the albums. As for the haters, let them picket the awards dinner when I’m inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. I can just see it now. It’s January, in the future, and old (rock critic) Jim DeRogatis is all bundled up against a bitter wind coming off Lake Erie, steam coming out of his maw. He’s breathing hard, leaning against a frosted flagpole, with a rough-hewn picket sign fallen at his feet. It is only then that you notice he’s bleeding.
― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 5 November 2005 14:00 (nineteen years ago)