DEMINSKI & DOYLE - HEY, WHA' HAPPENED?

As of 9:00 am January 4th I am no longer working for WCSX nor is my partner in crime of 16 years Bill Doyle.

When Greater Media first approached us they wanted the show as it was, a talk show, the same as we'd always done in the Detroit market. They hired us in for morning drive to do just that, but they very quickly decided that doing talk on an otherwise all music station was more radical for their 'CSX audience than they realized, and they simply wanted to get back to their roots. Throughout 2009 we were offered the chance to change the show to a music intensive one, but we're not disc jockeys and didn't want to become that. In the end, we both came to the agreement it was best to chalk it up to creative differences and part amicably. I also want to thank them for being classy enough to allow us the chance to say farewell on-air. There are some great people there for whom I wish nothing but the best. KC (Ken Calvert) is indeed the casual one; incredibly down to earth, funny gentleman. Karen Savelly is such a pro and truly one of the nicest people I've met in the business. Steve Kostan is probably the most knowledgeable classic rock jock anywhere, and while I never got the chance to run into him that much he was always a cool guy when I did. Uncle Buck who does overnights there (so I'd see him every morning at 4 am when I rolled in) is my fellow Springsteen-addict-brother-in-arms and I hope I always know him. So many people who work off air who's names you never know but who are terrific as well.

Thanks for all the calls, texts and emails from all of you. I want to say I'm sorry about how 2009 turned out, but a show and it's station has to be on the same page, period. I know the main thing folks want to know is "what now?", and what I can tell you is for right now we're both still living in metro Detroit but looking everywhere. It would be great to find a station in Detroit again that would actually want and commit to what we do, but the national economy has left the entire industry in a bad way and we have to be realistic. We'd be fortunate to find that station anywhere. If we land something here in the Motor City you'll hear of it right here a.s.a.p.. If we need to move away I'll certainly let you know that too.

Many of you will be asking about the others, so let me give you the rundown. Jamie Samuelsen was doing our sports and he is still there in mornings on WCSX. He'll be doing sports for Ken Calvert's new morning show. Same for Nicole Salem who remains doing traffic for KC. I'm not sure what's going on with Rudy Desantis at this point. Jim O'Brien who was our producer for just this past year will remain with WCSX. He was one of their guys to begin with; had been there at least 6 years before we got there.

So that's it. That's about all I can say. If anyone wants to write me directly my personal email address remains the same...jeffdeminski@comcast.net. Stay in touch, and I'll do the same. Now pardon me while I go home and get my f'ing shinebox HAHAHA.