To me, the most interesting switch was the move of Andrew Fillliponi, aka, Andrew "Fullaboloney" from his early evening slot to the the mid-day slot, and teaming him with Ron Cook in the newly named "Cook and Poni Show".
As you can see from the picture, Filliponi is a young guy, only in his mid-twenties. I do not hold his age against him. God bless him for landing a job like this in a major league market at such a young age, but he can be a bit of a know-it-all wiseguy at times, and that can get old, but to his credit, he has had some interesting things to say in the times that I have listened to him. It is the pairing of bitter, angry, miserable old guy Cook and hipster, millennial, wiseass Filliponi that shows promise of the oil-and-water fireworks that made the Vinnie and Cook Show Must Listen Radio. Somehow, I just can't see Ron Cook getting along with this guy, either.
Despite killing in the radio ratings, The Fan managed to get rid of two, presumably, big pay guys on Paul Alexander and Vinnie Richichi and reshuffled its programming deck without hiring any new on air talent. That's a tough business.
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