The way I understood it the beef with Carton and Mike was that Mike was hard on Boomer and Carton coming in because he supported Imus and thought he got a raw deal. Whatever on that I really don't care. I listened to Mike and the Dog for years, and then Mike on his own out of almost habit. Listening to Carlin and crew today was not comparable.
If I were the station I would have put Evan and Joe in the slot. I really like Evan and Joe makes for interesting entertainment. Carlin isn't terrible and might be okay in that time slot on momentum alone but if it doesn't last they'll find someone else to plug into the drive slot. I like Maggie, not crazy about Bart. Weird that they came up with that combination. Bart is a great listen as a guest or fill in, not sure about him as a co-host.
I would have just thought that putting Evan and Joe in that slot would have represented less change in the ears of the listeners. Let Carlin, Maggie and Bart do the mid-day instead. They will either get ratings or they won't, and changes will be made. There will never be another Mike and The Mad Dog, at least on WFAN. It is a thing that can't be repeated. They built something unique. Like Calhoun building UConn. It can only happen once, in that particular way.
