JR and Mary out at KDKB
Posted by PhoenixAirchecks.comJan 9
Sandusky-owned rock station KDKB make changes to their on-air lineup to be in effect on Monday. Exiting, are JR Edwards and Mary Stoddard of the JR, Mary & Watson Morning Show.
Watson, the morning show producer, will continue with the station doing the midnight-6am shift. Program Director Steve King moves from middays to mornings, 6-10am. Ruby Cheeks moves a slot earlier to middays as Hammer gets afternoon drive. Evenings are taken care of by Lee Stone, and no Alice Cooper overnights. We’d like your thoughts – Comment Below
Feel bad for them, but thought they were the second best classic rock station in the valley. Also they really need a shift change in the weekend morning slot… except for a few friends we change the dial on the weekend until 2-3p then change it back..irratating..
If they move Lee to nights, watch how fast the dial will change
Somehow I just knew that Steve would end up in the morning show time slot. He certainly seems to have been working himself in to it since Dock “left” last year. What a boneheaded move. Too bad for KDKB. My radio stations have all been set elsewhere now. If they land on another station here (hopefully soon!), I will be sure to listen.
I thought JR & Mary were an asset to KDKB. They will be missed. Nothing against Steve King (he is also an excellent on-air personality), but mornings just won’t be the same! This isn’t a big enough change to make me turn my back on KDKB… they still have the best music for my taste.
JR & Mary were corny and annoying. I’m glad they are gone and look forward to what Steve has to bring to mornings!
First they take Alice Cooper’s show off. Now they really screwed themselves by taking the Morning Show with JR, Mary, and the Watson off. All this so someone named Steve can stroke his ego in the morning? What a dweeb! KDKB is off my radio now.
I agree that the morning show was annoying. Mary drove me nuts. A new morning show would be cool. The Alice Cooper thing was awesome, i wish that would come back.!!!!
I like the JR and Mary show. I’m glad Mary replace Marcy. JR was very funny and Mary was pretty good. I will miss them. It’s not the same in the mornings. I’ve been a listener since 1979. I’ve been thru a lot of morning show changes.
I also really miss Alice Cooper’s show. And why take off Little Steven’s Underground Garage show? That show is awesome!
I’m having trouble listening the station so much now. Too bad.
I’m so tired of these corporations changing things around. I loved JR and Mary and Watson. I was so glad they got rid of that beauty queen that was with JR in the beginning and thought they were a great line up. XM here I come.
I’m moving over to 100.7. KDKB sucks now
I will stop listening to KDKB. I know that the times are hard but it is not helping when those of us struggling each day lose those familiar voices on morning radio. Going back to XM.
Nothing stays the same. KDKB is no longer my favorite station. It has become generic. I loved hearing JR, Mary and Watson’s banter on my way to work. They were just the shot of adrenalin needed. I would always arrive at work in good humor because I laughed most of the way to work.
After a week of being bored by Steve King and yawning on my way to work, I have decided to go back to listening to CD’s.
And now to have lost Alice at night as well? What do I need to listen to KDKB for anymore? Like I said, I can spin the tunes I listened to on KDKB in my CD player.
So long KDKB. It was entertaining while it lasted but I’m gone now.
I am sad to see JR and Mary go. I thought they were funny. I guess this gives me a good reason to move to satelite permanently. I get tired of all the changes as well, especially when I like something.
first Tim and Mark and now this
I’m done with KDKB
your morning show now is horrible
the guy lacks personality
really stupid move kdkb. jr , mary and watson were a great morning show. first tim and mark left nolw you let jr and mary leave, i will not listen to yoyr station again. hope jr and mary end up someplace else i will follow them if they do.
After stumbling upon KDKB morning show about 2 years ago with J.R., Mary and Watson I never turned my dial. I too agree they were what got the morning off to a GREAT start. How many times I left for work early just to hear the banter between the 3 of them. Found myself in tears many times from laughter after the 30 minute drive. They took some things to the edge. Nothing personal with Steve, I’m sure he can spin a song like any other DJ, but I enjoyed the edgy side the 3 of them gave the show. I tried to listen to the show this week and it was as if Watson had been transformed, no humor, no edginess. so dry and Steve was the same. Thank you JR, Mary and (former form of) Watson for the last 2 years of a great wake up show, but so long… movin up the dial, music is great, but if the personality spinning it is dry, then I’m not wasting my time listening to your show…. Good bye KDKB !
I am glad they are gone, too much 8th grade sexual humor! I like to listen to rock music on the way to work and very little talk.. Steve does that and I like it!
I did miss Marcy when they canned her though, Mary was NOT a good replacement!
Wow, what a change and it is not for the good. That is if you like listening to a no personality DJ. The station almost reminds me of standing in an elevator listening to elevator music (boring). I loved listening to the banter of JR and Mary w/ Watson. I want music don’t get me wrong, but I also want some humor to break up the tension….
I have been listening to KDKB since 1989. Laughter is truley the best medicine! TIM and MARK were AWESOME. I would schdule teaching my college classes around their prank phone calls. When they left, I bounced around the morning shows. Once you scheduled JR and Marcy, I thought this would be the perfect show once you get a female DJ that would give the crap back to JR! Hello Mary! I found myself laughing histerically on the way to work and in my office at school. Steve, stick to what you are good at, program directing, not DJ. Say your sorry, bring them back, and give them a raise. If you can’t handle the phone complaints…take it as compliment because everybody was listening to your station!
They were the only good thing about AZ morning radio…RIP KDKB i’m sure they will be fine
Trying to “fix” something that was not broken, KDKB has left a Tool on the morning show. I’ve had KDKB on my presets forever, and although I wont replace it… I will NOT be listening to the tool in the morning. Guess it’s CD’s till lunch time.
I hate to see anyone get fired but the ratings tell the story and they were the worst of the morning shows. They really did not talk about anything but say a lot of ooh and ahs. Not sure about the girl, she seemed like
she did not have a clue and the sex jokes got old. She had no class.
JR seemed ok but together, it just did not work. Let’s give Steve King a chance. I will start listening to KDKB again now that this silly morning show is gone. I do hope they get employment but not in the radio business.
The three am DJ’S were great. I always looked forward to them in the AM. I have changed my station all ready. I hope that some other station will pick them up. Then I will change to it!
For those of you who miss Alice Cooper, he’s still on the air in the area, just on another station (KSLX?). I now have no reason to listen to KDKB in the morning. I generally switched between Holmberg’s Morning Sickness and JR, Mary, & The Watson to get away from the obnoxious commercial breaks (I don’t care if advertising is necessary, I won’t listen to it). Now I don’t have anything to switch to during Holmberg’s commercials. KUPD now has the only morning show worth listening to in the Phoenix area.
For real? The music is what matters first and foremost, however, I never turned stations when those goof balls were on air. It was a cool mix. Sure Mary was a little annoying but overall a great program, wish you’d reconsider. Ever consider Watson?
I like the music on KDKB, but I LOVED the morning show. When JR & Mary show up somewhere else, I’ll be tuning them in – even if it’s via the web. Sorry Steve, you just don’t cut it for morning entertainment.
I liked SOME of JR & Mary… they made me laugh often but thought they were a bit over the top with the vulgar language and crude humor. I would not listen to them if the kids were in the car.
But, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, do NOT take House of Hair off!
I was horrified when my alarm went off and there was a dull voice coming from the speakers. My first thought was my kids and changed the dial when i wasn’t home. I soon realized JR amd Mary weren’t on. I thought maybe a vacation after the holidays. But no, they have been replaced. Bad idea, really bad idea. I stuck with KDKB after Tim and Mark left. And that wasn’t easy..and finally someone entertaining comes along and you go and mess it up!! I have listened to KDKB since the late 70’s when I was in high school. I remember Nuclear Ned and Rump Ranger. I won’t be listening to your show anymore. Sorry!!!!
The KDKB Morning show is boring now. I don’t know how this will improve ratings. It has no feeling or personality…it is just like listening to a CD. Morning radio shows are supposed to have an edge to them. In the afternoon I just want to hear music. I have been putting off looking at HD radios or SIRIUS but maybe now is the time. I hope KDKB morning show gets some spice to it and the JR and Marry land somewhere.
I loved JR and Watson and too bad they were let go. As for Mary, she was a waste of time and I never really knew why she was on the air. The music is what matters on any station, so this will not make me change my dial. I have been listening to KDKB since it took to the airwaves, so I can’t turn my back on them because of a few personnel changes.
The station sucks now! They took away the two things I listened to most. I looked forward to the morning show on my drive in. Thanks for all the suggestions for another station. I’ll check them out!
The morning show sucks
Too bad Sandusky likes to mess around with a good thing. It’s ok to shake it up once in awhile, but this is getting to be a regular piece of business for them. The drive in and drive home need to be fun and uplifting, which Steve is not. I no longer listen to KBKD during the week, unless I catch Ruby. I used to listen at night, but that stopped when Alice went away. I stopped tuning in on the weekends, when they dropped DMcB and Little Stevie. HoH and Danny Z are the only good things left. What’s the point?
Jr was ok, but Mary was horribly annoying. I am so relieved they are gone. i am a LONG time KDKB listener, but i have to be honest. I havent listened to the morning show since tim and mark left. i mean come on, what ever happened to rump ranger? lol. anyway, glad you guys are making some positive changes finally. We will see. maybe my dial will go back to KDKB soon. Thanks for getting rid of Mary UGH!!
KDKB has lost me as a listener. J.R. and Mary along with Alice Cooper made the station. Nothing wrong with having a bunch of laughs in the morning before you get to work. You guys really screwed the pooch with this move
Mary and JR were the reason I started listening to KDKB. What a boneheaded decision!!!!!! The new morning guy puts me back to sleep, guess I’ll have to drink more coffee. Good luck and good vibes to Mary and JR where ever you land, and happy trails.
I’ve listened to KDKB for a long time. They do play everything that rocks for my taste, but they have no idea what a good morning show needs! Tim and Mark were amazing, and entertaining and woke me up. And, for me at least, JR, Mary, and the Watson woke me up. Bad call on their part I think. It’s not going to make me stop listening, but I don’t like Steve King. They just lost a morning listener.
I like above thought maybe JR and mary on vacation and the ‘drone” that was on in the Am was an Intern. but OHOH soon turned to horror I also laughed until tears most every morning on my hour drive to work OH well I dont listen anymore Steve is dull as my kitchen knives back to my CD’s
Tim and Mark are gone?
Guess I’ve been away too long.
Pity..I was getting a little tired of 98KUPD’s playlist.
give steve a chance. The music is great and that is really what counts.
the previous morning show was annoying and lacked imagination.(although they tried) really not that funny at all. I am sure they had their following as everyone does, but obviously the majority of people did not like them or listen or the station would not have fired them! Or, was there something else going on with them that we do not know about?????????? will listen to kdkb now.
Seriously.
Why do all the radio stations nowdays play the same three songs by artists that have over a hundred great songs?
Does it cost that much more to play deeper cuts?
Took me three days to memorize the playlist..you guys only changed a handful of songs since Tim & Mark. Don’t you think we have more of an attention span that that?
Wow…what a wake up call no morning show on KDKB for the drive to work and no Nights with Alice Cooper for the late drive home….You corp guys really know how to mess with a good thing and 2 at that…If it was about the ratings then talk to the people and change it up but don’t change the people until you have exhausted all avenues. This guy Steve has absolutely no personality on the morning. I have a 10 year old neice that is funnier then him. Maybe you guys want to give her a job? She would rock the socks off of KDKB…..If you are so into change, how about mixing up you’re music more? It’s like listening to a AM station from the 70’s that only has 12 songs on it’s playlist…Dig deep and you will find some amazing rock and roll…For me I will not be listening to you’re radio station and I will remove my self from you’re mailing list. Thank goodness my Jetta comes with a MP3 player. Good luck Ruby Checks…that’s the only good thing you got on you’re lousy station….
Once again they screw with a good thing. The morning show was the best since Tim & Mark. Now, no Alice, Little Steven, the Deep End, all great shows, what are they thinking ?
I first started listening to kdkb for the soul reason of waking up in the morning to listen to jr and mary pick on watson….:) now there is some lammo guy named… i dont even know his name that is how boring it is now!!! the gut lacks interest… well looks like fav one is going to chanke for 98 kupd. dumb move kdkd something is good stay with it.what a bunch of idiots!!!! no more kdkb no more……:(
OK after a week without jr & mary, it’s official..you guys suck. i really miss the morining laugh i’d get jr&mary.
well my comments are not much different. JR, Mary and the Watson were GREAT in the morning and was just what I needed to kick start my day. Unfortunately, I have stopped listening to KDKB altogether and have gone back to listening to my CDs or IPOD. KDKB has lost the spark they once had when they let JR and Mary go. Now they are a lifeless radio station that has nothing different to offer. With the exception of Ruby, but she is only on for part of the day. The wall infront of me has more life and personality than the guy in the morning now. WTF!!!
I really enjoyed JR and Mary. If KDKB were smart the would go after the Morning Mayor Dave Pratt. This the on way KDKB can redeem there poor choices. No offense to Steve King a good DJ
I use too listen too mexican stations banter. but got tired of it, and just start too listen too Jr And MARY (Waston ). They had me rolling i drive too work and listento them, then jump in my truck and listen too them. it was good laughs listening too mary getting on their ass and cougar of the week. comedian’s stopping by and just the good laughs. but like all dumbass companies if aint broke, then brake it. It was a good combo that now lead to boredom.I will probaly just listen too country or my cd’s hopefully some stupid driver get me too laugh while i work.
KDKB needs to did deeper into therir vaults you guys play the same songs over and over In new york they have a few rock stations and they dig deep with the rock music.. Last time I checked LED ZEP has more than 6 songs same with AC/DC And Boston and ect.. Now to JR & Mary they rocked in the Morning goodtimes and good laughs.. This steve guy I yawn more than I laugh with him thats not whatm a morning show should be about the last time I checked.. Not to jinx anything at least we still have Ruby..
i loved jr and mary and thry made my mornings fun. this new guy is boring. unless this is changed, bye bye kdkb
I am not just upset about losing JR and Mary…the whole format has reverted back to “classic rock”. They used to play a lot of new stuff (Breaking Benjamin, Staind…etc) and now if I want to hear that I have to tune in to KUPD home of the sexist pig DJ’s…no thanks!
First removing Alice Cooper from the night radio, then destroying the morning radio too? KDKB has lost their way by miles….
The station has been going downhill since Tim and Mark left- however these last couple years of Alice Cooper, then the morning show had turned up something that I hadn’t heard in my car in years! But they’re throwing it away! If you get rid of Ruby and Dee, the station is gone. I’ll go back to talk radio and feel myself age by 15 years.
I just want to throw it out there- Steve King has the voice for radio, ill give him that, however the personality for it is lacking exponentially. JR could talk to himself for hours and it would be entertaining.
100.7 don’t fail me now….
I drive to work at 0400 and it was enjoying to make the ride for 40 min. with Alice – then all of a sudden he’s gone and the drive in sucks. I was told he wasn’t having a good rating and they had to save $$$ someplace. Well they certainly saved a bunch now by axing JR & Mary – they made my morning!! The only good thing left is House of Hair on Saturday mornings but other than that, my dial is set elsewhere. The station is just no fun to listen to anymore. Sure hope management pulls their head out of their butt and gets the station back on track or they’ll have bigger financial issues than Alice to worry about when they have NO listeners!!!
Ok, I am trying very hard to listen to the new morning show with Steve & Amanda. I am not getting it. There is no fun in it, personalities suck, it’s like listening to AM talk radio show. Sure do miss JR and Mary. Fix the situation KDKB. I have listened for many, many years. Please don’t make me change the radio dial off of KDKB. Right now the only thing that is good is “The House of Hair”. Pllllllleeeeeeaaaaassssseeeeee do not take that away. Satellite radio is starting to apease me now.
Losing Alice REALLY blows, now losing JR and Mary blows even more, at least they were funny and made me laugh, Steve and Amanda “I got fired from channel 3 because I suck” need to make it more interesting , they are LAME! I still like the music they play on this station, though, just very disappointed.
I like Amanda, she is so much better than the other person. Steve is ok and I think amanda will get him to loosen up a bit. They are playing a lot better music than the other morning show. I will listen to KDKB again now that the morning show has changed.
Tried listening to Steve and Amanda…..yawn. They lack any personality that we enjoyed with JR, Mary and Watson. I like the music KDKB plays, but my SirusXM plays the same thing, so I’ll stick with that. Thanks anyway KDKB…you blew it by getting rid of JR and Mary!!
JR & Mary were really funny in the morning. Gonna miss them. New guy Steve has no personality nor flare. Just says what played &plays something.Boring!!!! PLEASE BRING BACK ALICE COOPER?????!!!!!!!!PLEASE????????????????!!!!!!!!!!???????
I can’t believe you got rid of JR and Mary. They were the only thing I looked forward to on my morning commute. Now your morning show is just as dull as everyone elses. And stop with the Metallica overload, are they sponsoring your station?
Turned on KDKB this morning and Steve King is there but what happened to Amanda?
One of the things I don’t like about KDKB is when something happens they make no announcement on their website! The website is totally useless as far as knowing what is going on with the staff!
I don’t miss JR and Mary but loved Alice Cooper and I don’t know why they canned Marci?
KDKB has some serious management issues I think the personality changes should take place a little higher on the chain!
I think KDKB management is out of touch with their listeners and their website could cure that!
JR is a drunk, and he stole everything from Jonathon Brandmeier. Looks like he’ll have to move back to Little Rock.
I thought this was about a radio station canning 2/3 of a morning crew, not about what someone may or may not do in their personal time. Nonetheless, I still haven’t listened to KDKB since this change was made. Steve should have just stuck to his job title, “Program Director” and not weaseled his way on the air. I have spoken to him in the past about different changes that had been made (summary of which was “if you don’t like it, too bad.”) and also made suggestions about the playlist/rotation (less Metallica) to no avail. There sure seems to be more negative comments here than positive but do you think he (or Sandusky) will get it? Don’t hold your breath.
I am BEYOND glad the annoying duo are out! I admit I surf between 2-3 stations on my morning drive, but at least the other two stations are truly humorous. JR and Mary seemed to think EVERYTHING that ANYONE said was funny!
I got in the habit of listening to a song on KDKB then at the end of the song hovering my finger over the button to change stations if they even started to talk!
Good riddance! Now I can REALLY enjoy KDKB again!!
Phoenix Arizona’s Rock stations Here Have no spunk KDKB, KUPD, and KSLX All these stations that I named have the same lame ass playlist they need to dig deeper into the vaults and play the other songs that these bands have on that cd Tucson has some classic rock stuff that’s cool and they dig deep they dont just play back in black or bark @ the moon or stairway to heaven those bands their have other songs on those cd’s that are good too.. The Tucson station is 96.1 … Jr & Mary & Alice cooper why would you get rid of them what a dumbass decission on your part.. Now we have this Guy steve and Amanda There supose to wake you up not make you yawn every 10 seconds I use to bring a cup of coffee with JR& Mary Now I bring the pot of coffee on the steve and Amanda..
Too bad KDKB loses another loyal listener as JR and Mary made me laugh all the way to work and now it’s just another radio station I flip through each morning!
The mornings aren’t the same without JR, Mary and Watson. I was skeptical when they took over for Tim and Mark but grew to love them. It isn’t the same for me in the mornings now. I have a tendency to roam now. I wish them the best and hope to hear them on the air again someday soon.
kdkb sucks…they are stuck in the dark ages and steve king is an absolute zero…he is as bland as tofu and brings absolutely nothing to the table. he is a follower at best and sounds like shit in the mornings…he is so boring and cheap.
sorry i’m so bad you guys, i really need this gig… but i do suck and the guy who called me a tool is right…i’ve gotta be hangin on by a thread..i know the clock is ticking..here i come back to lame ass bakersfield. if someone will write something nice about me, i’ll hook you up with tickets to bon jovi, even though his music is about as lame as my show…he hasn’t had a good album since new jersey.
steve …. new name for your show, it’s tool time with steve,,you have singlehandedly wiped out a radio station.
lee stone are you kidding?, she’s sounds like she drinks her bongwater , what a joke.
hope you don’t really pay that stoned lee.
Admin Note: A comment above has been edited in the screen name to show that the above was not posted by KDKB Program Director and Morning Show Host, Steve King. Thanks.
JR & Mary made me laugh. Steve King puts me back to sleep – no offense, but he shouldn’t be on in the morning, when people are looking for something to help them wake up and start the day off with a laugh. I love KDKB’s selection of music, but your morning show is just sad now. And no more Alice Cooper? Who the heck is responsible for that idiotic decision?
I have checked with numerous folks around the valley and they have done the same thing I have….turned OFF KDKB. JR and Mary were an asset to KDKB as was Alice Cooper and now they are gone! Why do people do crazy things when they have a good thing going? This is exactly how shows get cancelled, businesses close down, etc. KDKB will absolutely lose ratings, etc.
KDKB…..no longer ROCKS AZ in the morning! I was a loyal listener to JR & Mary (& Watson, of course) but KDKB has lost a morning show listener. I acutally looked forward to my early morning drive to work listening the show but now am put to sleep so longer listen (unless a great song is playing while I’m channel surfing). What were you thinking KDKB! BAD MOVE!!!
I am glad JR & Mary are gone, they drove me crazy. I did not realize there was a change because I have been on another station. I’ll give KDKB another chance in the mornings.