Comments on: Jacobson To Join Roe Conn Show

By: matthew Lee

matthew Lee — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:56:59 +0000

Christina is Baccckkkk!!!!!!!!

By: matthew Lee

matthew Lee — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:55:34 +0000

I agree with most of the comments here. I thought Gary and Roe was excellent and felt there was something missing when Gary left.
Jim stepped up a bit and funny along with Roe; however, I think the management didn’t want to give Jim too much airtime.
Bill actually sounded alot like Roe when Roe is a bit calmer on his mellow days; and I thought Bill did an OK job when Roe was on vacation. Bill sounds like an intelligent guy that could contribute a bit more to the show; but again, the management wanted to tone him down a bit.
As for Christina, even though she doesn’t speak much, her presence brings a softness to the testerones-filled air. It was great.
Amy (although she sounded intelligent) just does not have the chemistry with Roe and Jim. She sounded like an acquaintance with the group and most of the time, sounded like she has to make some comments every now and then.
Her traffic report was horrible. It sounded like a high school girl on her first day on the radio.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:32:50 +0000

I absolutely loved it when Roe and Gary were together with Jim and Christina. Once Gary left the show it did create a void but then I feel it seemed to increase the role that Jim and Christina had on the show and it worked beautifully! Talk about chemistry! Bill was a nice guy but I didn’t feel he added anything to the show so I haven’t missed him in the least. But trading Christina for Amy – really!!! What are they thinking!! The trio of Roe, Jim and Christina should not have been messed with!

By: d

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:02:52 +0000

christina was unprofessional amy is worst best combo garry & roe

By: Susanna

Susanna — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:58:45 +0000

I loved listening to Garry and Roe….they were great together and made me laugh hysterically. Roe on his own is great too but I would much rather have Christina on the show with him rather than Amy. I enjoyed the banter Roe and Christina had. I agree with too many interviews…the show doesn’t entertain me like it used to.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:50:34 +0000

I used to drive around and happily listen to Roe & Garry and then just Roe. The Jim-isms are always a hoot and then there was always Christina with a perfect radio voice. What happened? Amy puts me to sleep with her awful voice and flubs. My insurance company banns sleeping behind the wheel. Clearly, Amy is in the news business because of her looks. WLS – get a clue. You need someone with a good voice and who can clearly read their content; it is radio after all.

By: john stout

john stout — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:47:09 +0000

Yes! I have to concur… WLS is F’n up big-time! Amy Jacobson??? really??? Sorry Amy, but you suck on the radio. Somone should be fired for these rash of screw-ups at WLS or just keep losing listeners! Christina – much, much more entertaining…end of story, no comparison!

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:32:05 +0000

Frank, I keep waiting for all the extra stuff Amy Jacobson is going to bring to the show, but I just don’t hear it.

In part that’s due to the show’s format, which doesn’t really allow time for her to do extended interviews or investigative work. If that was her priority for radio, she would have been better served at NPR or even WBBM.

But at the same time, she’s not helping her case when she constantly flubs on news or traffic reads as if she’s never seen the material before she reads it live on air. It makes the entire show– and her in particular– sound unprofessional, distracted, and unprepared.

Yes, maybe she could do more for the show if given the opportunity. But why would you give her that opportunity when she can’t or won’t handle her current responsibilities professionally?

(Amy, if you happen to read this, FYI: I-94 and I-294 are two different highways. Only one of them is the Edens.)

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:42:08 +0000

Over the last month or so in particular, the new line up is coming together. At first I was a little sceptical because of the major changes, and quite frankly Roe, Jim, and Amy needed a little getting used to one another. But in the last month, I have noticed a much better repour with the three.

One of the things I like the most is when Roe and Amy go at it on the air. Amy seems like she will take an opposing view to Roe, just to get him going. I laugh out loud when she gets under Roe’s skin. I loved how she took Patti Blago’s side which made Roe crazy, as well as recently being forgiving and sympathetic of Michael Vicks situation and Roe keeps buzzing Amy as being wrong. THAT is fun and good radio.

I have been following some of the blogs on this site, facebook and on other sights that are saying how everyone misses the old line up and giving Amy a hard time, but the bottom line in my opinion, is the show upgraded in a big way. Amy is intelligent, strong, opinionated, and funny. Before, no one really stood up to Roe (Bill and Christina were “YES MEN” in my opinion). Amy tells it like she sees it and it makes for interesting radio.

Also, the new format has allowed Jim to have more space to interact. I didn’t realize how funny he is until that last month or so.

Give this format a chance. Jim and Amy are GREAT. Roe is a unique talent and the three of them combined will be a strong team for a long long time assuming Roe stays at WLS.

Frank

By: Sue Smith

Sue Smith — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:50:25 +0000

I’ve listened to Roe for YEARS – since the beginning. Will schedule my day to listen at 3:00 for Roe and Ron Magers – they’re great together. Garry is on WGN and bores me to death – he was a snake when it comes to Roe’s show and Steve’s show – was not an honest person. I loved Christina and Bill – seemed like really good people and fun!! I’m afraid Roe’s going to do himself in – I love his commentaries (he’s very bright)- do not care for the charactures, etc.