Author Topic: Rich Fields gone from TPIR? (Read 14324 times)

mmb5 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 04, 2010, 09:44:23 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'241901\' date=\'Jun 3 2010, 10:54 PM\']I just wanna hear Gaffigan read the description on Hot Pockets.[/quote]
You win.

Although the show will have one less pricing game due to the length of said description.

--Mike

Adam Nedeff · « **Reply #31 on:** June 04, 2010, 11:23:21 PM »

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The Pyramids · « **Reply #32 on:** June 05, 2010, 10:00:42 AM »

[quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' post=\'241943\' date=\'Jun 4 2010, 10:23 PM\']LARadio.com is reporting it. It's just a one-line item and visible to subscribers only.[/quote]

I've always liked Rich. They fired the wrong guy.

LA the DJ · « **Reply #33 on:** June 05, 2010, 01:41:13 PM »

I wasn't a fan of his vocal style at all, but became a little more of a fan through following him on Twitter. He had a certain genuineness about him. I also liked the rapport he was developing with Drew. I believe he'll move on and find new success elsewhere, though maybe not as an announcer.

dazztardly · « **Reply #34 on:** June 05, 2010, 02:43:41 PM »

Hopefully in the future, Rich will find a deal just as lucrative as Price.

Lirodon · « **Reply #35 on:** June 05, 2010, 05:08:12 PM »

[quote name=\'dazztardly\' post=\'241962\' date=\'Jun 5 2010, 01:43 PM\']Hopefully in the future, Rich will find a deal just as lucrative as Price.[/quote]

I can see it now, him demanding that the Jackpot Round sponsor be changed back to Hot Pockets so he can recite a long spiel about them.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #36 on:** June 05, 2010, 06:05:38 PM »

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'241967\' date=\'Jun 5 2010, 05:45 PM\']After reading thru the thread, I have a wild theory about Rich's departure from Price/Fremantle which may or may not be too far out of the realm of scenarios:
In Fremantle's mind, Rich was not the right "sound" for TPIR anymore. They gave him a option of moving to the announcer seat on "Pyramid" -- should CBS pick it up this fall -- for less money. Rich refused, so Fremantle showed him the door. It's the same tactic the major (evil) radio conglomerates has been doing to their air talent in the last 5 years -- a less-notable role for less money.

I think Rich would definitely be a better fit for Pyramid than for Price, if that was indeed Fremantle's thinking.

Regardless of the circumstances regarding his departure, at least he has his Meteorology career he can fall back on.[/quote]
Except for Fremantle having nothing to do with the production of "Pyramid"

TimK2003 · « **Reply #37 on:** June 05, 2010, 06:30:56 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'241970\' date=\'Jun 5 2010, 04:05 PM\'][quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'241967\' date=\'Jun 5 2010, 05:45 PM\']After reading thru the thread, I have a wild theory about Rich's departure from Price/Fremantle which may or may not be too far out of the realm of scenarios:
In Fremantle's mind, Rich was not the right "sound" for TPIR anymore. They gave him a option of moving to the announcer seat on "Pyramid" -- should CBS pick it up this fall -- for less money. Rich refused, so Fremantle showed him the door. It's the same tactic the major (evil) radio conglomerates has been doing to their air talent in the last 5 years -- a less-notable role for less money.

I think Rich would definitely be a better fit for Pyramid than for Price, if that was indeed Fremantle's thinking.

Regardless of the circumstances regarding his departure, at least he has his Meteorology career he can fall back on.[/quote]
Except for Fremantle having nothing to do with the production of "Pyramid"
[/quote]

Sorry about that, Chief... I don't know why I had it in my head that Fremantle was w/Pyramid.

Strike that comment from the records.

WarioBarker · « **Reply #38 on:** June 06, 2010, 05:33:14 PM »

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'241971\' date=\'Jun 5 2010, 06:30 PM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'241970\' date=\'Jun 5 2010, 04:05 PM\']Fremantle ha nothing to do with the production of "Pyramid"[/quote]Sorry about that, Chief... I don't know why I had it in my head that Fremantle was w/Pyramid. Strike that comment from the records.[/quote]
Tim, perhaps you were thinking of Emeril Lagasse's cooking game show, also in contention for the slot? That show is being produced by Fremantle.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #39 on:** June 06, 2010, 05:57:21 PM »

[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'242004\' date=\'Jun 6 2010, 04:33 PM\'][quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'241971\' date=\'Jun 5 2010, 06:30 PM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'241970\' date=\'Jun 5 2010, 04:05 PM\']Fremantle ha nothing to do with the production of "Pyramid"[/quote]Sorry about that, Chief... I don't know why I had it in my head that Fremantle was w/Pyramid. Strike that comment from the records.[/quote]
Tim, perhaps you were thinking of Emeril Lagasse's cooking game show, also in contention for the slot? That show is being produced by Fremantle.[/quote]Maybe. Because the two have so much in common.