The Josh Innes Show - JIS Classic: Josh Hater Calls J&R

Episode Date: October 19, 2022

I've been going through old emails trying to find classic audio. My old agent says I've got so much that it just makes sense to put it out in the world. Here's one from 2012 from the J&R Show in Houston. A gentleman called and wanted to speak with the manager....so we let him. Back when we were kings... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new BMO VI Porter MasterCard is your ticket to more. More perks. More points. More flights. More of all the things you want in a travel rewards card. And then some. Get your ticket to more with the new BMO VI Porter MasterCard and get up to $2,400 in value in your first 13 months.

Terms and conditions apply. Visit bmo.com slash theiporter to learn more. Well done. All right, we got one more thing to give away. So the first person through again on the contest line. No way, we never do back-to-back giveaways. What's going on? Well, Ben screwed us today.

I just now handed him to Josh. Yeah, I mean, they both were just giving to me. I actually knew that. I just wanted to make sure our listeners did. Thanks. Thank you. That's Ben's fault. All right, so first person through right now, and I'm not even going to tell you what it is,

but you're going to watch the phone ring here. 713-390-5610. All right. Just going to wait and wait for it again until somebody calls because you know that's what people do. People are calling not – look, why is this person calling? Before you even mention the prize, they're calling. Well, you know, it's probably not a bad strategy. Hey, why are you calling the normal phone line,

person? Person? Hello? Yes, can you give me the number of the program director? His name is what, Gavin Spittle? His name is Gavin Spittle, yes. Why do you want to call him? Because I find Josh, without a doubt, the worst thing I've ever heard on 610,

and I've been listening to it since before he was called. Hold on, wait a second. Hey, can I put you on hold? Don't leave, okay, because I'm going to try to get the boss on the phone with you, okay? All right, call Gavin. We're going to patch them through. Tell Gavin there's a guy that wants to talk with him, and I figure this will be the best place to do it.

Hey, sir, you still there? Yeah, just give me the number. All right, well, hold on. We'll get Gavin on. Just give me the number, you loser. Oh, Gavin? All right, here we go. Hey, boss, are you there?

Am I on the air? Yes. Hi, guys. All right, here we go. This person wants to talk to you. Fell on line one. Tell Gavin your name. Gavin, my name is Buck.

Hey, Buck. Are you Gavin? Yes tell Gavin your name. Gavin, my name is Buck. Hey, Buck. Are you Gavin? Yes. You really are. Yeah, he is. That's Gavin. Interesting. Well, Gavin, I've been listening to this radio station since it started back in the 60s. And this guy, I don't know whether you go home and go to sleep and don't listen to him or not, but I'm going to tell you, he's anathema to the success of this radio station. I find him offensive every day, and I feel absolutely horrible for the quality of talent that Rich Lord has to sit there beside this turkey every afternoon. And every time I make the mistake of switching back to your channel, and it is a mistake, I find this guy, I can't believe you sit there and keep him on the air.

So everybody that I know that has ever dialed in that I've talked to, I ask them, what do you think about this guy? And they said, well, hell, I quit. And I said, I agree. I can't in my wildest imagination why you keep a guy employed. That's a good point. I never thought about it that way, Chuck. Checks in the mail.

I mean, I'm not joking with you, and I don't think it's funny, okay? And if you think it's funny, then I find you completely out of touch with civility. Okay, let me ask you a question, Buck. If you run you know, completely out of touch with civility. Okay, let me ask you a question, Buck.

If you run a business, and that business is doing better than it ever has, and that show is the top show for that business. I attribute it to Rich Lord. That's another good point. Josh, you're fired. Both checks are in the mail. Gavin, let me ask you a question. You know, I assume you're an educated man.

Eh, not really, but go on. Okay, then we got a problem. Yeah. All right. The issue is when I find Rich Lord having to defend your franchise with regard to civility, with regard to the FCC or anything else that goes on, and watch him stop this idiot from ruining your business, where are you? What do you mean, where am I?

I mean, are you not listening? I listen every day. Okay, well, if you do, then I'm sure there are multiple occasions where you hear Rich Lord literally saving your bacon while you've got this idiot running around there. And, I mean, you know, I just dial back in just in hopes because I heard recently this idiot say, well, he was about to be fired or whatever, and I was very hopeful,

thinking that you'd find some other talent to plug in there. Yeah. It was a near miss. And, of course, supposedly you had a meeting with him or blah, blah, blah, and supposedly, you know, you succumbed to the ratings or blah, blah, blah, and supposedly, you know, you succumb to the ratings or whatever, not thinking about that you could probably do better. I, uh, have you ever thought about talk radio? Maybe Rich and Buck?

No, but I'll tell you what, I managed a $4 billion business in my time, and if I had a warrant on my business like this, I got rid of them. $4 billion? Yeah, with a B. It's called Prozac. Wow. Okay. That's impressive. What does that mean Buck? Did you create Prozac? Did you create Prozac? It means I managed it and I wouldn't tolerate insubordinate individuals like this. That's what I mean. How is he insubordinate? Well, when I hear him talking about you and when I hear him talking about anybody else in your business, the guy is, I'll just put it to you this way,

there's enough HR stuff on him that I think you would have gotten rid of him a long time ago. You may have a point. Well, give me an example of these HR things. Yeah. Well, I have heard him talk about things that with regard to religion, with regard to, you know, sex, you know, there are tons of them. All right, let me take the religion part. Okay.

So you don't think it's okay for a talk host to go on the air and say, I don't have a problem with people believing in something. I'm just not a religious guy. No, I mean, it's, you know, and I anticipated when I made this call that you're going to ask for specifics and I'm going to think, okay, well, you know, this is over the months that I have endured switching back and forth and listening to him thinking, okay, God, he's still there. Oh, Lord. Welcome to my world. You know, yeah. And so I guess, you know, I guess the fact is, is that, you know, you are of the mind that you like him, and if you do, then wonderful for you.

But I can assure you that there are many, many more people like me that would love to listen to this radio station with Rich Lord, as professional as he is, you know, and literally a level-headed, has a view of the world that is not tilted, you know, off its axis. How is it tilted off his axis if he tells the truth? What's on his mind if he expresses his opinion? Because it's not your opinion, therefore you feel as though he's off his rocker? Well, let me put it to you this way. Is Rich Lord off his axis? Yes. Oh, Rich Lord is. At times? Sure. Okay. Alright. Well,

I guess that explains the problem. I think this was a good talk. Yeah. Yeah, it is. And the fact is that I think Rich Lord is more of the mindset that most people want to hear. And apparently the guy in your corner is not. Now, that's the Prozac talking there.

Did you send yellow roses to Agnes today? Because I swear this is Rich's brother on the phone. No, it's not. And, I mean, I just listen to this and I think, my God, you know, when Hudson and Harrigan came on the air, I guess they had no idea that this turkey was going to be following them up. Yes, and who would have thought that, like, 20 years later, they'd be out of work, too.

Freaky, huh? Well, you know, they're retired. Oh, that's how it worked, huh? Yeah. I heard. All right, Buck. Well, we've got to go. Awkward moment. But, Buck, if you've got Prozac, I mean, I do need some Lexapro if you could hook me up.

Well, you know, that probably explains why you're sub-therapeutic. Oh, well, thank you, Buck. Well, we have to go, okay? Okay. It was nice talking to you. Bye. I won't be bothering your station anymore. Thank you for the kind words.

I'll tell Hudson and Harrigan you said hello. Thank you for the kind words about me. He's back on hold.