BJ & MIGs mornings is a morning drive time radio show on 99.9 FM KISW in Seattle, Washington, owned by Audacy (previously Entercom). The show airs Monday through Friday, 6–10 a.m. PST and is also available as a stream and a downloadable podcast from the station's official website as well as a stream and podcast on Entercom's Radio.com website and mobile app.
The BJ Shea Experience started as a two-hour show on KQBZ "The Buzz" (100.7 FM), middays between syndicated shows by Kennedy and Tom Leykis.[1] The primary theme of the show is relationships, primarily from a male point of view, though it has tackled some highly controversial topics of sex, politics and religion.
In 2000, Shea was dismissed from the station due to controversial comments made on air.[2] Shea successfully appealed the decision in an arbitration hearing, overturning the dismissal.
In 2004, in the wake of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy, Shea used his show as a platform to speak out against the attempts to increase censorship on broadcasting.[3] "I think this is totally from the White House," said Shea. "I think that George Bush is trying to pander to the extreme Christian Coalition he thinks will back him in this election. I hope it's a huge failure and he gets kicked out of the White House."[3]
In May 2005, Entercom Seattle LLC, parent company of KQBZ, was sued by morning show host Robin Erickson of the Robin & Maynard Morning Show, on charges of gender discrimination and creating a hostile work environment, based upon remarks made during BJ Shea's show. Shea however was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit.
KQBZ's promotional slogan at the time was "Radio for Guys," and the suit contended that it was part of the problem. "The Shea program regularly features verbal attacks on women," the suit claimed. "These attacks repeatedly and crudely attack women in general and specifically in the workplace, claiming, among other assertions, that women are bad employees whose presence in the workplace is bad for men." The suit also claimed that Shea attacked Erickson on air on the basis of her gender and age, promoting The Howard Stern Show even though it ran during Robin & Maynard's time slot on KISW, (a station also owned by Entercom) and criticized other female Entercom employees on the air.[4] Shea was disciplined for his on-air comments, though the suit contended that the punishment was not severe enough.
KISW era (2005-Present)
On November 30, 2005, KQBZ changed its format from FM Talk to Country music.[5] BJ Shea's show, newly rechristened as "The BJ Shea Morning Experience," would move to KISW on January 3 to fill the timeslot vacated by The Howard Stern Show's move to satellite radio.[6][7] No details were given as to the status of the Robin & Maynard show, or the ongoing litigation, except that the show would not be picked up by KISW.
The show has become one of the few shows across the United States to succeed in maintaining and growing its listenership after the departure of Howard Stern. In the ratings book that immediately succeeded the move, KISW and Shea's show both placed at or near the top in their target-demographic audience, primarily men 18 to 49[8]
References
^Virgin, Bill (1999-11-18). "Bob Rivers Twists The Dial - Does It For A Shocking 10 Years". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. BJ Shea has joined the station in the 1-3 pm shift, bumping the Howie Carr syndicated show. Shea most recently had been with a station in Rochester, NY.
^Virgin, Bill (2000-03-16). "Ghost Story Pays Tribute To 'Hump' Pilots". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Talk show host BJ Shea was fired Tuesday by KQBZ-FM because of remarks he made on his afternoon program last week.
^ abZahn, Theron (2004-02-26). "What's Considered Indecent?". KOMO-TV.
^Virgin, Bill (2005-05-04). "KQBZ host sues station charging hostility". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
^"Tom Leykis out, Gretchen Wilson in at 100.7 FM". The Seattle Times. 2005-12-01.
^Virgin, Bill (2005-11-30). "On Radio: BJ Shea gets Stern's KISW slot and The Buzz goes country". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
^"100.7 KQBZ becomes "The Wolf" KKWF". FormatChange.com. 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
^Virgin, Bill (2005). "On Radio: Loss of Howard Stern shows virtually no effect on KISW ratings". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
External links
KISW official website
January 05, 2023
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BJ amp MIGs mornings is a morning drive time radio show on 99 9 FM KISW in Seattle Washington owned by Audacy previously Entercom The show airs Monday through Friday 6 10 a m PST and is also available as a stream and a downloadable podcast from the station s official website as well as a stream and podcast on Entercom s Radio com website and mobile app BJ amp Migs morning sOther namesThe BJ Shea Experience 1999 Present GenreComedy talk radioRunning time4 hours 6am 10am Country of originUnited StatesLanguage s EnglishHome stationKISW 99 9 FMStarringBJ SheaSteve MigsThe Reverend EnFuegoVicky BarcelonaDanny VigilOoh SaraJoey DeezProduced bySteve MigsRecording studioSeattle WashingtonOriginal releaseOctober 23 1999 presentOpening themeCollective Soul HeavyWebsiteBJ amp MigsPodcast 1 Daily Podcast Contents 1 KQBZ era 1999 2005 2 KISW era 2005 Present 3 References 4 External linksKQBZ era 1999 2005 EditThe BJ Shea Experience started as a two hour show on KQBZ The Buzz 100 7 FM middays between syndicated shows by Kennedy and Tom Leykis 1 The primary theme of the show is relationships primarily from a male point of view though it has tackled some highly controversial topics of sex politics and religion In 2000 Shea was dismissed from the station due to controversial comments made on air 2 Shea successfully appealed the decision in an arbitration hearing overturning the dismissal In 2004 in the wake of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy Shea used his show as a platform to speak out against the attempts to increase censorship on broadcasting 3 I think this is totally from the White House said Shea I think that George Bush is trying to pander to the extreme Christian Coalition he thinks will back him in this election I hope it s a huge failure and he gets kicked out of the White House 3 In May 2005 Entercom Seattle LLC parent company of KQBZ was sued by morning show host Robin Erickson of the Robin amp Maynard Morning Show on charges of gender discrimination and creating a hostile work environment based upon remarks made during BJ Shea s show Shea however was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit KQBZ s promotional slogan at the time was Radio for Guys and the suit contended that it was part of the problem The Shea program regularly features verbal attacks on women the suit claimed These attacks repeatedly and crudely attack women in general and specifically in the workplace claiming among other assertions that women are bad employees whose presence in the workplace is bad for men The suit also claimed that Shea attacked Erickson on air on the basis of her gender and age promoting The Howard Stern Show even though it ran during Robin amp Maynard s time slot on KISW a station also owned by Entercom and criticized other female Entercom employees on the air 4 Shea was disciplined for his on air comments though the suit contended that the punishment was not severe enough KISW era 2005 Present EditOn November 30 2005 KQBZ changed its format from FM Talk to Country music 5 BJ Shea s show newly rechristened as The BJ Shea Morning Experience would move to KISW on January 3 to fill the timeslot vacated by The Howard Stern Show s move to satellite radio 6 7 No details were given as to the status of the Robin amp Maynard show or the ongoing litigation except that the show would not be picked up by KISW The show has become one of the few shows across the United States to succeed in maintaining and growing its listenership after the departure of Howard Stern In the ratings book that immediately succeeded the move KISW and Shea s show both placed at or near the top in their target demographic audience primarily men 18 to 49 8 References Edit Virgin Bill 1999 11 18 Bob Rivers Twists The Dial Does It For A Shocking 10 Years Seattle Post Intelligencer BJ Shea has joined the station in the 1 3 pm shift bumping the Howie Carr syndicated show Shea most recently had been with a station in Rochester NY Virgin Bill 2000 03 16 Ghost Story Pays Tribute To Hump Pilots Seattle Post Intelligencer Talk show host BJ Shea was fired Tuesday by KQBZ FM because of remarks he made on his afternoon program last week a b Zahn Theron 2004 02 26 What s Considered Indecent KOMO TV Virgin Bill 2005 05 04 KQBZ host sues station charging hostility Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved 2007 12 14 Tom Leykis out Gretchen Wilson in at 100 7 FM The Seattle Times 2005 12 01 Virgin Bill 2005 11 30 On Radio BJ Shea gets Stern s KISW slot and The Buzz goes country Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved 2007 12 14 100 7 KQBZ becomes The Wolf KKWF FormatChange com 2005 Retrieved 2007 12 14 Virgin Bill 2005 On Radio Loss of Howard Stern shows virtually no effect on KISW ratings Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved 2007 12 14 External links EditBJ Shea official website KISW official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The BJ Shea Morning Experience amp oldid 1031928858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
