Local radio DJ Sam Malone is about to be a very busy guy. He already does his thing on 740 AM from 10 till noon on weekdays. And now, as seen on the KHMX home page, he’ll be their new morning show personality from 6 to 9 starting tomorrow. That’s gonna be a lot of yakking to do every day.
I don’t know what brought this on, but I figured it out because I’ve been getting deluged by Google searches by fans of the now-displaced Roula and Ryan morning show on Mix 96.5, several of whom have left agonized comments on this post. I swear, people, I know nothing more about the whys and wherefores of this than you do. I don’t think I’ve ever tuned into Malone, but obviously the folks at Clear Channel think he’s pretty hot stuff to work him this hard. We’ll see how he does, since he’ll likely be speaking to two very different audiences on the two stations.
UPDATE: Turns out that Roula and Ryan have a webpage, which currently has this on it:
Unfortunately, Clear Channel decided to terminate the Roula and Ryan show today. We knew this was coming, ever since Sam Malone left KRBE back in March but hoped, for the sake of our listeners, this would not turn out to be the case. We appreciate all the support our listeners have given us. Stay tuned to this web site for more information.
There’s a voice message (MP3) as well if you want more.
Kuff – not only does he get to spew his right-wing propaganda on KTRH, he also has KHMX as an outlet. Remember how he stood up for Tom DeLay a couple of weeks ago at that goofy rally the wingers in town had? Clear Channel is the evil empire and it now has Sam Malone on the throne.
Wow, it’s odd that Sam Malone would end up on KHMX. The only reason he supposedly left KRBE was because he wanted to do talk radio. Interesting.
Malone is pretty light weight as far as dialogue goes. Just doing his gig is all he is up for.
I got a ‘form’ letter from the program director saying that they want to bring a more ‘positive’ discussion to Houston. Huh? I don’t get that. I replied and told him that I and everyone I know would be switching elsewhere in the morning. Sad. I love R&R. I will follow them to whatever station they go to.
Dang, so R&R got dropped just like that! Didn’t they just win something… what was it…oh yeah, the best radio show in houston?!?! What’s up with that? Well, I’ve already switched to 97.9, I only listened to KHMX for them.
Very dissapointing. I have been in Houston for 5 years now and they have changed this for me the third time.
R&R are a LOT OF FUN, every single day looking to hear from them …..
WHAT HAPPEN TO R&R???, WHO IS THIS NEW GUY????, WHY DOES THE RADIO STATION DID NOT BOTHER TO TELL THE AUDIENCE THAT THE GREAT SHOW OF R&R WILL BE TERMINATED??, I AM VERY UPSET WITH THE CHANGE =(, THE NEW GUY IS SO BLAH!!!
Sam Malone gets on my last nerve!! I was happy when he left KRBE. I enjoyed listening to Roula & Ryan in the mornings and now I tune in to Atom & Maria while I drive to work. They are begining to gel well together and are pretty darn funny. How great will it be if Atom & Maria can beat Sam Malone in the morning ratings and beat down that big ass ego of his while they’re at it!
Thanks Roula, Ryan and Eric for great morning radio. Good luck in your next gig….hope its in Houston!!
I didnt like Sam Malone when he was on 104 KRBE so I stoped listening to them and started listening to R&R. I guess ff that many people are upset about the change then the ratings for the morning show will decrease, I wont be listening I dont think Sam Malone is funny or intresting.
I started listening to R&R just before Sam left KRBE, and realized R&R was more interesting and kept me awake in those early hours in the morning, especially War of Roses. I cant believe they cancelled them. First Sam screws over Maria and now she screws over R&R, I hope his show fizzels out. At one time I liked listening to him but now he just SUCKS.
I can’t stand Sam Malone. He gets on my last nerve with all of his close minded ways of thinking. I don’t want to start my day out with someone like him … I’d rather listen to Roula and Ryan and actually laugh!
I’m very happy to see Sam moving on to something else. He seems like a genuinely good guy to me and regular krbe listeners will certainly tune in to hear that oh so familiar voice. Unlike what seems to be most people here, I’m not a R&R fan. I just found their voices to be very annoying and tried to avoid hearing them as much as possible. Sam rocks.
This sucks! I love Roula and Ryan. Sam is too old and boring. He sucked on KRBE and he sucks now. Will definitely not listen to 96.5
I too was extremely disappointed that Clear Channel terminated Roula and Ryan. They are great.. and Eric too. I emailed their program director and received the same basic message. The growth they are looking for won’t happen. The guy drives me nuts.. didn’t like him on KRBE either. Clearly a very poor decision by Clear Channel.. they lost me too!!!!!
Man, nothing brings out the commenters like talking about local radio, does it?
I loved R&R in the morning. When I turned on my radio on Wednesday and heard constant music, I knew something was up. Then I heard they replaced them with Malone. I never listened to 104 in the morning because I couldn’t stand his morning show. Great… now what do I listen to? Dean and Rodge?
I was a huge fan of Sam and Maria on KRBE and got tired of Sam Malone being on his soap box every morning. Roula and Ryan were much more entertaining! Now I’ll only listen to KRBE (which is way better without Sam). Hopefully his new show will be canned!!
What a total bummer! Today is my birthday and what a horrible way to start it off without my R&R show! You don’t realize what something means to you until it’s gone. They’ve kept me laughing and smiling every morning for years. I even got my husband stuck on it! I wish them the best of luck and hope they return real soon! Until then.. I will remember them each morning I turn on the radio, and it won’t be to 96.5!
I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS!! I have loved Ryan Chase ever since I met him way back in the day and Roula was just sooooo much funnier than Sam and Maria. How greedy is Sam Malone? First he left KRBE abruptly and then went to AM then comes back at Mix? I use to listen to him when I was in high school but now he is way too political. If I wanted talk radio in the morning with commentary, I turn to the AM but R & R just made me laugh. Now this new chick and Sam are BORING!! ADAM AND MARIA ARE BORING and if you noticed, Maria isn’t laughing much anymore. Now what do I do? I hope they get a spot at 107.9 since they are 80s junkies anyways! I use to work with Noonie and I hope he stays with R & R as well!! NO MORE SAM MALONE!!!
Don’t worry, some website says R&R will be at 104KRBE in January in the afternoon.
Atom & Maria > Sam Malone. For R&R listeners listen to 104 in the mornings, their show is similar to R&R.
I use to listen to Sam & Maria for 11 plus years and then Sam left the show just like that. Totally screwed Maria over. Then I started listening to R&R in the mornings and now they’re kicked off for Sam.
I refuse to listen to his show. Now I listen to Atom & Maria in the mornings and I hope they cann Sam soon! Good luck R&R. I will listen to ya’ll wherever u go.
The R&R show was a tepid, boring, little piece of fluff which, quite frankly, didn’t belong in the Houston market. The only surprise was that it lasted nearly five years. Maybe now Houston radio can grow-up and compete with other cities such as L.A, New York, and Chicago.
See Ya!
I am devastated! The roula & ryan show needs to come back! I can’t believe KHMX did that to them – the #1 morning show in Houston last month! – does that not count for something??!??
I’m very excited that Sam has returned to morning radio. I don’t care for the volgar comments and language of Atom or the DJs on 94.5 in the mornings especially with my kids in the car. It’s sad that you can’t listen to the radio and not almost get into a wreck because the DJs start talking about adult topics with adult language and you can’t reach to change the channel fast enough. I like the respect and dignity that Sam pours out….I feel happier and I am reminded that I should be proud to be an american when I listen to him! Welcome back Sam!
I guess I better buy some more cds to listen to on my way to work in the morning. I loved R&R. All the other radio stations don’t give me the good vibe they did. Fluff, someone mentioned above. Well, if I wanted to listen to what Sam Malone has to offer I’d switch to AM in the morning. I’m also not willing to listen to some right-winger spouting off.
Sorry Clear Channel, you lost me as well…
I thought it was rather crummy to both R&R and to their listeners how they just dropped them like that. I certainly didn’t have any warning, and the surprise of Sam Malone was certainly not a good wake-up call.
Obviously 96.5 has little regard to their listeners. Because of this, I’m looking elsewhere for morning radio talk.
Glad to see that that show go! Invading the lives of people with war of the roses please….hope they get sued over that ivasion of privacy…Go Walton and Johnson!
I loved R&R in the morning. It is very disappointing that their show has been canceled. I never listened to KRBE in the morning because I couldn’t stand listening to Sam.
SEE YA,
Shannon
You must have been busted on War of the Roses!!
Sorry, but I think good riddance to Roula and Ryab. Ryan is too shallow for my tastes and Roula is either incredibly stupid or playing up at being an incredibly stupid utterly naive person. I really hate their show and hav listened to it since I could find nothing else to get me up in the morning. Here’s some instances of how shallow Ryan is – he had a go at a guy in New Orleans who was shorter than him because the guy had looked after himself and done some body building. Erm… well as for Ryan that sounds like he has an inferiority complex that makes him have to look for other people’s differences. Other instances of this man doing what High School students do to anyone different is to pick out differences, such as accusing woman of going out with less attractive women in order to get dates. That is incredibly shallow and wake up Houston the majority of Houstons women are not 10’s or supermodels so at the end of the day you are the ugly friend. In short I consider him a complete jerk. Roula has the naivety of a High School student. Otherwise can anyone really be that stupid? I won’t even bother mentioning Eric, that guy is a complete waste of time, he opens his mouth and one of two things happens, out comes an meaningless unfunny attempt at humor, usually at the expense of the last caller, or he says something as shallow as Ryan. Recently he joked about one of the callers parents had died. Erm… Come on, get these people off the radio for good, or at least until they learn some manners.
Hate to state the obvious Shannon, but the so called war of the roses was ‘mostly’ played by actors. If you had listened carefully to the show you’d hear the same voices over and over. Do you really imagine anyone in Houston would be so stupid as to fall for that (out of lack of knowledge) when it’s on the radio every morning?
How cruel and cut-throat of Clear Channel. And what complete disregard for fans of R&R. Mornings sure are quiet and bland as I cannot find anything as funny and entertaining.
i am happy Sam is back, I loved him with Maria but she is doing even better with Atom, i thought R&R were okay but they were very closed minded, and made fun of alot of people, very judgemental at that, so i am happy they are gone !
Go Atom & Maria, i hope they kick Sam’s butt, but he can get second place as far as i am concerned.
What a boring show the mix has now, what a boring show it is. There is so much dead time that it’s not worth my time. Nothing personal to Sam but he’s old and jaded now. And how dare he (and CCC)do this to us! Even KSBJ has more spunk!!
I Really missed Sam & Maria, then I was totally hooked on R&R w/ Eric. I cant believe it!They are gone, Bring them back! Sam wont be the same without Maria. Poor thing, she is now stuck with Atom. ( yuck ) I just cant believe she is staying there at 104. I would like for them to bring R&R w/ Eric back! I am hooked like a fish. Maybe if you cant bring them back. Houston will be selling all the new Ipod’s and we can just download our music, why have a morning show? You like them, they drop them. voted #1 and you still dropped them…… what does it say for Houston?
7 years ago I started listening to KRBE and instantly fell in love with Maria and learned to stomach Sam. But as I became more aquainted with my new city the more irritated I became with the moronic Right-winger SpAM. I couldn’t handle his homophobic, male chovonistic, doom and gloom comments. Everyone has an opinion but his constant harping on his “personal” issues was a real turn-off. I was pleasently surprised when I rolled across the dial and found Roula and Ryan. They reminded me of the FUN morning shows I was used to back home. KHMX instantly became my new spot while driving to work. Honestly in the last couple month I have jumped from R&R over to Rod Ryan on 94.5 and then discovered Maria and silly Atom on KRBE. Great I had three stations to listen to depending on my morning mood. But now the snake (as big as he and his ego are let’s call him a python) has wormed his way back to FM radio and I will NEVER tune in to KHMX unless I want to give someone an example of what a close-minded right-wing pig sounds like. Good luck Clear Channel you will need more than that from me and a million others in Houston.
I am very sad to see R&R go! I loved listening to them in the morning, they made my 1 hour car ride in traffic okay. I hope they get put onto another station and I will follow them. I do not listen to Mix anymore, as Natalie voice is like nails on a chalkboard and Sam is about as entertaining as watching mold grown. As to Adriane and “Not an R&R Fan”, why are ya’ll so hostile. IT WAS A RADIO SHOW! If you did not like them turn the channel! Adriane said ” If you had listened carefully to the show you’d hear the same voices over and over.” If you hated the show so much, why were you listening so much and hard?? I am sorry I just can not stand hypocrites! Hope the R&R Show will find a new home and soon!
I will miss R and R. S and N suck!?!
I think it was terrible what they did Roula and Ryan. I stopped listen to 104 KRBE because of Sam Malone and I will do the same with khmx. I do hope to hear that Roula and Ryan will be back soon!
josie
I think that R&R’s ratings slumped because Ryan could be so offensive. I found him to be very egotistical and downright horrible. Main things that stick out in my head were his comments on the Bratz dolls being geared towards the minority girls and the dolls were ghetto. My daughter plays with them and we are not poor nor ghetto. 2nd was his view on the cheerleading dancing being toned down. He thought it was ridiculous, and that it’s alright for young girls to beg for the negative attention that dancing provocatively brings. I don’t see how any one likes the guy. I think that he got his. BUT on the other hand, I don’t think that Sam is the solution. He is OLD. And I think he needs to be on 107.9. THE OLDIES STATION. YUK. Didnt’ like him on 104. What a shame Roula & Eric ultimately paid for this whole thing. I didn’t listen to 96.5 in the mornings other than Thursdays. So it’s not a big loss to me. Just kiss the station goodbye as you all know it. I see the format changing really soon.
I am sooooooooooooooooooooo bummed about Roula and Ryan. I really enjoyed listening to them every morning. I stopped listening to KRBE because of Sam Malone and now I’ve got to stop listening to KHMX because of him. I don’t know what’s up with the negative messages about R & R. If you hated them so much why were you listening? I hope R & R stay in Houston, they’ll have an automatic listener here.
Sorry to see R&R go. I loathe Sam Malone. Now we’ve got Houston’s very own Rush Limbaugh to gag over. Clear Channel has Clearly lost me as a listener as they certainly don’t have any other station worth tuning in to.
Sam Malone sucks!! His voice is just annoying. Love the R&R show and now I won’t be listening to 96.5. I looked up to every morning to them but thanks for ruining that. I will know be changing to a different station. R&R rock!!
SEE YA, 96.5!!
I had to do a double,triple take when I heard that old man Sam on MIX – I was horrified. Isn’t there anyone under 50 on the radio anymore?
Roula & Ryan had a great show, they were very knowledgeable about current gossip, events, places to go, etc.
If I want to find out about prostrate exams I listen to Sam Malone – NOT what’s the latest info from around town.
I was never a big fan of Roula & Ryan but would prefer them over Mr. America Sam Malone. I could never stand his ridiculous comments about how this country is so this and that..blah blah. Sam was too biased and closed minded that you’d wonder if the guy even had a brain. He won’t amount amount too much he needs Maria to make him look good.
I was out of town for 5 days and come home to Sam Malone? Dammit I stopped listening to him when W got “elected” the first time and Sam made KRBE his pulpit–poor Maria(who is fabulous by the way). Since then I switched to 96.5 and when R&R came on the scene it was fresh and fun–and those who say they were judgemental–oh c’mon isn’t that one of all of our hobbies? I too got the form letter from ClearChannel. Atom and Maria are ok in the morning but at least there’s still Howard Stern to listen to on 650 AM even though it is only until the end of the year. Can anyone say satellite radio?
I never listen enough R&R. I will stay in my car listening to them even I already arrived at the office parking lot. I am so devastated for their leaving. Did they do anything wrong???
I stopped listening 104 because I hated Sam Malone. He thought he is a movie star, never respect people. I will stop listening 96.5 now.
I thought I finally found a station that I can stick with in my boring morning. I miss R&R&E!
Good to have Sam back. As far as R&R…I COULD NOT STAND Roula’s voice…it was more annoying than anything. Ryan was a tool. At least Sam takes a stand on some issues. Nobody says you have to agree with his POV.
I can’t believe they got rid of R&R my boys and I have loved listening to them on the way to school everyday. I tried listening to Sam Malone but ended up changing stations. Hope they get some rest and let us know where they end up.