Dave Hill to take over Tom's slot

[gravy boat]

Therese and Mike have a fantastic repartee. Plus, adding DP to the roster would contribute to an increased gender balance. WFMU's ladies are heavy hitters, I know there are many more out there.

I'm gonna give Dave Hill a chance- listening to his podcast right now. Not bad...

Adding to the chorus for Therese & Mike.  I loved their shows. 

Happy Dave Hill is coming to FMU though--hope he does whatever the F he wants and doesn't try to pay homage to what Tom built though. you start with your own blank piece of paper.

How about our own industrial magic. Deserves a big platform too. I'd like at last one  show of someone reading posts/tweets from him (or her).

[Crusherkc]

Yikes. Dave Hill rubs me the wrongest of ways. I would much rather hear Mike do a three-hour long recap of Dancing With the Stars.

Yep. I don't see his charm at all.

[Eric Fishlegs]

Does anyone know if Mike even wants to host a 3 hour show every week? Might be putting the cart before the horse with this "Mike got screwed!" talk.

[nec13]

Does anyone know if Mike even wants to host a 3 hour show every week? Might be putting the cart before the horse with this "Mike got screwed!" talk.

You raise a valid point.

Perhaps Mike had no interest in doing a weekly show.

[Sashamak]

Would the FCC allow a weekly Mike show?

[not that clay]

There was encouraging talk of a podcast in the chat.

[B_Buster]

Can we please get this thread back on track with more praise of Mike? Thank you.

[nec13]

Can we please get this thread back on track with more praise of Mike? Thank you.

You're God's gift to radio, Mike.

[Epic Soundtracks]

Is there some sort of formal way for us to band together and request a weekly spot for Depravity's Rainbow? Not feeling this Dave Hill as the solution to our post-Tom needs (no offense)

[Joe Rogaine]

Therese and Mike have a fantastic repartee. Plus, adding DP to the roster would contribute to an increased gender balance. WFMU's ladies are heavy hitters, I know there are many more out there.

I'm gonna give Dave Hill a chance- listening to his podcast right now. Not bad...

Adding to the chorus for Therese & Mike.  I loved their shows. 

Happy Dave Hill is coming to FMU though--hope he does whatever the F he wants and doesn't try to pay homage to what Tom built though. you start with your own blank piece of paper.

How about our own industrial magic. Deserves a big platform too. I'd like at last one  show of someone reading posts/tweets from him (or her).

First impression from those videos is that he seems to nice, hopefully we wont have a Pete Holmes situation on our hands.

I wonder if he will call in and get Tom to bless him.

[GroverJefferson]

I'm a big Dave Hill booster. The overbearing asshole persona is transparent posturing that is really funny once you're in on the joke, much like a certain someone's prickly grouchiness. Tasteful Nudes is a very funny book, and he seems like a class act.

I *do* think, if he's willing, that Mike should stay on board with Dave... I think they'd make a good pair, and that Dave would play off Mike's weirdness well. With Mike's blessing, we should definitely lobby for it.

Overall, it won't be TBS - nothing ever will be - but it's got promise to be a solid followup in whatever form his show takes (also, let's face it - odds are, Spike will call in within the first month, and it'll be unclear if he'll know if anything has changed).

[TrapNeuterReturn]

Is there some sort of formal way for us to band together and request a weekly spot for Depravity's Rainbow? Not feeling this Dave Hill as the solution to our post-Tom needs (no offense)

Pony up a huge donation to the station in the name of Depravity's Rainbow. 200 grand oughta do it.

[fletcher munson]

Mike, whatta ya wanna do?  What would you like see happen?  Stay on as a sidekick, be the fill- in show with Therese, take a much needed extended chiku break, or host your own 3 hr show (which I would happily listen to weekly because there's nothing like you anywhere in the entertainmentverse)

[Raika]

Very surprised but very happy about this announcement. Valley Lodge are awesome, as are his other bands, which maybe is a cause for concern as he might need more fill-in shows than Andy Breckman. He just got a third album out and tours around. So Mike I'm sure will still be called on often to help with the slot.

But really I'm glad it's someone who is familiar with WFMU, he played a bunch of times with bands on Evan's show, those are worth searching out, and has his own funny podcast (which I guess is ending now?) which has been very good. So he has the experience and as someone already said he has charm, you just need to give it a chance. Surely it's safe to say that for a lot of people it was the same way with Tom.

Oh also in common... friends with John Hodgman, so he won't become a stranger to the WFMU airwaves even after Tom goes.

[Sashamak]

For the doubters. 
Ask a Grown Man: Dave Hill on Vimeo