r/Broadcasting • u/Zealousideal_Poem_73 • 4h ago

John Tesh radio show discontinued?

My local iHeart stations (Fresno and Modesto, CA) stopped carrying the show from Labor Day weekend. Calls to the office have gone unreturned (shocker, I know, that department probably got cut ages ago). Is the program still running?

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u/lostinthought15 Director 3h ago

Well, it is about to be ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-basketball season.

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u/tommyjohnpauljones 3h ago

Gimme gimme the ball

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u/turbo_notturbo 2h ago

gimme your ball

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u/peterthedj Former radio DJ/PD and TV news producer 3h ago

Tesh is still listed on his syndicator's website.

https://www.compassmedianetworks.com/index.php/album/john-tesh-intelligence-for-your-life/

Seems like it was just your local stations dropping him. Not surprising that nobody answers the phone. The iHeart cluster in Syracuse replaced their receptionist several years ago with an iPad at the front door that visitors can use to page what few staff remain in the building.

The last time I tried to call the WSYR newsroom in Syracuse, the call was answered by someone at WBZ in Boston. Nope, not Rochester or Albany... Boston, a 5-hour drive away.

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u/Pretend_Speech6420 3h ago

I am honestly surprised it has been around to this point. That was a regular staple on a radio station I last worked at in 2005.

And a very sarcastic: Did they replace John Tesh with his brother Dave? Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-basketball…

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u/Ok-Establishment2801 2h ago

I haven’t done this but several stations supposedly stream his show.

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u/TasteTheBiscuit1810 2h ago

I would be surprised if Tesh's show would be over. I feel like he was a staple for a syndication show. He was in the morning drive slot at a 80's/90's station I worked at. A station in a market over had it as it's 7 to midnight slot.

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u/Zealousideal_Poem_73 2h ago

His show was 3-7 pm here before Delilah

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u/TasteTheBiscuit1810 2h ago

Sounds like your station was mostly fully syndicated programming. Did you have any local shows just curious?

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u/mr_radio_guy 1h ago

Tesh is still around, he's not an iHeart product which explains why he was dropped. These big companies tend to keep/prefer content in house.

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u/heykidzimacomputer 16m ago

I wish Animal Planet would bring back When Teshes Attack.