The Adam Carolla Show: Former Staff Members
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This page lists staff members who are no longer employed by The Adam Carolla Show.
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[edit] Kyle Baugher
Kyle Baugher originally worked on the show as an intern, but worked his way up to the position of call screener. On July 17, 2007, Carolla announced that Baugher would be moving on to a better position at Jimmy Kimmel Live. [1] His final day was July 20.
[edit] Dave Dameshek, Jimmy Brusca, and Tad Newcomb
In a December 17, 2006 message on The Adam Carolla Show message board, sports broadcaster Dave Dameshek wrote that he and the show’s producer Jimmy Brusca had been fired. [2] Dameshek also wrote that Danny Bonaduce would be his replacement. Tad Newcomb, also known as Fat Tad or Big Tad, was a regular on-air contributor to the show, and has also confirmed that he was fired via his MySpace account. [3]
CBS Radio released a press release on December 21, 2006 announcing Bonaduce as a featured member of the show starting January 2, 2007, but did not confirm or deny any terminations. [4] However, the bios of Dameshek, Brusca, and Newcomb were removed from the show's web site. [5]
On December 28, 2006, Carolla posted to the show's message boards, writing that network executives wanted to replace Dameshek because of the show's poor performance in Los Angeles. Carolla said the show's Arbitron ratings in that market declined from 1.2 to 3.3 to 0.7, and CBS used this as an excuse to "strip the show." [6] On the January 2nd show, Carolla commented on the firings and confirmed his posting that they were due to low ratings. He said that he had no say in the decision, and while he was upset about the firings, he expressed a desire to move on.
One fan organized an online petition as part of a "Keep Dave" campaign. The petition collected over 1500 signatures. The "Keep Dave" campaign ended in April following the announcement that Dameshek was returning to the airwaves, hosting a sports show on 93.7 The Zone, Pittsburgh's Free FM affiliate. The show, Dave Dameshek's Sports Contraption, debuted on April 2, 2007. Dave can now be heard on ESPN Radio's Los Angeles affiliate, 710 AM, from 4-7 p.m.
Talent booker Mike August was initially included in the reports of the firings, and his bio was also removed from the website. However, August was not fired and still serves as the show's talent booker.
[edit] Jaron Ferguson
Jaron Ferguson originally started on the show as an intern, but worked his way up to the position of production assistant. On November 15, 2006, Dameshek announced that Ferguson would be moving on to a better position at an alternative rock music station in California. [7] He left about two weeks later, and the show thanked him for his work. Ferguson was frequently brought up as the show's lone black staffer, and his departure spurred an on-air search by the show to hire another black staffer. [8]
[edit] Billy Moses
Billy Moses was employed as one of two assistant webmasters for The Adam Carolla Show. He was featured on-air a handful of times, including a bit where Kimmel talked his mother through finding his porn stash, a lie detector test to prove that he was not a virgin, and a short comedy routine where he accidentally made a racist slur. On July 21, 2006, Billy was laid-off by program director Jack Silver.
[edit] Rachel Perry
Former MuchMusic and VH1 VJ Rachel Perry was the original news reader on the show. In early April 2006, the show noted that Perry would be absent for a few days to work on a TV pilot. However, a few days turned into a few weeks, during which the show featured several fill-ins, including Strasser, former MSNBC anchor Claudia DiFolco, and actress Tracy Metro. The show also had guests and a few recurring characters fill in. In late April, Perry's pictures and bio were removed from the show's website. Finally, on May 1, Carolla announced that the show had taken the opportunity to use Perry's absence to drop her from the show, as they felt that the chemistry was lacking. On May 8, Strasser was named as Perry's official replacement.
On the December 14, 2006 show, Carolla further explained why Perry was fired, emphasizing that she did not really enjoy doing morning radio as she preferred to work in television. Carolla added that while Perry was technically fired, he doubted that she was that upset about losing the job.
[edit] Engineeress Michelle
In early 2006, board operator Engineeress Michelle was replaced by Bill Mahoney.
[edit] Danny Bonaduce
On December 21, 2007 CBS radio announced that Danny Bonaduce would be hosting of his own radio show on KLSX and will relinquish his role on the Adam Carolla Show.[1]
[edit] Teddy the Phone Screener
On May 22, 2008, the firing of Teddy the Phone Screener was announced on the air. This was followed by a call-in by Teddy himself. Upon hearing Teddy on the radio, Jack Silver called in to explain Teddy's dismisal and belittle him. Ultimately, Adam stated he misses the guy, but he has to side with the guy who can do the firing.
[edit] References
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