Vinnie Politan And Jay Thomas Anchor New Channel
The new talk channel features the ever popular Vinnie Politan in morning drive, and the fun loving Jay Thomas in the afternoon drive slot. Mixed in throughout the day are Maxim Radio’s Cavino and Rich, as well as the popular Game On Show hosted by Joshua Pellicer and Jordan Harbinger.
While I applaud the move at Sirius Stars Too, I am still somewhat taken aback by the lack of consistent drive time shows on the original. The original still carries differing shows in drive time depending on the day you are listening, which is something that frustrates me, and perhaps other listeners as well. Variety on satellite is wonderful, but drive time radio is a time honored tradition in America. Wake up, take a shower, get dressed, get the coffee, get into the car, and listen to your usual show. While Sirius Stars still does not adhere to this tradition, Sirius Stars Too will be a welcomed addition to my presets.
Vinnie Politan and Jay Thomas are both fun and compelling hosts that bring a lot to the table. They have a strong following, and always put out 100% in their shows. The new Sirius Stars Too is a jewel in the new programming line up, and if you have not heard these two satellite radio talents yet, make it a point to tune in.
Position – Long SIRI
Will this be on the XM side?
From what I have been able to gather, this channel will only be available to Sirius subscribers
It’s supposed to be on XM channel 139.
The shame of this is Sirius took a 18-35 demographic station and changed it completely with Jay and Vinnie. I regularly listened to the old Maxim Radio and it held my interest. I listened to both Vinnie and Jay today and they bored me.
Vinnie bored me with his attempt at being funny talking about sports and politics. Then Jay comes on and talks about how he’s not “Big and Rich” and thinks saying things like p__sy are going to get the Maxim demographic. Maybe that’s his style but it didn’t impress me.
For standard talk radio, I’m sure both Vinnie and Jay do well but it’s a large shift from the station’s old content and I for one, am not a happy Sirius subscriber anymore.
If the lack of consistent drive time shows frustrated you perhaps you should have checked out some different channels. There are plenty out there with consistent programming throughout the week.
Take for example the old Maxim Radio Sirius 108, they had the same quality programing every day of the week.
Now the quality shows are just “mixed in throughout the day”. That is if they weren’t canceled entirely.
Check out Covino and Rich (that’s COVINO with two O’s) trust me you won’t be disappointed.
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I have flipped around the dial. My frustration is in that Sirius Stars was always labeled as the “Flagship” talk station. How a flagship station could not have consistant programming in drive time always frustrated me. Cavino and rich do have an entertaining show.
Nice article about Sirius Stars Too, which by the way is a terrible name for a channel. Sadly, you failed to talk more about the best show on this channel, Covino and Rich. There is a reason that Maxim Radio kept these guys around while they dumped the rest of their shows, they put on a show that is extremely entertaining and relevant to the younger and middle aged audience alike. It sounds like you haven’t even put any research into this article, because if you had, you would have had more to say about C&R. Anyway, thanks for bringing attention to this new channel, but for all the Jay Thomas and Vinnie Politan fans, give Covino and Rich a chance. They don’t have the popular names like the other two hosts on Stars Too, but they put on the most entertaining show for the majority of people who listen to this station. In fact, I’ll give it the George Foreman guarantee that if you give this show a chance, you’ll fall in love with it.