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Your A-List: Best Radio Morning Show
In the battle for radio morning show supremacy, it was a two-horse race in the Your A-List poll, with winners the ‘Dudley & Bob Morning Show’ beating out reigning champ Bobby Bones and his crew.
The ‘Dudley & Bob Morning Show’ on KLBJ-FM took home 52 percent of the vote, thanks to a devoted fan base that tunes in each morning to hear Austin’s take on comedy shock jocks. Call it a Howard Stern starter kit.
The dynamic of the show generally has Dale Dudley, the native Texan who has been on Austin’s air for 20 years, playing the absurd self-deprecating wise-cracker with Bob Fonseca, his radio partner of 16 years, acting as his straight man, or as much a straight man as you can expect to find on FM morning radio, a format designed to wake people up with some laughter and head shaking. The addition funnyman and Austin High grad Charlie Hodge in recent years has also been a welcome addition to the show’s format.
In addition to their schtick, the show also does its part for the local scene by highlighting local musicians. Additionally, the show features interview segments with touring comedians, which seem to be a hit with the listenership.
Others receiving votes
- ‘Bobby Bones Show,’ 96.7 KISS-FM, 38 percent
- ‘J.B. and Sandy Morning Show,’ Mix 94.7, 5 percent
- ‘KASE Morning Crew,’ KASE, 2 percent
- ‘The Morning X,’ 101X, 1 percent
- ‘Morning Edition,’ KUT, < 1 percent
- KMFA Classical 89.5, < 1 percent
- *‘Orange Juice and Biscuits,’ KTSW (write-in), < 1 percent
- ‘The Talk of Austin,’ KVET, < 1 percent
- ‘KGSR in the Morning,’ KGSR, < 1 percent
- ‘Austin’s Morning News,’ NewsRadio 590, < 1 percent
- ‘Kidd Kraddick in the Morning,’ Jammin’ 105.9, < 1 percent
- ‘D-Train in the Morning,’ Hot 93.3, < 1 percent
- ‘Majic in the Morning with Kim and Alex,’ Majic 95.5, < 1 percent
- ‘Big Boy’s Neighborhood,’ Beat 104.9, < 1 percent
- ‘Family Friendly Mornings,’ The River 102.3, < 1 percent
- BOB-FM, < 1 percent
- ‘The Wake-Up Call,’ KVET, < 1 percent
- ‘El Piolin,’ La Que Buena, < 1 percent
- ‘El Chulo y La Bola,’ La Ley, < 1 percent
- ‘The Wake-Up Call’ with Nelson Linder, Kenneth Thompson and Richard J. Smith, KAZI, < 1 percent
- ‘The Lounge Show,’ KOOP, < 1 percent
- ‘The Morning Rush’ with Erin Hogan and Mike Rosenthal, 1530 ESPN Austin
* Kudos to morning show ‘Orange Juice and Biscuits,’ which was able to garner enough write-in votes to land the Texas State University-based show in the top 10, ahead of several Austin stations owned by corporate giants.
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By Mandy
September 17, 2008 11:51 PM | Link to this
ORANGE JUICE AND BISCUITS IS THE TRUTH!!
HOSTED BY: JONNY V. & MANDY D.
CHECK OUT THIS “LIL SHOW THAT COULD” EVERY M&W FROM 8:00-9:00 A.M. ON KTSW.NET
By d&b fan
September 18, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this
Um… thanks for the backhanded compliments?
By Eddie C
September 18, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this
Shock Jock? Howard Stern Starter kit? What a douche!
By craig
September 18, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this
good for dud and bob. they need to win something eventually.
they havent won in the ratings in quite some time.
By ANTOINETTE
September 18, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this
CONGRATS TO ORANGE AND BISCUITS!!!!!!!!! YOU GUYS ROCK AND REGIS AND KELLY BETTER LOOK OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By redbass95
September 18, 2008 2:40 PM | Link to this
heck yea….keep it local,keep it texan…don’t need a wanna be Seacrest from Arkansas trying to run the city airwaves.He doesn’t even “Keep Austin Weird”…..doesn’t support local that is for sure.as for D&B and Charlie and Ang..they all kick ***..I was A hardcore fan of Stern..and this show should be right up there with them.they got Jackie M’s vote…i really them! SUCK or Run!
By MB
September 18, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
How did Matthew Odam get this job writing reviews? His article makes it clear he knows nothing of the KLBJ morning show and his writing skills are akin to most high school sophomores. Dale has been on the air for 20 years and you call the show a Howard Stern starter kit? This show is for the grownups who are tired of Fartman Stern and Bobby Bones’ hobbies. Research your topic and have someone edit your material before you post it to Austin 360.
By redbass95
September 18, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
I think that D&B and COmpany(Charlie and Ang)all kick butt,and they keep it real and i am glad to have participated in this deal cause,that other show with the moron from Arkansas need his ego deflated.keep seacrest out of Austin!
By marcus
September 18, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
Obviously NPR in the morning is too hoity toity for the Austin redneck class clowns. Pity that, they might learn something instead of sleep walking through traffic.
By Rocky
September 18, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this
M.O.(really) you need to go back to wandering the earth, and get a little or a lot more insight on what life is really about. There is nothing Howard Sternish about the Dudley and Bob show, and no one is playing anything. They show up and give you an insight to life in austin as the majority of us see it. Not a show from the cookie cutter floor of hollywood, or from someone with their head stuck between the pages of a book. You don’t have to read about everthing try livin, just like Dale, Bob, Charlie and Angela do everyday. Congrats fellas and hope to hear some great Alaskan adventure stories.
By f
September 18, 2008 8:10 PM | Link to this
You people are meanies.. You are ******* people…******* people !!!!
I’m goin’ home and bite my pillow
By SPEEDYPCSERVICE
September 19, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
The Dudley and Bob show is the best!
“Colonel Rusty is here with the putty?”
:-)
By MJ
September 23, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this
If only people took their politics as serious as they take their morning radio shows. Jesus.
And for Rocky (really?), you lose all privilege to make fun of anyone else’s name when you call yourself Rocky. Really.
By Puck...
September 26, 2008 7:24 AM | Link to this
Been listening to D&B for 19 years.. Nothing Howard Stern-ish about them other than Dale’s voice sounding ‘a bit like…’ him. They’re raw and crunchy and totally uncooth but that’s why they’re fun!! :)
MWAH guys.
By MO SUCKS
September 26, 2008 9:42 AM | Link to this
Colonel Rusty is Here with the Putty
By emelina
October 14, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this
BOBBY BONES IS STILL THE BEST!!!
By Andi
October 23, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this
ORANGE JUICE AND BISCUITS MAKES MY HEART SQUEAL JOY!
By nojerryfan
January 14, 2010 12:49 PM | Link to this
Dudley and Bob are good if you are into boorish, sophmoric humor and lame attempts at social commentary.