Recently listened to a bunch of countdowns:
Neither the CHR nor the hot AC versions of "American Top Forty" with Ryan Seacrest seem to offer anything their target audiences would want. All the meterosexual wonder does is play new songs, which one can get off Spotify and other platforms, talk about the music, which information the target demographic can get by following their favourite artists on social, and conduct breef interviews, see previous statement.
"The Alt Eighteen" on Sirius XM is just boring. Madison is annoying and adds absolutely nothing to the program. Also, making a big deal about the listener being able to vote for which songs make the countdown might have been a big deal back when these satelite services first launched, but it isn't now in the age when everyone can have their own personal top ten with them at all times.
Ditto "The XMU Download", although the host for that one is far more pleasant.
"The Hotness" is good but the hosts were flogging the coronavirus propaganda so I am going to have to deduct points from them.
Overall, I can't see the point of these kinds of shows anymore.
However, I did really like "That Thing" with Rich Appel. He plays a good variety of music for commercial radio and I love how he ties songs into the events that took place that week in history.
For good television reportage, the way it used to be, check out of "Close U p" from CKVR.
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