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Another One Bites the Dust: 97.1's Last Day is Friday

Seth — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:30:18 EST

If you've not yet recovered from the news that 103.1 had bitten down on a cyanide tablet rather than convert to a corporate-mandated Indie-and-Some-Celine format, steel yourselves for further L.A. radio carnage: 97.1's dead.

The talk radio home to Adam Carolla, Tom Leykis and Sam Phillips—who announced the news in a Facebook status update—is owned by CBS, who, says Franklin Avenue, want to flip it to a top 40 format to compete with Clear Channel's KIIS-FM.

Speculation is centering on the youth-oriented AMP Radio format, which already runs on the HD-2 signal for KCBS/93.1 "Jack FM."

According to Radio Insight, someone recently, quietly registered the web domains AmpRadioLA.com, Amp971.com, and Amp971fm.com on February 9.

"AMP Radio" artists include Lady Gaga, T.I., Rihanna, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Beyonce.

A Howard Stern Show news board is reporting Carolla, who replaced Stern after Stern left for Sirius, has been fired. Friday also happens to be Conan O'Brien's last day on the air. It's as if all these beloved, long-running things are coming to an end this week, isn't it?

Adam Carolla to Depart; KLSX 97.1 to Flip to Top 40? [franklinavenue.blogspot.com]
Adam Carolla Fired From CBS Radio [gather]

Defamer Matchmaking: Who Will Sarah Silverman And Jimmy Kimmel Be F*cking Next?

Molly Friedman — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:20:00 EDT

Whenever a long-standing couple like Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel hit the skids, we feel the need to play Emma and set the lovelorn kids up with someone new ASAP. And since we were the ones who debunked the news that Jimmy had already rebounded with one of his writers, we feel like we should continue our tradition of suggesting a few paramours for the pair of funny people. See our suggestions after the jump.

Our Suggestions For Jimmy:

Adam Carolla: We've never actually seen Kimmel look quite as happy on any TV appearance to date than during those beer-guzzling days of homo-erotic male bonding with Carolla, currently desperate for some much-needed post-Dancing With The Stars publicity.

Cameron Diaz: One of the co-stars of Kimmel's revenge video in which Ben Affleck managed to keep down a visible need to dry heave while millimeters away from Kimmel's mug, we've noted recently how eager the bed-hopping actress is for action. And so far, no amount of plumber butt crackage, receding hair lines, or drastic height differences have stopped her from jumping into the next bed!

Emily Gould: Any loyal reader of our siblings in snark over at Gawker are more than familiar with that epic battle between Kimmel and former Gawker blogger Emily Gould. Standing in for Larry King last year and feeling very important about it, Kimmel accosted Gould for daring to contribute to a site that caught him "drunk and talking loud" on the streets of Manhattan. But whenever we watch the clip, we can't help remembering why all those chubby little kindergarten boys would be mean to girls: they sooo wanted to take them behind the school bus and get them pregnant!

Our Suggestions For Sarah:

Seth Rogen: We don't know about Sarah, but we would have been more than a little miffed after seeing less-funny quasi-Jew Elizabeth Banks stealing her thunder by filming the (again) less-funny version of Silverman's original "I'm Fucking" video alongside the goofy and kinda Kimmel-esque Seth Rogen. What better way to kill two birds with one ~~fuck~~ stone than to team up with Seth and form the new and improved comedic union of uncomfortable love?

Britney Spears: Remember what we said about those mean boys on the playground? We've long suspected Silverman's borderline-cruel rant against Spears after her tragic VMA performance may have been a guise for an intense girl crush. And Britney, lest you forget, dabbled in the very chic girl-on-girl movement long before Lindsay and Sam made it "cool."

Doug The Dog: Because who wouldn't risk jail time to pucker up to this little twitchy bundle of chihuahua ass?

IT'S OFFICIAL: KIMMEL AND SILVERMAN NO LONGER F*CKING [Vanity Fair]

Adam Carolla to Host Top Gear USA?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:44:13 EST

According to him anyway. Adam Carolla, on his show on KLSX today, announced he'll be one of the hosts of Top Gear USA. We've got no confirmation from anyone at NBC and frankly, we don't even know who to call to confirm it. But we've got to believe Adam if he's saying it. We mean, he was on the "Man Show" — of course he's a reliable source. Guess that means there's only two slots left. Why do we feel like we're looking for a "golden ticket" in a sea of Wonka bars here? Wait a second, is that the Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 behind Adam in the picture above? We feel like we've seen it somewhere — like perhaps last season on Top Gear UK. Jeez, the guy's already starting to get acquainted with the toys used in the show from across the pond. [Final Gear, 97.1 FM via CarSpyShots]

Adam Carolla: Day One

Mark — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:31:23 EST

Now that Howard Stern has forsaken us for satellite radio, Adam Carolla has ascended the King of All Media's morning commute throne, hoping to keep local listeners from defecting to the world of $13 dollar a month subscriptions. We listened, sort of, to the maiden broadcast yesterday, and only vaguely remember the comforting presence of Carolla life-partner/TV host Jimmy Kimmel. Luckily, someone from the LAT took notes, otherwise we may have never registered that the show eased the audience into the post-Stern era with some familiar attention to personal hygiene of the most personal variety:

This is not to say the show skirted bathroom humor topics that have drawn cries of indecency from conservative groups in recent years. In fact, one of the first show's running jokes revolved around a present Kimmel gave to Carolla for Christmas: a bidet-like toilet device that shoots out a jet of warm water to the appropriate body areas.

"You never felt fresher as a man," said Carolla.

No, it's not Anal Ring Toss or the loving, short-range projectile application of bologna to a stripper's supple hindquarters, but at least it's free. Not that we want Carolla to be Stern, but a little cold-cut play to smooth the transition wouldn't hurt.

Carolla takes the shock jock guard [LAT]

Adam Carolla Gets Another Job

Mark — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:13:29 EDT

Finally complying with an FCC regulation mandating that an Adam Carolla show be available at any given moment of the day across a variety of broadcast media, Infinity Broadcasting announced that the Loveline/Too Late With Adam Carolla/The Adam Carolla Project/10 Minute Budget Gourmet Recipes With Rachel Ray (Featuring Adam Carolla) host will fill Howard Stern's morning talk show slot here in Los Angeles. Sadly, however, something has to give, and we're told that Hollywood's Hardest Working Man (in number of jobs, not effort, if you've ever seen the Comedy Central show) will announce that he's leaving Loveline on tonight's show. Tune in this evening to hear Carolla break the hearts of Dr. Drew and a nation of giggling 12 year-olds pretending to have chlamydia long enough to give a shout-out to the rest of their friends at the rainbow party. It's sure to be a poignant goodbye.

Many Tabbed To Fill Stern's Shoes [AP]
Too Late With Adam Carolla [Comedy Central]
The Adam Carolla Project [TLC]