Back In Black & Gold
\nThe King of Pittsburgh Radio
\nExclusive Interview with Jim Krenn
\nBy SuperMonkey<\/p>\n
(Jim calling SuperMonkey\u2026Phone rings)
\nJim Krenn – Hey what\u2019s happenin\u2019 its Jim Krenn!
\nSuperMonkey – Jim what\u2019s happening thanks for calling. We\u2019ve actually met before.
\nJim Krenn – Oh yeah?
\nSuperMonkey – Yea I was guy that dropped the F-Bomb on the Coffeehouse that one time on accident.
\n(Big laugh from Jim)
\nJim Krenn – Oh yeah man that was awesome man!
\nSuperMonkey – Really? I don\u2019t think the program director was laughing. He didn\u2019t seem fired up.
\n(Still laughing)
\nJim Krenn – Oh well, that\u2019s rock \u2018n roll man! You haven\u2019t made it unless you\u2019ve been kicked off the radio.<\/p>\n
SuperMonkey\u2026 So congrats on the new morning show on Q92.9. That is such awesome news for you and the city of Pittsburgh. There is a real buzz in the air for the first time in a long time about terrestrial morning radio. What made you want to get back in the ring?
\nJim Krenn – I wanted to reinvent myself. Do some different things. The Sideshow Network from LA called so I started to work with them on some things. We started the podcast where it was more like morning radio but like cable. I tried to find the funniest young comics to work with I found these young guys and team of comics. I met Terry Jones, Mike Wysocki, and Mike Sasson who\u2019s a real witty guy and I love his style. So we started to develop our podcast No Restrictions which we got up to over 150K subscribers and growing. I started to get into get into some film which lead to other projects. So what happened was a lot of networking and invigorated my stand up. Then about 8-9 months ago I started to do once a week radio on KDKA who run a great creative atmosphere reminded me of why I got into morning radio in the 1st place. I started to think it would be wild to go back on morning radio and I missed that daily connections with the listeners. Q92.9 and Steel City Media made me an offer that was too good to pass up and I really like those guys running that place. They been offered millions of dollars several times to sell their radio stations and they won\u2019t do it. Steel City Media is a family biz and just won\u2019t do it. They have a passion for radio so I\u2019m really excited and the timing was right.<\/p>\n
SuperMonkey\u2026 So let\u2019s talk about the 20 ton elephant in the room. You are now going up against your former radio partner Randy Baumann for morning drive radio ratings.
\nJim Krenn – I never looked at it as competition, I compete against myself. I\u2019m always trying to come up with something new, something fresh. You know how it you\u2019re a musician, you have to reinvent yourself.\u201d
\nSuperMonkey – Well you might not be thinking about it Jim but I\u2019m sure EVERYONE ELSE in the radio business is thinking about it. I\u2019m sure that Steel City Media was, and is thinking about it as I\u2019m super-sure there were a few extra meetings and discussions over at Clear Channel\/iHeartMedia about your new show. Jim Krenn\u2026 \u201cOk you got me. I want to win. I love the competition.\u201d
\nSuperMonkey\u2026 So what\u2019s the new show going to be like? What can we expect?
\nJim Krenn – It\u2019s going to be awesome. We\u2019re going to bring back some of the old bits but we\u2019re going to make them new and fresh. Ralph the Cat is back and of course Ben Klingston. Except Ben now has a new sidekick Sonny Hope.
\n SuperMonkey\u2026 To this day I still cannot go to a mall and see a mall guard without going \u201cBen Klingston, Mall Guard\u201d in the back of my head.
\n Jim Krenn – Terry does a great Samuel L Jackson Food Network Show which is hysterical. And we have the Crying Cow which is a hipster vegan store in Lawrenceville which is hysterical.
\nSuperMonkey\u2026 I love poking fun at hipsters, it\u2019s so easy.
\nJim Krenn – It\u2019s the skinny jeans man! What is up with the skinny jeans! You\u2019re fat, and you\u2019re wearing skinny jeans! It doesn\u2019t make any sense!<\/p>\n
You can catch Jim Krenn live on morning drive 6a-9a Monday thru Friday on Q92.9FM starting July 6th. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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