All of your support through the years has been much appreciated!
I take it that the PD got the emails then.
PBM
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Although it is sad to say that yes, the 10 club on 93.3 is no longer, do not give up hope...and if it does not return, I have met some of the best people through this unity & dedication & to me that sums up what Pearl Jam is about. We are a family...or as we all like to call it a "Jammily" & that is something none of us will ever lose. I will continue, as well as the rest of the MMR family, to play the most Pearl Jam on the airwaves. (we already do more then other stations) This Thursday we are 2 weeks away (in Philly) from the band that has changed our lives & made our lives a calendar of their events. So the magic...is coming back! All of your support through the years has been much appreciated!
yea i heard that. mcilwain's a fraud! i was thinking, no way he is as big a fan as he claims to be if he can screw that question up! he misses a lot of questions when they play that game.
i've got the perfect question for him next time they play it. i was on hold the last time but got disconnected...
I wasn’t going to add my two cents here, but talk about elitist. Why is Nick not as a big PJ fan, or better yet as you call him - a fraud - why because he can’t answer every inane, and I repeat, INANE, question that listeners call in with. Please, have you ever heard some of these questions?
I’ve never seen a bunch of people that think they are better fans than this one or that one because they own every poster, or every boot leg, or they can answer the most unimportant fact about the band.
It doesn’t make you a better fan, just a more annoying one.
matt u rock just go to 104.5,sad to say they are the best rock station around except from 10- 10:30 when u play the 10c blocks. Thanks for lettn us freaks know that dj's these days at least like good music still. Hope u get the 10c back so i can listen to mmr again.
Yes, 104.5 is definitely the best station out there right now. But no, Matt shouldn't go there... See, 104.5 has barely ANY dj talk. And while I do love that fact, I also love to listen to Matt Cord's banter. I fear if Matt went there, he'd get no air time to talk.
Just bring back the 10C and everything will be right with the world again
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Yes, 104.5 is definitely the best station out there right now. But no, Matt shouldn't go there... See, 104.5 has barely ANY dj talk. And while I do love that fact, I also love to listen to Matt Cord's banter. I fear if Matt went there, he'd get no air time to talk.
Just bring back the 10C and everything will be right with the world again
this is off topic, but people are raving about 104.5. the last time i was in the philly area we found a great station out of Princeton U. I forgot the dial number so thought I'd ask if this was Princeton since you all were raving.
What music is 104.5 playing?
my daughter is attending college up that way in the fall, and it's good to find the good stations. she'll be leaving me and WRNR (NEW music but still commerical radio -- these guys played Guaranteed) & WTSB (i forget the call letters but it's 89.7 - Towson State University)
:: sobs ::
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I listen to both....I absolutely love WMMR in the morning and I love Peirre at 12:00- he's a quirky hippie- and the 10 club!
104.5 plays more off-beat, b side tunes with very short advertising blurbs and hardly any dj interruptions. Lots of 90's rock. Good if you are having a party or just want to listen to music.
I will hold the candle until it burns up my arm. I'll keep taking punches until their will grows tired. I will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind. I won't change direction and I won't change my mind.
I listen to both....I absolutely love WMMR in the morning and I love Peirre at 12:00- he's a quirky hippie- and the 10 club!
104.5 plays more off-beat, b side tunes with very short advertising blurbs and hardly any dj interruptions. Lots of 90's rock. Good if you are having a party or just want to listen to music.
So, in a way it's oldies but of the original bands, not the shallow top 40 rock clones of today. LOL
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well maybe the band and/or the fan club feel it is important to support those who have supported them so greatly over the years. As I stated in a previous post Jeff Ament has personally thanked Matt in an interview for being so nice to him over the years. In 2006 when PJ played Camden Matt (who is also the Sixers courtside announcer) set up a basketball game for Jeff with some players from the Sixers and local college players. The bottom line is Matt has been very supportive of this band over the years. With the amount of PJ Matt plays and that WMMR has played it clearly has added to the support PJ receives in this area. It's no wonder PJ plays in Philly almost every year - the support here is insane and Matt has played a part in that.
I haven't posted here in a while, but this seemed like a worthy cause. Here is what I sent to the program director:
Mr. Weston,
I would like to request that you reconsider your decision to discontinue the “10 Club @ 10:00” with Matt Cord. I am a loyal MMR listener, MMR Card Holder, and devoted Pearl Jam fan who absolutely loved this segment. Especially with the band coming to town in 2 weeks to play to 50,000 people, I would love to see this segment continue.
I am sure there are many factors you considered in your decision to remove this program from the air, but I urge you to consider the fact that PJ has an extremely loyal following in Philly. I truly believe this is largely due to MMR’s devotion to them, whether it be the 10 club, the full broadcasts of PJ concerts in Philly, or just the regular airplay they receive on your station. Segments like the 10 Club are what differentiates MMR from the “other guys” and makes your station truly legendary. Please don’t let the other short-term pressures of advertising and the record industry influence you to make a decision that runs counter to the great history and character of your station.
I urge you to reconsider and bring back the 10 Club!
Thank you,
"Darkness comes in waves, tell me, why invite it to stay?"
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Thanks for your recent email regarding WMMR’s Pearl Jam feature, The Ten Club. The Monday-Thursday feature has been placed on hiatus. You deserve an explanation why.
Our night-time host, Matt Cord loves Pearl Jam as much as you do and was also quite upset at the programming change. Matt is one of the best radio hosts in the country. The fact we are not as competitive at night, ratings-wise, as in our other dayparts leads me to deduce the cause as a musical one and certainly not the host’s.
20 minutes of Pearl Jam music every night isn’t the sole reason for the change but when combined with myriad features (The Perfect 10- a listener programmed hour of songs each night at 9pm, The 11 O’clock News- a block of all new songs at 11pm, etc) it creates a somewhat inconsistent experience when tuning into WMMR at night. The box of chocolates analogy may be good for Forrest Gump but not so much for night time ratings.
We have also pulled these other features as well. We will evaluate the move in 8 weeks.
I thank you for your support thus far and for your passionate involvement in WMMR’s programming. WMMR plays more Pearl Jam than any other station in the USA. Trust we’ll offer plenty of special programming surrounding their upcoming concerts in Philadelphia.
I got a response from Mr. Bill Weston, and if this guy responds to every email with such detail as he did mine, he's going to be pretty busy. I appreciate his explanation and I hope the people in Philly over the next 8 weeks, do their part to get the programming changed back, if it is possible. I can't believe PJ doesn't have a bigger following in Philly?
5/30/08
Mr. Bill Weston,
I am a huge Pearl Jam fan and because of the band I have been to your beautiful city and absolutely loved it. One of the things that made the city most intriguing to me was how incredible the radio station WMMR was. I love the 10 club block and actually told all of my friends about it, here in Indianapolis-actually one of the few stories I did share with my friends regarding my Philly Pearl Jam trip.
I have just heard that you may be possibly doing away with the block and from a lady in Indianapolis who has to listen to a Metallica block at 11pm every week night on X103, on the coolest radio station we have in town; it makes me sad and for the sake of those in Philly I would beg you to reconsider!
June 6, 2008
Dear WMMR listener:
Thanks for your recent email regarding WMMR’s Pearl Jam feature, The Ten Club. The Monday-Thursday feature has been placed on hiatus. You deserve an explanation why.
Our night-time host, Matt Cord loves Pearl Jam as much as you do and was also quite upset at the programming change. Matt is one of the best radio hosts in the country. The fact we are not as competitive at night, ratings-wise, as in our other dayparts leads me to deduce the cause as a musical one and certainly not the host’s.
20 minutes of Pearl Jam music every night isn’t the sole reason for the change but when combined with myriad features (The Perfect 10- a listener programmed hour of songs each night at 9pm, The 11 O’clock News- a block of all new songs at 11pm, etc) it creates a somewhat inconsistent experience when tuning into WMMR at night. The box of chocolates analogy may be good for Forrest Gump but not so much for night time ratings.
We have also pulled these other features as well. We will evaluate the move in 8 weeks.
I thank you for your support thus far and for your passionate involvement in WMMR’s programming. WMMR plays more Pearl Jam than any other station in the USA. Trust we’ll offer plenty of special programming surrounding their upcoming concerts in Philadelphia.
Thanks for your recent email regarding WMMR’s Pearl Jam feature, The Ten Club. The Monday-Thursday feature has been placed on hiatus. You deserve an explanation why.
Our night-time host, Matt Cord loves Pearl Jam as much as you do and was also quite upset at the programming change. Matt is one of the best radio hosts in the country. The fact we are not as competitive at night, ratings-wise, as in our other dayparts leads me to deduce the cause as a musical one and certainly not the host’s.
20 minutes of Pearl Jam music every night isn’t the sole reason for the change but when combined with myriad features (The Perfect 10- a listener programmed hour of songs each night at 9pm, The 11 O’clock News- a block of all new songs at 11pm, etc) it creates a somewhat inconsistent experience when tuning into WMMR at night. The box of chocolates analogy may be good for Forrest Gump but not so much for night time ratings.
We have also pulled these other features as well. We will evaluate the move in 8 weeks.
I thank you for your support thus far and for your passionate involvement in WMMR’s programming. WMMR plays more Pearl Jam than any other station in the USA. Trust we’ll offer plenty of special programming surrounding their upcoming concerts in Philadelphia.
Thank you again for providing us with feedback,
Sincerely,
Bill Weston, program director WMMR
For those that sent emails, expect to receive this "explanation" in the near future.
For those who scoff at "Jamily" in my name... 9 years ago, when my first daughter was born there were jokes about whether my priority would be my family or PJ. I smiled and quipped "I am a JamilyMan." What was a family joke became a hated term among jammers. Didn't see that one coming!
I love the way he sent back a bulk generic email to everyone who wrote in. :rolleyes: I doubt he even read our emails, but then I'm awfully cynical at times.
I understand where he is coming from. They need more than a few hundred people here to increase those ratings. It's really ashame but it's obvious it wasn't work from a ratings standpoint. Bummer.
For those that sent emails, expect to receive this "explanation" in the near future.
why is it an "explanation"??? He states the reasons why the show (and others) were put on hiatus and said that after evaluation it may return... what's wrong with this reasoning???
I would venture to say that after 2 months... the 10C will return with the others being shelved permanently except for maybe the 11 o'clock news which I would suspect to become a once or twice a week thing, if at all.
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I understand where he is coming from. They need more than a few hundred people here to increase those ratings. It's really ashame but it's obvious it wasn't work from a ratings standpoint. Bummer.
Yeah, but they could have waited at least until the concerts in the area happened. I'm sure more people than usual would be listening the month of 2 shows - besides it was less than a month away from the three year anniversary of the Ten Club on WMMR when the plug was pulled.
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I take it that the PD got the emails then.
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so on that note.....
keep those emails flowing.....
I wasn’t going to add my two cents here, but talk about elitist. Why is Nick not as a big PJ fan, or better yet as you call him - a fraud - why because he can’t answer every inane, and I repeat, INANE, question that listeners call in with. Please, have you ever heard some of these questions?
I’ve never seen a bunch of people that think they are better fans than this one or that one because they own every poster, or every boot leg, or they can answer the most unimportant fact about the band.
It doesn’t make you a better fan, just a more annoying one.
Yes, 104.5 is definitely the best station out there right now. But no, Matt shouldn't go there... See, 104.5 has barely ANY dj talk. And while I do love that fact, I also love to listen to Matt Cord's banter. I fear if Matt went there, he'd get no air time to talk.
Just bring back the 10C and everything will be right with the world again
this is off topic, but people are raving about 104.5. the last time i was in the philly area we found a great station out of Princeton U. I forgot the dial number so thought I'd ask if this was Princeton since you all were raving.
What music is 104.5 playing?
my daughter is attending college up that way in the fall, and it's good to find the good stations. she'll be leaving me and WRNR (NEW music but still commerical radio -- these guys played Guaranteed) & WTSB (i forget the call letters but it's 89.7 - Towson State University)
:: sobs ::
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Aless
Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
Tell them.
104.5 plays more off-beat, b side tunes with very short advertising blurbs and hardly any dj interruptions. Lots of 90's rock. Good if you are having a party or just want to listen to music.
So, in a way it's oldies but of the original bands, not the shallow top 40 rock clones of today. LOL
Thanks
.
Aless
Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
Tell them.
I haven't had the chance to listen to Matt the past two nights. Has he said anymore about this?
seems the simple dumb shit is what makes a lot of people happiest.
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well maybe the band and/or the fan club feel it is important to support those who have supported them so greatly over the years. As I stated in a previous post Jeff Ament has personally thanked Matt in an interview for being so nice to him over the years. In 2006 when PJ played Camden Matt (who is also the Sixers courtside announcer) set up a basketball game for Jeff with some players from the Sixers and local college players. The bottom line is Matt has been very supportive of this band over the years. With the amount of PJ Matt plays and that WMMR has played it clearly has added to the support PJ receives in this area. It's no wonder PJ plays in Philly almost every year - the support here is insane and Matt has played a part in that.
Mr. Weston,
I would like to request that you reconsider your decision to discontinue the “10 Club @ 10:00” with Matt Cord. I am a loyal MMR listener, MMR Card Holder, and devoted Pearl Jam fan who absolutely loved this segment. Especially with the band coming to town in 2 weeks to play to 50,000 people, I would love to see this segment continue.
I am sure there are many factors you considered in your decision to remove this program from the air, but I urge you to consider the fact that PJ has an extremely loyal following in Philly. I truly believe this is largely due to MMR’s devotion to them, whether it be the 10 club, the full broadcasts of PJ concerts in Philly, or just the regular airplay they receive on your station. Segments like the 10 Club are what differentiates MMR from the “other guys” and makes your station truly legendary. Please don’t let the other short-term pressures of advertising and the record industry influence you to make a decision that runs counter to the great history and character of your station.
I urge you to reconsider and bring back the 10 Club!
Thank you,
Tampa 00'
West Palm Beach 03'
House of Blues 03'
Tampa 03'
Kissimmee 04'
West Palm Beach 08'
Tampa 08'
Eddie Vedder Clearwater both nights 2012
I just sent my email to the station.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
bring it back, damn it
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DC- 2006, 2008
New York- 2008, 2010
Boston - Fenway 2016
New Jersey- 2006
Chicago - 2007
Seattle- 2005
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Dear WMMR listener:
Thanks for your recent email regarding WMMR’s Pearl Jam feature, The Ten Club. The Monday-Thursday feature has been placed on hiatus. You deserve an explanation why.
Our night-time host, Matt Cord loves Pearl Jam as much as you do and was also quite upset at the programming change. Matt is one of the best radio hosts in the country. The fact we are not as competitive at night, ratings-wise, as in our other dayparts leads me to deduce the cause as a musical one and certainly not the host’s.
20 minutes of Pearl Jam music every night isn’t the sole reason for the change but when combined with myriad features (The Perfect 10- a listener programmed hour of songs each night at 9pm, The 11 O’clock News- a block of all new songs at 11pm, etc) it creates a somewhat inconsistent experience when tuning into WMMR at night. The box of chocolates analogy may be good for Forrest Gump but not so much for night time ratings.
We have also pulled these other features as well. We will evaluate the move in 8 weeks.
I thank you for your support thus far and for your passionate involvement in WMMR’s programming. WMMR plays more Pearl Jam than any other station in the USA. Trust we’ll offer plenty of special programming surrounding their upcoming concerts in Philadelphia.
Thank you again for providing us with feedback,
Sincerely,
Bill Weston, program director WMMR
Since his arrival, the station has done so many different cool things - promotional things, etc.
5/30/08
Mr. Bill Weston,
I am a huge Pearl Jam fan and because of the band I have been to your beautiful city and absolutely loved it. One of the things that made the city most intriguing to me was how incredible the radio station WMMR was. I love the 10 club block and actually told all of my friends about it, here in Indianapolis-actually one of the few stories I did share with my friends regarding my Philly Pearl Jam trip.
I have just heard that you may be possibly doing away with the block and from a lady in Indianapolis who has to listen to a Metallica block at 11pm every week night on X103, on the coolest radio station we have in town; it makes me sad and for the sake of those in Philly I would beg you to reconsider!
June 6, 2008
Dear WMMR listener:
Thanks for your recent email regarding WMMR’s Pearl Jam feature, The Ten Club. The Monday-Thursday feature has been placed on hiatus. You deserve an explanation why.
Our night-time host, Matt Cord loves Pearl Jam as much as you do and was also quite upset at the programming change. Matt is one of the best radio hosts in the country. The fact we are not as competitive at night, ratings-wise, as in our other dayparts leads me to deduce the cause as a musical one and certainly not the host’s.
20 minutes of Pearl Jam music every night isn’t the sole reason for the change but when combined with myriad features (The Perfect 10- a listener programmed hour of songs each night at 9pm, The 11 O’clock News- a block of all new songs at 11pm, etc) it creates a somewhat inconsistent experience when tuning into WMMR at night. The box of chocolates analogy may be good for Forrest Gump but not so much for night time ratings.
We have also pulled these other features as well. We will evaluate the move in 8 weeks.
I thank you for your support thus far and for your passionate involvement in WMMR’s programming. WMMR plays more Pearl Jam than any other station in the USA. Trust we’ll offer plenty of special programming surrounding their upcoming concerts in Philadelphia.
Thank you again for providing us with feedback,
Sincerely,
Bill Weston, program director WMMR
For those that sent emails, expect to receive this "explanation" in the near future.
Damn it, I thought I was special!haha!
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
why is it an "explanation"??? He states the reasons why the show (and others) were put on hiatus and said that after evaluation it may return... what's wrong with this reasoning???
I would venture to say that after 2 months... the 10C will return with the others being shelved permanently except for maybe the 11 o'clock news which I would suspect to become a once or twice a week thing, if at all.
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Yeah, but they could have waited at least until the concerts in the area happened. I'm sure more people than usual would be listening the month of 2 shows - besides it was less than a month away from the three year anniversary of the Ten Club on WMMR when the plug was pulled.
- 8/28/98
- 9/2/00
- 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
- 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
- 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
- 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
- 8/2/07, 8/5/07
- 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
- 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13