Who is your traffic reporter?

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » April 10, 2006 9:25 pm

After having lived in some of the medium to large radio markets, I've noticed that traffic reporters often come up with some bizarre names.

In Atlanta I listened to "Crash" Clark give traffic reports.

On my commute between Montgomery and Auburn, I listen to "Les Speed" one direction and "Maj. Delay" the other.

What are some of the names who get you away from the traffic?

Post by **SMLCHNG** » April 10, 2006 9:27 pm

Hmmmm.. I don't think any of the traffic reporters on TV or the radio have goofy names. They all use their real ones.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 10, 2006 9:30 pm

Clair Day

PIA · Post by **PIA** » April 10, 2006 9:37 pm

we dont have one

Soraya · Post by **Soraya** » April 10, 2006 9:47 pm

land_shark3 wrote:In Atlanta I listened to "Crash" Clark give traffic reports.

On my commute between Montgomery and Auburn, I listen to "Les Speed" one direction and "Maj. Delay" the other.

What are some of the names who get you away from the traffic?

Afraid that none of the traffic people are that creative. The guys name is Chris "Something"....and there is a Brian "Somethingelse". I don't pay close attention because I am lucky enough to communte 'againest the grain' so normally have few problems.

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » April 10, 2006 9:55 pm

"Detour Dave" your Traffic Slave is the only unusual name in our market.
(We take traffic pretty damn seriously around here.)
My favorite traffic reporters of all time are Bob Marbourgh (sp?) and Lisa Baden. Smoother than silk and cooler than cucumbers. They could read Aquinas on the air and people would listen.

(Andy Parks was pretty good, but he got booted upstairs to do color commentary in the studio.)

My name is bravedave, and I'm a traffic junkie...

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » April 10, 2006 9:57 pm

Ours have normal names. I don't know if they use their "real" names, but they are normal sounding.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » April 10, 2006 9:57 pm

bravedave wrote:"Detour Dave"

Hmmmm... I forgot that name.. we had one of those, too.

Midnight Flyer · Post by **Midnight Flyer** » April 10, 2006 10:08 pm

There is one here in SoCal called "Sky Lord".

I've often considered lifting his name...

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » April 10, 2006 10:11 pm

Midnight Flyer wrote:There is one here in SoCal called "Sky Lord".

I've often considered lifting his name...

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » April 10, 2006 10:13 pm

We have Kitty Cougar on KAT country.

And the one on my classic rock station is named Cashmere. Or is it Kashmir? Don't know the spelling...but I think it is dorky.

Burny Charles · Post by **Burny Charles** » April 11, 2006 5:45 am

I can't name any bizzarre names, but I sometimes get sick of the fake helicopter noise in the background. On other radio stations, the reporter is actually in a helipcopter, and its obvious.

I'll have to get back to this thread on the invented name thing, because I think there's at least one, just can't recall it right now.

creeky · Post by **creeky** » April 11, 2006 5:55 am

Traffic? What is this you speak of?

BoozeInTheBlender · Post by **BoozeInTheBlender** » April 11, 2006 7:06 am

The most popular one here in KC is probably Johnny Rowlands, but we used to have one named General Gridlock!!!!

kitty · Post by **kitty** » April 11, 2006 7:07 am

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:We have Kitty Cougar on KAT country.

You making fun of the name Kitty???

big hat carmen · Post by **big hat carmen** » April 11, 2006 7:32 am

Our only traffic is tractors and school busses

If we had a traffic reporter, their name should be John Deere

Y-NO-9-O · Post by **Y-NO-9-O** » April 11, 2006 7:51 am

Chuck Rhodes.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » April 11, 2006 8:06 am

Y-NO-9-O wrote:Chuck Rhodes.

or Chuck Hoel

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » April 11, 2006 9:31 am

Well, around here a traffic jam is defined as more than 3 cars stuck behind a slow-moving piece of farm equipment...so we don't really have a need for traffic reports.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » April 11, 2006 9:33 am

The traffic reporters here all have normal names. One of the local TV stations used to have a hot little blonde, she was the only reason to watch the traffic reports since I take the train to work.

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