Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Toucher and Rich Show

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The result was no consensus. - Mailer Diablo 22:47, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Toucher and Rich Show

Not Notable; this is a local radio show, it's been on the air for about 2 months; as far as I can tell, the article makes no particular claim of notability. Wikipedia does have some articles on particular modern radio shows, but in general they seem to make claims to being particularly notable. I don't think we want an article on every show at every radio station. Brianyoumans 03:37, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. I created the article and I would (obviously) argue for the article's inclusion. Boston is a major radio market, the show has done well ratings-wise, and further we do have plenty of articles on local radio shows (Mancow Mueller, for example). I would agree to a delete, however, if there was a general policy of not having any local shows and only having articles on nationally syndicated ones such as Opie and Anthony.--Caliga10 12:02, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment Mancow isn't really a local radio show per se. He was syndicated at one time.--Isotope23 20:50, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
• Merge into WBCN. Not notable on its own (for now), but definitely within the context of the station. Kirjtc2 14:03, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with WBCN, right now I don't think Toucher and Rich are notable enough to have an article about them exclusively. mathewguiver 17:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
  • I can go along with merging this information into the WBCN article.--Caliga10 21:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. There's no reason to delete this entry, the more information that's available to the public, the better. Plus Adolfo is hilarious.
• Keep. The show has been on in Boston for two months, after previously being on longer than that in Atlanta. Had a noted flap with Kevin Smith that was discussed on Opie and Anthony. Furthermore, their shows have been mentioned in multiple media outlets. [1] [2] [3]. --badlydrawnjeff talk 11:02, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

"Keep". Many local non-syndicated radio shows have Wikipedia entries including Kevin and Bean, Kidd Chris, and The Doghouse with JV and Elvis. Apparently their ratings in Boston do indeed show that they are "notable". The show is known for many national things such as the aforementioned feud with Kevin Smith, and Rich disrupting Martha Burk's protest at the Masters which was covered by every major network and spawned an ESPN Sportscenter catchphrase.

• 'Comment: Kevin and Bean is a show that has been on the air for 15 years and has spawned several albums. The article on Kidd Chris is on him, not his show, and covers his whole career. The Doghouse article is on a show that was supposedly #1 in its market for over a decade. The Toucher and Rich Show is explicitly on the present BCN show, which has been on air for two months. I can see how Toucher himself might be notable, but I don't think this show is.Brianyoumans 05:15, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.