Don and I2,
Your script is great, however, you are missing one key statement that she keeps reiterating: "Hi, my name is Neil Godfrey, I've been working in the financial field for 25 years, that's what makes me the 'Goddess of Money'."
Here's a thought though, which will make us all sleep better tonite. Given BB's great track record, as well as his wide breadth of knowledge on several financial market subjects, I doubt seriously that when he hangs up his cleats, he will relinquish his role as # 1 signal caller to a replacement. Especially to someone like the "Goddess," whose only *real* hands-on experience in financial markets is through working at a bank. Here's a woman who eschews using a broker on Bob's show, yet she admitted (I think this was a slip on her part) that she uses a broker herself ( for those who weren't tuned in that weekend, she was talking about Bob's latest gift horse opp when the Dow went to 6400--she said "I was on the phone with my broker and was telling him to buy buy buy...").
I think when Bob decides to hang up the cleats, he will shut it down altogether, as opposed to handing the reigns over to a sub. This is smart on his part. Why would he, after building the name "Money Talk" into such a nice radio franchise, risk pissing it away on some new host who he has no control over? He'd feel pretty bad if after a year out of the scene, the new host had fumbled badly with the show, his/her advice was a joke, and (we know this would be a possibility) the show turned into nothing more than a Goddess/Wade Cook-like forum for promoting the host's own books and seminars. Heck, after a few years, the monologue could be this: "Hello, this is _____, host of Money Talk. Do you know that world supplies of heating oil have reached a record low? Our forecasts show that this winter could be the worst on record...$5,000 in heating oil contracts could be worth $25,000..."
I mean, I don't think an aspiring host could pay Bob enough money for the rights to take the show over. Furthermore, ABC Radio would (I would think) be very interested in any Brinker replacement and would veto the Goddess in a heartbeat--they have a vested interest too, you know.
Just cross your fingers that Wade Cook doesn't buy Brinker's radio time after Bob hangs 'em up--now that would be horrifying. |
