Kyles Korner

I mean don't get me wrong, I am sure he is going to make a truckload of money, but talk about having to COMPLETELY restructure the way your company operates is likely facing this guy in the next year.  Best of luck!

From MSNBC.com:

Meet the new boss: a lot like the old boss, except for the accent.

Confirming days of media leaks, BP Tuesday named 54-year-old American Robert Dudley to succeed its hapless British chief executive Tony Hayward and begin the long process of rebuilding the oil giant's image after one of the nation's worst environmental disasters.

BP has been here before. Hayward himself was named to succeed a predecessor who oversaw a series of safety lapses that culminated in a blast at a refinery in Texas City, Texas, that killed 15 people in 2005.

Now, Dudley will embark on the clean-up of a company saddled with huge liabilities, a broken corporate culture, strained government relations and a badly damaged brand.

Dudley has already developed a high profile as the most senior American manager involved in the Gulf cleanup. Just hours after being officially named the incoming CEO, Dudley was busy reassuring customers, shareholders, employees and retirees that cleaning up BP’s image is a top priority.

Tuesday's announcement virtually ends the a 30-year career for Hayward, who will become a non-executive director of BP’s Russian joint venture. He leaves the CEO job with a $1.6 million severance payout on top of a pension valued at $17 million, which will pay him close to $1 million a year.

Hayward, who formally will step down Oct. 1, took over as CEO less than three years ago, succeeding Lord John Browne, who oversaw a period of cost-cutting that coincided with a string of accidents and safety violations, including the Texas City explosion.

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Do you think Dudley can save BP?

If you watched the Brickyard 400 on Sunday in Central Indiana or Illinois, you most likely watched it on your television.  During the broadcast it seemed like there were more empty seats than full ones.  That's not quite accurate, but it is pretty close.  

Full capacity at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is around 257,000 seats.  During Sunday's race, only around 140,000 of those seats had fannies in them.  The attendance was a major appointment for both the speedway and NASCAR, with a 40,000 fan dip in attendance from 2009.  This is an issue not only facing Indianapolis, almost every NASCAR event this year except for the Daytona 500 has had drops in attendance.  But 40,000 people?  In Central Indiana?  At one of the most historic and storied race tracks of all time?  

Why the sharp decline?  The factors are fairly obvious, with the main reason being the economy.  People who would drive in from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois are not coming.  Remember back in the late 90's during Brickyard 400 week?  Hotels in Terre Haute would fill up.  This year, downtown Indianapolis had plenty of rooms available.  

Another reason NASCAR fans do not care for Indy is the fact you cannot see all around the track, like most NASCAR ovals.  The drivers sure seem to love being able to take turn 4 and have fans cheering behind the pits and behind the outside wall, but Indianapolis has always drawn criticism from fans because of the obstructed view around the track.  Because of this, many people would rather enjoy the television coverage from the comfort of their own air-conditioned living rooms.  

The popularity in the sport is arguably dwindling as well.  As noted earlier, attendance is way down at all the tracks, and television ratings continue to decline.   Sounds like NASCAR has a new race -  to find it's fan base.

If you are a fan did you go to the race or did you stay home and watch it?  What was the biggest factor in your decision?

And if he is serious, I hope he gets elected.  How funny would the stories from Tennessee be if this guy is their new governor?

It looks like a eight year old did his website work.  How did the TV people not die laughing before and after the interview?  I mean I know politics is no laughing matter, but make no mistake about it, if I asked Basil Marceaux how to balance the Tennessee state budget and listen to his spiehl about no gun permits I would laugh until I passed out.

If you are adventrous enough to try his website promise # 4 on his agenda is HILARIOUS:

4. My friends a beer stores say they must check 200 D/L a day that 400 minutes a day per clerk which is over 6 hours at $ 7.00 a hour that $ 42.00, with it mandatory then we must pay them.

Dadgummit!  We got to take care of the Beer Stores!

So do you think this is real?  Let me know.  If it is real, I gotta find a way to get a interview with this yahoo.

I'd like to welcome you to my new blog here on WIBQFM.com!  My name is Kyle West, and I have worked in radio here in Terre Haute for 10 years, and am now happy to be working at Terre Haute's News Talk 98.5 WIBQ.  I will be doing a variety of different things here, with one of my biggest responsiblities being the WIBQ website.  We will also be more interactive on our Twitter and Facebook pages, so if you currently use those social networking tools, be sure to add our pages and join in on the fun.  

I will aslo cover a wide variety of topics here on this blog that we may or may not talk about on air.  The comments section of the blog are on, so you can comment and interact anytime.  If you have a local issue or event you would like to have me mention or cover on the blog, please feel free to e-mail me at kyle.west@wibqfm.com  or you can send me a tweet on my twitter page.

I'm looking forward to this new opportunity, and think we are going to have a lot of fun on here!

--Kyle