Jimmy Church

[JesusJuice]

Heard JC take a shot at Art at the end of tonight's show (February 12, 2016).  It was in the final 30 minutes.  Jimmy was talking to a caller and heard a sound on the line.  JC said "Wait a minute, I think I just heard gun shots outside.  I guess I better retire."  He followed with "I'm sorry.  I just had to do that."

In November 2014 when Church was still on the DMDN he took a guest hosting gig on C2C. When Art found out he was so mad at Keith for allowing Jimmy to do both shows that he rage quit DMDN and announced that he cancelled his upcoming new show, MITD, and then shut down his own website Artbell.com. Temporarily of course. But then he told his Facebook followers to call in and crank call and be rude as possible to Jimmy when he was guest hosting C2C. Art is a major troll. He should be able to handle a little jokey-joke about his fake stalker.

[Richard Groyper]

In November 2014 when Church was still on the DMDN he took a guest hosting gig on C2C. When Art found out he was so mad at Keith for allowing Jimmy to do both shows that he rage quit DMDN and announced that he cancelled his upcoming new show, MITD, and then shut down his own website Artbell.com. Temporarily of course. But then he told his Facebook followers to call in and crank call and be rude as possible to Jimmy when he was guest hosting C2C. Art is a major troll. He should be able to handle a little jokey-joke about his fake stalker.

Art is a fragile, sensitive creature. Jokey-jokes are a no-go!

[ItsOver]

Heard JC take a shot at Art at the end of tonight's show (February 12, 2016).  It was in the final 30 minutes.  Jimmy was talking to a caller and heard a sound on the line.  JC said "Wait a minute, I think I just heard gun shots outside.  I guess I better retire."  He followed with "I'm sorry.  I just had to do that."

If Church thought he could make a buck by name-dropping Bell again, he'd be back hoovering Mr. Bell before Jorch could spit out "Where's muh Jimmy?"

[Uncle Duke]

In November 2014 when Church was still on the DMDN he took a guest hosting gig on C2C. When Art found out he was so mad at Keith for allowing Jimmy to do both shows that he rage quit DMDN and announced that he cancelled his upcoming new show, MITD, and then shut down his own website Artbell.com. Temporarily of course. But then he told his Facebook followers to call in and crank call and be rude as possible to Jimmy when he was guest hosting C2C. Art is a major troll. He should be able to handle a little jokey-joke about his fake stalker.

During the "Blitz" leading up to MITD,  Art also posted on this forum telling 'gabbers to call other radio shows to announce his come back on MITD.  There were a handful of us here who were quite vocal against Art's totally unprofessional request, and he let it drop.  Don't know if any 'gabber made such a call.

[CornyCrow]

Heard JC take a shot at Art at the end of tonight's show (February 12, 2016).  It was in the final 30 minutes.  Jimmy was talking to a caller and heard a sound on the line.  JC said "Wait a minute, I think I just heard gun shots outside.  I guess I better retire."  He followed with "I'm sorry.  I just had to do that."

That is VERY funny.  Smart people are capable of grasping the overview of their situation and laugh at themselves.  Enough time has passed.  Art should be able to get a chuckle. 

[The Kraken]

Honestly I'm starting to find Church as my go to paranormal talk show host now that Art is gone. He's been having some good guests recently, I don't listen to him every day but if he has an interesting guest on I'll have a listen. I'll check him out on Coast tonight. I know most of you guys don't like him but I've always thought he was alright, and it seemed like a lot of guys here liked him when he was on DMRN.

[Uncle Duke]

I get it that Church got on many 'gabber's shit list for going over to the enemy by ditching DMRN and signing on to guest host C2C.  I also think most of us agree he showed poor judgement with the silly "secret under water base" story, and his ill advised comments about "sitting in for Art" rubbed some of us the wrong way.  All that aside, Jimmy Church is a very respectable interviewer.  Go back to the first several pages of this thread, the consensus of opinion was he doing quite a good job, with some of his current harsher critics here giving him very favorable reviews.  I said on this thread in May of last year his Rendlesham interview with Nick Pope and John Burroughs was the best UFO show I've ever heard, I stand by that.

Personally I lost interest in his show, not because of any perceived disloyality or poor decisions on his part, but because he had a 2-3 week string of really shitty guests starting last summer.  I got out of the habit of listening, and never really went back.  I still check his website, and when he has a guest/topic that interests me, I listen.  That's the same approach I take with Art, Bateman, other C2C rent-a-hosts, and yes....even George.  If you want to hate Church, have at it, but you're only hurting yourself if you miss a guest you'd otherwise like to hear competently interviewed.

Kraken-

Here's a post I made about Church several months ago, so I kinda agree with you.  That said, I haven't listened to him on FtB in months.

[The Kraken]

That's the same approach I have with him. Sometimes I'll go weeks without listening if his guests don't interest me. I didn't listen to every MITD show with Art hosting either if his guests didn't interest me either though. He had Whitley and Richard Dolan on in the past few weeks so I've been listening lately.

[zeebo]

Haven't listened to him for ages but tuned in tonite to hear the astronomy-themed first segment.  Pretty dorky that his first question about gravitational waves was "Will E.T. be able to ride them here?".  Then, as further insult, he took the still-rambling, still-irritating Bill the AAA as his first caller. 

[Ciardelo]

But on the other hand, he said Jorch's TV show is as low as 99 cents a day.

[Uncle Duke]

Haven't listened to him for ages but tuned in tonite to hear the astronomy-themed first segment.  Pretty dorky that his first question about gravitational waves was "Will E.T. be able to ride them here?".  Then, as further insult, he took the still-rambling, still-irritating Bill the AAA as his first caller.

We need to get Bill to call Heather.

[Morgus]

We need to get Bill to call Heather.

Bill the AAA only appears to call broadcast radio shows, no internet shows? Maybe he only has an AM radio?

[akwilly]

Bill the AAA only appears to call broadcast radio shows, no internet shows? Maybe he only has an AM radio?

What about Anne in Alabama?

[CornyCrow]

I tried to listen to C2C last night - Church was host.  Boy, did he drag that story out.  I fell asleep. 

[Mizak]

I tried to listen to C2C last night - Church was host.  Boy, did he drag that story out.  I fell asleep.

I only listen to ctc when I have my Insomnia and last night was one of those nights.

He was horrific.He kept repeating everything that was just said 2 or 3 times EVERY-TIME.And then he complained he didn't have enough time for the Hess s' to tell more of their story because he wanted to take" callers". Also you could tell Steve Hess was really nervous,he was talking kinda quiet but you could understand what he was saying.JC made him more nervous by barking at him a couple times to speak up.   wtf is with him always talking about what is going on his twitter page during his interviews? He really knows how to use things to his advantage.A good  and bad thing I guess....What a Twit !!!

[CornyCrow]

I only listen to ctc when I have my Insomnia and last night was one of those nights.

He was horrific.He kept repeating everything that was just said 2 or 3 times EVERY-TIME.And then he complained he didn't have enough time for the Hess s' to tell more of their story because he wanted to take" callers". Also you could tell Steve Hess was really nervous,he was talking kinda quiet but you could understand what he was saying.JC made him more nervous by barking at him a couple times to speak up.   wtf is with him always talking about what is going on his twitter page during his interviews? He really knows how to use things to his advantage.A good  and bad thing I guess....What a Twit !!!

The fool seemed to only cover the beginning of the story then, and he bragged that he read the book twice.  If he had, he'd have known how to pace the program to get the entire story out.

[Just Me]

What a bunch of bullshit this Jimmy the Church guy is. I fell asleep waiting for the good stuff and every time I woke up it Jimmy said like I read the book and in the book and the fucking book!. It was one ass dragging show with Jimmy Mac telling the guy, your gonna have to speak up numerous times. It was painful to keep waiting for the good shit to be said. I shut the friggin thing off and F it.

I swear Jimmy the Church is a demon and talks like he has gravel stuck in his ass where all that noise comes from.

[albrecht]

I concur with the comments above- what seems to be an interesting story, or event, was wrecked by Church's style of interviewing. Yes, there were some volume issues but the whole cadence and timing of Church seemed off and so the story was wrecked and uncompleted. Luckily I was able to listen without his usual music bumpers- which I suspect was his usual glam-metal stuff that doesn't fit with a creepy UFO stories late night.

[Dateline]

I NEVER listen to Church boy, but the story on the website drew me in and I was sorry I missed it last evening.  I thought it would be a good listen.  After reading all of the above comments, it looks like my missing it was in my favor.

[CornyCrow]

I NEVER listen to Church boy, but the story on the website drew me in and I was sorry I missed it last evening.  I thought it would be a good listen.  After reading all of the above comments, it looks like my missing it was in my favor.

He kept interrupting the story with questions, spoiling the story line.  I was wondering if he was on some sort of drug that screwed with his attention. 

I think he has a gift for hyping a story, but at least last night, he lacked substance.  I'm wondering how the story ended, but not enough to buy the book.  The book, also, is not a true story, but BASED on a true story and the author is a novelist.  The thought entered my head that there may have been parts of the story in the book that the guests (to whom the event happened) would have relayed differently.  Maybe the decision to only tell the first part of their story was deliberate to avoid an argument between the author and the guests. 

[albrecht]

I NEVER listen to Church boy, but the story on the website drew me in and I was sorry I missed it last evening.  I thought it would be a good listen.  After reading all of the above comments, it looks like my missing it was in my favor.

I hope they are on with another host like Knapp or on another network with a better interviewer. He was better with the Star Trek guy but even there is could've been better and seemed to be cut short. But the "split show" format that C2C insists on is also to blame I suspect.

[AvDaBr]

I hope they are on with another host like Knapp or on another network with a better interviewer. He was better with the Star Trek guy but even there is could've been better and seemed to be cut short. But the "split show" format that C2C insists on is also to blame I suspect.

Bingo.  I also agree that the interview was a bit choppy, and probably not his best effort.  I really haven't listened enough to Church to develop an informed opinion on him.  I don't care at all what he did or didn't do regarding Art. 

[Ciardelo]

Bingo.  I also agree that the interview was a bit choppy, and probably not his best effort.  I really haven't listened enough to Church to develop an informed opinion on him.  I don't care at all what he did or didn't do regarding Art.

I'm of a similar opinion. But one thing about Church I don't care for much is his weird affectation in his voice. To me it sounds like he's about ready to swallow his throat...something like that. It's kind of a "on the verge of a gargle" thing I'm hearing.

[AvDaBr]

I'm of a similar opinion. But one thing about Church I don't care for much is his weird affectation in his voice. To me it sounds like he's about ready to swallow his throat...something like that. It's kind of a "on the verge of a gargle" thing I'm hearing.

I actually think his voice is one of his strengths- like the guy or not he's got the chops for the airwaves.  I suppose one impression I get with the limited exposure I've had to him is that he perhaps tries to be too chummy with his guest(s).  But again that's based on a very small sample size.

[Ciardelo]

I actually think his voice is one of his strengths- like the guy or not he's got the chops for the airwaves.  I suppose one impression I get with the limited exposure I've had to him is that he perhaps tries to be too chummy with his guest(s).  But again that's based on a very small sample size.

Yeah, I can see that. I guess it's a personal choice kind of thing. He's certainly not unlistenable, his timbre is just kind of annoying for me.  I'm listening to the Star Trek/UFO show. I think he should have had the Star Trek guy on for another hour. Even the guest was startled when Jimmy booted him off at the break.

[21st Century Man]

He kept interrupting the story with questions, spoiling the story line.  I was wondering if he was on some sort of drug that screwed with his attention. 

I think he has a gift for hyping a story, but at least last night, he lacked substance.  I'm wondering how the story ended, but not enough to buy the book.  The book, also, is not a true story, but BASED on a true story and the author is a novelist.  The thought entered my head that there may have been parts of the story in the book that the guests (to whom the event happened) would have relayed differently.  Maybe the decision to only tell the first part of their story was deliberate to avoid an argument between the author and the guests.

I have the book.  The events that happened in the book happened but the conversation and thoughts and the small incidental stuff were fictionalized.  They got as close to the true story as they possibly could.  I didn't listen to Church.  I heard Felber on with Schraeder a few months ago.

[Sean92008]

Heard JC take a shot at Art at the end of tonight's show (February 12, 2016).  It was in the final 30 minutes.  Jimmy was talking to a caller and heard a sound on the line.  JC said "Wait a minute, I think I just heard gun shots outside.  I guess I better retire."  He followed with "I'm sorry.  I just had to do that."

Wish I heard that...  Got a good laugh out of it.

[Uncle Duke]

Finally got around to listening to Church's C2C show with the

He kept interrupting the story with questions, spoiling the story line.  I was wondering if he was on some sort of drug that screwed with his attention. 

I think he has a gift for hyping a story, but at least last night, he lacked substance.  I'm wondering how the story ended, but not enough to buy the book.  The book, also, is not a true story, but BASED on a true story and the author is a novelist.  The thought entered my head that there may have been parts of the story in the book that the guests (to whom the event happened) would have relayed differently.  Maybe the decision to only tell the first part of their story was deliberate to avoid an argument between the author and the guests. 

Finally got to listen to this program, I too caught the abductee wife's comment about the author having taken "liberties" with the factual account of their experience.  Other than both husband and wife saying they were happy with the finished product, however, nothing else was said about that aspect of the book.

As for Church's interview, there are sometimes just no way for a guy to win.  How many times have we seen 'gabbers complain here about George (and even Art) interviewing an author without having read the book being promoted?  From this we get generic questions that could be aked of any author of any book on any topic.  So now Church reads this book, twice back-to-back if you believe him, and is clearly loaded for bear with specific, detailed questions.  What happens?  He's criticized for "interrupting the story with questions".  Granted he got a little over jealous at a couple points in the interview, but I'd much rather hear a guy who is actively engaged with his guests after having read the book under discussion and ask informed questions than to hear a list of tired, cliche questions read off a 3x5 card.

[the_peeve]

The problem with Church is he thinks too much of himself in every interview. It will never work. He can't shut that switch off, and it can't work for the listener. It's his reoccurring problem.

[CornyCrow]

I actually think his voice is one of his strengths- like the guy or not he's got the chops for the airwaves.  I suppose one impression I get with the limited exposure I've had to him is that he perhaps tries to be too chummy with his guest(s).  But again that's based on a very small sample size.

Yes, and although I like the way he thanks callers, but sometimes he almost seems as though he's fawning on them.