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A Kansas City radio station, KCFX, wanted to help Kay Fox, who was outside her condominium complex Tuesday when two juveniles knocked her off her scooter and stole it from her. The radio station presented a new 2006 Honda Metropolitan to Fox, courtesy of Gail's Harley Davidson (read more - KWCH 12) From Eliot Van Buskirk -- SoundExchange and the Digital Media Association continue to present conflicting viewpoints of SoundExchange's offer to cap webcasters' minimum per-station fees, with the organizations trading blows in letters sent to each other today (read more - Wired) From Amy Gilroy -- A spokesman for XM and Sirius said the companies will present more details on a pricing plan for satellite radio service under a merged Sirius/XM in the near future ... Analyst April Horace of Janco Partners noted, “Clearly the concept of lower price or giving a more basic package will be appealing to the FCC (read more - TWICE) From Lauren D'Avolio -- The Press Club of Dallas and its Foundation say they're seeking nearly $420,000 in damages from Lisa "Elizabeth" Albanese, who stepped down as the Club's president in March (read more - Dallas Biz Journal) Costas on the Radio is now heard on over 160 stations via Premiere Radio. This weekend, Bob Costas interview Buster Olney - ESPN The Magazine senior writer, former New York Times reporter, and author of The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness; Tom Verducci - Sports Illustrated senior writer, author and former Newsday sports reporter, and David Steinberg - Comedian, director, producer, author of The Book of David and host of Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg on TV Land The Disney musical acts are finding no love or space on the Top 40 charts (read more - Washington Post) Rush Limbaugh makes an unusual martyr. He's a rich, white and often rather nasty celebrity. He has the look of a man who eats steak for breakfast. He likes to smoke huge cigars. But a martyr is exactly what he will become if some of America's most prominent politicians get their way ... America's talk-radio hosts are a rough bunch. Mr Limbaugh is clearly a great broadcasting talent. He is also a caveman. Most of his allies and imitators are cavemen without the talent: try listening to Sean Hannity of an afternoon. And the talk-radio hosts were certainly at their xenophobic worst during the immigration debate. But none of that is a reason for formatting them out of existence (read more - The Economist) From Trenton Daniel -- Univisión executives and local officials gathered at the emergency radio broadcast site to show off the Spanish-language network's latest, toughest addition. The center, which cost about $1 million, is set up to broadcast around the clock, especially after a nasty storm (read more - Miami Herald) Tom
Bergeron, host of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and
From Mike Pare -- Dan Brown, Citadel Broadcasting’s Chattanooga market manager, is leaving the stations effective August 31 after about three decades, said Regional Manager Bill McElveen. Chuck Wilkins, Citadel’s director of sales for Chattanooga, will become the new station manager (read more - Chattanooga Times Free Times) (read more - The Chattanoogan)
On Wednesday August 1, Premiere Radio Networks’ The Steve Harvey Morning Show joins Clear Channel’s WGCI-FM lineup in the 5-9 am slot. It's the 50th radio station carrying the show since syndication in October 2005 A Silicon Valley start-up wants to shake up the telecommunications industry with a $399 gizmo that provides free, unlimited domestic phone calls for homes with broadband Internet service. Ooma will also offer a free second line, conference calling, voice mail service and an online "lounge" (read more - USA Today) Sirius' Hard Attack heavy metal music channel 27 kicks-off Ozzfest with live behind-the-scenes coverage including exclusive band interviews and a sit down with the tours co-founder Ozzy Osbourne + The Foxxhole, Jamie Foxx’s 24/7 comedy, music, and entertainment channel 106, interviews tennis superstar Serena Williams on Friday at 2 pm PST From Michael Klein -- Kidd Chris will do his afternoon show on WYSP from a New York studio because two of his associates have a court date. "Open Mike" Dunlop, the show's former producer, says his former roommate Thomas Kitajima stiffed him out of $1,500 from the security deposit on the apartment they shared in Northeast Philly. So Dunlop and Kitajima, a sidekick known only as Thomas, will tell their story to Judge David Young (read more - Philly Inquirer) The NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show will feature a performance by platinum-selling recording artists Collective Soul on Thursday, September 27 during The NAB Radio Show in Charlotte Thursday July 19, 2007 From Jessica Gentile -- The Future Of Music Coalition, a non-profit organization that engages in issues of music, technology and public policy, has requested that the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) issue a declaratory ruling on Clear Channel Communications in regards to compliance with sponsorship identification rules and digital recording rights. According to FCC regulations, all material broadcast over radio airwaves in exchange for money or services, whether direct or indirect, must be labeled and announced as being paid programming, announcing the source of payment (read more - CMJ News) The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone has had a major falling out with his daughter and heir apparent, Shari Redstone. A source says that it's expected to result in her departure from the Viacom board The Emmy nominations have been announced (read more - Reuters) From Susan Whitall -- Proving the fallacy of programming local stations from the home office, some markets have embraced Jack while in others, it's tanked (in Detroit, Doug, aka WDRQ at 93.1-FM , isn't a smash hit, but does reasonably well). Of course, the 2007 WCBS isn't the same station that went off the air in 2005. This time around, there are songs from the '80s (hello, Cyndi Lauper), and pretty much zip from the '50s and very early '60s (read more - Detroit News) From Bill Virgin -- So far, most Internet stations say they haven't altered their operations, while they wait for the negotiations to play out. "It's really a day-by-day, week-by-week situation," says Tom Mara, executive director of KEXP-FM (90.3), which has a considerable online audience. Complicating the debate is that there are splits and differing agendas on both sides of the fight (read more - Seattle PI) From Robert Feder -- One week after her firing from WMAQ-Channel 5 made her front-page news, Amy Jacobson officially signed off Wednesday with the NBC-owned station. Jacobson was fired after rival CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 videotaped her July 6 wearing a towel and a two-piece swimsuit by the backyard pool of Craig Stebic, whose estranged wife, Lisa, has been missing since April 30 (read more - Chicago Sun-Times) From Jim Puzzanghera -- The battle over dirty words shifts back to Congress today where a Senate committee is expected to support legislation that would authorize regulators to enforce a nearly zero-tolerance policy on the broadcast of certain expletives that was struck down last month (read more - LA Times) From Richard Perez-Pena -- For employees at Dow Jones, the 11 weeks since they learned of the Rupert Murdoch offer have been a wrenching time, raising the prospect of fundamental changes at an organization that had already had its fill of big changes in the last couple of years (read more - NY Times) NAB asked the FCC to move forward in releasing information related to XM and Sirius's violations of FCC rules governing FM modulators and terrestrial repeaters. "The information at issue here is inextricably linked to the pending application of XM and Sirius to merge" and become the nation's sole satellite radio provider, said the filing (read more - NAB) Oprah Winfrey still can't get over the loss of her 2-year-old golden retriever, Gracie, who choked to death on a ball (read more - NY Daily News) From Byron York -- I wanted to give readers a sense of what broadcasting was like in the days of the Doctrine, and what it might be like if it were reinstated — but some things Rush Limbaugh said during our interview offered an answer to the question. There are plenty of theories to explain his success, along with that of other conservatives who have followed in his footsteps (read more - National Review) Little Steven Van Zandt shared his thoughts with Jacobs Media on the recent claims that radio airplay hurts record sales (read more - Jacobs Media) The House Wednesday evening overwhelmingly rejected President Bush's plan to eliminate the $420 million federal subsidy for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The 357-72 vote demonstrated the enduring political strength of public broadcasting. The outcome was never in doubt, unlike a fight two years ago when Republicans tried but failed to slash public broadcasting subsidies (read more - Washington Post) For the second quarter of 2007, ARBitron reported revenue of $79.0 million, an increase of 6.6 percent over revenue of $74.2 million during the second quarter of 2006 (read more - Business Wire) Since ABC News aired some of its most graphic footage of the Iraq War on "World News" Monday night, it has attracted more than 500 protests - including one from the mother of an American soldier whose death was depicted (read more - NY Post) The statement issued yesterday by the BBC Trust on the fraudulent misrepresentation of phone-in and interactive competitions in such flagship programmes as Comic Relief, Sports Relief and Children in Need is deeply shocking, not just in the transgressions that it outlines but in the uncompromising language with which it condemns them. BBC Director-General Mark Thompson said six new cases had been uncovered in addition to a previously known incident involving the children's TV show "Blue Peter" (read more - Jill Lawless-AP-Miami Herald) (read more - The Telegraph U.K.) From Randy Dotinga -- After a mere 12 years of trying, one of the nation's only mainstream jazz stations is finally making a mark in North County. Without any hoopla, KSDS/88.3 FM boosted its signal from 3,000 to 22,000 watts a couple of weeks ago. That means that for the first time, listeners can hear it clearly from Encinitas and Oceanside to Escondido and Rancho Bernardo (read more - North County Times) From Victor Davis Hanson -- Talk radio is as much entertainment as political opinion. It lives or dies by ratings. Those who master the genre — with off-the-wall jokes, mimicry, satire, and bombast — prosper and get their political message across. Those who can’t, don’t (read more - National Review) Merv Griffin, game show king and former talk show host, has been hospitalized for a recurrence of prostate cancer (read more - NY Post) From Jessica Heslam -- A historic chapter in Boston television came to an end last night when news matriarch Natalie Jacobson anchored the evening news for the final time, signing off with some heartfelt words. Jacobson, who worked at WCVB for 35 years, anounced last week that she was leaving the anchor desk to pursue her own multimedia, baby-boomer business (read more - Boston Herald) Does MSNBC's Tucker Carlson have a nutcracker problem and should he be nicknamed "Tucker Scissor Legs"? (read more-view the video - Media Matters)
SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced that 35-year old host
Andrew Wilkow will be on a 2008 campaign tour with the show to
visit college campuses, small town caucuses, and Tim Westergren never thought he'd run a dotcom startup. He was a musician, sleeping in tour vans on the road and recording the occasional film score. When he did decide to start a business, he put six years of his life into it. This week, he is preparing to shut down his nascent UK operation and mulling the future of the US one, as legislators on both sides of the Atlantic threaten to kill his business (read more - The Guardian U.K.) From Butch Mazzuca -- Conservative talk radio flourishes because its listening audience buys the products its sponsors advertise. No one is compelled to listen to conservative talk-show hosts Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham; just as no one forces people to watch liberal television personalities such as Jon Stewart, David Letterman and Bill Maher. Whether talk radio’s subject matter is politics, sports or advice about marriage, a talk-show host has one clear purpose — to keep the listening audience interested and entertained long enough so the show’s sponsors can play commercials between the chatter (read more - Vail Daily) From Bridge Ratings -- In 1995, before the Internet became a household word, advertising a product or service was a relatively simple procedure. Advertisers or their agents would put together a budget and determine how to apply that budget to the few key and historically effect media available: TV, radio, print. Over the last ten years, however, the pressure on U.S. advertisers has increased by virtue of the 'scattering' of consumers as use of television, radio and print has been subplanted by the Internet, email, text messaging, etc. Simply put, it has become much more complicated to apply advertising budgets that in many cases have not increased in size (read more and view the charts - Bridge Ratings) ARBitron PPM Radio Trends for Houston and Philadelphia (read 'em) From
Murphy Martin --
Murphy Martin is taking some time off for a surgical procedure.
While he's away, enjoy one of Murphy's previously published
commentaries from December 22, 2005. "Democracy in the Middle East"
-- Less
From Erika Engle -- The new owner of KHON-TV has accused its former owner, Emmis, of violating the affiliation agreement with Fox Broadcasting Co. and is claiming damages in excess of $10 million (read more - Honolulu Star-Bulletin) From Tim Cuprisin -- When WOKY-AM (920) flipped formats at the beginning of the year to "oldies," some fans lamented the lack of hits from the 1950s and early '60s. Fans in the Big Apple are doing the same lamenting, as WCBS-FM has dropped the ill-conceived "Jack" format and resurrected the station's previous oldies image ... New York's redefinition of oldies demonstrates that changes in Milwaukee radio don't happen in a vacuum tube. When classical music or jazz dies on Milwaukee radio, it's part of an industry that stretches far beyond the reach of stations like WOKY (read more - Milwaukee JS) John Sheehan has been named VP and GM of CBS RADIO stations KEZK-FM and KYKY-FM in St. Louis Laurel Touby, the party-happy founder of Mediabistro.com, has sold her company to Alan Meckler's JupiterMedia for $23 million (read more - Keith J. Kelly-NY Post) Shares of XM Satellite Radio Holdings and Sirius Satellite Radio climbed Wednesday after an analyst said recent lobbying efforts by the two satellite radio companies to get their merger passed have been effective (read more - Forbes) Greater Media Philadelphia says that the Free Beer & Hot Wings Show (Gregg Daniels (aka "Free Beer"), Chris Michels (aka "Hot Wings") and Eric Zane) will be coming to 102.9 WMGK-FM, beginning on Monday, July 30th Monday-Thursday evenings from 10 PM to 1 AM. Free Beer and Hot Wings were previously heard mornings on The Hawk Wednesday July 18, 2007 Even
on holiday, Melbourne IT developer George Parthimos could not resist
switching on the radio for the weekend football call. Too bad the
football he wanted was AFL and
Clear Channel Communications investors who hold shares as of 4 p.m. local time on July 27 will be eligible to vote on a deal to take CC private, the company said Tuesday (read more - SA Express-News) From David Hinckley -- Let's review today several of radio's intriguingly unresolved issues. 1. Will XM and Sirius merge? 2. Will Imus return? 3. Will Star return? 4. Will the PPM leads to changes? (read more - NY Daily News) The sister of a veteran Texas prosecutor who blew his brains out as he was about to be busted in an underage-sex sting set up by "Dateline" is slapping NBC with a $100 million suit (read more - Cynthia R. Fagen-NY Post) Today is Troy Dungan's last day as WFAA-TV's main weather forecaster. After that, the weather, at least predicting it, will be someone else's problem. For the 70-year-old Mr. Dungan, a charter year inductee into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, flash-flood and tornado warnings will be behind him, with just the sunny skies of retirement ahead (read more - Tom Maurstad-Dallas News) (click here to listen to Troy's TRHoF induction remarks) (read more - Robert Philpot - Star Telegram) From Robert Feder -- Ron Schofield is out after more than 11 years as the highly respected Chicago-based Midwest bureau chief for ABC News + A 24-hour on-air fund-raiser to benefit the Neediest Kids Fund will kick off just after midnight Friday on Tribune Co.-owned news/talk WGN-AM (720) (read more - Chicago Sun-Times) From John Gorman -- Remember those happy days of yesterday-year when radio was first to turn on young demos to new music, fads, and fashion? Now, it’s dead last on anything related to popular culture. By the time radio discovers something new, it’s already over with the masses. Did you read last Friday’s Wall Street Journal? There was that piece about Clear Channel’s Premiere Radio Network compiling and pitching marketing data on the top illegal music downloads as a new tool to resolve flagging CHR and Urban playlists (read more - John Gorman) From Andrew Ross Sorkin and Richard Siklos -- After months of back-and-forth negotiations, the board of Dow Jones voted last night in favor of recommending a tentative deal to sell the publisher of The Wall Street Journal for $5 billion to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. The final decision will be made by Dow Jones’s fractious controlling family, the Bancrofts, which could still seek to scuttle the sale (read more - NY Times) From Tim Cuprisin -- WUWM-FM (89.7) general manager Dave Edwards is the new chairman of the Radio Research Consortium, a non-profit research group providing audience data to non-commercial stations (read more - Milwaukee JS) Arbitron has released the first “currency” radio ratings from the Houston Portable People Meter radio ratings service, bringing the second U.S. radio market into the era of electronic measurement (read more - ARBitron) Ryan Seacrest went liver-to-liver Saturday night at Nobu in Miami with movie producer Ryan Kavanaugh while treating 12 friends to dinner, including a blonde who asked, "Beer doesn't give you a yeast infection, right?" and started singing, "I'm not wearing pantyhose" (read more - NY Post Page Six) From Chris Krasowski -- An interesting combination, that probably engineering teams on both sides have thought of - could the iPod have the ability to let its users listen to satellite radio?(read more - Seeking Alpha) With 2007 poised to be its seventh straight year of slow to no growth, the $20 billion U.S. radio industry hopes to break the trend with political advertising and revenues from nontraditional sources in 2008 (read more - Washington Post) From
Jimmy Rabbitt --
On this day in music history Six months after The Everly Brothers
had jumped to Warner Brothers Records, their former label, Cadence
Records,
From Jacobs Media -- Why do advertisers and marketers pay to attend these seminars, and yet in terrestrial radio, selling younger guys is still considered to be next to impossible? Why are young male demos coveted by many in the ad community, but radio still hasn't figured out how to package and market this obvious asset? Why doesn't the RAB connect with this group - a speaker roster that includes executives from ESPN, the NFL, Unilever, A&E, the NBA, and BBDO? And why does radio continue to leave money on the table, despite its great ability to deliver these listeners in bunches? (read more - Jacobs Media) This is the third three in a row that WTLC AM is a finalist for a NAB Marconi Award-Religious Station of the Year -- And this year WTLC AM is the ONLY Radio One Station in the US to be selected as a finalist From Lynn Sweet -- Democratic White House hopefuls will pitch the AFL-CIO labor on August 7 in Chicago in a forum moderated by MSNBC's Keith Olbermann (read more - Chicago Sun-Times)
From Sonny
Melendrez -- It isn’t very
often that those who play the songs on the radio have a hand in
changing the tune of its future. What you’re about to read is a
story of a
From David Hinckley -- The most poignant question I hear about the reincarnated WCBS-FM (101.1) - on this site, in e-mails, by snail mail and on other sites and boards - is where the music of the '50s and early '60s has gone. There's an echo of sadness in the question, and the fans who want that music in the new mix raise two valid points (read more - NY Daily News) From Michael Klein -- I'm hearing that The Inquirer's Stephen A. Smith, who hosts middays with Mike Missanelli on New York's ESPN station (1050 AM), is being considered to fill Dan Patrick's national ESPN radio show after Patrick leaves on Aug. 17 (read more - Philly Inquirer) From Scott Smith -- On the same weekend that Chicago hosted the country’s largest independent music festival, radio station WLUW-FM 88.7, the city’s biggest broadcast radio outlet for “independent thought and expression” was stunned to learn that operations of the station would revert from its community radio partner WBEZ-FM 91.5 to the station’s license holder, Loyola University, leaving the future of its programming in question (read more - Time Out Chicago) From Sue Javes -- "Well, who wouldn't want to come?" said 80-something Esme from Naremburn, rugged up against the cold on the steps of St Mary's Catholic Church in North Sydney. "I've been a listener of Stan's for years. I didn't always agree with him, but that didn't stop me from listening. Besides he was a different man on radio. To me, he was just a big cuddly bear." In a sense, yesterday's funeral service was a farewell to the two Stan Zemaneks: the loud, abusive antagonist, and the reserved family man (read more - Sydney Morning Herald AU) From John C. Dvorak -- The fly in the ointment is that there are no standards for Internet radio—not in the way it's done, how we listen to it, etc. One would hope, however, that both the PC and Mac worlds would have systems on their machines that would take care of anything thrown at them. Not so from my experience. There is always something that works fine on one of my machines but fails on another, presenting me with odd error messages about missing codecs or unknown formats. This mess began in the very early days of what could be described as Internet radio, when RealNetworks promoted its streaming, buffering player (read more - PC Magazine) Conservatives and liberals have every right to broadcast their views, but today these views seem to include over-the-top name-calling, character assassinations, innuendo and mean-spiritedness (read more - USA Today Opinion) (read more - Twin Cities Pioneer Press) From The Black Commentator -- At first glance, it would seem that the sad state of Rap and Hip Hop and media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s bid for the Wall Street Journal have very little in common. But there is a thread, which connects these two issues: the media are dominated by a fewer and fewer entities, and a handful of corporations control most of what you see, hear and read. They control the culture and political discourse, and society’s perception of reality (read more - Media Channel) From David Barron -- Chronicle columnist Richard Justice will host a talk show on KILE (1560 AM) when it relaunches as The Game this summer from 10 a.m. to noon, sandwiched by shows hosted by former KILT (610 AM) morning drive host John Granato and Chronicle columnist Ken Hoffman (read more - Houston Chronicle) Everyone is to blame for album sales being down except the actual industry itself. Who gets the spotlight for bringing down the sales this time? It’s the media and those promo copies they receive in order to review albums before they hit the street. Everyone remembers the Jack White/Q101 fiasco a few weeks back after Electra played Icky Thump in its entirety and then (surprise!) the album showed up on file sharing sites three weeks before the official release date (read more - Chicagoist) Entravision's KSSE “Super Estrella” 107.1-FM has added English-language hits to its current Contemporary Hits Radio (CHR) format Sheila F. Kirby, President, Strategic Sales Development for Interep, will serve as Chairperson of the RAB2008 Planning Committee, leading a select team of highly respected Radio industry professionals from a cross-section of markets and groups Brian Long becomes the Assistant Program Director of 710 ESPN in LA, coming to the City of Angels from Palm Springs Tuesday July 17, 2007 The Wall Street Journal first reported Monday evening that "News Corp. reached a tentative agreement to buy Dow Jones at its original $5 billion offer price. The deal will be put to the full Dow Jones board Tuesday evening for its approval. The deal still faces its biggest hurdle -- getting approval from the Bancroft family, which controls 64% of Dow Jones's voting stock ... " (read more - Houston Chronicle) (read more - NY Post) From The Radio
Babe -- Live365 pays royalties
for its stations (a major perk of signing onto its network). In
fact, it
From Nathan Cohen -- The Brad and Britt Show on WZTK FM 101.1 in Burlington is successful, the hosts say, because they get along and don’t allow disagreements between them to knock the show off track. “As the morning show, we think people don’t want to hear non-stop clap trap, unlike the talk radio they put on the rest of the day,” said Whitmire, the more left-leaning member of the pair (read more - Burlington Times News) From Barbara Shecter -- Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings, the 18-month-old operator of XM Canada subscription satellite radio, is expected to break even "as early as next year," Michael Washinushi, the company's chief financial officer, said (read more - The Financial Post CA) "Sicko" filmmaker Michael Moore called a truce Monday in his weeklong fight with CNN that flared when the network accused him of fudging facts in his popular documentary about the health-care system (read more - NY Post) From Mike Austerman -- Last week, Art Vuolo mentioned that gospel/ethnic WDRJ-AM (1440) was purchased by Communicom Inc. from Davidson Media Group for $3.8 million. While that price is undoubtedly high, it’s actually quite a bit less than the $5.75 million Davidson paid for the weak-signaled station in 2004. After seeing Davidson lose almost $2 million in value in just three years, one has to wonder who is consulting these buyers. It’s almost certainly not someone local who realizes just how poor the station’s reception is across most of the metro area + Classic rock WCSX-FM (94.7) is helping to promote its secondary high definition (HD) station Deep Trax by giving away free HD radios to buyers of used cars at Dick Genthe Chevrolet in Southgate (read more - Michiguide) From Robert Feder -- Chuck Schaden's "When Radio Was," which airs nightly on more than 200 stations -- including CBS Radio all-news WBBM-AM (780) -- has ceased production of new episodes + Up for Spanish-format personality of the year are Rafael "El Pistolero" Pulido, morning host at Univision Radio regional Mexican WOJO-FM (105.1), and Javier Salas, morning host on Univision's "La Tremenda" WRTO-AM (1200 (read more - Chicago Sun-Times) From Happy Hare
-- Despite the initial puffery about WCBS FM bringing back “oldies.,
it turns out they are not going to call them “oldies.” Great! The
onrushing wave of boomers
On Internet radio, most stations continued to stream music while talks continued to lower a hike in royalty payments that took effect on Sunday (read more - Jim Puzzanghera-LA Times) (read more - AP) From Audio Graphics -- It's been a roller coaster week these past seven days. Coming off a Day of Silence that saw partial internet radio participation and a slew of publicity releases about SoundExchange, you'd have to believe this was all a dream because now everything appears to be over, running normal, the same as before. It's not! It's time to bring to light a few of the items left on the table between SoundExchange and the internet radio community. Some have been not so obvious to the masses, who usually only read headlines (read more - Audio Graphics) ARBitron numbers for Des Moines, Albuquerque, El Paso, Charleston, SC and Jackson (read 'em) From George Mair -- Kathie Couric says she now regrets moving to CBS. She wanted a new format and was promised one but the old boys at the network wouldn’t let her have it******She should of learned from experience of Barbara Walters who went through same struggle 30 years ago (read more - LA LA Land) mSpot has added the FOX Sports Radio Network to mSpot Radio’s growing lineup of more than 100 channels. FOX Sports Radio will deliver live and on-demand sports action directly to mobile phones – from the latest stats and box scores to passionate sports talk and commentary from well-known industry veterans From
Rush Limbaugh -- "The
latest National Review
cover story on the
Ironically,
the photo on the cover
From Tim Cuprisin -- Patti Genko does her last drive-time slot on WJZI-FM (93.3) Friday afternoon as she leaves to concentrate on her audio-video production business (read more - Milwaukee JS) From Tom Becka
-- I just got back from a weekend in Okoboji. Okoboji, Iowa. It was
a peaceful, relaxing, weekend filled with swimming, boating, eating,
drinking
The WWOK - WIGL - WQAM reunion will be held in Miami on July 21. View the photos from the halcyon days and get details at www.appleson.com Starting today, Starbuck's will be selling digital EPs from emerging artists via the Starbucks Entertainment section of the Apple music store (read more - Erica Futterman-Rolling Stone) The spring of 2007 was a good one for sports radio in Toronto. According to BBM radio ratings released yesterday for the period of April 16 to June 10, The FAN 590 rose to sixth place overall in its target male 25-54 age group (read more - Toronto Star CA) HipCricket and McVay Media announced an alliance to help their clients extend and translate marketing campaigns to the mobile phone screen. Together, the partners serve a network of more than 200 broadcast outlets, including radio groups such as Clear Channel, Cox, CBS, ESPN, and Fox Sports, TV networks such as NBC, ABC and brands such as General Motors, Disney, and I-Cruise (read more - PR Newswire) Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will guest host Tuesday, July 17 on SIRIUS Satellite Radio's The Wilkow Majority, filling in for conservative host Andrew Wilkow. The Wilkow Majority airs from 12:00 - 3:00 pm on SIRIUS Patriot channel 144 From Laura Nachman -- Temple University’s radio station, WRTI 90.1-FM, is holding a reunion for students who worked for the station on Saturday, October 6. For more details, go to www.alumni.temple.edu (read more - Philly Burbs)
Murphy Martin, veteran
radio and pioneer ABC TV network anchor,
Texas Radio
Hall of Famer and RDN Special
A new call center in El Paso for XM Satellite Radio opened last week. It's expected to have about 300 employees within four months (read more - Vic Kolenc - El Paso Times) Clear Channel Radio announced an industry-wide call-for-entries for its Excellence in Advertising on Radio (EAR) Awards, which was created to recognize outstanding radio creative throughout the country. Prizes will be valued at more than $1 million as Clear Channel Radio encourages radio advertisers, agencies, broadcast entities, and creative houses across the country to submit entries by the August 10th, 2007 contest deadline. Entry is free, and creative advertisement submissions can be uploaded at www.earawards.com Mike Marino’s BitXchange, a daily prep service syndicated by Envision Radio Networks, adds affiliate KBIG-FM Los Angeles “The Planet 92.7” WRVC-FM/Charleston-Huntington, WV is the newest affiliate of Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock, which debuts July 30th in over 25 markets in the US and Canada Monday July 16, 2007 Although the music is still streaming and U.S. Internet radio providers are breathing a momentary sigh of relief, the future of online radio is still uncertain. For fans of Internet radio, it's all about the sound. The sound of old songs that they love. The sound of new music they can't get anywhere else. The problem is that ticking sound (read more - Matthew Pioro-The National Post CA) (read more - Dan Majors-Pittsburg Post-Gazette) (read more - Al Tompkins-Poynter Online) And then there were the Marconi Awards -- NAB announced today the finalists for the NAB Marconi Radio Awards honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced on September 27 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, during The NAB Radio Show at the Charlotte Convention Center (read the list of nominees - NAB) From David Hinckley -- In Hot-97 morning host Miss Jones' autobiography she recounts affairs with Busta Rhymes and Doug E. Fresh, as well as less famous fellows + She portrays long-time Hot-97 program director Tracy Cloherty as elusive and prone to criticize without suggestions for improvement. "Tracy just bitched and never gave us the tools to be better," writes Jones (read more - NY Daily News) From Sarah McBride -- Earlier this year, Clear Channel Communications' Premiere Radio Networks unit began marketing data on the most popular downloads from illegal file- sharing networks to help radio stations shape their playlists. The theory is that the songs attracting the most downloads online also will win the most listeners on the radio, helping stations sell more advertising (read more - Indy Star) Brad Messer, after 47 years in the radio biz at legendary stations like KLIF 1190 and KILT 610 in Texas, and KYA, KGB and KMET on the West Coast, is off the air at KTSA 550 in San Antonio. Brad and wife Carole are planning a long, long trip to and through Oregon, Washington State and British Columbia during "the next phase" ... What else lies ahead on the highway of the future for this Texas Radio Hall of Fame charter year inductee? (visit www.BradMesser.com) From W. Scott Bailey -- Even after Clear Channel's nearly $200 Million deal with ARBitron, including the PPM, CC's search for ratings alternatives may not be over (read more - SA Biz Journal) From Ben Fong-Torres -- Radio broadcasters and fans are mourning Frank Terry, who died June 20 of colon cancer at his home in the Sonora Hills. Terry was one of the first Boss Jocks on KHJ, the flagship station of programmer Bill Drake's (and his PD Ron Jacobs') Boss Radio format, which swept Top 40 radio beginning in 1965 + After naming Dave "Your Duke" Sholin, an integral part of KFRC in its Top 40 years, to do mornings (he began July 9), CBS Radio tapped Celeste Perry for middays. This is another stroke of genius (read more - SF Chronicle) In a little noticed speech last month at a Canadian broadcasting conference, Konrad von Finckenstein, newly appointed chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, told the industry that new media is "the defining challenge of our time in broadcasting. There is no more important matter facing the Commission, nor does any other matter have such long-term consequences" (read more - Michael Geist-Toronto Star CA) From Jeff Jacoby -- Better than a debate over the Fairness Doctrine, though, would be a debate over whether radio and television should be regulated by government in the first place. The standard justification for such regulation is that the airwaves are public property. There are only a finite number of broadcast frequencies, the statists say. If the government didn't own and license them, the result would be chaos. Well, the supply of land is finite, too . Yet no one argues that real estate should be nationalized and licensed by the feds. It is obvious that land can be bought and sold in a free market without resulting in anarchy. Why should the broadcast spectrum be any different? (read more - Jeff Jacoby - Boston Globe) From John Gorman -- Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) put his head back in its shell for the weekend after being blocked from attaching measures to an FCC funding bill, which, if passed, would give the FCC back the right to play judge and jury. Its six-figure fines are designed to chastise stations and networks for any expletives broadcast- even if it happens by accident (read more - John Gorman) From David Barron -- Another week of upheaval in Houston sports radio with the release Wednesday of the Arbitron portable people meter readings for June, the first such report that stations can use as currency for advertising sales. If you're just catching up to this drama, KILT (610 AM) is the only one of the three full-time all-sports stations that has registered in the PPMs the last two months. KBME (790 AM) and KFNC (97.5 FM) have been skunked across the board (read more - Houston Chronicle) David McDavid Automotive Group, a division of dealership giant Asbury Automotive Group -- with some 7 dealerships in Dallas and Houston Texas -- is announcing it will offer Visteon's JUMP HD Digital Radio to customers buying new or used cars. And for all new Honda vehicles purchased during the month of July, McDavid Group is giving away a complimentary HD JUMP receiver and will be announcing similar promotions next week in their other Texas stores (see and download the HD Radio Commercials) Chu Pui-hing, director of broadcasting for the government-funded Radio Television Hong Kong network, asked for early retirement, 10 months ahead of schedule, for his self-described "outrageous" (and intoxicated) behavior when he was caught by paparazzi walking hand-in-hand with a prostitute outside the Must Kara karaoke "hostess bar" near the red-light zone of the Wan Chai district, an area made famous by the novel and 1961 movie The World of Suzie Wong (read more - Augustine Tan-Asia Times) From Michael Futch -- Persistent scuttlebutt has it that Fayetteville’s news talk WFNC may be going sports talk. ESPN Radio, according to the chatter (read more - Fayetteville Observer) From Tommy Kramer
-- You've got a
great bit going. The phone lines are lit up. You and the Listeners
have each had funny or poignant lines about the subject. When do you
From Gary Lycan -- On the radio: Will royalty rate hikes doom music on Internet radio? (read more - OC Register) From Evan Serpick -- Hot on the heels of releasing the most drooled-over gadget in history, Apple appears to be prepping another quantum leap in the digital-music space. A leaked patent application shows that Steve Jobs and Co. are working on next-level iPhones and iPods with device-to-device wireless connectivity (read more - Rolling Stone) Word about " Ya Es Hora" – has spread quickly on Spanish-language media giant Univision, one of NALEO's partners in the effort to inspire more Latinos to become citizens and register to vote (read more - Amy Taxin-OC Register) Conrad Black boasted until the bitter end that the criminal charges against him wouldn't stick, but now, convicted of fraud and obstruction, the deposed media titan joins the ranks of great white-collar crooks busted for hubris and greed. Even his former company, Hollinger International, which has since changed its name to Sun Times Media Group, is seeking $542 million in damages from Black (read more - Janet Whitman-NY Post) From Tom Van Riper -- At the seventh annual Sports Executive Leadership Conference at the posh Broadmoor resort, execs at XM surmised that the odds of the company’s proposed merger with rival Sirius Satellite Radio passing regulatory muster as "a coin flip" (read more - Forbes) From Claude Hall
-- I didn't
die. Though, to be honest, the concept was quite interesting once or
twice. My left leg was From Robert Wilonsky -- The Washington, D.C.-based Future of Music Coalition filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, in which the FMC basically accuses San Antonio-based Clear Channel of payola. Again. Why? Well, it's a long story that begins with an April settlement reached between the FCC and Clear Channel, CBS Radio, Citadel and Entercom (read more - Dallas Observer) Billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien has expanded his media empire in Ireland by buying three more radio stations. Emap is shifting its focus to its faster-growing business-to-business and digital units (read more - Belfast Telegraph U.K.) (read more - Forbes) Talk radio is already under control by the FCC. We don't need a legislative fix; we need government to stay out. The market should determine what should be and shouldn't be aired, not Congress. Talk radio, at least to our listening audience, offers more than political commentary. It also offers information about local news and events, issues, community involvement possibilities, etc. It is also another way that local businesses can advertise effectively and on a budget (read more - Lisa Peana - Herald Dispatch) From Jonathan Turner -- It wasn't just another day at the office Friday morning for Greg Dwyer and Bill Michaels. "A lot of what I noticed, listeners wouldn't notice," Mr. Michaels -- an admitted perfectionist -- said after the return of the "Dwyer & Michaels Morning Show" on WXLP-FM 97 Rock, a Cumulus Media station (read more - Quad Cities Online) SoundExchange, an industry-backed organization that collects royalties for record labels and artists, said that it would agree to cap the minimum fee at $50,000 a year — if Webcasters provided more data about which songs they play and take steps to prevent listeners from using their computers to copy or store the radio streams (read more - Jeff Leeds-NY Times) (read more - Rolling Stone) (read more - Cassimir Medford-Red Herring) From Jacobs Media -- A recent poll by Maxim - their Man Poll - confirms what you've been reading in our 2007 Tech Poll. Traditional media still play an important role for men, even 18-34 year-old guys. TV would be the primary source for three-fourths of these respondents (74%) if they were designing a campaign to reach themselves, followed by magazines and the Internet. Radio lags well behind, mentioned by only 17%. We've seen this before (read more - Jacobs Media) Reps. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and John Dingell, D-Mich., sent a letter Friday to the chairman of the FCC asking him whether the agency's rules are adequate to address potential problems arising from the private-equity deals, mentioning pending acquisitions involving Alltel Corp and Clear Channel Communications (read more - MarketWatch) (read more - Reuters) "Big" Willie Robinson and his wife, Tomiko, the legendary founders of the “National and International Brotherhood of Street Racers”, have joined “THE CAR NUT” (visit www.SteveParker.com) From Peter Kaplan -- Sen. John Rockefeller of West Virginia on Thursday introduced a bill that would allow regulators to follow through on a new rule that says expletives uttered on broadcast television are a violation of TV decency standards (read more - Reuters) TV Land becomes the home to everything Elvis Presley this August when the network celebrates the King of Rock 'n' Roll with a month-long tribute commemorating his legacy. TVLand.com will also offer excerpts from a radio interview conducted by former KPOI-FM's DJ Tom Moffatt after Elvis returned from the Army (read more - CNN Money) Brad Messer has been on and off the air at KTSA since 1980 and a talk show host since 1991 on the San Antonio AM 550 station of legends. As of Thursday, July 12, the Charter Year Inductee of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame is no longer on the air (visit www.BradMesser.com) From Phillip Ramati -- While the move surprised listeners of WMAC-AM 940's "Macon Morning News," Jami Gaudet said she's been contemplating bidding listeners goodbye after seven years on the air, even before the departure of former co-host Kenny Burgamy, who left the air May 11 for a bank job (read more - Macon Telegraph) From David Hinckley -- Thousands of fans of the station that became a New York institution and the country's signature radio outlet for oldies were figuratively dancing in the streets yesterday at the news that CBS Radio has brought back the old spirit - even if it doesn't have the "oldies" label, and even if some of the music is more recent than what WCBS-FM played back in the day (read more - NY Daily News) From Louis Hau -- Radio can blame itself. While radio exposure remains essential for recording artists to notch platinum-plus sales, much of the FM dial remains mired in the nostalgia of classic rock and "Jack" programming formats or conservative playlists of new releases by mostly proven hitmakers. Those seeking musical discovery look elsewhere. Meanwhile, the sharp decline in the sale of compact discs has pushed record labels and music publishers to seek new revenue sources and has left them more than happy to cooperate with TV shows looking to license their music (read more - Forbes) Media baron Conrad Black has been found guilty of stealing millions from shareholders and obstructing justice and faces up to 20 years in jail. The sensational Chicago jury verdict completes the cataclysmic downfall of Lord Black of Crossharbour -- once in charge of the world's third biggest newspaper group, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Fairfax group in Australia, publisher of The Age and Sunday Age (read more - Stefanie Balogh-Sunday Herald Sun AU) From Peter Lauria -- During some downtime in Sun Valley, Viacom's Sumner Redstone engaged with reporters for over an hour in a free-flowing discussion that touched on everything from his company's lawsuit against Google and YouTube, to Katie Couric, to Paramount Pictures CEOBrad Grey's job security and CBS chief Les Moonves' pay package (read more - NY Post) ARBitron numbers Omaha-Council Bluffs, Chattanooga, Columbia SC, Huntsville, Little Rock and Shreveport (read 'em) Early iPhone owners are overwhelmingly happy with their devices, a survey out Friday says, and Apple and AT&T are luring customers from rivals as a result (read more - Edward C. Baig - USA Today) Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky love animals, and not just their beloved English bulldog, Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell (named after their fun-loving friend, Rebecca) From Doug Pullen -- 10 days before the invasion of Iraq, singer Natalie Maines infamously cracked that they were "ashamed" President Bush was from their home state. The press jumped all over Natalie Maines' comment, especially conservative TV and radio blowhards. The media feeding frenzy, sometimes fanned by the group itself, became a litmus test for how far the meanings of patriotism and free speech can be stretched at a time of war and in the face of an angry country radio audience (some of the group's country radio critics get their say here) and corporate radio that tries to have it both ways (Lewis Dickey of Cumulus Broadcasting, which owns several Flint stations, gets verbally slapped by Sen. John McCain). Things have changed, of course, particularly the Chicks (read more - Flint Journal) 93.3 WMMR’s The Preston and Steve Show commemorated the Philadelphia Phillies’ inevitable 10,000th loss by releasing 10,000 marbles down Philly’s historic Art Museum steps. The event was inspired by an Animal House drop that is frequently used on the Show: “May I have ten thousand marbles, please?” (Yes, WMMR employees gathered up every marble before leaving the Museum) Today’s Bits adds WGNE-FM/ Jacksonville, Florida as its newest affiliate Vince Gill has been a frequent visitor to XM Satellite Radio's studios, particularly in December when he stopped in to tape three programs in support of his latest album, These Days. Not surprisingly, Mr. Gill is also a fan of satellite radio because, he said, "I can tune in and listen to whatever I want." And, he added, "That's the beauty of this record: It can get played on about eight of their channels" (read more - Dallas News) The third annual ESPN Radio "Don't Give Up ESPYS V Foundation Auction" raised $851,036 in net proceeds for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a 95% increase over last year's total Friday July 13, 2007 From David Hinckley -- Veteran New York deejay Bob Shannon woke up on June 3, 2005, all ready to take his regular shift on WCBS-FM. Yesterday - 769 days later - he finally did. "They pulled the plug that day," said a smiling Shannon as he prepared to sign the "old" WCBS-FM back onto the air at 1:01 p.m. yesterday. "Now they've plugged it back in" (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News) From Michael Starr -- WCBS FM roared back to life yesterday (at 1:01 p.m.) with the Beach Boys hit "Do It Again" signaling the sta tion's revival after spending the last two years as Jack FM (read more - NY Post) A federal appeals panel has declined to delay a substantial increase in royalties that Internet radio stations must pay for playing music, clearing the way for the rates to take effect Sunday (read more - Washington Post) (read more - LA Times) (read more - Eliot Van Buskirk -Wired) From Jessica Heslam -- Boston talkmeister Howie Carr just returned to the mic at WRKO (680 AM) - and was forced by his bosses to tell his legions of listeners that he’s not allowed to discuss his plans to jump ship to a rival station. Before he returned the air, Carr’s bosses at Entercom Communications, the company that owns the AM station, handed him a letter to read (read more - Boston Herald) From Tim Cuprisin -- WISN-AM (1130) talker Mark Belling's Sunday morning TV show is disappearing from Channel 58 after a failure to reach a financial deal with the CBS station + WJYI-AM (1340) has added another German music program to its weekend ethnic lineup. "Frühstück mit Hans," ("Breakfast With Hans") is hosted by German-born Hans-Peter Schaaf (read more - Milwaukee JS) From Robert Feder -- Sky Daniels, one of Chicago's best known rock jocks of the 1980s, is returning to WLUP-FM (97.9), the station that made him famous when, on Monday and Tuesday, he'll fill in as afternoon personality + Franklin D. Roosevelt, who mastered the art of political communication on radio during his presidency, is the inspiration for a new award being established by Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications (read more - Chicago Sun-Times) Interep has appointed Michael Walsh to the position of President/Chief Operating Officer for the company. He'll report to Dave Kennedy, Interep's CEO and Vice Chairman (read more - Interep) From David Hinckley -- For those keeping score at home, the honeymoon for the "new" WCBS-FM lasted about 30 minutes. That's how long it took for the first message board poster to say he'd listened to the station's launch, decided it was playing tired and boring songs, and probably wouldn't be listening any more. Tough crowd, New York (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News) From Don Kaplan -- NBC News officials refuse to say if the network will continue its popular Chris Hansen "To Catch a Predator" pedophile sting series - after a Texas prosecutor dropped charges against 24 men caught by the series last year and the D.A. also blamed "Dateline" and Perverted Justice for making prosecutions impossible (read more - NY Post) From Jennifer Harper -- Three actors with bad lines: Mel Gibson insulted Jews, Michael Richards shrieked the "n-word" and Isaiah Washington hurled a homosexual insult at a fellow performer, all in very public settings. How offended are we by such incivility? Some epithets are worse than others, according to a Harris survey released yesterday, which gauged America's tolerance for racial slurs and other derision. "Despite these feelings, few adults feel the government should ban the use of such language on television or radio," the survey said (read more - Washington Times) Greater Media's HD Radio stations in Detroit have launched a new promotion with Dick Genthe Chevrolet in the Motor City that will give a new HD Radio receiver to each customer who purchases a used car before August 31 There’s no big movement afoot to bring it back. But the Fairness Doctrine is getting a lot of attention lately (read more - Congressional Quarterly) Don Meredith, the first analyst on "Monday Night Football," is this year's recipient of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, which recognizes longtime exceptional contributions to radio and TV in professional football (read more - Contra Costa Times) ESPN personality Dan Patrick will join a new broadcast venture called "The Content Factory," a company that wants to transmit radio content over different mediums (read more - MSNBC) (read more - LA Times) (read more - Susan Bickelhaupt-Boston Globe) From Judd Zulgad -- KFAN afternoon-drive host Dan Barreiro had been engaged in contract discussions with local Clear Channel boss Mick Anselmo in recent months might have changed Monday when Anselmo was fired as the president and market manager of Clear Channel Minneapolis (read more - Minneapolis Star-Tribune) A complaint against the Washington Post charged that employees were not fairly paid for work they contributed to Washington Post Radio (read more - Forbes) (read more - Biz Journals) Katie Couric is struggling in the ratings, but she isn't leaving the "CBS Evening News" anytime soon, according to CBS News president Sean McManus (read more - Richard Huff-NY Daily News) From Bridge Ratings -- Sunday July 15, 2007 marks the date when significant rate increases in copyright royalty rates go into effect as imposed by the Copyright Royalty Board and also the date that Internet Radio station owners must pay the new rates retroactively to January 2006 ... Bridge Ratings questioned a national sample of 1050 Internet radio listeners over the last ten days to determine how this increase would impact them (read the report - Bridge Ratings) ARBitron numbers for Nashville Knoxville Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol Oklahoma City Grand Rapids (read 'em) From Gary Allyn -- I remember many years ago when I was just starting out as a Disc Jockey, people would ask what I did for a living. After I proudly said that I was in Radio, several would respond: "Oh, you’re a parasite...a whore!" Meaning, that I made money off the talents of others. I always resented that remark. Still do. Sadly, many in the Recording Industry have felt this way, some still do (read more - Gary Allyn) Tonight, Friday, July 13, George Noory will be a guest on CNN’s Larry King Live for a special on the 60th anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident From Mike Copeland -- The future of four Waco radio stations remains uncertain as their owner, Clear Channel Communications, prepares to merge with two private equity firms and may have to sell off stations to meet federal rules (read more - Waco Tribune Herald) It’s business as usual, we will be carrying the ball games,” said Judy Cornett, the market manager for Clear Channel, which is the company that currently owns WIRO. Clear Channel is hoping to sell the station to GoodRadio.TV, LLC, a company that formed in January and already owns several AM and FM stations (read more - Mark Shaffer-The Ironton Tribune) If dueling were still in style, it would be pistols at dawn for staunch environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and veteran ABC newsman John Stossel. Kennedy has been on the warpath for years over his belief that big-media journalists have played down global warming (read more - NY Post-Page Six) Bob Sirkin will serve as Anchor and Correspondent for FOX News Radio, beginning on Monday, July 16th. Previously, Sirkin covered a variety of local, state and national issues as Anchor and Correspondent for All News KNX Los Angeles. There, he also hosted a one-hour, prime-time documentary on the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy From Kent Burkhart
-- On Monday (7-9-07) I got to say hello to a broadcaster friend of
mine -- his entrepreneurial spirit is extraordinary; therefore, you
should know him -- and I will
From Lee Abrams
-- When we put XM together, a lot of it was actually about “old”
thinking. The technology was strikingly new---but the programming
was in some cases…old. In this case, much of it was about bringing
back the
KLOS' midday air personality,
Cynthia Fox was presented a
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council submitted a petition for rulemaking to the FCC to help small businesses, particularly those owned by minorities and women, purchase radio stations. MMTC proposed that the FCC allow a grandfathered cluster of radio stations to be transferred intact to any buyer that promises to spin off the cluster, or stations in the cluster in excess of the local ownership cap, to a small business within a year 710 ESPN and its listeners, helped raise $61,000 in donations for the V Foundation Auction, a non-profit charity designed to help find a cure for Cancer From Laura Nachman -- Former Eagles linebacker Garry “G” Cobb continues to tackle new projects; giving motivational speeches, continuing his talk show on WIP-610-AM, and launching his Eagle-centric Web site (read more - Philly Burbs) There were two sides to Stan Zemanek – the boorish on-air redneck, and the shy, charming gentleman away from the microphone. Yesterday, friends and colleagues of Zemanek, who died early yesterday from a brain tumour, were mourning the real Stan – not the man whom Melbourne's radio audience loved to hate (read more - Siobhan Duck-Herald Sun AU) B103.9 WXKB-FM program director Matt Johnson was recently honored as one of the radio industry’s 30 most gifted professionals under 30 Thursday July 12, 2007 From Save Net Radio -- The emergency stay sought on behalf of webcasters, millions of listeners and the artists and music they support has been denied. UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS BY JULY 15th, the new ruinous royalty rates will go into effect on Sunday, threatening the future of all Internet radio (read more - SaveNetRadio.org) U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is questioning four major radio companies on their commitment to ending payola or “pay-for-play” practices. In a letter to CBS Radio, Entercom Communications, Clear Channel Communications, and Citadel Broadcasting, Feingold wrote that he was troubled by possible violations of the voluntary “rules of engagement” the groups agreed to in April following their $12.5 million settlement with the federal government over payola practice (read more - Senator Russ Feingold - U.S. Senate) From Tim Cuprisin -- CNBC gets a direct competitor Oct. 15 when the Fox Business Network debuts (read more - Tim Cuprisin-Milwaukee JS) From Robert Feder -- A six-minute piece of videotape shot over a backyard fence not only torpedoed the career of WMAQ-Channel 5 reporter Amy Jacobson. It also was the opening shot in what could become all-out war between two television titans. In choosing to air selected parts of a tape showing a swimsuit-clad Jacobson and her two kids around Craig Stebic's pool, WBBM-Channel 2 broke a longstanding tradition in Chicago (read more - Robert Feder - Chicago Sun-Times) Westwood One President and CEO Peter Kosann will leave in 2008 ahead of the planned termination of a management agreement with CBS Radio (read more - Forbes) Glenn Beck’s CNN Headline program averaged 139,400 viewers in the 25-54 demo the week prior to his CNN stint. Moving to the much more widely viewed CNN, he was only able to increase his audience by 1.7%. Even worse, he under-performed the teetering Paula Zahn by over 23%. Zahn, it should be noted, is rumored to be on the way out because of her lackluster ratings (read more - News Corpse) From Michael Klein -- I's are dotted, T's are crossed and Angi Taylor is now officially part of Chris Booker's Q102 morning show + Shuffling at Radio One, whose local stations are urban WPHI (100.3), gospel WPPZ (103.9), and adult urban WRNB (107.9). Days after operations manager Daisy Davis left, Elroy "R.C." Smith replaced her (read more - Michael Klein-Philly Inquirer) From John Gorman -- There is a place for Howard. There’s a place for Opie and Anthony. If that doesn’t happen to be your place – change the station. If Clear Channel is blanketing its active rock stations with shock jocks in all dayparts – change the station. In fact, in their case, most already have. Moving right along. Have you heard the latest one about Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)? (read more - John Gorman) From Tyler Savery -- As the Sirius/XMSR merger is on the minds of many that follow this sector, the timeline becomes important. There are many things to consider regarding the process, and in trying identifying when a decision might be made. It is my opinion that the FCC rulings will come after the DOJ decision. A decision by the DOJ gives the FCC, as an agency, the advantage of not being seen as the “deciding factor” in such a closely watched merger (read more - Seeking Alpha) From Matt Arado -- I had to laugh when CBS Radio started slapping the "Free FM" moniker on some of its stations last year. What did "free" mean, exactly? Did it mean "free to listen to the same 12 songs by the same eight bands over and over"? Or maybe "free to hear 18 minutes of commercials every half-hour"? (read more - Matt Arado-Chicago Daily Herald) For a year now, the Respect MP George Galloway has challenged the trend on a remarkable late-night weekend phone-in on TalkSport. It is a hell of a show, although it sometimes makes you feel as if you are being held with a knife to your throat down a dark alley by the most articulate man in the world. His three-hour epics are not without wit. In a nod to the embarrassment of his Celebrity Big Brother sojourn, in which he impersonated a pussycat (read more - Andrew Billen - New Statesman U.K.) In the past, Mayor Jim Naugle has blessed us with such gems as middle class folks who complain about high home prices are lazy, beer drinking "schlocks." He's not even original, since he loves to steal catch phrases from his idol, Rush Limbaugh, such as "environmental wacko". Naugle recently told South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter Brittany Wallman the proposed $250,000 toilet on Fort Lauderdale beach could help prevent "homosexual activity" because it won't allow enough time for "illegal" sex (read more - Sun Sentinel Opinion) PBS is bringing Tom and Ray Magliozzi, of CAR TALK, to TV. Based on the hit NPR radio show, the as-yet-untitled animated sitcom will launch with ten 30-minute episodes targeted for summer 2008 (read more - PR Newswire) From Mark Ramsey -- The significance of all this (Wi-Max) for radio is, of course, profound. Anywhere, anytime, mobile Internet access will expand the distribution possibilities for all flavors of audio entertainment for any company which is willing to create or license the content and pump it out to an audience on ubiquitous mobile devices. And it will be enabled simply (read more - Mark Ramsey-Hear 2.0) From Jacobs Media -- Pew Research estimates that more than a quarter of 18-25 year olds are now CPO (Cell Phone Only) and they are predicting rampant growth as time goes on ... Pew clearly feels that there's a relationship between CPOs and technical sophistication - a key component for measuring radio and its "new media" competition (read more - Jacobs Media) Hip-hop fans from Saudi Arabia to the Netherlands log on to hear Flint Internet radio station The Miz's Webcasts, says proprietor Eric Thomas. But if new royalty rates for Webcasters go into effect as scheduled on Sunday, Web radio will go the way of the cassette tape, he asserts (read more - Marlon Vaughn-Flint Journal) XM Radio has a new in-dash radio that works with any vehicle's AM/FM stereo regardless of make, brand or year. The CommanderMT by AudioVox seamlessly integrates into any vehicle's dash and goes on sale this month for a suggested price of $179.99 (read more - XM 411) ARBitron numbers for Memphis Raleigh-Durham Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville NC Albany-Schenectady (read 'em) From Jimmy Rabbitt
- On this day in music history, Sam Phillips signed teenaged truck
driver, Elvis Presley to Sun Records in 1954. Then in a one-room
storefront studio called the Memphis Recording
From Tucson Weekly -- When Journal Broadcast Group-owned KZPT FM 104.1 moved to talk at the expense of its floundering modern-hits music format, the decision to jettison on-air staff opened the door for Clear Channel-owned KWMT FM 92.9 The Mountain to add to its talent roster, highlighted by the addition of local music fixture Cathy Rivers. "We're ecstatic that she's here. She sounds amazing," said Clear Channel Tucson operations manager Tim Richards. "She fits the station. She kicks ass. Sheila Kay came here as well" (read more - Joan Schuster-Tucson Weekly) Lady Bird Johnson has died. She had a cool head for business, turning a modest sum of money into a multimillion-dollar radio corporation in Austin that flourished under family ownership for more than a half-century. With a $17,500 inheritance from her mother, she purchased a small, faltering radio station in 1942 in Austin (read more - Kelley Shannon-Forbes) News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared frustrated with the state of talks with Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal (read more - Yahoo News) From Bill Virgin -- One of the biggest radio operators in Washington, at least in terms of the number of stations, is an organization many listeners have never heard of. Unless, of course, they're fans of religious instructional programming or contemporary Christian music, and live in a market where Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls, Idaho, operates an FM translator or a full-power FM station (read more - Bill Virgin-Seattle PI) From Randy Dotinga -- KPBS-FM sacked critic Pat Launer late last month, ending her 20-year career with the radio station and its sister TV operation + Mark Larson for Congress! Mark Larson for ---- oh, never mind. But wait! It's still a definite maybe. That's the word (sort of) from Larson, the talk-show host who recently resigned from KOGO + KLSD doesn't look a day over 28, but the liberal talk station is celebrating its 85th birthday Saturday (read more - Randy Dotinga-NC Times) Herald Bulletin Editorial -- Listeners and viewers always have a choice in what they want to hear or see. There is always a way to change the channel. In this day of specialized broadcast, there is something for all political persuasions. We don’t need the government to decide what’s fair. We can do that for ourselves (read more) On July 23, Mel Karmazin, CEO/Director, Sirius Satellite Radio will discuss the proposed merger with XM Satellite Radio at the National Press Club in Washington Having a satellite TV, cellphone, or Internet connection at home is illegal for most Cuban citizens. But that hasn't stopped the spread of such services on the black market (read more - Eloise Quintanilla-Christian Science Monitor) Larry Miller, 50,
assistant program manager and the
Costas on the Radio is now heard on 160 stations. New stations carrying Bob Costas' show are WLQR-AM 1470 in Toledo, Ohio; WZPN-FM 96.5 in Peoria, Ill.; KKEA-AM 1420 in Honolulu, Hawaii; KCUB-AM 1290 in Tucson, Ariz.; and KICD-AM 1240 in Spencer, Iowa From Murphy Martin
-- The day after Lyndon Johnson soundly trounced Barry Goldwater in
the election, he gave a party for the press corps that had covered
his campaign. It was at the LBJ Ranch, and rain forced us to go
inside one of
Envision Radio Network’s BitXchange by Mike Marino, adds its latest country affiliate WKVS-FM Charlotte, NC Tony Wright, who presents the morning breakfast show on Capital Gold from Cardiff has been axed – prompting a storm of protest from shocked listeners across South Wales (read more - IC Wales U.K.) The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) apologized to Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday (read more - NY Post) Directed Electronics, founded by U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa, warned investors that a steep decline in sales from its Sirius Satellite Radio products would trim revenue expectations for the rest of the year (read more - Mike Freeman-San Diego Union Tribune) Faifax Digital is set to become the pace-setter in online radio with the ability to leverage content, personalities and advertising from Austereo's Triple M and Today networks, as well as Southern Cross Broadcasting's metropolitan talk stations, following deals with the two companies in the past eight months (read more - Australian IT News AU) Radio Advertising Bureau Executive Vice President George Hyde was recently honored as the 2007 recipient of the William J. Brooks Award by the Florida Association of Broadcasters (read more - RAB) Wednesday July 11, 2007 From David Hinckley
-- One big reason WCBS-FM (101.1) is returning to its "signature"
greatest-hits format tomorrow is that listeners simply refused to
let it go. Program director Brian Thomas
and vice president/general manager Jennifer Insiders are whispering that ex-N.Y. Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason will permanently replace Imus in the morning-show slot on CBS-owned WFAN (read more - NY Post-Page Six) Bridge Ratings now projects the satellite radio industry will achieve this goal of net subscribers with a net gain of 800,000 subscribers in Q2. While "brand stimulation" has remained soft through 2007, our weekly in-store and telephone surveying has shown improving interest between mid-April and the end of June with Sirius maintaining its significant brand lead (read more - Bridge Ratings) In Sun Valley, the top brass from media and technology companies are convening for a deep-think retreat hosted by the investment banker Herbert Allen. What's one thing on the minds of the media power elite? How can they survive the rapid-fire technological changes that are transforming their industries and changing the way people get news and entertainment? (read more - MyWay) From Jessica Heslam -- The legal battle over radio host Howie Carr is heating up, with the button-pushing talk jock slapping a lawsuit on his WRKO bosses even as they matched rival WTKK’s contract offer in an effort to stop his defection (read more - Jessica Heslam-Boston Herald) From John Gorman -- Next week will not be a good one for radio or television. The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 goes into law next Friday, July 20. The maximum penalties for obscene, indecent and profane broadcasts will jump from $32,500 to $325,000 for each violation or each day of a continuing violation. There’s a cap to what the Federal Communications Commission can extort…er…extract. Any continuing violation cannot exceed $3 million for any single act. Those numbers aren’t typos (read more - John Gorman) From John Rook
-- It’s a substantial increase in fines for programming considered
indecent with the FCC ready to enforce the Broadcast Decency
Enforcement Act of 2006
From Janet Whitman -- Raising the possibility of a mistrial on at least some of the 13 charges against Conrad Black, the jury at the dethroned press baron's fraud and racketeering trial sent a note to the judge yesterday afternoon saying it was deadlocked on "one or more" of the charges (read more - Janet Whitman-NY Post) From Scott Condon -- When asked if he would appeal within 7-Eleven's system or discuss his firing with the American Civil Liberties Union, Bruno Kirchenwitz said he would like to seek help from a different source - conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh ... If he got a chance to speak to Limbaugh, he said, he would sum up his situation as: "Poor white boy get shot at then gets fired" (read more - Scott Condon - Aspen Times) On the July 9 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, during a discussion of the recent Live Earth concert series -- a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series to raise awareness for issues related to global warming -- co-host Sean Hannity criticized the concept of purchasing carbon credits to offset one's "carbon footprint" as a "joke" and a "fraud" ... However, Hannity has yet to address News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch's pledge to take steps -- including the use of carbon offsets -- "to be carbon neutral, across all our businesses" -- which includes Fox News -- "by 2010" (read more - Media Matters) Although the Internet is the newest medium for information dissemination, it is the fastest growing new medium in history. And is becoming the first point for information reference. A recent report said 2007 could be the year the Net approaches its capacity, with expected demand outstripping supply (read more - The Tide) From Robert Hilliard -- Contrary to the Press Herald editorial's assertion that application of fairness in broadcasting would stifle free speech, it has, in fact, done just the opposite. Before it was abandoned in 1987, for several decades the Fairness Doctrine opened opportunities for a greater diversity of and greater opportunity for free speech for more Americans. The Fairness Doctrine tried to provide all groups in the community — religious, political, or otherwise involved with or affected by an issue important to that community — the democratic opportunity to make their views known — a clear extension of the concept of freedom of speech. This premise in the U.S. Constitution is that our nation is strengthened when all bona fide viewpoints are heard (read more - Robert Hilliard-Press Herald) Expanding a hunt for commerce in the burgeoning art of Web video, Hollywood’s United Talent Agency and the Internet-based advertising agency Spot Runner have started a ministudio for digital entertainment from established actors, directors and others, the agencies said on Tuesday (read more - Michael Cieply-NY Times) From Robert Feder -- Although she acknowledged a "lapse in judgment" for going swimming with the estranged husband of a missing Plainfield woman, Amy Jacobson never imagined it would destroy her career as a reporter for WMAQ-Channel 5. "I'm crushed. I can't lie to you. I'm devastated," she said (read more - Robert Feder-Chicago Sun-Times) From Sonny Melendrez
-- While technology has come a long way, I find it interesting that
just about every radio ever built would still work today. My first
was a crystal radio
From Floyd J. McKay -- Talk radio is blamed — or credited, if you wish — for killing President George W. Bush's immigration legislation. The beast has turned on its friend, and bitten him in the (right) rear. Don't look for retribution, however. The right will not turn on its mouthpiece and refuse to appear on its programs or halt conservative talkers' access to influential leaders. Talk radio and the right need each other, and it didn't happen overnight. A 1950 study found an audience of 55 million for WestbrookPegler and Fulton Lewis Jr., both of whom had fascist tendencies. Liberal commentator Drew Pearson had an audience of 15 million, and 25 million listened to Walter Winchell, whose views were unpredictable but who was close to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (read more - Floyd J. McKay-Seattle Times) Q102 is said to be finalizing details to bring Angi Taylor to Chris Booker's morning show. Taylor, based in Chicago, has been on a long-term tryout. She left the station in September 2004. Among pesky details: how often she'd work from home (read more - Michael Klein-Philly Inquirer) The life and times of home electronics peddler "Crazy Eddie" Antar may soon become a major movie, thanks to Danny DeVito and his Jersey Films (read more - Page Six-NY Post) From Mark Ramsey -- Recently, marketing guru Seth Godin challenged the radio industry to recognize the direction of the wind and seize its future. One key to seizing that future is leveraging the incredible assets represented by our stations' websites. And one company at the leading edge of that effort is Mass 2 One and their new hassle-free one-stop Internet strategy for radio stations called "ECO." I talked with former KFMB radio GM and new ECO evangelist Tracy Johnson about what ECO is and why it matters to your radio station (read more - Mark Ramsey-Hear 2.0) From Tim Cuprisin -- WTMJ-AM (620) demonstrated a wise bit of flexibility Tuesday and apparently waived a contract requirement that would have prevented fired morning host Ken Herrera from taking another job in Milwaukee radio (read more - Tim Cuprisin) From Jacobs Media -- We've received quite a few reactions/responses to the latest findings from Tech Poll III, indicating the power of television among radio audiences. I've heard everything from "How could you guys put out an anti-radio piece?" to "This is news?" But it is news - and it isn't necessarily a negative (read more - Jacobs Media) iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital AM/FM HD Radio technology, has hired James Spencer as senior vice president and chief financial officer The Live Earth concert, Al Gore's sprawling worldwide effort to raise environmental awareness, wasn't a big television draw. NBC's Saturday-night highlights show was seen by 2.75 million people, according to Nielsen Media Research, or fewer people than watched the soccer match between Argentina and Peru that night on Univision (read more - David Bauder-NY Post) From David Hinckley - Most of New York wasn't born when the Dodgers ditched Brooklyn for Los Angeles after the 1957 season. So the strongest recommendation for HBO's "The Ghosts of Flatbush" is that it understands why the story still matters (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News) NBC Universal and Clear Channel Taxi Media have received final approval from the Taxi & Limousine Commission to begin airing the NY10 network in New York City taxicabs (read more - PR-GB) Premiere Radio Networks’ The Steve Harvey Morning Show will join Carter-Sherman’s 107.9 JAMZ lineup in Wichita in the 5am-9am CST weekday morning slot on Monday ARBitron numbers from San Antonio, Austin, Jacksonville, Louisville, Tulsa, New Orleans and Baton Rouge (read 'em) Tuesday July 10, 2007 Has Jack gone Splat? Is the much vaunted "Jack" radio format falling out of favor with listeners? You can't blame people for wondering after Monday's announcement from New York radio station WCBS-FM 101.1 that it has decided to ditch Jack and re-embrace the oldies format it had abandoned two years ago (read more - Louis Hau-Forbes) (read more - Cristina Kinon-NY Daily News) Sunday July 15 could be a dark
day for Internet radio. A new royalty structure begins that will
wipe out the small budgets of many Internet radio stations.
This assault on one of the last escapes from
bland commercial radio could be avoided if From Page Six -- Dan Abrams is said to be thrilled to be back on the air at 9 p.m. at MSNBC, where he's also the general manager running the cable channel and has Joe Scarborough doing the morning time slot vacated by Don Imus (read more - NY Post-Page Six) Arbitron announced that Entravision has signed a multi-year, agreement for Portable People MeterTM radio ratings services in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, Sacramento and Las Vegas, as and when those services are rolled out by Arbitron “Our (1st quarter) results were in line with guidance for the quarter,” Emmis Chairman and CEO Jeff Smulyan said. “As expected, weakness in our radio division persisted, and we will continue to face challenges as we look for the changes we’ve implemented in our largest markets to gain momentum” (read more - Emmis) (read more - Indy Star) WRKO appears set to launch an all-out legal battle to stop Howie Carr’s defection to its FM rival, but lawyers for the star talk show host say station executives bungled a key chance to keep him (read more - Jessica Heslam-Boston Herald) (read more - Carolyn Y. Johnson-Boston Globe) From Cari Tuna -- As of Monday morning, local radio powerhouse Mick Anselmo is out of his position as president and market manager of Clear Channel Radio Twin Cities (read more - Cari Tuna-Minneapolis Star-Tribune) From Richard Huff -- Katie Couric may have been laying the groundwork for a future outside of the "CBS Evening News" in an interview with New York magazine, but as of yesterday, the network was banking on her being around through the 2008 election (read more - Richard Huff-NY Daily News) Corus Entertainment revenues were up nine per cent at $197.6 million, up nine per cent, with combined radio and television revenue up seven per cent for the quarter and year-to-date (read more - Toronto Star CA) XM Satellite Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio said that the volume, diversity and strength of the public comments filed with the FCC during its public comment period demonstrate persuasively that their merger is in the public interest and should be approved (read more - PR Newswire) (read more - Brooks Boliek-Hollywood Reporter-MSNBC) NAB FILES PETITION TO DENY XM/SIRIUS MERGER -- The National Association of Broadcasters ("NAB"), by its attorneys, hereby files this Petition to Deny the above-captioned application. The nation's only two satellite digital audio radio service ("satellite DARS") providers - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. ("XM") and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. ("Sirius") - seek to merge into a satellite DARS monopoly. The Commission should reject the proposed merger (read more - NAB) American Values called on the Federal Communications Commission to approve the proposed merger between SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio , highlighting the combined company's "block and rebate" offering and its benefit to American families (read more - CNN Money) Dan Patrick will be leaving ESPN, it was announced by Patrick and Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, production. Patrick’s final radio broadcast will be on Friday, Aug. 17. The mutual agreement will allow Patrick to pursue new interests outside of ESPN, and will bring to an end his involvement with ESPN’s radio, television and magazine outlets. The week of Patrick’s final show, ESPN Radio will look back at memorable moments from the show, in addition to featuring special guest appearances and interviews (read more - Teddy Greenstein-Chicago Tribune) (read more - Reid Cherner-USA Today) ARBitron numbers for Kansas City, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Birmingham and Honolulu (read 'em) From George Wilson
-- Since the
disaster called "Dark Tuesday" some radio people have
inquired from me--although there are many people as qualified to
ask-- how to
From The Radio Babe --
Dear Radio Babe: When I
tune in for "oldies," I listen to the Dove FM station, but it has
one
From Laura Nachman's Broadcasting All Star Team List -- Larry King (CNN) – Viewers can count on one faux pas or silly question per show, but his hard-working staff gets his show the best guests on a consistent basis. And nobody does death like Larry! + Not having an all star year: Paula Zahn (CNN) – Zahn is rumored to soon lose her 8 p.m. show on CNN to Glenn Beck (read more of the list - Laura Nachman-Philly Burbs) From Robert Feder -- Amy Jacobson, a reporter for WMAQ-Channel 5, is in hot water with her bosses for going swimming on her day off with the estranged husband of a missing Plainfield woman + There's still no settlement in the dispute involving Channel 2 news anchor Diann Burns and the contractor who built her $3 million Lincoln Park mansion + Arthur Liu's New York-based Multicultural Radio Broadcasting has sold time-brokered Spanish WNTD-AM (950) for $15 million to Sovereign City Radio Services (read more - Robert Feder-Chicago Sun-Times) Greater Media Detroit Senior
Vice President & Regional
Less than two months after being pushed out as programming chief at ratings-challenged NBC, Kevin Reilly has landed a job at Fox Broadcasting (read more - Janet Whitman-NY Post) From Jacobs Media -- As if the music industry couldn't get even more absurd, the musicFIRST coalition has trotted out a ridiculous "study" from a University of Texas (at Dallas) professor, Stan Liebowitz. Mark Ramsey, Larry Rosin, and the NAB have already pilloried this bizarre piece of supposed (non-primary) research that claims that radio airplay actually hurts record sales. It is hard to believe they are actually trumpeting this study as a way to generate support for extracting higher royalty fees from radio. Talk about biting the hand that has fed them all these years (read more - Jacobs Media) From Stephen Williams
-- HD Radio - the sonic equivalent of high-definition television, on
a much smaller scale - has
HDNet will be offering a
free download of DAN
RATHER REPORTS Episode #223 “The Constitution in Question” From Happy Hare
-- There is an old jock joke that
goes, “I went to the market and bought a package of chicken parts
Jim "Catfish" Prewitt of DFW moves to 101.9 The Wolf in Sacramento to do afternoons 3 - 7 The Money Pit with Tom Kraeutler and Leslie Segrete adds affiliates, KWED AM in San Antonio, KONP AM in Port Angeles, and WOGO AM in Chippewa Falls Michael Medved is hosting his third tour of Israel this Summer with 200 listeners from all around the nation Mobile marketing firm HipCricket Inc. announced Tuesday that it has inked new partnerships with six broadcast radio groups (read more - NW Innovation) Renel Brooks-Moon and JT the Brick of 98.1 KISS-FM will join the Raiders television broadcasting team for the 2007 Pre Season From Neal Zoren -- “Wildwood by the Sea” does not focus on the resort as it is today but as it was 40 years ago ... Helping to create memories of yesteryears are some of the prime rock ‘n roll stars from the ’60s, Bobby Rydell and Chubby Checker, singer of one of the era’s mega-hits, “The Twist.” If one is combining rock ‘n roll with the Jersey shore, then Jerry Blavat must make an appearance, and he does. The Geator’s main venue these days is Ventnor, but in the days of AM radio, when he prevailed on WHAT (1310 AM). Radio talk host Jeff Katz, once upon a time at WPHT (1210 AM), was another whose love of Wildwood is lifelong and continuing (read more - Neal Zoren-Delco Times) Monday July 9 , 2007 It's no bulletin to RDN visitors: As reported late last week in RDN CENTRAL, two years after switching to the Jack format (which failed to attract much listener attention or advertising revenue in New York), the oldies radio format is returning to WCBS-FM. Owned by CBS Radio, WCBS FM is switching back to oldies on Thursday July 12 with more of a new variation on the format -- more music from the 1970s and ’80s and less from the ’50s and ’60s. Dan Taylor has been named as the station’s new morning show host (6:00-10:00AM), along with contributors Mr. G (weather) and Al Meredith (news headlines). Bob Shannon also marks his return to the station as host of middays (10:00AM-3:00PM), and is joined on-air by market staple Broadway Bill Lee who will host afternoon drive (3:00-7:00PM). “Above all else, it is an honor to bring CBS-FM back to New York,” said Jennifer Donohue, Vice President and General Manager, WCBS-FM (read more - Ben Sisario-NY Times) (read more - Larry McShane-AP/Forbes) (read more - Cristina Kinon-NY Daily News) Clear Channel Radio’s Total Traffic Network has begun transmitting traffic data via HD Radio in 48 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas. This launch marks the first commercially available data service over HD Radio and leverages the robust data delivery capabilities of HD Radio. Clear Channel is working with a variety of receiver manufacturers to make the specially-equipped receivers available by the end of this year (read more - Business Wire) The M & A Researcher submits: The FCC pleading cycle has, not surprisingly, intensified the war-of-words between opponents and supporters of the XM Satellite Radio - SIRIUS Satellite Radio merger, and generated the obligatory renewed interest among analysts and the general public. Yet, despite the hype and hyperbole of the last two weeks, the overall landscape and chances of a successful completion have not changed at all (read more - Seeking Alpha) From Art Vuolo -- Last Sunday, I returned from a Midwest regional radio conference known as The Conclave. Unlike many such events, this one is an excellent combination of teaching and socializing ... The mantra that I was echoing at that meeting is simple. Rather than micro-dissecting formats and music rotation, more time should have been spent figuring out how to get people to just listen to the radio more often. In other words, beware of the white wires. When we see thin white wires hanging out of people’s ears, they’re not listening to radio, they are plugged into their iPod ... At the talk radio convention I attended last month a panel moderator asked if anyone brought a radio to the gathering. I was the only one who did. When asked how many had a cell phone, nearly 100 percent of the hands went up (read more - Art Vuolo-Michiguide) From Joyzelle Davis -- Some 47 Colorado radio stations are now broadcasting in HD Radio, a digital format that eliminates static and allows stations to create sister channels with niche programming such as classic country and comedy. Whether anyone is listening is another matter (read more - Joyzelle Davis-Rocky Mountain News) From Tom Becka -- The Democrats, who so far have not had much success in the talk radio field, would love to silence the Rush Limbaughs of the world by passing legislation. I hope they aren’t as successful as the Republicans were when they passed legislation that silenced the Howard Sterns of the world. When the Republicans had control of Congress, they passed legislation that penalizes any on-air talent $325,000 for saying or doing anything “indecent.” But, instead of giving us broadcasters a list of words we can’t say, they left it vague, and in effect silenced any host that might say something that would be on the cutting edge or in somebody’s definition of bad taste. You see the far left and the far right have a lot in common. They want to control you as much as they possibly can (read more - Tom Becka-Omaha City Weekly) Art Bell announced last night that he is retiring from his Coast to Coast radio show. Knowing that his listeners have heard him retire on previous occasions, Bell said, “This time it’s for real though. [chuckles] It’s for real” (read more - Downtown Eastside Reporter) Joy at Channel 4's coup in getting the licences for 10 new digital radio stations on Friday was hardly unconfined at the BBC. One of the financial chaps on Radio 4's Today programme took a sceptical line with a Teflon-coated C4 spokesperson as to whether there was a market for 10 new stations. Or should that be competitors to the Beeb? (read more - Martin Baker-The Telegraph U.K.) From Tommy Kramer
-- It seems like the thing most air talents struggle with is show
prep. I’m not talking about station events and promotions, contests,
etc. What I’m
From David Barron -- Dan Patrick was expected to be back on his ESPN Radio show today, so perhaps he will address rumors of his pending departure (read more - David Barron-Houston Chronicle) From Jacobs Media -- Sometimes when the numbers aren't heading in the right direction, stations (and companies) get that directive to shake things up. There are times when a little "interior decoration" - that is, changing the voice guy, sprucing up the van - can be a simple way to re-energize the brand. But there are also times when these moves can go over the top, and rock the worlds of a radio station's most loyal listeners (read more - Jacobs Media) Clear Channel is dabbling in the Internet phenomenon by launching a network of sites targeting specific radio audiences across the country and recently debuted portals linked to stations in Chicago, New York, Dallas, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach, Fla with another 10 scheduled to go online this summer (read more - Meena Thiruvengadam-SA Express-News) From Page Six -- After a bid to name a street after race-baiting activist Sonny Carson was blocked by Council Speaker Christine Quinn, FM talk station WBAI has made her Public Enemy No. 1 - but the campaign seems to have backfired. Sources say the station is losing audience due to hosts who've used "racist, sexist and homophobic" slurs when discussing openly gay Quinn on air (read more - NY Post Page Six) With Spanish-language media under increased scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission, a Miami talk show has sharpened that fuzzy line to zero tolerance. Telemundo TV personality Luisa Fernanda, the Mexican host of the popular show "Cotorreando" ("Chattering''), was fired after she made an unintended slur against gays (read more - Lackland Ledger) One legends reports on another
legend.
George
Wilson tells RDN that he has spoken by telephone with author and
radio icon Claude Hall
who is in Desert Springs Hospital in Las
From Phil Rosenthal -- Just because it looks as though new CBS Radio Chief Executive Dan Mason is poised to return New York's WCBS-FM to oldies, two years after adopting the so-called Jack FM format, don't necessarily expect a similar reversal at Chicago sister station WJMK-FM 104.3, which also ditched oldies for Jack in June 2005 (read more - Phil Rosenthan-Chicago Tribune)
TKO
Productions/Thompson Creative has been communicating with
affiliates and radio talent from coast to coast in their quest to
find 3
For many years trucking radio
personalities have been close in-cab friends of solitary truckers as
they trek across the country. From local
programs at remote stations to late-night
From Gary Lycan -- Sports bloggers – you know, the online version of the water coolers – have been having a field day wagering bets on if and/or when Dan Patrick will leave ESPN Radio for new radio and/or TV opportunities + Phil Hendrie's new national talk show airs 10 p.m.-1 a.m. weeknights in Las Vegas on KDWN/720 AM + Back in the '60s, a favorite station of mine was KGIL/1260 AM. Yes, it was in the San Fernando Valley and incredibly hard to hear at night, but the jocks were terrific – everyone from Chuck Southcott to "Sweet" Dick Whittington. Well, a KGIL reunion is in the works (read more - Gary Lycan-OC Register) From Lynn Arave -- KSFI ("FM-100") made a change late last month in its morning show lineup by adding Rebecca Cressman to its 5-10 a.m. morning show with Brian Foxx. Cressman was previously the host of "Love Songs After Dark," FM-100's 7 p.m.-midnight program (read more - Lynn Arave - Salt Lake Deseret News) From Rick Kaempfer -- Once a week, Chicago author (and former Chicago radio producer) Rick Kaempfer tracks down a former or current Chicago radio personality and asks them a few simple questions. This week, its Dave Benson who was in Chicago radio for parts of three decades. He is now the program director of the legendary rock station KFOG in San Francisco (read the interview - Chicago Radio Spotlight) From Heather Wible -- Those who used to enjoy afternoon-time classical music on Winston-Salem radio have to look elsewhere than WFDD 88.5 FM. According to station manager, Jay Banks, the main reason for changing the broadcast schedule which is done routinely every ten years is the "loss of midday listeners to other radio stations and their preference for news." The station has received both positive and negative feedback (read more - Heather Wible-Kudzu Gazette) This year, the World Service's estimated weekly radio audience hit a record 183 million – an increase of more than 20 million on the year before. That's not just a bigger audience than the BBC's domestic services could ever hope to get, it's three times the entire British population. A reminder of the World Service's importance came last week when Alan Johnston, celebrating his release from captivity, thanked all those who had sent him messages of support over the radio: he had been sustained by the World Service throughout his four months as a hostage, listening for up to 18 hours a day. And it is to the World Service that he will repair now, after time off to recuperate, taking up a production post in London. The World Service website and radio programmes were bombarded with messages of good will (read more - -The Independent U.K.) Christians were left disappointed and deflated last Friday after the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, announced the new national digital licence would not be granted to National Grid Wireless, ending hopes of Premier Christian Radio becoming the first Christian station to broadcast to the whole of the UK (read more - Inspire UK) Last week's acquisition of Southern Cross Broadcasting's radio, by media group Fairfax, indicates the hard times have passed, and again places the spotlight on radio profitability, particularly in Queensland (read more - James McCullough and Liam Walsh - Courier Mail AU) It was a successful launch on
Saturday 7-7-07 for Ron Jacobs online radio show at
www.whodaguyhawaii.com
. There are archives of the shows
playing on the Web site. Ron
Jacobs is up with the
Is Radio like Netflix? (read more - Mark Ramsey-Hear 2.0) From Carmine Gallo -- Leave it to Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs to create a frenzy that gripped every gadget fan in the country. The hype, however, started with what I consider Jobs' best presentation to date—the introduction of the iPhone at the annual Macworld trade show in January. After watching and analyzing the presentation, I thought about five ways to distill Jobs' speaking techniques to help anyone craft and deliver a persuasive pitch (read more - Carmine Gallo-BusinessWeek) From Rob Hotakainen -- Although no one has yet introduced legislation to bring back the Fairness Doctrine, the House, before leaving town for its Fourth of July break, passed an amendment to a federal spending bill that would block all funding for the doctrine. And separate bills were introduced in both the House and Senate that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating it. “Some Democrats may not like talk radio, but that does not give them the right to use the heavy hand of government to regulate it,” Senator John Kyl said. “Unfortunately, talk radio is overwhelmingly one way,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, on “Fox News Sunday” last month. “It also tends to be dwelling in hyperbole. It’s explosive. It pushes people to, I think, extreme views without a lot of information.” On the Fairness Doctrine, she said she was “looking at it” (read more - Rob Hotakainen-KC Star) Lowry Mays recently completed a six-year term on the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. Texas A&M's Mays Business School was named for him. The 1957 Aggie graduate serves as chairman of Clear Channel Communications and he has taken home numerous broadcasting and alumni honors (read more - Holly Huffman-Bryan College Station Eagle) In an outrageously detailed letter to the FCC, a gentleman named Michael Hartleib calls for the agency to more clearly define the differences between "Dual mode" and "Interoperable" radios, and outlines how (using the latter variety) existing XM or Sirius receivers might be able to access both networks simply by having their firmware updated (read more - Joshua Topolsky-EnGadget) Paul McCoy returns to the radio airwaves on Monday as mid-day announcer on WVBW-FM (92.9), "The Wave" (read more - David Nicholson-Hampton Roads Daily Press) Seattle Times Editorial -- The time has come for the Federal Communications Commission to use its power to work in the public's interest and improve broadcasting so communities are better served. It is important the FCC hold its final hearing regarding how well broadcasters are serving their communities. Five of six required hearings have been held, the most recent in Portland, Maine. At the sixth hearing, the commissioners will undoubtedly be told by the public — as they were in Maine — that local television newscasts are a distorted reflection of their communities, and that radio has turned to a homogenized formula that is cheap to run, big on return (read more - Seattle Times Editorial) From Jerry Baker -- Last month the Center for American Progress published a report confirming what many progressive radio listeners already knew: There are nine hours of conservative talk radio for every one hour of progressive talk on the public airwaves. Conservative talkers and Republicans in Congress began screaming that the Democrats were trying to take right-wing talkers off the air. They claimed the report was advocating a return to the Fairness Doctrine, a long-repealed requirement for equal time on the airwaves. Both claims are blatantly false (read more - Jerry Baker-Cincy Enquirer) From Dave Hoekstra -- Just like a vintage 45, "Talk to Me" evels. The true story of Washington, D.C., disc jockey Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr., this film shows how the fury of soul music and political conviction can empower a community -- but that slower, personal change is more difficult to acknowledge (read more - Dave Hoekstra-Chicago Sun-Times) "The Hoosier Jubilee" debuted April 8 on WIAU-FM (95.9) in Franklin and WURK-FM (101.7) in Anderson. WXNT-AM (1430) of Indianapolis has also carried the broadcast. The first 11 episodes are now available via podcast through iTunes, the casino announced last week, and features music along with stories of small-town life in French Lick – including the fictional Bobber’s Bait Shop and the Fraternal Fellows of Order (read more - Indy Star) This fall, a new system from Sirius Satellite Radio looks to overcome even this limitation. Called Sirius Backseat TV, the service offers live in-car television in the form of three channels aimed at families and has one major advantage over the competition: Not only does it work while in motion, it doesn't lose the signal when you cut across town (read more - John R. Quain - Boston Globe) Robert Skoglund, widely known as host of the Humble Farmer radio program, will soon be heard five times a week over the Standish radio station WJZF 97.1 FM (read more - Robert Lowell-Portland ME Reporter American Journal) Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox admits that she still loves a good drinking session - but she has to plan them in advance now she's mum to daughter Lola, 3. 'I do still go on benders but I have to plan it weeks ahead,' she days (read more - Now Magazine U.K.) The Dangerous Book is being treated as something of a political manifesto – a repudiation of the idea that boys and girls are basically alike. Thus, Rush Limbaugh has praised it in a rambling rant against "feminazis" and liberals intent on denying differences between the sexes. The Dangerous Book, Mr. Limbaugh suggested, was an answer to this madness (read more - Cathy Young-Dallas News) Written by journalist Craig Havighurst, Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City, to be published in November, explains how the country radio station transformed Nashville into a city known for music and entertainment (read more - CMT) Cowboy 1190 in Dallas-Fort Worth says it is "makin' some changes" (visit www.cowboy1190.com) NBC and producers of "The Apprentice" are thisclose to cashing in on another two seasons of the Donald Trump reality show (read more - Don Kaplan-NY Post) WCBS-FM back to oldies? A spokeswoman for the station’s operator, CBS Radio, declined to comment (read more - Crain's NY Biz) ARBitron numbers for Denver-Boulder, Seattle-Tacoma, Colorado Springs, Fresno and Columbus OH (read 'em) Got Mic? DFW's Mark Oristano is doing a photo shoot to make someone into a 1940's big band singer, and says, "I need one of those old, rectangular looking microphones. (EV, I'm not sure). Do you know anybody who has one that I might rent or borrow?" (e-mail Mark Oristano if you can lead him to one - marko52@covad.net )
The deadline to postmark or fax the final voting ballot
was
From Marc Fisher -- While big radio and TV companies join with the advertising industry in chasing after the 18-to-34-year-old crowd, the music that appeals to pop culture's increasingly forgotten demographic -- the boomers -- is starting to appear in all sorts of odd places. Now, AARP -- the organization whose membership invitations deliver a shock of "You're old!" to boomers the moment they turn 50 -- is turning into a radio programmer and concert promoter, sponsoring a Tony Bennett national tour, shows with Rod Stewart and Earth, Wind and Fire, and a radio service designed to do what commercial radio won't: Recognize that the fastest-growing market for the music industry is people ages 45 and older (read more - Marc Fisher-Washington Post) As first reported reported in RDN CENTRAL in the LA Times on June 9, all-but-declared GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson is shilling for a company whose co-founder was accused of secretly tapping into people's bank accounts. The ex-"Law & Order" actor is airing a one-minute radio spot around the country for LifeLock, an identity-protection company co-founded by Robert Maynard. "It's part of his contract at ABC Radio Networks. Like the other on-air talent, they are contractually obligated to do some commercials," said Thompson spokesman Mark Corallo (read more - Kenneth R. Bazinet-NY Daily News) What else happened during and after the "WLS Rewind"? Chicago's Scott Childers says, "I did not get home 'til about 3:30 am on Tuesday! We all went out after the show wrapped up (Kipper, Art Vuolo, Jay Philpot, Tom Kent and Bill Shannon). I got back to my car, only to find it towed away off Wacker Drive! I had to be on the air on Tuesday, so Tom offered the use of his car. I first called my wife (and woke her up) - she came down and took me to the impound lot (fun place!) and 210 bucks later I got my car back! The boys all offered to help pay for it or put me up at their hotel, but in the end it was my own stupid fault. And it didn't affect the great time we had - just lighted my wallet a bit!" (visit www.ScottChilders.com) ARBitron Fun Facts -- Since its inclusion in the list of Arbitron rated formats, Adults Hits (branded as Jack, Bob and a few other friendly names), the format as a whole has increased it's audience share by more than 80 percent, beginning in Spring 2005 with a 2.0 Average Quarter-Hour Share and growing to 2.6 in Winter of 2007. Conversely, during that same time period, amongst those formats that have seen erosion to their audience share, Oldies has gone from a 3.8 AQH Share to a 2.6, a loss of more than 60 percent. To look more closely at changes in formats over the past several years, the Arbitron Radio Listening Trends can be found at: http://wargod.arbitron.com/scripts/ndb/fmttrends2.asp From Kai Beasley -- Is Barack Obama the latest "Magic Negro?" I first heard the term "Magic Negro" used to describe Senator Obama on Rush Limbaugh's radio show. In April, Limbaugh hired Paul Shanklin, a conservative political satirist (and also recently added to my hit list) to impersonate Al Sharpton and to sing "Barack the Magic Negro" to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon." As with most things Limbaugh has done, I wrote it off as nothing major; thinking that Rush the "Magic Blockhead" was just being, well, a blockhead. Then I came across a March 19 article in the Los Angeles Times, in which writer David Ehrenstein opined that Barack was running for the offices of president and of Magic Negro (read more - Kai Beasley-Black College Wire) Sports fans in Cincinnati can hardly complain of being underserved, especially after Clear Channel on Monday picked up ESPN Radio. The entire Monday-Sunday ESPN Radio lineup is being carried on WSAI-AM (1360), now known as "1360 ESPN" (read more - Rick Bird-Cincy Post) Debuting Monday, July 9, Premiere Radio Networks’ The Steve Harvey Morning Show will join the lineup at Nashville’s WUBT-FM in the 5am - 9am CST weekday morning slot FOX Sports Radio will switch affiliations on Monday in St. Louis to WESL-AM 1490, which will flip to all-sports at 4 pm. "Fox Sports Radio 1490" will air the network around the clock with the exception of "The Jim Rome Show" and local programming from 7 - 9 a.m. and 6 - 7 p.m. CST. "We're just a couple of local guys," said Mark Jackson (Max), half of the team of Jax and Max that's put together a pretty sharp live broadcast via the internet from the Madison race site. The other half is Troy Jackson (Jax) (read more - KNDO-KNDU TV) In nine days, thousands of webcasters--large and small, corporate- and individually operated--will be forced to pay millions of dollars in "late fees" arbitrarily imposed last March by the Copyright Royalty Board. A full update on this issue--and many other digital media topics--is contained in the July 2007 issue of Digital Streaming Digest, published by American Media Services-Internet (read the issue - PDF format) Friday July 6, 2007 Edition From Paul Farhi -- With the exception of Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk-radio hosts have struggled for years to find a wide audience on the local (Washington, DC) dial. While Limbaugh's afternoon program remains popular on WMAL (630 AM), not many other conservatives' programs have. Latest case in point: WJFK (106.7 FM) yesterday dropped Bill O'Reilly's nationally syndicated show, "The Radio Factor," and replaced it with a sports-talk program hosted by Jim Rome. Such radio stars of the right as Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck and Michael Savage at times have literally had no ratings in Washington, as measured by Arbitron (read more - Paul Farhi-Washington Post) (read more - Michael David Smith) From Robert Feder -- No one is supposed to know it yet, but Chicago's top-rated radio station is about to drop its popular morning star. Sources confirmed Thursday that "Crazy" Howard McGee is being replaced after nearly 10 years as morning personality at urban contemporary WGCI-FM (107.5) by the New York-based syndicated show hosted by comic Steve Harvey (read more - Robert Feder - Chicago Sun-Times) Reporter/Anchor Mirthala Salinas, who has admitted a relationship with Antonio Villaraigosa, the Mayor of LA, has been placed on leave at Telemundo (read more - Telemundo) (read more - LA Times) From Tyler Savery -- Once again, rumors of a competing takeover bid for XM Satellite Radio have surfaced, and the result was a spike in share price, and a large move in call options. With this rumor in mind, we thought it would be a good idea to review the proposed deal between Sirius and XM, and how an outside party may effect the deal with a takeover of their own (read more - Tyler Savery-Seeking Alpha) ESPN Radio host Dan Patrick didn't show up for work yesterday - fueling speculation he's still in a protracted contract battle with his bosses (read more - NY Post) Radiowise, what happening on AM FM Buffalo? (visit www.amfmbuffalo.com) From Bill Stewart -- Former Toledo talk radio veteran Denny Schaffer launched a round-the-clock Internet radio network June 15, nearly seven months after a station shakeup at Atlanta's WGST-AM 640, his former full-time employer, left him without a job (read more - Bill Stewart-Toledo Free Press) From David Barron -- As we speak, Dan Lovett is in South Africa, photographing a group of Texans on safari. John O'Reilly is at his Houston home, recovering from his latest round of chemotherapy for throat cancer. Twenty years ago this month, they were commuters — Lovett from Washington, D.C., O'Reilly from Houston — spending weekends in New York as part of the original crew for the grand experiment that was WFAN, America's first all-sports radio station (read more - David Barron-Houston Chronicle) A consortium led by Channel 4 has won the right to broadcast 10 new national digital radio stations, the media regulator Ofcom has announced (read more - BBC News U.K.) From Earl Ofari Hutchinson -- If a show loses money the show is soon ancient history. But did Imus really lose money? The sponsor pullout was an image face-saver, and not necessarily a permanent bye-bye to Imus. He made money for CBS, and he can make money for them again. A June fan poll in the New York Daily News confirmed that. The clamor from Imus's large and rabid fans to get their guru back on the air was overwhelming (read more - Earl Ofari Hutchinson-AlterNet) From Mike McDaniel -- Legendary Houston newsman Marvin Zindler is suffering from pancreatic cancer. Zindler, who turns 86 on Aug. 10, said in a report filed for Thursday's 6 p.m. newscast on KTRK (Channel 13) that the cancer has spread to his liver, calling it "a serious, serious problem." But with 50 years in the news business, 35 at KTRK, Zindler vowed to continue his on-air reports. He's the inspiration behind the play and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (read more - Mike McDaniel-Houston Chronicle) From Michael Deeds -- Blah, blah, blah. Hear that? That's the sound of Treasure Valley radio. On Monday, three stations flipped to — or added — talk radio formats. I can't help but wonder whether the general public's reaction will be one big, yawning blah. Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against talk formats. The one hour of screwing around, er, serious broadcasting I do each week on 94.9 FM "The River" is basically two music nerds bickering. But we try to shut up and let the songs do most of the talking. Isn't that what radio is about? (read more - Michael Deeds-Idaho Statesman) From Ken McIntyre -- Stung by the demise of the "grand bargain" on immigration, some liberal politicians lust for a new Fairness Doctrine to exact a grand revenge on talk radio. Maybe, they reason, they could do better in the future if they could just put a lid on all that conservative "negativity" on the radio. Re-enter the Fairness Doctrine, a federal rule that once kept the airwaves freer of, well, feedback from the folks (read more - Ken McIntyre-Wichita Eagle) From Gary Allyn
-- HD or not to HD? - that's the question. ARBitron numbers for Atlanta Charlotte-Gastonia Miami-Fort Lauderdale Orlando West Palm Beach Gainesville-Ocala (read 'em)
The Bob Costas show, Costas on the Radio, is carried on 150 stations by Premiere Radio Networks -- Costas on the Radio this weekend features an interview with Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of Russell Simmons Music Group and creator of the fashion line Phat Farm From Kent Burkhart
-- Thoughts: 1. Congratulations to
the U.S. House of Representatives who voted on June 28 to prohibit
the FCC from resurrecting the Fairness Doctrine.
From John Gorman -- You almost want to feel sorry for Mitch Bainwol, the caporegime for the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) that lobbies for the four major multinational label groups – two of which are foreign owned. Bainwold answers to the labels’ bosses, under-bosses, and their consigliore. To paraphrase the Four Tops, that poor bastard just can’t help himself. Instead of scraping it off his shoe, he keeps sniffing and stepping even deeper in it. If you’re just joining us, here’s the story so far (read more - John Gorman Media Blog) From Laura Nachman -- Here is a prime example of why newscasters should not attempt to do sports. A reader wrote: “I was watching the 7:25 "Today Show' insert on Channel 10 Thursday when [news anchor] Aditi Roy said the Phillies lost 6 to 9. In the eight o'clock hour, she made the same mistake. Then on Friday morning, she called [Phillies shortstop] Jimmy Rollins, Jimmy Role-ins.' ” Either assign sports stories to news anchors who know sports, or have the producer make sure the anchor is up to date on players' names and sports terminology (read more - Laura Nachman-Philly Burbs) Comcast fired off an angry letter to the Federal Communications Commission, accusing the agency of pursuing an "arbitrary" and "capricious" policy over its set-top box rules which went into effect on July 1 (read more - CNN Money) From Lee Abrams
-- Eddie Kilroy who does mornings on
Willie’s place just won the Will Rogers award from the “Academy Of
Western Artists” for Country and Western disc jockey. He deserves it
+ The XM group is geared up for LIVE
From Jacobs Media -- Here in "radioland," venerable 97Rock in Buffalo has been promoting their "Magnificent 7" stunt for some time now, taking listener online votes to determine the seven best artists on the station. Tomorrow, 7-7-07, they'll feature them throughout the day. This is yet another way for radio - in general - to pull off timely, clever, and inexpensive promotions. And for Classic Rock specifically, a way to energize, update, and modernize the format (read more - Jacobs Media) Many of the St Louis media folks are getting together on Thursday, July 12 at 10AM, at Reynolds (on Dorsett in Maryland Heights). Organizer Mike Anderson says, "Email me to let me know you'll be there. I will, and I hate to eat alone...but I will, if there's biscuits and gravy" e-mail Mike at mike@stlmedia.net Kelly Clarkson will guest host American Top 40 in Ryan Seacrest's absence this weekend. Clarkson, whose new CD, My December, is out, is a Live Earth performer, will host a special “Live Earth Weekend” edition of AT40 from Premiere’s NYC studios
The deadline to return your final voting ballot
is only 1 day away on Saturday July 7!
The Texas Radio Hall of
Fame's Official
From Edward C. Baig -- What are we to make of Apple's iPhone with its opening-week frenzy behind us? Reviews have been mostly gushing, notwithstanding activation snags and AT&T's poky data network. Most pundits probably agree that Apple's entree into the mobile phone business will shake up the cellular landscape for the better (read more - Edward C. Baig-USA Today) (read more - Katie Hafner-NY Times) Launching Saturday 7-7-07
-- ... The show will
Thursday July 5, 2007 Edition BSkyB and other commercial broadcasters, apart from ITV, Channel 4 and Five, could be allowed to produce politically slanted news programmes from 2012, the broadcast regulator Ofcom said yesterday. The idea could pave the way for Iran’s news channel Press TV on cable or satellite, or broadcasters with a party political affiliation such as the pro-Conservative 18DoughtyStreet.com (read more - Dan Sabbagh-The Times U.K.) From Robert Feder -- Time for another installment of cards and letters across the television/radio desk: Greg Chap: Isn't it comforting to know that in the event of an actual emergency, WGN will give us the Chrysler commercials and sports scores we'll need? Too bad the go-to station isn't WBBM-AM. At least we'd have gotten traffic on the eights. Mark Vidpa: For Shepard Smith to talk to WFLD-Channel 32 or anyone else about how to produce a newscast is a complete and total joke. It is his snide remarks, overblown delivery, "cooler than thou" attitude that is exactly what is wrong with local and national news (read more - Robert Feder - Chicago Sun-Times) From Dan Gross -- FOX 29 anchor/reporter Tom Burlington has been suspended by the station follow-ing what sources describe as a "bizarre" and "shocking" sermon in which he insisted there's nothing wrong with a word most commonly referred to as "the N-word." Burlington, according to colleagues, used the word more than a dozen times as he argued that doing so was not such a big deal (read more - Dan Gross-Philly News) What do mobile phone geeks call their useless, deactivated handhelds? Bricks. But enterprising new owners of Apple's iPhone have discovered that even if they remove the tiny activation card from their new toy, it’s still far more useful than a paperweight. Instead of a phone, it becomes a Web-browsing device with a big, beautiful screen--and a vision of what's next for personal computers (read more - Rachel Rosmarin-Forbes) There is nothing inherently fair about media coverage in the early 21st century. Anyone who watches TV news knows reporters can lock on to a particular angle when covering a story. On talk radio, hosts have their jobs precisely because they voice opinions on the issues of the day. And there are no guarantees that a story's two or three or six sides are given equal weight. This is simply understood as the rules of big media today, but up until just 20 years ago things were quite different – by federal rule. Back then, the Federal Communications Commission used something called the Fairness Doctrine (read more - Dante Chinni-Christian Science Monitor)
From Murphy Martin
-- Yesterday marked the 231st time we have
celebrated Independence Day in these great United
States of America. That document which declared our
From Doug Thompson -- Liberals flock to Keith Olbermann because he is an unabashed purveyor of propaganda slanted to the left - just as the rabid right wingers follow Rush Limbaugh or Bill O'Reilly because they pander to conservative viewpoints. But Olbermann is no less bombastic or any less slanted than his rivals. He just represents the other side. He is an unabashed liberal who wears his bias on the sleeves of his custom tailored suits and bias - whether right or left, conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat - is still bias (read more - Doug Thompson-Capitol Hill Blue) From David Hinckley -- Local radio stations will provide extensive backstage coverage - and some of the music - from Saturday's Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium. Fans who want full immersion will need XM Satellite Radio - or at least HD Radio. A Brazilian judge has canceled Saturday's Live Earth concert in Rio because police said they do not have enough officers to guarantee crowd safety. Other Live Earth concerts are scheduled for London; Tokyo; Johannesburg, South Africa; Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; and Hamburg, Germany; and East Rutherford, New Jersey and will be broadcast on XM and Sirius satellite radio and terrestrial radio in the US (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News) (read more - NY Post) Radio 2UE presenter Stan Zemanek is in palliative care and counting down his final days with his family. The Sydney talkback host's family expects Zemanek to succumb any day now to an aggressive brain tumour which he has battled since May last year. He was unashamed of his right-wing political leanings and has made polarising opinions his trademark along with on-air terms such as "numb nuts" and "half-wit" (read more - The Australian AU) From Bill Press -- Have you listened to the Ed Schultz show lately? Or Stephanie Miller, Randi Rhodes or Bill Press? If not, there's a good reason. Unless you subscribe to satellite radio, finding a progressive talk station today is about as easy as finding a Republican who agrees with George Bush on immigration reform. They're few and far between. Ironically, the Center for American Progress report doesn't call for returning to the Fairness Doctrine at all. It focuses on the more important issue of ownership, and suggests that Congress or the FCC cap ownership rights by limiting both how many stations any one corporation can own and how long it can operate them (read more - Bill Press-Metro West Daily News) From Adrian McCoy -- WRRK-FM (96.9) will launch two HD channels this month, one of which will be devoted to music by local bands. "BOB's B-Sides," heard on BOB HD2, will be an eclectic format similar to WRRK's Bob format. The local music channel -- BOB HD3 -- will feature unsigned and mostly unknown local bands (read more - Adrian McCoy-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) From Clea Simon -- For almost 20 years, I've devoted my life to my job. If I were younger, I don't know if I could pull off the balancing act." It doesn't have to be that tough, Julie Kahn, vice president/New England market manager for Entercom New England, says. Asked to advise women entering radio today, she says, "I don't recommend giving up your life." What, then, would she suggest? "When you're at the office, be 100 percent present. When you come to work -- work!" Do that, she says, and "you can definitely walk out the door at the end of the day and have a balanced life" (read more - Clea Simon-Boston Globe) From Richard Dorfman -- All-in-all, a merger of Sirius and XM will, in my opinion, result in the type of company that Wall Street rewards handsomely, offering great potential upside to investors willing to take a chance that regulators will approve the deal. However, even if the deal does not win approval, I believe the downside risk is mitigated by the fact that Sirius and XM will ultimately be successful entities, even if not individually to the same degree as if combined (read more - Richard Dorfman-Seeking Alpha) The blonde bikini model who became anchorwoman in Tyler, Texas for a Fox reality show has left town, but controversy remains. Lauren Jones, 24, spent a month at CBS affiliate KYTX in Tyler, Texas, working as a reporter and anchor while learning the fundamentals of TV news (read more - Adam Buckman-NY Post) Get ready for the YouTube phone. LG Electronics announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with the world's most popular video-sharing Web site to develop YouTube-optimized handsets (read more - Barry Levine-NewsFactor)
Media archivist
Art Vuolo videotaped the entire day of the "WLS
Rewind" and it’s available on a 2 hour 17 minute DVD
From Mike Herndon -- Yesterday we celebrated our country's birthday, a tradition marked with fireworks and cookouts and, hopefully, no brushfires set by errant bottle rockets. It's also a time to reflect on the many freedoms we have in this country and the way of life we enjoy here. I, for one, am glad I live in a country where: There is still such a thing as Monday Night Football. And it is blissfully free of Rush Limbaugh and his race-baiting and Dennis Miller and his out-of-place references. Really, who wants to hear about the Sword of Damocles while they're trying to watch a football game? (read more - Mike Herndon-Press Register) So far, 2007 is a great year for country music - on the radio. In this year's first six months, country songs accounted for nearly one-fourth of radio's top 100 songs (read more - Ken Barnes-USA Today) Just when we thought we had seen it all in celebrity trials, Phil Spector's bombastic lead attorney has decided the record producer's murder case can continue just fine without jurors seeing one key element — himself (read more - Washington Times) Over 200 entrepreneurs and executives will gather at Washington’s Westin Grand Hotel July 16-17 for the nation’s leading minority media and telecom financing event: the MMTC Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conference (read more - MMTC Access) Jack Dillon of WBAP 820, who had been waging a battle against cancer, passed away. The visitation and funeral will be held Friday in Fort Worth (read more - Star Telegram) Wednesday July 4, 2007 XM Satellite Radio will go back in time from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday when it features KFWB "Color Radio" music and DJs from the on XM Channel 6 "60's on 6 Channel" (read more - OC Register) The Big 89 Rewind" is rewinding today. The Memorial Day celebration of the Top 40 era on WLS-AM (890) starring some of the greatest rock jocks of the '70s and '80s, is being rebroadcast Wednesday - today - July 4th (you can listen live online - www.wlsam.com) From Randy Dotinga -- Take a look at the list of conservative political talk-show hosts heard on the radio dial in San Diego, and it goes on and on ---- Rush Limbaugh, Roger Hedgecock, Mike Savage, Bill O'Reilly, Rick Roberts, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and at least a dozen more. And the liberals? Well, there's KLSD's Stacy Taylor, who leans left on occasion. And the handful of nationally syndicated hosts on KLSD. And there's ---- um ---- hold on, I'm thinking ---- well, that's about it, actually (read more - Randy Dotinga-NC Times) From David Barron -- Craig Roberts will return to Houston radio on Monday as host of an hour-long talk show on KBME (790 AM), but veteran talk show host Ralph Cooper says he will remain on KCOH (1430 AM) after electing not to accept a verbal offer to switch to 790 (read more - David Barron-Houston Chronicle) From Brad Kava -- With a morning show that includes an African-American guy, a gay guy, a Jewish guy and a blond woman, KBWF-FM (95.7) ("The Wolf") is a country music station the hosts think wouldn't work anywhere but the Bay Area. It's a team that defies convention and stereotype, and amazingly has made a serious move in only three months toward becoming one of the region's Top 10 shows (read more - Brad Kava - Mercury News) Richard Park, the radio and music industry executive credited with much of the early success of Capital Radio in London, is set for a role with Global Radio, the Irish-backed acquisition vehicle that last week snapped up Chrysalis Radio for £170m (read more - The Telegraph U.K.) Police and fire crews stopped an early-morning stunt by a Tampa radio personality after a listener called 911 (read more - Earthtimes) Because we aren't regularly appearing on MTV, and American Idol's Ryan Seacrest probably doesn't know our names, Internet radio is one of our few real opportunities for exposure to large audiences. With more than 7 million Internet radio listeners every day - most of whom are tired of the redundancy they find on broadcast radio - the opportunities abound for the artists who before had very few. What's more, over each of the last few years, Internet radio's audience has grown steadily (read more - SONia-Baltimore Sun) Brian Pierce and Kellie Michaels of WNNS-FM in Springfield, Ill., are taking over the morning show at KFDI-FM (read more - Wichita Biz Journal) The iRush iPhone Giveaway -- Rush Limbaugh is giving away 10 iPhones to listeners who sign up. Winners will each receive one Apple iPhone with 8GB drive, the value of a 24 month service plan for 450 minutes ($59.99x24) , a one year subscription to Rush 24/7 (or extension for one year, if already a member) and a $100 Boca Java Gift Card Macquarie Media Group and Fairfax Media Ltd. launched a $1.08 billion bid Tuesday for rival Southern Cross Broadcasting Ltd of Australia (read more - Forbes) ARBitron numbers for Dallas-Fort Worth Minneapolis-St Paul Buffalo-Niagara Falls Tampa-St Petersburg (read 'em) From John Gorman
-- Just in case you haven’t heard.
There’s never been a better time to own your own HD Radio than right
now! Radiosophy – (no, I
don’t know have a clue
From John Rook
-- An update on the condition of Jimmie Rodgers, who as a result of
a violent beating forty years ago, underwent major head surgery on
6/27 + Not satisfied
From George Mair -- Tony Blair has been British Prime Minister for ten years so he probably forgot what’s it’s like to be a commoner which is why he and his wife were startled to arrive home from a trip and there was no car or bodyguard to pick them up. He may have lost his entourage but not his sense of humor. He approached a schoolboy and asked if he were his security escort*****Last week we told you about the Los Angeles driver convicted of many offenses worse than Paris Hilton but who spent no time in jail because she is the wife of the L.A. City Attorney, Rocky Delgadillo****It is now revealed the Delgadillos also use city employees to run personal errands and babysit* (read more - George Mair - LA LA Land) Doctor Dirt says he's not renewing his contract with Mississippi Public Broadcasting (read more - WMC TV) From Erika Engle -- OAHU has a new FM radio station, KORL-FM 101.1, which signed on at 4 p.m. Sunday. The mainstay of the station will be Japanese-language programming mixed with Hawaiian music from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, provided by Ikuko Tomita's LTN Hawaii Ltd (read more - Erika Engle-Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Tuesday July 3, 2007 From Sam Diaz -- "It's not news to us that HD radio is a competitor," Karmazin said. "It may be news to regulators because they don't follow this as much as we do, but this is the market we saw when we announced our merger." Over the past few months, high-definition radio technology, which delivers clearer and crisper sound for over-the-air radio, has made inroads into the new-car market, a major battleground for audio entertainment. (read more - Sam Diaz-Washington Post) CBS Radio declined to comment on a report that it's considering syndicating "Morning Joe" to some of its stations a la Imus (read more- Michael Starr-NY Post) Smart, funny, talkative and out: Rachel Maddow has something to say and she wants you to listen. Maddow has translated her radio success into frequent guest appearances on cable news channels such MSNBC and CNN -- including a regular gig as a political analyst on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann." But Maddow said that success in television, unlike radio, is heavily dependent upon an individual's optics (read more - Julie A. Weisberg-Page One Q) Kansas City's Damon Amendolara of “The D.A. Show” on KCSP, was on vacation in New York when WFAN asked him to step into the morning slot for a week, which apparently was fine with D.A.’s employer, Entercom (read more - Jeffrey Flanagan-KC Star) A school administrator, who is suing Fox News, suspended a pupil for tossing a ham bone on a table occupied by Somali students, knowing the Muslims would be offended. Muslims consider pork unclean. The lawsuit contends that Fox repeatedly reported a parody about the incident as fact on its "Fox and Friends" show on April 23 (read more - Boston Globe) From Robert Feder -- The Big 89 Rewind," the Memorial Day celebration of the Top 40 era on WLS-AM (890) starring some of the greatest rock jocks of the '70s and '80s, will be rebroadcast Wednesday + Talks are in the works to settle the dispute involving Diann Burns, the star news anchor at the CBS-owned station, and the Chicago contractor who built her $3 million Lincoln Park mansion (read more - Robert Feder - Chicago Sun-Times) From Reggie Jarrell -- Now that their six-month non-compete clause with former employer KCQQ-FM, Q106.5, has ended, Greg Dwyer and Bill Michaels, hosts of the "Dwyer & Michaels Morning Show," will return to the air on WXLP-FM 97 Rock, a Cumulus Media station (read more - Reggie Jarrell-Quad Cities Online) Jack Schell is
putting together the
"KVIL Reunion 2008"
that'll be
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and BMI have announced the recipients of the 2007 FastStart to Radio Sales Success (read more - RAB) The dodging of questions about the breakup of his marriage is over. LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa acknowledged Monday that he is involved in a romantic relationship with Telemundo television anchor and newswoman Mirthala Salinas (read more - Beth Barrett-LA Daily News) From Rush and Molloy -- On Larry King Live tonight, Howard Stern's right-hand woman Robin Quivers will talk about how she lost 24 pounds in 21 days with "Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox" (read more - Rush and Molloy-NY Daily News) Bill Evans, president and general manager of WQXE and WULF in Elizabethtown, KY said bigger populations help AM stations tremendously. “The salvation is in big markets where there is plenty of audience and population,” he said. “They’re all talkers. In Louisville, the dominant talker is WHAS.” The face of radio soon will change again, switching from analog to digital signals, meaning sound on both AM and FM will be significantly better (read more - Brian T. Kehl-News Enterprise) Hundreds of industry professionals, teachers and students descended upon the Minneapolis Marriott City Center for "Radio Under Contruction" at the 32nd annual Conclave Learning Conference this past weekend (visit www.TheConclave.com) John DeBella has renewed his contract at Greater Media Philadelphia's 102.9 WMGK-FM ARBitron numbers for Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati Dayton Tucson Phoenix (read 'em) KAJM-FM / MEGA 104.3 FM “Arizona’s Old School Station” has upgraded its signal and now reaches one-million more listeners in the Phoenix metro and surrounding area says GM Michael Mallace Complaints about the speed of
the network that Apple's new iPhone connects to points to the need
for a new broadband From Happy Hare
-- Timing is everything. About this time, I accepted Clear Channel’s
invitation to work at KPOP radio, a pop standard station that
reached basically half the
From Jacobs Media -- These days, unless your name is Jack or Fresh, it may be a tougher putt to procure a whole lot of money these days. And that's why it becomes even more important for stations to generate buzz in more organic (read: less expensive) ways (read more - Jacobs Media) From Jimmy Rabbitt
-- On this date in Rabbitt History, Gary U.S. Bonds saw his only #1
hit, “Quarter to Three,” spend its second of two weeks at #1 in
1961. He added lyrics to The Church Street
Premiere Radio Networks has made it official. Billy the Kidd will broadcast live from Wembley Stadium as the London correspondent for Premiere Radio’s wall-to-wall CHR and Alternative/Active Rock coverage of the “Live Earth” concert on July 7 From Laura Nachman -- Fox29 weekend news anchor Tom Burlington was suspended by station management Friday. Although the reason he was suspended could not be confirmed, Burlington did not co-anchor the news on Saturday and Sunday (read more - Laura Nachman-Philly Burbs) From Dave Kohn -- The NFL is being criticized in some media circles because of their new enforced rule about sports web sites not showing any more than 45 seconds per day of interviews, team, and game footage. This is intended for TV, radio, and other media web sites which cover the local teams. The intent here is to protect the TV and radio stations paying millions every year for exclusive rights, and in a way, that is quite understandable (read more - Dave Kohl) On July 12, "The Future of Radio: 2007 and Beyond", presented by Paltalk, will take place in NYC. Narrated by Paul Harris: Air Personality KMOX, the panelists are John Rosso: ABC Radio Networks; Lee Abrams: XM Satellite Radio; Denise Oliver: Principal at Oliver Media and former SVP/Programming at Westwood One; Larry Rosin: Co-Founder and President at Edison Research and Joel Smernoff: President/COO at PalTalk (read more - NY MIEG) Madonna, the Police, Bon Jovi and Black Eyed Peas, among 150 other acts, will perform in a worldwide broadcast on Saturday at the "Live Earth" series of benefit concerts in support of a greener planet (read more - Reuters) As of today, consumers can choose to buy their cable boxes in stores instead of renting. Cable operators are prohibited from distributing the familiar boxes that combine the functions of tuning cable channels and telling the cable system just what content you have paid for and are entitled to receive. Instead, the security piece, called "conditional access," must be moved into a separate piece of hardware called a CableCARD. And the CableCARD can be used either in a box supplied by the cable company or in one bought independently by consumers (read more - Stephen H. Wildstrom-BusinessWeek) Sweet Loretta Thomas, wife of DFW radio's Jim Thomas, has passed away (read more - Dallas News) Jack Dillon of WBAP 820 had been waging a battle against cancer for some time. Jack passed away last night Monday July 2, 2007 Edition From Don Kaplan -- The radio rumor mill has turned the volume way up on reports that the return of Don Imus to WFAN is just around the corner. And WFAN itself is fueling the reports (read more - Don Kaplan-NY Post) Associate Professor Phillip Napoli of Fordham University, hired by the NAB, has filed a response/rebuttal to the FCC regarding the statements of former FCC chairman Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth. Roth, as many readers are aware, came out in support of the proposed merger between Sirius and XM Satellite Radio. Napoli’s letter is pointed, and has some legitimate points, but like others who have taken similar positions, he forgets one key element in his analysis. "The Consumer", and the fact that a deeper look into the analysis shows some major flaws (read more - Tyler Savery-Seeking Alpha) A shareholder vote on radio network Westwood One's content syndication deal with CBS Radio has been delayed until at least the fall, On the Money has learned (read more - NY Post) From Christy Mannering -- Every work week, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., the folks at XFM Radio will be putting their listeners in control of what they hear. In fact, it’s possible you’ll be hearing the voices of London locals who’d like to give radio broadcasting a whirl. The station calls it XU; we call it a novel approach in diversifying radio (read more - Christy Mannering - Space Lab U.K.) From J. Peder Zane -- In 1996, Fox News Channel and MSNBC brought talk radio's shock and awe to 24/7 cable news, eventually forcing CNN, founded in 1980, to follow suit. Before long, Rush Limbaugh had plenty of company as divisive figures such as Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Keith Olbermann became household names by shouting into their mass media megaphones. Their need for controversial guests, in turn, created a new class of high-profile provocateurs including Coulter and Al Franken, who crafted lucrative careers by being outrageous. "The media has always been more interested in conflict than consensus," observed Andrew Taylor, chairman of the political science department at North Carolina State University. "These figures helped them draw attention in an increasingly crowded field" (read more - J. Peder Zane-Contra Costa Times) From David Hinckley -- Harry Allen is a journalist, radio host and analyst who has spent two decades painting pictures of, among other things, African-American culture. Before that, it turns out, he took literal pictures of a fascinating slice of that culture. For some three years in the mid-1980s, Allen carried a camera to Adelphi University's WBAU (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News) From Howard Kurtz -- MSNBC executives have decided that Scarborough is the next Don Imus -- not that anyone could replace Imus -- and are finalizing the details for "Morning Joe" to permanently take over the 6-to-9 morning slot. How did a little-known lawmaker become a hot media commodity? (read more - Howard Kurtz-Washington Post) Howard Stern apparently isn't thrilled over a new indie movie, "Kung Fu Assassins," which features a shaggy-haired, stripper-loving shock jock named "Howee" who divorces his wife and latches onto a hot young girlfriend (read more - NY Post Page Six) From Charlie Patton -- Andy Johnson's been up and down the AM dial, broadcasting at one time or another on at least nine frequencies in Northeast Florida. His latest move came at the beginning of June, when Salem Communications asked him to shift from WJGR (1320 AM) to WZNZ (1460 AM). His show now airs from 2 to 5 p.m. weekdays on WZNZ and simulcasts on St. Augustine's WFOY (1240 AM) (read more - Charlie Patton, The Times-Union) SoundExchange, a former subsidiary of the Recording Industry Association of America, said Friday that it has agreed to extend a cap on a portion of the fees that Internet radio operators will have to pay under new rules scheduled to take effect in about two weeks (read more - Louis Hau-Forbes) (read more - San Diego Biz Journal) From David Barron -- Ralph Cooper expects to let Clear Channel Radio Houston executive Michael Berry know Monday if he will jump from KCOH (1430 AM) to KBME (790 AM) to host an evening talk show (read more - David Barron-Houston Chronicle) From Tommy Kramer
-- The sun is the source of heat,
light, and energy for our solar system. The moon, on the other hand,
is just a dead flat rock. All it does is reflect the light of
From Ben Fong-Torres
-- Brought back by CBS Radio to replace Free FM at 106.9 FM, with a
format of mostly '70s rock and pop hits (tougher than KOIT, softer
than KSAN/the Bone), KFRC FM unveils its first DJ on Monday morning:
Dave "the Duke" Sholin + Up till now, the
special HD tuners have been priced from $200
to $300 and more. The reception, you can imagine, has not been good.
Now Radiosophy has released
a new model for $99.95
Ryan Blethen -- The Federal Communications Commission held a hearing at Portland High School to find out what the public thought of how well broadcasters are serving their community ... I hope the commissioners heard what I heard, and interpret localism in media as I do. Localism is the benchmark by which most of America's media should be judged. Broadcasters and newspapers should have a vigilant journalistic mission at their core. The drift away from the traditional function of the press becomes swift without this core. If the commissioners did hear what I did, then they will go back to Washington, D.C., worried about broadcasting in Maine, which is in the same tattered condition as the rest of the country (read more - Ryan Blethen-Seattle Times) From Claude Hall
-- Red Jones, Tallapoosa, GA
writes: It's nice to see your name
anywhere! Semi-retired six years ago and started the morning show on
WKNG where I can work some 25 hours a week. Just right. Could never
fully retire. Having too much
Lynn Arave of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City updates his list of radio personalities whose very names open a floodgate of memories for those who lived in the area when they reigned on the airwaves (read more - Deseret News) An unassuming radio legend took the stage in Nashville Sunday night, but the setting wasn’t the Grand Ole Opry. Instead, about 400 people packed into the sanctuary at the Original Church of God Headquarters on County Hospital Road to celebrate gospel radio host Clarence Kilcrease, known among radio circles as the man who gave Oprah Winfrey her first job in broadcasting (read more - Colby Sledge-Nashville Tennessean) From The Radio Babe
-- Just as music acts gathered in 1985 to bring attention and
financial relief to the hungry, the "Live Earth" concerts airing on
XM Satellite Radio at 9 p.m.
From Rick Kaempfer -- Each week in Chicago Radio Spotlight, Rick Kaempfer tracks down a former or current Chicago radio personality and asks them a few simple questions. This week, it's Drew Walker of WUSN - US-99 (read the interview - Chicago Radio Spotlight) Launching 7-7-07
-- "I'm going to be the world's first live global disc jockey," Ron
Jacobs claims ... The show will
From Mike Austerman -- With summer vacation season fully kicking in this week, Oldies WOMC-FM (104.3), WCSX-FM (94.7) and Public WDET-FM (101.9) are hoping you’ll include them in your local barbecue and beach plans. + “Somewhere in Time” host Tom Wilson presents a special edition of the program featuring the reading of postcards sent home by soldiers involved in World War II interspersed with music from the war years ranging from love songs to patriotic music. Tune to WMUZ-FM (103.5) or WRDT-AM (560) (read more - Mike Austerman-Michiguide) Richard Branson and Charles Allen, the former ITV chief, could launch a takeover of Virgin Radio, formerly owned by Chris Evans, the radio and television presenter (read more - Richard Wachman-The Observer U.K.) Tawn Mastrey is probably best
known for her work at KNAC 105.5 in Los Angeles and her later work
Scott Shannon's Pirate Radio, and with The Westwood One Radio
Network
In a move designed to protect the Internet operations of its 32 pro football teams, news organizations can post no more than 45 seconds per day of video shot at a team's facilities, including news conferences, interviews and practice-field reports (read more - Paul Farhi-Washington Post) From Gary Lycan -- It's the Fourth of July week, time to kick back, go online, play your iPod, or turn on your radio and sample some special programming. K-Earth 101's morning personality, Gary Bryan, will join Snoopy from Knott's Berry Farm for the 103rd annual Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade celebration. Shotgun" Tom Kelly, Joshua Escandon and Jim Carson will all be broadcasting live from the event, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. KROQ/106.7 FM is letting the listeners take over, starting this weekend, with their own three-song blogs, saying "we'll not only play it, we'll let you introduce it" (read more - Gary Lycan-Orange County Register) From Erika D. Smith -- In case you didn't notice over the roar of the Apple iPhone hype (mea culpa), more than 14,000 Web radio stations went off the air last Tuesday. It wasn't permanent -- yet. It was just a Day of Silence, protesting the hefty increase in royalty rates that's scheduled to take effect July 15 (read more - Erika D. Smith - Indy Star) From Kelly Slater -- Some critics say radio is too consolidated and no longer provides listeners with diverse formats or diverse viewpoints. Others say that local content -- news, traffic, weather and sports -- has been compromised by federal rules regarding radio ownership. As Clear Channel's market manager for Augusta-Rockland, I can say, without a doubt, that it just isn't so. Quite the opposite (read more - Kelly Slater-Kennebec Journal) SIRIUS Satellite Radio and the Sinatra family are launching a weekly show on Siriusly Sinatra channel 75. The Chairman's Hour is 'hosted' by Frank Sinatra himself using rare material unearthed from the Sinatra family archives (read more - PR Newswire) Sara Cox made the transition to radio in 1999 and at one time attracted a record 7.9 million listeners to the Radio 1 breakfast show. She can now be found on the station on a Saturday and Sunday afternoon, occasionally covering for Jo Whiley and Scott Mills. "I've been doing more and more on the radio over the last few years, concentrating on my interviewing skills," explains Sara. So with only sporadic TV appearances of late, The Album Chart Show could be considered almost a comeback? (read more - Andy Welch-Belfast Telegraph U.K.) Media mogul (Chicago Sun-Times) Conrad Black is likely to spend a lot more time in court even if he is acquitted by a jury (read more - Reuters) Lee Mroszak, better known as Cabbie, was fired by Sirius Satellite Radio Thursday after claiming on his Web site that he possessed a Howard Stern sex tape - but he thinks he was really dumped because of a lawsuit over a segment involving a weight-loss product (read more - Page Six-NY Post) This Friday is Big Bang day for British radio: the winner of a licence to operate 10 new national stations, available only through digital radio sets, is set to be announced (read more - The Telegraph U.K.) From Mark Ramsey -- How much "stuff" should you place on your radio station's home page? And by "stuff," I'm being kind. Well, let's see -- If you're Pandora.com, there are about 14 links on the home page. If you're KROQ, there are about 25. If you're Virgin Radio, there are about 60. And if you're Z100, there are about 150, including drop-down links. What?! (read more - Mark Ramsey-Hear 2.0) More and more cell-phone owners are being forced to dig deep to pay for a new phone after they are denied replacement units for their crapped-out phones because, they are told, their phones have suffered warranty-voiding water damage. But many cell owners are claiming their phones have never been near water - no less took a swim (read more - Suzannah Cahalan-NY Post) Former KEGL 97.1's Cindy Scull and Robert Miguel will be a morning duo for "The Bone" KDBN-FM (93.3) starting July 23 in the DFW area (read more - Dallas News) ESPN Radio's syndicated lineup debuts Monday on Clear Channel's WSAI-AM 1360 (read more - John Kiesewetter-Cincy Enquirer) After 22 years on the airwaves, Wendy Stevens has taken off her headset and changed her name. Please call her Wendy Spence -- she's married to Ryan Spence of CJBK-AM -- from now on (read more - Kathy Rumleski-London Free Press CA) New York City is considering requiring a permit for photographers, film-makers, and even possibly tourists who want to shoot imagery in the Big Apple. "New rules being considered by the Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting would require any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a single public location for more than a half hour to get a city permit and insurance (read more - NY 1 News) Former KIRO 710 Talk-show host Mike Webb - a staunchly liberal, openly gay, gun-toting iconoclast - inspired loyalty and antagonism with equal ferocity during two decades on the radio in Seattle. Webb's badly decomposed remains were found concealed in the basement of his Queen Anne rental home Thursday, and the King County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday that he was a homicide victim, killed by stab wounds (read more - Jonathan Martin-Seattle Times) (read more - Seattle PI) From David Hinckley - Twice a year hip hop takes over WBAI (99.5 FM), and the summer takeover runs through midnight tonight. DJ Emskee and G-Man, who host the "Underground Railroad" on WBAI, are in charge of the takeover, which mixes familiar hip-hop hits with tracks that don't make their way onto most commercial stations (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News) “Coast to Coast AM” is an overnight radio show devoted to what its weekday host, George Noory, calls “the unusual mysteries of the world and the universe.” Broadcast out of Sherman Oaks, Calif., and carried nationwide on more than 500 stations as well as the XM Radio satellite network, “Coast to Coast AM” is by far the highest-rated radio program in the country once the lights go out (read more - Benjamin Anastas-NY Times) Senator John McCain and fellow GOP Senators John Thune of South Dakota and Norm Coleman of Minnesota have put forward legislation preventing the reinstatement of the 'Fairness Doctrine' (read more - Phoenix-Biz Journal) From Taylor Marsh -- It's nice to have a microphone. Those that do are going to protect it. I understand that and wouldn't expect otherwise. Unfortunately, everyone is yapping about the free market place without understanding that there's close to a radio freeze out going on for any liberal trying to get in ... But this vote on the Fairness Doctrine isn't surprising, at least not to me. The conversation about the Fairness Doctrine was only a means to get the radio debate started again. The real issue revolves around media consolidation, not that Democrats give a crap. They're still completely clueless, at least so far and I've been watching this for well over ten years. But thanks so very much. Really (read more - Taylor Marsh-Huffington Post) On the June 28 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Glenn Beck commented on a mock ad -- produced by subscribers to his website known as "Insiders" -- depicting a "giant refinery" that produces "Mexinol," which, according to the ad, is a fuel made from the bodies of illegal immigrants from Mexico. Beck read from the ad: "At Evil Conservative Industries, we know four things for certain. The country needs cheap, alternative fuel source. Two, the human body is 18 percent carbon. Three, carbons can be turned into hydrocarbons. Four, we have a buttload of illegal aliens in our country" (read more - Media Matters) (read more - Glenn Beck Blog) Surrounded by family and
friends, ABC's beaming and
ARBitron numbers for Akron Washington, DC Baltimore Hartford (read 'em)
Dallas-based ABC Radio Networks Coast-to-Coast radio veteran Dale Kuckelburg (aka Bill Jackson) has a blue-collar work ethic and a connoisseur’s taste for mechanical watches (read more - Watchtime Magazine) SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio now have the endorsement of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for their pending merger (read more - CNN Money-PR Newswire) Julie Kahn, vice president and market manager of Entercom New England, was named by Radio Ink as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Radio 2007 (read more - Boston Herald) DJ Moves has added a "Jobs" feature. Use it now -- or mark it for the uncertain future (visit DJ Moves) From NAB -- Countering a recent report by former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchgott-Roth, Philip M. Napoli, a leading progressive authority in media policy, filed a statement with the FCC today demonstrating that "the satellite radio market is in fact a distinct market for antitrust purposes, and that a merger of Sirius and XM would lead to monopoly conditions in the downstream consumer market, as well as monopsony conditions in the upstream programming market, that our antitrust laws are intended to protect" (read more - NAB) Two Cincinnati radio station managers, Bryan Miller and Richard Eiswerth, told lawmakers Thursday that new increases in royalty rates set to go into effect July 15 would devastate the emerging webcasting industry (read more - Malia Rulon-Cincy Enquirer) Under terms of a new deal, the NBA will deliver content for 17 ESPN platforms, including: ABC, ABC HD, ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN2, ESPN2 HD, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, ESPN International, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN360.com, ESPN Mobile Publishing, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPNU and ESPN podcasts. The deal will also cover all new platforms ESPN creates or develops relationships with through the end of the agreement in 2016 Friday June 29, 2007 Edition FCC members on Thursday listened to Maine residents' views on how broadcasters are fulfilling their public-service responsibilities at a time when most local media have come under out-of-state ownership (read more - Seattle Times) (read more - Anne Ravana-Bangor Daily News) Small Webcasters intent on keeping Internet radio stations from going out of business best not look to Congress for help. House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez said, "I really don't think Congress would be the best type of vehicle to resolve this type of issue" (read more - Olga Kharif -Business Week) (read more - David Lazarus - SF Chronicle) The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987 is generally acknowledged to be the spark that lit the conservative talk radio flame. Indiana Rep. Mike Pence, who worked as a talk radio host for more than six years, offered an amendment Thursday to the Financial Services Appropriations bill that would deny funding to the FCC for any effort to bring back the Fairness Doctrine. The bill, with the amendment, passed the House Thursday evening (read more - Gilbert Cruz-Time) (read more - Joshua Holland-AlterNet) Comcast SportsNet Chicago chimed in on the suspension of Dan McNeil from his afternoon show on ESPN sports/talk WMVP-AM (1000). His actual offense was calling Comcast SportsNet executive producer Lissa Druss Christman a "bitch" for not answering a question he asked her + Tonight the world will get to see the Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart-WTMX-FM 101.9 radio stunt that captivated thousands of Chicago radio listeners for weeks on ABC's "20/20" (read more - Robert Feder - Chicago Sun-Times) A severely decomposed body was found at the rental home of former KIRO radio talk-show host Mike Webb, who has been missing since April (read more - -Seattle Times) A license plate belonging to the car owned by a missing El Campo disc jockey, Bobby Jones of KULP AM, was recovered Thursday from the Colorado River by Wharton police. "All we have located is a license plate," Detective Grady Smith said. Jones has been missing since Saturday (read more - Terri Langford-Houston Chronicle) Former Univision VP and CFO Jeffrey T. Hinson has been named president and CEO of Border Media (read more - SA Biz Journal) Kidd Kraddick has acquired full ownership of his show and its syndication and has launched “Yea Network” which will offer new and creative products. In his new agreement, Kraddick remains on all of his Clear Channel affiliates and owns and controls all aspects of his show. Ops Manager Josh Medlock says, “Now we’ve got the chance to put those skills to work to build other products. Kidd Kraddick in the Morning is syndicated to over 60 markets including Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, New Orleans and Birmingham (visit KiddLive) (read more - SA Biz Journal) From Kent Burkhart
-- I was in my Atlanta consulting office on an interesting day
-- for all broadcasters -- in year 1987. I WAS THERE in my office to
receive an unexpected call from
From David Abel -- Paul Sullivan, who during the past 2 1/2 years has built an audience of about 200,000 listeners to his four-hour nightly talk show on WBZ-AM 1030, last night slid into his chair, next to the microphones and computer screens, for his last official program (read more - David Abel-Boston Globe) From David Hinckley -- This weekend WFAN (660 AM) celebrates two decades of the crazy idea that kicked it off and will bring back many of the hosts who have cracked its microphones since July 1, 1987, and surround them with a blizzard of audio clips from great New York sports moments and WFAN's own voice (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News) An accord to protect the editorial independence of The Wall Street Journal if News Corp. buys its parent Dow Jones & Co. gives hiring and firing oversight to an outside panel of experts picked much like a trial jury, sources said yesterday (read more - Paul Tharp-NY Post) When the immigration bill met its demise Thursday in the U.S. Senate, Jeff Katz of WBT felt confident taking a bit of credit from his radio booth in Charlotte. After all, the conservative talk-show host had worked relentlessly to kill it (read more - Lisa Zagaroli and Mark Washburn-Charlotte Observer) The New York Festivals 2007 Radio Broadcasting Grand Trophies were awarded to ABC News Radio, Youth Radio Berkeley, GCap Media, and Heart 106.2 at this year's Awards Gala held Thursday, June 28, at the Tribeca Rooftop in Manhattan. Pioneering radio innovator, satirist and performer Stan Freberg won the New York Festivals 2007 Radio Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award (read more - Market Wire) Hundreds of reporters at Dow Jones & Co.’s flagship paper showed up late for work Thursday in an effort to draw attention to both their stalled contract talks and their opposition to selling the Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch (read more - Matthew Flamm-Crain's NY Biz) ARBitron numbers for Boston, San Francisco, Monterey-Salinas and San Jose (read 'em) From Lee Abrams
-- On "testing things" -- DISCO DEMOLITION: When our client
WLUP in Chicago had so much success with it, we spread the word to
our other clients that this anti
From Dave Graveline
-- 8 hours of talk time, 7 hours of video playback, 6 hours of
Internet use or 24 hours of music
From David Barron -- Ralph Cooper, the dean of Houston sports talk hosts and a fixture on the city's sports scene since the 1970s, said Thursday he is mulling an offer to host an evening talk show on KBME 790 AM (read more - David Barron-Houston Chronicle) From Laura Nachman -- Co-host Jimmy Kimmel said to expect jokes about New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick's wardrobe, Billy Donovan's University of Florida/Orlando Magic love triangle and co-host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers getting swept in the NBA Finals at the 15th annual “ESPY Awards” July 15 (read more - Laura Nachman-Philly Burbs) Martin Sheen has spoken of his admiration for Ralph "Petey" Greene, the man portrayed in his new movie Talk To Me. In the film, Don Cheadle plays Petey, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 60s. Martin stars as radio station owner EG Sonderling (read more - Metro U.K.) Glenn Beck will host the NAB Marconi Awards on September 27 (read more - NAB) Michael Moore may be a big, fat loud-mouthed blowhard—the Rush Limbaugh of the progressive left, if you will—but he’s our big (not as fat as before) blowhard, and we love him for it. The left-wing provocateur’s new film, “Sicko,” is an indictment of the disastrous American health-care system, and it’s Moore’s most accessible and perhaps urgent movie yet (read more - Christopher Wallenberg-NY Blade) Oprah Winfrey is opening her own store to be located across the street from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" studios. It'll sell merchandise that's available on Winfrey's Web site (T-shirts, mugs, tote bags, baseball caps) and probably more (read more - Michael Starr-NY Post) Trinity Broadcasting Network, the world's largest religious broadcaster and America's most-watched faith channel, will air the world broadcast premier of the award winning "I Flunked Sunday School" movie on July 7 at 2:00 pm (PST) (read more - Christian Newswire) According to new research based on advanced physiological testing, Radio ads have emotional impact on consumers that is equal to that of television ads. The Radio Ad Lab released the new study, Engagement, Emotions, and the Power of Radio, at the Interep Mid-Year Radio Symposium today in New York (read more - RAB) WBT-AM & WBT-FM afternoon drive talk show host Jeff Katz has been named to the Mecklenburg County Board of Visitors of Lifespan Services. Lifespan is the largest non-profit provider of services to the disabled in North Carolina Mediabase, BigChampagne and Radio One now have an exclusive, long-term music monitoring and information deal. Mediabase and BigChampagne will serve Radio One's 71 owned and operated radio stations located in 22 urban markets Thursday June 28, 2007 XM Radio releases a study -- "After studying various economic factors and potential changes in competing communications services, I conclude that American consumers have a wide and rapidly expanding range of choices for communications services that compete with XM and Sirius," said Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth. "Additionally, these competitive choices discipline the prices that XM and Sirius charge subscribers today and will continue to do so regardless of whether the firms merge. I believe that government agencies should afford these companies the flexibility to respond to rapidly changing market conditions" (read more - XM Radio) Kraig's out and Charlie's in -- Kraig Kitchin will leave the Premiere Radio building and Charlie Rahilly will be sitting in the president's and COO's chair beginning July 11. "Clear Channel is fortunate to have someone of Charlie's caliber take on this important role," said John Hogan, president and CEO of Clear Channel Radio. "Charlie is a consummate professional of extraordinary experience, intelligence and talent. His track record is one of the best in the industry. He has led many of Clear Channel Radio's most strategic and successful markets and projects, and I am confident that he will have the same positive effect at Premiere. Our thanks go to Kraig Kitchin for his leadership of this important and successful business. We wish him all the best in his new pursuits" (read more - RDN CENTRAL ARCHIVES - Click here)
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America’s
Funniest Home Videos, dropped by the
the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis next summer.
Former
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will serve as campaign analyst for
The Wilkow Majority
(Photo source: Sirius)
in
Athens, where he was visiting, a more popular game filled the air
waves. That moment, Parthimos says, was the start of seven years
spent developing and marketing a purpose-built internet radio that
can download radio content streamed over the web.
The
names of those who will be honored this fall by the
do
not, will not, tolerate being called “old” even by implication.
Millions of burgeoning “boomers” are sensitive
enough about crossing the 40+ threshold without somebody rubbing it
in. Aside from “Boomer Radio,” may I suggest a name that says it
all? It’s “The Gold Rush” 
of
the National Review was the same photo that was used by Newsweek for
its cover and inside story in the October 20, 2003 issue.
Newsweek revealed details of Limbaugh's
Oxycontin addiction and charges of doctor shopping. Limbaugh pleaded
not guilty thnrough an arrangement with his attorney, Roy Black.
Under the deal, Limbaugh will eventually see the charge dismissed
soon when the
18 months period that began about a year ago (April 2006) ends and if he continues treatment for drug
addiction and breaks no laws, Black said
(Photo source: Newsweek)
and
a ride or two on the world famous Arnold’s Park rollercoaster. The
13th oldest roller coaster in the world.
And while it was a very calm, restful time with
family and friends, it wasn’t the hot young co-eds from the
University of Okoboji that made my blood pressure rise. My blood
pressure was up because as I sat on the beach and I saw all the
tourists spending lots of money, I realized that once again,
Nebraskans were spending their entertainment dollars in Iowa
plaque
by Al Atkins, the director of the Los Angeles Police Department's
Memorial Foundation, in thanks for her involvement in the June
benefit concert headlined by Paul Rodgers, of Bad Company and Free
fame.
afternoon
disc jockey at 
Donohue don't phrase it exactly that way, but it's clear they like
the devoted audience that's been waiting ever since 'CBS-FM switched
from oldies to "Jack" in June 2005
Congress acts on a bill introduced by Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge
Island. It should be an easy vote for Congress, if it is concerned
about democracy
start an Internet radio station. First,
before making the commitment, think long and hard, because such a
start up takes a lot of work and is costly ... Black Tuesday
was the epitome of the old programming philosophy "eliminate tune
out factors." In theory it was a good idea, but in reality not so
smart--kind of like being smart enough to put a legend like Rick
Dees in LA back on the air, but surrounding him with crappy music
and a lousy format instead of what the audience has known as
trademark Rick Dees. The excuse for not letting Rick be Rick
probably comes from sales-oriented people who say the ...
General
Manager 
Vegas
(702-733-8800, Room 322). Claude,
whose Billboard Magazine's "Vox Jox" column chronicled the ups,
downs, ins and outs of radio people for many years, has discovered
that he can live with Diabetes. George reports that Claude is doing
well and on his feet walking again. Claude Hall currently writes a
weekly online column at
individual
hosts for their already highly successful syndicated radio programs
"Classic Top 40 Weeknights", "Into the 70's" and
"Classic Top 40 Weekends". CD
and DVD demos are already pouring in to the 4141 Office Parkway
Dallas, Texas headquarters as the 3 programs prepare to move up to
the next level of energy and creativity. Think you've got the talent
and can fill the bill? Susan Thompson is the one to speak with and
she has details at 214-675-3339 or via e-mail at
shows
in major markets to the celestial broadcasts of satellite radio,
these mike jockeys, including
790
KABC's Peter Tilden with William Shatner during an in-studio
appearance (Photo source-KABC)
insightful
movie critic Joel Siegel has died in New York, after a long and
remarkably courageous struggle with cancer, at the age of 63
playback.
Those are the capabilities of the new iPhone battery, according to
Apple. The iPhone is a widescreen iPod
with touch controls that lets you enjoy all your content - including
music, audiobooks, videos, TV shows, and movies - on a 3.5-inch
widescreen display