Pandora executives have pursued the same wink-filled PR path, offering upbeat predictions backed by shaky statistics nearly always coupled with a solemn reference to broadcast radio’s imminent death  (read more - Richard Thomas - Radio InSights)

From George Johns -- Why do sales people still call on the same clients over and over again even when some of them aren’t going to be very successful in the economy of the moment so they won't pay anyway (read more - www.GeorgeJohns.com)

Monday January 30, 2012

As Mary Tyler Moore receives a Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild, her groundbreaking work on her 1970s sitcom is being compared to new female-centered comedies  (read more - Mary McNamara - LA Times)

Chicago, red-hot sports town that it is, now has two stations devoted full time to sports and sports chatter, but the concept was hardly a sure thing when WSCR began in 1992. Staying power isn’t the only justification for all the self-congratulation accompanying WSCR programming these days. Although rival ESPN 1000 has the abundant resources and marketing muscle of the Worldwide Leader at its disposal, WSCR holds a decided ratings edge in sports radio’s most coveted demographic: males age 18 to 54 with strong opinions, access to a telephone and time on their hands. It got there by playing to Chicago’s provincialism  (read more - Dan McGrath - NY Times)

News Burps
** The Help was the big winner at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Why did Hollywood vote for The Help? Because they made THEIR help do the voting.
** Rumor Willis was with her mother Demi Moore when Demi was doing whip-its and smoking whatever she was smoking. What ever happened to walking along a beach with your mom, discussing those "not so fresh" days?
** Oprah and Barbara Walters are in a bidding war to land the first US interview with Pippa Middleton. Oh, like any guy wants to hear her that woman talk.
** George Lucas moans that the 1st Star Wars movie for him was “really hard. It was painful. It was unpleasant.” Much like the 1st prequel was for everybody else.
** Kim Kardashian's joke marriage came to its inevitable end in Sunday night's Kourtney & Kim Take NY Finale. Oh, she felt horrible. She felt terrible. She felt millions of dollars richer. Police had to be called to Kim’s house Sunday when a stranger showed up with baggage saying he intended to stay at Kim’s. Kris Humphries was released on his own recognizance.
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From Tommy Kramer -- The lesson with the hundreds of air talents and commercial voice actors I’ve coached is the same, really: the whole game is having people actually HEAR you, instead of going by unnoticed. One of the most fundamental building blocks in this is to read Fiction (read more - www.TommyKramer.net)

The Cumulus Cost Cutting and Acquisitions Plan  (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

The Upside-Down World of Public Radio Funding  (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

On February 6 Rob Williams takes over as the new Market Manager of Greater Media’s Boston-based radio properties, including WROR-FM, WKLB-FM, WBOS-FM, WTKK-FM and WMJX-FM after the retirement of Tom Baker

Lately, I’ve been evaluating the essential differences between two morning radio shows I work with. One show is highly engaging, expertly segues from one topic to another in a single break and leaves me wishing they talked more. The other works hard, prepares their content and can’t hold my interest for 30 seconds on a single topic, even though their breaks are well structured, they are focused and they get to the point quickly  (read more - Tracy Johnson Media)

Friday January 27, 2012

ODJA Trivia -- Annette Kleinbard a/k/a Carol Connors co-wrote the Rip Chords' “Hey Little Cobra,” Bill Conti's “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky')” and “With You I'm Born Again,” a big hit for Billy Preston & Syreeta. On what 1958 #1 hit was Annette Kleinbard the lead singer? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac

Kim Komando's Tip of the Day - Unraveling Google's updated privacy policy (read more - Komando.com)

Please pass this on to anyone you know at ESPN or the sports people at the other networks: It’s HO-no-lulu … got it? Let’s begin with the most onerous transgression committed by the off-Islander TV and radio announcers: They often blunder into the mispronunciation of the name of the Aloha’s State’s capital city: Honolulu. Al Michaels gets it right since he kicked off his broadcast career right here in Hawaii.Boomer Berman gets it right because he always does with most things besides having frequently flown to and from Hawaii to qualify as an Honorary Kama’aina (old timer.) (read more - Ron Jacobs)

Charles F. Boman of Gadsden - WJBY and WQEN FM - died Thursday - He was named Alabama Broadcaster of the Year by the Alabama Broadcasters Association in 1978 (read more - News 12 WDEF)

Gordon Borrell is a fan of radio, but not of radio’s performance on the digital sales front (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

The Coolest Guy At CES - Jerry Lee of B101 in Philly (read more - Fred - Jacobs Blog)

Wednesday January 25, 2012

Sean Hannity is featured in the winter (Jan/Feb) issue of Cigar Aficionado - a first for Sean going public about his passion for cigars - “I like strong cigars – I particularly like Ashtons in the maduro wrapper. I enjoy a Davidoff once in a while, or a Cohiba. Someone gave me a number of Padron 1964 Anniversaries –that’s a pretty strong cigar, but I liked it. And I enjoy the end much more than the beginning”  (read the interview and more - April MacIntyre  - M&C)

MegaTV is offering viewers a new way to start their afternoons at 5 pm ET with the premiere of its news program "De Frente," led by reporters Alejandro Marcano Santelli, Maria Alejandra Requena and Max Aub

Santita Jackson has parted company with WVON-AM (1690) after more than five years as midday personality at the Midway Broadcasting urban news/talk station  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

Pandora keeps getting bigger in Atlanta among 18 to 34 year olds  (read more - Rodney Ho - Atlanta JC)

BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has ordered the corporation to re-examine its plans to make cuts to local radio  (read more - BBC News)

Fatimah Ali, a veteran journalist and radio broadcaster, has died, according to a statement issued by 900 AM WURD  (read more - Philly Inquirer)

Public radio station KPCC hired former Los Angeles Times Editor Russ Stanton as vice president of content, responsible for the station's broadcasts, website and live events  (read more - Jim Rainey - LA Times)

Apple posted all-time record sales for its iPhone, iPad and Mac lines, including more than 37 million iPhones and 15.43 million iPads sold during the last quarter  (read more - Rachel King - ZDNet)

Tablet and E-Book Reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period  (read more - Pew Research)

News Burps
** President Obama delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night. He was interrupted 85 times with applause. And once by Nancy Pelosi's face snapping.
** Herman Cain delivered the Tea Party Response. From an Atlanta Hooters.
** Nancy Pelosi says Newt Gingrich will never be President because, "There is something I know." Specifically, the birth mark on his Mr. Happy.
** The silent film The Artist got ten Oscar nominations and is expected to win Best Picture, Director and perhaps Best Actor. My gosh, they were right! These talkies were just a fad!
** Man or Muppet is favored to win for Best Original Song. Elton John's hubby David Furnish is already calling Walter the Muppet a "talentless piece of moldy cloth."
** Demi Moore has entered rehab after being hospitalized Monday night. When asked for comment, Ashton Kutcher said, "Sorry, I can't hear you over the hot tub jets and giggling."
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ODJA Trivia -- Who’s the female vocalist who first charted in 1962 and is known for her long association with a popular songwriting team? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac

Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day -- Yearbook Yourself generates yearbook-style photos covering several decades. Upload a photo and you'll receive a new hairstyle and some new duds. You may even get a pair of glasses (read more - Komando.com)

Merlin's Answer to CBS: Power Pig FM News  (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

Help for introverted radio hosts (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

Radio Revenue Forecast Revised Downward (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

Tuesday January 24, 2012

NBC 5 testing partnership with Merlin’s 101.1 FM News (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

Rhodell Lewis, booted from Praise, decides not to sue after all, finds part-time job at WYZE-AM  (read more - Rodney Ho - Atlanta JC)

As the investigation into the murder of Stephon Edgerton, 40, known on WGOV radio as Juan Gatti, continued Monday, co-workers talked about the man behind the mic - Gatti was finishing his shift Friday night, when he was shot three times outside of the radio station - A man who “always had a smile on his face,” said fellow radio personality “Shotgun Charlie” Walker  (read more - Dawn Castro and Terry Richards - Valdosta Daily News)

Bo Chase is now helming the wakeup shift on 98.9 FM Austin’s Greatest Hits  (read more - Gary Dinges - Austin 360)

While the end of the “Idol” phenomenon might not be in sight, Ryan Seacrest is savvy enough to be planning a soft landing elsewhere. And "Today" would seem to be on the itinerary if he can manage it. He has signaled his interest in luring other newsmakers on to the radio, including the presidential hopefuls  (read more - James Rainey - LA Times)

Pandora Records Local Radio Market Growth -- Full Year 2011 Data Reveals Massive Audience and Time Spent Listening Increases in Top Local Radio Markets (read more - PR Newswire)

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment will add college radio stations to the New iHeartRadio, its free, industry-leading digital radio service beginning later this month  (read more - Business Wire)

Some file-sharing sites drop the sharing - Caution is spreading among popular file-sharing services known for letting users circulate pirated Hollywood content (read more - Byron Acohido and Scott Martin - USA Today)

Afternoon radio host Michele Tafoya is leaving WCCO-AM on Friday  (read more - Amy Carlson Gustafson - Twin Cities Pioneer Press)

Jim Irwin, 77, who was the radio voice of the Green Bay Packers from 1969 to 1998, has died  (read more - Green Bay Press-Gazette)  (read more - Jay Sorgi - 620 WTMJ)

Steve Fitz, a well-known voice in Capital Region broadcasting - WSNY, WGY, WQBK, WMHT - died early Sunday after a brief illness (read more - Steve Barnes - Times-Union)

WKRS AM-1220 in Waukegan will shift to ESPN Radio’s all-Spanish format  (read more - Bob Susnjara - Chicago Daily Herald)

News Burps
** Baltimore Ravens players said they took it easy on kicker Billy Cundiff because he looked like he wanted to commit suicide. Actually he tried kicking the bucket, but it flew wide left.
** Turns out 49er kick returner Kyle Williams had injured his shoulder before his fumble. He refused to blame the injury for the fumble. It's San Francisco. He blamed Bush.
** GOP Candidates had another televised debate last night. I don't want to say it's turning into a reality show, but Newt vowed to marry Kim Kardashian for more than 72 days. Then dump her when she gets sick.
** Employees at Disneyland will now be allowed to wear goatees and beards. But a certain famous duck must continue to go without pants.
** 60% of men ask their partner for fashion advice. And 100% of women give it before being asked.
** Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas refused to join his teammates in meeting President Obama Monday. He says the "federal government has grown out of control, threatening the rights, liberties and property of the people." Oh. And Obama wouldn't let him jump on the bed in the Lincoln Bedroom. 
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ODJA Trivia -- It’s multiple choice today. Was the #1 single of 1974 … “Seasons In The Sun” by Terry Jacks, “(You’re) Having My Baby” by Paul Anka, “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand or “The Streak” by Ray Stevens? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac

Kim Komando's App of the Day -- Many people carry around notebooks for recording ideas or events. Scribe Notes gives you all that and more on your iPhone. You can create unlimited notes and journals to organize them (download it - Komando.com)

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment on Monday named Kevin Dorsey as president of traffic, navigation and mobility (read more - David Hendricks - San Antonio Express-News)

Beasley Broadcast Philadelphia's Wired 96.5 WRDW-FM trumpets that Steve Tingle has joined the Chio & Shila in the Morning show

Alliance for Women in Media Foundation revealed that Angela Kinsey, of the Emmy Award-winning show The Office, will serve as Host of the 37th Annual Gracie Awards Gala on May 22, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

Donny Osmond will deliver a keynote address at the NAB Show Radio Luncheon, sponsored by ASCAP, on Tuesday, April 17 in Las Vegas. Osmond will discuss how radio has impacted his career over the years  (read more - Business Wire)

Rascal Flatts have been named the recipient of the CRS 2012 Artist Humanitarian Award to be presented at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville on Feb. 22  (read more - CMT)

College Radio Goes Mainstream (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

From George Johns -- Talking about #1 -- they had a big movie premier in Indianapolis last weekend for a film called “Naptown Rock Radio Wars” When those battles were going on between WNAP and WIFE in Indy we had the most beautiful women I had ever seen working at WIBC/WNAP (read more - www.georgejohns.com)

Mandatory Programming Changes Coming to Clear Channel (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

Watching a once-great corporation deny change, and ultimately declare bankruptcy  (read more - Tim Davis - Jacobs Media)

Monday January 23, 2012

WNEW 99.1 made its local debut Sunday afternoon, bringing news, weather and traffic reports to Washington’s airwaves and a question to mind: Can a second station broadcasting news, weather and traffic reports make it in the region? WNEW is betting that it can be scrappier, livelier and just plain newsier than its primary competitor WTOP (read more - Paul Farhi - Washington Post)

When Dick Biondi’s bosses called him in before his WLS-FM (94.7) evening show last Thursday, he wasn’t sure how to react to the news that they wanted to move him to later hours on the Cumulus Media oldies station to make room for John Records Landecker - Biondi vows to give WLS overnights ‘everything I’ve got’ (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

In a business in which lasting a year is a major achievement, Fernando and Greg, the entertaining morning team on "Now" (KMVQ at 99.7 FM), deserve twin trophies. Make that three. The team recently inked a three-year deal with CBS Radio  (read more - Ben Fong-Torres - SF Chronicle)

Stephon Edgerton, who used the name Juan Gatti while on the air for radio station WGOV, died after being shot three times outside the Valdosta station’s door  (read more - Athens, GA Banner-Herald)

Raditaz has introduced the future of Internet radio, delivering over 14M tracks from the cloud to the web, and to iOS and Android devices. Raditaz is a radical evolution of the Pandora model, with more than 14M songs in its catalog, better discovery, unlimited skips, and location awareness at the heart of the application  (read more - MarketWire)

One consequence of a shift away from the traditional PC towards devices such as tablets and smartphones is that the people will need fewer PCs. And PC makers better be prepared, because the entire industry is heading for a collapse  (read more - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - ZDNet)

Beware, sports talk show callers. If you go over the line, you could be subject to arrest, as a caller to a station in St. Louis discovered when he made what investigators describe as threatening remarks toward Rams owner Stan Kroenke (read more - David Barron - Houston Chronicle)

The whole system has become a joke:  Radio stations won't go near the "Seven Dirty Words" from a George Carlin routine that got a California radio station in trouble back in the 1970s, but other words that are just as naughty are fine because courts haven't ruled against them. So you'll hear those words all the time during the raunchier morning shows. The whole idea of the rules is to protect kids. But the government thinks real or fictional depictions of horrific violence are fine, whether they're on TV or on the radio. Example: Several years ago, local talk show host Rick Roberts horrified listeners with the audio of an American man being killed in Iraq. That's OK, but a four-letter word isn't?  (read more - Randy Dotinga - North County Times San Diego)

Kim Komando's Download of the Day - Apps aren't just for smartphones and tablets; now you can add apps to Facebook. Confused? (read more - download it - Komando.com)

Global recorded music sales fell about 9% in 2010 after falling 7% in 2009. OK, so digital sales are up 6% - but that’s not enough. The problem, again, is piracy. Of all content producers, the music industry faced the digital revolution first. It has been the proverbial canary in the mineshaft. Music executives responded by fighting the Web, consumers and everybody else. The result is unsurprising  (read more - Michael Hedges - Follow the Media)

Global radio experts have approved radio standards that are to usher in a new mobile phone operating system to replace third generation or 3G technology, the International Telecommunication Union announced on Friday  (read more - AFP)

John Records Landecker is stepping up to full-time status at oldies WLS-FM (94.7), where he'll return to the shift that made him a radio superstar four decades ago at Top 40 sister station WLS-AM (890)  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

Len Anderson, voice of KSKA radio, retires after decades on job - Anderson and his slow-paced, steady voice have become an institution in Anchorage (read more - Rosemary Shinohara - Anchorage Daily News)

News Burps
** Giants to Face Patriots in Super Bowl Rematch: Crap. Even Super Bowls are going into reruns.
** Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff was inconsolable after blowing a game-tying field goal at the end of the game. Look at the bright side, Billy. Had you been playing for the Giants you'd already be floating in the Hudson.
** Meanwhile Kyle "Two Fumble" WIlliams is the goat in San Francisco. The good news about being a goat in San Francisco. Somebody there is bound to want to marry you.
** Tim Tebow joined Brad Paisley on stage Saturday night to sing I'm Still a Guy…Even Though I'm a Virgin.
** Heidi Klum and Seal announced separation, despite enjoying a "very loving, loyal and happy" seven years of marriage. Seal thinks his marriage is a car. He wants to trade in for a new model.
** Legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno has died. Sure he's in heaven. if God wanted to punish Paterno He would have make him coach of the Indianapolis Colts.
** Gabby Giffords is resigning from Congress to concentrate on her recovery. Gabby had a bullet in her head. Now if only the rest of Congress would "get the lead out."
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ODJA Trivia -- What’s the name of the female group from Passaic, New Jersey, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, that had all 12 of their Top 40 hits in the early 1960s, including two number ones -- the first of which was written by Carole King? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac

From Claude Hall -- My compliments to the men and women who’ve established the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame. First meeting was a huge success. I saw a photo of the people attending + I’m a huge fan of Jimmy Rabbitt. Since his days on KMET-FM in Los Angeles. I mean he’s not perfect. But he’s El Conejo. He started his Dec. 24, 1977 show on KROQ in Los Angeles with some dead air. Talk. Not much. You’d think he did it on purpose. Hey, this is the Rabbitt! (read more - www.ClaudeHallOnline.com)  

From Tommy Kramer - Yes, the Politically Correct term is “little people” and I respect that, but being P. C. won’t make the impact this tip needs, so please cut me a little slack, and accept my apology in advance (read more - www.TommyKramer.net)

Throughout our history, new competitors have attempted to attract the radio listener. Before these on-line-only music companies, satellite radio was going to destroy our industry. Clearly it has not.
We do not want to diminish the potential of these new services  (read more - Charlie Sislen - Research Director)

HD Radio Profile Lacks Credibility (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

When A $22 Million Station Is Put Up For Sale On eBay (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

Comedy Central Takes Requests, Radio Doesn’t (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

After decades of meeting deadlines for broadcast and print it is nice to throw off such commitments and write these things called “blogs” - I started this blog after urging the Scribe For All Seasons, Ken Levine, to offer his clever unscheduled emails to friends. Ken, who I think was born typing, had already made his rep as a screenwriter and beyond  (read more - Ron Jacobs)

Friday January 20, 2012

CBS Radio is threatening legal action if all-news entrant WEMP (FM News 101.9) doesn’t stop hitching itself to the “Give us 22 minutes, we’ll give you the world” slogan, which has long defined CBS’ WINS (1010 AM).  CBS lawyers sent a two-page letter Tuesday to Merlin Media, owner of WEMP, demanding that 101.9 “cease and desist from use of any CBS trademarks,” which also includes “Traffic and weather together”  (read more - David Hinckley - NY Daily News)

HD Radio has made important progress recently in terms of getting into the car…more auto makers are offering HD Radio as an option or even standard in some cases. Unfortunately, that progress hasn’t yet translated into the minds of 18-64 consumers  (read more - Mark Kassof and Co)

Greater Media - parent company of 97.5 the Fanatic - has issued an apology on behalf of sports-talk host Tom Byrne who was arrested after allegedly assaulting a cab driver to whom he had refused to pay a $5 fare, according to a police report  (read more - Dan Gross - Philly Daily News)

Geraldo Rivera to debut radio talk show on KABC-AM  January 30 (read more - Steve Carney - LA Times)

The Web site MegaUpLoad.com was shut down Thursday, and Dotcom and three Megaupload employees were arrested in New Zealand on U.S. accusations that they facilitated millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content, costing copyright holders at least $500 million in lost revenue (read more - USA Today)

Todd 'MJ' Schnitt to quit WFLZ-FM 93.3 morning show  (read more - Eric Deggans - Tampa Bay Times)

It’s impossible not to like Lin Brehmer. No, really, I mean it. Sure, the guy is smart, witty, talented and easy-going. But more than anything else, I think it’s his undeniable likeability that accounts for his impressive 20-year run as morning personality at WXRT-FM (93.1), the CBS Radio adult/alternative heritage station  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

The acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting by Cumulus Media for $2.55 billion topped all other 2011 radio station sales combined, according to figures released today by RadioValuations.com (read more - PR.com)

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment disclosed that Hartley Adkins has been named Executive Vice President of Operations for its Mid-Major markets and John Rohm will take on the role as Senior Vice President of Operations overseeing the Southeast market  (read more - Clear Channel M & E)

News Burps
** Newt wanted an "Open" marriage, ex-wife says. Newt denies the allegation: "I merely wanted to screw around with another woman."
** Newt slapped down CNN's John King when King asked about the allegations at Thursday night's debate. How bad a televised beat down? King should change his first name to Rodney.
** Casey Anthony reportedly has been staying at a church in Florida. The bad news? She's the church's new youth pastor.
** Kenny G's wife has filed for divorce. Lyndie Benson-Gorelick is asking for only one thing: "Please make that music stop!!!!!!!!!!!!"
** Red Tails -- George Lucas' epic story of the Tuskegee Airmen -- hits theaters Friday. Or should I say it's "incoming"!!??
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ODJA Trivia -- What’s the group from Washington state that had its biggest hit in early 1960 – peaking at #2 for four weeks – and was in the news in 2008 when its only still-performing member married actress Loni Anderson? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Dave Graveline and the "Into Tomorrow" Team talk about the latest info on the newest - and most wanted - gadgets and gizmos: This weekend, Dave and the team broadcast for the 17th Year from CES - the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - which is introducing some 20,000 new products - Listen on-air and online this weekend (click the photo for a larger view)

Internet Radio Makes More In-Dash Gains (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

Clear Channel Discounting Radio to Sell Digital Ads (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media) 

American Public Media’s Bill Kling is one of those rare CEOs with something to say that should resonate with both corporate leaders and those just getting started in the world of business  (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

A lot of morning personalities use games on the air. If you press them for why they have so many games, you usually discover that a) it makes the phone ring, b) it gives them something to talk about and c) it’s a good way to give away stuff the sales department dragged in (read more - Tracy Johnson Media)

From aMinuteMore.com -- Topic: David Perry with Trend Micro warns about those hidden, stealth hijackers who want to invade your computer to steal passwords and other personal data without your knowing it until it is too late  (listen to and download the audio for on-air programming content or Webcast use - www.aMinuteMore.com)

Thursday January 19, 2012

He cultivated an image as a financial guru, dispensing advice on his paid shows on the PAX TV network and radio station WSBR (740-AM) and holding seminars for those eager to learn his secrets on how to capitalize on South Florida's real estate boom.  Anthony F. Cutaia didn't share one secret, though - he was fleecing clients of his commercial real estate business (read more - Jon Burstein - Sun Sentinel)

Ryan Seacrest has entered what could be his final season hosting “American Idol” - Seacrest, meanwhile, inked a deal with Mark Cuban yesterday which would change HD.net into AXS TV (read more - Michael Starr - NY Post) (read more - Joe Flint - LA Times)

"How can we create dialogue and find common ground?" That is the question David Cruz hopes to answer on a daily basis on his new 3-6 p.m. weekday program on KTLK 1150 AM + George Noory, host of "Coast to Coast" overnights on KFI 640 AM, had a close call when he recently went to Mexico to attend a friend's wedding in Cabo San Lucas  (read more - Gary Lycan - Orange County Register)

The Internet community's rallying cry against anti-piracy legislation had its intended effect of grabbing the nation's attention Wednesday, though the final outcome remains far from settled  (read more - Roger Yu and Jon Swartz - USA Today)

Out of the bubble: WGN sending Johnny B. upstairs (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

Tim Westergren was working as a film composer in the late 1990s when he came up with the idea behind Pandora (read more - Sarah E. Needleman - WSJ)

Herman Cain has signed back with his former employer AM 750 and 95.5 FM NewsTalk WSB  (read more - Rodney Ho - Atlanta JC)

The Best of Mike & Mike, a daily compilation of highlights from the television simulcast of ESPN Audio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning, will expand to a full hour on ESPN2 beginning Monday, January 30

News Burps
** Newt Gingrich's ex-wife Marianne gives ABC bombshell interview. What could be worse than what we already know? He father Casey Anthony's baby? Threesomes with Herman Cain? Did he advise the Costa Concordia to hire that captain?
** American Idol returned Wednesday, with far fewer ridiculous auditions. Was it because of the voices that auditioned…or The Voice in their rear view mirror?
** Newsweek asks, "Why are Obama's Critics So Dumb?" America asks, "What's a Newsweek?"
** Turns out Tim Tebow was hurt during Saturday's blowout. MRI shows a severely injured pride.
** Meanwhile, sexy pro dancer Karina Smirnoff wants Tim Tebow to compete on Dancing with the Stars. Fitting since her Playboy spread had plenty of men saying, "My GOD!"
** Baby Lily dropped the f-bomb on Modern Family. Just like Modern Family's competitors do when they see the ratings.
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Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day - The Internet is crammed with interesting articles and sites. It seems there are always more links to click. You don't have time to read them all at once, but you might forget later. Instapaper is a quick and easy solution (read more - Komando.com)

ODJA Trivia -- Who’s the singer/bassist that, in the mid-1980s, left a successful band after 18 years for a solo career that began with two #1 singles – the first of which was the theme from a Ralph Macchio movie? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

With the recent agreement between the Radio Music Licensing Committee (RMLC) and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) reaching back into 2010 and including credits through 2016, Media Financial Management Association (MFM) is offering a Distance Learning Webinar to address how these changes will affect financial reporting. Scheduled for Tuesday, January 24, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. (ET), the CPE (continuing professional education) webinar will be led by experts from Ernst & Young, who will provide an overview of the settlement’s key points affecting financial planning and accounting (read more - MFM)

Radio Looks For A Better Year For Its Stock Holdings (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)  

Pandora at 125 Million registered users (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

Cumulus Now Offering 40% Salaries (Down from 50%) (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

Before you go on the air next, take a moment to do the math. Consider the benchmark events you might mention on the air (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

Fishing where the fish aren't (read more - Paul - Jacobs Media)

Beasley Broadcast Southwest Florida's WXKB-FM B-1039  in the Fort Myers-Naples market has named Adam Star Program Director

New morning 99.9 Kiss Country co-host, Broadway starts at WKIS-FM in Miami next Monday

Wednesday January 18, 2012

Wikipedia, Moveon.org, Craigslist, user-submitted news site Reddit, the blog Boing Boing, Firefox browser creator Mozilla and the Cheezburger network of comedy sites are participating in a blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills (read more - Jon Swartz and Scott Martin - USA Today)

WXYT-FM (97.1) The Ticket revealed that Bob (Wojo) Wojnowski and Jamie Samuelsen will launch a new sports talk radio show on Monday (read more - BJ Hammerstein - Detroit Free Press)

Pandora sees huge jump in audience  (read more - Jefferson Graham - USA Today)

Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA agree to merger plan  (read more - LA Times)

Nick Cannon had a warning for Howard Stern: You’re going to work way longer hours than you expect as an “America’s Got Talent” judge this summer  (read more - David Hinckley - NY Daily News)

Friends and colleagues converged Tuesday to remember the late and longtime WBAL Radio talk show host Ron Smith, sharing personal memories of a man committed to duty and honesty (read more - view the video - WBAL TV)

Movie critic Jeffery Lyons - Lyons Den Radio placed their movie review radio show in the hands of Broadcast Affiliate Sales BAS for marketing and affiliate sales

Sarah Frazier has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Market Manager, CBS Radio Houston

Daniella Guzman, a reporter and weekend news anchor from KPRC TV Houston, soon could be the new face of mornings at NBC 5 in Chicago  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

Katz Marketing Solutions has a new agreement with USA TouchPoints to track consumer behavior and media consumption

Stocks of publicly held local media companies performed worse last year than the overall stock market, falling 18.7 percent, according to BIA/Kelsey's Local Media Index (read more - BIA/Kelsey)

News Burps
** Haley Joel Osment plays the gay boyfriend of a teen girl's dad in the new film Sassy Pants. No, he does NOT say, "I see straight people."
** The LA City Council approves mandatory condom use for adult film stars. The measure faced stiff opposition from the porn industry. Yes. We went there.
** Newt says of Obama, "I don't want to bloody his nose, I want to knock him out." Replied Obama, "I'm more worried about him sitting on me."
** Only several hundred Occupy Wall Street types showed up at the Capital Building to decry the influence of corporate money in politics…oh, and to buy some "I occupied DC and only got this lousy tee shirt" tee shirt.
** Daniel Radcliffe defended Lana del Rey's performance on Saturday Night Live. Brave lad. Even Casey Anthony's lawyer wouldn't defend that performance.
** American Idol returns Wednesday night. Steven Tyler says he's looking for a singer with a "little crazy"…or big cha-chas.
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Gow Broadcasting - which launched Yahoo! Sports Radio in August 2011 in partnership with Yahoo! Sports - has added Bob Cohen to its board of directors

Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day - Many diabetics must log their glucose levels and heart rate daily. They also need to track their medication intake. If this is you, you know that's neither convenient nor easy. CareLogger may offer a better way (read more - Komando.com)

ODJA Trivia -- A decade before Sonny & Cher popularized their on-stage personas for a new generation, who were the Italian man and deadpan native-American woman singer that had one of the most popular acts in Las Vegas, and a Top 20 hit in late 1958? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Who and what creates buzz, talk, and of course, ratings (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

Clear Channel's Exit Plan (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)  

The Power of the Poll (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

Online Advertising - The Most Pitched Media Product (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views) 

From George Johns -- A new movie called Naptown Rock Radio Wars premiered at the Imax theatre in Indy over the weekend. Having being in the middle of that war between WNAP & WIFE I’m anxious to hear if they got it right (read more - www.georgejohns.com)

Tuesday January 17, 2012

Looking to expand its foothold beyond the AM-FM dial, radio giant Clear Channel has tapped entertainment industry veteran John Sykes to lead a push into television, digital and live events  (read more - Joe Flint - LA Times)

WSCR changed landscape of sports - for better and worse - Sports talk radio stations, now numbering more than 500 in the country, gave sports fans a voice they never had before, often giving players, coaches and team executives a headache they never had before (read more - Ed Sherman - Crain's Chicago Biz)

Howie Carr is many things to many people. A radio broadcaster since 1994, his daily talk-show on WRKO is a mixture of humorous anecdotes and political criticism while his regular contributions to the Boston Herald are not afraid to set forth personal opinions that don't pull any punches. On Saturday evening, Carr was at Barnes & Noble at Derby Street Shoppes to sign copies of his latest book, "Hard Knocks"  (read more - David Bolton - Hingham Patch)

Nick Cannon of “Rollin with Nick Cannon” on 92.3 NOW returned to the air today after hospitalization and talked to Howard Stern about what happened in Aspen  (read more -  Ann Oldenburg - USA Today)

TV chef Paula Deen announced today that her love affair with butter and sugary sweets hasn't come without consequences. Deen, 64, revealed that she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes three years ago  (read more - Joyce Chen - NY Daily News)

Yet another rising star at NBC 5 appears bound for network glory -- Alex Perez - The official grand opening of the new Museum of Broadcast Communications remains months away, but on February 4, Steve Darnall will kick off Jack Benny Month by hosting a live broadcast of Those Were the Days (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

The year hasn't started well for Kyle Sandilands and his team - Jackie O - with weight-loss company Jenny Craig pulling its advertising from 2Day FM on his first day back on air.  Jenny Craig's decision responds to public outcry late last year after the radio presenter called a female journalist a "fat slag"  (read more - 7 News - Sydney)

Anxious parents worried about teens and distracted driving are tapping new technology to keep their young drivers from texting, surfing and even talking behind the wheel  (read more - Larry Copeland - USA Today)

Rock music returned to Augusta’s airwaves Monday afternoon at 5 p.m., and fans were celebrating on the Facebook page of Beasley Broadcast Group’s 95 Rock, radio station WCHZ-FM - Talk radio replaced rock back in August on 95.1 FM, with the rock music bumped back on the dial to 93.1 FM (read more - Kyle Martin - Augusta Chronicle)

Vernon C. Floyd opened the first black-owned and operated radio station in Mississippi in Hattiesburg - WORV-AM - He and two of the station's disc jockeys, Leon Franklin and Harvey Lee Knight, were honored by the Forrest County NAACP on Sunday during the group's annual commemorative services for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (read more - Ellen Ciurczak - Hattiesburg American)

News Burps
** Happy 90th Birthday to Betty White! Little known fact about Betty White: She was in the pilot of The Love Boat…back when it was called The Love Ark.
** CBS wants to hire Tim Tebow for their coverage of this weekend’s AFC game between the Patriots and Ravens. Because if anybody can discuss strategies for beating the Patriots it's Tim Tebow.
** Ryan Murphy planning Bee Gee-themed episode of Glee. It'll be followed by a disco-themed episode of American Horror Story.
** George Clooney says he's giving up drinking for a while. If I had George Clooney's life I'd want to be sober for every moment of it as well.
** Russell Brand says he just wants to make people laugh. Like when you said, "I do"? You certainly can't be talking about the remake of Arthur.
** Newsweek's cover asks "Why are Obama's Critics So Dumb?" It was either that cover or, "Just How Much Browner Can Our Nose Get?"
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Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day - British website itvWILD pulls animal video clips from natural history documentaries and recent wildlife programs. It has years of amazing videos available to watch  (read more - Komando.com)

ODJA Trivia -- Who is the male singer/songwriter who’s written or arranged for the Platters, Gene Pitney, the Drifters and Barbra Streisand, created the TV show “Remember WENN” and had a #1 song in late 1979? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

It was the best ratings debut for a new series in the history of Animal Planet. And the name of the show was Hillbilly Handfishin’ (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

The much-publicized recent Clear Channel name change is a sham (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)  

Radio Must Step Up Its Online Ad Business (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

The 11th Commandment: Know Thy Audience (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

CES by the numbers (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

From aMinuteMore.com -- Topic: Jack Kosakowski, the president of Junior Achievement, has some interesting yet troubling survey results about children and their lack of money skills - But JA has help for them and their parents  (listen to and download the audio for on-air programming content or Webcast use - www.aMinuteMore.com)

Monday January 16, 2012

Jenn Ryan, morning co-host on WKDD-98.1 in Akron, has regained her voice after an unusual procedure in which a doctor physically moved Ryan's vocal cords back in to position (read more - view the video - WKYC 3 TV Cleveland)

The drunken driving charge against veteran media executive and former Tribune Co. chief executive Randy Michaels in southwest Ohio has been dismissed on a technicality  (read more - Chicago Tribune)  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

Hollywood's two main actors' unions, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, took a historic step early Monday morning toward combining their two unions (read more - KTLA TV)

Matt Lauer used the 60th anniversary bash for “Today” to make light of rumors that Ryan Seacrest will replace him on the show  (read more - NY Post Page Six)

Bloomberg News is reporting that Apple will launch its next iPad in March, with a high-def screen and faster processor  (read more - Roger Yu - USA Today)

Richard Threlkeld, a CBS News correspondent who survived covering everything from the Vietnam War to Tiananmen Square, was killed in a car crash when his 2008 Mini Cooper struck a propane tanker (read more - Selim Algar - NY Post)

‘American Pie’ turns 40, yet despite the song's gloomy view, the music plays on - Don McLean's anthem to 'the day the music died' was played nonstop in early '72 (read more - David Hinckley - NY Daily News)

This isn’t 1965. If the stations could make sacks of money with adventurous rock music, or with Regis Philbin whistling, they’d do it. Ratings are king, and playing anything but the tried and true won’t garner listeners  (read more - Craig Marks - Akron West Side Leader)

Will talk show host and author Mark Levin run for national office?  (read more - Jamie Weinstein - Daily Caller)

John Aielli returns to KUT Monday two weeks after suffering a heart attack (read more - Gary Dinges - Austin 360)

A tribute was held Friday for legendary Arizona radio broadcaster Bill Heywood (read more - Fox 10 Phoenix)

Former Louisville disc jockey Bill Bailey - WAKY, WKLO and WVLK - who was known as the "Duke of Louisville" for his morning show in the 1960s and `70s, has died  (WKRC TV 12 Cincy)

Clear Channel Radio has changed its name to Clear Channel Media and Entertainment to better reflect the evolution of its business (read more - Clear Channel)  (read more - Jill Goldsmith - Chicago Tribune)

The CEO of Entercom Communications - David Field - whose Boston radio stations include WRKO and WEEI - sent an email to employees this week boasting of his recent holiday safari as he tried to rally them to work harder this year - while Field’s safari may have helped him “put everything in perspective,” most of his rank-and file employees - and many workers nationwide - can only dream of such a trip in this dismal economy (read more - MediaBiz - Boston Herald)

Mobile devices are the trendy thing. For consumers, smartphones and tablets are fashion statements. For content producers they are the must-have platform. Will some have egg on their faces? (read more - Michael Hedges - Follow the Media)

JR is leaving Star 100.7-FM's morning show after the station and JR "came to a mutual decision" not to renew his contract, said Michael Young, senior vice president and market manager for CBS Radio Pittsburgh (read more - Maria Sciullo - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

News Burps
** The Artist was the big winner at the Golden Globes. Yep. Even the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is tired of listening to actors.
** The dog from The Artist came onstage, rolled over and played dead. Kinda like Ricky Gervais did as the host last night.
** Jon Huntsman is dropping out of the race for GOP nomination and will endorse Mitt Romney. Huntsman could never overcome the fact most voters thought he WAS Mitt Romney.
** Tom Brady threw 5 TD passes in 1st half against Tim Tebow's Broncos. Even Jesus was going "JEEE-SUS!!!!!!!!!!!"
** Tim Tebow took the humiliation with grace, expressing an eagerness to get working on next season. God, however, threw a hissy fit.
** After an almost perfect season the Packers whimpered out of the playoffs with an embarrassing loss to the Giants. Eli Manning's Dad, Archie, was heard saying "Peyton who??!!"
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Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day - BillShrink. This free website gathers your spending information for a number of areas. This includes cell phone plans, television service, credit cards and fuel use (read more - Komando.com)

ODJA Trivia -- Who is the male singer/songwriter/poet/novelist who’s been inducted into the Music, Songwriter and Rock ‘n’ Roll Halls of Fame, but has never had a single recording of his own reach the Hot 100? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

From Claude Hall -- I was taught how to kill a man with my hands when I was 14 years old. Me and two or three other kids. The coach at Brady Junior High had just returned from combat. He’d been a judo instructor. Nice guy. Fairly small. I mean, not six feet tall + e-mail from Red Jones-Georgia: “This week's article you mentioned the anniversary of AFRTS. I was with AFN Germany ..."  (read more - www.ClaudeHallOnline.com)  

From Tommy Kramer - In the Steve Jobs biography, they lay open for all to see the first Apple Marketing Philosophy, drawn up by Mike Markkula back in the early 80’s. I can’t think of anything that applies to successful radio any more than three points  (read more - www.TommyKramer.net)

The Detroit Red Wings, Jimmy Howard, and the NHL All-Star Game are the least of the problems facing the Motor City. But at a time when the value and impact of local radio are coming under fire – by advertisers, by radio’s competitors, and even by some of broadcast radio’s own leadership – this is a story about impact that has to be told  (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

Public Supports Indecency Rules For Radio (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

To anyone who thinks that this (Clear Channel) name-change symbolizes bad news for radio, you too are wrong  (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

Friday January 13, 2012

Pandora is pretty much a mobile company, says CEO Joe Kennedy. So it's only logical that the next big step for Pandora will be car integration (read more - view the video - Margo D. Beller - CNBC)  (view the video interview - Kamelia Angelova - Business Insider)

“The Bonds and Fisher Show,”  on WCAR-AM (1090), won’t be returning to the metro Detroit airwaves - The show has been off the air since mid-December  (read more - BJ Hammerstein - Detroit Free Press)

Starting Monday, Anne Hudson, who works evenings at sister station KASE 101, will team up with “Texas Roadhouse” host Chris Mosser weekdays from 5 to 10 a.m. They replace longtime KVET-FM host Bob Cole, who departed the station last month after 20 years on the air  (read more - Gary Dinges - Austin 360)

BBC's head of audio Tim Davie says radio must offer more visual screen-based content and says radio needs to establish itself on smartphones and tablets to attract the young (read more - John Plunkett - The Guardian)

The days of the cigar-chomping network TV titan are long gone - but are still fresh in Hugh Downs’ memory. Downs, who co-anchored NBC’s “Today” show for nearly 10 years (1962-71), can still recall the time he received a personal phone call from NBC’s fearsome founder, “General” David Sarnoff  (read more - Michael Starr - NY Post)

Muriel Clair has resigned after 34 years as an award-winning general assignment reporter at Tribune Co.-owned WGN-Channel 9  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

The late radio-TV personality Bob Crane, who also portrayed Colonel Robert E. Hogan in the television series Hogan's Heroes, has been nominated posthumously for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame for his extensive work in broadcasting. Crane's nomination is endorsed by WICC-600 AM radio in Bridgeport, CT, the Connecticut Broadcasting History organization and several of his radio colleagues  (read more - PR Newswire)

NASA has a rock radio station that connects directly with tech-savvy young adults. Third Rock streams live from the home page of www.NASA.gov and now from NASA's iPhone/iPad/Droid apps

Dave Graveline and the "Into Tomorrow" Team talk about the latest info on the newest - and most wanted - gadgets and gizmos: This weekend, Dave and the team broadcast for the 17th Year from CES - the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - which is introducing some 20,000 new products - Listen on-air and online this weekend (click the photo for a larger view)

"Korea Today" officially launches on XM channel 144. Beginning January 19, Korea Today will be available on SiriusXM Internet Radio channel 144 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and mobile devices

Michigan Radio has established a new mid-Michigan news bureau. Based in Jackson, Reporter Steve Carmody will be covering stories in that city, as well as Lansing, Battle Creek and other mid-Michigan communities  (read more -  Steve Chrypinski - Michigan Radio)

News Burps
** Pentagon says it's "disgusted" by video showing Marine's urinating on dead Taliban terrorists. "Dammit, they didn't even wash their hands afterwards!"
** Good News! Contrary to reports in recent days, Halle Berry is NOT engaged. The bad news? You still ain't got a shot in hell.
** Madonna tells Nightline she needs " a partner in my life." And by "partner" she means "hot boy toy."
** Snoop Dogg is launching his own brand of cigars. Yeah, they're made with tobacco. Why on earth would you ask?
** Cyndi Lauper is upset her song True Colors is being used in attack ad on Mitt Romney. Wouldn't a better choice be Money Changes Everything?
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ODJA Trivia -- What’s the name of the band formed in 1967, originally called The Big Thing, that’s had more than three dozen Top 40 hits and is second only to the Beach Boys in American chart singles and albums? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

TV on the Radio (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

Worry less about technology - More about content  (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

New York Times Takes A Stand On Indecency (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views) 

Consumers want experiences - So give them one (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

Creative Destruction Strikes Radio Again (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media) 

MMTC Broadband and Social Justice Policy Summit 2012 is being held Thursday, January 26 - Friday, January 27 in Washington, DC at the Westin Georgetown Hotel - This year's speakers will present such sessions as "The FCC's Broadband Policy Priorities," "Spectrum Reallocation: How Will The National Broadband Plan's Goals Be Realized?" and "Who Owns What's Online? Intellectual Property And Multicultural Entrepreneurship (read more - MMTC)

Peter Bowen and Mark Day have taken on the role of Director of Sales in Los Angeles and Chicago, respectively. at CBS Radio

Thursday January 12, 2012

The Lex & Terry show is suing WJXL, known as 1010XL, for breach of contract  (read more - Keith St. Peter - Fox News Jacksonville)

Jim Rome leaves ESPN for CBS (read more - AP)

Fox lawyer says radio, TV should have different indecency rules  (read more - Joe Flint - LA Times)

She’s baaack: Fox Chicago’s in for a rude awakening  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio Technology for AM and FM audio and data broadcasting showed expanded support for HD Radio Technology from a wide array of leading automakers at the CES in Las Vegas  (read more - MarketWatch)

Entrepreneurs Club Radio has hired Broadcast Affiliate Sales BAS to represent their new show - a weekly one hour program hosted by the entrepreneur, Kip Marlow - to radio stations for syndication

SparkNetworks and Benztown have entered into a partnership agreement that gives SparkNetworks exclusive distribution rights (read more - SparkNetworks)

News Burps
** Katy Perry was the big winner at Wednesday's People Choice Awards. And not just because she avoided the place.
** Water for Elephants won the People's Choice for Favorite Movie Drama. Those people being girls who'd vote for anything Robert Pattinson is in.
** Khloe Kardashian may NOT be biologically a Kardashian? Come to think of it, she IS kinda shaped like Arnold Schwarznegger.
** Khloe insists she IS the daughter of Robert Kardashian, regardless of what her ex step-moms say. Khloe! This is your one chance to escape!
** Atheist group calls Tim Tebow "full of crap" and his public proclamations of his faith "bad for football." Imagine what they think of the "Hail Mary" play.
** Brad Pitt and Angelia Jolie met with President Obama in the Oval Office Wednesday. When asked what it was like to meet the most powerful person in the world, Obama said, "Angelina is wonderful." 
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ODJA Trivia -- Who’s the country singer/songwriter that was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980, was the subject of a movie and, in addition to his country chart hits, had 13 songs on the pop Top 40? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day - Daily Lit offers a novel solution - It emails you chapters of a selected book every day, so you can read in smaller chunks, like you do anyway (read more - Komando.com)

Lee Abrams “The Secret Conspiracy” zeroes in on the lack of innovation in radio - at a time when everyone else places a high priority on big ideas (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

Richard C. Sutton has been named as the Global Head of Sales for CBS Interactive Music Group, it was announced today by David Goodman, president of the division. Sutton will oversee the worldwide sales efforts for a portfolio of properties that includes Last.fm, metrolyrics.com, MP3.com and Radio.com

The Danger of Keeping Pureplays Out of Radio Ratings (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

Radio Fails To Make The Most Of Their Websites (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views) 

Wednesday January 11, 2012

We’re all aging, including SiriusXM’s premier talent Howard Stern. Will radio audiences continue to find it entertaining as a male 60-something radio star interviews 20-something strippers, porn stars and hookers? What’s the expiration date on that?  (read more - John Navin - Forbes)

TuneIn Radio app will offer drivers more than 50,000 AM, FM, HD and Internet radio stations featuring music, sports and news from around the world (read more - Sacramento Bee)

There is more than one way to listen to Spotify on Apple's iPhone. Having launched its libspotify mobile API in August 2011, the streaming music service now provides the core for two interesting new apps: SpotON Radio and Soundrop.fm (read more - Stuart Dredge - The Guardian)

WWCK 105 FM "Flint's Best Rock" has a video online produced by Jim Baade, former DJ of 105.  The video takes viewers through the station's early days in the 1970's, with the guys who lived the dream - including Peter Cavanaugh, Jeff Holbrook and Jon Lockwood - and then shows the secrets behind its success and then 105 FM's ultimate decline and demise in the late 1980's (view the video)

After 25 years on the ground floor of Tribune Tower, WGN-AM (720) is on the move - seven stories up  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)

The death of Bill Trumbull was confirmed by his former on-air partner, Chris Core. WMAL’s “Trumbull and Core” program was a staple of the weekday evening commute from 1976 to 1996 (read more - Paul Farhi - Washington Post)

The Supreme Court Frets Over TV's Devolving Standards of Decency  (read more - Mike Sacks - Huffington Post)

News Burps
** Mitt Romney wins New Hampshire Primary. Promptly fires 30% of the state.
** At Supreme Court hearing on TV indecency, Occupy Wall Street protesters shouted George Carlin's 7 Dirty Words. One of those dirty words, of course, being "cleanliness".
** The Doomsday Clock has been moved forward one minute. Also it was reported that the company behind Wonder Bread and Twinkies may file for bankruptcy. Coincidence? I think not.
** Justin Bieber says he won't sing about "sex and drugs." Justin said he made the decision "while snorting coke off the breasts of hot groupies."
** Van Halen has released their first single in 16 years with David Lee Roth. It's called "Ode to Bedpan".
** Sean Penn tells judge he's getting over his anger issues. Now, says Penn, "I punch people out with joy in my heart."
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ODJA Trivia -- What’s the name of the duo with more hit singles than the Everly Brothers, including six No. Ones, and their first Top Ten song was written about a girlfriend flight attendant and future songwriting collaborator? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day - Recycling or donating your old gadgets to charity is a better option, and that's where Dell Reconnect comes in. This partnership between Dell and Goodwill allows you to drop off virtually any type of computer gear to be resold or recycled. It's free and you can even get a receipt for tax purposes (read more - Komando.com)

"Not Your Average Quarter Hour" is a new twice-weekly column written by the Arbitron Programming Services Team with the goal of helping programmers better understand and make use of the ratings data they receive (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

Royalty Fees Are Eating Pandora Alive  (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

Premium Choice is the Clear Channel tactic designed to efficiently use major market talent in multiple markets around the country (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

More SH*T I Made Up About Cumulus  (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media) 

How to make Listener and DJ Relationships Interactive - and Social (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

Double Your Ratings in 2012  (read more - Tracy Johnson Media)

Tuesday January 10, 2012

Clear Channel Radio has an affiliate program for iHeartRadio, the Company’s free digital radio service. The Developer Program will enable third parties and developers to easily integrate iHeartRadio’s unique content and services into their own products, web pages and applications  (read more - Business Wire)

Dish aims high with new Hopper DVR allowing recording of every show during prime-time hours from the four major networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox) for eight days and high-speed satellite broadband service with downloads of up to 12 Mbps and uploads of up to 3 Mbps speed (read more - David Carnoy - CNet)

Chuck Wood, who returned to his old job with the local group of Louisiana stations that includes FM stations 94.5 KSMB and 99.1 KXKC in mid-2009, has been let go by new owners Cumulus Media. Local radio sources say Wood’s position was eliminated, likely part of a broader move by Cumulus to do away with general managers in smaller markets  (read more - Leslie Turk - The Independent)

The 2012 New York Festivals International Radio Program & Promotion Awards has announced their Call for Entries. There are now categories for Program Open, Best Regularly Scheduled Sports Program, Best Sports Special, Sports & Recreation, Environment & Ecology, and Best Student Documentary. On Air Station Contests are now eligible in the Special Event category. The Podcast group includes 2 new categories: Sports & Recreation and Culture & The Arts (read more - NY Festivals)

KXAN meteorologist Shawn Rutherford is the latest in a string of familiar faces to abruptly vanish from the station’s newscasts in recent months  (read more - Gary Dinges - Austin 360)

National Latino Broadcasting revealed that Cristina Radio will officially go on the air Thursday, January 12 as part of a two-channel agreement with Sirius XM Radio - NLB will offer listeners a wide array of 24/7 programming on a variety of subjects that include news, entertainment, music, and political issues

Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly said he really does want to keep Ryan Seacrest as host on “Idol.” And after the disaster over at “The X Factor,” he admitted to appreciating Seacrest’s value that much more (read more - Rodney Ho - Atlanta JC)

ODJA Trivia -- Who’s the 1958 Miss America contestant that had four Top 40 hits and later became a commercial spokesperson before her controversial views ended her career, her marriage, and led to bankruptcy? (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Kim Komando's Free App of the Day - Running is a good way to get in shape. If you’re serious about running, get RunKeeper (read more - download it - Komando.com)

News Burps
** 'Bama Bashes LSU to win National Championship. Only Tim Tebow could make a BCS championship game between #1 and #2 seem anticlimactic.
** Stunning news out of New Hampshire. In a dramatic last-minute surge in the polls, Mitt Romney was knocked off by Tim Tebow.
** Not stunning news: Drug-sniffing dogs found pot on Snoop Dog's tour bus. Actually, they didn't sniff it out. They just saw that it was Snoop Dog's tour bus.
** Lindsay Lohan in talks to play Elizabeth Taylor in a Lifetime movie. Who better to star in LIz Taylor: The Betty Ford Years?
** Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley and 20 other country stars will be performing at the 2012 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Each will only play for 8 seconds.
** Jay-Z's rap about his new daughter includes audio of Blue Ivy crying just after she was born. Or was it after she found out she was going to have to go through life named "Blue Ivy"?
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Don Martin has been appointed to the newly-created position of Senior Vice President, Sports Programming from Vice President - GM of FOX Sports Radio - Martin will oversee all sports programming and operations for Premiere Networks

The Conclave concludes its series of webinars, hosted/moderated by Conclave Board of Director’s member Jay Philpott, aimed at helping radio industry professionals seek employment after recent downsizing with the final webinar in the WHAT'S NEXT? A JOB SEARCH WEBINAR SERIES FOR RADIO PROFESSIONALS Wednesday, January 11 at 2:00 pm Central Time (find out more - TheConclave.com)

Political Radio Revenue Is Lacking In NH (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

In the radio broadcasting industry, one constant over the past couple decades or so has been the large footprint of Clear Channel  (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

The news fights are starting a week from Thursday in DC and soon thereafter in Philly (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

Why your show matters (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

You want to know what's in store for the radio industry now?  (read more - Ken Dardis - Audio Graphics)

From George Johns -- In 1934 the Auto Club of new York took a poll which revealed that 56% of drivers felt a car radio was a dangerous distraction while driving. Thank God it still is + Lee Abrams said we should always respect Radio’s rich history but even more importantly we need passion for it’s future (read more - www.georgejohns.com)

Monday January 9, 2012

KGO's talkers say farewell, seek new gigs  (read more - Ben Fong-Torres - SF Chronicle)

Greater Media’s 22 radio stations will be available on the iHeartRadio digital radio platform (read more - Greater Media)

Cumulus killed the radio star? KGO cleans house and former GM Mickey Luckoff tries to keep talk radio from going to the dogs (read more - Nikki Silverstein - Pacific Sun News)

SiriusXM Radio ended 2011 with nearly 21.9 million subscribers  (read more - Reuters)

The Consumer Electronics Show opens tomorrow - Tuesday and is unlikely to be where any blockbuster products of 2012 are introduced. Many of the hottest new gadgets in recent years - including Apple’s iPad and iPhone, Microsoft’s Kinect and Amazon’s Kindle Fire - were first announced at other events, even though C.E.S. remains the world’s biggest consumer technology convention (read more - Nick Wingfield - NY Times)

Nick Cannon - “Rollin with Nick Cannon” will be returning to 92.3 NOW soon - He was rushed to the hospital last week while in Aspen suffering from “mild kidney failure

MSNBC hasn't decided when or if commentator Pat Buchanan will return to the cable channel - Morning Joe's MSNBC team has looked at offers from other networks (read more - David Bauder - AP-Google)

Laurie Ousley, 52, a naturopathic doctor in Kokomo, Ind., is enjoying her new Nook Tablet but has yet to read a book on it: "I've been too busy figuring out how to load music and use it for Facebook and e-mail"  (read more - Bob Minzesheimer - USA Today)

Spending on TV advertising likely will mount to historic levels - expected to rise 30% over 2008 - as candidates again blanket airwaves with commercials pitching their virtues or bashing their opponents  (read more - Reuters)

John Aielli, host of KUT-FM’s “Eklektikos” program, suffered a heart attack and is recovering at an area hospital (read more - Jazmine Ulloa - Austin American-Statesman)

Tony Blankley, media commentator on cable news channels and former press secretary for Newt Gingrich, has died of stomach cancer (read more - Emily Langer - Washington Post) (read more - Arnold Steinberg - The Weekly Standard)  (read more - David Eldridge - The Washington Times)

Suze Orman, the CNBC financial adviser, has introduced a prepaid debit card, investing more $1 million of her own money in the project. These kinds of cards – which are meant for people with no credit history, or poor credit history – have drawn criticism for sky-high fees and poor disclosure + The standoff between Current TV and its star Keith Olbermann thawed a bit over the weekend  (read more - Noam Cohen - NY Times)

Notable quotables from the media year that was  (read more - Randy Dotinga - North County Times San Diego)

Richard Kaufman, a k a "Ricky the K," operates his Internet radio show Ricky the K's Solid Gold Time Machine from a studio he built specifically for the show - "The real change in music began at the end of '71," Kaufman says. "Radio began to change and go toward what it is today starting as early as '68, but music radically changed. In 1972, it got a lot more boring and a lot more middle of the road. It got more bubble-gummy (read more - view the videos - Robert Philpot - DFW.com)

News Burps
** Tim Tebow Earns Epic OT Playoff WIn! Next week, he faces Tom Brady & the Patriots. And if that goes well, Denver takes on the All-Pro Goliath & the Philistines.
** Chaz Bono is saving up money to buy himself a penis. You'd think his mom would have a few extras laying around the house.
** Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott got married over the weekend. "We Own the Night'? Better own a pre-nup or he may end up owning half the night.
** Beyonce gives birth to Blue Ivy Carter. Why Blue Ivy? Because when the kid's two she'll have mommy climbing up the walls.
** Madonna says she was not "understood" when she lived in London. And you thought speaking with a British accent would help?
** The Obamas threw a secret Alice-in-Wonderland themed bash, complete with Johnny Depp dressed in character. You think Brando would have showed up at the White House dressed as Don Corleone?! Then again, if it was all-you-can-eat…
** Paris Hilton is releasing a house album this summer. She says it's "very catchy." Then again, she could be talking about her STD's.
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ODJA Trivia -- Who’s the singer/songwriter/musician/actor that had ten Top 10 hits, won a Grammy in 1959, married a movie star, died in 1973, and whose life story was made into a feature film in 2004?  (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Kim Komando's Cool Site of the Day - A community for book lovers (visit it - Komando.com)

Fox News Channel has hired Liz Cheney, a former State Department official and the eldest daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, as a contributor and substitute host  (read more - Paul Bond - Hollywood Reporter)

Chad Taylor joins Townsquare Media St Cloud as the clusters new OM and PD - Brand Manager for hot AC KMXK in addition to being the morning mix co host

Fort Worth's KTFW becomes 'Hank FM'  (read more - Robert Philpot - DFW.com)

From Claude Hall -- e-mail from Steve Gibbons - Des Moines: "In 1972 after I got to Minneapolis I heard that Bill Stewart had been hired by Fairchild Broadcasting to put this AM/FM combo on the air as an Oldies outlet. I would like to solve this mystery. Can you provide information about Mr. Stewart’s connection with Fairchild in Minnesota?" + e-mail from Jay “Bobby Dark” Caple, Texas: “Well, Hello, Claude. I am sure the 2,000,000 names and faces that have gone by over the years has obscured mine, but I am Bobby Dark ... at KBOX in Dallas for many years. I have been going over names, radio stations and folks like you this holiday season and finally ran across the ClaudeHallOnline site and thought I would shoot you a note. I enjoy looking up old friends, like Gary Owens, Charlie Tuna, Robert W, Lujack, etc. I actually played the last country song on KBOX in the late Fall of 1982"  (read more - www.ClaudeHallOnline.com)  

From Tommy Kramer - One of the main things lacking in radio today outside of Rock formats is having a spine. I don’t mean being a rebel or a “high maintenance” troublemaker, or doing anything that’s counter to the station’s strategy or might cause it to be fined by the FCC. But you do have to COMMIT, once you’ve selected a “camera angle”  (read more - www.TommyKramer.net)

Supreme Court Takes On Indecency As Radio Looks On (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

Cumulus To Tighten the Noose  (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media) 

Explain to me why your show never posts any video content. Listeners love to look behind the scenes (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

The Public Is Never Wrong (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

Creating a Media Product that People Want to Eat (read more - Ted Bolton - Media Bait)

Triton Digital released its "November Internet Audio Top 20 Rankers"  (read more - Ken Dardis - Audio Graphics)

In a radio world increasingly impacted by close scrutiny on ratings measurement, financial statements and return on investment formulas, at least half of the equation is suffering. Art  (read more - Tracy Johnson Media)

Friday January 6, 2012

How do you fix a station that has a long track record of mistakes? In the case of KABC (790 AM), you let programmer Jack Silver do his job  (read more - Richard Wagoner - LA Daily News)

KFI's John and Ken thrive on an angry public and wield power by stirring their loyal listeners - 1 million weekly - to action. But their stances and beliefs are more varied than many might suspect (read more - Maria L. La Ganga - LA Times)

At the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame in October, former 96 rocker and Eagle 106.7 jock Steve Mitchell put together video highlighting the history of the ground-breaking rock station (read more - view the video - Rodney Ho - Atlanta JC)

Tablet computer makers, scrambling to get attention in the highly competitive market, are turning to a time-tested tactic: slashing prices  (read more - Roger Yu - USA Today)

KSAM personality, Doc Holiday, has been missing from the airwaves for quite a while and was diagnosed with a rare case of leukemia a few days before Christmas, and is now taking treatments at MD Anderson in Houston  (read more - KSAM)

Fire Destroys Historic Topeka, Kansas WIBW Radio - WIBW TV Station Building  (read more - KAKE TV)

Bob and Tom are out at  KSHE in St Louis -- Local personality John Ulett will begin hosting an all-Rock morning show from 6-10 a.m. each weekday, starting Tuesday, January 17. He will be joined by KSHE personality Lauren Colvin (aka Lern), who will provide news and traffic reports  (read more - Joe Millitzer - Fox TV St Louis)

Ronnie Schell is the first to acknowledge he never hit the big time as an entertainer - Schell got his chance at stardom when he was cast in the lead of the CBS television sitcom "Good Morning World" in 1967 after his successful run on the series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (read more - Chris Treadway - Contra Costa Times)

From aMinuteMore.com -- Topic: Janet Zappala knows all about food nutrition and helping people to get going in the morning with healthy tips on eating right in this rushed and busy world  (listen to and download the audio for on-air programming content or Webcast use - www.aMinuteMore.com)

ODJA Trivia -- On this day in 1966 "We Can Work It Out" by the Beatles was the #1 song (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

News Burps
** Director David O. Russell accused of groping the growing breasts of his own transsexual nephew during a workout session at the gym. Like they say, "No grope, no gain."
** Russell didn't deny grabbing the breasts, saying, "In Hollywood I rarely get the chance to touch real ones…even if they are on a dude…a dude related to me."
** Casey Anthony has adopted a dog. The bad news? She says she's going to treat the dog like it's her own baby.
** A thief broke into Mike Tyson's Vegas hotel room while the former champ slept. He got away before Tyson could catch him. But after he noticed it was Iron Mike's room he did leave a large brown stain for DNA testing.
** President Obama has ignored the Constitution and made an unprecedented grab for power in recent days, according to critics. But in our top story, Kim Kardashian may get her own Barbie doll!
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Forty years ago Cameron Crowe walked into my office at KGB Radio-San Diego accompanied by two other hippies with chips on their shoulders of this long-haired , barefoot trio. They showed up at the radio station to tell us what “the people” wanted - make that needed - on and from the radio. I represented the corporate rats that stood in their way  (read more - Ron Jacobs Blog)

Cumulus Moving to Half Salary Compensation  (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

Is The FCC Right About LPFMs ??? (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

Here's why Sound will NOT be Bigger than Video (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

It’s a little scary how many air talent open the mic and proceed to mirror the behavior of people (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

The Green Bay Packers Code of Conduct - The analogies to radio are obvious and pretty simple (read more - Jacobs Media)

Dave Graveline and the "Into Tomorrow" Team talk about the latest info on the newest - and most wanted - gadgets and gizmos: Dave and the team are kicking-off the new year with a new home at Don Shula's Hotel in Miami Lakes, Florida - On-air and online this weekend

Thursday January 5, 2012

Bill Heywood, for decades a popular Valley radio personality - KOY, KFYI, KTAR - and his wife were found shot to death in a hotel - The housekeeper found a note on the bedroom door saying there were "two suicides" inside  (read more - Randy Cordova and Angela Piazza - Arizona Republic)  (read more - Stacey Delikat and Catherine Holland - KTVK 3 TV)  (read more - view the video - Diane Ryan - Fox 10 Phoenix)

Disc jockey Nancy Alden's 28-year love affair with Cleveland radio fans, may be done. Dave Popovich, the program director for WDOK FM 102.1, said the station has chosen against renewing Alden's contract - Speculation is that the station is changing its entire format  (read more - Chuck Yarborough - The Plain Dealer)

Merlin Media is struggling to build an audience with all-news format on FM - Merlin CEO Randy Michaels in June called veteran programming consultant Walter Sabo 'perfect fit' (read more - Robert Channick - Chicago Tribune)

Listener Driven Radio (www.ldrradio.com) is giving listeners control of their favorite radio stations through the web. Radio listeners using the LDR platform can vote and control which songs play in real time, sign up for alerts when their favorite songs play and share their favorite songs on Facebook (read more - MarketWire)

ESPN Radio will present Hill & Schlereth, a new prime time show debuting January 10, 2012, featuring co-hosts Mark Schlereth, a three-time Super Bowl champion, and SportsCenter anchor Mike Hill. Hill & Schlereth will run 7-10 p.m. ET M-Thu for the remainder of the NFL season, going M-F after the Super Bowl

KFAB Omaha and national radio personality Andy Greenberg is signed by National Publisher, Tate Publishing, to publish “Your Daily HIgh with Andy Greenberg” (read more - Omaha Chamber of Commerce)

ODJA Trivia -- On this day in 1973 "You’re So Vain" by Carly Simon was the #1 song (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Kim Komando's Download of the Day -- Clean out the redundant files on your computer (read more - Komando.com)

News Burps
** The Kardashians are launching a magazine. The best part? Every week is a swimsuit edition.
** Former Soprano Steven Van Zant is starring in a Netflix show about a mobster put into a Witness Protection program in Norway. You can hear him now: "Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah...ain't gonna hide in Sun City...."
** 50 Cent tweeted that he thinks he's going to die soon. He's a gangsta rapper. Predicting an imminent death isn't exactly a psychic stretch...
** Lady Gaga denies a report she engaged in a Satanic blood ritual at a British hotel last year. "But," said the Queen Monster, "Thanks for the idea."
** West Virginia HUMILATED Clemson in the Orange Bowl 70-33. How embarrassing? Clemson students are now telling strangers they go to Penn State.
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Clear Channel Satellite is providing Sun Radio Network with satellite distribution for the Payne Nation program (read more - Business Wire)

Media Financial Management Association (MFM) will discuss developments in the capital markets that can affect media businesses during a Distance Learning Webinar scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. ET  (read more - MFMA)

She asked me whether broadcasters “see the light” that shines on future opportunities, or are they stuck in the past, defending an industry structure that will never be what it once was  (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

Another radio group (other than Clear Channel) is now thinking about adopting some of the non-local, bare bones cutbacks that Cumulus is implementing (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

The Love Affair With Social Media Hits Main Street (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

The top 5 Twitter hashtags of 2011 are a great snapshot of why the service is struggling to rise to the same level of acceptance as Facebook (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

For Apple, Amazon, and Google, it was a pretty damn good holiday season for smartphones and tablets  (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

Wednesday January 4, 2012

Al Roker nearly “pulled an Alec Baldwin” on an American Airlines flight when he refused to give up his aisle seat for rocker Alex Van Halen and his wife, Stine Schyberg, and remained glued to his phone after the gate closed to tune out the pushy couple’s protests  (read more - Page Six - NY Post)

KDKA radio morning news anchor Bill Rehkopf is leaving Pittsburgh to become part of an all-news format program at CBS Radio's WNEW in Washington, D.C. (read more - Maria Sciullo - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

The afternoon slot on WSYR radio vacated by local personality Jim Reith is being filled with a talk-show host from the Rochester market - Bob Lonsberry  (read more - Bob Niedt - Syracuse Post-Standard)

Rumors to the contrary, 105.3 El Patron is not going anywhere, according to Clear Channel Atlanta market manager Melissa Forrest.  “And qualified PD’s should apply,” she wrote in an email Tuesday, referencing the recently opened “program director” position  (read more - Rodney Ho - Atlanta JC)

"The Shredd and Ragan Show" on 103.3 FM (The Edge) is moving from afternoons to mornings  (read more - Jane Kwiatkowski - Buffalo News)

How Many Stephen Colberts Are There?  (read more - Charles McGrath - NY Times)

The Armed/American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) is celebrating 70 years of service to American service people around the world. Wolfman Jack, Gene Price, John Doremus, Jim Ameche, Pat Sajak, Charlie Tuna, Jim Gough and Al Lohman are just a few who served as radio/TV hosts for G.I.'s during those 70 years. Thom Whetston hosts a blog at http://afrtsarchive.blogspot.com that features a 25 minute audio salute to AFRTS which is also available for rebroadcast at no charge by commercial radio stations. The blog also features a wealth of old broadcasts as presented to our fighting men down through the years as well as personal histories of those who served since 1942 from Anzio to Vietnam

ODJA Trivia -- On this day in 1995 "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men was the #1 song (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Kim Komando's Download of the Day -- Get your personal finances in order with PearBudget (download it - Komando.com)

News Burps
** Former Senator Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney deadlock in Iowa Caucus. Rick spent so much time in Iowa he bleeds corn syrup.
** Santorum, incidentally, is actually a Latin word meaning, "Not Mitt Romney."
** Another BCS Game-Another OT: Michigan beat Virginia Tech 23-20 in a nail-biter in the Sugar Bowl. It was like the Iowa caucus, but with hotter cheerleaders.
** Arsonist who terrorized Hollywood tells police "I hate America." Damn, and I didn't even know Sean Penn was a suspect. (or) So does half of Hollywood, sport. Doesn't give you an excuse to burn the place down.
** George Michael ripped into a fringe Christian group that prayed for him to die while hospitalized in Vienna. Look, people. Wham! broke up decades ago. GET OVER IT!
**Kim Kardashian will be making her sitcom debut on Tim Allen’s new show Last Man Standing. It's the episode where Tim jumps a shark.
**Snooki is getting a boob job. This way she can blame the breasts next time she topples over drunk.
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Rob Morris has been named Operations Manager for CBS RADIO’s KMNB and KZJK in Minneapolis  (read more - Paul Walsh - Star-Tribune)

Afternoon Show host Super Snake has re-signed with 101.5 Jamz Phoenix

John Boy & Billy take over mornings on Florida's The Fox 96.3 WXOF

Sirius XM Coverage Expands To Used-Cars (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

Clear Channel's Secret Plans for Q1  (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media)

“I am my own Medium” (read more - Mark Ramsey Media)

A better sales effort starts with programmers  (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

Great communicators of 2011 (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

In markets sized 1-75, 2012 will be the year people realize radio has lost its local luster - The radio industry has long held its "local" flag high. Yet, with so many other local media flags also waving for attention, and the radio industry's declining coverage of local events and news, the luster of local is lost for radio (read more - Ken Dardis - Audio Graphics)

Tuesday January 3, 2012

Gene Burns and former KGO host Len Tillem are returning to radio in the Bay Area on a Clear Channel-owned station that is being renamed Newstalk 910 AM  (read more - Ed Walsh - SF Examiner)

Super Bowl ad time sells out - 30 seconds spots sold for a record $3.5 Million each (read more - Bruce Horovitz - USA Today)

Fox Sports Daybreak with Andy Furman and Artrell Hawkins Kicks Off (read more - John Kiesewetter - Cincy nquirer)

Midwest Communications, which operates six radio stations in Duluth, including KDAL-AM and WDSM-AM, is moving its entire broadcast operations and 50 employees downtown to the Tech Village this year (read more - Candace Renalls, Duluth News Tribune )

KUT Austin radio host Laurie Gallardo was arrested early Sunday on a drunk driving charge  (read more - Austin American-Statesman)

Radio station WIOO near Carlisle, PA damaged by fire (read more - Myles Snyder - ABC 27 WHTM TV)

ODJA Trivia -- On this day in 1958 "At The Hop" by Danny & The Juniors was the #1 song (find more - Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac)

Kim Komando's Download of the Day -- Take stock of your home's inventory before a disaster strikes (read more - Komando.com)

From aMinuteMore.com -- Topic: Linda Ciampa is a nurse who teaches us how to avoid getting a cold or the flu this season by using home remedies and common sense (listen to and download the audio for on-air programming content or Webcast use - www.aMinuteMore.com) 

Walter Sabo’s departure could cause an even bigger problem for Randy Michaels and it’s not on the air (read more - Jerry Del Colliano - Inside Music Media) 

Online Radio and Traditional Radio Somehow Co-Exist (read more - Mel Phillips - Radio Views)

There is concern among many about radio’s place in the cars of the future  (read more - Fred - Jacobs Media)

That’s a great exercise of personal exploration and could also be easily applied to professional life as well. Take a moment to make a few lists like: Your best on-air moments of the year (read more - Mike Stern - Talent Mechanic)

The Conclave concludes its series of successful webinars aimed at helping radio industry professionals seek employment after recent downsizing with the final webinar in the WHAT'S NEXT? A JOB SEARCH WEBINAR SERIES FOR RADIO PROFESSIONALS Wednesday, January 11 at 2:00 pm CT

From George Johns -- Since most of the radio executives today are not from programming and some aren’t even from radio they have no idea the air talent is turning radio into TV. TV just doesn’t work on radio. Radio is very personal and most of the people who listen are fans of the station not usually a particular individual. The talent has never liked that part and are determined to change it. Good Luck! (read more - www.georgejohns.com)

Revolving radio: Sherman & Tingle split, Brooke & Jill reunite  (read more - Robert Feder - Time Out Chicago)