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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Dragon Boat Festival calls for performers
YourHub.com, CO - ... 101.5 FM Martini Radio, 107.1 ONE FM, Comcast, FOX 31 NEWS and The Denver Post. Supporting Sponsors of the event are American Family Insurance, Colorado ...
Survey: Evangelical Churches Avoid Political Endorsements
Christian Post - But some prominent evangelical leaders and pastors have endorsed presidential candidates this year including Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family; ...
Justice for Satellite Radio
Wall Street Journal - The Justice Department's approval this week of the XM-Sirius satellite radio merger was a long time coming -- maybe too long given that the deal was ...
TNS: Radio's Share Of Ad Spending Slips In 2007
Streaming Magazine, FL - NEW YORK -- March 25, 2008: Radio brought in 7.2 percent of advertising spending in 2007, TNS Media Intelligence reports, a slight decline from 7.5 percent ...
Amid Flat Ad Spend In '07, Display Grew 15.9 Percent; Online's ...
Clear Channel To FCC: Don't Let XM/Sirius Swear!
Silicon Alley Insider, NY - Clear Channel is asking the FCC to applying indecency laws to satellite radio, currently a free-fire zone where the likes of Howard Stern can say all of the ...
Clear Channel takeover murky
Variety, CA - By DADE HAYES Radio and billboard giant Clear Channel's $19 billion-plus takeover by private equity firms has reportedly hit the rocks because dealmakers ...
'Nappy-headed hos' comment voted most politically incorrect
ABC Online, Australia - ODD"Nappy-headed hos," the phrase that cost US radio shock jock Don Imus his job and triggered a debate on how far free speech can go, has been named as the ...
How Mainstream Media Continue To Deify Obama
Evening Bulletin, PA - It turns out that Mr. Obama was quick to denounce Don Imus for his racial slurs against the women's basketball team of Rutgers University. ...
LIMBAUGH’S LYING VOTERS UNDER INVESTIGATION...
The Nation., NY - "Operation Chaos," Rush Limbaugh's campaign urging Republicans to vote for Hillary Clinton in Democratic primaries, has been very effective. ...
Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine
Washington Post, United States - Pacifica Foundation decision, in which the court upheld the agency's authority to fine broadcasters for indecent programming. ...
Media continue to ignore McCain endorsers' controversial comments
Media Matters for America, DC - On the March 18 edition of MSNBC's Race for the White House, Air America host Rachel Maddow commented on the disparity in media attention to the ...
Coleman-Franken Senate battle ramps up in Minnesota
USA Today - He's hoping to repeat that success in his third run against a well-known name in as many tries — Democrat Al Franken, the former Saturday Night Live ...
Kurtz continues to cover Wright comments while giving short shrift ...
Media Matters for America, DC - On the March 16 broadcast, Kurtz conducted a discussion of Wright with panelists Murdock, liberal radio host Ed Schultz, and CNN senior political analyst ...
Hey, Cavuto, Relax (or Deal With it)
News Hounds, CA - Comment: Last Friday, talk show host "Mancow" was on Cavuto's show. He trashed poor coffee servers at Starbucks whose tips were ripped off by managment to ...
How To Hear Obama Using the N-word and F-word
National Review Online, NY - Last night Hugh Hewitt played clips from the audiobook of Dreams From My Father, read aloud by the author. I was surprised to hear Obama's familiar voice, ...
McCain on the Red Phone
Washington Post, United States - After all, the evening before, McCain had told listeners of Hugh Hewitt's radio talk show that "there are al-Qaeda operatives that are taken back into Iran, ...
Wash. Times' Lambro asserted McCain "burnish(ed) his defense and ...
Media Matters for America, DC - McCain had made the same claim to nationally syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt during a March 17 interview and did so more than once during the March 18 ...
Dennis Prager Speaks at Benefit
Pasadena Now, CA - Millions of fans nationwide turn up their radios daily to hear talk show host and author Dennis Prager share his opinions on an eclectic array of issues ...
Signs That "Operation Chaos" is Working
Town Hall, DC - Limbaugh explained to fellow conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham on Fox News on March 29, “I want our party to win. I want the Democrats to lose. ...
Freedom of speech put to test on airwaves, in the high court
The Free Lance-Star, VA - Michael Savage--the nation's No. 3 "conservative" radio-talk-show host behind Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity--is in business to test those boundaries. ...
Bizarro World
American Spectator - Michael Savage has described it as "a mental disorder." When liberals speak about an issue, it's only to tell you that you're wrong because you are a ...
Hannity makes a funny
The Carpetbagger Report - Sean Hannity, however, believes it’s wrong for Obama to blame the administration that failed to protect his private records, and which failed to even follow ...
DONKEYS AND ELEPHANTS: Conservatives desperately need another ...
The Daily Titan, CA - Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, to name a few, are really the true enemies of conservatism, though they disguise themselves as otherwise. ...
O'Reilly hammers Clinton's Bosnia statements - Part Two
News Hounds, CA - Following up his Talking Points Memo questioning Hillary Clinton's honesty and credibility, tonight 3/25/08 Bill O'Reilly brought on Col. ...
WaPo's Magazine Mocks O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Even Olbermann
NewsBusters - ... resolved to absorb 24 hours straight of punditry on TV, radio, and the Internet, and disdained Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, but also Keith Olbermann. ...
The source of O'Reilly's anger at the Washington Post
News Hounds, CA - I am listening to both Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly simultaneously, on two radios." "Both Rush and Bill start out by disclosing that, earlier that day, ...
Dying Girl's Wish: Family to Appear on National Television
Action 3 News, NE - The family of Jayci Yaeger will appear on Bill O'Reilly's television show on the Fox News Network. Action 3 News has been bringing you the story of Jayci. ...
Uncivil War Within Democratic Party
FOXNews - By Bill O'Reilly A few months ago, the split between some conservative commentators and Senator John McCain was front-page news all over the USA, ...
Hate speech is wrong but Arianna Huffington needs to die By Bill O ...
News Groper (satire), NY - By Bill O'Reilly Hate speech is wrong. Always. It is pathetic and reduces potentially productive political discourse to inane and vicious slander. ...
Operation Chaos: Rush Limbaugh Is An Ass
Synthesis, CA - With the extensive drama of the Democratic primary, Rush Limbaugh has incited his very own form of voter fraud with “Operation Chaos. ...
Liberal Mania on NPR: Limbaugh Makes Obama "The Black Guy"
RushLimbaugh.com (subscription), CA - And so the worst thing that happened to me was that I found myself grudgingly respecting Rush Limbaugh, which is just a terrible thing to do if you're a ...
Abrams praises investigation of Limbaugh's Dem primary 'dirty tricks'
Raw Story, MA - Conservative talker Rush Limbaugh is taking credit for Clinton's continued presence in the race after encouraging Republican voters to switch parties before ...
Stalin Would Be Proud, Mr Abrams
RushLimbaugh.com (subscription), CA - Here is Abrams: "Well, Jeralyn, you had said there might be an aiding and abetting charge against Rush Limbaugh." MERRITT: If he is inducing someone to vote ...
Local minister: In defense of United Church of Christ
Frost Illustrated, IN - The three holy crusaders of all things conservative (Glen Beck, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh) seemingly coordinated their attack within recent weeks. ...
Keillor: A pagan's thoughts on Easter
Daily News Tribune, MA - By Garrison Keillor, Syndicated columnist There was a small epiphany in church last week when we sang the recessional "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded," a German ...
Poor America
Salon - By Garrison Keillor March 26, 2008 | Here we are, ignorant peasants in our mud huts at the base of the volcano of finance, begging the gods to spare us as ...
It's Ryan Seacrest's World And We're All Just Living In It
Defamer.com, CA - Now add his (undisclosed) income from radio shows, his clothing line, and endless endorsement deals, and you're looking at a guy who's made a fortune based ...
Seacrest dominates broadcast industry
GoErie.com, PA - Radio Ryan: He hosts the popular "On Air With Ryan Seacrest" that frequently breaks news with its guest appearances. Sorry, Howard, meet the real King of ...
First 2 Couples Are Done 'Dancing'
The Associated Press - The remaining competitors include radio host Adam Carolla, pro football player Jason Taylor, Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi, R&B singer Mario, ...
Clinton Weighs in on Wright Controversy
Washington Post, United States - But Clinton, speaking in Pittsburgh, cited her earlier condemnation of radio host Don Imus, after he insulted the Rutgers' women's basketball team, ...
Root to appear in-studio with Mancow this time
Third Party Watch - On the heels of his appearance on The Mancow Show with Mancow Muller two weeks ago, Root has been invited as a guest on The Mancow Show again. ...
Words matter
Aljazeera.com, UK - It was just two weeks ago that radio personality Bill Cunningham said in a year's time Obama would be "saddled up next to Hezbollah;" and the ever-pathetic ...
Clear Channel May Decline on Concern Buyout Could Collapse
Bloomberg - By Don Jeffrey March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Clear Channel Communications Inc. may fall in New York Stock Exchange trading on investor concern that the radio ...
Clear Channel Lobbies FCC for XM/Sirius Rules
PC Magazine - In a complaint filed earlier this month, Clear Channel said the merger "would not only eliminate intramodal competition in the satellite radio service but ...
Clear Channel acquisition deal near collapse over loan terms: report
Forbes, NY - SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Clear Channel Communications Inc.'s deal to go private is near collapse, the Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday. ...
Clinton: Rev. Wright ‘Would Not Have Been My Pastor’
FOXNews - But in the interview Tuesday, the New York senator compared Wright with radio talk show host Don Imus, who was fired by CBS radio a year ago for calling ...
Karmazin triumphs in antitrust approval of XM-Sirius
Reuters - "I think he is the most diplomatic, skilled negotiators that I know," said Joel Hollander, former CEO of CBS Radio, who recently started a sports and ...
One Satellite Radio for All
AOL SPORTS, NY - Some good news for sports fans who have had to choose between Sirius or XM satellite radio service to get some live sports coverage. ...
Chiefs Radio Broadcasts Move to 1510 KGA
OurSports Central (press release), WI - "It's exciting to see our radio partner focus the most powerful am radio station, 50000 watt 1510 KGA, on the Spokane Chiefs playoff games," Chief Marketing ...
Arbitron Releases RADAR 96 Ratings
FMQB, NJ - Arbitron has released its March 2008 RADAR 96 radio network audience ratings report, which covers January 11, 2007 - December 12, 2007. ...
Ol’ Blue’s “Ask The Law”™ radio 7-hour marathon starts March 25
Truck.Net (press release), MO - They will be heard on the Midnight Trucking Radio Network and XM’s Satellite Radio, channel 171, based in Arlington, Texas, and on Sirius Satellite Radio’s ...
The Analog AM/FM Radio Tuner Still Has Fans - Thousands
About - News & Issues, NY - Before MP3 players, HD Radios, iPods, Satellite Radio receivers, and cell phones that receive audio – there were only AM/FM tuners and receivers. ...
Radio One Station Sale Seen As Positive
Houston Chronicle, United States - 2008 AP NEW YORK — Radio One Inc.'s decision to sell its Los Angeles FM station lets the broadcaster divest itself of a money-losing asset and should remove ...
Two left in race for Virgin Radio
Scotsman, United Kingdom - THE shortlist of companies in line to take over Virgin Radio has been cut back to only two. UTV – the owner of Edinburgh-based all-talk station Talk 107 and ...
Callers to radio phone-in shows scripted by Conservative headquarters
The Canadian Press, OTTAWA - OTTAWA — Next time you're listening to your favourite radio phone-in show, those pro-Conservative opinions you hear from callers might not be as spontaneous ...
Pacman chews the fat with Irvin on radio show
Dallas Morning News, TX - In a risky, yet desperate move, Jones talked for three hours on the Michael Irvin radio show. Jones said he must change his ways and would be lucky to get a ...
Radio advertising to earn $450 m in India by 2012
Sify, India - Mumbai: With new FM stations mushrooming by the dozen in India, a study says radio advertising industry will gross Rs 1800 crore ($450 million) by 2012 from ...
Bad news for a landmark of radio
Los Angeles Times, CA - Now the former KFWB news-radio studios in Hollywood have about 22 days left before what could be the end of its world. Authorities have declared the ...
Local Radio DJ Living in Doghouse for Charity
KIDK, ID - By Nate Eaton You might listen to him every morning as you get ready for your day and now one local radio DJ is in the doghouse...literally. ...
Former Buffalo Radio DJ Jackson Armstrong Dies
WIVB, NY - BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) - A radio disc jockey who made two stops here in Buffalo has died. Jackson Armstrong passed away over the weekend in his home. He was 62. ...
Radio star's hubby accused of harassment
United Press International - NEW YORK, March 25 (UPI) -- The talent booker for a New York-based syndicated radio show accused her boss's husband of relentlessly trying to have sex with ...
Radio host pulls plug on his own show
Bedford Today, UK - A radio host found a novel way of doing his bit to help the environment - when he accidentally took his show off the air. Alex Duffy was presenting on ...
Man admits radio station prize scam
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Police said he'd used the same scam before, posing as an employee for other radio stations. Mr. McDonald's sister, Ruth Bedeian, confirmed the low yields on ...
Semi-Public Radio
Baltimore City Paper, MD - I was a former disc jockey at a free-form, commercial radio station in Annapolis a few years back that is no longer free-form but certainly still commercial ...
ViewPoint: Who pulled the radio Plug?
WALB-TV, GA - We have heard from so many of you saying what happened to the WALB 6 pm news on the radio on B-100, we must let you know, we are sorry, but it was not our ...
Catholic radio station launches new channel with award winnings
Catholic News Agency, CO - Radio Pacis, a Ugandan radio station, has received the opportunity to launch a second FM frequency thanks to the prize money it won at the BBC Africa Radio ...
Mingo County WXCC-FM Radio Founder Dies
WSAZ-TV, WV - (WSAZ) -- The man who was responsible for creating a powerful radio signal in the mountains of southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky has died. ...
Brazil: federal judge to be tried for radio station owner’s murder ...
Reporters without borders (press release), France - ... of Nicanor Linhares Batista, the owner of Radio Vale do Jaguaribe, a radio station based in Limoeiro do Norte, in the northeastern state of Ceará. ...
Analyst: KRBV Was Radio One's 'Problem Child'
Streaming Magazine, FL - The KRBV sale will provide Radio One with "much needed cash," Ryvicker said, and added, "KRBV-FM had been ROIAK's problem child for years. ...
New radio station in Poland
Thenews.pl, Poland - The station is called "MC Radio" and will broadcast primarily local news and a lot of music. Local news will include not only current events but also ...
Radio Presenter stabs girlfriend
Happyghana.com, Ghana - Apart from being a radio presenter at Hot FM, the suspect also works with a soft drink company. By Wisdom Peter Awuku.
