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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Radio Mirchi launches Fuchcha khush hua campaign
Indiantelevision.com, India - MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM Delhi, in association with Hello Dilli, has announced ‘Fachcha Khush Hua’ campaign. Hello Dilli is the entertainment and ...
Chinese ultrasonic frog found to have radio frequency hearing
Discovery Reports Canada, Canada - Scientists have discovered a frog with the ability to tune the frequency of its hearing in a similar way to the changing dial on a radio. ...
Radio man filmed up schoolgirl's skirt
Pendle Today, UK - A BROADCASTER who helped set up school radio stations secretly filmed indecent footage up a girl's skirt while giving demonstrations at a secondary school. ...
Radio voice for migrants in the Valley is going silent
Arizona Republic, AZ - Its sister station in Denver, KNRV-AM (1150), signs off this month, too. The closings come just two months after LAT-TV, a Houston-based Spanish ...
Phoenix station catering to immigrants is closing
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - KNRV-AM in Denver plans to signs off this month. The goal of the Phoenix station was to give Latinos information needed to get by in the larger community. ...
Half of baseball buys into veggie dogs
Los Angeles Times, CA - McCloy says she was equally dumbfounded when, during an appearance on a Denver radio station, her efforts were labeled un-American. ...
James Dobson's Toilet Politics
Huffington Post, NY - I never thought about it until James Dobson's Focus on the Family brought the issue up in a national campaign against Colorado's new anti-discrimination ...
In Brief - July 22, 2008
FMQB, NJ - Former KBCO/Denver-Boulder PM-driver Oz Medina, most recently at Denver ’s KCUV, joins KPRI/San Diego for morning duties. Mediabase and Emmis Radio agree to ...
GLAAD Objects to Election of Dr. James Dobson to National Radio ...
Vital VOICE, MO - James Dobson and Focus on the Family won in the category of “a broadcaster who has made at least a 20-year contribution to the radio industry and has ...
'Focus on the Family' Radio Program Wins Hall of Fame Spot
Christian Post - According to The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs, where Focus on the Family is based, Dobson plans to attend the Hall of Fame's formal induction ...
Republicans Flip-Flop for McCain
Huffington Post, NY - The latest flip-flopper is Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family. Dobson, heretofore highly critical of McCain, appeared on Hannity's radio ...
Focus Daily Radio Show Wins Place in Hall of Fame
Standard Newswire (press release), NY - COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. , July 22 /Standard Newswire/ -- Dr. James Dobson's more than 30 years of broadcasting have been honored with induction to the ...
Symbolic ribbon-cutting to launch Souhwest Michigan's first House ...
Battle Creek Enquirer, MI - Dignitaries, including Dr. James Dobson, President of Focus On the Family and Presidents Reagan, Carter and Bush, have endorsed the House of Hope ...
"You Have My Number..."
OpEdNews, PA - by Mike Malloy Page 1 of 1 page(s) How did they do it? How did the Bush Crime Family (BCF) so easily assemble such a collection of amoral, ...
A new era for Ebert-less 'At the Movies'
Los Angeles Times, CA - Entertainment" and Ben Mankiewicz, a former co-host of the "Young Turks" radio program on Air America who has hosted for Turner Classic Movies. ...
Al Franken worries even the Democrats in Minnesota's Senate race
McClatchy Washington Bureau, DC - The Democratic candidate is comedian Al Franken, and he's had a rough start. Revelations have surfaced about his tax problems and about raunchy jokes on ...
Jesse Jackson' N-word 'gotcha'
Dowagiac Daily News, USA - Remember how comedian Michael Richards, the famous "Kramer" on TV's "Seinfeld," sought forgiveness from the Reverends Jackson and Al Sharpton after ...
Sharpton's lawyers say feds have dropped tax probe
The Associated Press - Al Sharpton over his chronic tax problems, his lawyers said Tuesday. The investigation was disbanded only after the government received a down payment ...
Montgomery city councilman looks to replace Tavis Smiley
WSFA, AL - It was 1995 when syndicated radio host Tom Joyner did his first live radio show from back home here in Alabama. "It was a good day. ...
The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Wheelchair to Lake Charles Woman ...
MarketWatch - A week ago, Big Girl was at Ms. Hornsby's side as she listened to the G. Gordon Liddy radio show as he discussed the shortfalls of Social Security. ...
Jews, G-strings & free speech, oh my
GetReligion, DC - ... mention that a very controversial Orthodox Jew — film critic and talk-radio star Michael Medved — was once a leader in this Venice Beach congregation. ...
Savage defends his autism comments by claiming Media Matters hates ...
Think Progress, DC - On Larry King Live last night, he told guest host Glenn Beck that he had simply been “taken out of context” by “men who specialize in hating families and ...
Glenn Beck Beats Glenn Beck
mediabistro.com, NY - In a 9pmET face-off against himself, Glenn Beck (on CNN) topped Glenn Beck (on Headline News) last night. Filling in on Larry King Live on CNN, ...
Hollywood reacts to Savage's autism slam
MSNBC - NEW YORK - Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage’s outrageous claims on autism have unleashed a fury of attacks from Hollywood. ...
Savage Loses Advertisers
New York Times, United States - ... Compiled by JULIE BLOOM A group of seven Mississippi talk radio stations owned by Telesouth Communications has dropped Michael Savage’s nationally ...
ABC News' Dan Childs on Michael Savage and Autism
Yahoo! News - Last week it was a dingbat radio host from Cincinnati (that bastion of liberalism) agreeing that our kids shouldn't be in restaurants as they are prone to ...
Apologizing for Ignorant Remarks Not an Option for Courageous Mike ...
Jossip, NY - Then again, First Amendment obscenity law loophole Michael Savage has built his career on saying un-PC things. But this time, his attack on autism — which ...
On Michael Savage and Autism, an Appeal for Calm
The National Center for Public Policy Research, DC - ... follow talk radio and/or autism-related issues are aware that a campaign has sprung up calling for the firing of syndicated radio host Michael Savage. ...
Michael Savage's Homo Hippie Past
Gawker, NY - Michael Savage, the fag hating radio host who thinks autism is the parents' fault, may seem like your typical blustery foaming-at-the-mouth neocon piece of ...
Parents call for Savage to be fired over autism rant
Raw Story, MA - The radio program of conservative "shock jock" Michael Savage has been canceled by one Mississippi network following his controversial claim that autism is ...
Mother Reacts To Shock Jock's Autism Rant
WBKO, KY - A fraud, a racket," said nationally syndicated radio jock, Michael Savage. Now, an uproar has been sparked, and many people are reacting to those comments. ...
Through a Teacher's Eyes: A war of words
Daily News Transcript, MA - It is difficult not to see the similarity between the position radio talk show host Michael Savage assumed when he recently addressed the causes of the ...
Michael Savage's Autism Remarks
Associated Content, CO - Fiery radio talk show host Michael Savage has apparently insulted children with autism as well as their parents. Michael Savage has labeled children with ...
Rep. Joe Sestak Refuses To Be Bullied By Sean Hannity About Obama ...
News Hounds, CA - Sean Hannity’s best efforts to bully Sestak fell flat. After his early morning appearance on FOX & Friends, Sestak must have been tired by the time Hannity ...
Dick Morris: Obama Is A European Socialist Who Will Cause A Third ...
News Hounds, CA - Sean Hannity replied, “Oh, I hope not.” I noticed he didn’t say, “McCain means that won’t happen” or something similarly optimistic about a McCain victory. ...
Robert Wexler Gets O'Reilly Ambush On Front Lawn
News Hounds, CA - While Bill O'Reilly elaborated on the dubious charge, a photo of Wexler with unusually red lips was shown on the screen. Then John Fund, invited to stir up ...
Bill O'Reilly Nails Robert Wexler
Broward New Times, FL - You see, the longtime Democratic rep says he lives in Delray Beach. The Constitution demands that he have a residence in his district after all. ...
Al Gore Legitimizes Far-Left Hate Sites
FOXNews - BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "Unresolved Problem" segment tonight: giving evil credibility. As we mentioned, The Huffington Post did not run hateful e-mails ...
Nas, joins protest charges racism at Fox News
People's Weekly World - In February, Bill O'Reilly talked about a "lynching party" to deal with Michelle Obama.” Nas recently released a song entitled Sly Fox which includes the ...
Is media playing fair in campaign coverage?
Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - I find it laughable that Rush Limbaugh is quoted in a story about the media being "fair". But, if there was ever a case for showing some kind of bias, ...
KFI and KTLK Sitting in a Tree...
mediabistro.com, NY - So here goes: KFI the conservative talk station with Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura share the same floor as KTLK - LA's Air America. The studios are in Burbank ...
Limbaugh and the audacity of mendacity
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - He, Sean Hannity, and their fellow conservative talk-show hosts exploit a whole panoply of logical fallacies -- the slippery slope, strawmen, red herrings, ...
NAG Gang Honors Rush Limbaugh
RushLimbaugh.com (subscription), CA - GANDY: Rush Limbaugh for saying on his radio show that nobody wants to see a woman getting old in the White House. We have these certificates we will send ...
Limbaugh on Obama: "(H)e loathes America. He blames America ...
Media Matters for America, DC - On the July 21 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "is not a great thinker" but rather a ...
At Hearing, Official EIB Clown Attacks Official EIB Climatologist
RushLimbaugh.com (subscription), CA - And lastly, I guess is a certain congratulations, Rush Limbaugh referred to you as the official climatologist of the Rush Limbaugh Excellence in ...
Little-town blues, melting away
Salon - By Garrison Keillor July 23, 2008 | New York in July, hot and breezy, the smell of pizza and coffee in the air, and on the subway one is surrounded by women ...
True Story of War, Politics, Espionage, Magick and Wizardry ...
MarketWatch - DuQuette will be the guest tonight on the Coast to Coast AM with George Noory Radio Show and will discuss one of the most bizarre and fascinating chapters ...
KLVE-FM overtakes KIIS-FM in radio ratings
Los Angeles Times, CA - Ryan Seacrest on KIIS held steady at third overall (first among English-language stations), while the duo of Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter on ...
Around the Web: A Dixie Chick to Sing at Howard Stern’s Wedding
CMT.com, TN - Dixie Chick Natalie Maines will sing at Howard Stern’s upcoming — and still top secret — wedding. Wanna be Miley Cyrus’ date on the red carpet? ...
Fine forgiven, not forgotten
Chicago Tribune, United States - ... get their heads back into shape," said former Chicago radio personality Erich "Mancow" Muller, who has tangled with the FCC and is heard in syndication. ...
'Kevin Federline Is To Blame For Britney Spears' Problems'
Entertainmentwise, UK - Dr. Drew Pinsky believes that since she began dating K-Fed, whose fiancé at the time Shar Jackson was pregnant with his second child, Britney Spears slowly ...
Ex Guns n' Roses drummer arrested
Kill Your Stereo, Australia - A bondsman was filmed by TMZ saying: "In conjunction with Dr. Drew Pinsky, who is the owner of the Las Encinas rehab center (in Pasadena, California), ...
Drudge Exposes Censorship, While He Himself Censors Ads
NewsBlaze, CA - "Matt Drudge calls out the New York Times for censoring the editorial of John McCain but he won't accept a paid ad from me regarding a matter that is ...
Shareholders consider Clear Channel buyout, again
The Canadian Press, SAN ANTONIO - SAN ANTONIO — The deal to take Clear Channel Communications Inc. private, announced 20 months ago, has been the subject of a lot of static from rankled ...
Decency Flip Flop
Quad City Times, IA - Shortly after that incident, all the on-air staff at Clear Channel (where I was then an employee) had to take sensitivity training, and were told that, ...
The 2008 Game is Here on Titans Radio
Macon County Times, TN - Titans radio is a subsidiary of Citadel Communications Company. Nashville's 103 WKDF serves as the network's flagship station.
Larry Haines, Broadway Actor, Dies at 89
Playbill.com, NY - Between 1974 and 1982, he appeared in 82 episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater." Mr. Haines was predeceased by his former wives, Gertrude Haines and ...
Cumulus, Westwood One Make Big Billy Bush Deal
Streaming Magazine, FL - NEW YORK -- July 22, 2008: Westwood One's Billy Bush Show gets eight new affiliates as of August 4 under a new partnership deal between WW1 and Cumulus ...
Radio Snyder is not ideal
Washington Times, DC - Time will tell whether fans will revolt at the notion of the only sports radio in town being a team-owned network. But there are a handful of things Red ...
Sirius set to broadcast NFL Radio training camp tour
Bizjournals.com, NC - New York-based Sirius (NASDAQ: SIRI) offers more than 130 channels, including commercial-free music, sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather. ...
Proposed radio towers face residential concerns
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, CA - The five proposed 285-foot towers, which would broadcast KRLA 870-AM, could be built on a 73-acre plot owned by Salem Communications Inc., according to ...
Arbitron radio ratings co. 2Q earnings fall 84 pct
Forbes, NY - By DEBORAH YAO 07.22.08, 4:52 PM ET Arbitron Inc., a research firm that measures radio audiences, on Tuesday fell well short of expectations with an 84 ...
Morris: PPM Price Bump 'Uncomfortable,' But 'Radio Is Strong'
Streaming Magazine, FL - Morris also talked about the PPM benchmark changes Arbitron agreed to with the Arbitron Radio Advisory Council last week, saying, "We are raising the bar in ...
Radio personalties walk out
Dothan Eagle, AL - WTVY was the top-rated station in the Dothan market among all listeners aged 12 and above, according to the latest Arbitron ratings taken in the fall of ...
HD Radio Sales Still Quiet
WERC, AL - A survey has found that only 24 percent of respondents knew what an HD radio was. Digital and high-definition radio keeps advancing, but it's yet to cause a ...
KLLI radio host returns to the airwaves after accusations of ...
Dallas Morning News, TX - By DEBRA DENNIS / The Dallas Morning News Local radio personality Russ Martin is expected to go on the air at 3 pm today for the first time after being ...
M's moving to KIRO radio
KOMO News, WA - By KOMO Staff SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners announced Tuesday that they have signed a three-year agreement that will give KIRO radio rights to broadcast ...
A Jackson radio station hosted a benefit concert to raise money ...
WLBT-TV, MS - The event was sponsored by community activist David Archie and WMPR 90.1 Radio. Archie said, "We've asked people to bring in from a dollar to a thousand ...
Khia "K-Swift" Edgerton performed at clubs along the East Cost ...
Baltimore Sun, United States - Khia Edgerton, a pioneering DJ who as "K-Swift" became one of Baltimore's top radio personalties and a major player in the local music scene, ...
Hispanics mourn end of Spanish-speaking radio station
KTAR.com, AZ - by Kevin Tripp/KTAR The only Spanish-language news-talk radio station in the Valley will shut down at the end of this month. KNUV-AM (1190) is an apparent ...
Local broadcast Hall of Fame names 2008 inductees
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Other inductees include Jason Davis of KSTP-TV, Pat Miles of KARE-TV and KSTP-TV, Ron Handberg of WCCO radio and TV, Chuck Knapp of KS95-FM, David Knutson ...
Morning radio experiences a shift at Live 105.3 and The Bone
Pegasus News, TX - By Pegasus News wire Pugs and Kelly left Live 105.3 at the end of last week, and have already been seen in a meeting at Cumulus, where The Bone's Cindy ...
Pair of Spanish-Language Radio Stations Compete for Memphis, Tenn ...
RedOrbit, TX - 20--Two radio stations are going head-to-head in Memphis, and they're doing it in a language most people here may not understand. ...
Reagan Information Agency chief Charles Wick dies
The Associated Press - Under Wick, USIA launched a live global satellite television network, known as WorldNet, and Radio Marti, which broadcast to Cuba. ...
Radio ads to blast would-be raids
The Sacramento Bee's Capital Alert, CA - A coalition of transportation advocates will launch a radio campaign on Wednesday urging lawmakers and the governor not to raid funds earmarked for ...
Radio Pioneer Dies; ‘Psyche’ Pate Was 95
Kansas City Call, MO - It was in the position as one of the original founders and in later years, Chairman of the Board and Treasurer of radio station KPRS that, she made her mark ...
What's Wrong with WNYC?
Village Voice, NY - By Nat Hentoff Cutting through the vast confusion of information available to us—much of it unsourced and unverified—local radio station WNYC used to offer ...
