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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Colorado Media Matters: Jones, KFKA's Oliver didn't mention disputed authenticity of "educate the idiots" memo
How to Defeat Security at Most Radio Stations: Donuts
About - News & Issues, NY - I've seen more people get into radio stations with a box of donuts than with a card key. Usually, these people are harmless local citizens seeking to ...
Regional scene: Schemmel is Metro's new baseball coach
Rocky Mountain News, CO - Longtime Nuggets radio announcer Jerry Schemmel has been hired as the baseball coach at Metro State, Roadrunners athletic director Joan McDermott announced ...
Nuggets radio voice new Roadrunners coach
Denver Post, CO - Schemmel has been the radio voice of the Nuggets for the past 17 years. He will continue to broadcast Nuggets games on a limited basis. The Colorado women's ...
Schemmel Named Head Baseball Coach
CSTV.com, NY - Schemmel has been the radio voice of the Denver Nuggets for the past 17 years after two years with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Schemmel will continue to ...
CSU Men's Basketball Reaches Radio Deal
The Cauldron (subscription), OH - Salem Communications and CSU also came to terms on broadcasting games on WHKZ 1440 AM The Word in Warren, OH. This radio contract is an exciting time not ...
CBS/Cleveland Ups Popovich to Director/Programming
Radio Online, TX - Prior to joining the cluster in January, 2006, Popovich programmed Hot AC KIMN-FM/Denver. Popovich is a seasoned radio veteran with successful program ...
The strange behavior of Philadelphia lawyer Philip J. Berg
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - (Some of the confirming e-mails are in the hands of Patriot Brigade Talk Radio Network.) I advised Berg's office that his lawsuit would not fly in federal ...
ION, Fox ready to debut mobile-DTV systems
SmartBrief, DC - Both ION Media Networks and the Fox station group have completed mobile-DTV tests in Denver and Chicago, in advance of rolling out the systems in January ...
BEAUREGARD: Developmentally disabled still need help
Rocky Mountain News, CO - Kevin Lundberg, Jon Caldara, Mark Hillman, and the anonymous anti-tax groups and others who said that Colorado simply needs to "reprioritize" where it ...
Virulent talk radio may be a loser, too
Buffalo News, United States - Obama would open the United States to an "invasion" of Muslims, according to the "Gunny" Bob Newman show. On the Lee Rodgers show, critics of Obama were ...
George W. Bush finds a friend in Focus
The Colorado Independent, CO - Take the conservative Colorado Springs Focus on the Family ministry and media empire, for example, which is reminding supporters it's not too late to thank ...
Radio Hall of Fame Welcomes Dr. Dobson
CitizenLink, CO - by Jennifer Mesko, editor After more than three decades on the air, Dr. James Dobson and his "Focus on the Family" radio broadcast were inducted into the ...
Dobson Protested As He Enters Radio Hall Of Fame
cbs4denver.com, CO - CHICAGO (CBS4) ― The founder of Focus on the Family in Colorado is the newest member of the Radio Hall of Fame. James Dobson was inducted Saturday night in ...
Gay Groups Protest Dobson Radio Hall Honor
On Top Magazine, OH - Besen, an outspoken critic of the Colorado-based ministry, said Dobson's group was "responsible for much of the hate against gay and lesbian people in ...
A pre-count for the Coleman-Franken recount
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Al Franken had gained exactly one. This isn't a recount, but it sure looks like one. "You take the ballots out, you count them by hand and you report the ...
Controversy over Coleman donor takes a new twist
Pioneer Press, MN - 4 election, and Coleman, a Republican, put out a TV ad calling it an "11th-hour attack" by Democratic opponent Al Franken, who said he knew nothing about ...
FiveThirtyEight recounting: Franken 'slight' favorite
MinnPost.com, MN - If Al Franken in fact wins anywhere near 52.5% of the undercounted ballots, it is quite likely that he will prevail, even given what I would consider to be ...
You're Gonna Get a Lot More Girl Talk
PopMatters, IL - Maddow, who also hosts a radio show on Air America, is not only a woman, she'sa left-leaning lesbian with...short hair - a television first! ...
The 10 Most Influential Women Of 2008: Rachel Maddow
The Frisky, Georgia - ... and, as I learned from this recent New York article, once even hosted a radio show with Chuck D. Since "The Rachel Maddow Show" started, MSNBC has seen ...
Sunday sermons filled with praise for Obama
KTUU, AK - During his weekly radio address in Harlem, Al Sharpton called Obama's win a fulfillment of the Civil Rights movement. "We always knew that we were going to ...
Obama candidacy exposes race hatred in America
FinalCall.com, IL - ... recent past," Mr. Ridgeway told Democracy Now host Amy Goodman. National Public Radio explored the topic of White hatred with Tim Zaal, of Los Angeles. ...
Biased about Bias The hunt for ideology becomes an ideology.
Reason Online, CA - To cite one random example, radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt wrapped an entire September 30 Weekly Standard Online column around his outrage that every ...
Elvis Has Left the Building, by Monica Crowley
Women on the Web, NY - By Monica Crowley Editor's Note: Monica Crowley, Ph.D., is a panelist on The McLaughlin Group, the host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The ...
WaPo Buzzes Over Bomber Bill Ayers Book Event In DC
NewsBusters - On her national radio show Monday morning, Laura Ingraham joked that after the book signing comes a demonstration of "how to build a small detonation device ...
Fairness Doctrine Resurfaces
Justice News Flash, FL - Nationally-syndicated radio talk shows are overwhelmingly conservative as evidenced by the ratings of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, ...
Conservative Union to host Islam theologian
UWEC Spectator, WI - He has discussed jihad, Islam, and terrorism on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, PBS, and C-SPAN, as well as on numerous radio programs, including Michael Savage's ...
What Does GOP Stand For?
AOL News Newsbloggers, VA - In this light, we might think of Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh as pop psychologists, proffering a kind of primal scream therapy to their disgruntled fan ...
Zoren: Election a mute point until there'sa winner
Delaware County Daily Times, PA - Sean Hannity, sixteen hours after Obama's election, declared his show "Resistance Central" and vowed to renew conservatism to its rightful place in the ...
A Blue Era Dawns at Fox News
Broadcasting & Cable, NY - Fox News' brand of right-wing punditry, exemplified by Bill O'Reilly (its most-watched personality) and Sean Hannity and soon by Glenn Beck, will thrive in ...
"We Say Merry Christmas Here," says Christian Supremicist Bill O ...
Examiner.com - by Brad Kava, SF Radio Examiner Talk show host Bill O'Reilly, who rumor has it is on the verge of losing his radio syndication, is selling bumper stickers ...
On Media: Limbaugh, right-wing media feed post-election anger
Baltimore Sun, United States - By James Rainey | On The Media RIGHT WING: Â"The game has begun,Â" Rush Limbaugh told his radio audience of 15 million to 20 million last week. ...
Rush Limbaugh sounds off on troubled SLC cafe
ABC 4, Salt Lake City - SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh took time during his nationally-syndicated radio show on Monday to talk about Salt ...
Rush Rebuts LA Times Hit Piece
RushLimbaugh.com (subscription), CA - "Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity dive shamelessly in, talking about the 'Obama recession' and other partisan lines." Mr. Rainey begins this way. ...
The Doctor Who Cured the Democrat Party
The Nation., NY - Asserting that Dean would forever consign Democrats to also-ran status, radio ranter Rush Limbaugh shouted: "Please, make him chairman. Please! Please! ...
The Scary Fairness Doctrine
Christian Broadcasting Network, VA - Its decline was matched by the rise of rough-and-tumble political talk radio and the vast majority conservative, led by Rush Limbaugh. ...
Hurts so good ...
Media Matters for America, DC - Rush Limbaugh has already stepped up the vitriol and taken an unusually long vacation from reality, even for him: "The Obama recession is in full swing, ...
Gingrich reaches out to GOP; will they respond?
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - A Gingrich chairmanship might get loud support from the GOP's talk-radio contingent. The former House speaker has close ties to the likes of Rush Limbaugh, ...
All Things Considered Digitally
Forbes, NY - National Public Radio has seen its share of shake-ups lately, including the departure of chief executive Ken Stern in March. Soon after, an NPR journalist ...
Heavy Debt, Fewer Ads Put Radio Firms in a Squeeze
Wall Street Journal - ... and thus get higher rates, is encouraging other station managers to pick up pop personality Ryan Seacrest's radio show, which he started syndicating via ...
Why Matt Drudge Still Rules (And Where He Goes From Here)
Gawker, NY - Is Matt Drudge completely over in the wake of his ill-advised hyping of pro-McCain propaganda?If you're even bothering to ask the question, the answer is ...
Economic downturn hits Clear Channel Outdoor
Bizjournals.com, NC - San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications Inc., which was purchased by a private equity group on July 30, owns a 90 percent stake in Clear Channel ...
Clear Channel Radio Embraces American Idol Alumni with Sneak Peek ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - His Sneak Peek is being offered on-demand on over 190 Clear Channel Radio web sites before its November 18th release date. Last year's 17 year old runner-up ...
Heavy Debt, Fewer Ads Put Radio Firms in a Squeeze
Wall Street Journal - Clear Channel, the nation's largest radio company, took on about $15.7 billion in new debt to finance its privatization earlier this year. ...
Declare war on Jim Quinn and 'The War Room'
Examiner.com - The War Room with Quinn & Rose originates in Pittsburgh and is syndicated by Clear Channel Communications. It can be heard in 12 markets across the country ...
Staff cuts hurt radio news
Kentucky.com, KY - Cumulus has one full-time news staffer, and Clear Channel Communications, which also owns six Lexington stations, apparently has only one, Karen Czar, ...
1 radio station changes format, another leaving
Florida Times-Union, FL - Clear Channel was forced to divest the station when the nationwide radio company was bought out by private investors earlier this year. ...
Westwood One Local, Regional Revenue Plummet
MEDIAWEEK - Westwood One was as upbeat as the radio network could be given the dismal economic conditions that plague all traditional media, as well as the company's ...
Jonas Brothers, Alanis Morissette, And Hanson This Week In San Diego
AHN - The Radio Disney darlings will play hits from their third album, A Little Bit Longer, including their latest single "Lovebug." 10 years ago today, ...
Arbitron to Measure Consumer Awareness to Advertisements in ...
MarketWatch - Arbitron Inc. is a media and marketing research firm serving radio broadcasters, cable companies, advertisers, advertising agencies and outdoor advertising ...
Conservatives will thank young voters
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - Democratic senators will attempt to control talk radio by having the FCC or some other government oversight entity regulate the points of few being ...
FCC May Win Profanity Appeal, Say Attorneys
Broadcasting & Cable, NY - By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/10/2008 In the best of all possible worlds for Fox, the Supreme Court would order the FCC to get out of the ...
FCC mounts up for language patrol
MiamiHerald.com, FL - ... broad an impact as it would have had in an earlier era when broadcast radio and TV were the only games in town -- and an FCC edict became universal law. ...
For FCC Chair, Obama Should Look Outside the Beltway
GigaOm, CA - The decision as to who will be appointed FCC Chair is a critical one, for in coming years the country faces some major issues that will need to be addressed ...
The F-Word
TIME - In 2006, the FCC fined a California TV station for including the word when it aired Martin Scorsese's documentary The Blues. ...
Sirius XM takes impairment charge
Hollywood Reporter, United States - Sirius XM Radio said Monday it took a $4.8 billion impairment charge on the reduced value of assets, and said that it would delay the filing of quarterly ...
XM to Broadcast Fourth Season of Tom Petty's Weekly Musical Series
Earthtimes (press release), UK - For more information, including a compete broadcast schedule, please visit www.xmradio.com/tompetty. SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company ...
Radio 1 rapped for swear word game
The Press Association - Radio 1's Scott Mills show has been rapped by the broadcasting watchdog for broadcasting what appeared to be a swear word when children were listening. ...
Radio station accused of defaming cyclist
ABC Online, Australia - Mark French is suing Triple-M, for comments made on its program The Cage in 2004. The Victorian Supreme Court heard the broadcast labelled French a drug ...
Houston a hotspot for Spanish radio
Texas Cable News, TX - By Vicente Arenas / 11 News HOUSTON - You may have noticed that Spanish programming is growing on the radio, but you might be surprised to find out who is ...
Local radio station gets updates on Haitian school collapse
WPTV, FL - But West Palm Beach's Radio Vision Nouvelle General Manager James Leger gets updates from reporters in Haiti and is already hearing about the losses on his ...
Ethnic radio is a lifeline for Caribbean expatriates in South Florida
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - By Georgia East | South Florida Sun-Sentinel Jean Jabouin host of Good Morning Diaspora on 1580 radio, during his show in Miami. The show broadcasts in Palm ...
Staff cuts hurt radio news
Kentucky.com, KY - By Jim Jordan - jjordan1@herald-leader.com Cumulus Broadcasting laid off seven of the 42 employees at its six Lexington radio stations last week, ...
Hank Sr. daughter proud of 'lost' radio recordings
Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - But she's come to learn more about him from 143 never-released recordings he did for a radio program in 1951. The recordings were retrieved from a trash bin ...
Officer regrets harassing radio reporter
Inquirer.net, Philippines - ... Lieutenant Colonel Julieto Ando, conveyed his apology with attached justification to allegations that he harassed dxMS radio senior reporter Loreto ...
Queen Mother was 'ghastly old bigot' says Radio 4 presenter Edward ...
Mirror.co.uk, UK - Radio 4's Today programme host Edward Stourton says the Royal - who died in 2002 - made "nasty" xenophobic remarks to him during a private conversation in ...
Rods Announce First Radio Broadcaster
OurSports Central (press release), WI - RODS ANNOUNCE FIRST RADIO BROADCASTER(Bowling Green, KY) - The Bowling Green Hot Rods, Single-A affiliate for the Tampa Bay Rays, are excited to announce ...
BYU Radio Broadcast Cancelled
BYUCougars.com, UT - 10, 2008) -- Due to broadcasting conflicts with men's and women's basketball, the BYU Radio broadcast of Friday's BYU women's volleyball match at Utah has ...
