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Friday, December 19, 2008


Colorado Media Matters: Citing no evidence, KOA newscast called Salazar a "staunch" opponent of public-lands oil shale development

Neverett takes over Pirates announcer's job
USA Today - ... Colorado Rockies announcer on FSN Rocky Mountain telecasts, will replace Lanny Frattare as one of the Pirates' two play-by-play broadcasters on radio ...

Pirates tab Denver man as new broadcaster
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Most play-by-play men live for the big call, but this was one Tim Neverett was dreading. ...

Tim Neverett lands Pirates’ play-by-play job
Las Vegas Sun, NV - By Ron Kantowski · December 18, 2008 · 3:11 PM No more getting knocked off the top of the press box by a big gust of wind. Tim Neverett, the longtime Las ...

Neverett joins Pirates broadcast team
Rocky Mountain News, CO - Local TV studio host Tim Neverett was named the new play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Neverett, the pregame and postgame studio ...

Rockies sign pitcher Rusch to one-year deal
Denver Post, CO - The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Tim Neverett as their new play-by-play announcer. Neverett had been a regular talk-radio show host in Denver for years and ...

Many Environmentalists Pleased with Obama's Salazar Cabinet Pick
Associated Content, CO - ... the New York Times, National Public Radio and other major news organizations are focusing on environmentalists who are critical of the Salazar pick. ...

Top eight Colorado sports stories of '08
Examiner.com - Happy New Year! For more info: For more with James Merilatt, tune into "Drivetime Sports" every weekday from 3:00 to 6:00 pm on Mile High Sports Radio AM 1510.

Broncos' Cutler is always on the clock
Rocky Mountain News, CO - "Forget the success of the play," Broncos play-by-play announcer Dave Logan said. "Just getting the play called and to the quarterback and relayed to his ...

Should Bush pardon border agents Ramos and Campeon?
Rocky Mountain News, CO - Conservative sites such as WorldNetDaily and various talk radio hosts including Peter Boyles of Denver's KHOW morning show also portray Ramos and Compean as ...

Dr. Dobson Remembers Paul Weyrich as 'Friend, Confidante, Ally'
CitizenLink, CO - "American families have lost one of their staunchest and most effective advocates," said Dr. James Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family. ...

Obama: Choice of Warren reflects diversity of ideas
CNN International - "There is no substantive difference between Rick Warren and James Dobson," Kolbert said. "The only difference is tone. His tone is moderate, but his ideas ...

Embracing Naomi: The Case for Civil Unions
Culture11, VA - I noted that Dr. James Dobson and Focus on the Family Action, supported a bill in Colorado that would facilitate certain contractual obligations or legal ...

Obama Defends Warren
The Weekly Standard - The Times names moveon.org and Focus on the Family as left and right (ideologically speaking) examples of groups the committee is reaching out to. ...

Holidays, Court Ruling Will Further Extend Minn. Senate Recount
Washington Post, United States - Election officials said they are unlikely to finish the recount in the race between Coleman and Democrat Al Franken before Dec. 30, and the state's Supreme ...

Is Al Franken Trailing by Just Two Votes?
The Weekly Standard - The AP puts Norm Coleman's lead at 2 votes, causing Allahpundit and Kathryn Lopez, among others, to despair. There may be good reason to be anxious, ...

Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass
The Associated Press - Norm Coleman saw his lead over Al Franken in Minnesota's US Senate race dwindle to just two votes Thursday. Meanwhile, a key court ruling put hundreds of ...

Bill Eppridge's A Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties ...
BuzzFlash, IL - Each month, BuzzFlash is privileged to have Air America progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann review a progressive book or DVD exclusively for BuzzFlash. ...

In The Beginning . . .
OpEdNews, PA - Mike Malloy is a former writer and producer for CNN (1984-87) and CNN-International (2000). His professional experience includes newspaper columnist and ...

Dennis Miller's Top 10 Pinheads of 2008
FOXNews - Watch "The O'Reilly Factor" weeknights at 8 pm and 11 pm ET and listen to the "Radio Factor!" BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "Miller Time" segment tonight, ...

Judge reaffirms state must bail accused rapist out of jail
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - The Hamblen case garnered national attention last week, drawing hypercritical comments from radio talk show hosts such as Bill O'Reilly and Lars Larson. ...

KFWB to bulk up its Orange County coverage
OCRegister, CA - We were all sorry to see Larry Elder leave KABC/790 AM. Even his boss John Davison said he was an "Elderado." The Dec. 12 final program was a mix of callers ...

Michael Reagan: If I were president I would...
Baraboo News Republic, WI - Mike Reagan, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan and the chairman of www.reaganaction.com, is heard on more than 200 talk radio stations ...

SUBVERTING THE WORD OF GOD
NewsWithViews.com, OR - As radio commentator Dennis Prager of the Hoover Institution puts it, "Hatred based on ignorance is known as bigotry." (8) Progressives are out to knock ...

Dobbs on economic conditions: "Anyone paying attention is ...
Media Matters for America, DC - Summary: On his radio show, Lou Dobbs played an audio clip of an interview in which Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was asked whether he is "scared" ...

Mr. Pot, Meet Mr. Kettle
Center For American Progress, DC - Michael Savage, host of talk radio and MSNBC TV show "The Savage Nation," which was cancelled after the above exchange. (7-5-03) "(Sarah Brady) ought to be ...

Time Magazine Head to Join Obama Administration
FOXNews - SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: So as 2008 comes to a close, Time Magazine picks its Person of the Year, and to no one's surprise, Time has chosen President-elect ...

Was There Enough Evidence to Arrest Gov. Blagojevich?
FOXNews - Sean Hannity here. HANNITY: Are you as worried as I am - look, The Chicago Tribune is a great newspaper, they have great reporters. ...

Withers: Obama and Revs. Warren and Lowery
365Gay.com - If I had kids I would offer their souls to Satan or Sean Hannity (same difference), but no rug-rats for me so I would give up cherry pie to be Obama. ...

Buffalo TV "reporter" calls Limbaugh; and if you want to throw up ...
Examiner.com - by Brad Kava, SF Radio Examiner I got my fix of the Oxy-Contin king Rush Limbaugh today, as he claimed that all Democrats are like Illinois's Governor, ...

Buffalo TV "reporter" calls Limbaugh; and if you want to throw up ...
Examiner.com - by Brad Kava, SF Radio Examiner I got my fix of the Oxy-Contin king Rush Limbaugh today, as he claimed that all Democrats are like Illinois's Governor, ...

The least affluent must never allow themselves to be used
MLive.com, MI - ... cultural warriors like Rush Limbaugh relentlessly preached conservative orthodoxy. He rose to greater notice at KFBK radio in Sacramento, ...

Has Fox News' Baier boarded the Bush legacy bandwagon?
Media Matters for America, DC - Baier's question also echoed comments Vice President Dick Cheney made on the December 15 broadcast of Rush Limbaugh's nationally syndicated radio show. ...

Despite slump, WHRO is staying steady - for now
The Virginian-Pilot, VA - When National Public Radio said last week that it would cut 64 jobs - or 7 percent of its work force - no heads rolled at WHRO. ...

Starkey to quit 49ers' booth
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - (12-18) 14:13 PST SANTA CLARA -- Joe Starkey, KNBR's radio voice of the 49ers since 1989, announced on Thursday his retirement from NFL broadcasts but said ...

NPR Now Lets You Roll Your Own Podcast Feed
ReadWriteWeb, CA - National Public Radio (NPR) here in the US has some great audio content and the offering got even better today with the release of a new "mix your own" ...

ESSAY- Capra in Charlottesville: It really was a Wonderful Life
The Hook, VA - For the want of a $25 filing fee, according to venerable radio commentator Paul Harvey, copyright slipped into public domain. Why? ...

Airwaves: Greening Chrismas
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - By Damien Willis/For Pulse While driving around town during the lunch hour recently, I heard Paul Harvey on the radio addressing the perennial Christmas ...

Hollywood Hair, Inc. Files $3 Million Lawsuit and Seeks Injunction ...
MarketWatch - For example, Farrell falsely implies that his business is endorsed by well-known radio personality Howard Stern when, in truth, Defendant paid Stern to ...

So Long Howard, Thanks for the Mammaries? Stern mulls his ...
NBC Chicago, IL - Is Howard Stern ready to take his fart jokes back down to earth? The foul-mouthed comic genius who revolutionized terrestrial radio and helped the nascent ...

ABC Radio Networks, Dees Make Development Deal
Streaming Magazine, FL - DALLAS -- December 18, 2008: Rick Dees' Dees Entertainment will be working with ABC Radio Networks on new original content targeting 18-49s under a ...

The restructuring of radio
Southtown Star, IL - I'm curious if you listen to any regular radio anymore, especially since the controversial-yet-once-super-popular Erich "Mancow" Muller * recently returned ...

CBS president Moonves keeps his eye on WFAN
Newsday, NY - Boomer Esiason soon became a candidate to replace Imus. But when Craig Carton, who had a reputation for crudity and controversy, was proposed as his co-host ...

ECONOMIC TURMOIL: Sun City radio stations hurting
KVIA, TX - Officials with Clear Channel Communications have announced the popular "classic hits" station will end its programming come December 31st. ...

Camelback Jack, Dave Pratt send packing at KOOL, KMLE
Bizjournals.com, NC - CBS Radio Phoenix will not renew the contracts of popular afternoon drive-time personalities Stu Evans of KMLE Country 108 and Camelback Jack of 94.5 KOOLFM ...

St. John does triple DJ duty
DetNews.com, MI - Last Friday, all six CBS Radio Detroit stations ran "Stand Up and Be Proud" spots with local notables saying positive things about the beleaguered auto ...

Opinions Clash on Digital
Radio World, VA - ... CBS Radio Inc., Clarke Broadcasting Corp., Emmis Communications Corp., Entercom Communications Corp., Greater Media Inc., Journal Broadcast Corp., ...

Media Notebook
NewsOK.com, OK - Ratings were disappointing as Jox 930 failed to show up in the summer Arbitron ratings for listeners 12 and older. Thulin, who covers college football for ...

FCC gets complaints on Utley's on-air F-bomb
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - ... "I heard it here in Camden," said: "That sort of language is no big deal. . . except that Howard Stern was driven off free radio by you, the FCC, ...

FCC gets complaints on Utley's on-air F-bomb
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - ... "I heard it here in Camden," said: "That sort of language is no big deal. . . except that Howard Stern was driven off free radio by you, the FCC, ...

Copyright Holders to Radio: Don't Be a Scrooge
PC Magazine - Internet radio stations like Pandora, meanwhile, spent much of the last two years battling royalty rates that they claimed would put them out of business. ...

Starkey stepping aside as 49ers' radio voice
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - By Daniel Brown After more than 20 years as the radio voice of the 49ers, Joe Starkey is signing off. The play-by-play man announced Thursday that he will ...

BBC fined over radio phone-ins
Hollywood Reporter, United States - Most of the fine -- 70000 pounds ($108000) -- has been leveled on the BBC by Ofcom for running phone-in competitions in eight pre-recorded Radio 2 shows ...

Popular radio host Dave Pratt taken off-air by KMLE
AZFamily, AZ - Now the question is....who will take over one of the top-rated slots in morning radio? The popular duo left the Valley's other big county statio, ...

SIRIUS XM Radio Announces Results of Voting at 2008 Annual Meeting ...
GuruFocus.com, TX - Sirius Satellite Radio is building a digital satellite radio system that will broadcast up to 100 channels of music and entertainment programming to ...

Radio stations reluctant to play disc by Alabama's front man
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - BY JOHN GEROME AP Randy Owen's solo album has not gotten much support from radio stations, which are targeting younger audiences. NASHVILLE, Tenn. ...