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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
How PPM Could Rescue Radio
Adweek, NY
In media, the robotic radio PPM compared to the all-too-human diary is a good example. The vagaries of the diary measurement may be costing radio millions each year in a simple but hidden way. Diary reporting is no longer adequate for how audience ...
Only 6-12 months until Full-Fledged Fascist Martial Law
U.S. Border Fire Report, California
Pastor Lindsey Williams called the meltdown, along with dropping crude oil prices on 7-28-08 in an interview with Alex Jones. If you have never listened or watched Jones’ program I suggest you start. He has the truth about this world and what is coming ...
Should Bowlen bow out?
Denver Daily News, CO
The Bowlen era should be remembered fondly and with great pride. This is all just supposition on my part, but you read it here first. Listen to Gil Whiteley everyday at noon on “The Sports Nooner” on AM 1510 KCKK. Or call 303-297-1510.
Radio Columbine
Examiner.com
The interview was taped, but will air at 9:30 am Denver time Thursday March 12 and you can listen here. The interview was about 25 minutes. And I know from experience it can go fast (as did a one-hour interview I did on Denver's KHOW 630 AM on the ...
Het internationale radiodagboek van 10 maart
RadioVisie.eu, Belgium
KLZ-AM start als middengolfstation in Denver (Colorado). Het anker van de ‘Tiri II’ gaat verloren waardoor het zendschip van Radio Hauraki vast loopt. De uitzendingen worden dadelijk stil gelegd. Radio Contact start in het zuiden van Tenerife tegelijk ...
Decision stems debate
Denver Daily News, CO
Colorado pro-life proponents did not share DeGette’s enthusiasm, including Colorado’s Focus on the Family. “The latest government bailout was announced (yesterday) as President Obama will now attempt to bail out the morally bankrupt and failing ...
Dobson's resignation signals a 'changing of the guard'
Dallas Morning News, TX
Julia Duin, longtime religion writer for The Washington Times, had a smart take on last week's announcement that James Dobson was stepping down as chairman of Focus on the Family, the conservative evangelical ministry that he founded in 1977. ...
Christian Group Readies to Defend National Day of Prayer Against ...
Christian Today -- Australia, Australia
Shirley Dobson, chair of the National Day of Prayer Task Force and wife of Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, is also named as a defendant in the suit. ADF has agreed to defend the National Day of Prayer Task Force in the case should it ever be ...
MN-Senate: Will It Ever End?
Washington Post, United States
It's been 125 days since Minnesota voters went to the polls to choose between Norm Coleman and Al Franken as their next senator. And yet, the Minnesota Senate seat still sits vacant. The election contest brought by Coleman following a recount that ...
Air America Media to Launch Syndication Division
Radio Online, TX
"AAM Syndication is pleased to team with 'Newsweek' in this first venture outside of the traditional Air America package," said Hess. "This is a great show, with an excellent track record of performance on many great radio stations. ...
Conservative monopoly or free speech?
Allentown Morning Call, PA
If liberals want to have radio shows, what prevents them from going on the air with their views? Well, nothing other than a lack of popularity. Just ask Al Franken as his Air America Radio Network shows limp along. As the old saying goes, your radio ...
Rush and Rick
Men's News Daily, CA
He noted that the only popular media arena that conservatives dominate is talk radio because it “engages and stimulates the mind.” Conversely, he said Air America, the liberal establishment’s unsuccessful foray into talk radio, fails because “it’s ...
Los Angeles Daily News: “Time Has Come To Legalize Pot!”
NORML Daily Audio Stash, DC
In recent days, NORML spokespersons have appeared on Air America radio, and have been quoted in MSNBC, US News and World Report, and the world wide news wire Agence France-Press. In short, our message is reaching more people than ever before, ...
Morning Skim: Rush Bashing, Coulter Called Out, Talk Radio Gender ...
New York Times, United States
Has anyone listened to the insane ranting of Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddow on CNBC? Chris Matthews, while a dedicated Obama sycophant and blatant interrupter, at least can be genial at times, unlike these two. Olberman is suffused with hatred, ...
Why don't we just pretend Rush Limbaugh has 50 million listeners?
Media Matters for America, DC
Or, if you take the more modest cume number of 14 million, which some inside the industry have used to judge the talker's audience, Limbaugh's rating becomes 1.4 million, which is roughly the same size audience that Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann ...
Why Some Black Leaders 'Hate' President Obama
New America Media, CA
Jesse Jackson, Young and others towards Obama because he didn’t come to them to ask for either their blessing or guidance. That resentment was especially apparent with Rev. Jackson, who, even though he publicly supported Obama, openly criticized the ...
HANYS Plans Annual Federal Briefing and Congressional Advocacy Day ...
Healthcare Association of New York State, NY
The featured speaker will be Bill Press, host of the syndicated radio program, The Bill Press Show. Mr. Press, the former co-host of MSNBC’s Buchanan and Press, CNN’s Crossfire, and The Spin Room, has built a national reputation on thought-provoking ...
In Wake Of Prop 8 Arguments, Activists Call For Action
WeHo News, CA
They also were two of the principal organizers of the successful StopDrLaura campaign which stopped hate radio hostess Dr. Laura Schlessinger's daily, national one-hour television program. We are local-advertiser supported and the content is ...
World Net Daily Cries Foul On Wikipedia
WebProNews, KY
The Ayers controversy is omitted, and really does deserve a sentence or two about the issue, one of which should end with John McCain’s more intimate (and proudly admitted) relationship with G. Gordon Liddy, who actually served prison time for his own ...
World Net Daily Cries Foul On Wikipedia
WebProNews, KY
The Ayers controversy is omitted, and really does deserve a sentence or two about the issue, one of which should end with John McCain’s more intimate (and proudly admitted) relationship with G. Gordon Liddy, who actually served prison time for his own ...
Why Some Black Leaders 'Hate' President Obama
New America Media, CA
On the journalistic front, they’ve been joined by Juan Williams, prizewinning author of “Eyes on the Prize,” national correspondent for National Public Radio, and frequent commentator on Fox News’ Sunday and The O’Reilly Factor. ...
Hoping Limbaugh rushes to lead GOP
The Spartan Daily, CA
Juan Williams, a conservative political contributor for Fox News, said Jindal's speech was a "really poor performance." "It just came off as amateurish, and even the tempo in which he spoke seemed like sing-song, and he was telling stories that seemed ...
The Good Republican
American Chronicle, CA
For speaking out for the good of his party, Frum was roasted by Mark Levin, the shrillest and most vicious voice on right-wing radio. Levin, who regularly describes President Obama as a Stalinist, and abuses and insults callers and invited guests who ...
Some Silver Linings in Our Dark Economy
Town Hall, DC
by Dennis Prager There are two definitions for the term “optimist”: One who believes the future is good and one who sees the good in any given situation. I am as little an optimist by the first definition as I am a big optimist according to the second. ...
I May Run for President of Texas
Town Hall, DC
by Chuck Norris On Glenn Beck's radio show last week, I quipped, in response to our wayward federal government, "I may run for president of Texas." That need may be a reality sooner than we think. If not I, someone someday may again be running for ...
Talk Show Host Doesn't Hide His Passion for American Cars, Thinks ...
TruckTrend Magazine
By KS Wang As the newest face on Fox News Channel's afternoon lineup, talk radio host Glenn Beck is on fire. If you don't recognize him from his old show on Headline News, he's the guy who comes on at 5 pm eastern, looks into the camera and sometimes ...
Glenn Beck: Stem Cell Research Will Spawn Search For "Master Race"
News Hounds, CA
On his radio show today, conservative talker Glenn Beck commented on President Obama overturning the ban on federally funded stem-cell research. Beck argued that funding stem-cell research would lead directly to a search for a new “master race,” the ...
Exclusive: Oval Office Watch – Monday, March 9
Family Security Matters, NJ
Glenn Beck's eminently forgettable presence on CNN has been transformed, according to The Los Angeles Times, by his move to Fox News where his main theme has been variations on this question - Wake Up! Wake UP! What in Heaven's name does Barack Obama ...
Radio Talk Show Host Michael Savage to Fight Fairness Doctrine
About - News & Issues, NY
"Whatever form its reinstatement may take, any limitation on the free speech rights of Michael Savage will result in an immediate legal action," the law center said. "The US Supreme Court would most likely find any reinstatement of the Doctrine ...
Savage dominates ratings in Fall 2008 Book
Radio Business Report, Virginia
Michael Savage remains one of the most popular voices in talk radio scoring all time ratings highs in the Fall 2008 Book. The Michael Savage Show was the #1 ranked show in his daypart in one or more demos on 16 of his affiliates across the country. ...
Sean Hannity Pimps Lawsuit Brought By Religious Right
News Hounds, CA
In a spectacular example of the kind of short, right wing propaganda bites so beloved in the Fox News “Grapevine,” Sean Hannity presented yet another example of “unfair and unbalanced” reporting which was also a shout out to Christian conservatives. ...
'Fail' comment sparked controversy with radio talk show host
WorldNetDaily, OR
Limbaugh explained his statement on the Sean Hannity show on Fox. "Do you want him to succeed?" Hannity asked. "I am hearing many Republicans say that very thing. 'Well, we want him to succeed,' and prominent Republicans! 'Yes, we want him to succeed. ...
Omnibus Money for Unnecessary Bridge?
FOXNews
SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Tonight, Ainsley Earhardt takes a closer look at one of the provisions in the omnibus spending bill. It is a proposed bridge in the Florida Everglades that some are calling the new bridge to nowhere, while others say that without it ...
Cramer "Uncomfortable Being in the Crosshairs," Rush Tries to Help
mediabistro.com, NY
Fred Barnes and Sean Hannity, don't hold my left wing social view against me when they talk about my criticism of the president! I always love anyone from Fox on the team because they are fierce in their defense with much less gratuitous slamming. ...
Limbaugh draws more partisan fire
Boston Globe, United States
A liberal-labor advocacy group has jumped on Rush Limbaugh's latest eyebrow-raising remark --about Senator Edward M. Kennedy's health -- as part of its crusade to tie the conservative radio show host around the neck of the Republican Party. ...
Why Rush Limbaugh Is the Icon of Right-Wing Outrage
AlterNet, CA
Limbaugh has been plowing the field of moral outrage for decades, but unlike Billy Sunday and the other hot-headed radio preachers who cashed in on social resentment in the Great Depression, Limbaugh threw out God. With no religious tradition to anchor ...
Matthews: Limbaugh Like a Bond Villain, a 'Human Vat of Vitriol'
NewsBusters
By Geoffrey Dickens (Bio | Archive) Over the weekend, Chris Matthews compared Rush Limbaugh to a James Bond villain and claimed the radio talk show host was a "human vat of vitriol. He relishes the attention and he sells anger as a weapon. ...
Graham says Limbaugh doesn't make Republican policy
Greenville News, SC
Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Rush Limbaugh is a radio host, not a policymaker, but acknowledged he does influence some Republican lawmakers. “Sure, when people call, some people give in,” Graham said on NBC’s “Meet the Press. ...
GOP's Civil War Rages on: Gingrich Strikes Back at Limbaugh
AlterNet, CA
In his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, hate radio talker Rush Limbaugh repeated his assertion that he hopes President Obama “fails.” In the same speech, Limbaugh took a veiled shot at former House Speaker Newt Gingrich ...
Rush Limbaugh spouts traitorous lies
Augusta Chronicle, GA
Rush Limbaugh is a traitor to our country. He has said on his radio show and in interviews that he not only hopes that the Obama administration will fail, but that he will work for that failure. Our country faces the most complex series of interlocking ...
MSNBC Attacks Rush Limbaugh Again: 'Is Rush Toxic for GOP?'
NewsBusters
DAVID SHUSTER: About the only thing that might have put a damper on Kennedy's celebration were some jarring comments from conservative heavyweight Rush Limbaugh. He took a shot at the liberal icon on his radio show Friday while discussing the ...
The 10 Biggest Amateur Mistakes By the Obama Administration So Far
Town Hall, DC
They've launched attacks at Rick Santelli, Jim Cramer, and most prominently, Rush Limbaugh. Ratcheting up the creepiness factor a couple of notches in Limbaugh's case, the President of the United States, members of the mainstream media, ...
The AP Channels the Democrats in the Limbaugh-Kennedy ‘Scandal’
NewsBusters
By Brent Bozell (Bio | Archive) Friday evening the Associated Press (AP) issued an un-bylined story which was nothing more than a stenographic reprint of the latest dishonest Democratic attack on talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. ...
The dumbest dittohead comment of them all
NJ.com, NJ
Thanks to the magic of the Internet I have been entertained by some really ignorant comments by Rush Limbaugh fans. But the most ignorant are those who make excuses for his penchant for doing advertisements for products like hair restorers in one ...
Attack Rush? Go Ahead, Make My Day
Human Events, DC
... by Carville and Begala, which tells us how concerned and fearful Friends of Obama really are when they dust off the Clinton playbook and pull out the when- in-dire-straits-change-the–subject-and–attack-Rush Limbaugh and talk radio strategy. ...
Democrats take 'coward's way out' regarding Limbaugh
USA Today
Rush Limbaugh seems to be getting a lot of attention these days from Democrats who, in addition to mocking him as the "leader of conservatives" and "face of the Republican Party" nevertheless think he's enough of a threat to consider reinstituting a ...
BuzzFlash Mailbag for March 09, 2009
BuzzFlash, IL
Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are better known right-wing sleazeballs, but a few lesser known wanna-bes are worthy of attention for their insipid commentary. I bring up Richard Land, the Limbaugh clone who clokes himself in evangelical Christian ...
Why are we in Afghanistan?
Real News Network, NY
The more research I do, the more I come to see the validity of what Alex Jones is saying. His video End Game is simply required viewing if anyone wants to know where this is all going. It's available at abovetopsecret.com ...
Press freedom group asks Iran to release reporter
Reuters
US-born Saberi has worked for National Public Radio, the BBC, ABC News and other international media outlets. "At a minimum, she is entitled to basic due process. We call on President Ahmadinejad to ensure that her basic human rights are respected," ...
Paul Harvey: Broadcaster, marketer and gentleman
Bizjournals.com, NC
I never met the man personally but, like many of us, feel that I knew him from the time we spent together over radio. Paul Harvey News and Comments was always intriguing, inspiring and a fun way to get updates on what is happening in the world. ...
The politics of language
The Malaysian Insider, Malaysia
It is true that BM has a remarkably simple grammatical structure; the American radio host and polyglot Barry Farber once described it as the easiest language for a foreign speaker to pick up. However while some take this as a sign of its backwardness, ...
Ryan Seacrest going live on SA radio tonight
The Times, South Africa
He has a production company, of which shows like Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Denise Richards: It’s Complicated have come out of and he is a radio DJ (On Air With Ryan Seacrest on Kiss FM 102.7FM). Everything I want in a career. ...
U2 Divulge World Tour Plans
Pitchforkmedia.com, IL
Last night, mere minutes after Ryan Seacrest inadvertently suggested that a (female) "American Idol" contestant should stay on her knees for him, the most smarmy man alive mentioned that Kanye West would appear on the most popular TV show in the ...
Celebrities mouth off
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Mayer found himself in hot water after telling US radio host Ryan Seacrest that he thought Britney Spears was strange. "All of her songs are sort of like, 'I'm getting all my girls together, we're gonna go out' ... and then it's like, 'Why's everybody ...
Opie and Anthony get ax from K-Rock
New York Daily News, NY
After Stern left, CBS tried a talk show and then went back to rock with Opie and Anthony. Opie and Anthony were once a hit on CBS-owned WNEW Radio, but were taken off the air in 2002 after an infamous "Sex in St. Patrick's" stunt. ...
Commerical radio is dead: Why CBS Radio’s K-Rock format switch in ...
CrunchGear, NY
In fact, it’s doing so poorly that CBS Radio decided it was necessary to completely flip formats. Out with the Green Day and in with the Beyoncé! Opie and Anthony, a show I’ve enjoyed for several years now, was let go, according to Opie’s Twitter. ...
Canceling Sirius: So Frustrating, It's Making Me Delirious
EDN.com, MA
What exactly was the point of your story because all I got from it was you think it sucks to pay $2.95 for internet radio for shows like Howard, O&A, Opr,Martha and dozens of other great entertaining stations. One of the other comments noted that ...
CBS’s K-Rock Is Switching to Top 40
New York Times, United States
By BEN SISARIO Making its third identity change since Howard Stern left for satellite radio three years ago, WXRK in New York, better known as K-Rock, will switch to a Top 40 format, the station’s parent company, CBS Radio, announced on Monday. ...
Shock jock Howard Stern asks Obama if the First Lady ever 'gave ...
The Spoof (satire), UK
Washington, DC - In his first interview with shock-jock Howard Stern, President Barack Obama revealed interesting tidbits about his sex life during the 20-plus years of being married to the First Lady. Stern prodded the emotionally controlled Obama to ...
Megan Fox tops party wish list; Matt Damon sprains ankle, pranked ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH
Bad news for Danny Bonaduce, though: The former child star and radio host was predicted to be "the biggest downer at a party," winning 30 percent of that vote. "Bourne" tough guy Matt Damon reportedly has sprained an ankle while training for his latest ...
Geek-alert! Rick Emerson Takes Over Carolla Morning Slot on KUFO.
Willamette Week, OR
He'll replace the Adam Carolla Show. No loss there. According to CBS Radio marketing honcho Susan Reynolds, the Rick Emerson Show is sliding over to its sister station KUFO, which shares a downtown Portland studio with 970 AM, with its team ...
Dr. Drew to check up on Macomb
Western Courier (subscription), IL
VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" producer Dr. Drew Pinsky will enlighten students about establishing healthy relationships in the Western Illinois University Union Grand Ballroom on Tuesday, March 10, in honor of the university's health and wellness theme. ...
Moody's cuts Clear Channel Communications ratings
Forbes, NY
AP , 03.09.09, 04:03 PM EDT Moody's Investors Service said Monday it cut its ratings on Clear Channel Communications Inc. further into junk status, citing a "high probability" that the radio station operator will not comply with a debt agreement this ...
Clear Channel Holds Despite Downgrade
Credit Investment, NY
The loans for Clear Channel Communications so far are unaffected by Moody’s Investors Service downgrade of the media and entertainment company into the C category today. San Antonio, Texas-based Clear Channel’s loans were trading in the high 30s before ...
A Stylista Stands Out in Leather and Bullets
New York Times, United States
His parents — an education administrator and a manager at Clear Channel Communications — love his passion for fashion, and had him style them for a New Year’s Eve ball. Discovering fashion: I was introverted when I was young, but in my junior or senior ...
Arbitron moving its headquarters, but no jobs, to Columbia
Daily Record (subscription), MD
Those include San Antonio-based Clear Channel, Atlanta’s Cumulus Radio and Cox Radio, Boston’s Greater Media, and Radio One, which is based in Lanham. “The headquarters move is small in numbers, but large in symbolism,” said Richard W. Story, ...
Citadel Broadcasting Stock Moves to OTC
Trading Markets (press release), CA
Citadel Broadcasting is the third largest radio group in the United States, with a national footprint reaching more than 50 markets. Citadel is comprised of 165 FM stations and 58 AM stations in the nation's leading markets, in addition to the ABC ...
WCCO-AM purges sales execs, hires ex-KFAN program director
MinnPost.com, MN
By David Brauer | Published Mon, Mar 9 2009 4:40 pm A flurry of behind-the-scenes changes at the local CBS radio empire today. Group Vice-President of Sales Mary Niemeyer and Jack FM General Sales Manager Patrick Stelzner were let go along with two ...
KRAFT Singles Debuts "Smiles Under A Single" with Jonas Brothers ...
PR Web (press release), WA
Supporting advertising elements include a new TV advertisement and multiple Radio Disney radio spots, featuring a tie-in tag promoting the Jonas Brothers' movie and downloadable bundle. The new TV spot reminds consumers to warm up with a toasty grilled ...
Area Burger Kings to Support Doernbecher Radiothon
Media Newswire (press release), NY
Entercom Communications Corp. ( NYSE: ETM ) is one of the five largest radio broadcasting companies in the United States, with a nationwide portfolio of 110 stations in 23 markets, including San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Portland, ...
Showing off the gold standard of radio:
SmartBrief, DC
The collection of photographs will be presented to Congress by NAB President and CEO David Rehr. The idea for the campaign was first conceived of by John Beck, VP and market manager for Emmis in St. Louis. Radio & Records (03/09)
Inner Tube: Once again, Jeff Foxx gets the Kiss-off
New York Daily News, NY
Station parent company Emmis Broadcasting laid off several dozen people around the country at the same time. Word of the cut comes as the Jeff Foxx Band, Foxx's group, just released its first CD. There's no word from Kiss whether Foxx will be replaced. ...
CBS’s Credit is Maxed Out
Television Broadcast, VA
It also comprises the network, the Paramount TV studio, print publisher Simon & Schuster, outdoor advertising and radio. Wilks Broadcast Group, a platform acquisition company of The Wicks Group (parent of NewBay), acquired the three Denver-based FM ...
Arbitron moves headquarters from NYC to Columbia
Bizjournals.com, NC
Arbitron (NYSE: ARB), which collects data on radio listeners, had about $350 million in revenue and $40 million in profits in both 2008 and 2007. The company already has 767 full-time employees in Maryland, out of about 1100 worldwide. ...
Broadcasters to make case against radio performance tax at hearing
SmartBrief, DC
NAB Radio Board Chairman Steve Newberry and Patrick Communications President Larry Patrick will be making broadcast's case against a proposed performance fee, at a hearing by a House panel scheduled for Tuesday. Meanwhile, NABOB is urging the ...
REGIONAL: FCC permits new radio station for Belle Haven
Tasley Eastern Shore News, VA
A grant of the application will authorize the person or entity filing the application to build and operate a new FM radio station. In the event that more than one applicant submits an application, the FCC will hold an auction commencing Sept. 1. ...
Nancy wants “diversity” in radio
Small Gov Times, VA
Dick Durbin wrote an amendment to a Senate bill that would force the FCC to “take actions to encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership and to ensure that broadcast station licenses are used in the public interest. ...
NABOB opposes performance royalties
Radio Business Report, Virginia
NABOB is also supporting an FCC inquiry, along with Spanish Radio Association, the Minority Media Telecommunications Council and other organizations. NABOB applauded the FCC’s leading role in the attempt to bring an end to “no urban dictates. ...
HD Radio chip marks SiPort's recovery
EETimes.com
SiPort is heralding its return to normalcy by rolling out a low-power, single-chip HD Radio solution, now in mass production at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. using its 130nm RF CMOS process technology. SiPort's new chip, already certified by ...
Tracking HD Radio Progress
Twice, NY
By Joseph Palenchar -- TWICE, 3/9/2009 Number of stations: By early 2009, 1877 HD Radio stations were up and operating in 241 markets, reaching 246 million people, or 85 percent of the US population, according to HD Radio developer iBiquity Digital. ...
OEM Satellite Radio Gains, JD Power Survey Shows
Twice, NY
Satellite-radio usage in the car is growing, but in-car HD Radio usage has a way to go to keep pace, a JD Power and Associates survey shows. In a 2008 survey of 19000 consumers who say they purchased or leased a new vehicle in the past five years, ...
Helping Hand Will Put Bite on Sirius XM
Motley Fool
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz Sirius XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) received a stay of execution on Friday. Now CEO Mel Karmazin needs to execute if he wants to stay. Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LINTA) (Nasdaq: LCAPA) completed the second and final phase of what will ...
No Longer As Big: WLW Radio Loses Satellite Status
kypost.com, KY
The Cincinnati-based radio station known as the Big One, is no longer as big, as 700 WLW is not on XM radio anymore. The station's Web site does not give any further details on why they are no longer on XM other than to say that it is "due to ...
NAB Disputes RIAA Claims Ahead Of Performance Rights Hearing
Streaming Magazine, FL
Among those set to testify at tomorrow's hearing are Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, RIAA Chairman Mitch Bainwol, and NAB Radio Board Chairman and Commonwealth Broadcasting President/CEO Steve Newberry. Spanish Broadcasting System VP/New York ...
ABC Radio Networks Adds More Huckabee
Streaming Magazine, FL
DALLAS -- March 9, 2009: ABC Radio Networks adds a third daily broadcast of the short-form "Huckabee Report," with former Arkansas Governor and onetime Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. The feature adds a late-afternoon report to its ...
Island radio station making a comeback
Galveston County Daily News, TX
By Leigh Jones GALVESTON — After years of changing musical formats and a gradual slide into obscurity, island radio station KGBC is going back to its roots. Since it first started broadcasting in 1947, the station was a vital part of the community, ...
Acts Shine on Country Radio Seminar's New Faces Show
CMT.com, TN
He continued with a barrage of jokes aimed at the soft spots of prominent radio and music industry figures. Monk reported that a high-profile A&R official at one of the major record labels was run over by a train because "he didn't hear it," a swipe at ...
Family, friends remember radio legend
ABC7Chicago.com, USA
For over 40 years, Pegue was an on air personality and program director for several radio stations including WVON and WGCI. He loved playing songs from yesteryear. Fans often referred to him as the 'king of the dusties.' He called his long time show, ...
Tom Finneran’s law fate up in air
Boston Herald, United States
By Jessica Fargen and Jessica Heslam Radio analysts are mixed on whether WRKO radio yakker Tom Finneran - who is awaiting word on the fate of his law license - would give up the mic should he get the OK to practice again. Getting his law license back ...
Jango Implements Pay-for-Play Online Radio Model
Marketing Vox News
Music streaming service Jango, which is six million monthly listeners strong, launched a program that enables labels and artists to buy "plays" on its site. For as little as $30, Jango Airplay lets bands, for example, buy 1000 plays on Jango. ...
Hub-bound U2 takes over airwaves to spin ‘No Line’
Boston Herald, United States
Last night, U2 took over radio stations nationwide, including WAAF (website) locally, from 9 to 10 to pimp the band’s new album, “No Line on the Horizon.” Hosted live from Los Angeles by Garbage’s Shirley Manson, the event kicked off 3 Nights Live - a ...
Ira Glass Brings a Musical Joss Whedon to the Big Screen
Cinematical, CA
by Dawn Taylor Mar 9th 2009 // 5:45PM Ira Glass, the host of Chicago Public Radio's critically-acclaimed This American Life, will be bringing a special live simulcast performance of his radio show to 400 movie screens on April 23rd. ...
WNWS won't comment on George B's firing
Jackson Sun, TN
Larry Wood, general manager of WNWS radio, said he wishes George B. Scott well, but he could not comment on reports of Scott's firing. "We do not comment publicly on personnel issues," Wood said. Scott has said he was fired Friday over comments he made ...
