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Radio News for Friday November 20th 2008
Headlines:
- Duo make Obama’s FCC shortlist – variety.com
- Bush Advisor Warns Against Re-Instating Fairness Doctrine – broadcastingcable.com
- Radio Station Sued for setting Up Date That Led to Rape (WXLC) – myfoxchicago.com
- Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties – ny times
- Eddie & JoBo Out At B96 Radio – cbs2chicago.com
- Jonathon Brandmeier trying late-night TV – chicago sun times
- Oprah’s radio chief John Gehron to exit – chicagobreakingnews.com
- MySpace Music to name Courtney Holt chief next week – cnet
- Jonathan Ross to keep job as Radio 2 executives take blame -times online
Radio News US:
Business & Financial
- Sirius Investors: Decline in OEM Take Rate Something to Watch – seeking alpha
- Sirius XM Radio: You’re a bit late to sell this one – usa today
- Zcom Networks, Inc. Announces Company Is Retiring an Additional 500,000,000 Shares of Common Stock Back to Its Treasury – ibtimes.com
- Score Media Reports Continued Growth with Year-end Results – tradingmarkets.com
- Wall Street Analysts Downgrade Arbitron Stock – mediaweek.com
- Journal Radio Revenues Fall In October – radio ink
Programming, Changes & Ratings
- Eddie and Jobo no mo’ at B-96. Morning DJ crew gone after nearly 20 years at CBS station – chicago sun times
- Longtime pair ‘Eddie and Jobo’ ousted at WBBM-FM - chicago tribune
- Eddie & JoBo Out At B96 Radio – cbs2chicago.com
- Eddie & JoBo Out At B96 Radio. The veteran morning team of Eddie and JoBo are out on WBBM-FM B96 radio, 20 years after they began at the Top 40 music station. – wbbm780.com
- Cincinnati morning radio host, Richard Skinner, fired. (WCKY) – cincyjungle.com
- Jonathon Brandmeier trying late-night TV on Channel 5 WLUP morning teams with Larry Wert in pair of gigs on WMAQ – chicago sun times
- Brandmeier scripts his own show this time – chicago tribune
- Oprah’s radio chief John Gehron to exit – chicagobreakingnews.com
- Hanson Re-Ups With Cromwell/Nashville – radio ink
- Denver Detroit Radio Station calls Kenyan Ambassador who infers Obama Born in Kenya (WRIF) – rightsidenews.com
- Sports talk DJ F.P. Santangelo sacked by radio station (KHTK) – sacbee.com
- Nielsen to Survey Huntsville Alabama Twice A Year – radio online
- Ammons To Program WSTR/Atlanta – radio ink
- Hearne Christopher Jr.: Is satellite radio in Urich’s future? Shockingly, one of the town’s top radio dudes, Mix 93.3 FM jock Kelly Urich, is leaving the station early next month. – kansascity.com
- The Zone will have plenty of Left in the air – boston radio watch
- 106.1 FM will shift to all-Spanish – charlotte observer
- Cumulus sends sports-talk to AM station – business first
- Sirius XM Shows Restraint, Most Holiday Music Begins Post Thanksgiving – mediabuyerplanner.com
- Satellite Radio Listeners Rankled By XM-Sirius Merger. Subscribers cry foul over dropped stations as programmers streamline the new service - rolling stone
- Associated Press staff to shrink 10 pct, CEO says. Associated Press staff to shrink 10 percent over the next year, CEO Tom Curley says – yahoo
- Radio hosts Gilbert, Stone fired over Foat remarks – mydesert.com
- Plug pulled on Arnesen’s radio show. The political radio show Chowder in the Morning has been cancelled by 1110 WCCM. – politickernh.com
- J.R. Ammons Returns to Program WSTR (Star 94)/Atlanta – radio online
- John Gehron to Exit Harpo Radio as General Manager – radio online
- ABC Radio Networks to Syndicate ”Curtis Sliwa Live” – radio online
- The Bonneville St. Louis Radio Group added Austin Voelker to the Sports/Talk 101.1 team. – stltoday.com
- Radio’s Kitty Kinnin Returns To The Triangle Airwaves—And Her Longtime Fans Are Thrilled – johnston.mync.com
News & PR
- Waukegan radio station sued in rape case (WXLC) – suburbanchicagonews.com
- Radio Station Sued for setting Up Date That Led to Rape – myfoxchicago.com
- Woman sues after radio station contest goes awry – daily herald
- Poll: Internet Now Considered More Reliable Than TV, Radio News - readwriteweb.com
- S.L. breaks into the top 30 radio markets – deseret news
- Salem, CRN Extend Deal – radio ink
- Local Radio Host Beaten & Left For Dead. There was a day two months ago when no one believed Pelagio de la Cruz would return to WESX radio in Chelsea – wbztv.com
- Radio personality McAlister recovering Scary episode left him needing a pacemaker – news.cincinnati.com
- KFOG’s Morey overwhelmed by Fogheads’ responses to his retirement – marinij.com
- Clear Channel Still Lobbying For Satellite+HD Radio Receivers – fmqb.com
- Judge orders Gold Coast Radio to stop saying it’s in top spot (KMLA) – venturacountystar.com
- Radio show host walks to fight hunger (WAAF) - nashuatelegraph.com
- Phoenix radio hosts to live 3 days in cardboard box (KUPD) – abc15.com
- K92 raises money for the hungry – wsls.com
- Radio host heading to Iraq (WYCT) – pnj.com
- 2008 WORST OF COLUMBIA: WNOK 104.7FM – columbiacitypaper.com
- KCPW-AM sale to Catholic group in limbo: Static ? SLC-based radio station still unsold after 8 months – individual.com
- World-Class Chefs Take Listener Calls, Offer Tips and Tricks on Martha Stewart Living Radio’s ‘Thanksgiving Hotline,’ Exclusively on SIRIUS XM Radio – yahoo
- Radio station names ‘Kid of the Week.’ A junior at Michigan Center High School has been selected “Kid of the Week” by Detroit country music radio station WDTW-FM 106.7 The Fox – mlive.com
- MBN TV & Radio in Southfield serves as cultural link to Middle Eastern world – mive.com
- Radio station is collecting items for Salvation Army Food Pantry today (WFMG) – pal-item.com
- Rupert radio host Reed broadcasts from warmer climate – magicvalley.com
- Norsan Media Leader in the Hispanic Radio Market. WOLS 106.1 FM will soon speak Spanish – marketwatch
- Eventful, Billboard team up to top new charts – cnet
- Billboard and Eventful Announce a New Way to Top the Charts – pr-inside.com
- Vivendi CEO ‘Has No Clue’ How Slump May Affect Biz – billboard.biz
OP/ED, Political & Feature
- Obama records radio ad for Martin in Senate runoff – yahoo
- Waxman Takes Over Energy Panel – wall street journal
- Bush Advisor Warns Against Re-Instating Fairness Doctrine Meredith Atwell Baker says return of doctrine would not increase diversity of opinions on media. – broadcastingcable.com
- Is the Fairness Doctrine Fair? – publicbroadcasting.net
- Obama’s New ‘Fairness Doctrine’ – humanevents.com
- The Fairness Doctrine boogeyman – ajc.com
- This kind of ‘fairness’ could silence local talk radio – baltimore examiner
- Fairness Doctrine offers nothing fair to talk radio – indystar.com
- Which Barack Obama will be president? – pottsmerc.com
- Fairness doctrine No reason to restore outdated regulation – watertown daily times
- Why wasn’t interview aired? WELI, New Haven’s No. 1 AM-radio station, has come under fire for refusing to broadcast an interview between its now-former talk-show host, Tom Scott, and Democrat Christopher Dodd. – rep-am.com
- Tired of Limbaugh, but grateful for NPR – desmoinesregister.com
- Hansen: Radio host Deace rips Gross on direction of GOP (WHO) – desmoinesregister.com
- The Time Has Come to Create a Real ‘Liberal Media’ – alternet.org
- Thoughts on Radio’s Digital Future Technological Innovation in Radio: It’s the Device, Stupid! – ibiquity.com
- How to destroy the music business. This will only take a second – theregister.co.uk
- The Auto Industry Is Radio – inside music media
- Radio: High Deception – john gorman’s media blog
FCC & Legal
- Duo make Obama’s FCC shortlist Genachowski, Levin in consideration for post – variety.com
- Fines, Fox, FCC … and other F-Words 30 years after ‘7 Words,’ the court hears fleeting expletives – abajournal.com
- Sonar, F-Bombs and Public Parks An eclectic blend of cases and three-a-day arguments are on tap this term – abajournal.com
- FCC member seeks probe into radio ratings system – thestate.com
- FCC Daily Digest – FCC
Public, Educational & Religious
- Talk Is Not Cheap: NPR Host Has Ties To Pharma – pharmalot.com
- An influential psychiatrist who served as the host of public radio’s popular “The Infinite Mind” program earned at least $1.3 million between 2000 and 2007 giving marketing lectures for drug makers. – ny times
- Radio show host receives $1 million from drugmakers – foodconsumer.org
- NPR Brings the “Giant Pool of Money” Down to Your Street – clubs.ccsu.edu
- School district explores acquiring WXEL – palmbeachpost.com
- City of Fort Stockton Launches New Radio and TV Station – kwes.com
- Santa Maria’s KGDP station will change next year Classical music lovers on the Central Coast will get a new station to listen to next year – sanluisobispo.com
- KMSU keeps busy Campus station installing new radio tower – msureporter.com
- ECC to present old-time radio Friday – dailyherald.com
- WKU Public Radio Debuts Digital Broadcast Service – bgdailynews.com
- Tea Fire Knocks KCLU’s 102.3 FM Radio Station Off the Air – noozhawk.com
- CLICK & CLACK’S CAR TALK – arkansas daily democrat
Streaming & Tech
- Online advertising up 11 percent from last year – cnet
- MySpace Music to name Courtney Holt chief next week – cnet
- Dear Steve Jobs: Set the music free – cnet
- Alpine HD Car Radio Offers ITunes Tagging – pcworld.com
- Google pitches digital ads amid the slowdown – ft.com
- Online advertising sees hefty growth Spending is up 14 percent for first nine months – media life magazine
- Law Professor Fires Back At Song-Swapping Suits – billboard.biz
- Score Media Inc. Launches theScore.com Sports Federation – biz.yahoo.com
- Ultra-wideband Radio Rides a Beam of Light Multiple high-definition videos and other data-rich services may soon stream through homes, offices, ships and planes via new hybrid optical/ultra-wideband-radio systems developed by European researchers. – cellular-news.com
Radio News International:
Britain/Europe
- Jonathan Ross to keep job as Radio 2 executives take blame -times online
- BBC’s Ross to Return, Trust Says, After Report on Lewd Comments – bloomberg.com
- BBC’s Ross to Return, Trust Says in Obscenity Review (Update1) – bloomberg.com
- The BBC was too scared to sack Jonathan Ross, so the obscenity goes on – telegraph.co.uk
- Jon Gaunt: Speech radio suffering from ‘nervousness’ – pressgazette.co.uk
- ‘No justification’ for Brand show. Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross were a “deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification”, the BBC Trust has said. – bbc
- BBC plans for local outlets under threat – times online
- Radio presenter’s cannibal shock. A radio presenter was stunned when he answered a call from a listener who admitted she was once an unwitting cannibal. – channel4.com
- Bauer Radio mulls rebrand of Kerrang! station in West Midlands – guardian.co.uk
- Proctor continues at Key 103. Drive time host Darren Proctor has signed a new three year contract with the Bauer owned station. – radiotoday.co.uk
- Coia replaces Collins on Smooth. Smooth Radio in London has appointed Paul Coia to host the drivetime show, weekdays 4 till 8pm from December 8th, replacing Martin Collins who is leaving the station to work on other projects. – radiotoday.co.uk
- Corinium Radio hits the airwaves – wiltsglosstandard.co.uk
- Booktrust launches radio campaign – mad.co.uk
- Castlebar factories revisited in new radio series – advertiser.ie
- BCI to look at radio plans – irish times
Canada
- Astral Radio To Post Montreal PPM Radio Results Online In Real-Time – broadcastermagazine.com
- Montreal Radio To Go Full-Time PPM Electronic Measurement – broadcastermagazine.com
- Negative Comments About Homosexuals Violate Broadcast Human Rights Clause – broadcastermagazine.com
- Heritage Minister Warns CBC to Curb Expenses – broadcastermagazine.com
Asia/Africa/Oceana
- Radio announcer Jodie Blewett makes another on-air blue. AN Adelaide radio announcer has made an offensive on-air gaffe, dropping the “F” word and promising to run naked around the studio. – news.com.au
- Adelaide radio host’s on air f-word gaffe. AN Adelaide radio host shocked listeners yesterday morning after getting confused as to whether she was ‘on-air’ at the time. – news.com.au
- Veitch in talks about radio comeback. An Auckland radio station says it is talking to shamed broadcaster Tony Veitch about a return to sports broadcasting. – nz.news.yahoo.com
- Rwanda: Gasabo Residents Protest at Germany Radio Station – allafrica.com
- Radio and TV shake-up on the way BAHRAIN’S radio and TV services are in for a shake-up, to better serve the people and the country. – gulf-daily-news.com
- Amid violence, radio station gives hope to Iraqis – inrich.com
- Reporter for U.N. radio shot dead in eastern Congo – yahoo
- Radio Misty partners with AOL for Sri Sri Yoga – radioandmusic.com
Trades
- Obama Considering FCC Appointments. Several former staffer names surfacing
- Gehron To Exit Harpo Radio
- Nielsen To Measure Huntsville Twice A Year
- Ammons Returns To Star 94
- Johnny B. Tries TV Again
- Stock Market Snapshot: Nov. 20, 2008
- Sliwa Syndication Official
- Eastlan Re-Signs Galaxy To Long-Term Deal
- PPM & BBM Are Now Friends
- Cromwell/Nashville Extends Hanson
- Owens New WMHK OM
- Cutback Corner: Boston, Madison, Omaha, Charlotte
- Law Professor Fires Back At Song-Swapping Suits
- Waxman Grabs House Commerce Committee From Dingell
- Satullo Joins WHYY
- Island Not Long Enough For Harper
- Two Analysts Downgrade Arbitron
- Stevens’ Reign Comes To End
- Vivendi Head Optimistic, But Cautious
- Waxman To Head House Energy And Commerce Committee
- Ailes Renews With Fox News
- Report: KCPW-A Sale Stalled
- WMSX Sold To Kingdom Church
- WQKC/Louisville Goes Classic Hits
- Regional Mexican Format Coming To WOLS/Charlotte
- Johnny B… On TV Again
- Coia To Host Afternoons At London’s Smooth Radio
- Tommy Mottola Loves ‘Every Baby’
- MySpace And RIM Set Download Record
- StreetPulse: Enya Locked In At #1
- Progressive Talk In Boston’s Zone?
- WCKY’s McAlister In Hospital For Pacemaker
- Williams Wants Piece Of Bailout (And Fill-Ins, Too)
- Ammons To Program WSTR/Atlanta
- Hanson Re-Ups With Cromwell/Nashville
- Salem, CRN Extend Deal
- Galaxy, GAP West Sign With Eastlan
- Early PPM Numbers Roll In Montreal
- Sliwa Goes National With ABC Radio Networks
- Waxman Heads House Commerce Committee
- Journal Radio Revenues Fall In October
- Clear Channel Still Lobbying For Satellite+HD Radio Receivers
- KROQ announces “Almost Acoustic Christmas” night 1 lineup
- J.R. Ammons returns to Star 94/Atlanta as PD
- PPM comes to Canada
- Automakers curtail ad dollars
- iBiquity’s Bob Struble on tech innovation
- Downturn? Don’t worry, says economist.
- Cuts hit the engineer’s wish list.
- Hillary Clinton could help Arbitron.
- Not just big groups cutting staff.
- GM may adjust its ad strategy.
- Louisville gets “Classic Hits 93.9.”
- Charlotte gets new Spanish FM.
- Salem, CRN extend partnership.
- A past Arbitron competitor’s take on the new competitor
- Wall Street dumps Arbitron’s stock
- Clear Channel still pushing for bigger local cap
- Nielsen radio ratings service begins test next month
- CW crowns “America’s Next Top Model”
- Arbitron vows to fight Nielsen head-to-head
- Canada gets first PPM data
- Eastlan signs long-term deals
- ABC Radio Networks launches Curtis Sliwa LIVE
- SoCal residents protest KRLA towers
- J.R. Ammons Returns to Program WSTR (Star 94)/Atlanta
- BBM Canada Delivers Pre-Currency PPM Data in Montreal
- Nielsen to Survey Huntsville Alabama Twice A Year
- John Gehron to Exit Harpo Radio as General Manager
- ABC Radio Networks to Syndicate ”Curtis Sliwa Live”
- Bob & Tom Sends Laughter from Home for Fourth Year
- Galaxy, GAP West Sign with Eastlan for Radio Ratings
- Cromwell/Nashville Inks Troy Hanson to Multi-Year Deal
- Arbitron Mails Winter 2009 Station Information Packets
- Former WRKO/Boston Pleads Not Guilty to Child Rape
- Salem Radio Network hosts Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Bill Bennett, Hugh Hewitt and Michael Medved are all teaming up in a pre-Thanksgiving group effort to raise funds for Feed The Children
- Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has defeated Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) to become the new head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
- Roger Ailes Re-Ups With News Corp
- Airchecks – Beyoncé on Power 105.1′s Ed Lover Morning Show
- Arbitron – Columbus, OH
- Production – Nikki Nicole’s 2Hot4Radio Voiceover & Imaging Sound
- Arbitron – Charlotte, Orlando and Miami
- News – Common & E-93 Savannah
- News – Busta & Lamonda
- Arbitron – Buffalo and Tampa
- Do You Have Any Solutions?
- Mark Wills Tasers KNIX Barrel Boy
- Richie Fields’ Video Takes #1 On Ya’llWire
- The Gatlins Sing National Anthem For Cowboys Vs 49ers Sunday
- John Stephan Scores With Good At Startin’ Fires
- Arbitron Stock Loses 25% Yesterday–New 8-Year Low
- WKSF/Asheville Raises $10K For Kids
- Taylor Swift Dominates Album Sales Last Week
- Rebel Hearts Scores Video On Music Mix USA
- Taylor Swift Gets Cover Of Women’s Health Mag
- Charlie Daniels Signs Autographs Prior To Christmas For Kids Show
- Is Clear Channel Behind Twin Cities Tower Fight?
- Blake Shelton Named One Of People’s Sexiest Men Alive
