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Radio News for Monday November 3rd 2008
Radio News US:
Business & Financial
- Saga Communications, AtriCure: Biggest Price Decliners (SGA, ATRC) – wall street journal
- Westwood One to Report Third Quarter 2008 Results in Teleconference Call on Monday, November 10, 2008 – sun herald
- SIRIUS Shareholders File Suit Against SIRIUS XM Radio Management – individual.com
- Cox Television president to retire – atlanta business journal
- Media Stocks: The State of the Top 13 – mediabistro.com
- Comcast pacts with ABC Radio E!, Style, G4 programming part of deal – variety
- Comcast Brands on Radio All content will be available to stations on-air and online – hollywoodreporteronline.com
Programming, Changes & Ratings
- CBS Radio Launches Baltimore’s FM Sports Station– wjz.com
- Baltimore’s WHFS switches to all-sports, dumps Kirk and Mark morning show – baltimore business journal
- CBS Flips Baltimore Talk Station to Sports – mediabuyerplanner.com
- Sports Talk goes FM in Baltimore “Sports Talk 105.7FM the Fan” – dcexaminer.com
- More on sports radio change. Just got done speaking with Bob Philips, senior vice president of CBS Radio Baltimore. Here is some more on the changes at 105.7 FM and 1300 AM. – baltimore sun
- CBS, Emmis Cuts Radio Staff – media week
- KCSC-FM/Dallas President/GM Victor Sansone Retires – radio online
- Bloomberg Election Coverage Spans TV, Radio and Web – broadcastnewsroom.com
- Return of M. Dung’s Idiot Show….An Examiner Scoop – examiner
- Portable People Meter, Part Four: Upload/Edit, Mornings, Expectations, Accreditation – blogcritics.org
- 7 radio days for Arbitron – one long week – al.com
- Those drive-by radio miracles that failed – albertleatribune.com
- “The Rule of the 3rd Call” – tommykramer.net
- Kurt Angle & Jeremy Borash Getting A Radio Show? Vince McMahon Radio Recap – lordsofpain.net
- Arbitron and Gary Fries Meet with Diary Market Owner/Operator Caucus to Plan Service Improvements – .vocus.com
- St. Louis Cardinals, KTRS Rejig Radio Agreement – riverfrontimes.com
- Tower Ticker: WLIT-FM begins countdown to annual Christmas music blitz – chicago tribune
News & PR
- Imus sidekick Bernard McGuirk may be hailing the new chief – ny daily news
- Montreal comedians prank-call Sarah Palin – cnet
- Joe the Plumber Death Threat Mars Airwaves – associated content
- Chicago Author, Activist Studs Terkel Dies at 96 – wall street journal
- Studs Terkel: He was a working man till the very end – usa today
- Radio Waves Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame – sfgate.com
- Mancow is back to the future of AM radio – kansascity.com
- KIIS-FM Jingle Ball lineup topped by Pussycat Dolls, Katy Perry – los angeles times
- A Conversation With Bill O’Reilly – cbsnews.com
- Atlanta Radio DJ Falsely Accused Of Mall Theft, She Says – wsbtv.com
- WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO … V-103’s Carol Blackmon and Mike Roberts: Former radio hosts move in separate directions – ajc.com
- Radio promo: We’ll hold your place in voting line – ajc.com
- TL engineers a new spin on classic radio sounds – pittsburgh live
- Radio host arrested again for marijuana in Silver City – nevadaappeal.com
- Radio Station Pulls Ad of Company Helping Married People Cheat – myfoxhouston.com
- After two days, WIP (610) has stopped running ads for AshleyMadison.com, a dating site designed to help married people cheat on their spouses and offering a 90-day “Affair Guarantee Program.” – philly.com
- For radio ‘icon,’ music is a way to help people Mary Kingcannon – agusta.com
- Passion for fashion meets politics: Radio hosts watch race from different lens WGCHChase and Jennifer Goodkind – greenwich post
- Radio Disney visits Vineland – nj.com
- Elves bump goblins: WRIT, WMYX launch Christmas carols – jsonline.com
- WRZA no longer plays anything – southtownstar.com
- Radio station pulls Halloween prank on Drew Peterson (B96) – suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun
- KRNU’s “Heresy” blends mix of hardcore rock – dailynebraskan.com
- Saginaw, Michigan, radio personality Art Lewis curbs bus tours – mlive.com
- KOHD Free Gas Giveaway! – kohd.com
- Chuck Collier Collier and John Denver DJ has met a lot of big-name celebrities – wnewsj.com
- Hijacking the airwaves again Pirate radio is back in Boulder, but for how long? – dailycamera.com
- Radio show on paranormal gains fans – kentucky.com
- Show host Neeta and Tamiko T launch their blog and their online TV site for listeners to enjoy – prinside.com
- WNIC personalities to host lunch at Buddy’s Pizza – hometownlife.com
- RED BANK HOSTS LIVE RADIO SHOW – app.com
- Northern Colorado’s Regent Broadcasting stations, KUAD-FM (K99), KTRR-FM (TRI-102.5), KMAX-FM (94.3 MAX-FM), KKPL-FM (99.9 THE POINT) and KARS-FM (Oldies 102.9) commercial free the day after Election Day.
- Graham station named top religious broadcaster – citizen-times.com
OP/ED, Political & Feature
- On the radio: Stations need to rechannel their energy – ny daily news
- SANDERS: Fort Worth native Jerry Thomas receives a well-deserved honor – fort worth star telegram
- To some, racism is raised too quickly Callers to Jeff Katz radio program say not liking Obama doesn’t make them bigoted. – charlotte observer
- Studs Terkel & The Copy Boy With Homicidal Fantasies – editorandpublisher.com
- Fairness Doctrine would yield freedom of speech on air to government control – news-sentinel.com
- Fairness Fears About Obama Sen. Barack Obama denies it, but some believe he’d revive banished Fairness Doctrine – broadcasting and cable
- Fairness Doctrine would protect public – baltimore sun
- Why Even Rush Limbaugh Shouldn’t Fear the Fairness Doctrine – huffingtonpost.com
- Distrust Of Media And Polls Make Election Impossible To Predict – postchronicle.com
- Power and politics terminate local broadcaster Michael Hedges. – ollowthemedia.com
- You Can Hear the Fear Out There – rushlimbaugh.com
- Limbaugh distorts discussion between Brokaw and Rose to assert they were “trying to figure out who Obama is” – mediamatters.org
- Franken’s career evolved from comedian to candidate – postbulletin.com
- The Dr. Maddow Show The secret to the success of a wonky lesbian pundit with no TV experience? A Ph.D. from Oxford, a dry sense of humor, and the ability to be nice to Pat Buchanan. – ny times
- Lib Radio Host Karel Calls For Joe Wurzelbacher’s Death In On-Air Obscenity Laced Tirade – newsbusters.com
- Barack Obama ‘could worsen crisis’: Rupert Murdoch – theaustralian.news.com.au
- Libertarian Kevin Barrett buys radio ads and robocalls – independentpoliticalreport.com
- Radio Stations Help Offer Rides To The Polls – wric.com
- Lee, Kryzan Face Off on WBEN Radio – rnews.com
- Two radio stations pull anti-Amendment 46 ‘carpetbagger’ ad (KBCO KGO) – rockymountainnews.com
- Jewish Station Owners Upset by Swastika Cartoon – examiner.com
- Two Children Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Radio Show About Family Rift – wjbf.com
- Radio ad condemned by Goodwin camp – arkcity.net
- Focus on the Family’s Toxic Corn Pone Letter From 2012 – mwcnews.net
FCC & Legal
- Court to hear FCC vs. the F-word Future standards of indecency at issue in foul-language fight – chicago tribune
- TV networks battle FCC indecency rules – washington times
- FCC Daily DIgest – FCC
Public, Educational & Religious
- NPR plans first-ever live-captioned radio broadcast: New on the Net – cleveland.com
- New Online Radio Station Aimed at LDS (Latter-Day Saint or Mormon) Listeners Will Launch Today, November 3; Station Will Debut With the Call Letters YLDSR Found at www.yourLDSradio.com – yahoo
- Student revved by radio work – goerie.com
Streaming & Tech
- BRS Media’s Web-Radio to Feature Christmas Radio Stations Online – prweb.com
- On the Path Productions — Radio: Television Without Pictures? – broadcastnewsroom.com
- Internet music at your thumb-tips – sun sentinel
- You may think they’re a bunch of amateurs… Smart, hi-tech and inclusive, pirate stations are paving the way for the future of radio – guardian.co.uk
- Firms cozy up to free Web music – arabtimesonline.com
- Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council Leverages Modavox’s Patented Web-casting Services Including Streaming Audio and Video of Technology Town Forum – yahoo
- Free online music results in higher sales, record companies catching on – canada.com
- Sainsbury’s to sell £99 DRM-free unlimited music – theregister.co.uk
- French internet law clashes with EU position – euobserver.com
- A Howard Stern Wanna-Be, With A Somewhat Confused Dream – houston press
- MTV puts its M online after years of just TV – starbulletin.com
- Three new radio stations launch today – .jacksonville.com
- Opinion: A lesson from the White Space War – arstechnica.com
Radio News International:
- BBC to trim massive pay deals for big stars – independent.ie
- BBC video could kill local radio stations, says Bauer Radio executives in charge of 50 regional stations have warned the “extreme arrogance” of the BBC is threatening their industry’s existence by pushing ahead with £60m plans for local video websites. – telegraph.co.uk
- Radio silence at the BBC Who approved the notorious Brand broadcast? The BBC won’t say. Is that because no one did? – independent.co.uk
- Media Monkey’s Diary – guardian.co.uk
- World affairs take a backseat to BBC gaffe – the heald
- Camelot chief takes top slot at radio body – guardian.co.uk
- Dianne Thompson named as chair of RadioCentre – mad.co.uk
- Jonathan Ross on a par with Morecambe and Wise, claims BBC chief – dailyrecord.co.uk
- Rogers at a turning point. When Rogers Communications Inc. presented itself to investors last week as a new bastion of strength and stability, the message was delivered softly and faintly. – the globe and mail
- Martin and Su safe says Essex FM – echo
- Goffy’s own Brand of radio wind-ups – hartlepoolmail.co.uk
- Radio adaptation of `You Only Live Twice` broadcast online – mi6.co.uk
- Rogers Communications CEO Admitted to Hospital – broadcastermagazine.com
- Trenton man snags $25,000 grand prize in radio contest – .intelligencer.ca
- James Murdoch pushes for change – rapidtvnews.com
- Radio and smaller media growing – mg.co.za
- The Decline of Broadcast radio – geekzone.co.nz
- Listeners turning off Radio Sport – nzherald.co.nz
- Russian broadcaster under probe for US radio content – gulf-times.com
- Digital radio on the rise – zerostrategy.com
- Korean workers come to the source. When 300 women workers who manufactured SIRIUS satellite radios in Seoul, South Korea, were all fired for forming a union, they vowed to fight for their jobs. – workers.org
- Radio Mango 91.9 & Kochi City Police launches ‘Traffic Infoline’ – radioandmusic.com
- Kurdish-Arabic Radio station ordered closed in Mosul – kurdishglobe.net
- Adlabs Films to demerge radio business Mumbai. Anil Ambani-promoted Adlabs Films Limited today approved a scheme of arrangement envisaging demerger of its radio business into Reliance Unicom Limited. – deepikaglobal.com
- Radio Mirchi Q2 net loss at Rs 32.77 million – indiantelevision.com
- Amidst Iraq’s violence, a radio station gives people hope – charlotte observer
- Take a call on radio. Thirteen-year-old Priyanka Saha ran away at age nine from an orphanage where she would be beaten up and not given enough to eat. Now, the day boarder of Hridaypur Nabashopan, an NGO near Barasat, is talking about her experiences on 90.8FM, the Jadavpur University (JU) community radio channel. – telegraphindia.com
- Emmis Radio Trims Bodies, Salaries. Company axes more than 30 people, institutes pay cuts for others
- Def Jam’s Shakir Stewart Dies
- Chernoff Rises At CBS Radio/New York
- Updated: Dillon Out, Robison In At Jack/Houston
- EMI In Talks To Outsource U.S. CD Distribution
- Credit Crunch
- CBS/West Palm Beach Changes & Exits
- Stock Market Snapshot: Oct. 31, 2008
- Studs Terkel Dies At 96
- Arbitron Focuses On Diary Service Improvements
- No More Jo Jo At KYGO
- Updated: Duran Exits Entravision/Phoenix
- Updated: Santa Visits Milwaukee
- Cuts At Cumulus/Toledo
- DiTomo Leaving Entercom
- Tate Exits WSEN/Syracuse
- Industry Mourns Passing Of Def Jam’s Shakir Stewart
- Did Talker Wish Death To ‘Joe The Plumber’?
- CKOI’s Masked Avengers Punk Palin
- Pokora-Sadowsy Named EVP/GM At Music World Entertainment
- Fall Out Boy’s Wentz And Stump Set Guinness Record
- FCC Diversity Committee Proposes Fee Waivers
- SIRIUS Shareholders File Suit Against SIRIUS XM Radio Management
- Put Another Download On The Barbie
- Owners Donate Georgia AM
- Summer Book: Who Was Hot…And Who Was Not
- Ted Rogers Ailing
- KFNS Under New Management
- Police Probe Daytona Travel Show’s Demise
- Judge Bans Wisconsin Political Spots
- Kristi Michael Exits WROX
- BBC ‘To Pay Top Stars Less’
- Paige Nienaber Hosts Next Conclave Webinar
- Exclusive Mediabase Chart Recap
- McGuirk To Host WABC Election Overnight Show
- KILT-A Drops Ads For Dating Service For Cheaters
- SLU Billikens Ink Deal With New Bonneville Sports Talker
- Zierden Named Gophers’ Hoops Radio Analyst
- Talker WJEP-A Morphs To WSBX-A
- Get Well To Jonnie King
- Staff, Salaries Cut At Emmis
- Arbitron Meets With Diary Caucus
- Beasley Settles Indecency Complaints
- Author, Radio Host Terkel Dies
- DuMont Explains Radio Hall Of Fame Voting
- Chernoff Named CBS Radio/NY VP/Programming
- ABC Radio Networks Distributes E, Style, G4 Content
- Analyst: No Ad Recovery Until 2010
- Def Jam EVP Stewart Dies Suddenly
- Mark Chernoff Upped To VP Of Programming For CBS Radio/NY
- Bonaduce-WYSP announcement expected soon
- ‘Optimistic’ Redstone helps CBS stock
- Harvard Professor fights RIAA tactics
- NY AG investigating Arbitron stock sales
- Karmazin interview on Autoline
- Interep’s fate has some rethinking reps.
- Election Day may not impact radio.
- The NAB gives more to Democrats.
- Still plenty of fight over royalties.
- Small markets press Arbitron.
- Emmis hints of more lean times.
- Cops investigate Florida station.
- ASCAP Presents “The Mike Kinosian Interview” … Tim Kelly.
- Ratings agencies assess radio’s creditworthiness
- It looks like around five suitors for Interep
- Arbitron, Gary Fries meet with diary caucus for improvements
- Sports/Talk 101.1 announces Saint Louis University Billikens Basketball partnership
- CBS Radio Detroit offering four Christmas channels
- Emmis Radio Institutes 4% Reduction in Workforce
- Steve Robison Joins KHJK (103.7 Jack FM)/Houston as PD
- Arbitron Meets with Diary Market Owner/Operator Caucus
- CBS Radio/New York Names Chernoff VP/Programming
- ABC Radio Networks Signs Development Deal w/Comcast
- Beasley to Pay $85,000 Under Consent Decree with FCC
- DiTomo Exits Entercom as Director of Communications
- Bonneville/St. Louis Inks SLU Basketball Partnership
- CBS Radio/Detroit Launches HolidaysinDetroit.com
- KPNT-FM (105.7 The Point)/St. Louis night talent Cornbread exits the Emmis Alternative outlet over budget cuts
- Chernoff Climbs A Few More Rungs
- Bruce DuMont will preside over next Saturday night’s (11/8) Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Chicago
- The Man Who’s Always Right: That’s the title of a lengthy feature on Premiere Radio Networks syndicated host Rush Limbaugh
- News – Def Jam EVP Shakir Stewart Has Died
- Airchecks – Sarah Palin gets a prank call from “Nicolas Sarkozy”
- News – Atlanta Clark Academy 7th Graders Debate Obama vs. McCain
- Airchecks – Jeffree Charles
- Airchecks – Mic Tee
- KTHK Morning Man Flies Lady Antebellum In For Benefit
- UMG Nashville Team Named King of the BBQ
- Country Voice-Overs and Imaging from Gordon and Cooper
- AAC Question of the Week
- Hot Off The Grill
- Underwood’s ‘Dream’ Continues At Number One
- Are You Thinkin’ About Writing An Article for AAC?
- Kenny Chesney Comes Back from A Rough Place
- Carrie Underwood Performs For Over 1,000,000 Fans On Her 2008 ‘Carnival Ride Tour’
- John Stone Releases ‘Get Out And Vote’
- Staff and Salary Cuts Hit Emmis Employees
- New Assistant Music Director At KZSN/Wichita
- Where’s Geiger Going?
- CBS Radio/Detroit Launches HolidaysInDetroit.com
- ACM Elects New Board of Directors
- Charlie Allen Visits Central Wisconsin’s WDEZ
- WYCD/Detroit Lets Listeners Sling Mud
- New Aircheck Added To AllAboutCountry Aircheck Section
- Gail Daniels Leaves WDEN/Macon After 15 Years
- Big D & Bubba Take Mornings At 96.1 The Bull/Idaho Falls
- Pat Garrett Performs For McCain/Palin Rally In PA
