OMW hears that long-time reader Chuck Matthews is keeping busy these days.The former Cumulus talk WTOD/1560 Toledo programmer has picked up more work for his voiceover business - from a WTOD competitor.We hear Chuck has been signed up to do voiceover and imaging work for crosstown newly-minted talk WDMN/1520, and sister LPTV MyNetworkTV outlet WMNT-CA/48 "My 48/58".We also hear he's been doing work for a new small local ad agency based in suburban Perrysburg, and continues to search for his next … [Read more...]
Columbus TV Outlet Sold
Posted on June 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Guardian Television independent/religious/former ION affiliate WSFJ/51 Newark/Columbus is being sold.The trade site TV Newsday (or is it tvnewsday, or TVNEWSDAY?) reported last week that Guardian is flipping WSFJ to Trinity Broadcasting, giving the Santa Ana CA-based religious TV giant its third full-power O&O station serving a major Ohio market.(The others are WDLI/17 Canton in the Cleveland market, and WKOI/43 Richmond IN, a rimshot into the Cincinnati and Dayton markets.)The move beans … [Read more...]
Stopping By For A Visit
Posted on June 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Our infrequent update schedule had one formerly regular reader assuming that we're gone for good!No, we're not.Your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) has been out of town and busy, for one, and we're about to leave Northeast Ohio for a while again.In the past, that's triggered something in the space-time-media continuum, but we're not sure our exit from the region still results in major changes. One of our vacations a couple of years ago ended up with even Cleveland Browns GM Phil Savage scrambling … [Read more...]
Random Weekend Cleanup
Posted on June 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Come to think of it, we have some early summer cleaning to do at the Palatial OMW World Headquarters as well...JUNE 20TH: We did not note it here beforehand, but Friday was a busy day at the Clear Channel World Domination HQ compound on Oak Tree.Cleveland talker WTAM/1100 morning host Bill Wills celebrated his 10th anniversary at the Northern Ohio version of "The Big One". He joined 'TAM on June 20, 1998 - from the original "Big One", co-owned WLW/700 Cincinnati."Wills and Snyder" is a pretty … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: TV Staff Bloodbath In Cincinnati
Posted on June 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Cincinnati CBS affiliate WKRC/12 is now firmly in the hands of Newport Television, the operating arm of Providence Equity Partners - the company which bought the former Clear Channel Television outlet a while back.It looks like a large number of staffers are no longer in Newport's hands.Cincinnati Enquirer radio/TV guru John Kiesewetter reports on his blog today that a number of WKRC staffers are out of work, the result of massive cost-cutting across the Newport chain.Kiese's latest report says … [Read more...]
Akron Gospel Radio Voice Silenced
Posted on June 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
A mainstay of Northeast Ohio gospel format radio has passed away.Clear Channel passes along word that Anne Robinson, who has been involved with the long-running Sunday "Gospel Brunch" program and its predecessors on Akron's WARF/1350 for over 40 years, passed away on Tuesday.Robinson is called "one of the originating voices" of the "Gospel Brunch" show, which has aired on either AM 1350 or now-sister talk WHLO/640 in some form each Sunday, since the run started with the debut of her "Gospel … [Read more...]
Brady Update
Posted on June 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The previously reported exit by Cumulus Toledo oldies WRQN/93.5 air personality Jim Brady has now become retirement for the veteran broadcaster.That's according to an article in today's Toledo Blade, which says the nearly 45-year radio vet is concentrating on his existing real estate sales work, and will take part in a "startup Internet radio station" focusing on the now-neglected oldies hits from the 1950's and 60's.And like most now-former DJs, Brady bemoans the current state of music radio. … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: WNVW PD Out
Posted on June 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
AllAccess reports that long-time WNWV/107.3 program director Bernie Kimble is out after a 16 year run at the Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting-owned station, most of that in the PD chair at the Cleveland market smooth jazz outlet known as "The Wave".There's no word on any successor, or Kimble's next move... … [Read more...]
Love Him Or Hate Him
Posted on June 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Raycom Media CBS/MyNet combo WOIO/19-WUAB/43 general manager Bill Applegate gets a profile treatment in Broadcasting & Cable magazine this week, and also lets forth a bit of news.The Cleveland market's most controversial TV executive makes no apologies for his style in the article titled "Bold and Brash Is Good News for Applegate":Love it or loathe it, a Bill Applegate newscast is like no other. It's fast, hard-hitting, brash and—to the profound chagrin of news purists—loaded with opinion. … [Read more...]
Random Stuff, In No Particular Order
Posted on June 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
And mostly just clearing out the "inbox" here at your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm)...TOLEDO OLDIES: Cumulus Toledo market oldies outlet WRQN/93.5 has made a change in evenings.Veteran Toledo - and elsewhere - radio personality Jim Brady has exited the oldies station's 6 PM-11 PM slot, and is being replaced by another Toledo and station vet, Buddy Carr.Carr has been holding down a 10 AM-3 PM Saturday shift, which the station says he'll keep after taking over nights full-time starting tonight.No word … [Read more...]
