We were going to do our usual Monday "mix" item, but the previous entry got a bit larger than we expected.So, here's the rest of the "mix"...NEWS HITS HOME: We've noted a few occasions where a local news organization either becomes the story, or is directly affected by it.Among other items: recently, Raycom Media CBS affiliate WOIO/19-MyNet affiliate WUAB/43 saw a high profile killing just across the street from their main entrance at Reserve Square in downtown Cleveland, at Perk Park. The same … [Read more...]
Northeast Ohio Papers Consolidate
Posted on March 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We actually hinted at this weeks ago, but we've finally picked up some of the details on a story that's been buzzing around the local media rumor mill like a supercharged insect.OMW hears that two co-owned Northeast Ohio newspapers have officially merged their day-to-day operations - as the Lorain County Publishing-owned Medina County Gazette is now being operated out of the company's print mothership, the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram.Sources tell us that the new arrangement started March 3, with … [Read more...]
Our Friday Menu
Posted on March 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
And for those who are curious, the Thursday night menu was a pair of coney dogs from a nearby local outdoor drive-in restaurant...the business' opening a sure sign of spring in Northeast Ohio.We can get Sonic chili dogs 12 months a year in Streetsboro, but these ones only from March through November...NOT SO FAST, OMW: At the moment, we'd like to pull back on the back patting a bit.In one of our Thursday items, we poured on the self-congratulation for correctly predicting the disposition of ABC … [Read more...]
Your Digital TV Update
Posted on March 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
With the FCC laying down its latest guidelines for the Digital TV transition, the agency has now identified which stations will be signing off earlier than the new June 12 deadline for all full-power analog stations to shut down.(Unless the government changes its mind again in May or so.)And in most areas, including Northeast Ohio, the list (FCC PDF link here) doesn't come as any surprise.In the Cleveland/Akron (Canton) TV market, only Trinity Broadcasting O&O WDLI/17 Canton has elected to … [Read more...]
Harvey To Huckabee
Posted on March 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 3/19/09 1:28 PM: Take another one off the Huckabee List.Rubber City Radio VP/Information Media and OMW reader Ed Esposito tells us that Akron's WAKR/1590 does not plan to carry "The Huckabee Report" when it starts airing Monday in the former Paul Harvey News time slots...and that the Paul Harvey Era on WAKR will come to a close after this Saturday's "News and Comment" midday airing with ABC's Gil Gross (at 12:06 PM).Ed tells us:Interesting that ABC is also suggesting other long-form … [Read more...]
Time Warner Northeast Ohio HDTV Plans
Posted on March 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It's consistently one of our "most asked" questions here at the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm): When will Time Warner Cable upgrade its HDTV lineup in Northeast Ohio?The answer appears to be "starting soon, over the next few months".Local TWC executive Bill Jasso has been kind enough to put a lot of the information that's already out there together, along with some new information, about channels coming to the TWC Northeast Ohio lineup.Without further ado, here's the list we have from Mr. Jasso, … [Read more...]
From Soup To Nuts
Posted on March 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Well, OK...from broadcast (mainly television) to print, from broadcast to cable...here's our latest midweek contribution...REMEMBERING TOM: Your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) has been without full-fledged Internet access for much of the past 24 hours, so we had to resort to posting-by-E-mail for our item on the death of former WKYC/3 personality Tom Haley on Tuesday.We'll confess to once being a regular viewer of WKYC's "Today in Cleveland", the folksy and friendly morning news show that used to … [Read more...]
Tom Haley Passes Away
Posted on March 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC/3 is reporting the death of long-timenews anchor Tom Haley...best known for his stint co-anchoring thestation's early morning "Today in Cleveland".Here is a link to the WKYC story on Haley's passing...we'll have moreto say about it later...http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=109435We are on the road, without direct access to Blogger, so if that linkdoesn't work, please copy and paste it. We'll try to put it up on … [Read more...]
Buckeyes Stay Put, Vikings Move
Posted on March 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We haven't checked the NCAA men's basketball tournament brackets in depth, but we're pretty sure the chances of the Cleveland State Vikings actually playing THE Ohio State University Buckeyes in the tournament are very, very small.But there's a face-off between the Buckeyes and Vikings on TV in the first round of the tournament, with both teams' games scheduled for Friday night. And in Cleveland...the Buckeyes apparently have the upper hand.Our friends over at CursedCleveland.com ("Losing … [Read more...]
Hacksaw Lands On The Bird
Posted on March 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 3/17/09 11:15 AM: Our apologies to our friends over at AllAccess, who had this news way back on January 27. We missed their original item, and the Los Angeles Times did as well...-------------It looks like there was one more sports-related item we missed in our morning update.Veteran Southern California sports talk host Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton has found a regular gig behind a microphone again.Los Angeles Times blogger Diane Pucin reports that Hamilton is now talking baseball on Sirius XM … [Read more...]
