Our thoughts are going out today to the author of a blog which has become something of a Southwest Ohio companion to OMW.Tri-State Media Watch editor Jeremy Moses will be away from the blog that covers media in the Cincinnati area for some time, due to critical health concerns. He tells us:To sum up, I have been having what were termed by my doctors as "syncopal episodes", also known as fainting spells, over the last two days. It's not clear what is causing these, whether it's stress or other … [Read more...]
A Mess Of Cable Changes
Posted on December 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Every once in a while, we dip into the legal programming notices section of Time Warner Cable's website, where the company has to disclose some upcoming changes without shouting them from the rooftops.The list currently up for TWC's Northeast Ohio service area is long, complex and detailed.But...what looks innocuous on the legal notice could well develop into a problem not many anticipated.The notice includes what most usually think is "boilerplate" language about the potential loss of carriage … [Read more...]
NBC Leads With Its Chin
Posted on December 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It's not a local media story, but it's big enough to be displayed prominently on the website of the Cleveland station that'll be most directly affected by it.The not-yet-confirmed news is spreading like wildfire among the various national TV writers this Monday evening.NBC's late night talk show king Jay Leno, who is scheduled to step down from his post hosting the network's "Tonight Show" next year, won't be leaving that network after all.The New York Times' Bill Carter is one of many reporting … [Read more...]
Out Of The Box Monday
Posted on December 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Items have been piling up, almost literally, over the weekend...so, let's give them room to breathe free. But this update is so big, we'll have to split it into two...with more coming later today...WRUW BACK: Case Western Reserve University's WRUW/91.1 Cleveland is back on the air again.The non-comm station's website has details:We were able to turn on our transmitter again just after 9:30 am on Friday, December 5, 2008, after almost two weeks off the air due to a fire at our transmitter site … [Read more...]
Wrapping Up December’s First Week
Posted on December 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 10:29 PM 12/5/08: Umm, oops.Our apologies to Akron Beacon Journal popular culture writer and OMW reader Rich Heldenfels, for posting this item without yet reading his detailed story on the WKYC changes in Friday's paper.Rich's item even contains some of the information we listed as "not confirmed 100%" below, including the weekend anchor moves involving Jeff Maynor and Kim Wheeler. We guess "not confirmed" meant "we hadn't read the Beacon yet" in this case.Since we're pretty sure Rich … [Read more...]
Replacing Tim, Adding Eric and Carole
Posted on December 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
OK, so now it can be told.Gannett NBC affiliate WKYC/3 Cleveland has come up with its plan for replacing news anchor Tim White, who was unable to reach a contract renewal agreement to remain as co-anchor alongside Romona Robinson. White's last day at WKYC will be one week from Friday, on December 12th.Tim's replacement on "Channel 3 News" at 6 PM and 11 PM weekdays starting Monday, December 15th is pictured here:No, that's not a broken picture link.Co-anchoring WKYC's 6 and 11 PM weekday shows … [Read more...]
Waiting For Shoes To Drop
Posted on December 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
This is an item filled with mostly some random items, much of the content from outside the immediate Cleveland/Akron/Canton area.But as they say, "stay tuned".The rumblings surrounding pending major moves at one local TV news operation are very loud...so loud you could probably hear them while standing on, oh, just to pick a street totally out of random, Lakeside Avenue in downtown Cleveland.What we're hearing will probably surprise you, and not just because of any names involved, or for that … [Read more...]
A Packed Wednesday
Posted on December 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
This one's full of both radio and TV items, news updates and enough to make us want to charge you for it. Hey, a Primary Editorial Voice(tm)'s gotta eat somehow.But alas, fortunately for you, OMW is free, as always...MORE 92.3 FALLOUT: It's not really a format change, per se...just a deeper playlist and a more shallow staff list. But we're still picking out the details from the changes of the newly revamped CBS Radio alt-rocker WKRK/92.3, now known as "Radio 92.3".As befitting the bare bones … [Read more...]
Tim Kelly To Envision
Posted on December 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We have details on the new destination for Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting's operations director and Sandusky market manager Tim Kelly, who announced his resignation from the Elyria-based broadcaster Monday.Kelly moves to a management role at Beachwood-based Envision Radio Networks, where he takes a new post as vice president and general manager at the growing local radio syndication firm.More on the move in a press release from the Envision folks, reprinted below:-----------ENVISION RADIO NETWORKS … [Read more...]
More Print Cuts
Posted on December 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The Internet rumors we hinted about in Monday's update have, unfortunately, become reality at the Cleveland Plain Dealer.WKYC/3 is reporting today that 50 Plain Dealer staffers are exiting the state's largest daily newspaper, in the latest round of job cuts at the Advance/Newhouse owned paper.WKYC's Tom Beres reports that 27 PD newsroom staffers got the word via phone this morning that they were being laid off, and that another 23 workers have accepted a buyout from the paper.Beres notes that … [Read more...]
