It's been a busy, busy day for media news in Northeast Ohio...and for us.We've been following three big stories: the year-end exit of Gannett NBC affiliate WKYC/3 evening co-anchor Tim White after stalled contract talks, the death of long-time Cleveland radio and television personality Jack Reynolds, and the continuing off-air status of Streetsboro schools' radio station WSTB/88.9.Rather than posting separate items updating all of today's news, we've updated the original items. Please scroll … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Tim White Leaving WKYC At Year’s End
Posted on October 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 10/16/08 5:00 PM: The word has been posted on Channel 3's website this afternoon...about the departure of long-time evening co-anchor Tim White at the end of this year.Quoting White in the WKYC release:"For nearly a decade I've had the privilege of being part of one of the best local news operations in the country. The business has changed. What hasn't changed is my deep respect for my colleagues in the newsroom and my gratitude to the people of Northeast Ohio. I have a lot to do in the … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Jack Reynolds Passes Away
Posted on October 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 6:02 PM 10/16/08: WJW "FOX 8" confirms the passing of Jack Reynolds, father of "FOX 8" sports anchor Tony Rizzo, at the age of 71. Quoting the article on MyFoxCleveland.com:Reynolds had been hospitalized for three 1/2 weeks for bypass heart surgery and then for an intestinal operation. He had weathered it all and was recovering, but he took a turn last night and died early this morning.FOX 8 also provides details of his services:Visitation will be Sunday, 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ripepi … [Read more...]
WSTB Rally
Posted on October 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 10/16/08 2:30 PM: A temporary placeholder page is now up at the main website for WSTB's "AlterNation" weekday format, with this notice:Sadly, this situation is out of the control of the many volunteers and staff that have worked hard over the years to provide you with the music and programming you've come to enjoy.The site encourages listeners to make their feelings known to the Streetsboro school district and its board members, and provides links to contact information for those in the … [Read more...]
Pat’s Staying
Posted on October 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
As it turns out, Akron Beacon Journal sports columnist Pat McManamon has dodged the Layoff Reaper - again.An OMW reader points us to Tuesday's entry in Pat's "Beside the Point" blog:First, a personal note: The Akron Beacon Journal taketh away and the Akron Beacon Journal giveth. I was informed this week that the layoff notice presented a few weeks ago has been rescinded. Thus I will stay with the Beacon Journal, at least until they get this layoff bug up their hind end again.This may please some … [Read more...]
A WSTB Update
Posted on October 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Streetsboro High School radio station WSTB/88.9 is still off the air as of this writing, but the circumstances that forced it off the air have become somewhat clearer.And for that matter, it all seems rather silly at this point.An article written on the web site of the weekly "Gateway News" newspaper, which we linked here earlier this week, cited "inappropriate photos" as the reason school officials took out WSTB computers Monday night. The move took out the computer used to operate the station … [Read more...]
A WEWS Exit
Posted on October 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Another change is about to come to Scripps Cleveland ABC affiliate WEWS/5, though this one isn't being initiated by the station.OMW hears that "NewsChannel 5" Akron Bureau reporter Jonathan Costen will leave the station in the next couple of weeks, right before the November ratings period.We're hearing that the decision was Costen's, as he's leaving the TV business for another non-broadcast job he's already secured.Right now, Costen is the only reporter in the "NewsChannel 5" Akron bureau, as … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: WKYC Adopts New “Look”
Posted on October 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Visual changes have come to Gannett Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC/3.WKYC senior director and "Director's Cut" blogger Frank Macek has details of the new on-air look at "Channel 3 News", along with some screen shots from this afternoon's noon newscast.Macek notes that the new look means WKYC's owner has joined the companies standardizing the on-air appearance of newscasts:This new look is part of Gannett's companywide, G3, initiative look that will appear on all of the company's broadcast … [Read more...]
Brian Of The What?
Posted on October 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Forgive us the brief side move into Ohio Print Media Watch for this entry.So, your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) was losing sleep early this morning. Stomach tumbling around in the wee hours, we sought help to feel better...and reached for the Mighty Laptop, since we were up, anyway.A quick run through the Internet led us to the Cleveland Plain Dealer's sports news blog...headed up by an item tabbed to "Brian Windhorst's Cavaliers Blog". Huh?This early morning surfing session was starting to … [Read more...]
Still Not Theirs
Posted on October 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Here's one from our Technicality Department.A brief item in AllAccess today confirms what we'd wondered about while looking at FCC records online - rock WRQK/106.9 Canton is still technically owned by Cumulus, not Clear Channel.Of course, WRQK was involved in a multi-station swap, where Cumulus sent it to Clear Channel, and received a number of stations in Michigan in return.The deal was filed in December 2006, and approved by the FCC in December 2007.The proposed swap was extensively reported … [Read more...]
