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 I was informed this week that the layoff notice presented a few weeks ago has been rescinded.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...]
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...]
Computer Probe Takes WSTB Off Air
Posted on October 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Streetsboro Public Schools-owned WSTB/88.9 Streetsboro is off the air this afternoon...for an unusual reason.The Gateway News, the Record Publishing weekly newspaper serving that Portage County city, reports on its web site this afternoon that something apparently found on station computers has led to the station being taken off the air:Computers used to run the station have been seized by school officials after inappropriate photos were found on them, according to Superintendent Linda T. … [Read more...]
EXCLUSIVE: WTAM Adding Beck, Frantz Moves To Evenings
Posted on October 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
At some point today, with all the noise surrounding this, with multiple confirmations both inside and connected to Oak Tree, it became silly to wait to share something we've known for some time now.And frankly, Premiere's Glenn Beck nudged us over the "wait to share this" line today, announcing a "Cleveland" tour stop date on Beck's "Christmas Sweater" tour - December 13th at Playhouse Square's Allen Theatre.Since he's been heard on Clear Channel talk WHLO/640, Beck has in the past brought his … [Read more...]
The Debate Aftermath
Posted on October 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
As expected, ABC News Radio's Aaron Katersky did provide a lengthy "window into the swing state voters' world" last night, live from the studios of Rubber City Radio's WAKR/1590 Akron.Katersky actually anchored the network's coverage of the vice presidential debate between Republican Gov. Sarah Palin, and Democrat Sen. Joe Biden.Though the debate was taking place in St. Louis, Katersky and ABC came to Akron to provide reaction from a focus group of four local voters - two undecided, one coming … [Read more...]
Where’s Aaron
Posted on October 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
...as it turns out, in an Akron radio studio tonight.Rubber City Radio oldies WAKR/1590 Akron will host ABC News Radio's Aaron Katersky tonight, a fact the station has announced frequently during its newscasts this afternoon.Katersky has been in Akron the past couple of days...talking to Akron-area voters and residents about the presidential election before tonight's vice presidential debate between Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, and Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.Since we're talking ABC News Radio, … [Read more...]
Midweek Random Stuff
Posted on October 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We've had a lot of items that have needed their own space, but this one's just a grab bag...much of it with the help of the good folks at AllAccess...WATCHING IT HERE: AllAccess passes along a release about ABC News Radio's coverage of Thursday's vice-presidential debate, where Democrat Sen. Joe Biden and Republican Gov. Sarah Palin will face off at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.And though St. Louis is nowhere near Northeast Ohio, this area will be a part of ABC News Radio's … [Read more...]
Ready For Its Name Change
Posted on September 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
As reported earlier here on OMW, Kent-based public TV stations WNEO/45 Alliance-WEAO/49 Akron are about to take on a new identity.Starting Wednesday, the stations now known as "PBS 45 & 49" on the air will become "Western Reserve PBS"...under the umbrella name of "Western Reserve Public Media".Both are just branding changes for 45/49 - the call letters will remain the same for both stations, and the stations' owner continues to be known legally as Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, … [Read more...]
New HD Radio
Posted on September 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
As one of the approximately one-dozen Northeast Ohio residents with an HD Radio unit, it's our obligation to inform the other 11 about new stations lighting up the "HD" light on those receivers.There's a new one as of this past week, and one we believe is pretty new.The HD Radio newcomer is on the AM side, as Clear Channel sports WARF/1350 Akron "SportsRadio 1350" is using the digital technology as of late last week. That makes it the first Akron-licensed broadcaster to go "HD" - as sister … [Read more...]
