Three items, including two semi-related, maybe. Or maybe not:MORE LES STILL: At this rate, we're going to have to start charging local sports media personality Les Levine for ad space.But we can't help it if the fast moving developments in local sports radio and TV lately all seem to involve him, for whatever reason.This time, it's Mr. Levine's second straight appearance on the "Saturday Morning Sports Show" on Good Karma sports talker WKNR/850 this morning. But unlike last week, where Les … [Read more...]
Weekend Wrapup, Mid-February Edition
Posted on February 16, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Some random stuff:MASON OUT: It doesn't seem like long ago that we were congratulating long-time WQMX/94.9 operations manager Kevin Mason on his new gig as VP/GM of a record company in Nashville.Unfortunately, it appears the volatile nature of the music business has left the former Akron country programmer without a job.AllAccess reports that Mason's new employer, Rust Records, is folding up its tent along Nashville's Music Row, leaving Mason and everyone else with the company out of work.Of … [Read more...]
Starting The Week With TV Stuff
Posted on February 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
For whatever reason, all the stuff in our "hold file" has to do with local television...so, let's turn on the Virtual OMW Tube:TWC AKRON/CANTON CHANGES: This one, oddly enough, comes from one of the newest additions to our left-hand side links section...WKYC/3's "Director's Cut" blog, brought to you with care by WKYC News senior producer/director Frank Macek.Frank tells us that WKYC's "Akron/Canton News" returns to Time Warner Cable's cable channel 23, after being bounced around to channel 17 … [Read more...]
Children’s Hospital Radiothon
Posted on February 10, 2007 · Leave a Comment
It's that time of year again for the folks at Clear Channel's WKDD/98.1.The Akron/Canton hot AC outlet undertakes the 8th Annual "Have a Heart - Do Your Part" radiothon for Akron's Children's Hospital, this weekend.It actually started Friday, and continues with pledge lines open (866-543-0981) this Saturday and Sunday from 7 AM to 9 PM. You can also donate online at the station's website.We hear that new this year, the radiothon becomes almost a telethon, or maybe you can call it a … [Read more...]
