The releases are piling up. But we'll start, as always, with Ann's Corner, from long-time Friend of OMW Ann VerWiebe...promotions and marketing guru for Kent State University's WKSU/89.7-and-its-many-simulcasters. There's even a picture as a bonus! ----- WKSU LAUNCHES STREET-SIDE STUDIO IN ITS AKRON NEWS BUREAU WKSU is pulling back the curtain and putting its news production on view in downtown Akron. The street-side studio in the United Building fronts South Main Street with a view of the … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre (Vol. 6, The Kate And Travis Edition)
Posted on September 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A mix of items, with today's new releases and yesterday's favorites...well, not quite. The below items are in no particular "copy and paste" order, and as the title suggests, come from Fox Sports Ohio's Kate Buddenhagen and Time Warner Cable's Travis Reynolds. Before we dive into this item, one note: Don't print those "92.3 The Fan/Indians" bumper stickers just yet... ----------- FOXSportsOhio.com Announces EXTRA POINTS Online show featuring NFL & Browns discussion hosted by Zac Jackson … [Read more...]
Our Big Catchup Post
Posted on September 25, 2012 · 8 Comments
Yes, we've been gone a while. ("Life Intervenes", you know.) As things settle down a little, we can come up for air and shovel out a lot of items. We'll revisit some items both here and on our social media accounts, and put in some new items as well. A warning...you'll definitely need to bring a lunch for this one... NFL NETWORK, TWC MAKE FRIENDS: Northeast Ohio's Time Warner Cable subscribers didn't have to wait until Thursday to get the long-awaited NFL Network. TWC's Travis Reynolds … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: TWC, NFL Network Reach Deal
Posted on September 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE: OMW readers tell us that the NFL Network is already showing up on channel 346 (1346 HD), and RedZone is being seen on channel 347 (1347 HD). TWC's Travis Reynolds confirms that channel placement... ------- For football fans, the long, cable nightmare is over. Well, at least the nightmare for Time Warner Cable subscribers. After what seems to have been a decade, Northeast Ohio's dominant cable provider has struck a deal with the NFL Network. NFL Network will be on Time Warner Cable … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre, Vol. 3
Posted on June 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
We're not even going to explain these items anymore...but first, "Ann's Mini Corner"! With at least one day left in "this week" (sorry, Ann!)... ----------- VIVIAN GOODMAN REPORTS FROM EUROPE ON THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH ORCHESTRA TOUR (Press release from Ann VerWiebe, WKSU) This week, WKSU Reporter/Producer Vivian Goodman is on the road with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra in Europe as they travel to Vienna and Salzburg, Austria. She is capturing audio during the day and … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre (Plus), Vol. 2
Posted on June 12, 2012 · 1 Comment
With two brief non-press release notes... First, new Clear Channel hot AC WKDD/98.1 personality Shannon Steele, back in Akron and at the station which started her career, won't be heard in afternoon drive from 2-7 PM. WKDD has moved her to the morning co-host position mysteriously vacated by Jenn Ryan. She'll co-host "Keith and Shannon" with WKDD program director/CC regional operations manager/OMW reader Keith Kennedy. The second item affects mainly an area we don't really cover anymore, but … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre, Act 1
Posted on May 17, 2012 · 2 Comments
From time to time, we will directly put up press releases from area broadcasters, shows or other media related entities... mostly of items we don't intend to "cover" in any depth. Many of these will be put up in a group of more than one, like we're doing with this entry. Some of these are a few days old, since we just started this feature. We reserve the right to not post releases sent to us, especially if they don't meet the criteria we're looking for. We also reserve the right to put … [Read more...]
The Exit Door
Posted on November 22, 2011 · 6 Comments
It's nearing the end of the year, and that means at least one high profile TV news personality in Cleveland is about to end her run here...and one other could follow in the next month or so... BELL MOVES ON: The first primary evening news anchor to exit the Cleveland market this season is Stacey Bell, who has been co-anchoring the 5 PM and 10 PM editions of Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8 News" with Bill Martin for the past few years...starting anchor duties on the 5 PM show in 2000, and adding 10 … [Read more...]
The Parade
Posted on November 16, 2011 · 3 Comments
It's a short parade of news items, as local media is pretty quiet, news-wise, just before the Thanksgiving holiday. But one parade is at the front of our larger parade, so to speak... HO HO HO!: Northeast Ohio radio has its first Christmas music station of the season. As no surprise to anyone, it's Clear Channel AC WHOF/101.7 "My 101.7" in the Canton market, which started rolling out the holiday tunes at 9 AM Wednesday. WHOF is traditionally at or near the start of the Christmas Music … [Read more...]
All That’s Not FM Sports
Posted on July 28, 2011 · 2 Comments
We've been spending quite a bit of time - and getting a lot of information - about CBS Radio's pending flip to an FM sports talk format in Cleveland. There are plenty of other items floating out there, so let's grab them... CURTIS HEADS SOUTH: Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 in Cleveland recently dispatched "Good Morning Cleveland" anchors Pete Kenworthy and Kimberly Gill off the show, as we've reported already. (Kenworthy returned to the station recently, in a short-term deal to do field … [Read more...]
