And as always...oh, you should know by now who comes first in these things...and that the releases were all released in a timely matter. We're just getting a Round Tuit(tm)... WKSU WINS TEN OAPME AWARDS FOR WORK CREATED IN 2014 Ann VerWiebe, WKSU In a Columbus ceremony, WKSU was honored with 10 OAPME Awards from the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors this weekend, including the top award for General Excellence (an award presented to the large market radio station with the best showing … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre, Vol. 12
Posted on April 8, 2015 · Leave a Comment
As usual, guess who starts our press release parade? Well, she WAS first...and she has some help from another Kent-based Friend of OMW... ----- (WKSU and Western Reserve PBS) WKSU AND WESTERN RESERVE PBS EXAMINE VIETNAM’S LEGACY 40 YEARS LATER COLLABORATION INCLUDES RADIO REPORTS AND DOCUMENTARY FILM The WKSU newsroom looks back at two significant historical events, presented in collaboration with Western Reserve PBS. As the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the … [Read more...]
Jobs And Other Stuff
Posted on April 1, 2015 · 3 Comments
As promised, some job openings and some other stuff. And...not a single April Fools Day-inspired post in the bunch... JOB OPENING #1: A staffer at Radio One Cleveland has nabbed a new job, and that means the cluster is looking for a new assistant chief engineer. Chief engineer Gary Zocolo, who is a long-time Friend of OMW and then some, lets us know: Ben Slagle was hired here as Assistant Chief Engineer two years ago. Ben had IT skills but very limited broadcast knowledge. After two very … [Read more...]
About The Next Radio
Posted on February 22, 2015 · 2 Comments
Each Monday, we will have an installment in our series called #thenextradio. The series came about when we were, like many, noticing experienced broadcasters striking out on their own...more often than before. Some had left "traditional radio" voluntarily, some not in such a voluntary way. In the old days, these people basically disappeared when they left the chair behind the microphone...until they managed to get a new radio job, a lot of times "across the street" in radio parlance. Of … [Read more...]
Opening The Year
Posted on January 5, 2015 · 8 Comments
Welcome to 2015...but first, we have to clear out the backlog from the end of 2014... WKYC CHANGES: First, we turn to 13th and Lakeside, one of several busy places TV-wise as the calendar winded down the year. (We'll wind our way through all the other local TV news operations in Cleveland, as this string continues.) The job descriptions in the Spectorsky-Byrnes household have once again shifted, and Gannett NBC affiliate WKYC/3 station manager Micki Byrnes has taken the top job at the station … [Read more...]
Moves, Both Good And Tragic
Posted on November 12, 2014 · 1 Comment
UPDATE: A sad update to our second story...from Rover's GoFundMe site: UPDATE 11-12-2014: Unfortunately little Serena has succumbed to her injuries. She passed away this morning. Sarah and Ben remain hospitalized in serious condition. Please keep Rob and his family in your thoughts. Our original item is below... --- When life situations call for a move, changes that result can be both good...and end up in tragedy... BOURQUIN MOVES NORTH: When Digity talk WHBC/1480 Canton brought aboard … [Read more...]
Items From All Over
Posted on October 28, 2014 · 2 Comments
Our collection is from all over, but there's a Northeast Ohio connection for each one... TSJ BUYS COLUMBUS: In speculation about the fate of for-sale Radio Disney O&O WWMK/1260 Cleveland, we wondered if Cincinnati-based TSJ Media would buy the station. TSJ operates "La Mega 87.7", the Spanish-language station being leased from Tom Wilson's Murray Hill Broadcasting, and known to the FCC as LPTV outlet WLFM-LP/6, recently given a temporary and possibly permanent reprieve as a "radio station" … [Read more...]
Off And On
Posted on October 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
From signals off to court humor on, here we are... UPDATE: As if by magic, the moment we posted this item, WEAO/49's over-air signal returned. Read on for news of program rescheduling to make up for the outage... 49 OFF AGAIN: Western Reserve PBS' Akron signal is off the air again. This time, it's the wait for a needed part replacement that has kept WEAO/49 from area over-air tuners since an equipment failure that happened Sunday morning. Western Reserve PBS communications coordinator and … [Read more...]
New Starts
Posted on October 20, 2014 · 5 Comments
Some changes, and some observations... RODA TO WHBC: Veteran Cleveland sports talk radio host Kenny Roda has found a landing spot...a good ways down I-77 from his long-time radio home in Cleveland. Starting October 27th, the former afternoon drive host at Good Karma sports WKNR/850 "ESPN 850" takes over afternoon drive at Digity talk WHBC/1480 Canton, taking over the 3-7 PM slot from WHBC sports director Sam Bourquin. Bourquin remains sports director, and moves his daily on-air presence … [Read more...]
Rumors And Reality
Posted on September 25, 2014 · 3 Comments
And let's start with the rumblings first... CBS SALE?: The folks at the Halle Building are probably used to it by now...their big boss is once again making noises about leaving below major market radio, selling off its stations in even large markets like Cleveland. But will it ever happen? Cleveland would certainly be a candidate, if CBS boss Les Moonves is looking to concentrate solely on markets like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, and wants to exit markets below, say, the top 15 … [Read more...]
