Our sporadic publishing schedule means that we occasionally have to clear out the "To Do" box, and that's what we're doing today...NEWSNIGHT "HIATUS": Western Reserve PBS is shelving the long-running, popular public affairs talk show "NewsNight Akron" after this week...for now.A release from our friends at Campus Center Drive says that the public TV outlet (known to the FCC as WNEO/45 Alliance-WEAO/49 Akron) will put the Friday evening show hosted by WKYC/3's Eric Mansfield "on hiatus" starting … [Read more...]
Unloading The Pile
Posted on March 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Our stack of unfinished items has gotten so large, we're not sure we can fit it in one update. But... we'll try, working backwards from the present...and we could have another update soon, as we're not sure we have everything out of the backlog file yet...ROMIGH IN: As previously posted on our Twitter account, Clear Channel talk WKBN/570 Youngstown has made fill-in Mike Romigh, the former CBS Radio talk KDKA/1020 Pittsburgh host, its new permanent morning drive host.Quoting Clear Channel … [Read more...]
The Twitter Followup
Posted on January 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In the current State of OMW, it'll be much more convenient to update via our Twitter feed, which is also seen to the left of this report.As it turns out, this time around, there's a lot to recap over the past few days...so let's tackle the items in reverse chronological order...MANGINO TO KDKA: Clear Channel talk WKBN/570 Youngstown morning drive host Robert Mangino is heading down the Ohio and Pennsylvania Turnpikes. He'll take the open 6-10 PM talk slot at CBS Radio news/talk KDKA/1020 … [Read more...]
TWC Answers
Posted on January 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Courtesy of Time Warner Cable, here are some answers for readers wondering about the Mentor-area conversion allowing more HD channels. And some more lineup changes are in the works systemwide in TWC's massive Northeast Ohio system.First, in regards to Mentor's conversion, TWC's Travis Reynolds tells OMW:The first "box swap" phase of the box exchange actually concludes today, followed by 6 other phases every 7 days. The final phase is scheduled Feb. 23. Each phase impacts approximately 1,200 … [Read more...]
The Catchup Post
Posted on December 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The altered state of reality here at the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm) means that, well, we missed some stuff...some that affects the coming year.So, here's at least some of What We Missed, and other updates, with a year-end message still to come...FREEDOM AVENUE CHANGES: There have been so many changes at Clear Channel's Akron/Canton cluster on Freedom Avenue that we wouldn't be surprised if you'd mistake it for a bus or train station, as opposed to a radio station cluster.First, as long advertised, … [Read more...]
No, You Can’t Get The Flu From Us
Posted on November 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Like a lot of other Northeast Ohioans, your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) is forced to admit that we have SOME sort of illness.We've slept most of the past two days, and have invoked the OMW Medical Staff to help figure this out for us.We know that the usual instructions involve plenty of rest, and plenty of liquids, but don't usually outline plenty of updates to a blog...so, we've been tending to Offline Life(tm) most of the time.As far as we know, we do NOT have the H1N1 or "swine" flu - that … [Read more...]
Friday Closure
Posted on October 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Unless another major local Northeast Ohio media personality decides to step down, this will close out the week for your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm).Your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) is groggy, and most of our earlier activity via our Twitter account was before we found both caffeine and our first meal of the day...hopefully, this will be more coherent, after we've met both requirements.And it's not all followup to that big Thursday evening news...SPEAKING OF WHICH: The Other Shoe in the Matt … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Matt Patrick Exiting WKDD
Posted on October 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
He's been the primary morning drive host at Clear Channel Akron/Canton hot AC WKDD/98.1 (formerly 96.5) for over 30 years, but WKDD mornings will be without Matt Patrick in 2010.The station has announced Patrick's departure from his morning drive perch, with his last show on WKDD in mid-December. He'll announce the exit to listeners tomorrow morning at 7:45 AM.More details, including a release from the station, are forthcoming...and this item will be updated again later this … [Read more...]
Two More Upgrades
Posted on October 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Mid-October is apparently the season for local TV and radio signal upgrades, and there are two more we haven't yet told you about.Briefly before that: everyone short of the Cuyahoga County dog catcher has E-mailed us to let us know that producer/sidekick/update anchor Josh Sabo is apparently out at Good Karma sports WKNR/850 Cleveland "ESPN 850", at least according to an announcement made on the station's "Really Big Show with Tony Rizzo" earlier today.We didn't hear the announcement, and as of … [Read more...]
All Sorts of Things
Posted on October 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
So, it's a dreary, rainy mid-October day...what better day to stay inside and update the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm)?NEW TWC HD: As expected, as earlier announced and as confirmed by OMW, Time Warner Cable's Northeast Ohio system has added 10 new HD channels for its subscribers.The list, courtesy of a TWC press release:Biography HD – 469Cartoon Network HD – 459Disney XD HD – 457Outdoor HD – 481Turner Classic Movies HD – 465Fox Business News HD – 488Style HD – 468Headline News HD – 484E! HD – … [Read more...]
