Some of this you've already read before, of course, but it's official... SLATS TO WNCX: In a previous item, we told you that former Cleveland market radio veteran Tim Slats was heading back to town for a big gig...morning driver at CBS Radio classic rocker WNCX/98.5. On Friday, we found a familiar sight in our mailbox...official confirmation that Slats would start in morning drive on WNCX (as we reported) today, Monday, November 7th. And from that official release out of the Halle Building, … [Read more...]
The All Ones Update
Posted on November 1, 2011 · 1 Comment
That's because today is November 1, 2011, otherwise known as "11/1/11". Some TV changes are up first, with radio not far behind... WHERE'S AMANDA? WHERE'S AJ?: The big movement among local TV newsrooms this week involves weekend weather forecasters. First, we'll start with brand new forecaster Amanda Jahn, who moved to Cleveland from Phoenix to join OMW reader Mark Zinni on the recently launched weekend morning editions of Local TV LLC Fox affiliate WJW/8's "Fox 8 News". You might recall the … [Read more...]
Comings And Goings, Late October Edition
Posted on October 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
OMW once again becomes Grand Central Station, Media Hub... 3001 EUCLID, INCOMING: Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" has two incoming newsies, and one is a familiar local TV name from the past. The station has already announced the arrival of Macie McInnis Jepson as one of two new "Good Morning Cleveland" co-anchors, the other to be named later. And yes, she is a name you'd recognize if you watched local TV news in the 1990s, says the station's announcement: Northeast Ohioans will … [Read more...]
The Sports Radio Imaging Battle
Posted on October 24, 2011 · 7 Comments
Our extensive coverage of "The Sports Radio Battle" in Cleveland, between Good Karma's "ESPN 850 WKNR" and CBS Radio's "92.3 The Fan", got noticed by someone well-qualified to talk about the respective stations' sound. And we mean "sound"...as in "overall station sound". After all, Ken Dardis of Cleveland's Audio Graphics, Inc. was directly responsible for WKNR's first "sound" in the 1990s, when he was the sports station's first creative/production director. Ken adds a much less important … [Read more...]
The Monday Followup
Posted on October 17, 2011 · 5 Comments
As usual when big news comes out, there's a followup that comes a little later... BIG SHOES: To say that the next afternoon driver at Clear Channel Cleveland country WGAR/99.5 has "big shoes to fill" is probably our understatement of the year. But the station has begun the daunting process of filling the afternoon drive time slot left open by one of the biggest tragedies in local radio history - the passing of Chuck Collier. All Access reports that Clear Channel Cleveland OM Keith Abrams (Hi, … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: WNWV/107.3 Sold To Rubber City Radio
Posted on October 13, 2011 · 10 Comments
The rumors have been bouncing all over Northeast Ohio radio for some time, and have intensified this week, but it's now official - with confirmation coming from the website of the co-owned newspaper to Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting AAA WNWV/107.3 Elyria "V107.3". ELB announced today that it is selling WNWV to Rubber City Radio Group, which owns Akron market stations oldies/news WAKR/1590, rock WONE/97.5 and country WQMX/94.9. From ELB's sister paper, the Chronicle-Telegram: The agreement still … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: WJW/8 Likely Headed To UHF Soon
Posted on October 12, 2011 · 11 Comments
If you're an over-air TV viewer tired of not being able to receive Fox programming or local news from Local TV LLC WJW/8 Cleveland's "Fox 8 News", here is some GOOD news. Your long, regional TV nightmare is nearly over. That's because the FCC has weighed in on WJW's request to move its over-air signal from RF channel 8, to its pre-transition UHF channel of 31...off the trouble-plagued VHF band. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) released Tuesday, the agency says it is in favor of the … [Read more...]
Early Week Pileup
Posted on October 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Some items have been piling up here at OMW World Headquarters, so it's time to clear the traffic lanes... QUICK EXIT: Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" has parted ways with reporter/anchor Justin Michaels, rather suddenly. From a brief station memo about his exit from news director Jill Manuel: I want to share the news that Justin Michaels is no longer with NewsChannel 5. Please join me in wishing Justin luck in his future endeavors. From what we're hearing out of 3001 Euclid, … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Cavaliers Name Michael, Broadcast Team
Posted on October 6, 2011 · 1 Comment
The NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers have named the team's new radio broadcast team. And the new play-by-play voice is a surprise to many. John Michael, a host on Fox Sports Ohio's NHL Columbus Blue Jackets coverage, has the monumental task of being the next Cavs radio voice after retired legend Joe Tait. Michael is not a stranger to working for a Dan Gilbert-owned team at Quicken Loans Arena... he was the first radio/TV voice of the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters. Jim Chones' stint doing analysis with … [Read more...]
Ghoulardifest 2011 Release
Posted on October 6, 2011 · 1 Comment
This release on the annual Ghoulardifest is reprinted here in full, due to its wide appeal to our regular readership...the wording is as sent to us... -- Your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) ------------ GHOULARDIFEST OCTOBER 14th, 15th, 16th UAW HALL 5615 Chevrolet Blvd. Parma, Ohio Friday, 5:00p.m. til 9:00p.m. Saturday, 10:00a.m. til 7:00p.m. Sunday, 11:00a.m. til 5:00p.m. Cleveland's giant pop culture celebration, Ghoulardifest returns with a star studded weekend saluting one of the great … [Read more...]
