If you're still struggling trying to pick up Northeast Ohio's two VHF-based digital TV outlets - Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 and/or Raycom Media CBS affiliate WOIO/19 - an Associated Press writer would like to hear from you.The AP's Peter Svensson says you can E-mail him with your experiences at this address:psvensson-at-ap.orgThat's been slightly munged to try to battle the evil spammers, of course.He's hoping to hear from you before noon Friday, so please feel free to send him a note as soon … [Read more...]
Emmy Fallout
Posted on September 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Earlier on OMW, we dutifully posted a link to the list of this year's local Emmy Awards winners, with little comment - aside from a brief mention of the win for "Best Nostalgia Program" involving local radio personality and OMW reader Mike Olszewski ("Radio Daze").That's our normal procedure with awards lists.We don't go through the list, tab "winners and losers", make any further comment about the stations or groups involved, etc. Awards are very subjective, and we usually don't insert … [Read more...]
Two Assorted Items
Posted on September 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We've just been hanging onto these for a while...ACCIDENTAL, BUT GOOD, EXPOSURE: We spent part of Tuesday evening catching the Monday return of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", faithfully recorded by our TiVo.We didn't know until we went into the recording that Jon's guest for his first show back from a three week vacation was Akron's own mega sports superstar, the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers' own LeBron James.LeBron's been on with Stewart before, but something caught our eye in … [Read more...]
Brian And Joe Back – Sort Of – And So’s Marty
Posted on September 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Some local radio veterans now on "the beach" are plotting their next move.Local morning drive radio mainstays Brian Fowler and Joe Cronauer were unceremoniously dumped from their long-time spot on Clear Channel Cleveland hot AC WMVX/106.5 "Mix 106.5" in late April, part of a nationwide job purge by the San Antonio-based radio giant.The duo had to ride out a Clear Channel non-compete, which expired September 1st."Brian and Joe" aren't back on the radio just yet, but they've found a microphone. … [Read more...]
Out of the Monday Chute
Posted on September 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
There's a lot going on, and not just a convicted felon/former congressman doing a radio show at 10 this morning on South Avenue...RIZZO ON ROME? NOT YET: There's been a change of plans in Premiere syndicated sports talk radio host Jim Rome's "Jungle", and the planned fill-in by Good Karma Cleveland sports talker WKNR/850 "ESPN 850" mid-morning host Tony Rizzo later this morning has been postponed - for a few days.The "Really Big Show" crew of Rizzo, WKNR assistant program director Aaron … [Read more...]
The Week That Won’t End
Posted on September 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Local media news keeps coming out this week. We believe a boisterous former Northeast Ohio congressman is first in line...JIMBO RADIO: As just about anyone who can pronounce the name "Jim Traficant" expected, the former Mahoning Valley congressman is about to open up the microphone as a host on Youngstown's biggest talk station.But for now, at least, Traficant - fresh off a federal prison stint - won't be hosting his OWN show on Clear Channel talk WKBN/570.Tbe Youngstown Business Journal and … [Read more...]
Thursday’s Stack
Posted on September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Here's how Thursday is stacking up so far...RADIO ONE NAMES CLEVELAND OM: Cleveland's Radio One cluster has named its replacement for former operations manager/program director Kim Johnson.A Radio One E-mail news release obtained by OMW makes the announcement:Colby Colb will return to Radio One. Colby will act as OM for all Radio One Cleveland stations, and PD for WENZ and WZAK, starting in October. Colby previously worked as an on-air personality and Program Director at Radio One … [Read more...]
Ex-Cleveland GM Leaving Norfolk
Posted on September 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We got word that a former Cleveland television general manager has left his current gig in Virginia.But we didn't remember what Bill Scaffide did here until we did a quick Google search on his name, and found this YouTube video from WKYC:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxZNgDiUt2Y&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]Yes, that's then-WKYC general manager Bill Scaffide circa 1994, urging viewers to call the WKYC Talkback line with their comments, input and suggestions about Channel 3 News.More … [Read more...]
Quick Midweek Notes
Posted on September 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Just a couple of things...SDV/HD?: One of our regular readers brings word that Time Warner Cable subscribers in the Mentor area could be getting some of the company's newer HD offerings that have been missing in the former Comcast areas.We're told that at least one subscriber in the Mentor area reports getting the channels that would require TWC's Switched Digital Video (SDV) technology, which has enabled a broader HD channel expansion in both the "legacy" TWC areas … [Read more...]
A Flood of Tuesday Items
Posted on September 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Items have been piling up over the Labor Day holiday weekend like cars stuck in a traffic jam to get home from a holiday trip...JIMBO AGAIN: At this rate, we ought to consider splitting off another secondary blog dedicated to former Mahoning Valley congressman/ex-con Jim Traficant.Anyone who's even remotely followed Traficant in the Youngstown area or in Washington knew that the bombastic former lawmaker couldn't stay quiet for long, after his release from a federal prison medical facility in … [Read more...]
