Now, it's CBS Radio's turn to downsize.After other companies have announced massive job losses or budget freezes, the other shoe dropped today on the CBS side of the street...with word of what appears to be a nationwide staff reduction at the company.AllAccess reports that AC WDOK/102.1 "Soft Rock 102.1" Cleveland program director Scott Miller is out, just days after his station added new co-host Terry Moir to the "Trapper Jack" morning drive show.Miller is a reader of OMW, and if he has … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: WDOK’s Miller, Ex-Cleveland GM Out In CBS Cuts
Posted on February 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Some Midweek Stuff
Posted on February 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
This will be our only update from now until next week, barring the usual major breaking media news (format changes, major personality changes, or such).OMW will start next week with a major announcement. Check in on Monday morning for details.Until then...let's play some catch up!NEW ACTING GM ON EUCLID: OMW hears that Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 Cleveland has tapped the station's marketing/promotions chief as acting general manager.Peter Noll takes the interim role after the departure of … [Read more...]
TWC Getting Systems Together?
Posted on February 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It hasn't been publicized anywhere else that we know of, but an OMW reader tipped us off to what could be pretty big news in the Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio universe.According to this required legal notice on TWC's local website, it would appear that the cable operator is finally going about starting the business of standardizing lineups among the three different parts of the TWCNEO universe...the original "legacy" systems in Akron/Canton, the former Adelphia systems and the former Comcast … [Read more...]
WKNR Changes
Posted on January 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We've heard the rumors, but AllAccess makes it official today: Good Karma sports WKNR/850 "ESPN 850" Cleveland producer, anchor and reporter Bernard Bokenyi is no longer working at the station.The radio trade site says Bokenyi, one of Good Karma boss Craig Karmazin's first two hires for his Cleveland operation, left the station on Friday. Bokenyi was originally hired for Good Karma's WWGK/1540, now "Cleveland's AM 1540, KNR2", which started before Karmazin bought sports talk mainstay WKNR from … [Read more...]
The CC Sale And Northeast Ohio
Posted on January 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
What's been "topic number one" in Northeast Ohio radio-land the past few days doesn't concern the debut of a new co-host this morning on CBS Radio AC WDOK/102.1 "Soft Rock 102.1".It's not Craig Karmazin's latest move in his Sports Radio Empire, sort of headquartered these days at the Galleria in downtown Cleveland - depending on where Mr. Karmazin hangs his hat most of the year.No, it's something that hasn't even happened yet.Various trade publications last week reported the official word that … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: WDOK Announces New Trapper Jack Co-Host
Posted on January 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment
CBS Radio Cleveland AC WDOK/102.1 "Soft Rock 102.1" has filled the open chair left by the departure of long-time morning drive co-host Robin Benzle.The station has announced that Terry Moir will join "Trapper Jack and the Morning Show" starting Monday, January 28th.Quoting the station's official release:“Terry’s energy and passion for our business surpasses most that I’ve worked with over the years,” says Christopher Maduri, Senior Vice President and Market Manager for CBS RADIO’s four Cleveland … [Read more...]
More On Milwaukee
Posted on January 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment
A quick follow to the item about Good Karma's Craig Karmazin and his purchase of Salem Christian talk WRRD/540 in the Milwaukee market...The price Good Karma has now been revealed, thanks to FCC filings...$3.8 million.And some more details are being made known.The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel now reports rumblings that Salem is selling its other station in Milwaukee, CCM outlet WFZH/105.3 "The Fish", to the folks at Educational Media Foundation ("K-Love").That would answer a question we had - why … [Read more...]
Craig’s Milwaukee Upgrade
Posted on January 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Craig Karmazin, who owns sports talker WKNR/850 "ESPN 850" and sister WWGK/1540 "KNR2" in Cleveland, has been a little busy in one of his other markets.The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that his Good Karma Broadcasting is moving its sports talk format in that market to a new, full-time signal, as it picks up Salem Christian talk/teaching WRRD/540.Good Karma's ESPN-based sports talk format in Milwaukee is currently housed at daytimer WAUK/1510 Waukesha, with a second nighttime home at local … [Read more...]
Monday And New Stuff
Posted on January 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Some actual news has happened this weekend. Or, sometime in the last week, but we just got a Round Tuit(tm) now...STO INDIANS ROAD GAMES IN HD, CONFIRMED: It's been rumored around the Internet for a while that SportsTime Ohio would "drop the other shoe" as far as HDTV coverage of Cleveland Indians games. But now, we have it confirmed.WKYC/3 senior director Frank Macek gets the scoop in his "Director's Cut" blog from STO itself:Regarding STO - yes, all Indians games (home & away) this … [Read more...]
Friday Warmup
Posted on January 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Think warm as you read this item to wrap up our week.After all, the weather forecast tells us that the wind chill over the weekend in Northeast Ohio will be roughly 200 degrees below zero, give or take a hundred...DID YOU HEAR IT?: Anytime Cleveland market morning drive radio icon John Lanigan even remotely talks about his career and future, the Bat Signal appears in the sky, and OMW gets contacted by numerous readers.That's what happened earlier this week, when a caller apparently called the … [Read more...]
