OMW hears from a reliable source that yet another local newspaper type is trading in print for a radio microphone.Word out of a certain building on Exchange Street is that Akron Beacon Journal reporter Kymberli Hagelberg is exiting the newspaper, bound for a reporting gig at ideastream NPR outlet WCPN/90.3 Cleveland.The job change for Hagelberg would be the second such move in recent weeks.Long-time Canton Repository managing editor M.L. Schultze left the Canton newspaper to take the news … [Read more...]
Tuesday Stuff
Posted on July 17, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Just some unrelated stuff this time around...but you should be used to it, right?NEW SET AT SOUTH MARGINAL: WJW/8 "FOX 8" in Cleveland has spent the past few weeks building a brand new set for "FOX 8 News". It's a set we hinted at here a LONG time ago, back when FOX started tooling with the "look and feel" of its owned and operated stations...of which WJW is one, at least for now.The set made its debut on the air on Monday.Those who aren't within the FOX 8 viewing area, or who just want to call … [Read more...]
Not A Dare Anymore
Posted on July 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
The co-host and "stunt guy" on a local radio morning show was sent to the hospital after one of his stunts unraveled.Dominic Dieter, known simply by his last name on WKRI/92.3 "K-Rock"'s "Rover's Morning Glory", won't be doing his "Dare Dieter" stunts anymore. At least for a while.WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" reports that Dieter's stunt this morning - rolling down a hill while in a barrel - ended up hurting Mr. Dieter.Host Shane "Rover" French told listeners and reporters that the lid came off the … [Read more...]
The Sharon Reed Shuffle?
Posted on July 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Some of our readers have already noticed an anchor change at Raycom Cleveland CBS affiliate WOIO/19's "19 Action News".The station has replaced long-time anchor David Wittman at 11 PM weekdays with Paul Joncich.Joncich, of course, is the former anchor at Sacramento CBS affiliate KOVR/13 who first came to "Action News" to co-anchor weekends with former Chicago anchor Danielle Serino. He then moved to the 10 PM edition of "19 Action News" on sister MyNetworkTV outlet WUAB/43.The TV industry … [Read more...]
Thursday’s Here
Posted on July 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
And in keeping with our schedule, this may be the last update until early next week. Please keep checking, though, in case of breaking items.Or we could say something like - "At OMW, When News Breaks, We FedEx It Back And Wait For A Replacement"...THE GLORIOUS NEW SET WORLD: We scratch our heads over this one.In the two years we've been doing this - we missed our anniversary late last month! - we've seen very few topics that touch a hunger for information like the upcoming new set for FOX … [Read more...]
Enough To Publish
Posted on July 10, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Aside from our own time issues, we sometimes aren't here because there's nothing to publish. That certainly isn't the case this early Tuesday morning...ANNOUNCEMENT FEVER: Why do at least two local radio stations find Tuesday morning a good time to announce things?That's what Good Karma sports WKNR/850 "ESPN 850"'s "Rizzo on the Radio", and Akron market talker WNIR/100.1 "The Talk of Akron" have done...picked the late Tuesday morning time slot to make on-air announcements.WNIR's, which we … [Read more...]
RUMBLINGS: Sharon Reed To Houston?
Posted on July 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment
We mark this item very clearly as "gossip", but it's from a good source for such things.An alert OMW reader tipped us off that the popular industry gossip site NewsBlues is reporting Sharon Reed sightings in Houston.The anchor/reporter for Raycom Media's WOIO/19 "19 Action News" was apparently seen, according to the NB folks, being "squired around" the studios of FOX Houston O&O KRIV/29, which has a vacant morning anchor slot. The item says Reed would appear to be "in line" for that … [Read more...]
Post-Holiday Fill
Posted on July 5, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Some other stuff that's popped up, and we're getting around to adding on this Thursday:REPOSITORY MANAGING EDITOR TO WKSU: We actually saw the headline on one of the local news websites, about Canton Repository managing editor M.L. Schultze leaving the paper - recently purchased by GateHouse.What we didn't know is her destination.The Repository itself reports that Schultze is leaving the newspaper later this month to become news director of Kent-based NPR outlet WKSU/89.7.The article on her … [Read more...]
Quick Hits
Posted on July 3, 2007 · Leave a Comment
We hinted at this earlier, but we're still in "sporadic/as we can" mode when it comes to updating this report. We'll continue to be on that schedule until further notice, but we apologize for being away since late last week.Some quick hits to hold you over...OVERNIGHT CHANGES: If you're up in the middle of the night, you'll have one less spot on the radio dial to hear George Noory, host of Premiere Radio's ubitquous overnight show "Coast to Coast AM".Clear Channel talk WHLO/640 Akron has … [Read more...]
Thursday Stuff
Posted on June 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
And unlike our last update, most of this is not related...THIS PORTION OF OUR ITEM IS PAID PROGRAMMING: No, not really. We don't have an ad sales department here at the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm).But Raycom Media is at it again in Cleveland.Numerous readers let us know that the company's CBS affiliate, WOIO/19, pre-empted an hour of CBS prime-time programming Wednesday night from 8-9 PM for...paid programming. Infomercials. You know them. (We'd love to know what they actually aired.)The paid … [Read more...]
