On Good Karma sports talk WKNR/850 Cleveland in the Saturday 9 AM-noon slot this week:The second "Saturday Morning Sports Show" co-hosting appearance by comedian, former FOX Sports Radio host and Euclid resident Chuck Booms.The show comes with a built-in name this time - "Hammer and Booms" - the first name in the billing, of course, being "Rizzo on the Radio" producer/sidekick Aaron Goldhammer.We're not sure if the show name is significant, or as usual, if anything regarding this time slot … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: It’s Q104’s Turn
Posted on April 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
On the heels of the departure of CBS Radio AC WDOK/102.1 Cleveland afternoon driver Chris Fox, it's time for sister hot AC WQAL/104.1 to take a spin in the "Lineup Change Machine".AllAccess reports that "Q104" is changing around its schedule.Station midday personality and music director John Conner exits, to "enter the world of artist management" - that's an AA quote from WQAL programmer Dave Popovich.That moves evening host Tim Richards up to the midday slot, and brings in WDVD/Detroit's Rob … [Read more...]
More “Newsy” Sports
Posted on April 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Back in the day when FOX Sports Net Ohio was the only local cable TV sports operation, we think it's safe to say that you could call it a bit complacent.The network had the rights to both the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers, and really didn't feel the need to produce any news or information programming besides the pre-game shows and post-game shows.That changed drastically when the Indians took their baseball and went to a new TV home, their own SportsTime Ohio, last season.Since then, … [Read more...]
The Imus Cleveland Fallout
Posted on April 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Don Imus hasn't been on the radio airwaves in Northeast Ohio for a good 10 years, since his syndicated show aired on sports talk WKNR, then at 1220 AM.But there are plenty of connections between this region and the now-former host of "Imus In The Morning", a morning drive radio program that aired on CBS Radio, and simulcast on MSNBC cable, until this week.We won't repeat the oft-reported story here. You've probably already heard that both his radio and TV masters have now shown Imus the door, … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: “Triv TV” Shutting Off
Posted on April 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100 afternoon driver Mike Trivisonno says he's giving up his "Triv TV" segment on Raycom Media CBS affiliate WOIO/19's "19 Action News" this week. Cleveland Plain Dealer media columnist Julie Washington has more on the PD's Entertainment Blog.In the item, Washington says Triv blames the current broadcast climate, particularly the well-publicized trouble former Cleveland radio star Don Imus brought upon himself recently with rather poorly chosen words.Triv made the … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: WDOK PM Driver Out
Posted on April 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment
CBS Radio AC WDOK/102.1 Cleveland is often the model of radio stability, so we don't usually have anything to say about them. Well, until now.AllAccess reports that WDOK afternoon driver Chris Fox "exits". The shift will be filled, at least on an "interim" basis, by local radio veteran and WDOK part-timer Bob McKay.OMW is reminded that McKay did afternoon drive at Clear Channel hot AC WMVX/106.5 "Mix 106.5" until about five years ago.More as it develops... … [Read more...]
STO Scrambles With Tribe Move
Posted on April 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Television production can't often turn on a dime, but SportsTime Ohio is doing a lot of dime turning this week.With baseball officials moving the Cleveland Indians series with the Los Angeles Angels to Milwaukee's Miller Park, STO says they'll air the three-game set as scheduled - scooping up a last-minute commitment on a production truck in Wisconsin, and flying staffers up to Milwaukee.The sole casualty of the move will be STO's HDTV telecast, which won't take place since the games will not be … [Read more...]
Welcome To Monday
Posted on April 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
...such as it is. And as per usual with our early week posts, we're in a mix of updates and ongoing topics...LES ON THE RADIO: When Good Karma sports WKNR/850 started revamping its lineup, bringing in names like Tony Rizzo and Mark "Munch" Bishop, we wondered what would happen when these hosts took time off.With a rather busy sports month or so mostly behind us, it's no surprise that Rizzo - in his "day"/night job as WJW/8's primary sports anchor - would be taking some time off from both TV … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: WOIO’s David Pingalore Headed To Florida
Posted on April 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment
This just in, and as far as we know, exclusive to OMW - at least on the Ohio end:WOIO/19 "19 Action News" weekend sports anchor David Pingalore is leaving the Raycom Media Cleveland CBS affiliate for Florida.In his blog, Orlando Sentinel TV columnist Hal Boedeker writes that Pingalore is headed for Orlando, where he takes the top sports job at CBS affiliate WKMG/6.Boedeker writes that Pingalore heads south later this month to become that station's sports director.Up here, Pingalore is second in … [Read more...]
Weekend Loose Ends, April Edition
Posted on April 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment
After enough snow delays to stop a baseball game four times, time to clear out the odds and ends before we hit the weekend...ANOTHER WHBC CHANGE: OMW hears that NextMedia talk WHBC/1480 Canton, now finishing its second week as "NewsTalk 1480", is making another adjustment to its new format.And judging from the feedback we get here, it's one that will please many of our readers.We hear that WHBC weekend mainstay Jim Albright will premiere a Saturday morning talk/information program starting … [Read more...]
