We're around, though still attending to vital, off-blog business for a while. We've got a couple of items kicking around for a more general update by Friday morning, more than likely.In case you missed our Twitter update on the status of now-former Local TV Cleveland Fox affiliate WJW/8 morning/weekend meterologist Melissa Mack:WJW's Melissa Mack to CBS O&O WBZ/4 Boston as weekend meteorologist and environmental reporter starting 1/2010The primary reporting on this came from the blog Boston … [Read more...]
Melissa Mack Moving On Up
Posted on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
OMW can confirm that Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8 News" weather anchor Melissa Mack is indeed leaving the station.Her announcement to that effect, heard by numerous viewers on Sunday night's "Fox 8 News at 10", caused quite a stir, and an increase in E-mail traffic here at your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm).OMW hears from insiders at South Marginal Road that it's a career move up for Melissa that's prompting her exit from Northeast Ohio. We're told that Ms. Mack is headed for "a larger market" … [Read more...]
Confirmed And Not
Posted on November 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
As per usual here at your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm), major activity involving local media personalities roughly coincides with our own inability to update this blog - due to absence, illness or work off the blog.Here we go again.MAXWELL, OUT: For those of you who haven't been following our Twitter feed - please look to the left, or visit the feed here directly - a recap...Clear Channel Cleveland rocker WMMS/100.7 has said goodbye to Maxwell, unable to reach contract renewal terms or a contract … [Read more...]
All Sorts Of Things
Posted on November 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
With our schedule being off, this is probably the last item for the week, but we do have some things to pass along...RETURN OF AIR ERA?: OMW has reported over the past year or so that various economic factors have grounded local TV news helicopters for the most part in the Cleveland TV market.Only Raycom Media CBS affiliate WOIO/19's "19 Action News" has been regularly flying its helicopter, a fact the station has promoted relentlessly on the air for about the past couple of months. "Action … [Read more...]
Friday Exit
Posted on November 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're still consulting the OMW Medical Staff, and getting used to our "new normal", for now. But we didn't have to put a lot of effort into these items, so here we go...BLACKOUT AVERTED: Fans of the NFL's Cleveland Browns are rejoicing...they're partying in the streets...they're...OK, maybe they're not partying or rejoicing.Northeast Ohio's sorry excuse for a "professional football team" will make their only prime-time TV appearance on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" this coming Monday, and … [Read more...]
Out Of The Box On Tuesday
Posted on October 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Yeah, we've hung onto a lot of items, though our Twitter feed has previewed one of them...A SUNNY EXIT, AND ENTRANCE: Word spread quickly on Friday that Saga Columbus OM/PD Tony Florentino's contract was not being renewed, and sure enough, he exited the building shortly thereafter.As it turns out, someone was waiting to take the job at the "Columbus Radio Group" stations, including AC powerhouse WSNY/94.7 "Sunny 95"...Cincinnati radio vet T.J. Holland heads up I-71 to take the Saga Columbus … [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...]
Some Answers
Posted on September 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
One thing we've learned here in the over four years we've been doing OMW - unanswered questions eventually get answered...CHUCK'S OUT: Like, for example, the question many of our readers had a few weeks ago - where is Chuck Galeti?We got a flood, well, a minor trickle, of E-mail when people started seeing former WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" sports anchor/reporter Sue Ann Robak doing the sports segments on the Cleveland market's alleged CBS affiliate's weekend newscasts...instead of Galeti.Fast … [Read more...]
All Over The Map
Posted on August 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It's a typical Monday, as we let items free that need their freedom...GOING DOWN: It's no surprise to anyone who follows population figures, but the folks at Nielsen Media Research have announced that the Cleveland TV market continues to lose position in its market rankings.From the TV ratings giant's release:The Top 10 local markets, known in the industry as Designated Market Areas or DMAs, will remain the same this season, with a few rank changes in the Top 20. Moving up are Seattle, from 14 … [Read more...]
Very Random Tuesday
Posted on August 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Clearing out our inbox on a Tuesday makes for a very, very random collection of items...DIGITAL TRANSLATORS: Unique among major Cleveland market TV stations, Ideastream PBS affiliate WVIZ/25 has maintained low-power translators in locations on the edge of the market for years.OMW reader Trip Ericson (proprietor of TV information site RabbitEars) gives us the heads up that the pubcaster intends on converting these small transmitters to digital format.W63CT is licensed to Eastlake, but the 34 kW … [Read more...]
