UPDATE 8/21/13 8:30 AM: The always plugged in Bob Finnan sheds more light on WKNR's Tuesday talent purge, where veteran personality Kenny Roda and the station's Will Burge and T.J. Zuppe were let go in one day. The News-Herald sportswriter says that Michael Reghi will have a more limited role as well, appearing only on the station's official Cleveland Browns programming...as host of "The Rob Chudzinski Show" with the Browns head coach (also appearing on co-flagship CBS Radio sports WKRK/92.3 … [Read more...]
Akron/Canton News
Posted on August 16, 2013 · 12 Comments
And we don't mean the former TV newscast which aired on WVPX/23 and Time Warner Cable... DELUCA'S LANDING: When former D.A. Peterson top 40 WDJQ/92.5 Alliance "Q92" program director John Stewart took a ride down U.S. 62 and I-77 to downtown Canton to a new radio home, many expected him to "bring a friend". But it took the departure of Rik Elliott from the morning show at NextMedia hot AC WHBC-FM/94.1 "Mix 94.1" for the long-expected change to happen. Now programming "Mix" from Market South, … [Read more...]
Browns Radio Set For 2013
Posted on August 6, 2013 · 5 Comments
The Cleveland Browns have set their 2013 radio programming schedule, and the team's affiliate list on the Cleveland Browns Radio Network. The 23 affiliates across the state - in addition to three Cleveland flagship stations - include no stations owned by Clear Channel. That was entirely expected, since Clear Channel's rock/talk WMMS/100.7 and talk WTAM/1100 lost game rights to a combination of CBS Radio sports WKRK/92.3 "The Fan"-classic rock WNCX/98.5 and Good Karma sports WKNR/850 "ESPN … [Read more...]
Yet Another Retrans Battle, And A Bit Of Football
Posted on August 1, 2013 · 4 Comments
The latest retransmission consent battle (read: over money) has left Dish Network subscribers in the Cleveland TV market without CBS or MyNetwork TV programming...since early Thursday morning. The dispute between the nation's number two satellite TV provider and Raycom Media removed WOIO/19 and WUAB/43 from the Cleveland local channels lineup. So, since we've been down this road before, let's bring in both sides...first, the local TV stations: For months, we have been working to resolve this … [Read more...]
Chuck’s Head
Posted on July 30, 2013 · 2 Comments
Tuesday was an ordinary day, sort of, for Rubber City Radio Group operations director Chuck Collins. He made his way to the station's West Market Street studios in Akron's Wallhaven area, and was heard on oldies/news WAKR/1590's "Ray Horner Morning Show". Ordinary, except did we mention that Chuck had brain surgery just a couple of weeks ago? Thus, it was hugs all around at the Akron Radio Center, where Chuck is also program director and midday host at WAKR. (Photo courtesy: Facebook, WAKR … [Read more...]
Rover And Kidd And Dave
Posted on July 29, 2013 · 3 Comments
A status update, first...Life is Intervening(tm) much less than it was, and we should be back to more regular blog updates soon. We're still mulling around a regular schedule, but for now...let's delve in... ROVER'S NEW GLORY: As posted below this, Clear Channel rock/talk WMMS/100.7 morning doggie Rover has been in the legal doghouse as of late. But instead of his court schedule being on the TV news, the man known on his driver's license as Shane French is getting attention for something much … [Read more...]
Partial Quick Hits
Posted on July 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Partial, we're calling it, because this brief update has a lot of items and many we missed. Look for more whenever, however we can get a Round Tuit(tm)... LAW AND ORDER, MEDIA DIVISION: No, we're not talking about the Dick Wolf series of TV procedurals (clung, clung!). It's Cleveland's Own version, with a number of media personalities getting on the wrong side of the law. Let's update what we know so far. ROVER'S BACK OVER: Clear Channel talk/rock WMMS/100.7 morning chien Shane "Rover" … [Read more...]
L’Affaire Rover
Posted on July 6, 2013 · 4 Comments
So, it's been a season for local media personalities to get into trouble with the law. Just below this item, we shared news of OVI charges against two of them - sportscaster Chuck Galeti, still off SportsTime Ohio, and reporter Kenny Crumpton, seen this past week back once again "Kickin' It With Kenny" on Local TV LLC Fox affiliate WJW/8's "Fox 8 News in the Morning". (Oh, and as a brief mention, WJW and the other Local TV LLC stations are being sold to Tribune. More on that, some other … [Read more...]
Quick Hits For May
Posted on May 13, 2013 · 2 Comments
Some quick hits before we focus on Cleveland's media obsession this past week...which will be in a separate item as soon as we get a Round Tuit(tm)... SUNNY FORECAST: Congratulations to former Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" morning weather forecaster Christine Ferreira. As predicted, she's landed at a TV station in her new/returned to hometown area of Central Pennsylvania, Hearst NBC affiliate WGAL/8 in Lancaster PA...where she's that station's midday and weekend … [Read more...]
Browns Radio Rights: Throwing The Long Ball
Posted on March 28, 2013 · 3 Comments
In what's been perhaps the worst kept local radio secret since a certain Cleveland station switched to a sports format, that station is about to get into the big leagues when it comes to play-by-play rights. Did we mention the games will also air on their biggest rival station? In what has to be a unique situation, the NFL's Cleveland Browns are expected to announce Thursday morning what everyone already knows...that the team is leaving a multi-decade relationship with Clear Channel, which has … [Read more...]
