And now, your second news item related to radio news changes.This time, it's a veteran reporter who is leaving his Toledo station to pursue...politics.OMW hears that Clear Channel talk WSPD/1370 morning anchor/reporter Kevin Milliken leaves the station today, and is announcing a run for a seat on Toledo City Council.Aaron Brilbeck will move into the WSPD morning drive news shift. He joins Nik Rajkovic in the station's newsroom, along with recorded newscasts shipped up the Clear Channel computer … [Read more...]
Metro About To Close In Ohio
Posted on May 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
There's really nothing new here for OMW readers, except some details and timing.This item on AllAccess' Net News scroll jumped out at us:METRO NETWORKS/WESTWOOD ONE Regional Dir.Operations/DETROIT-CENTRAL HOWARD BOUTON tells ALL ACCESS, "I am looking for talent in DETROIT for our Metro Networks Regional Hub. I need traffic producers and editors, traffic anchors for DETROIT, GRAND RAPIDS, CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, COLUMBUS, TOLEDO and DAYTON Radio and TV stations. News anchors for same markets. … [Read more...]
News About Radio News: Part 1
Posted on May 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
As promised in our Twitter update, here's the first of two items about radio newspeople.We wondered, when posting the "Help Wanted" ad put up by Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100 Cleveland, if news director Darren Toms would look to the outside in hiring a replacement for anchor/reporter Ted Klopp...who left the station on his own to pursue a job outside radio.It appears that outside hiring has happened.OMW hears that Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting talk WEOL/930 Elyria news reporter/anchor Colleen … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Ike Exits WQMX
Posted on May 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
OMW has confirmed that Rubber City Radio Akron market country powerhouse WQMX/94.9 has parted ways with night personality Michael Izic, also known as "Ike the Night Guy"."Ike" had been with WQMX since 2001, and moved from overnights to nights four years after he started on the air. We don't know why he is no longer with the station.An OMW reader tells us that WQMX weekender George McFly was heard in the 7-midnight slot Tuesday evening, though we don't know if he has a shot at the full-time … [Read more...]
Three Quick Hits
Posted on May 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We have been working on some things that aren't confirmed - or can't be printed, yet - so here's what we CAN bring you...THE DECLINE OF WOAC: OK, so most of our readers would say that Canton-licensed WOAC/67's decline began when the station dumped its Canton-focused secular independent programming for infomercials, home shopping and then, more infomercials.But we're getting an insight into the financial problems faced by the TV division of brokered ethnic radio king Arthur Liu's Multicultural … [Read more...]
Monday’s Breakfast Menu
Posted on May 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
So, we're a bit hungry, but are out of eggs...THERE'S A REASON THEY'RE LOOKING: Late last month, as we were swimming in news of Clear Channel's latest nationwide job cuts, we got a couple of interesting questions from readers.They'd spotted a relatively new "help wanted" ad placed on various trade websites by Clear Channel's Cleveland cluster on Oak Tree Boulevard in suburban Independence:News Anchor/Reporter - Cleveland, Ohio Newsradio WTAM 1100, Cleveland, Ohio has a full time opportunity in … [Read more...]
Odder Mix Than Usual
Posted on May 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
And mostly items on the fringe of our usual OMW coverage area wrap up this Friday.But we'll start in Cleveland, and to our friends on South Marginal Road...thank you for the Twitter Shout-Out! Quoting:-----A special Fox 8 Twitter shout-out to Ohio Media Watch. Glad you're enjoying our tweets! Stay tuned, more to come-----We don't know who handles the Twitter account at Cleveland Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8". We suspect it's one of those Additional Duties added to a newscast producer's already … [Read more...]
Embargoed Until Wednesday Morning
Posted on May 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're just picking up random items here in midweek, with mostly a TV theme...THE CLEVELAND (NON-)EMBARGO: As it turned out, in the end, nothing apparently happened.But there was a lot of behind the scenes intrigue in the past couple of days about a story "you saw first on 19 Action News at 10 on My43 WUAB" on Monday night's show.We hear that the 10 PM show that night on the MyNetwork TV outlet told viewers that the Cleveland Clinic's face transplant patient would make an appearance in front of … [Read more...]
Regrouping On Monday
Posted on May 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're back for a Monday morning update, with some new stuff, and not one direct mention of Something Else that's been kicking around the local media world recently. But this update appears to be All About Clear Channel...like most of last week...A CLEVELAND VALENTINE: OMW reported last week that Los Angeles-based Sean Valentine, he of the one-named "Valentine in the Morning", would be once again expanding his empire to Cleveland.The hot AC KBIG/104.3 "My 104.3" host's syndicated offering was … [Read more...]
Picking Up Some Pieces
Posted on April 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
...pieces involving more fallout from Clear Channel's latest doings, cable TV and more...but we have to get the umbrella first...MORE LAYOFF FALLOUT: OMW hears that in the wake of the involuntary departure of long-time Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100 producer/sidekicks Marty Allen and Paul Rado, the station has officially announced changes in staff involving afternoon host Mike Trivisonno's show.Long-time WTAM board operator Kurt McLaughlin ("Dirty Kurt") has been named full-time technical … [Read more...]
