Our condolences to family and friends of former Cleveland radio mainstay Ray Marshall, who passed away over the weekend of a heart attack at the age of 51.Though Ray spent much of the past 16 years at Citadel's cluster in Lansing MI (as operations manager), his time here in Northeast Ohio was fruitful and long.We're still trying to fill in all the blanks here, but we know he spent many years as program director of the old "3WE"/WWWE/1100, the station known now as Clear Channel talk WTAM.After … [Read more...]
Monday Odds And Ends
Posted on October 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Not much really stands out about the below items, or for that matter, connects them. Well, aside from the fact that all the items have to do with persons no longer on the air in Cleveland in 2007 - or are about to leave the area.But it's Monday, and we're dragging ourselves back to the grind.A reminder: we're still in "sporadic update" mode due to various personal/off-blog issues. But we'll try to check in at least once every day or two...MORE ON THE ANDERSON MOVE: The Plain Dealer's Julie … [Read more...]
Another Ashtabula Change
Posted on October 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment
It hasn't taken long for the new entity known as Media One to make its mark on the former Clear Channel cluster in Ashtabula.After flipping top 40 WZOO/102.5 Edgewood to oldies as "Magic Oldies 102.5", the company is about to make its second format change - this time on the AM dial.The Ashtabula Star-Beacon's Robert Lebzelter reports that Media One's WFUN/970 is dropping its news/talk format, moving to become an all-sports outlet sometime in November.The station's morning drive … [Read more...]
Moving Day’s Coming
Posted on October 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Over the past month or two, we've heard references on Good Karma sports WKNR/850 "ESPN 850"'s mid-morning show with Tony Rizzo about the station's upcoming studio move to the Galleria in downtown Cleveland.We didn't know WHEN, though, despite hearing "Rizzo on the Radio" producer/co-host Aaron Goldhammer talk a while back about getting trained on new equipment at the new 'KNR facility.Well, it's coming.Since the Rizzo show is our best source of information about some of the internal workings of … [Read more...]
Midweek Update
Posted on October 24, 2007 · Leave a Comment
A heads up - this will be one of our slower update weeks, due to off-blog concerns. But sometimes stuff just begs to be put up...COLUMBUS MOVES: Within a half-hour of each other, two OMW readers gave us the heads up... the long-awaited move of Clear Channel's WMRN/106.9 Marion into the Columbus market is about to take place.In fact, the station itself has announced the change to listeners on a web page, which gives word of WMRN's upcoming COL move from Marion to the Columbus suburb of Dublin, … [Read more...]
Random Thought
Posted on October 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment
While awaiting our next full update, sometime later today or tomorrow... a question.How can Cleveland Cavaliers flagship WTAM/1100 produce a Cavaliers' broadcast from literally the other side of the world - Shanghai, China - that sounds like Fred McLeod is doing it from Cleveland......but Akron market talker WNIR/100.1's regular weekend remotes from car dealers literally down the same street from their studios in the same Akron suburb sound like they're coming from China?OK, so we know the … [Read more...]
Rover In Controversy Land Again
Posted on October 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
A picture posted on the website of CBS Radio Cleveland alt-rock/talk WKRK/92.3 "K-Rock" morning host Shane "Rover" French today has caused a raft of controversy.The site operated by the "Rover's Morning Glory" show, RoverRadio.com, posted a graphic picture that it said could be of school shooter 14 year-old Asa Coon - taken immediately after his self-inflicted shooting death at Cleveland's SuccessTech Academy this Wednesday.The page is titled "School Shooter Dead?" with a question mark in that … [Read more...]
Trouble In Willie Paradise
Posted on October 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
So, long-time Clear Channel talk WLW/700 host Bill Cunningham just launched his syndicated show.The former Drudge show was moved over to the "Big One" from sister talker WKRC/550 by CC Cincinnati AM operations chief Darryl Parks, so the station could prominently feature its own local talent with his brand-new weekly national talk show.And then, the truckers got in the way.No, not literally.But it was apparently the technical commitment to deliver the syndicated "America's Trucking Network" … [Read more...]
Bob Jacobs Passes Away
Posted on October 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
The name "Bob Jacobs" may not mean much to radio listeners in Cleveland, Akron or Canton.But those living in Tuscarawas County will likely light up with instant recognition, for Jacobs had a long run at two radio stations in the Dover/New Philadelphia area.His most recent radio home, country WTUZ/99.9 Uhrichsville, has announced that Jacobs passed away over the weekend.Bob Jacobs had two long stints in radio in the Tuscarawas Valley.According to the linked obituary, he came to WJER/1450-101.7 in … [Read more...]
Two Quick Updates
Posted on October 8, 2007 · Leave a Comment
We'll throw these up this afternoon, instead of waiting for our usual morning report...FM TALK WATCH ROLLS ON: Our ongoing tracking of the move of traditional news/talk/sports formats to the FM dial nets a big one this afternoon, not that terribly far from Ohio.AllAccess reports that Emmis talk powerhouse WIBC/1070 Indianapolis is the latest to be added to the FM Talk Convert list. Emmis will move the legendary Indiana talk station to the FM dial at 93.1, replacing top 40 "Radio Now" WNOU.Not … [Read more...]
