This may be one of our final blog updates of 2012, though we will continue to update our social media presence with breaking media-related news. No, not actual breaking news, as some of our E-mailers (not readers) haven't figured out... CLEVELAND RADIO HISTORY INTO HISTORY: As we write this, early Sunday morning, the storied Cleveland media address "One Radio Lane" is no longer occupied by, well, any radio stations. CBS Radio's local operations in Cleveland have been split between two … [Read more...]
A Wide Variety Of Items
Posted on October 20, 2012 · 2 Comments
No clever theme, just a Wide Variety of Items this time around. As usual, some have already been seen on Twitter, and others are brand new...or at least, running first in this post... ALLIE'S DEPARTURE: We learned at the end of last week that Local TV LLC Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8 News" was losing another popular personality. This time, it was sports reporter/anchor Allie LaForce heading "to California", to a TV destination that was not revealed last Friday when she said her on-air goodbyes … [Read more...]
Mr. Stark County High School Sports Passes Away
Posted on October 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
When pretty much everyone agrees that your name is synonymous with your chosen lot in life, you're an icon. That certainly applied to Jim Johnson, who symbolized coverage of high school sports in Stark County for decades. His long-time employer, NextMedia talk WHBC/1480 Canton, reports Johnson's death. Johnson retired from WHBC in 2007 after a 29 year run covering thousands of high school and other sports events. His total career length? 43 years. Quoting WHBC's own news story on Johnson's … [Read more...]
All Over The Map
Posted on October 10, 2012 · 4 Comments
UPDATE 12:10 AM 10/11/12: Jim Davison tells OMW that he will continue as operations manager of WHTX/1570 Warren, which will continue in its current standards format as "The Fabulous 1570" and retain its current staff and features. Jim also confirms that WYCL/1540 Niles has changed from classic country to a Spanish-language format as of Tuesday afternoon... ----- We're catching up again with a wide variety of media items, both in kind and location... DISH DEAL: Viewers to Gannett NBC … [Read more...]
From Sports To TV To New Radio
Posted on October 3, 2012 · 3 Comments
The title says it all. And as usual as of late, some of these are brand new, and some are catching up over the past few days... INDIANS STAYING ON WTAM: So, we hinted about this both on our social media presence and earlier this week right here on the blog, on an item we posted last week: "Before we dive into this item, one note: Don’t print those “92.3 The Fan/Indians” bumper stickers just yet..." We got a little "back patting" flack pointing back to this on Twitter, but really, we were far … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre, Vol. 7
Posted on October 1, 2012 · 3 Comments
The releases are piling up. But we'll start, as always, with Ann's Corner, from long-time Friend of OMW Ann VerWiebe...promotions and marketing guru for Kent State University's WKSU/89.7-and-its-many-simulcasters. There's even a picture as a bonus! ----- WKSU LAUNCHES STREET-SIDE STUDIO IN ITS AKRON NEWS BUREAU WKSU is pulling back the curtain and putting its news production on view in downtown Akron. The street-side studio in the United Building fronts South Main Street with a view of the … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre (Vol. 6, The Kate And Travis Edition)
Posted on September 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A mix of items, with today's new releases and yesterday's favorites...well, not quite. The below items are in no particular "copy and paste" order, and as the title suggests, come from Fox Sports Ohio's Kate Buddenhagen and Time Warner Cable's Travis Reynolds. Before we dive into this item, one note: Don't print those "92.3 The Fan/Indians" bumper stickers just yet... ----------- FOXSportsOhio.com Announces EXTRA POINTS Online show featuring NFL & Browns discussion hosted by Zac Jackson … [Read more...]
Our Big Catchup Post
Posted on September 25, 2012 · 8 Comments
Yes, we've been gone a while. ("Life Intervenes", you know.) As things settle down a little, we can come up for air and shovel out a lot of items. We'll revisit some items both here and on our social media accounts, and put in some new items as well. A warning...you'll definitely need to bring a lunch for this one... NFL NETWORK, TWC MAKE FRIENDS: Northeast Ohio's Time Warner Cable subscribers didn't have to wait until Thursday to get the long-awaited NFL Network. TWC's Travis Reynolds … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: TWC, NFL Network Reach Deal
Posted on September 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE: OMW readers tell us that the NFL Network is already showing up on channel 346 (1346 HD), and RedZone is being seen on channel 347 (1347 HD). TWC's Travis Reynolds confirms that channel placement... ------- For football fans, the long, cable nightmare is over. Well, at least the nightmare for Time Warner Cable subscribers. After what seems to have been a decade, Northeast Ohio's dominant cable provider has struck a deal with the NFL Network. NFL Network will be on Time Warner Cable … [Read more...]
Major League Catchup
Posted on August 28, 2012 · 5 Comments
No, that's not something the Cleveland Indians are about to try, based on their dismal play as of late. It's something we're going to try now, after an unplanned Life Intervenes(tm) hiatus for about two weeks. (Note: We'll have a planned hiatus for personal reasons, right after the Labor Day holiday. Or, maybe we'll be more active...) Anyway, on with the show... OTHER SHOE DROPS: We already told you that now-former Ohio News Network Cleveland bureau reporter Cristin Severance had found a new … [Read more...]
