In our zeal to enjoy the weekend, we forgot that we didn't run down today's NFL Draft, and local coverage of same.On TV, of course, it's all about ESPN and sister network ESPN2, which own the TV rights lock, stock and proverbial barrel. Local TV affiliates will have to wait until their evening newscasts to show video of the Browns drafting Brady Russell Thomas Peterson, or whoever it'll be.This year, NFL Draft coverage has beefed up on radio.On Browns AM flagship Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100, … [Read more...]
And…It’s Friday
Posted on April 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
OK, so we will sneak in a final update for the work week...IT'S BAAAAAAACK!: After what would appear to have been a one-day test earlier this month, Cleveland market CW affiliate WBNX/55 Akron has returned to the digital airwaves.WBNX-DT is back up as of this writing. (If you haven't set your digital tuner up for it yet, have it scan new channels, or specifically, RF channel 30.)And things are a little different for the station's return to digital broadcasting.This time, WBNX-DT is putting out … [Read more...]
Not Quite A Week Ending Post
Posted on April 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment
...unless we take Friday off, at least in the world of your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm). Which, we might...TOWER'S NEW MORNING SHOW: We last paid attention to the morning show at Cumulus top 40 WTWR/98.3 in the Toledo market when "Tower 98-3" sent Toledo market veteran Johny D and his crew packing.We're not even sure what "Tower" ran in mornings since, but we know what they're running now.An item on Wednesday's AllAccess Net News scroll tipped us that WTWR has become the latest affiliate of "Kidd … [Read more...]
Hump Day
Posted on April 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Disorganized, and in no particular order...AND THE REST OF THE STORY: We've already reported that former WKYC/3 sports anchor Andy Baskin starts pinch-hitting in the WEWS/5 sports department Friday, which is now officially down to one person ("The Overworked Sue Ann Robak") on-air after the departure of anchor John Chandler.What we haven't reported yet may be just as interesting.OMW hears that upon the departure of sports director Chris Miller - now happily at Comcast SportsNet in Washington DC … [Read more...]
More Tuesday Potpourri
Posted on April 24, 2007 · Leave a Comment
We're just in an odds and ends kind of mood lately...HELP INCOMING: Just two days after WEWS/5 lost sportscaster John Chandler to the land of New England, OMW hears that a fill-in may already be on the way.We hear that if it hasn't happened already, former WKYC/3 sportscaster Andy Baskin will soon be tapped to pitch in at the local ABC affiliate - to ensure Sue Ann Robak isn't chained to the sports department 7 days a week, and to help with "team coverage" of events like the Cavaliers' run in … [Read more...]
Living On The Air In The DVD Section
Posted on April 24, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Countless local radio types credit one thing for their career in the business - the late 70's-early 80's TV show "WKRP in Cincinnati".And it only seems that we've been waiting that long for the DVD version of the show, the first season of which is released in stores today.Not only is there that inspiration, there's also the Ohio connection...the southwest Ohio city which served as the home of the fictional radio station in the CBS sitcom.As would befit a newspaper headquartered in the Queen … [Read more...]
Monday, Monday
Posted on April 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Some pickups/leftovers/questions to start the week:THERE GOES JOHN: OMW hears that Cleveland ABC affiliate WEWS/5 announced on its 11 PM newscast Sunday night that sports anchor John Chandler's last day would be - Sunday. It's news that isn't news to regular readers of This Space, which reported the "NewsChannel 5" sports anchor's exit on Thursday.(An error on our part resulted in us reporting a last date of April 26th.)We didn't get a chance to see it, but we're told anchors Curtis Jackson and … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Browns Re-Up With WKYC/3, Add SportsTime Ohio
Posted on April 20, 2007 · Leave a Comment
The Cleveland Browns are sticking with local NBC affiliate WKYC/3 for the 2007 season, as the team's official broadcast TV partner and home of Browns preseason games.But on the cable side, the local NFL team is making a change for 2007, as it will start a new agreement with SportsTime Ohio, the local cable/satellite regional sports network owned by the Cleveland Indians.The other big news out of this agreement is for HDTV fans.Channel 3 will air four 2007 pre-season games in HD format, and new … [Read more...]
Local TV Turmoil
Posted on April 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE WITH NEW INFORMATION - 3:35 PM 4/19/07There has been a lot of turnover in Cleveland TV over the past few months, and it's happening again. We have two items in just one day.OMW hears that WKYC/3 news director Mike McCormick has announced his resignation from the Cleveland NBC affiliate this afternoon, effective immediately.McCormick came to the station less than a year ago from Gannett sister station "First Coast News", the NBC/ABC combo in Jacksonville FL. We have no idea where he's … [Read more...]
And…Wednesday
Posted on April 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment
NOTICE: We accidentally closed comments on this item too early, in our attempt to close the item below it. The comments are once again open on this item, if you'd like to add your two cents worth. -- The Management----------We weren't even planning on being here today, but...here we are, with a mid-week installment...BLACKSBURG NORTH: Two days after the largest shooting massacre in American history, local TV stations in Cleveland continue to camp out in Blacksburg, Virginia.The Virginia Tech … [Read more...]
