UPDATE 8/25/08 6:28 PM: Toledo NBC affiliate WNWO/24 reports that it has granted another extension to Buckeye Cablevision, which will keep the station on cable through September 10th as negotiations continue...------------If you look closely, you'll notice a very slight change in our appearance.We've been putting it off here at the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm), but we finally decided to drag our old template into the new Blogger layout system. We're still tweaking some things, but this will allow us … [Read more...]
Followups And Other Stuff
Posted on August 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 9:01 AM 8/7/08: OMW has confirmed that WJW "FOX 8 News" Columbus bureau reporter John Damschroder is a victim of the station's recent round of layoffs, as the station is closing the bureau entirely at the end of the month.We hear out of South Marginal that the bureau's existing photographer will head back to home base in Cleveland.With the WJW bureau closing, will anyone come in and take over a ready-made TV news bureau in the State Capital?We don't know if there's any interest out of … [Read more...]
Thursday Tidbits
Posted on July 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment
A few late week tidbits for you...UPDATE 10/27/08 5:35 PM: From Morrison's agent, Steve Swienckowski from the David Crane Agency:"All charges related to a July incident involving former WUPW Meteorologist Mike Morrison have been dismissed, and all references on his record have been expunged. That is the ruling of a court in Toledo as of today. "BAD WEATHER: OMW hears that WUPW/36 "Fox Toledo" chief meteorologist Mike Morrison is "no longer in the building".Morrison was arrested early Sunday … [Read more...]
Monday Update
Posted on July 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Starting a new week with these items...DRAGGED INTO THE 21ST CENTURY: It's the Nagging Rumor That Won't Go Away, Northeast Ohio radio-wise.Is Media-Com talk WNIR/100.1 "The Talk of Akron" about ready to become "The Talk of the (Internet) World", as it were?An OMW reader tipped us a month or two back to an on-air comment by WNIR midday host Howie Chizek...that the station was apparently readying a streaming audio feed, offering the local talk station's programming to Internet listeners.And then, … [Read more...]
Assorted Stuff
Posted on July 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Just a few non-related items, mostly as usual...FALLEN OFFICER BENEFIT: The folks at Oak Tree tell us that Clear Channel country WGAR/99.5 morning man Jim Mantel is involved in a fundraiser for the family of Twinsburg police officer Josh Miktarian, who was killed during a traffic stop in that city early Sunday morning.The benefit is a memorial motorcycle ride from South East Harley-Davidson in Bedford Heights to Twinsburg High School on Saturday, July 26th. Riders' minimum donations of $10 … [Read more...]
After The Holiday
Posted on July 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 11:20 PM 7/7/08: AllAccess confirms, as do our own sources within WNCX, that the below moves on the WNCX Morning Show are permanent. It's indeed "Miller, Mihalik and Mike" now, and yes, that is former WDOK programmer Scott Miller aboard at 98.5...he's been in the chair since last week.The artist known solely as "Mud" on the show is no longer with WNCX.And we don't feel as bad now for mangling the spelling of Kim Mihalik's last name in previous items. At least we didn't use a "C" like … [Read more...]
Chuck’s Moves
Posted on June 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
OMW hears that long-time reader Chuck Matthews is keeping busy these days.The former Cumulus talk WTOD/1560 Toledo programmer has picked up more work for his voiceover business - from a WTOD competitor.We hear Chuck has been signed up to do voiceover and imaging work for crosstown newly-minted talk WDMN/1520, and sister LPTV MyNetworkTV outlet WMNT-CA/48 "My 48/58".We also hear he's been doing work for a new small local ad agency based in suburban Perrysburg, and continues to search for his next … [Read more...]
Random Weekend Cleanup
Posted on June 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Come to think of it, we have some early summer cleaning to do at the Palatial OMW World Headquarters as well...JUNE 20TH: We did not note it here beforehand, but Friday was a busy day at the Clear Channel World Domination HQ compound on Oak Tree.Cleveland talker WTAM/1100 morning host Bill Wills celebrated his 10th anniversary at the Northern Ohio version of "The Big One". He joined 'TAM on June 20, 1998 - from the original "Big One", co-owned WLW/700 Cincinnati."Wills and Snyder" is a pretty … [Read more...]
Random Stuff, In No Particular Order
Posted on June 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
And mostly just clearing out the "inbox" here at your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm)...TOLEDO OLDIES: Cumulus Toledo market oldies outlet WRQN/93.5 has made a change in evenings.Veteran Toledo - and elsewhere - radio personality Jim Brady has exited the oldies station's 6 PM-11 PM slot, and is being replaced by another Toledo and station vet, Buddy Carr.Carr has been holding down a 10 AM-3 PM Saturday shift, which the station says he'll keep after taking over nights full-time starting tonight.No word … [Read more...]
Monday Updates And Corrections
Posted on May 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We're just going off on a tangent or three here, and there may not be any connecting thread. This is just stuff that's been piling up in the Collective Mind here at the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm)...SANE: Not really much to update here, but it appears the announcement of the arrival of incoming VP/general manager Victoria Regan at Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 Cleveland was well received.OMW hears that when announcing her appointment at 3001 Euclid, Scripps bosses used the word "sane" more than once … [Read more...]
