AllAccess reports that Canton market top 40 WZKL/92.5 "Q92" has found its new promotions director.He's Josh Miely, recently of hot AC WCEM/106.3 "The Heat" in Cambridge MD. AllAccess lists him as that station's production director and assistant sales manager, but we found a page also listing him as the midday on-air personality. At a station that small, people often have roughly five job titles...That cursory Google search we did revealed no news articles about a "fake charity" scandal, so … [Read more...]

It's not like Media-Com Akron market talker WNIR/100.1 has not provoked public officials before.But Summit County executive James McCarthy was apparently rankled by evening host Tom Erickson's discussion of a controversial job appointment...so much so that he picked up the phone and called Erickson's show Tuesday night to defend the hiring of county animal control director Christine Congrove.We haven't followed this closely, but the hiring of the 23 year-old former secretary at the dog pound - … [Read more...]

As regular OMW readers know, we've been diligently tracking the upcoming move of WJER-FM 101.7 in Dover/New Philadelphia, which has been owned by Clear Channel for some time in preparation for a nudge north into the Canton market.Earlier this week, we reported the move of WJER veteran Steve Kelly to afternoon drive on Columbus AC WSNY/94.7 "Sunny 94.5". And now, some more pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together, and we're even finding out some things by accident.FIRST PIECE: On a … [Read more...]

(UPDATED 6/14/06 with new information from the Tribune-Chronicle and Business Journal)Youngstown ABC affiliate WYTV/33 has officially unveiled its much-discussed future plans, which include a new My Network TV-affiliated secondary channel - to be called "myYTV" - to debut in September. And as expected, WYTV will also mount a 10 PM newscast on the new channel, going up against the only current 10 PM newscast in the market, WYFX/62 "FOX 17/62"'s "First News at 10".The station is also building a … [Read more...]

Whew!OMW may have been on hiatus, but things just don't stop happening in the world of radio and TV while we leave the keyboard. We'll catch up with a few short items first, then have some more later:CASEY'S RETURN: We did get a chance to catch WTAM/1100 sportscaster Casey Coleman doing some play-by-play on a recent SportsTime Ohio afternoon Indians game, and we were thrilled.We also note that Casey's told Browns Radio Network play-by-play voice and WKYC/3 sports director Jim Donovan that he … [Read more...]

Ohio Media Watch will return from hiatus on Tuesday, June 13th. Thank you for your patience!-OMW Staff … [Read more...]

Ohio Media Watch is on hiatus, for now.We appreciate the E-Mails, calls and other support received after we first posted this message earlier today.This update is just to let you know that yes, we're OK, and there's nothing untoward going on in the life of your Primary Editoral Voice(tm) or any members of the Vast OMW Editorial Staff. We just have to attend to some things away from the MBoF(tm).(Note to the humor impaired: Please go find someone to help you with our running jokes.)We don't … [Read more...]

WTAM/1100 sportscaster Casey Coleman will get to call televised baseball this week.Plain Dealer sports media columnist Roger Brown reports that Casey will call play-by-play of "a few innings" of the Indians' contest against the Oakland A's on Thursday. The noon game will air on Tribe TV outlet SportsTime Ohio...and we believe STO usually repeats their early games later that evening, as well... … [Read more...]

...if your name happens to be Kevin Metheny, Clear Channel's regional programming VP based out of the Clear Channel World Domination HQ on Oak Tree Blvd. in Independence... … [Read more...]

From the keyboard of Plain Dealer radio/TV columnist Julie Washington, two items:* Washington notes that both local public radio outlets are hosting premiere parties for the movie version of public radio staple "A Prairie Home Companion".Kent State University's WKSU/89.7 holds their party at Shaker Square Cinemas in Shaker Heights, while ideaStream's WCPN/90.3 shows up at the AMC Richmond Town Square 20 in Richmond Heights.The placement of WKSU's event in the Cleveland area is what we assume is … [Read more...]