Some updates, some speculation, and some mea culpa from your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm)...SHE'S IN: As reported here late Tuesday night, former local TV anchor Stefani Schaefer is back in Northeast Ohio, taking an apparently new position on WJW/8's FOX 8 News In TheMorning.UPDATE: The station has posted information about her return, and video from the announcement, here.It's a return to the area, and a return to the very show she was on in the mid-1990's.Stefani was the "big announcement at 8 AM" - … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Schaefer Returns To Cleveland TV
Posted on September 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment
It's an item we hinted about way back in mid-August (see last item), and it's about to come true. VERY soon.OMW hears from reliable sources that former WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" anchor Stefani Schaefer is returning to Cleveland.This time, though, she's landing a few blocks to the northeast of the local ABC affiliate - on South Marginal Road, as she'll be joining the WJW/8 "FOX 8 in the Morning" team. Or rather, "rejoining", as she was on the program before heading to 3001 Euclid in the late … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: “Mix” Cincinnati Flips To “Radio 94.1”
Posted on September 10, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Clear Channel hot AC WVMX/94.1 "Mix 94.1" Cincinnati has flipped to a new format and presentation.RadioInsight.com's Lance Venta has the scoop on the noon change:Just as we pondered on August 29, WVMX Cincinnati has dropped the “Mix” moniker in favor of “Radio 94.1” at noon today.A quick glance of the playlist shows a shift towards Modern AC.And sure enough, the WVMX website now redirects to "radio941.net", with a message for surprised listeners:Hello...Mix 94.1 is no longer on the air in … [Read more...]
WNIR’s New Morning Co-Host: Familiar
Posted on September 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
OMW hears that the replacement for former Media-Com talk WNIR/100.1 "The Talk of Akron" morning co-host Maggie Fuller will start Monday.Taking the microphone alongside Stan Piatt, Steve French and Jim Midock Monday morning will be...Maggie Fuller.We don't have much information why Ms. Fuller has decided to return to her spot on the Akron market talk station's morning show, but she will, starting Monday morning.We don't know, but we do believe that the station had not anticipated her return, and … [Read more...]
Closing Out The Week
Posted on September 7, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Assorted stuff we haven't gotten around to, and the like... and a teaser or two...THAT TEASER: OMW hears that a long-time Northeast Ohio media personality returns to the local broadcast community on Monday.Is this the same person we hinted about in an item a while ago? Or, is it something entirely new and surprising? It certainly was for us, when we heard it.Or maybe it's not "entirely" new?Keep watching for details. We may update this one before Monday...SAVING RANTS?: OMW hears that FSN … [Read more...]
A Big Ten Network Interception
Posted on September 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment
As of this writing, the Big Ten Network is still the Big Zero Network for customers of Ohio's largest cable TV multi-system operator, Time Warner Cable.And it doesn't likely to change anytime soon, with full knowledge by fans that the most important Ohio State Buckeyes football games (i.e. OSU-Michigan) will be telecast in their full glory on good old ABC or ESPN.Alternatives include DirecTV, which is the primary partner with the BTN folks - FOX owns a share of both the new network and of … [Read more...]
No, We Don’t Know About WMMS
Posted on September 5, 2007 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 9/5/07 3:37 PM: It would appear from what we've heard and seen, WMMS has excised nearly all mentions of those legendary call letters.And that means from both the airwaves and from the station's website, which carries this new "100.7"-only logo.Does this mean anything, or is 'MMS...er...100.7...hoping to get a little attention in a stunting fashion? We'll see.The station also appears to be having some fun with its website playlist.Original item below...----------------No, we don't have … [Read more...]
Followup Stuff
Posted on September 5, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Mostly followup to stuff posted below this item, with some new items as well..."RIK AND SARAH" NOW CORE OF WHBC-FM MORNINGS: For at least some time, WHBC-FM/94.1's Madison Woods actually hosted morning drive solo at "Mix 94.1", NextMedia's Canton AC outlet.When Rik Elliot showed up, the two teamed up. And now, "Maddie" is out of mornings.A memo from the station flew out of Market Street South and somehow made the trip up I-77 to us. It says "Mix" is "building" the morning show around Rik and … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Drudge Out, WLW’s Cunningham In
Posted on August 31, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Premiere syndicated Sunday night host Matt Drudge exits his show after his September 30th show. OMW hears that Premiere says the host "has chosen to depart the radio business" to concentrate on his popular Internet site and "other endeavors".The Drudge show airs on most Clear Channel-owned talk stations in Ohio, and counts an affiliate base of over 325 stations nationwide.Replacing him is WLW/700 Cincinnati early afternoon mainstay Bill Cunningham, who starts October 7th in the Sunday night … [Read more...]
Short Weekend Wrap
Posted on August 31, 2007 · Leave a Comment
OMW will not be updated between now and Labor Day, as barbecue sauce doesn't mix well with keyboards.But coming early next week, we'll have an exclusive (as far as we know) Q&A with a former local TV news anchor who's working on a very interesting new project...WOW! PIGS DO INDEED FLY!: It's not often that the other local media outlets praise Raycom Media's WOIO/19 and the Cleveland CBS affiliate's "19 Action News", but it's happened today.Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Regina Brett has … [Read more...]
