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...]
Tuesday’s Here
Posted on April 17, 2007 · Leave a Comment
And a note from your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm): Real life intrudes again, and our updates may not be as regular this week as we'd like. But we'll try to check in...MAD DASH TO BLACKSBURG: As America got really familiar with a college campus in Southwest Virginia really quick, coverage of the largest shooting massacre in American history overtook local airwaves as well.All local TV stations, that we saw, dipped in and out of coverage of the mass murder at Virginia Tech on Monday afternoon, … [Read more...]
Opening Up The Week
Posted on April 16, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Happy Monday to you, such as it is...and our opening volley of the week is a mix of stuff...THAT WHK 85TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW: As first mentioned here months ago, Salem talk WHK/1420 Cleveland is planning an 85th anniversary special.We now know the date - this coming Thursday at 6 PM. And we know the host - former WHK personality Johnny Holliday.From the WHK website page about "The WHK Radio Retrospective":From 1959 to 1964, Johnny Holliday was the biggest name in Cleveland radio.Join Johnny as he … [Read more...]
Up Next On WKNR Saturdays: “Hammer and Booms”
Posted on April 14, 2007 · Leave a Comment
On Good Karma sports talk WKNR/850 Cleveland in the Saturday 9 AM-noon slot this week:The second "Saturday Morning Sports Show" co-hosting appearance by comedian, former FOX Sports Radio host and Euclid resident Chuck Booms.The show comes with a built-in name this time - "Hammer and Booms" - the first name in the billing, of course, being "Rizzo on the Radio" producer/sidekick Aaron Goldhammer.We're not sure if the show name is significant, or as usual, if anything regarding this time slot … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: It’s Q104’s Turn
Posted on April 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
On the heels of the departure of CBS Radio AC WDOK/102.1 Cleveland afternoon driver Chris Fox, it's time for sister hot AC WQAL/104.1 to take a spin in the "Lineup Change Machine".AllAccess reports that "Q104" is changing around its schedule.Station midday personality and music director John Conner exits, to "enter the world of artist management" - that's an AA quote from WQAL programmer Dave Popovich.That moves evening host Tim Richards up to the midday slot, and brings in WDVD/Detroit's Rob … [Read more...]
More “Newsy” Sports
Posted on April 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Back in the day when FOX Sports Net Ohio was the only local cable TV sports operation, we think it's safe to say that you could call it a bit complacent.The network had the rights to both the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers, and really didn't feel the need to produce any news or information programming besides the pre-game shows and post-game shows.That changed drastically when the Indians took their baseball and went to a new TV home, their own SportsTime Ohio, last season.Since then, … [Read more...]
The Imus Cleveland Fallout
Posted on April 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Don Imus hasn't been on the radio airwaves in Northeast Ohio for a good 10 years, since his syndicated show aired on sports talk WKNR, then at 1220 AM.But there are plenty of connections between this region and the now-former host of "Imus In The Morning", a morning drive radio program that aired on CBS Radio, and simulcast on MSNBC cable, until this week.We won't repeat the oft-reported story here. You've probably already heard that both his radio and TV masters have now shown Imus the door, … [Read more...]
Moving Central Ohio Radio Stations
Posted on April 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Our friend and colleague Scott Fybush at NorthEast Radio Watch, who goes through new FCC applications like some folks go through candy, passes this one along.Scott tips us off that WKOV/96.7 Wellston OH, licensed to that city in extreme southern Ohio near Jackson, has filed an application to head north - for a change of community of license to Frazeysburg.Yeah, that meant nothing to us, either, until Mr. Fybush pointed out to us that the small town is just outside of Zanesville, and the station … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: “Triv TV” Shutting Off
Posted on April 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100 afternoon driver Mike Trivisonno says he's giving up his "Triv TV" segment on Raycom Media CBS affiliate WOIO/19's "19 Action News" this week. Cleveland Plain Dealer media columnist Julie Washington has more on the PD's Entertainment Blog.In the item, Washington says Triv blames the current broadcast climate, particularly the well-publicized trouble former Cleveland radio star Don Imus brought upon himself recently with rather poorly chosen words.Triv made the … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: WDOK PM Driver Out
Posted on April 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment
CBS Radio AC WDOK/102.1 Cleveland is often the model of radio stability, so we don't usually have anything to say about them. Well, until now.AllAccess reports that WDOK afternoon driver Chris Fox "exits". The shift will be filled, at least on an "interim" basis, by local radio veteran and WDOK part-timer Bob McKay.OMW is reminded that McKay did afternoon drive at Clear Channel hot AC WMVX/106.5 "Mix 106.5" until about five years ago.More as it develops... … [Read more...]
