We've known about this for a while, but rather unfortunately, we've been kind of swamped in the Real Life Dept.(tm) to get something up here in the past day or two.So, we're heartened that it's good news that brings us to post this item.OMW hears that Rubber City Radio rock WONE/97.5 Akron program director T.K. O'Grady has indeed successfully gone through his prostate cancer surgery, which took place on Monday.We hear that O'Grady is expected home tomorrow, and is "doing fine". We also hear … [Read more...]
STO Scrambles With Tribe Move
Posted on April 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Television production can't often turn on a dime, but SportsTime Ohio is doing a lot of dime turning this week.With baseball officials moving the Cleveland Indians series with the Los Angeles Angels to Milwaukee's Miller Park, STO says they'll air the three-game set as scheduled - scooping up a last-minute commitment on a production truck in Wisconsin, and flying staffers up to Milwaukee.The sole casualty of the move will be STO's HDTV telecast, which won't take place since the games will not be … [Read more...]
Welcome To Monday
Posted on April 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
...such as it is. And as per usual with our early week posts, we're in a mix of updates and ongoing topics...LES ON THE RADIO: When Good Karma sports WKNR/850 started revamping its lineup, bringing in names like Tony Rizzo and Mark "Munch" Bishop, we wondered what would happen when these hosts took time off.With a rather busy sports month or so mostly behind us, it's no surprise that Rizzo - in his "day"/night job as WJW/8's primary sports anchor - would be taking some time off from both TV … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: WOIO’s David Pingalore Headed To Florida
Posted on April 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment
This just in, and as far as we know, exclusive to OMW - at least on the Ohio end:WOIO/19 "19 Action News" weekend sports anchor David Pingalore is leaving the Raycom Media Cleveland CBS affiliate for Florida.In his blog, Orlando Sentinel TV columnist Hal Boedeker writes that Pingalore is headed for Orlando, where he takes the top sports job at CBS affiliate WKMG/6.Boedeker writes that Pingalore heads south later this month to become that station's sports director.Up here, Pingalore is second in … [Read more...]
Weekend Loose Ends, April Edition
Posted on April 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment
After enough snow delays to stop a baseball game four times, time to clear out the odds and ends before we hit the weekend...ANOTHER WHBC CHANGE: OMW hears that NextMedia talk WHBC/1480 Canton, now finishing its second week as "NewsTalk 1480", is making another adjustment to its new format.And judging from the feedback we get here, it's one that will please many of our readers.We hear that WHBC weekend mainstay Jim Albright will premiere a Saturday morning talk/information program starting … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: WBNX-DT Finally Up
Posted on April 5, 2007 · Leave a Comment
This may be bigger news to you if you're a fan of the CW Network's prime-time lineup, and have a high-definition TV.OMW got a tip that Winston Broadcasting CW affiliate WBNX/55 Akron has finally lit up its long-awaited digital signal.We lit up our own HDTV set, and sure enough, it's there, apparently at a decent power level.We imagine that like most such installations, WBNX still has to test and make adjustments to the signal. But this is the first ever sign of the WBNX-DT signal, which … [Read more...]
WKSU’s Vincent Duffy Heads For Michigan
Posted on April 4, 2007 · Leave a Comment
OMW has confirmed that WKSU/89.7 program director Vincent Duffy is leaving the Kent-based NPR outlet for a new job out of state.Duffy will become news director of the University of Michigan's network of three NPR stations, based at the university in Ann Arbor."Michigan Radio" originates at WUOM/91.7 Ann Arbor, which serves southeast Michigan including nearby Detroit, and has outlets in Flint and Grand Rapids.OMW hears that in addition to the radio work, Duffy will have a chance to do some TV … [Read more...]
Midweek Update
Posted on April 4, 2007 · Leave a Comment
And at nearly the exact middle of the workweek, at that...how did we manage that?DAVE AND JIMMY KISS YOUNGSTOWN: As rumored, OMW hears it's going to happen Monday at Clear Channel Youngstown top 40 WAKZ/95.9 "Kiss FM".Regionally syndicated morning team "Dave and Jimmy", based at Clear Channel top 40 powerhouse WNCI/97.9 Columbus, will take the open morning drive slot at the Youngstown station on Monday.WAKZ has parted ways with Los Angeles-based Sean Valentine, whose voicetracked morning drive … [Read more...]
Renda Moves On To Philly
Posted on April 4, 2007 · Leave a Comment
MediaWeek magazine reports that WJW/8 "FOX 8" vice president/general manager Mike Renda is leaving the Cleveland FOX O&O after some 10 years to take a similar post at the company's Philadelphia O&O, WTXF/29.(Well, we actually heard the news first Tuesday on the WKNR/850 "ESPN 850" mid-morning show hosted by FOX 8 sports anchor Tony Rizzo, but our Round Tuits[tm] hadn't come back from the factory until today.)Renda has held the top post at the local FOX station for some 10 years, and the … [Read more...]
Random Tuesday Stuff
Posted on April 3, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Just going through our "to do" list, with news and comment (no, not involving Paul Harvey)...there's still more, that we'll get to later tonight...KISSED OFF?: It looks like Clear Channel Youngstown top 40 WAKZ/95.9 "Kiss FM" is the latest CC Ohio top 40 station going a different direction in morning drive.On the heels of sister Cincinnati "Kiss" outlet WKFS/107.1, WAKZ appears to be ending its relationship with Los Angeles-based Sean Valentine, the afternoon driver at L.A.'s original "Kiss FM" … [Read more...]
