Tiffin station WTTF/1600 is set to move to their new home, and meet new neighbors WHEI/88.9 and cable access "WHEI-TV10," sometime this month. It's been a bizarre trip for the station founded by Bob Wright and Milton Maltz (now you know how "Malrite" - Maltz-Wright(e) - got its name!) ever since Clear Channel sold off WTTF, along with now-silent WPFX/107.7 North Baltimore and their Sandusky cluster, to Fremont-based BAS Broadcasting back in early 2008. (The remaining Tiffin station, WCKY/103.7, … [Read more...]
Tons of Assorted News
Posted on October 5, 2010 · 1 Comment
'A veritable potpourri' of interesting news items gathered throughout the weekend: FSO AND DAN PATRICK: Dayton native Dan Patrick's satellite TV simulcast of his late-morning sports radio show will soon be available to non-satellite subscribers. Yesterday morning, DirectTV, which produces the show for radio and television, announced a syndication agreement with the regional sports network service Fox Sports Net that takes the show over to basic cable, expanding the show's reach to more than 85 … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Van Lane passes away
Posted on October 5, 2010 · 3 Comments
Legendary broadcaster and executive Van Lane passed away Sunday night. Born Morris Schecter, Lane achieved his greatest success from 1955 until 1968, mostly through daily freelance Thoroughbred racing news that Lane provided to WHK/1420, KYW/1100, WERE/1300 and WJW/850. Those racing reports were so popular (as the sport enjoyed its' pinnacle at that same period) that Schiltz Beer even served as a sponsor for several years. He also was the play-by-play voice for the old AHL Cleveland Barons on … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Former WUAB owner Steven Cannell passes away
Posted on October 1, 2010 · 3 Comments
Former Raycom MyNetwork TV affiliate WUAB/43 Lorain owner Steven J. Cannell passed away late last night at age 69, from complications associated with melanoma. He was far more known for the multitude of TV series that he created or produced over the past forty years, including "The A-Team," "21 Jump Street," The Commish," "Baretta," "The Rockford Files," "The Greatest American Hero," and "Wiseguy," among others. Even his studio's production logo, which featured him pulling out a piece of paper … [Read more...]
Doc Thompson (kinda) returns to Ohio
Posted on October 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Remember Doc Thompson? He's the former production director for Clear Channel oldies/classic hits WMJI/105.7, and also was a producer and sidekick for the station's longtime top-rated "Lanigan and Malone" morning show. (Listeners to talk WTVN/610 Columbus may even remember the Saturday night talk show he co-hosted with fellow WMJI staffer Bryan Radabaugh back at the turn of the century.) Doc left WMJI in 2005 for a programming gig at short-lived Albuquerque NM startup FM talker KAGM, and later … [Read more...]
WKSU Focuses on Bullying
Posted on October 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Starting this Monday, Kent State University’s WKSU/89.7 will examine the tender subject of bullying, which is apropos considering recent news events. WKSU reporter/producer Vivian Goodman presides over "Mean Kids", a six-part series that will air during WKSU’s local segments on NPR’s Morning Edition. (For the uninitiated, NPR's flagship program airs on WKSU weekdays from 5:00AM to 9:00AM.) The segments will examine current statistics on bullying, the ease of creating havoc over the Internet, … [Read more...]
Ohio SPJ honors WNEO/WEAO “Final Edition” documentary
Posted on October 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A 2009 documentary about the Akron Beacon Journal and it's founding family has won very high accolades for public TV outlet Western Reserve PBS (WNEO/45 Alliance-WEAO/49 Akron). Final Edition: Journalism according to Jack and Jim Knight, which tells the story of the Knight family, the Akron Beacon Journal and the rise and fall of the Knight-Ridder newspaper chain, won a top award in the 2010 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists competition. The hour-long documentary, which was a three-year … [Read more...]
That Columbus Blue Jackets FM Flagship Shuffle
Posted on October 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Ever since Dispatch/RadiOhio sports WBNS/1460 began simulcasting on their sister 97.1 frequency back in January 2009, the longtime OSU and Columbus Blue Jackets flagship station was never able to make it a full-time simulcast. This was due to Fun With Radio Columbus market alt-rock WWCD/101.1 having been the team's FM flagship since the team's 2000 inception - and as a result, "97.1 The Fan" would have to break away from their AM counterpart to run ESPN Radio whenever the team's coverage … [Read more...]
A Second Voice
Posted on September 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As you see below, it's official...OMW now has a Secondary Editorial Voice(tm). The second editor is identified in each post. Anything posted by our Secondary Editorial Voice(tm) is their own responsibility, and not necessarily connected to, approved by, or in agreement with what your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) posts here. And no, we're not going away. Well, the royal we, the Primary Voice, etc. We'll stick our virtual heads back in here from time to time, and hopefully, return to "full … [Read more...]
WGAR hires Tim Leary for mornings
Posted on September 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Veteran Clear Channel country WGAR/99.5 announced yesterday that they have a new morning show host. It's Tim Leary, host of "The Morning Showgram" on Hall Communications WCTK/98.1 "Cat Country" in Providence, Rhode Island. Leary's last day at WCTK will be October 8; he's slated to start at WGAR on October 25. Upon the prospect of joining WGAR, Leary told AllAccess: "I’m absolutely humbled and honored with this opportunity to work at such a country heritage icon as WGAR. My jaw is still on the … [Read more...]
