UPDATE 8:33 PM 5/29/10: There's an update to the last story in this item. Please scroll to the bottom of the item for more... ------ Here's an update to get you through Memorial Day weekend... LOST UPDATE: First, an update on Channel 5's problems with the series finale of ABC's "Lost", parts of which were, well, lost to area viewers last Sunday night. As we noted on our original item, the Scripps-owned local ABC affiliate was able to convince the network to allow it to rerun the show before … [Read more...]
Channel 5’s Lost Mystery
Posted on May 24, 2010 · 9 Comments
UPDATE 7:37 PM 5/25/10: WEWS will air "Lost" at 1:06 AM early Thursday morning, in addition to the previously scheduled ABC network repeat of the show's finale at 8 PM on Saturday... And yes, our apologies for inadvertently mixing up the Beacon Journal's Rich Heldenfels with the Plain Dealer's Mark Dawidziak. That part of the item has been corrected... -------- UPDATE 9:20 PM 5/24/10: The WEWS item linked below has been updated with a new message from newly minted VP/GM Sam Rosenwasser: The … [Read more...]
Clearing Off The Virtual Desk
Posted on May 22, 2010 · 5 Comments
Here's just a collection of stuff once again topping our virtual desk. We've been meaning to clean this thing off...though there are still a couple of items we'll have to take off later... 20 QUESTIONS: OK, so they're 10 questions each to two people, but both are Northeast Ohio radio types. The popular trade site "AllAccess" spotlights two local radio types in its weekly "10 Questions" section. One is Clear Channel Akron market hot AC WKDD/98.1 former morning man and former talk WHLO/640 … [Read more...]
Brian And Nolan
Posted on May 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Two entirely unrelated items, but they happen to be here at the same time... BRIAN SOLO: OMW hears from former Clear Channel hot AC WMVX/106.5 co-host Brian Fowler ("Brian and Joe") that he's getting some time behind a microphone actually connected to a radio transmitter this week. Thursday and Friday, Brian will be subbing for vacationing OMW reader Scott Miller on the CBS Radio classic rock WNCX/98.5 morning drive time show, alongside co-host Jeff Blanchard. Brian tells us: It's been a … [Read more...]
What We Know, And Don’t Know
Posted on May 18, 2010 · 5 Comments
Most of the below items are questions and tips from readers, that we haven't been able to get answers about. If you know, drop us a line. We also have some regular news items in the mix... MIKE HEGAN: A number of listeners asked us if we know why Cleveland Indians Radio Network voice Mike Hegan hasn't been in the broadcast booth with partner Tom Hamilton. IRN pre-game host Jim Rosenhaus has been taking Hegan's place. Well, we've asked around, and the word out of Oak Tree - home of Indians … [Read more...]
Entrances And Exits
Posted on May 14, 2010 · 2 Comments
Time to head to Cleveland's electronic equivalent of Grand Central Station (Tower City?), and chart a whole bunch of Cleveland TV entrances and exits, and a small radio note... THE NEW MELISSA: OMW hears that Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8" has found a replacement for meterologist Melissa Mack...who left Cleveland with great fanfare for a new job at CBS O&O WBZ/4 in Boston. She's Angelica Campos, who shares a now-former employer with Raycom Media CBS/MyNetwork TV WOIO/19-WUAB-43 "19 … [Read more...]
Rick Gilmour Dies
Posted on May 12, 2010 · 6 Comments
Former Cleveland radio talk show host Rick Gilmour has died of cancer, at the age of 48. The station where "Gilly" spent most of his radio career, Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100, has more. Gilmour's death is, unfortunately, no surprise to OMW readers. We wrote about his struggle with cancer in late March, noting that he'd been transferred to hospice care. Though he hasn't been on the air regularly for some years now, listeners still remember Gilmour's unique style and voice. After a stint at … [Read more...]
Joe Tait Honored
Posted on May 11, 2010 · 1 Comment
Perhaps the biggest honor for Cleveland Cavaliers iconic radio voice Joe Tait would be being the voice of the NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. But this one's pretty good. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has tapped the veteran Cavs broadcaster as the Hall Of Fame's broadcast inductee for 2010, with Tait winning the Curt Gowdy Media Award. Quoting the press release from the Cavaliers' website: Joe Tait, the 2010 Gowdy Award winner representing the Electronic Media, is currently in his … [Read more...]
Move Complete
Posted on May 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As promised a week ago, Ohio Media Watch is now officially at its new home: http://ohiomediawatch.wordpress.com/ The original Blogger version of OMW will no longer be updated, and all future posts will be found on the WordPress site. You will still be able to find old posts at ohiomedia.blogspot.com, but no new content. The ohiomediawatch.com domain will now redirect to the WordPress site. That's a change we just put in, and it may take a while to make its way through the Internet. As a … [Read more...]
Cleveland Connections
Posted on May 6, 2010 · 4 Comments
Three items with at least past connections to the Cleveland radio and TV market... LEEANN'S DENVER EXIT: AllAccess reports that a former Cleveland radio personality is out at her Denver station, in an item posted earlier this week: ALL ACCESS confirms that WILKS Hot AC KIMN (MIX100) middayer LEEANN SOMMERS exits LeeAnn was heard in Northeast Ohio on Clear Channel hot AC WMVX/106.5 "Mix 106.5" from 2001 to 2005, and was previously heard on stations like WENZ/107.9 and the old "Jammin' 92.3", … [Read more...]
