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Hillary Clinton Calls Fellow Democrats Sexist Warns That She Won’t Stay Quiet |
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Clinton Coin CLINT — информация о криптовалюте курс и прогноз |
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Among thousands at Kodak Hall former President Bill Clinton mourns Louise |
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Hillary Clinton Sex Tape! AKTE mit: |
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Clinton has wanted to hide communications for years |
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John Lewis vs Donald Trump amp Hillary Clinton |
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EXHIBIT in Clinton Icons of Ethiopia |
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Ellison Won’t Say if He Wants Clinton Campaigning for Democrats: ‘We’re Not … Talking Bad About Anybody’ |
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Hey Kids! Clinton Cash is now a comic book! |
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Le discours d’Hillary Clinton dans l’Iowa perturbé par Sticker Kid |
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Novichuckle and how Clinton tried to keep it under wraps |
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Melania Trump needs to do what Hillary Clinton couldn’t — throw the bum out |
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Benghazi committee releases more Clinton emails |
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Hillary Clinton: A Career Criminal |
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Bund finanziert Deutsche Umwelthilfe – mit Connections zu Clinton-Wahlkampfleiter John Podesta |
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It’s Really Happening: GOP Demanding Special Prosecutor for Obama Clinton and Comey! |
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Clinton Arena is candidate to host NHL preseason game in Kraft Hockeyville contest |
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NEWSLINK: “It’s wishful thinking to blame Clinton’s loss on Cambridge Analytica Cambridge Analytica has now joined Russia at the top of a list of conspirators who may have helped Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016 leaving the real reasons unexamined” – The Independent UK/Patrick Cockburn |
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2018 Campaign: Republicans are running against Hillary Clinton — again |
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The Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Full Debate |
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Boys Varsity Basketball · Feb 20 Pre-sale Tickets for Boys DII Sectional Game: Ross v Clinton Massie |
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One injured in Clinton house fire |
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PD: 2 women wanted for shoplifting from Clinton outlets |
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INFOWARS: Fake News Desperately Trying To Cover Up Clinton Crimes |
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BREAKING: CLINTON INDICTMENT IMMINENT |
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Congressmen Just Gave Hillary Clinton The Most ĎĚVĂŠŤĂŤÍŃĞ news Of Her Life |
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4/30/2016 Clinton York Rite |
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Clinton will present |
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What Bill Clinton Found In His Efforts To Discover the Truth About UFOs |
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Clinton Hands Over File Server to FBI |
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Clinton Sparks |
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Testo integrale di D 2 Peter Munk George Soros Cheney Paul Wolfowitz HW Bush GWBush John Kerry Clinton 11 settembre Attack |
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HOW I WAS CONTACTED WHILE IN SERBIA BY THE CLINTON WHITE HOUSE VIA AN INTERMEDIARY |
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Trump and Nunes Just Lost Their Last Chance to Avoid the Russia Scandal as Republicans Admit Russians Worked to Undermine Clinton |
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2 Tan alto logro va acompañado de otro hito: El rector de la Universidad de Vigo ha resuelto que ni lo de Bill Clinton era sexo ni lo de copiar a investigadores chinos es plagio |
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Yes Bill Clinton ASKED Russia to interfere in a US presidential election |
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Sachin-Jigar ft Kausar Munir – Clinton Cerejo Ayushmann Khurrana Parineeti Chopra |
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Clinton Coin CLINT — все о криптовалюте курс и прогноз |
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WATCH: Pelosi Forgets Own Party’s History AGAIN Mistakenly Calls Bill Clinton Racist |
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Calling for a Congressional investigation of Clinton Foundation Stop the Amhara Genocide |
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Weitere Angeklagte waren Richard Cheney John Brennan John Ashcroft Robert Mueller George W Bush George HW Bush Kevin Spacey Barack Obama John McCain James Baker Edgar Bronfman Sr Paul Wolfowitz Richard Perle Condoleeza Rice George Soros John Kerry Bandar Bin Sultan David Rockefeller Brent Snowcroft Zbigniew Brzezinski und Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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Clinton har e-mails og Trump Playmobil-paryk men har de overhovedet en konkret politik |
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The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Vol 1:The Human Rights Years 1945-1948 2 Volume Set by Eleanor Roosevelt Allida Black Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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Presidential Parody Bill Clinton Dog Toy with Squeaker |
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WATCH: Hillary Clinton Rips Fellow Democrats Who Tell Her To “Go Away” |
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Clinton Street Baking Company’s Black amp White Cake |
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OPEN: A Unified House East One Coffee Roasters Clinton Hill Brooklyn |
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Bil Clinton ówczesny prezydent USA przeprasza za eksperymenty na ludziach |
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Hillary Clinton is a Lesbian Admits Former Miss Arkansas Sally Miller |
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President Clinton Visits Akshaya Patra in India |
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NEW REPORT: Hillary Clinton’s “Faith Advisor” Harassed Young Women |
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Obama administration considering intervention in support of joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force says Hillary Clinton |
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My 72-Hour Safari In Clinton Country |
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Palatulan molds new team at Clinton |
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Clinton Juppé Erdogan Daesh y el PKK |
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Dự án Sáng kiến Tiếp cận Y tế Clinton thảo luận kế hoạch hợp tác với Viện Sốt rét – KST – CT TP Hồ Chí Minh |
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Wikileaks proves the Clinton primary was rigged – Michael Sainato |
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Nostalgia Sunday – 20 Years Ago Today April 1 1998 Spanish KSCA 1019FM announced today that the station is concerned that it is siphoning off too many listeners from the successful KLVE 1075FM GM Richard Heftel is in talks with Michael Eisner about a Spanish version of Radio DisneyGentlemen start your engines KKHJ is dropping one of the K’s and returning to Car Radio a format heard in the mid-1980s and originally conceived by Walt Sabo The inCARnation of KHJ will have Al AC Cowlings anchoring morning drive Sabo acting as a consultant has hired five retired NASCAR drivers to host the various shiftsSaul Levine is changing formats again at KGIL The station is now dark He had heard than an all-Black format would workKBIG has yet again announced a NEW format however as with all other NEW format changes the music will remain the sameKRTH has added 5 new Oldies to the rotation The playlist now totals 212 different recordsParamount Pictures has announced plans to produce the next James Cameron movie The Titanic’s dynamic Oscar-winning director’s next project will be based on the NBC TV series Adventures of Mark and Brian John Tesh is up for the role of KLOS’s Brian and Sean Penn is anxious to take on the character of MarkGeorge Nicholaw made a major announcement this morning Due to the unprecedented success of simulcasting 60 Minutes on Sunday evenings KNX effective immediately will simulcast its entire broadcast day with Channel 2 The weekends will be all-drama all the timeIn other news: In a surprise turnaround Maureen Lesourd returned to KABC/KLOS/KDIS as gm and immediately reinstated Michael Jackson to a full-time shift Michael will work the all-night shift as Michael Scotland playing folk and hootenanny musicSounds like KLSX is preparing a major format change to all-Toilet radio Beginning at six this morning there was a continuous flushing soundKZLA pd John Sebastian has made a MAJOR format announcement Effective today he will integrate one true Country song per hour into the formatMega 100 announced again a call letter change to reflect the upcoming millennium Mega 2000KKBT and KPWR agreed today to switch frequencies Both companies reported no reaction from their listenersBased on the enormous ratings success of all-Sports programming 13 additional AM stations have announced format changes to chase the advertising dollar already flowing to KCTD XTRA KRLA and KSNEArbitron made a startling announcement today that a just-discovered computer virus makes the last 20 years of Los Angeles radio ratings invalidWith all the changes announced today there was no speculation on the fate of KRLA Email Saturday 33118 Freedom Check “I’m looking forward to April 1 for a number of reasons: It’s Easter It’s the birthday of one of my favorite drumming icons Jeff Porcaro Jeff was a founding member of Toto he was one of most prolific and acclaimed session drummers of all-time and like all truly-great people he was very sweet humble gracious and generous person especially to his fansBut I’m especially looking forward to April 1 this year because that’s when those obnoxious ‘Freedom Check!’ spots will apparently end! Can’t wait! Speaking of obnoxious spots Tim Conway Jr continues to endorse Kars for Kids Somewhat disturbing considering what a sham they been proven to be Thanks for keeping up your marvelous must-read site” – Andrew Schermerhorn Stories Enjoyed “Just want to let you know that at least two items you recently posted brightened my week First in your excellent piece about Rich Brother Robbin you reminded me of how much fun it is to listen to RichBroRadio in fact I’m listening to it as I write this And secondly I had no idea that WKRP in Cincinnati is available to be seen again I always heard that it was too expensive to clear the music Now MeTV has become Must See TV – Ken Davis Missing Bill Lally “Thanks a bunch for the plug on LARadiocom recently I’m still battling jet lag as I went back for the Paralympics after a quick 6 day stay in Cali to announce sled hockey A supreme time Anyway I just heard Bill Lally passed away Very shocking! We lose another one of ours to that insidious disease Bill was a terrific gentleman and along with a solid career in broadcasting he had an even better sense of humor in the hallway at the old KFI building and at Clear Channel studios I’m gonna miss his superb Peter Graves impression and most of all I’ll always appreciate him for bringing me in there at AM 1150/XTRA 690 years ago referring me to operations director Michael Clarke to do updates Now he can meet up with the real Mr Phelps and trade P Graves impressions up in the skyRIP Billy L” – Mike Carlucci WKRP in Cincinnati on MeTV “In case it helps Don MeTV is a digital broadcast subchannel It is only on cable in areas where either it is the main channel network or the station carrying it included it in their retransmission consent agreements I receive it over-the-air because my HDTV set and TiVo both have digital tuners and are hooked up to an outside antenna aimed at Mount Wilson Here in LA it is on KDOC/563 but also on cable via KAZA/54 check cable guide for channel by system It is also on both DirecTV and DISH on channel 54 and on Verizon FIOS on channel 462 For the rest of California the over-the-air channels are: Palm Springs – KMIR/362 San Diego – KGTV/102 San Francisco – KOFY/202 Sacramento – KCRA/32 Chico/Redding – KRCR/72 Bakersfield – KERO/233 Fresno – KGMC/436 Monterey/Salinas – KYMB/271 Eureka – KAEF/232 In other areas MeTV’s website has a lookup by zip code: MeTV has proven to be the most popular of the ‘retro programming’ networks and even shows up in the Nielsen ratings sometimes It is carried in all but four of the top 100 television markets and all but 12 of the top 150” – KM Richards Don Imus’ Final Day “Dale Parson’s former WNBC pd posted: Don Imus airs his final radio show Thursday March 29 on WABC-New York and a network of stations around the country The first time I met Imus was 33 years ago and it seems like only last week Actually it seems like a different life January 4 1985 My first day on the job at WNBC Radio I spent most of the morning in conference with general manager John Hayes when suddenly the door to Hayes’ office was kicked open My back had been to the door and I jumped from my seat not sure if I should dive for cover and prepare for an attack Hayes was unperturbed remained in his chair and simply said ‘Dale I’d like to introduce you to Don Imus Don this is Dale Parsons’ ‘So this is the fkin’ genius you hired Hayes I hear you’re from No Fk Virginia What’s your big game plan’ I replied ‘My only job is to serve you’ ‘And don’t forget it’ Imus retorted over his shoulder as he walked out As I sit here in the Maui jungle thinking about Imus I’m reminded of the late night phone calls ‘I’m sick Dalemight not make it in this morning’ and the shouting matches Don called me fat one daymy response was ‘At least I can lose weight Donyou’ll never lose ugly’ going with him to the Rolls Royce dealership I told him to pick a different color but he didn’t listenthe next Saturday we were back trading it in for a white oneat a huge loss and other ‘interesting’ incidences too numerous to mention Ginny remembers Don doing a couple of bits on the air about us taking bubble baths together when we first started dating She said she was appalled but I know she enjoyed hearing about it from her friends I was an Imus listener before I got to WNBC Working with him made me an even bigger fan I wish him well in retirement on his Texas ranch with his wife Deirdre and son Wyatt Imus sent me this postcard while he was on vacation in Summer 1988just before Emmis Broadcasting took over the 660 frequency and silenced WNBC Radio forever The reference to getting a job comes from Emmis not carrying me over to the new station WFAN which was fine with me because I was doing a lot of freelance voiceover work at the timeand I was pretty worn out after dealing with Imus Howard Stern Soupy Sales Wolfman Jack Joey Reynolds etc over the years My response: Fantastic post Dale! I laughed reading this remembering how Kevin Metheny used to like to have me in his office when Imus’ shift ended to bear witness to the daily insanity and to hopefully minimize some of the intrusion by claiming he was in an important meeting – from what can guess it never worked One look at me and even Imus wouldn’t believe it was important!” – Randy West There Are No Influencers story sent to subscribers 329 “Today the influencers are people like the teenagers from Parkland Florida who tweeted Laura Ingraham into submission in one or two posts How times and media have changed Thanks for sharing” – Roger Nadel Go Fund Me My good friend Roger Collins who worked at KUTE and KFI is battling colon cancer and could really use some financial assistance with his medical bills A GoFundMe page has been set up in his real name Paul Lancaster If anyone in the industry could help him in any way please go to his Facebook page Thank you – Jeffrey Leonard Imus Walks Out on Final Show March 30 2018 Thursday was the last live Imus in the Morning program on WABC-New York Don Imus served up an emotional monologue as only he could do then left the broadcast booth Imus was forced into an early retirement by Cumulus Media’s need to cut costs as it moves through Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization AllAccess did a great job of recapping Don’s final show: “Imus wrapped up his career with the assertion that ‘I’m not gonna miss doing the ‘Imus in the Morning’ program it’s hard to do’ His last segment indicated his pride in his half-century of broadcasting and his bond with listeners “And he proclaimed that ‘there’s been nobody better on the radio than me nobody ever did this nobody But it wasn’t me who did this you know who I’m gonna miss I’m gonna miss you the listeners’ Unsuccessfully fighting off tears Imus described how the audience came through for his charitable efforts like the Imus Ranch he concluded ‘I’m gonna miss that you have no idea how much I’m gonna miss you’ “But he reserved some vitriol for his critics asserting that we were neither dissuaded nor diminished by the intellectually morally and ethically crippled losers the likes of a racist bigoted civil rights charlatan a reference to Rev Al Sharpton or the insecure envious shock jock all howlin’ Howard Stern and the chorus of like-minded yappin’ mutts lost in the dust of the caravan rollin’ by on the road to greatness Rollin’ by on the road to greatness! We did that! YOU did that! I did that! That’s what we did! You goddamn right! That’s what we did! And with that Imus abruptly ended his farewell to the strains of Kid Rock’s You Never Met A Motherf—er Quite Like Me leaving the show to air repeats of recent shows for the final three hours” War of Words There was a dust-up at Fox News between host Laura Ingraham and one of the survivors of the Parkland Florida shootings She apologized Thursday over a critical tweet mocking him over college rejections Laura’s comments triggered a backlash including the loss of some sponsors David Hogg the student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School encouraged his followers to boycott her sponsors At least four of Ingraham’s advertisers – Wayfair Expedia TripAdvisor and pet food brand Nutrish – announced Thursday that they were pulling their commercials from Laura’s program Hear Ache Dodger Stadium was overflowing with sewage near the club dugout on Wednesday the day before opening day Jeffrey Leonard quipped: “I heard the Dodgers have sold the naming rights of the stadium to Andy Gump” … Nationally syndicated talk hosts Hugh Hewitt and Mike Gallagher are hosting Overtime with Hewitt amp Gallagher on Sunday April 29 in Minneapolis … Fortune Magazine pulled out their crystal ball to guess what was trending up and trending down Podcasts fell on the side of trending down “The airwaves have reached the saturation point of three guys and a Patreon account A shakeout is coming” … KLAC’s Dan Patrick won’t return to NBC Sunday Football Night in America The New York Post says NBC presented him with a new five-year deal in December But Dan now says “I didn’t want to do it and not love doing it” He’s been a signature presence on NBC’s Football Night for nine seasons It’s believed Dan is close to signing a new three-year deal to continue his radio show … Big comedy night tomorrow as KROQ’s Kevin amp Bean host April Foolishness … Goodtime Steve Mitchell checked in from Atlanta He was our night jock during the debut of K-100 KIQQ in the early 70s He still hosts Thunder Road a syndicated radio show that combines the best in Country music with coverage of the top tier of NASCAR Racing … Ben Shapiro formerly mornings at Salem’s KRLA will now be heard at KABC Westwood One is taking his podcast and putting Ben on terrestrial radio A press release claims his debut is completely sold out Ben is editor-in-chief of DailyWirecom … Bob Rivers briefly at “Arrow 93” but a huge star in the Northwest recently retired Now he’s missing broadcasting “But not for the reasons you may think It’s not about wanting to be famous or to make a pile of money” wrote Rivers “I miss the chance to say something about what’s going on that I haven’t heard anyone else say So much of what we watch and read today is just Schadenfreude If you don’t know this word you should” Follow the very talented retiree at BobRiversblog Home to Homeland My wife and I are big fans of Homeland It is probably good that this is the last season but it has been a hellava ride since 2011 on Showtime We call the Claire Danes character “crazy eyes” because you never know when she is going to go off I was surprised Hillary Clinton mentioned Claire’s character when reflecting post-election: “At times I felt like CIA agent Carrie Mathison on the show Homeland desperately trying to get her arms around a sinister conspiracy and appearing more than a little frantic in the process” Right on Change of Address A longtime LARadio reader just discovered his daily headlines in his spam folder We are moving over from thevinenet to AvilaBeachdbgmailcom so the headlines have been coming from the new address for about a month If you are not getting the headlines and want them first check your spam folder If not there and you want the daily headlines just drop me an email Former KDAY dj Wendy Williams Recovering from Graves’ Disease March 29 2018 People Magazine devoted two pages to former KDAY dj and now queen of daytime tv gossip Wendy Williams Recalling her time on the local dial Wendy said she wasn’t the best dj on the air but she always showed up for her shift Her consistency reflects her indefatigable approach to her professional success yet her drive has taken a toll on her personal life Following doctor’s orders Wendy stepped away from her hit tv show to address her affliction with Graves’ disease – an autoimmune disorder that leads to overactivity of the thyroid – which threw her usually healthy body into a tailspin “I had a storm going in my body is the best way I can explain it” Wendy told People She had been diagnosed with Graves’ disease 19 years ago but had been vigilant about taking her daily thyroid medication But last year a packed schedule caused her to fall behind on doctor’s visits Wendy rationalized she was too busy with photoshoots interviews and travelling Last Halloween she collapsed on-set For over a month Wendy unplugged from her show as well as phone calls and social media to concentrate on herself Her husband of 20 years is the producer of the show “He’s been there every step of the way We are glued at the hip” Wendy said She returned to tv on March 19 with a clean bill of health with a promise to take care of herself first KFI’s Michelle Kube Promoted March 28 2018 Perseverance has paid off for Michelle Kube executive producer of KFI’s Bill Handel Show She announced on Facebook that she has been promoted to Executive Producer for KFI meaning “I’ll be working with all the shows and their producers to help them in any way they need” “It’s really bittersweet for me I adore Handel as much as he makes me crazy and I’ve been with the show for 23 of my 24 years at KFI First as a call screener then producer then Executive Producer when we had a staff of 3 producers on the show Over the years things have changed people have come and gone I’ve taken on other responsibilities adding to my producing duties with Wake Up Call but Handel and I have remained a solid team” said Michelle Alex Razo is Handel’s new producer while Michelle now gets to sleep in And more congratulations Mt Wilson FM executive Mike Johnson joined Saul Levine’s 25 years ago this week “I left KMPC to begin a new chapter of my life at Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters at ‘The All New K-JOI’ in those days It is amazing how time flies” Mike is now operations manager at KKJZ “The entertainment business is a cruel and shallow money trench a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs There’s also a negative side” ― Hunter S Thompson Joe Rosati weekend and fill-in at K-EARTH was interviewed this week in AllAccess He revealed about himself: “I’m stereo-blind I was born with Strabismus aka crossed eyes Cosmetically I look ok after having two surgeries throughout my life but functionally I’m technically crossed eyed 3D movies are completely flat to me” I’ve had heightened anxiety and mild panic attacks at the playground with my own children and wife there – Carson Daly opening up about his anxiety on Today Jaime Jarrin Featured in LA Times Piece March 27 2018 Very nice front page LA Times Sunday story on Jaime Jarrin for 60 years as the Dodgers Spanish-language radio broadcaster He spent his first eight years announcing the road games from a Pasadena studio while interpreting the action called by Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett Read the story by clicking photoIn 2005 Howard Stern was making the publicity tour for his move from the broadcast airwaves to Sirius satellite radio He said he would be five times filthier than he was on terrestrial radio In one interview he declared “Wouldn’t it be brilliant if my audience could all lie down at night together and achieve orgasm together” Hear Ache Podtrac is the expert in podcast audience measurement publishing the industry’s only podcast rankings A lot of providers saw drops between January and February even big-dog NPR Their “unique monthly listenership” dropped from 16370000 to 15773000 The remainder of the top five include WNYC Studios 7687000 HowStuffWorks 5700000 PRX 5226000 and “This American Life / Serial” combined three shows 4862000 ESPN is in sixth place The New York Times is in seventh and in eighth place is iHeart David Schwartz made a rare find of the premiere broadcast of NBC’s Monitor program on June 12 1955 … John Skipper former president of ESPN was the subject of a major story in The Hollywood Reporter To anyone who knows about substance abuse their eyes must have been rolling when Skipper said he “compartmentalized” his drug usage He claimed to be the master at compartmentalization The problem with addiction is that it knows no boundaries and has no respect of business hours … Brian Perez sent a note that WKRP in Cincinnati starts airing on the Me TV network weeknights at 9:30 pm beginning April 2 … Kelsea Ballerini is the midday guest host at KKGO throughout the month of April “Country radio has been so good to me and I can’t wait to officially join the Go Country crew” enthused Kelsea The sun sets on Don Imus morning radio show March 26 2018 Don Imus was the center of a seven-minute piece on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday Anthony Mason interviewed Imus and reviewed his fifty years on the air Imus signs off this week from his WABC-New York morning show Don owned his bigoted remark in 2007 when he made a disparaging remark about the women’s basketball team at Rutgers University He said he knew better The incident led to one of the four firings he experienced during his half-century on the air Imus lives on a sprawling ranch halfway between Houston and Austin His son Wyatt has become a champion rodeo rider and calf roper The 19-year-old said that his father went to every single one of the son’s rodeo events throughout junior high high school and the son’s first year of college When asked if her husband is ready for retirement Deirdre Imus replied “It’s about time don’t you think Frankly I’ll miss it a lot ’cause I’ve listened all these years every single show since I met him in 1992 I met him on the air” After getting married in 1994 the couple started the first Imus ranch a summer camp for kids suffering from cancer “I listened to what was on in New York and I thought ‘Man this is gonna be easy!’” he laughed as Imus recalled his on-air start in at WNBC in 1971 He was an overnight sensation More than 100 stations syndicated his broadcast By 1997 Time magazine named Imus one of the most influential people in America Don said he was one of the best five radio guys ever He also included Arthur Godfrey Jack Benny Wolfman Jack and Howard Stern on his list of the best “Done this for 50 years making a lot of money Only person that’s won more Marconis than me is Paul Harvey What was he on three minutes a day Stop it! Come on!” There’s much more at the CBS site Click the photo Nostalgia Sunday – 9 Years Ago Today 1003/The Sound Perfects the Perfect Promotion March 25 2009 There’s an old truism that I learned on the day I started in the marketing department at Columbia Pictures a lesson from the man whom I consider the best movie marketing maven ever I feel so fortunate to have learned from the best The moment he told me I was hired he leaned towards me and said ever so quietly ‘I’m going to tell you something that will keep you on track It is very simple but oh so difficult to execute’ I leaned even closer He said “Never promote a promotion always promote a movie” What you learn is that it applies to everything Enter 1003/The Sound They have created the perfect promotion with their Album Madness which mirrors the annual college basketball tournament better know as March Madness But it would be easy to do a bracket-type campaign that only promotes the promotion Instead The Sound Album Madness executes what the Bonneville station is all about The station pits a classic album against another classic album and then invites the listeners to vote for their favorite The music is complimented and the audience is involved with The Sound beyond just a passive passing And do you know what they started with Beatles White Album versus Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run This was no low-seeded album against a high-seeded selection “How do you decide” asked Dave Beasing l the program director at The Sound and the tournament director and mastermind behind Album Madness “Now it’s going to be the White Album against Elton John’s Tumbleweed in round two That’s going to be tough but if I were going to Las Vegas I would probably have my money on the Beatles but Elton was surprisingly strong against the Doors” Where did the idea come from “There have been stations around the country that have pitted artist against artist in tournament bracket or silly promotions of Ginger versus Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island or boxers versus briefs” “We thought since our emphasis is on albums at The Sound that we would do something with albums It really has caught people’s imagination and the page views are going through the roof on our site We’re hearing things like ‘it was all my friends could talk about at dinner last night’ Friends are getting together with the bracket page and handicapping the albums It is great” When we talked about the promotion Dave said that for them the tactics feed the strategy When you are doing Ginger and Mary Ann who cares These kinds of promotions never tie back into the station and its programming “Our promotion has to be associated with the core identity of the station” said Beasing As a regular monthly feature Album Sides Wednesday works because The Sound is an album-based station “It is cool in its own right but it feeds the perception of what the station is all about” said Dave Yesterday afternoon the competition was between Bob Seger’s Night Moves and Steve Miller’s Book of Dreams Who came up with the pairings “Our music director Haley Jones r came up with the initial pairings and the whole staff kicked them around and we refined them a bunch of times but Haley really put it together and honestly it went through some phases” The initial thinking was maybe they should mirror the strategy of the basketball playoffs – putting weak competitor against strong competitor so your strong competitors have a better chance of making it to round two “I’m glad we reworked it because right out of the gate we’ve had some interesting matchups that are hard to choose” said Dave “U2 versus The Police at 8 am Thursday morning How do you choose At noon on Wednesday is Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here versus Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street That’s a tough choice” Dave and his people made a decision early on that there would only be one album from each artist “We didn’t want to have the White Album versus Abbey Road in the finals” added Beasing “It just wouldn’t be nearly as interesting” The promotion at The Sound will go until the day after the end of the NCAA basketball tourney “At four o’clock on April 6 which is the day of the championship game we’ll feature the final two albums and let everyone vote all night long during the championship basketball game and then the next day we’ll play the entire winning album” Who does Beasing think will be the final two albums “That’s a tough one” sighed Dave “I didn’t see Carol King’s Tapestry album beating Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions But for the final two it might be the Beatles’ White Album against Led Zeppelin 2 or maybe Rolling Stones” Check out the bracket competition at wwwthesoundlacom Matt Mallon Suits Up in New Ballpark Matt Mallon was general sales manager at KABC until last week when new management made some changes with Matt not making the cut Now Matt rejoins the Walt Disney Co and ESPN Radio as General Sales Manager for 710 ESPN “Matt brings with him a tremendous portfolio of sales experience including seven years as general sales manager for KABC six years at CBS Radio as local sales manager for KFWB and KRTH and three years as a national account manager for Banner Radio in Los Angeles” Chris Berry wrote in an internal memo to the KSPN staff “Matt started his sports radio sales career at XTRA 690 and brings a background which includes significant success in sports programming sales including his most recent accomplishments managing Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play sales for KABC” Email Saturday 32418 RichBroRadio “GREAT story on Rich Brother Robbin It was very nice you shared your history and the props you expressed Love you both” – Mike Butts Copy Cat In a Good Way “I enjoyed the piece about Rich Brother Robbin When I started doing nights at WOKY in Milwaukee they had me listen to air checks of Rich every week They said ‘do this’ and you will be a winner They were right So from a long distance Rich taught me how to do night time Top 40 as he did it better than practically anyone I ever heard I met him in Tucson a long time ago Great jock great talent thanks for the nice article” – Craig Roberts Variety Spices Up RichBroRadio “Rich Brother Robbin’s station is by far the best Oldies station I’ve had the pleasure of hearing I can listen every day without getting bored because I’m always hearing something I haven’t heard in years Can’t say that for most radio stations It inspires me to put on my own Internet Oldies station which I’ll do when I can afford it Hope you are doing well and that you aren’t having to use a bot to get around Please send some of that rain out this way we can use it” – Bill Powers Best Oldies “Now we are talking radio! Loved the story and jumped all in on the app” – Stan White Seattle RBR’s Brother “GREAT article on Rich Brother Robbin — maybe the most down-to-earth larger-than-life person I know We’ve been close friends for close to 50 years despite the fact that we’re both still in our 30’s and beyond just his enormous passion for radio the way he’s handled some serious life struggles has been truly inspirational There’s a decency and grace to Rich that one can’t help but admire and in my case try to emulate And I’m not just saying those things because he plays my KYA jock jingle on RichBroRadiocom I highly recommend his station For those of us who cherished great Top 40 radio since the dawn of time dawn being the mid ‘50s Rich keeps the flame alive He IS heavy and he’s my Brother” – Ken Levine Oldies Outlets “Thanks for the RichBroRadio story and link Been listening a bit and I like it That said my go to stream is Chris Compton’s KFXM stream He has a very large playlist and occasionally plays stuff you’d rarely hear on the radio like the kind of tunes Dr Demento might play There are a few commercials an hour usually just a couple at the top of the hour I first heard it driving through the desert and then Googled and found his stream I’m also now thinking I may have written you in the past about this : At any rate it’s great to have stuff like this to listen to” – Dwaine Maggart Potpourri of the Day’s News “Love the Arbitron ratings from 2003 Wow How many of those voices are still around Memories Thanks for the smiles – both from the cartoons and for the story by Ed Ziel I’m just sorry Mimi Chen didn’t get the luck of the ‘Chanley’! I guess we’re lucky to have her once a week! Thanks for the spread on the American Idol advertising/media blitz Very interesting considering the ratings started out Sunday pretty good then dipped If you ever go on Facebook Charlie Tuna’s son Bryan posts stuff on his dad’s page from the voluminous archives his father kept He has some great stuff from all the promotions he did Have a great and dry weekend!” – Julie Byers KROQ in 21st Place “Any correlation to KROQ having low ratings and Ralph Garman leaving Did his being fired have any impact on ratings Or even Lisa May 3 years ago” – Al Prado From LA to the Loop and Back Again “You are more than gracious It would have been spectacular for me had it only been a blurb among so many talented people yet you gave me a headline God bless you brother And God bless LARP wherever they are I think I’ll share this guy via Tweet FB Linkedin and Instagram Thank you!” – Kenny Noble Day the Music Died “All of the story is in Last of the Seven Swingin’ Gentleman at Amazon And the music still goes on at my house Cast of thousands carry on at 90 amp 1/2 and that’s not a dial position” –Elliot Field Carson Daly More Relaxed “You wrote about Carson Daly and his announcement about having anxiety disorder and since the announcement he seems to be visibly more relaxed on the Today Show Good for him One of the best medicines for what ails us is some transparency so we don’t have to go through challenges alone Now if more men would rip the band-aid off and realize this selfless expression is part of the healing process” – Chris Carmichael Memo to Staff at iHeart Radio March 23 2018 For the second time since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Bob Pittman ceo and Richard Bressler cfo have sent to memo to all employees with a status update: Team It’s been a week since we reached an agreement with our lenders to give iHeartMedia a capital structure that finally matches its strong operating business We’re pleased that a number of news outlets got the story right For example the Wall Street Journal quoted analyst Lance Vitanza who said “This company going bankrupt is not a problem – it’s the solution” Forbes wrote “…that agreement will reduce its crippling debt by more than 10 billion effectively cutting it in half That could be a game-changer for the company” And in the New York Times “…when they come out of bankruptcy they will be in a much better position We expect them to be able to focus their resources on growing their business rather than on debt service which is what they’ve had to do for the last 10 years” Of course there is always someone who wants to tear us down In fact one sadly misguided and uninformed freelancer wrote an opinion piece claiming that we were going to sell off all our radio stations Clearly this is someone who didn’t bother to read anything published on the company or any reliable analyst reports The debtholders have spoken they traded their 10 billion of debt for equity in our company They don’t want to break up the company So if you see anything else like this you now have the right filter for how to think about it While iHeartMedia has had 18 consecutive quarters of year over year revenue growth we still have more people to convert So as we talk with our partners and advertisers about the positive news surrounding our capital structure we should also use it as an opportunity to remind them that we provide unique solutions to problems they’re facing today Broadcast radio is one of the most brand-safe environments for advertisers We are even regulated by the Federal Communications Commission FCC and deliver live human and authentic programming to 9 out of 10 American consumers every week Nothing bears this out like the scandal we’ve seen in the last few days about Facebook which had a relationship with a company that harvested and exploited private member data without permission manipulating the social media activity of tens of millions of people While advertisers have been directing significant dollars to social media in light of this massive data breach many advertisers are seriously rethinking it because they are not getting the ‘influencers’ they think they’re paying for in fact because of social media fraud they’re often not getting real people they’re getting ‘bots’ In contrast our on-air personalities are the true social media influencers – they’re real they’re genuine and they’re often among our listeners’ best and most trusted friends When our personalities recommend a product listeners – and advertising partners – know they are getting the real deal The agreement to reduce our debt by 10 billion has added to our momentum Lots of people are interested in talking to us This is an exciting time for our company and we should use this as an opportunity to tell people about all the other good news at iHeart We’ve attached a few slides to help you tell the basic story Keep us posted on what you hear and we’ll continue to keep you updated on any new developments Thanks for all you continue to do to make iHeartMedia the leading media company by reach in America – and the number one audio platform by far Bob and Rich Andy Chanley to Afternoons at 885/fm March 23 2018 When 1003/The Sound was turned off last year the fan-favorite station lost some popular personalities Andy Chanley who had been doing mornings has just been hired to do afternoons at Triple A stations 885/fm KCSN and KSBR Sky Daniels the general manager at 885/fm has been rebuilding the station into a worthy and professional sounding frequency that introduces much new music into the market Sky will concentrate on gm duties as he steps down from afternoon drive “Years ago I added my name to the list of Paul McCartney Tom Petty and countless others who’ve realized that Sky is doing something truly special at 885/fm” said Andy Additionally Andy has a very impressive VO career having worked on campaigns for Safeway Subway and McDonald’s In other news KFI’s durable evening host George Noory was among 22 legendary news reporters editors photographers broadcasters filmmakers and others who were inducted into the St Louis Media Hall of Fame last weekend In accepting this honor Noory credited his success to a number of broadcast executives especially legendary sports broadcaster Ray Lane who helped him break into the business in Detroit his hometown in the early 1970s Melody Rogers is very excited that a film she is in Bathtubs Over Broadway is having its premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival “It is an amazing look at an almost unknown part of show business and at the advertising industry back on one of America’s greatest production heydays” wrote Melody Veteran newsman Ed Ziel shared a wonderful story on Facebook recently “Sometime in the summer of 1971 I took my son Bob then two years old with me to the Brentwood Farmers Market While I did some business there I thought I’d treat Bob to some ice cream at a food court While I ordered a cone Bob managed to squirm away anyone who ever had a two-year-old knows what I mean When I turned around Bob was sitting on Dustin Hoffman’s lap having a wonderful conversation Dustin congratulated me on having a charming son and I told him he was a pretty good actor We shook hands and I smiled all the way home” Only in Southern California RichBroRadio is an Oldie and a Goodie March 22 2018 This story will read better and you’ll get a better feel for it if you log on to wwwRichBroRadiocom Go ahead I can wait a minute or two All set As my GPS navigator in my car says “Let’s go” My on-air radio career started in Lompoc the Valley of the Flowers In 1965 85 of all flower seeds came from Lompoc It was at KNEZ that I worked with Joe Collins Sullivan Fifteen months later I responded to an ad in Broadcasting Magazine I made a deal I think for about 20 a week more the great negotiator I was and I moved from a market of 25000 people to 100000 in St Joseph Missouri The man who hired me was Rich Brother Robbin We have been friends ever since Our journeys criss-crossed including my chance to return the favor by hiring Rich at W4-Detroit and KIQQ in Los Angeles Rich went on to a marvelous career as an on-air talent program manager and station owner You eventually get to the point when the plane lands for good the better jobs in radio end as young whipper snappers have ideas to reinvent the medium and begin their journey For Rich he had a much envied career with not too many regrets If any place was home to Rich it was San Diego He loved it and had great success there As Rich was sitting in his beach cottage near Ocean Beach he decided that he would start a 24/7 Internet station unlike anything on terrestrial radio Oldies stations were playing less and less music from the 50s and 60s He wanted to fill in that musical gap” Rich Brother Robbin at AFRS/Saigon from KBEST in 1994 and today “I started the website ‘cause I wanted something I could stand to listen to without all the usual stuff in the way of the music especially in the car” said Rich from his new home in Tucson “As an homage to the great stations of the late 50s and early 60s I wanted a very music intensive moving very fast with short jingles and announcements mostly 10 seconds or less bam bam bam Several old jocks called in the first few months loving the fact there were no jocks allowing them to do their own talkovers over any/every song! I loved that” He launched RichBroRadiocom on February 10 2007 “When I started assembling the pieces in late ’06 there was no way to pick up a streaming site on smartphones meaning all listening would require being anchored to a desktop But within days of my decision to go ahead anyway Verizon announced their intention of providing wireless Internet access at the beginning of 2007 which meant my site and any others that wanted to could be carried in phones plugged into cars It took several months to assemble the library and get permission to use the old jingles by Johnny Mann He was a great friend for years He sent every jingle he’d ever cut JAM/PAMS gave me permission to use any and all of their old stuff – they even cut me a couple of jingles thanks Jon! Talk about hog-heaven for a ‘senior’ jock puttin’ together a website!” Two years ago Rich picked up his radio station stashed the computers in the trunk of his car and moved in Tucson Why “San Diego absolutely has been ‘home’ despite the fact I’ve been in and out of there since ‘69 Truth is California just got too damned expensive for the average retired disc jockey’s average retirement nest egg” Rich responded “So it was either stay and risk being up a creek by 2019 or come over here where the living cost has turned out to be 40 less” During the move RichBroRadio was offline for a little over a week An amazing feat to not only move your life and personal possessions but your radio station “Listener numbers since the move are off a little but many of my folks seem to have found their way back many of whom have been listening since the start Over the years their emails have been great expressing gratitude for what they were hearing nobody ever griped Needless to say I’m grateful for every single one of ‘em” If you haven’t yet plugged into wwwRichBroRadiocom do it now and hear some of the biggest music of the 50s and 60s presented in a no holds barred way that will keep you rocking and rolling from here to there with a set of mind-boggling jingles that keeps the pace full of memories “Here’s hopin’ these old computers just keep on truckin’” Rich said in closing “A day at a time of course” Of course And thanks to you Rich for the significant steps you offered for my career You can each out to Rich on his request line: richbrocoxnet Hear Ache March 21 2018 In their second Monday of singing competition NBC’s The Voice had 107 million viewers while ABC’s American Idol had 77 million That marks a drop of 26 percent for AI from the previous Sunday … Ira Glass This American Life listed his renovated condo in New York’s Chelsea district at 175 million … Behind every successful personality there is a strategic partner There was one executive producer behind Rick Dees and Ryan Seacrest His name is Paul Joseph He’s been promoted to the newly created role of VP/ Program Operations and Content for Cumulus … Legendary pd Al Anthony appears as a judge in the OWN series Snapped this Sunday night Each episode of this true-crime reality series examines a different felon usually a female who has committed murder or attempted murder … Sid Rosenberg and Bernard McGuirk are preparing to take over the WABC-New York morning show from Don Imus at the end of the month Bernard decades-long producer for Imus had a great quote for one of the NY newspapers: “It is surreal to be replacing Imus whom I listened to as a youngster on the way to school” … Sammy Phillips photo had a bizarre accident “I have a chemical burn to the eye thanks to a faulty safety seal on a bottle of target concentrated bleach After enduring endless hours of irrigation techniques and a tetanus shot I got home around 3:30 am … Entercom LA cluster chief Jeff Federman will add regional oversight of additional Southern California markets including San Diego Riverside and Palm Springs … Word is that Dan Patrick is on notice to get his morning drive ratings up on KLAC Tough to do when you are syndicated and the local station provides virtually no marketing … Carson Daly seems to be visibly more relaxed on the Today Show ever since he announced he had an anxiety disorder Good for him One of the best medicines for what ails us is some transparency so we don’t have to go through challenges alone … Kai Ryssdal hosts KPCC’s Marketplace day’s business and economic news at 3 pm and 6:30 pm Didja know that Kai is a former Navy pilot … Walt Sabo is now heard on the Westwood One radio network as Walter Sterling KFI’s Bill Handel Rushed to Hospital Four Times in Six Days March 20 2018 Bill Handel returned to his morning duties at KFI on Monday after more than a month off the air His time away from the radio went from a case of the flu to major pain to visits to the ER four times in six days His flu lasted 3 – 4 days Bill then experienced severe pain “It hurt so much I couldn’t walk” he told his morning fans shortly after signing on yesterday morning “KFI news director Chris Little took me to Emergency at Kaiser Hospital They gave me Percocet and sent me home” Two of Handel’s four visits in six days to Kaiser were by ambulance Twice they sent him home which is the standard operating procedure for most hospitals in most situations But on the third visit Kaiser admitted Bill “They did everything right Man did they do a good job” “I never knew I could hurt that bad I was screaming” It turns out Bill had a cyst next to his spine “They removed liquid from the cyst It was an infection It was unbelievable pain I was screaming at the top of my lungs in pain” The hospital gave him “massive” pain medication Bill referred to it as “nuclear bomb antibiotics” because sepsis set in his blood Bill was in the hospital for eight days He has a silicone tube into his arm that runs across his shoulder and right next to his heart He’ll be on antibiotics for another five weeks which will be administered with a syringe by his wife “I’ve lost 32 pounds Whotta’ way to diet” Bill said KBIG MY/fm Tops Latest Ratings March 19 2018 The February ’18 PPM Nielsen survey was released this afternoon and mostly it was status quo with last month KBIG MY/fm continues at 1 In the top 10 KFI had the biggest drop from 45 – 39 Biggest gains were K-EARTH and JACK/fm moving up four-tenths of a point News/Talk KPCC has the steadiest growth going from 19 in November and moving up to 25 – 24 – 28 and 30 in February 1 KBIG Hot AC 63 – 612 KOST AC 55 – 533 KRTH Classic Hits 48 – 52 4 KIIS Top 40/M 49 – 49 5 KTWV Rhythmic AC 44 – 44 6 KLVE Spanish Contemporary 39 – 40 7 KFI Talk 45 – 39 8 KCBS JACK/fm 34 – 38 9 KLAX Regional Mexican 32 – 35 10 KNX News 32 – 33 11 KPCC News/Talk 28 – 3012 KAMP Top 40/M 28 – 2913 KLOS Classic Rock 28 – 2814 KPWR Top 40/R 25 – 2615 KKGO Country 24 – 25 KRCD Spanish Adult Hits 27 – 25 KYSR Alternative 25 – 2518 KRRL Urban 26 – 2419 KSCA Regional Mexican 22 – 23 KXOL Spanish AC 20 – 23 21 KROQ Alternative 24 – 2222 KXOS Regional Mexican 19 – 2123 KBUE Regional Mexican 19 – 1924 KJLH Urban AC 17 – 16 KUSC Classical 18 – 16 26 KCRW Variety 15 – 1527 KDAY Rhythmic AC 12 – 1228 KEIB Talk 10 – 10 KSPN Sports 10 – 10 KSSE Spanish Oldies 11 – 10 31 KKJZ Jazz 08 – 09 KLYY Spanish Adult Hits 13 – 09 KRLA Talk 10 – 09 KWIZ Spanish Variety 13 – 09 35 KFWB Regional Mexican 06 – 0736 KKLQ Christian Contemporary 05 – 0637 KABC Talk 05 – 05 KFSH Christian Contemporary 06 – 05 KSUR Oldies 06 – 0540 KLAC Sports 04 – 04 KYLA Christian Contemporary 03 – 04 Archives 3rd Quarter 2017: KBIG big in the ratings Open Email to KLOS PD Entercom shuts down The Sound Art Laboe celebrates 74 consecutive years on the radio KNX shuffles shifts Top 20 AOR stations of all-time 2 non-coms go Triple A Fake news at AMP radio Book on Nancy Cole Ellen K makes list of Inspirer women in radio 1000 apply for morning drive at AMP Radio Gene Sandbloom exits KROQ Alan Oda digs Japan Outlaw Radio – Animal House for grown-ups who haven’t grown up Art Astor car collection auction Idol producer on including Seacrest in reboot Carson Dal out at AMP Radio Lisa Bloom publishes Shattered Peacock KN wins Edward R Murrow award Charles Pyne reported sexual harassment case Summer reading KROQ GM to Santa Monica Mayor Passing Parade includes: Helen Borgers Steve Gonzalez Barry Turnbull Don Bishop Jay Thomas Tommy Hawkins and Bill Smith Archives 4th Quarter 2017: Stern worth 1/2 billion traffic LARPS honored empty spaces at KABC/KLOS fire threatens radio towers LARPs caught in Northern California firestorm K-LOVE versus EMF Stern appears with Kimmel unthinkable happens to Delilah a second time three faces of Nicci Ross LARPs at Las Vegas massacre KNX wins Edward R Murrow award Passing Parade includes Joe Reiling Bob Eatman Helen Borgers Cliff Winston Hilly Rose Greg Ashlock promoted to President at iHeart Jim Duncan exits iHeart Jeff Federman returns to CBS/LA cluster that is now Entercom Kiplinger says announcing one of the worst jobs KBIG dominates ratings Is Bill Handle in trouble Jeff Baugh involved in SigAlert Charley Steiner complaints Countdown until The Sound shuts down essay on The Sound Love letters to Sound staff Field of Dreams Scully scolded KABC’s Tweeden claims Al Franken groped her Laboe marshall of Xmas parade Seacrest denies behaving Inappropriately Pope moves from San Jose to Inland Empire Night disco died Jingle Ball reviewed Steve Edwards departs Fox morning show Bill Brown found Ralph Garman fired from CBS after almost two decades on Kevin amp Bean Show radio reunion Allred/Bloom tiff LARP traffic people mentioned in NY Times story massive firestorm Tammy Trujillo writes broadcast textbook Top stories of 2017 by Alan Oda Scott St James’ challenges Memories of Chickenman Archives 1st Quarter 2018Al Michaels broadccasts from home for the first time Norm Pattiz to step down At first whispers and then a roar Passing Parade of 2017 Paul O’Malley heads to Charleston cluster Chuck Blore essay new AMP morning team latest KFI news anchor Mary Kate Gaffney In Bed with Broadcasting Morning Side of the Mountain – personal stories of Montecito mudslides Keith Jackson’s death makes front page in two LA Times sections KGO ready to simulast KABC personality Passing Parade: Jack Sweeney Bill Lally Paul Cassidy Jon Badeaux Lyle Kilgore Joe Frank Lisa Worden new ALT 987 PD Thanks for the ride Don Imus KOST holiday ratings on top Lauren Sivan joins KABC middays Ellen K to announce Grammy broadcast’ The Real Don Steele voted Best LARP of All-Time Billy Bush repairing his career and life KABC wins Golden Mikes Reel Radio founder needs help Rob Frazier’s new gig takes him East Corbin Carson joins KFI News Chelsea Briggs joins AMP morning show LARadio readers listen to KFI and Tim Conway Jr Val Maki and Janet Brainin out at Power 106 Gary Owens with a story for the ages Ryan Seacrest tells it like it is Behind scenes at KOST Cumulus uses outdoor to promote Dahl Gloria Allred’s Netflix docu Craig Fiegener new to KNX news 80-year-old LARP sues 77-year-old LARP Michael Harrison chats with Trump New mornings at Power 106 LARP memories of Billy Graham busy JoJo is podcasting worth it Ryan Seacrest woes iHeart in deep financial trouble files for bankruptcy Mary Beth Garber’s new career Carson Daly has high anxiety A Noble journey Support LARadiocom Help cover the expenses of keeping the daily columns current and updating 6000 Los Angeles Radio People with a contribution at PayPal Enter your Email Address: About the Publisher of LARadiocom Don Barrett As publisher of LARadiocom Don Barrett chronicles radio news and lists 6000 people in Los Angeles who work or have worked in radio in the past 60 years Barrett is a historian of contemporary Los Angeles radio history and author of Los Angeles Radio People published in 1994 He published 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Man kan konstatera att USA för en fruktansvärt aggressiv utrikespolitik riktad mot total kontroll över hela vår planet Den hade sin höjdpunkt under GW Bushs presidentperiod 2001 – 2009 fortsatte i mer diskret form under Obamas period fast då genom utrikesdepartementet CFR och Hillary Clinton och står nu och stampar i avvaktan på att Trump skall finna sin väg in i framtiden Det står dock helt klart att Trump inte tänker minska USAs militära maktapparat snarare pekar allt mot motsatsen Samtidigt har motståndet i världen hårdnat mot dessa amerikanska planer Kina och Ryssland står allt starkare och kommer inte att ge efter för USAs påtryckningar Framför allt har USA förlorat det ekonomiska vapnet Eurasia klarar sig bra utan USA och är nu ekonomiskt självgående Dessutom inser allt fler att det inte är acceptabelt att driva den rövarpolitik som USA stått för de senaste 30 åren efter Sovjetunionens fall Bristen på moral i USA både skrämmer och skapar avsky |
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We Are Your Capitol Heights New amp Certified Preowned Volkswagen Dealership Near Alexandria Annapolis Arlington Greenbelt Baltimore Berlin Bethesda Bowie Brandywine Clinton College Park Fort Washington Frederick Hyattsville Laurel Marlow Heights Owings Mills Pocomoke City Prince Frederick Silver Spring Upper Marlboro and Waldorf MD |
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST-Z/W Ten-Q Artwork from the 70s Hunter Hancock George Wilson Natalie Eshaya Talaya Kim Amidon Pat Prescott and Deborah Howell with Herb Alpert and Al Michaels Tainted Love April 2 2018 In searching for an update on John Bailey the newly installed president of the Motion Picture Academy I am a member I unexpectedly came across some references to KIIS’ Ryan Seacrest Both Bailey and Seacrest are alleged to have committed illegal or inappropriate acts Bailey was just cleared after being investigated by his own Board at the Academy for unstated allegations assumed to be involve sexual indiscretion Ever since the Harvey Weinstein sexual explosion the criminal justice system has largely been sidelined in the current trial-by-media cycle At the end of it Bailey an accomplished cinematographer was cleared Peter Bart former exec at Variety and now with Deadline asks “Even though he has been cleared will Bailey effectively ever be cleared Or will he fade into the Ryan Seacrest-like grey zone where charges are vehemently denied and yet tacitly believed Or the Charlie Rose zone when despite denials a career is terminated by heavily publicized accusers” Has Seacrest successfully avoided a career-breaking charge Suzie Hardy Ryan Seacrest’s former E! News stylist is now taking her allegations against her former boss to the police The filing of the report follows the conclusion of E!’s internal investigation into Hardy’s allegations of inappropriate conduct against Seacrest The inquiry found insufficient evidence to substantiate the claims To read Hardy’s story in Variety click If you believe in conspiracy theories Hardy said she was ready to tell her story to Megyn Kelly but that the show canceled the interview days before it was supposed to air Hardy told DailyMailcom “No explanation was given” Seacrest has adamantly denied the allegations Ryan says “I dispute these reckless allegations and I plan to cooperate with any corporate inquiries that may result I’m proud of my workplace reputation and believe my track record will speak for itself I’m an advocate for women I will continue to support their voices” Whether it be vengeance or an out-and-out lie high profile entertainers have struggled with being charged with everything from indiscretion to aggressive sexual contact Some might suggest the ‘casting couch’ scenario has been around forever but social media seems to have elevated the discussion to a new albeit vocal MeToo level As charges are made and denied some with sensational headlines it is hoped that everyone accused and accuser gets a fair day in court And how will the lingering residue of innuendo do for careers Ryan Seacrest is arguably the highest profile Los Angeles Radio Person caught up in this arena Ryan shares the spotlight at the highest levels of network tv But he also shares responsibility in answering charges We covered his initial denial and will follow through with his case until the conclusion Nostalgia Sunday – 20 Years Ago Today April 1 1998 Spanish KSCA 1019FM announced today that the station is concerned that it is siphoning off too many listeners from the successful KLVE 1075FM GM Richard Heftel is in talks with Michael Eisner about a Spanish version of Radio DisneyGentlemen start your engines KKHJ is dropping one of the K’s and returning to Car Radio a format heard in the mid-1980s and originally conceived by Walt Sabo The inCARnation of KHJ will have Al AC Cowlings anchoring morning drive Sabo acting as a consultant has hired five retired NASCAR drivers to host the various shiftsSaul Levine is changing formats again at KGIL The station is now dark He had heard than an all-Black format would workKBIG has yet again announced a NEW format however as with all other NEW format changes the music will remain the sameKRTH has added 5 new Oldies to the rotation The playlist now totals 212 different recordsParamount Pictures has announced plans to produce the next James Cameron movie The Titanic’s dynamic Oscar-winning director’s next project will be based on the NBC TV series Adventures of Mark and Brian John Tesh is up for the role of KLOS’s Brian and Sean Penn is anxious to take on the character of MarkGeorge Nicholaw made a major announcement this morning Due to the unprecedented success of simulcasting 60 Minutes on Sunday evenings KNX effective immediately will simulcast its entire broadcast day with Channel 2 The weekends will be all-drama all the timeIn other news: In a surprise turnaround Maureen Lesourd returned to KABC/KLOS/KDIS as gm and immediately reinstated Michael Jackson to a full-time shift Michael will work the all-night shift as Michael Scotland playing folk and hootenanny musicSounds like KLSX is preparing a major format change to all-Toilet radio Beginning at six this morning there was a continuous flushing soundKZLA pd John Sebastian has made a MAJOR format announcement Effective today he will integrate one true Country song per hour into the formatMega 100 announced again a call letter change to reflect the upcoming millennium Mega 2000KKBT and KPWR agreed today to switch frequencies Both companies reported no reaction from their listenersBased on the enormous ratings success of all-Sports programming 13 additional AM stations have announced format changes to chase the advertising dollar already flowing to KCTD XTRA KRLA and KSNEArbitron made a startling announcement today that a just-discovered computer virus makes the last 20 years of Los Angeles radio ratings invalidWith all the changes announced today there was no speculation on the fate of KRLA Email Saturday 33118 Freedom Check “I’m looking forward to April 1 for a number of reasons: It’s Easter It’s the birthday of one of my favorite drumming icons Jeff Porcaro Jeff was a founding member of Toto he was one of most prolific and acclaimed session drummers of all-time and like all truly-great people he was very sweet humble gracious and generous person especially to his fansBut I’m especially looking forward to April 1 this year because that’s when those obnoxious ‘Freedom Check!’ spots will apparently end! Can’t wait! Speaking of obnoxious spots Tim Conway Jr continues to endorse Kars for Kids Somewhat disturbing considering what a sham they been proven to be Thanks for keeping up your marvelous must-read site” – Andrew Schermerhorn Stories Enjoyed “Just want to let you know that at least two items you recently posted brightened my week First in your excellent piece about Rich Brother Robbin you reminded me of how much fun it is to listen to RichBroRadio in fact I’m listening to it as I write this And secondly I had no idea that WKRP in Cincinnati is available to be seen again I always heard that it was too expensive to clear the music Now MeTV has become Must See TV – Ken Davis Missing Bill Lally “Thanks a bunch for the plug on LARadiocom recently I’m still battling jet lag as I went back for the Paralympics after a quick 6 day stay in Cali to announce sled hockey A supreme time Anyway I just heard Bill Lally passed away Very shocking! We lose another one of ours to that insidious disease Bill was a terrific gentleman and along with a solid career in broadcasting he had an even better sense of humor in the hallway at the old KFI building and at Clear Channel studios I’m gonna miss his superb Peter Graves impression and most of all I’ll always appreciate him for bringing me in there at AM 1150/XTRA 690 years ago referring me to operations director Michael Clarke to do updates Now he can meet up with the real Mr Phelps and trade P Graves impressions up in the skyRIP Billy L” – Mike Carlucci WKRP in Cincinnati on MeTV “In case it helps Don MeTV is a digital broadcast subchannel It is only on cable in areas where either it is the main channel network or the station carrying it included it in their retransmission consent agreements I receive it over-the-air because my HDTV set and TiVo both have digital tuners and are hooked up to an outside antenna aimed at Mount Wilson Here in LA it is on KDOC/563 but also on cable via KAZA/54 check cable guide for channel by system It is also on both DirecTV and DISH on channel 54 and on Verizon FIOS on channel 462 For the rest of California the over-the-air channels are: Palm Springs – KMIR/362 San Diego – KGTV/102 San Francisco – KOFY/202 Sacramento – KCRA/32 Chico/Redding – KRCR/72 Bakersfield – KERO/233 Fresno – KGMC/436 Monterey/Salinas – KYMB/271 Eureka – KAEF/232 In other areas MeTV’s website has a lookup by zip code: MeTV has proven to be the most popular of the ‘retro programming’ networks and even shows up in the Nielsen ratings sometimes It is carried in all but four of the top 100 television markets and all but 12 of the top 150” – KM Richards Don Imus’ Final Day “Dale Parson’s former WNBC pd posted: Don Imus airs his final radio show Thursday March 29 on WABC-New York and a network of stations around the country The first time I met Imus was 33 years ago and it seems like only last week Actually it seems like a different life January 4 1985 My first day on the job at WNBC Radio I spent most of the morning in conference with general manager John Hayes when suddenly the door to Hayes’ office was kicked open My back had been to the door and I jumped from my seat not sure if I should dive for cover and prepare for an attack Hayes was unperturbed remained in his chair and simply said ‘Dale I’d like to introduce you to Don Imus Don this is Dale Parsons’ ‘So this is the fkin’ genius you hired Hayes I hear you’re from No Fk Virginia What’s your big game plan’ I replied ‘My only job is to serve you’ ‘And don’t forget it’ Imus retorted over his shoulder as he walked out As I sit here in the Maui jungle thinking about Imus I’m reminded of the late night phone calls ‘I’m sick Dalemight not make it in this morning’ and the shouting matches Don called me fat one daymy response was ‘At least I can lose weight Donyou’ll never lose ugly’ going with him to the Rolls Royce dealership I told him to pick a different color but he didn’t listenthe next Saturday we were back trading it in for a white oneat a huge loss and other ‘interesting’ incidences too numerous to mention Ginny remembers Don doing a couple of bits on the air about us taking bubble baths together when we first started dating She said she was appalled but I know she enjoyed hearing about it from her friends I was an Imus listener before I got to WNBC Working with him made me an even bigger fan I wish him well in retirement on his Texas ranch with his wife Deirdre and son Wyatt Imus sent me this postcard while he was on vacation in Summer 1988just before Emmis Broadcasting took over the 660 frequency and silenced WNBC Radio forever The reference to getting a job comes from Emmis not carrying me over to the new station WFAN which was fine with me because I was doing a lot of freelance voiceover work at the timeand I was pretty worn out after dealing with Imus Howard Stern Soupy Sales Wolfman Jack Joey Reynolds etc over the years My response: Fantastic post Dale! I laughed reading this remembering how Kevin Metheny used to like to have me in his office when Imus’ shift ended to bear witness to the daily insanity and to hopefully minimize some of the intrusion by claiming he was in an important meeting – from what can guess it never worked One look at me and even Imus wouldn’t believe it was important!” – Randy West There Are No Influencers story sent to subscribers 329 “Today the influencers are people like the teenagers from Parkland Florida who tweeted Laura Ingraham into submission in one or two posts How times and media have changed Thanks for sharing” – Roger Nadel Go Fund Me My good friend Roger Collins who worked at KUTE and KFI is battling colon cancer and could really use some financial assistance with his medical bills A GoFundMe page has been set up in his real name Paul Lancaster If anyone in the industry could help him in any way please go to his Facebook page Thank you – Jeffrey Leonard Imus Walks Out on Final Show March 30 2018 Thursday was the last live Imus in the Morning program on WABC-New York Don Imus served up an emotional monologue as only he could do then left the broadcast booth Imus was forced into an early retirement by Cumulus Media’s need to cut costs as it moves through Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization AllAccess did a great job of recapping Don’s final show: “Imus wrapped up his career with the assertion that ‘I’m not gonna miss doing the ‘Imus in the Morning’ program it’s hard to do’ His last segment indicated his pride in his half-century of broadcasting and his bond with listeners “And he proclaimed that ‘there’s been nobody better on the radio than me nobody ever did this nobody But it wasn’t me who did this you know who I’m gonna miss I’m gonna miss you the listeners’ Unsuccessfully fighting off tears Imus described how the audience came through for his charitable efforts like the Imus Ranch he concluded ‘I’m gonna miss that you have no idea how much I’m gonna miss you’ “But he reserved some vitriol for his critics asserting that we were neither dissuaded nor diminished by the intellectually morally and ethically crippled losers the likes of a racist bigoted civil rights charlatan a reference to Rev Al Sharpton or the insecure envious shock jock all howlin’ Howard Stern and the chorus of like-minded yappin’ mutts lost in the dust of the caravan rollin’ by on the road to greatness Rollin’ by on the road to greatness! We did that! YOU did that! I did that! That’s what we did! You goddamn right! That’s what we did! And with that Imus abruptly ended his farewell to the strains of Kid Rock’s You Never Met A Motherf—er Quite Like Me leaving the show to air repeats of recent shows for the final three hours” War of Words There was a dust-up at Fox News between host Laura Ingraham and one of the survivors of the Parkland Florida shootings She apologized Thursday over a critical tweet mocking him over college rejections Laura’s comments triggered a backlash including the loss of some sponsors David Hogg the student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School encouraged his followers to boycott her sponsors At least four of Ingraham’s advertisers – Wayfair Expedia TripAdvisor and pet food brand Nutrish – announced Thursday that they were pulling their commercials from Laura’s program Hear Ache Dodger Stadium was overflowing with sewage near the club dugout on Wednesday the day before opening day Jeffrey Leonard quipped: “I heard the Dodgers have sold the naming rights of the stadium to Andy Gump” … Nationally syndicated talk hosts Hugh Hewitt and Mike Gallagher are hosting Overtime with Hewitt amp Gallagher on Sunday April 29 in Minneapolis … Fortune Magazine pulled out their crystal ball to guess what was trending up and trending down Podcasts fell on the side of trending down “The airwaves have reached the saturation point of three guys and a Patreon account A shakeout is coming” … KLAC’s Dan Patrick won’t return to NBC Sunday Football Night in America The New York Post says NBC presented him with a new five-year deal in December But Dan now says “I didn’t want to do it and not love doing it” He’s been a signature presence on NBC’s Football Night for nine seasons It’s believed Dan is close to signing a new three-year deal to continue his radio show … Big comedy night tomorrow as KROQ’s Kevin amp Bean host April Foolishness … Goodtime Steve Mitchell checked in from Atlanta He was our night jock during the debut of K-100 KIQQ in the early 70s He still hosts Thunder Road a syndicated radio show that combines the best in Country music with coverage of the top tier of NASCAR Racing … Ben Shapiro formerly mornings at Salem’s KRLA will now be heard at KABC Westwood One is taking his podcast and putting Ben on terrestrial radio A press release claims his debut is completely sold out Ben is editor-in-chief of DailyWirecom … Bob Rivers briefly at “Arrow 93” but a huge star in the Northwest recently retired Now he’s missing broadcasting “But not for the reasons you may think It’s not about wanting to be famous or to make a pile of money” wrote Rivers “I miss the chance to say something about what’s going on that I haven’t heard anyone else say So much of what we watch and read today is just Schadenfreude If you don’t know this word you should” Follow the very talented retiree at BobRiversblog Home to Homeland My wife and I are big fans of Homeland It is probably good that this is the last season but it has been a hellava ride since 2011 on Showtime We call the Claire Danes character “crazy eyes” because you never know when she is going to go off I was surprised Hillary Clinton mentioned Claire’s character when reflecting post-election: “At times I felt like CIA agent Carrie Mathison on the show Homeland desperately trying to get her arms around a sinister conspiracy and appearing more than a little frantic in the process” Right on Change of Address A longtime LARadio reader just discovered his daily headlines in his spam folder We are moving over from thevinenet to AvilaBeachdbgmailcom so the headlines have been coming from the new address for about a month If you are not getting the headlines and want them first check your spam folder If not there and you want the daily headlines just drop me an email Former KDAY dj Wendy Williams Recovering from Graves’ Disease March 29 2018 People Magazine devoted two pages to former KDAY dj and now queen of daytime tv gossip Wendy Williams Recalling her time on the local dial Wendy said she wasn’t the best dj on the air but she always showed up for her shift Her consistency reflects her indefatigable approach to her professional success yet her drive has taken a toll on her personal life Following doctor’s orders Wendy stepped away from her hit tv show to address her affliction with Graves’ disease – an autoimmune disorder that leads to overactivity of the thyroid – which threw her usually healthy body into a tailspin “I had a storm going in my body is the best way I can explain it” Wendy told People She had been diagnosed with Graves’ disease 19 years ago but had been vigilant about taking her daily thyroid medication But last year a packed schedule caused her to fall behind on doctor’s visits Wendy rationalized she was too busy with photoshoots interviews and travelling Last Halloween she collapsed on-set For over a month Wendy unplugged from her show as well as phone calls and social media to concentrate on herself Her husband of 20 years is the producer of the show “He’s been there every step of the way We are glued at the hip” Wendy said She returned to tv on March 19 with a clean bill of health with a promise to take care of herself first KFI’s Michelle Kube Promoted March 28 2018 Perseverance has paid off for Michelle Kube executive producer of KFI’s Bill Handel Show She announced on Facebook that she has been promoted to Executive Producer for KFI meaning “I’ll be working with all the shows and their producers to help them in any way they need” “It’s really bittersweet for me I adore Handel as much as he makes me crazy and I’ve been with the show for 23 of my 24 years at KFI First as a call screener then producer then Executive Producer when we had a staff of 3 producers on the show Over the years things have changed people have come and gone I’ve taken on other responsibilities adding to my producing duties with Wake Up Call but Handel and I have remained a solid team” said Michelle Alex Razo is Handel’s new producer while Michelle now gets to sleep in And more congratulations Mt Wilson FM executive Mike Johnson joined Saul Levine’s 25 years ago this week “I left KMPC to begin a new chapter of my life at Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters at ‘The All New K-JOI’ in those days It is amazing how time flies” Mike is now operations manager at KKJZ “The entertainment business is a cruel and shallow money trench a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs There’s also a negative side” ― Hunter S Thompson Joe Rosati weekend and fill-in at K-EARTH was interviewed this week in AllAccess He revealed about himself: “I’m stereo-blind I was born with Strabismus aka crossed eyes Cosmetically I look ok after having two surgeries throughout my life but functionally I’m technically crossed eyed 3D movies are completely flat to me” I’ve had heightened anxiety and mild panic attacks at the playground with my own children and wife there – Carson Daly opening up about his anxiety on Today Jaime Jarrin Featured in LA Times Piece March 27 2018 Very nice front page LA Times Sunday story on Jaime Jarrin for 60 years as the Dodgers Spanish-language radio broadcaster He spent his first eight years announcing the road games from a Pasadena studio while interpreting the action called by Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett Read the story by clicking photoIn 2005 Howard Stern was making the publicity tour for his move from the broadcast airwaves to Sirius satellite radio He said he would be five times filthier than he was on terrestrial radio In one interview he declared “Wouldn’t it be brilliant if my audience could all lie down at night together and achieve orgasm together” Hear Ache Podtrac is the expert in podcast audience measurement publishing the industry’s only podcast rankings A lot of providers saw drops between January and February even big-dog NPR Their “unique monthly listenership” dropped from 16370000 to 15773000 The remainder of the top five include WNYC Studios 7687000 HowStuffWorks 5700000 PRX 5226000 and “This American Life / Serial” combined three shows 4862000 ESPN is in sixth place The New York Times is in seventh and in eighth place is iHeart David Schwartz made a rare find of the premiere broadcast of NBC’s Monitor program on June 12 1955 … John Skipper former president of ESPN was the subject of a major story in The Hollywood Reporter To anyone who knows about substance abuse their eyes must have been rolling when Skipper said he “compartmentalized” his drug usage He claimed to be the master at compartmentalization The problem with addiction is that it knows no boundaries and has no respect of business hours … Brian Perez sent a note that WKRP in Cincinnati starts airing on the Me TV network weeknights at 9:30 pm beginning April 2 … Kelsea Ballerini is the midday guest host at KKGO throughout the month of April “Country radio has been so good to me and I can’t wait to officially join the Go Country crew” enthused Kelsea The sun sets on Don Imus morning radio show March 26 2018 Don Imus was the center of a seven-minute piece on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday Anthony Mason interviewed Imus and reviewed his fifty years on the air Imus signs off this week from his WABC-New York morning show Don owned his bigoted remark in 2007 when he made a disparaging remark about the women’s basketball team at Rutgers University He said he knew better The incident led to one of the four firings he experienced during his half-century on the air Imus lives on a sprawling ranch halfway between Houston and Austin His son Wyatt has become a champion rodeo rider and calf roper The 19-year-old said that his father went to every single one of the son’s rodeo events throughout junior high high school and the son’s first year of college When asked if her husband is ready for retirement Deirdre Imus replied “It’s about time don’t you think Frankly I’ll miss it a lot ’cause I’ve listened all these years every single show since I met him in 1992 I met him on the air” After getting married in 1994 the couple started the first Imus ranch a summer camp for kids suffering from cancer “I listened to what was on in New York and I thought ‘Man this is gonna be easy!’” he laughed as Imus recalled his on-air start in at WNBC in 1971 He was an overnight sensation More than 100 stations syndicated his broadcast By 1997 Time magazine named Imus one of the most influential people in America Don said he was one of the best five radio guys ever He also included Arthur Godfrey Jack Benny Wolfman Jack and Howard Stern on his list of the best “Done this for 50 years making a lot of money Only person that’s won more Marconis than me is Paul Harvey What was he on three minutes a day Stop it! Come on!” There’s much more at the CBS site Click the photo Nostalgia Sunday – 9 Years Ago Today 1003/The Sound Perfects the Perfect Promotion March 25 2009 There’s an old truism that I learned on the day I started in the marketing department at Columbia Pictures a lesson from the man whom I consider the best movie marketing maven ever I feel so fortunate to have learned from the best The moment he told me I was hired he leaned towards me and said ever so quietly ‘I’m going to tell you something that will keep you on track It is very simple but oh so difficult to execute’ I leaned even closer He said “Never promote a promotion always promote a movie” What you learn is that it applies to everything Enter 1003/The Sound They have created the perfect promotion with their Album Madness which mirrors the annual college basketball tournament better know as March Madness But it would be easy to do a bracket-type campaign that only promotes the promotion Instead The Sound Album Madness executes what the Bonneville station is all about The station pits a classic album against another classic album and then invites the listeners to vote for their favorite The music is complimented and the audience is involved with The Sound beyond just a passive passing And do you know what they started with Beatles White Album versus Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run This was no low-seeded album against a high-seeded selection “How do you decide” asked Dave Beasing l the program director at The Sound and the tournament director and mastermind behind Album Madness “Now it’s going to be the White Album against Elton John’s Tumbleweed in round two That’s going to be tough but if I were going to Las Vegas I would probably have my money on the Beatles but Elton was surprisingly strong against the Doors” Where did the idea come from “There have been stations around the country that have pitted artist against artist in tournament bracket or silly promotions of Ginger versus Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island or boxers versus briefs” “We thought since our emphasis is on albums at The Sound that we would do something with albums It really has caught people’s imagination and the page views are going through the roof on our site We’re hearing things like ‘it was all my friends could talk about at dinner last night’ Friends are getting together with the bracket page and handicapping the albums It is great” When we talked about the promotion Dave said that for them the tactics feed the strategy When you are doing Ginger and Mary Ann who cares These kinds of promotions never tie back into the station and its programming “Our promotion has to be associated with the core identity of the station” said Beasing As a regular monthly feature Album Sides Wednesday works because The Sound is an album-based station “It is cool in its own right but it feeds the perception of what the station is all about” said Dave Yesterday afternoon the competition was between Bob Seger’s Night Moves and Steve Miller’s Book of Dreams Who came up with the pairings “Our music director Haley Jones r came up with the initial pairings and the whole staff kicked them around and we refined them a bunch of times but Haley really put it together and honestly it went through some phases” The initial thinking was maybe they should mirror the strategy of the basketball playoffs – putting weak competitor against strong competitor so your strong competitors have a better chance of making it to round two “I’m glad we reworked it because right out of the gate we’ve had some interesting matchups that are hard to choose” said Dave “U2 versus The Police at 8 am Thursday morning How do you choose At noon on Wednesday is Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here versus Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street That’s a tough choice” Dave and his people made a decision early on that there would only be one album from each artist “We didn’t want to have the White Album versus Abbey Road in the finals” added Beasing “It just wouldn’t be nearly as interesting” The promotion at The Sound will go until the day after the end of the NCAA basketball tourney “At four o’clock on April 6 which is the day of the championship game we’ll feature the final two albums and let everyone vote all night long during the championship basketball game and then the next day we’ll play the entire winning album” Who does Beasing think will be the final two albums “That’s a tough one” sighed Dave “I didn’t see Carol King’s Tapestry album beating Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions But for the final two it might be the Beatles’ White Album against Led Zeppelin 2 or maybe Rolling Stones” Check out the bracket competition at wwwthesoundlacom Matt Mallon Suits Up in New Ballpark Matt Mallon was general sales manager at KABC until last week when new management made some changes with Matt not making the cut Now Matt rejoins the Walt Disney Co and ESPN Radio as General Sales Manager for 710 ESPN “Matt brings with him a tremendous portfolio of sales experience including seven years as general sales manager for KABC six years at CBS Radio as local sales manager for KFWB and KRTH and three years as a national account manager for Banner Radio in Los Angeles” Chris Berry wrote in an internal memo to the KSPN staff “Matt started his sports radio sales career at XTRA 690 and brings a background which includes significant success in sports programming sales including his most recent accomplishments managing Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play sales for KABC” Email Saturday 32418 RichBroRadio “GREAT story on Rich Brother Robbin It was very nice you shared your history and the props you expressed Love you both” – Mike Butts Copy Cat In a Good Way “I enjoyed the piece about Rich Brother Robbin When I started doing nights at WOKY in Milwaukee they had me listen to air checks of Rich every week They said ‘do this’ and you will be a winner They were right So from a long distance Rich taught me how to do night time Top 40 as he did it better than practically anyone I ever heard I met him in Tucson a long time ago Great jock great talent thanks for the nice article” – Craig Roberts Variety Spices Up RichBroRadio “Rich Brother Robbin’s station is by far the best Oldies station I’ve had the pleasure of hearing I can listen every day without getting bored because I’m always hearing something I haven’t heard in years Can’t say that for most radio stations It inspires me to put on my own Internet Oldies station which I’ll do when I can afford it Hope you are doing well and that you aren’t having to use a bot to get around Please send some of that rain out this way we can use it” – Bill Powers Best Oldies “Now we are talking radio! Loved the story and jumped all in on the app” – Stan White Seattle RBR’s Brother “GREAT article on Rich Brother Robbin — maybe the most down-to-earth larger-than-life person I know We’ve been close friends for close to 50 years despite the fact that we’re both still in our 30’s and beyond just his enormous passion for radio the way he’s handled some serious life struggles has been truly inspirational There’s a decency and grace to Rich that one can’t help but admire and in my case try to emulate And I’m not just saying those things because he plays my KYA jock jingle on RichBroRadiocom I highly recommend his station For those of us who cherished great Top 40 radio since the dawn of time dawn being the mid ‘50s Rich keeps the flame alive He IS heavy and he’s my Brother” – Ken Levine Oldies Outlets “Thanks for the RichBroRadio story and link Been listening a bit and I like it That said my go to stream is Chris Compton’s KFXM stream He has a very large playlist and occasionally plays stuff you’d rarely hear on the radio like the kind of tunes Dr Demento might play There are a few commercials an hour usually just a couple at the top of the hour I first heard it driving through the desert and then Googled and found his stream I’m also now thinking I may have written you in the past about this : At any rate it’s great to have stuff like this to listen to” – Dwaine Maggart Potpourri of the Day’s News “Love the Arbitron ratings from 2003 Wow How many of those voices are still around Memories Thanks for the smiles – both from the cartoons and for the story by Ed Ziel I’m just sorry Mimi Chen didn’t get the luck of the ‘Chanley’! I guess we’re lucky to have her once a week! Thanks for the spread on the American Idol advertising/media blitz Very interesting considering the ratings started out Sunday pretty good then dipped If you ever go on Facebook Charlie Tuna’s son Bryan posts stuff on his dad’s page from the voluminous archives his father kept He has some great stuff from all the promotions he did Have a great and dry weekend!” – Julie Byers KROQ in 21st Place “Any correlation to KROQ having low ratings and Ralph Garman leaving Did his being fired have any impact on ratings Or even Lisa May 3 years ago” – Al Prado From LA to the Loop and Back Again “You are more than gracious It would have been spectacular for me had it only been a blurb among so many talented people yet you gave me a headline God bless you brother And God bless LARP wherever they are I think I’ll share this guy via Tweet FB Linkedin and Instagram Thank you!” – Kenny Noble Day the Music Died “All of the story is in Last of the Seven Swingin’ Gentleman at Amazon And the music still goes on at my house Cast of thousands carry on at 90 amp 1/2 and that’s not a dial position” –Elliot Field Carson Daly More Relaxed “You wrote about Carson Daly and his announcement about having anxiety disorder and since the announcement he seems to be visibly more relaxed on the Today Show Good for him One of the best medicines for what ails us is some transparency so we don’t have to go through challenges alone Now if more men would rip the band-aid off and realize this selfless expression is part of the healing process” – Chris Carmichael Memo to Staff at iHeart Radio March 23 2018 For the second time since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Bob Pittman ceo and Richard Bressler cfo have sent to memo to all employees with a status update: Team It’s been a week since we reached an agreement with our lenders to give iHeartMedia a capital structure that finally matches its strong operating business We’re pleased that a number of news outlets got the story right For example the Wall Street Journal quoted analyst Lance Vitanza who said “This company going bankrupt is not a problem – it’s the solution” Forbes wrote “…that agreement will reduce its crippling debt by more than 10 billion effectively cutting it in half That could be a game-changer for the company” And in the New York Times “…when they come out of bankruptcy they will be in a much better position We expect them to be able to focus their resources on growing their business rather than on debt service which is what they’ve had to do for the last 10 years” Of course there is always someone who wants to tear us down In fact one sadly misguided and uninformed freelancer wrote an opinion piece claiming that we were going to sell off all our radio stations Clearly this is someone who didn’t bother to read anything published on the company or any reliable analyst reports The debtholders have spoken they traded their 10 billion of debt for equity in our company They don’t want to break up the company So if you see anything else like this you now have the right filter for how to think about it While iHeartMedia has had 18 consecutive quarters of year over year revenue growth we still have more people to convert So as we talk with our partners and advertisers about the positive news surrounding our capital structure we should also use it as an opportunity to remind them that we provide unique solutions to problems they’re facing today Broadcast radio is one of the most brand-safe environments for advertisers We are even regulated by the Federal Communications Commission FCC and deliver live human and authentic programming to 9 out of 10 American consumers every week Nothing bears this out like the scandal we’ve seen in the last few days about Facebook which had a relationship with a company that harvested and exploited private member data without permission manipulating the social media activity of tens of millions of people While advertisers have been directing significant dollars to social media in light of this massive data breach many advertisers are seriously rethinking it because they are not getting the ‘influencers’ they think they’re paying for in fact because of social media fraud they’re often not getting real people they’re getting ‘bots’ In contrast our on-air personalities are the true social media influencers – they’re real they’re genuine and they’re often among our listeners’ best and most trusted friends When our personalities recommend a product listeners – and advertising partners – know they are getting the real deal The agreement to reduce our debt by 10 billion has added to our momentum Lots of people are interested in talking to us This is an exciting time for our company and we should use this as an opportunity to tell people about all the other good news at iHeart We’ve attached a few slides to help you tell the basic story Keep us posted on what you hear and we’ll continue to keep you updated on any new developments Thanks for all you continue to do to make iHeartMedia the leading media company by reach in America – and the number one audio platform by far Bob and Rich Andy Chanley to Afternoons at 885/fm March 23 2018 When 1003/The Sound was turned off last year the fan-favorite station lost some popular personalities Andy Chanley who had been doing mornings has just been hired to do afternoons at Triple A stations 885/fm KCSN and KSBR Sky Daniels the general manager at 885/fm has been rebuilding the station into a worthy and professional sounding frequency that introduces much new music into the market Sky will concentrate on gm duties as he steps down from afternoon drive “Years ago I added my name to the list of Paul McCartney Tom Petty and countless others who’ve realized that Sky is doing something truly special at 885/fm” said Andy Additionally Andy has a very impressive VO career having worked on campaigns for Safeway Subway and McDonald’s In other news KFI’s durable evening host George Noory was among 22 legendary news reporters editors photographers broadcasters filmmakers and others who were inducted into the St Louis Media Hall of Fame last weekend In accepting this honor Noory credited his success to a number of broadcast executives especially legendary sports broadcaster Ray Lane who helped him break into the business in Detroit his hometown in the early 1970s Melody Rogers is very excited that a film she is in Bathtubs Over Broadway is having its premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival “It is an amazing look at an almost unknown part of show business and at the advertising industry back on one of America’s greatest production heydays” wrote Melody Veteran newsman Ed Ziel shared a wonderful story on Facebook recently “Sometime in the summer of 1971 I took my son Bob then two years old with me to the Brentwood Farmers Market While I did some business there I thought I’d treat Bob to some ice cream at a food court While I ordered a cone Bob managed to squirm away anyone who ever had a two-year-old knows what I mean When I turned around Bob was sitting on Dustin Hoffman’s lap having a wonderful conversation Dustin congratulated me on having a charming son and I told him he was a pretty good actor We shook hands and I smiled all the way home” Only in Southern California RichBroRadio is an Oldie and a Goodie March 22 2018 This story will read better and you’ll get a better feel for it if you log on to wwwRichBroRadiocom Go ahead I can wait a minute or two All set As my GPS navigator in my car says “Let’s go” My on-air radio career started in Lompoc the Valley of the Flowers In 1965 85 of all flower seeds came from Lompoc It was at KNEZ that I worked with Joe Collins Sullivan Fifteen months later I responded to an ad in Broadcasting Magazine I made a deal I think for about 20 a week more the great negotiator I was and I moved from a market of 25000 people to 100000 in St Joseph Missouri The man who hired me was Rich Brother Robbin We have been friends ever since Our journeys criss-crossed including my chance to return the favor by hiring Rich at W4-Detroit and KIQQ in Los Angeles Rich went on to a marvelous career as an on-air talent program manager and station owner You eventually get to the point when the plane lands for good the better jobs in radio end as young whipper snappers have ideas to reinvent the medium and begin their journey For Rich he had a much envied career with not too many regrets If any place was home to Rich it was San Diego He loved it and had great success there As Rich was sitting in his beach cottage near Ocean Beach he decided that he would start a 24/7 Internet station unlike anything on terrestrial radio Oldies stations were playing less and less music from the 50s and 60s He wanted to fill in that musical gap” Rich Brother Robbin at AFRS/Saigon from KBEST in 1994 and today “I started the website ‘cause I wanted something I could stand to listen to without all the usual stuff in the way of the music especially in the car” said Rich from his new home in Tucson “As an homage to the great stations of the late 50s and early 60s I wanted a very music intensive moving very fast with short jingles and announcements mostly 10 seconds or less bam bam bam Several old jocks called in the first few months loving the fact there were no jocks allowing them to do their own talkovers over any/every song! I loved that” He launched RichBroRadiocom on February 10 2007 “When I started assembling the pieces in late ’06 there was no way to pick up a streaming site on smartphones meaning all listening would require being anchored to a desktop But within days of my decision to go ahead anyway Verizon announced their intention of providing wireless Internet access at the beginning of 2007 which meant my site and any others that wanted to could be carried in phones plugged into cars It took several months to assemble the library and get permission to use the old jingles by Johnny Mann He was a great friend for years He sent every jingle he’d ever cut JAM/PAMS gave me permission to use any and all of their old stuff – they even cut me a couple of jingles thanks Jon! Talk about hog-heaven for a ‘senior’ jock puttin’ together a website!” Two years ago Rich picked up his radio station stashed the computers in the trunk of his car and moved in Tucson Why “San Diego absolutely has been ‘home’ despite the fact I’ve been in and out of there since ‘69 Truth is California just got too damned expensive for the average retired disc jockey’s average retirement nest egg” Rich responded “So it was either stay and risk being up a creek by 2019 or come over here where the living cost has turned out to be 40 less” During the move RichBroRadio was offline for a little over a week An amazing feat to not only move your life and personal possessions but your radio station “Listener numbers since the move are off a little but many of my folks seem to have found their way back many of whom have been listening since the start Over the years their emails have been great expressing gratitude for what they were hearing nobody ever griped Needless to say I’m grateful for every single one of ‘em” If you haven’t yet plugged into wwwRichBroRadiocom do it now and hear some of the biggest music of the 50s and 60s presented in a no holds barred way that will keep you rocking and rolling from here to there with a set of mind-boggling jingles that keeps the pace full of memories “Here’s hopin’ these old computers just keep on truckin’” Rich said in closing “A day at a time of course” Of course And thanks to you Rich for the significant steps you offered for my career You can each out to Rich on his request line: richbrocoxnet Hear Ache March 21 2018 In their second Monday of singing competition NBC’s The Voice had 107 million viewers while ABC’s American Idol had 77 million That marks a drop of 26 percent for AI from the previous Sunday … Ira Glass This American Life listed his renovated condo in New York’s Chelsea district at 175 million … Behind every successful personality there is a strategic partner There was one executive producer behind Rick Dees and Ryan Seacrest His name is Paul Joseph He’s been promoted to the newly created role of VP/ Program Operations and Content for Cumulus … Legendary pd Al Anthony appears as a judge in the OWN series Snapped this Sunday night Each episode of this true-crime reality series examines a different felon usually a female who has committed murder or attempted murder … Sid Rosenberg and Bernard McGuirk are preparing to take over the WABC-New York morning show from Don Imus at the end of the month Bernard decades-long producer for Imus had a great quote for one of the NY newspapers: “It is surreal to be replacing Imus whom I listened to as a youngster on the way to school” … Sammy Phillips photo had a bizarre accident “I have a chemical burn to the eye thanks to a faulty safety seal on a bottle of target concentrated bleach After enduring endless hours of irrigation techniques and a tetanus shot I got home around 3:30 am … Entercom LA cluster chief Jeff Federman will add regional oversight of additional Southern California markets including San Diego Riverside and Palm Springs … Word is that Dan Patrick is on notice to get his morning drive ratings up on KLAC Tough to do when you are syndicated and the local station provides virtually no marketing … Carson Daly seems to be visibly more relaxed on the Today Show ever since he announced he had an anxiety disorder Good for him One of the best medicines for what ails us is some transparency so we don’t have to go through challenges alone … Kai Ryssdal hosts KPCC’s Marketplace day’s business and economic news at 3 pm and 6:30 pm Didja know that Kai is a former Navy pilot … Walt Sabo is now heard on the Westwood One radio network as Walter Sterling KFI’s Bill Handel Rushed to Hospital Four Times in Six Days March 20 2018 Bill Handel returned to his morning duties at KFI on Monday after more than a month off the air His time away from the radio went from a case of the flu to major pain to visits to the ER four times in six days His flu lasted 3 – 4 days Bill then experienced severe pain “It hurt so much I couldn’t walk” he told his morning fans shortly after signing on yesterday morning “KFI news director Chris Little took me to Emergency at Kaiser Hospital They gave me Percocet and sent me home” Two of Handel’s four visits in six days to Kaiser were by ambulance Twice they sent him home which is the standard operating procedure for most hospitals in most situations But on the third visit Kaiser admitted Bill “They did everything right Man did they do a good job” “I never knew I could hurt that bad I was screaming” It turns out Bill had a cyst next to his spine “They removed liquid from the cyst It was an infection It was unbelievable pain I was screaming at the top of my lungs in pain” The hospital gave him “massive” pain medication Bill referred to it as “nuclear bomb antibiotics” because sepsis set in his blood Bill was in the hospital for eight days He has a silicone tube into his arm that runs across his shoulder and right next to his heart He’ll be on antibiotics for another five weeks which will be administered with a syringe by his wife “I’ve lost 32 pounds Whotta’ way to diet” Bill said KBIG MY/fm Tops Latest Ratings March 19 2018 The February ’18 PPM Nielsen survey was released this afternoon and mostly it was status quo with last month KBIG MY/fm continues at 1 In the top 10 KFI had the biggest drop from 45 – 39 Biggest gains were K-EARTH and JACK/fm moving up four-tenths of a point News/Talk KPCC has the steadiest growth going from 19 in November and moving up to 25 – 24 – 28 and 30 in February 1 KBIG Hot AC 63 – 612 KOST AC 55 – 533 KRTH Classic Hits 48 – 52 4 KIIS Top 40/M 49 – 49 5 KTWV Rhythmic AC 44 – 44 6 KLVE Spanish Contemporary 39 – 40 7 KFI Talk 45 – 39 8 KCBS JACK/fm 34 – 38 9 KLAX Regional Mexican 32 – 35 10 KNX News 32 – 33 11 KPCC News/Talk 28 – 3012 KAMP Top 40/M 28 – 2913 KLOS Classic Rock 28 – 2814 KPWR Top 40/R 25 – 2615 KKGO Country 24 – 25 KRCD Spanish Adult Hits 27 – 25 KYSR Alternative 25 – 2518 KRRL Urban 26 – 2419 KSCA Regional Mexican 22 – 23 KXOL Spanish AC 20 – 23 21 KROQ Alternative 24 – 2222 KXOS Regional Mexican 19 – 2123 KBUE Regional Mexican 19 – 1924 KJLH Urban AC 17 – 16 KUSC Classical 18 – 16 26 KCRW Variety 15 – 1527 KDAY Rhythmic AC 12 – 1228 KEIB Talk 10 – 10 KSPN Sports 10 – 10 KSSE Spanish Oldies 11 – 10 31 KKJZ Jazz 08 – 09 KLYY Spanish Adult Hits 13 – 09 KRLA Talk 10 – 09 KWIZ Spanish Variety 13 – 09 35 KFWB Regional Mexican 06 – 0736 KKLQ Christian Contemporary 05 – 0637 KABC Talk 05 – 05 KFSH Christian Contemporary 06 – 05 KSUR Oldies 06 – 0540 KLAC Sports 04 – 04 KYLA Christian Contemporary 03 – 04 Archives 3rd Quarter 2017: KBIG big in the ratings Open Email to KLOS PD Entercom shuts down The Sound Art Laboe celebrates 74 consecutive years on the radio KNX shuffles shifts Top 20 AOR stations of all-time 2 non-coms go Triple A Fake news at AMP radio Book on Nancy Cole Ellen K makes list of Inspirer women in radio 1000 apply for morning drive at AMP Radio Gene Sandbloom exits KROQ Alan Oda digs Japan Outlaw Radio – Animal House for grown-ups who haven’t grown up Art Astor car collection auction Idol producer on including Seacrest in reboot Carson Dal out at AMP Radio Lisa Bloom publishes Shattered Peacock KN wins Edward R Murrow award Charles Pyne reported sexual harassment case Summer reading KROQ GM to Santa Monica Mayor Passing Parade includes: Helen Borgers Steve Gonzalez Barry Turnbull Don Bishop Jay Thomas Tommy Hawkins and Bill Smith Archives 4th Quarter 2017: Stern worth 1/2 billion traffic LARPS honored empty spaces at KABC/KLOS fire threatens radio towers LARPs caught in Northern California firestorm K-LOVE versus EMF Stern appears with Kimmel unthinkable happens to Delilah a second time three faces of Nicci Ross LARPs at Las Vegas massacre KNX wins Edward R Murrow award Passing Parade includes Joe Reiling Bob Eatman Helen Borgers Cliff Winston Hilly Rose Greg Ashlock promoted to President at iHeart Jim Duncan exits iHeart Jeff Federman returns to CBS/LA cluster that is now Entercom Kiplinger says announcing one of the worst jobs KBIG dominates ratings Is Bill Handle in trouble Jeff Baugh involved in SigAlert Charley Steiner complaints Countdown until The Sound shuts down essay on The Sound Love letters to Sound staff Field of Dreams Scully scolded KABC’s Tweeden claims Al Franken groped her Laboe marshall of Xmas parade Seacrest denies behaving Inappropriately Pope moves from San Jose to Inland Empire Night disco died Jingle Ball reviewed Steve Edwards departs Fox morning show Bill Brown found Ralph Garman fired from CBS after almost two decades on Kevin amp Bean Show radio reunion Allred/Bloom tiff LARP traffic people mentioned in NY Times story massive firestorm Tammy Trujillo writes broadcast textbook Top stories of 2017 by Alan Oda Scott St James’ challenges Memories of Chickenman Archives 1st Quarter 2018Al Michaels broadccasts from home for the first time Norm Pattiz to step down At first whispers and then a roar Passing Parade of 2017 Paul O’Malley heads to Charleston cluster Chuck Blore essay new AMP morning team latest KFI news anchor Mary Kate Gaffney In Bed with Broadcasting Morning Side of the Mountain – personal stories of Montecito mudslides Keith Jackson’s death makes front page in two LA Times sections KGO ready to simulast KABC personality Passing Parade: Jack Sweeney Bill Lally Paul Cassidy Jon Badeaux Lyle Kilgore Joe Frank Lisa Worden new ALT 987 PD Thanks for the ride Don Imus KOST holiday ratings on top Lauren Sivan joins KABC middays Ellen K to announce Grammy broadcast’ The Real Don Steele voted Best LARP of All-Time Billy Bush repairing his career and life KABC wins Golden Mikes Reel Radio founder needs help Rob Frazier’s new gig takes him East Corbin Carson joins KFI News Chelsea Briggs joins AMP morning show LARadio readers listen to KFI and Tim Conway Jr Val Maki and Janet Brainin out at Power 106 Gary Owens 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Tainted Love April 2 2018 In searching for an update on John Bailey the newly installed president of the Motion Picture Academy I am a member I unexpectedly came across some references to KIIS’ Ryan Seacrest Both Bailey and Seacrest are alleged to have committed illegal or inappropriate acts Bailey was just cleared after being investigated by his own Board at the Academy for unstated allegations assumed to be involve sexual indiscretion Ever since the Harvey Weinstein sexual explosion the criminal justice system has largely been sidelined in the current trial-by-media cycle At the end of it Bailey an accomplished cinematographer was cleared Peter Bart former exec at Variety and now with Deadline asks “Even though he has been cleared will Bailey effectively ever be cleared Or will he fade into the Ryan Seacrest-like grey zone where charges are vehemently denied and yet tacitly believed Or the Charlie Rose zone when despite denials a career is terminated by heavily publicized accusers” Has Seacrest successfully avoided a career-breaking charge Suzie Hardy Ryan Seacrest’s former E! News stylist is now taking her allegations against her former boss to the police The filing of the report follows the conclusion of E!’s internal investigation into Hardy’s allegations of inappropriate conduct against Seacrest The inquiry found insufficient evidence to substantiate the claims To read Hardy’s story in Variety click If you believe in conspiracy theories Hardy said she was ready to tell her story to Megyn Kelly but that the show canceled the interview days before it was supposed to air Hardy told DailyMailcom “No explanation was given” Seacrest has adamantly denied the allegations Ryan says “I dispute these reckless allegations and I plan to cooperate with any corporate inquiries that may result I’m proud of my workplace reputation and believe my track record will speak for itself I’m an advocate for women I will continue to support their voices” Whether it be vengeance or an out-and-out lie high profile entertainers have struggled with being charged with everything from indiscretion to aggressive sexual contact Some might suggest the ‘casting couch’ scenario has been around forever but social media seems to have elevated the discussion to a new albeit vocal MeToo level As charges are made and denied some with sensational headlines it is hoped that everyone accused and accuser gets a fair day in court And how will the lingering residue of innuendo do for careers Ryan Seacrest is arguably the highest profile Los Angeles Radio Person caught up in this arena Ryan shares the spotlight at the highest levels of network tv But he also shares responsibility in answering charges We covered his initial denial and will follow through with his case until the conclusion Nostalgia Sunday – 20 Years Ago Today April 1 1998 Spanish KSCA 1019FM announced today that the station is concerned that it is siphoning off too many listeners from the successful KLVE 1075FM GM Richard Heftel is in talks with Michael Eisner about a Spanish version of Radio DisneyGentlemen start your engines KKHJ is dropping one of the K’s and returning to Car Radio a format heard in the mid-1980s and originally conceived by Walt Sabo The inCARnation of KHJ will have Al AC Cowlings anchoring morning drive Sabo acting as a consultant has hired five retired NASCAR drivers to host the various shiftsSaul Levine is changing formats again at KGIL The station is now dark He had heard than an all-Black format would workKBIG has yet again announced a NEW format however as with all other NEW format changes the music will remain the sameKRTH has added 5 new Oldies to the rotation The playlist now totals 212 different recordsParamount Pictures has announced plans to produce the next James Cameron movie The Titanic’s dynamic Oscar-winning director’s next project will be based on the NBC TV series Adventures of Mark and Brian John Tesh is up for the role of KLOS’s Brian and Sean Penn is anxious to take on the character of MarkGeorge Nicholaw made a major announcement this morning Due to the unprecedented success of simulcasting 60 Minutes on Sunday evenings KNX effective immediately will simulcast its entire broadcast day with Channel 2 The weekends will be all-drama all the timeIn other news: In a surprise turnaround Maureen Lesourd returned to KABC/KLOS/KDIS as gm and immediately reinstated Michael Jackson to a full-time shift Michael will work the all-night shift as Michael Scotland playing folk and hootenanny musicSounds like KLSX is preparing a major format change to all-Toilet radio Beginning at six this morning there was a continuous flushing soundKZLA pd John Sebastian has made a MAJOR format announcement Effective today he will integrate one true Country song per hour into the formatMega 100 announced again a call letter change to reflect the upcoming millennium Mega 2000KKBT and KPWR agreed today to switch frequencies Both companies reported no reaction from their listenersBased on the enormous ratings success of all-Sports programming 13 additional AM stations have announced format changes to chase the advertising dollar already flowing to KCTD XTRA KRLA and KSNEArbitron made a startling announcement today that a just-discovered computer virus makes the last 20 years of Los Angeles radio ratings invalidWith all the changes announced today there was no speculation on the fate of KRLA Email Saturday 33118 Freedom Check “I’m looking forward to April 1 for a number of reasons: It’s Easter It’s the birthday of one of my favorite drumming icons Jeff Porcaro Jeff was a founding member of Toto he was one of most prolific and acclaimed session drummers of all-time and like all truly-great people he was very sweet humble gracious and generous person especially to his fansBut I’m especially looking forward to April 1 this year because that’s when those obnoxious ‘Freedom Check!’ spots will apparently end! Can’t wait! Speaking of obnoxious spots Tim Conway Jr continues to endorse Kars for Kids Somewhat disturbing considering what a sham they been proven to be Thanks for keeping up your marvelous must-read site” – Andrew Schermerhorn Stories Enjoyed “Just want to let you know that at least two items you recently posted brightened my week First in your excellent piece about Rich Brother Robbin you reminded me of how much fun it is to listen to RichBroRadio in fact I’m listening to it as I write this And secondly I had no idea that WKRP in Cincinnati is available to be seen again I always heard that it was too expensive to clear the music Now MeTV has become Must See TV – Ken Davis Missing Bill Lally “Thanks a bunch for the plug on LARadiocom recently I’m still battling jet lag as I went back for the Paralympics after a quick 6 day stay in Cali to announce sled hockey A supreme time Anyway I just heard Bill Lally passed away Very shocking! We lose another one of ours to that insidious disease Bill was a terrific gentleman and along with a solid career in broadcasting he had an even better sense of humor in the hallway at the old KFI building and at Clear Channel studios I’m gonna miss his superb Peter Graves impression and most of all I’ll always appreciate him for bringing me in there at AM 1150/XTRA 690 years ago referring me to operations director Michael Clarke to do updates Now he can meet up with the real Mr Phelps and trade P Graves impressions up in the skyRIP Billy L” – Mike Carlucci WKRP in Cincinnati on MeTV “In case it helps Don MeTV is a digital broadcast subchannel It is only on cable in areas where either it is the main channel network or the station carrying it included it in their retransmission consent agreements I receive it over-the-air because my HDTV set and TiVo both have digital tuners and are hooked up to an outside antenna aimed at Mount Wilson Here in LA it is on KDOC/563 but also on cable via KAZA/54 check cable guide for channel by system It is also on both DirecTV and DISH on channel 54 and on Verizon FIOS on channel 462 For the rest of California the over-the-air channels are: Palm Springs – KMIR/362 San Diego – KGTV/102 San Francisco – KOFY/202 Sacramento – KCRA/32 Chico/Redding – KRCR/72 Bakersfield – KERO/233 Fresno – KGMC/436 Monterey/Salinas – KYMB/271 Eureka – KAEF/232 In other areas MeTV’s website has a lookup by zip code: MeTV has proven to be the most popular of the ‘retro programming’ networks and even shows up in the Nielsen ratings sometimes It is carried in all but four of the top 100 television markets and all but 12 of the top 150” – KM Richards Don Imus’ Final Day “Dale Parson’s former WNBC pd posted: Don Imus airs his final radio show Thursday March 29 on WABC-New York and a network of stations around the country The first time I met Imus was 33 years ago and it seems like only last week Actually it seems like a different life January 4 1985 My first day on the job at WNBC Radio I spent most of the morning in conference with general manager John Hayes when suddenly the door to Hayes’ office was kicked open My back had been to the door and I jumped from my seat not sure if I should dive for cover and prepare for an attack Hayes was unperturbed remained in his chair and simply said ‘Dale I’d like to introduce you to Don Imus Don this is Dale Parsons’ ‘So this is the fkin’ genius you hired Hayes I hear you’re from No Fk Virginia What’s your big game plan’ I replied ‘My only job is to serve you’ ‘And don’t forget it’ Imus retorted over his shoulder as he walked out As I sit here in the Maui jungle thinking about Imus I’m reminded of the late night phone calls ‘I’m sick Dalemight not make it in this morning’ and the shouting matches Don called me fat one daymy response was ‘At least I can lose weight Donyou’ll never lose ugly’ going with him to the Rolls Royce dealership I told him to pick a different color but he didn’t listenthe next Saturday we were back trading it in for a white oneat a huge loss and other ‘interesting’ incidences too numerous to mention Ginny remembers Don doing a couple of bits on the air about us taking bubble baths together when we first started dating She said she was appalled but I know she enjoyed hearing about it from her friends I was an Imus listener before I got to WNBC Working with him made me an even bigger fan I wish him well in retirement on his Texas ranch with his wife Deirdre and son Wyatt Imus sent me this postcard while he was on vacation in Summer 1988just before Emmis Broadcasting took over the 660 frequency and silenced WNBC Radio forever The reference to getting a job comes from Emmis not carrying me over to the new station WFAN which was fine with me because I was doing a lot of freelance voiceover work at the timeand I was pretty worn out after dealing with Imus Howard Stern Soupy Sales Wolfman Jack Joey Reynolds etc over the years My response: Fantastic post Dale! I laughed reading this remembering how Kevin Metheny used to like to have me in his office when Imus’ shift ended to bear witness to the daily insanity and to hopefully minimize some of the intrusion by claiming he was in an important meeting – from what can guess it never worked One look at me and even Imus wouldn’t believe it was important!” – Randy West There Are No Influencers story sent to subscribers 329 “Today the influencers are people like the teenagers from Parkland Florida who tweeted Laura Ingraham into submission in one or two posts How times and media have changed Thanks for sharing” – Roger Nadel Go Fund Me My good friend Roger Collins who worked at KUTE and KFI is battling colon cancer and could really use some financial assistance with his medical bills A GoFundMe page has been set up in his real name Paul Lancaster If anyone in the industry could help him in any way please go to his Facebook page Thank you – Jeffrey Leonard Imus Walks Out on Final Show March 30 2018 Thursday was the last live Imus in the Morning program on WABC-New York Don Imus served up an emotional monologue as only he could do then left the broadcast booth Imus was forced into an early retirement by Cumulus Media’s need to cut costs as it moves through Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization AllAccess did a great job of recapping Don’s final show: “Imus wrapped up his career with the assertion that ‘I’m not gonna miss doing the ‘Imus in the Morning’ program it’s hard to do’ His last segment indicated his pride in his half-century of broadcasting and his bond with listeners “And he proclaimed that ‘there’s been nobody better on the radio than me nobody ever did this nobody But it wasn’t me who did this you know who I’m gonna miss I’m gonna miss you the listeners’ Unsuccessfully fighting off tears Imus described how the audience came through for his charitable efforts like the Imus Ranch he concluded ‘I’m gonna miss that you have no idea how much I’m gonna miss you’ “But he reserved some vitriol for his critics asserting that we were neither dissuaded nor diminished by the intellectually morally and ethically crippled losers the likes of a racist bigoted civil rights charlatan a reference to Rev Al Sharpton or the insecure envious shock jock all howlin’ Howard Stern and the chorus of like-minded yappin’ mutts lost in the dust of the caravan rollin’ by on the road to greatness Rollin’ by on the road to greatness! We did that! YOU did that! I did that! That’s what we did! You goddamn right! That’s what we did! And with that Imus abruptly ended his farewell to the strains of Kid Rock’s You Never Met A Motherf—er Quite Like Me leaving the show to air repeats of recent shows for the final three hours” War of Words There was a dust-up at Fox News between host Laura Ingraham and one of the survivors of the Parkland Florida shootings She apologized Thursday over a critical tweet mocking him over college rejections Laura’s comments triggered a backlash including the loss of some sponsors David Hogg the student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School encouraged his followers to boycott her sponsors At least four of Ingraham’s advertisers – Wayfair Expedia TripAdvisor and pet food brand Nutrish – announced Thursday that they were pulling their commercials from Laura’s program Hear Ache Dodger Stadium was overflowing with sewage near the club dugout on Wednesday the day before opening day Jeffrey Leonard quipped: “I heard the Dodgers have sold the naming rights of the stadium to Andy Gump” … Nationally syndicated talk hosts Hugh Hewitt and Mike Gallagher are hosting Overtime with Hewitt amp Gallagher on Sunday April 29 in Minneapolis … Fortune Magazine pulled out their crystal ball to guess what was trending up and trending down Podcasts fell on the side of trending down “The airwaves have reached the saturation point of three guys and a Patreon account A shakeout is coming” … KLAC’s Dan Patrick won’t return to NBC Sunday Football Night in America The New York Post says NBC presented him with a new five-year deal in December But Dan now says “I didn’t want to do it and not love doing it” He’s been a signature presence on NBC’s Football Night for nine seasons It’s believed Dan is close to signing a new three-year deal to continue his radio show … Big comedy night tomorrow as KROQ’s Kevin amp Bean host April Foolishness … Goodtime Steve Mitchell checked in from Atlanta He was our night jock during the debut of K-100 KIQQ in the early 70s He still hosts Thunder Road a syndicated radio show that combines the best in Country music with coverage of the top tier of NASCAR Racing … Ben Shapiro formerly mornings at Salem’s KRLA will now be heard at KABC Westwood One is taking his podcast and putting Ben on terrestrial radio A press release claims his debut is completely sold out Ben is editor-in-chief of DailyWirecom … Bob Rivers briefly at “Arrow 93” but a huge star in the Northwest recently retired Now he’s missing broadcasting “But not for the reasons you may think It’s not about wanting to be famous or to make a pile of money” wrote Rivers “I miss the chance to say something about what’s going on that I haven’t heard anyone else say So much of what we watch and read today is just Schadenfreude If you don’t know this word you should” Follow the very talented retiree at BobRiversblog Home to Homeland My wife and I are big fans of Homeland It is probably good that this is the last season but it has been a hellava ride since 2011 on Showtime We call the Claire Danes character “crazy eyes” because you never know when she is going to go off I was surprised Hillary Clinton mentioned Claire’s character when reflecting post-election: “At times I felt like CIA agent Carrie Mathison on the show Homeland desperately trying to get her arms around a sinister conspiracy and appearing more than a little frantic in the process” Right on Change of Address A longtime LARadio reader just discovered his daily headlines in his spam folder We are moving over from thevinenet to AvilaBeachdbgmailcom so the headlines have been coming from the new address for about a month If you are not getting the headlines and want them first check your spam folder If not there and you want the daily headlines just drop me an email Former KDAY dj Wendy Williams Recovering from Graves’ Disease March 29 2018 People Magazine devoted two pages to former KDAY dj and now queen of daytime tv gossip Wendy Williams Recalling her time on the local dial Wendy said she wasn’t the best dj on the air but she always showed up for her shift Her consistency reflects her indefatigable approach to her professional success yet her drive has taken a toll on her personal life Following doctor’s orders Wendy stepped away from her hit tv show to address her affliction with Graves’ disease – an autoimmune disorder that leads to overactivity of the thyroid – which threw her usually healthy body into a tailspin “I had a storm going in my body is the best way I can explain it” Wendy told People She had been diagnosed with Graves’ disease 19 years ago but had been vigilant about taking her daily thyroid medication But last year a packed schedule caused her to fall behind on doctor’s visits Wendy rationalized she was too busy with photoshoots interviews and travelling Last Halloween she collapsed on-set For over a month Wendy unplugged from her show as well as phone calls and social media to concentrate on herself Her husband of 20 years is the producer of the show “He’s been there every step of the way We are glued at the hip” Wendy said She returned to tv on March 19 with a clean bill of health with a promise to take care of herself first KFI’s Michelle Kube Promoted March 28 2018 Perseverance has paid off for Michelle Kube executive producer of KFI’s Bill Handel Show She announced on Facebook that she has been promoted to Executive Producer for KFI meaning “I’ll be working with all the shows and their producers to help them in any way they need” “It’s really bittersweet for me I adore Handel as much as he makes me crazy and I’ve been with the show for 23 of my 24 years at KFI First as a call screener then producer then Executive Producer when we had a staff of 3 producers on the show Over the years things have changed people have come and gone I’ve taken on other responsibilities adding to my producing duties with Wake Up Call but Handel and I have remained a solid team” said Michelle Alex Razo is Handel’s new producer while Michelle now gets to sleep in And more congratulations Mt Wilson FM executive Mike Johnson joined Saul Levine’s 25 years ago this week “I left KMPC to begin a new chapter of my life at Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters at ‘The All New K-JOI’ in those days It is amazing how time flies” Mike is now operations manager at KKJZ “The entertainment business is a cruel and shallow money trench a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs There’s also a negative side” ― Hunter S Thompson Joe Rosati weekend and fill-in at K-EARTH was interviewed this week in AllAccess He revealed about himself: “I’m stereo-blind I was born with Strabismus aka crossed eyes Cosmetically I look ok after having two surgeries throughout my life but functionally I’m technically crossed eyed 3D movies are completely flat to me” I’ve had heightened anxiety and mild panic attacks at the playground with my own children and wife there – Carson Daly opening up about his anxiety on Today Jaime Jarrin Featured in LA Times Piece March 27 2018 Very nice front page LA Times Sunday story on Jaime Jarrin for 60 years as the Dodgers Spanish-language radio broadcaster He spent his first eight years announcing the road games from a Pasadena studio while interpreting the action called by Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett Read the story by clicking photoIn 2005 Howard Stern was making the publicity tour for his move from the broadcast airwaves to Sirius satellite radio He said he would be five times filthier than he was on terrestrial radio In one interview he declared “Wouldn’t it be brilliant if my audience could all lie down at night together and achieve orgasm together” Hear Ache Podtrac is the expert in podcast audience measurement publishing the industry’s only podcast rankings A lot of providers saw drops between January and February even big-dog NPR Their “unique monthly listenership” dropped from 16370000 to 15773000 The remainder of the top five include WNYC Studios 7687000 HowStuffWorks 5700000 PRX 5226000 and “This American Life / Serial” combined three shows 4862000 ESPN is in sixth place The New York Times is in seventh and in eighth place is iHeart David Schwartz made a rare find of the premiere broadcast of NBC’s Monitor program on June 12 1955 … John Skipper former president of ESPN was the subject of a major story in The Hollywood Reporter To anyone who knows about substance abuse their eyes must have been rolling when Skipper said he “compartmentalized” his drug usage He claimed to be the master at compartmentalization The problem with addiction is that it knows no boundaries and has no respect of business hours … Brian Perez sent a note that WKRP in Cincinnati starts airing on the Me TV network weeknights at 9:30 pm beginning April 2 … Kelsea Ballerini is the midday guest host at KKGO throughout the month of April “Country radio has been so good to me and I can’t wait to officially join the Go Country crew” enthused Kelsea The sun sets on Don Imus morning radio show March 26 2018 Don Imus was the center of a seven-minute piece on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday Anthony Mason interviewed Imus and reviewed his fifty years on the air Imus signs off this week from his WABC-New York morning show Don owned his bigoted remark in 2007 when he made a disparaging remark about the women’s basketball team at Rutgers University He said he knew better The incident led to one of the four firings he experienced during his half-century on the air Imus lives on a sprawling ranch halfway between Houston and Austin His son Wyatt has become a champion rodeo rider and calf roper The 19-year-old said that his father went to every single one of the son’s rodeo events throughout junior high high school and the son’s first year of college When asked if her husband is ready for retirement Deirdre Imus replied “It’s about time don’t you think Frankly I’ll miss it a lot ’cause I’ve listened all these years every single show since I met him in 1992 I met him on the air” After getting married in 1994 the couple started the first Imus ranch a summer camp for kids suffering from cancer “I listened to what was on in New York and I thought ‘Man this is gonna be easy!’” he laughed as Imus recalled his on-air start in at WNBC in 1971 He was an overnight sensation More than 100 stations syndicated his broadcast By 1997 Time magazine named Imus one of the most influential people in America Don said he was one of the best five radio guys ever He also included Arthur Godfrey Jack Benny Wolfman Jack and Howard Stern on his list of the best “Done this for 50 years making a lot of money Only person that’s won more Marconis than me is Paul Harvey What was he on three minutes a day Stop it! Come on!” There’s much more at the CBS site Click the photo Nostalgia Sunday – 9 Years Ago Today 1003/The Sound Perfects the Perfect Promotion March 25 2009 There’s an old truism that I learned on the day I started in the marketing department at Columbia Pictures a lesson from the man whom I consider the best movie marketing maven ever I feel so fortunate to have learned from the best The moment he told me I was hired he leaned towards me and said ever so quietly ‘I’m going to tell you something that will keep you on track It is very simple but oh so difficult to execute’ I leaned even closer He said “Never promote a promotion always promote a movie” What you learn is that it applies to everything Enter 1003/The Sound They have created the perfect promotion with their Album Madness which mirrors the annual college basketball tournament better know as March Madness But it would be easy to do a bracket-type campaign that only promotes the promotion Instead The Sound Album Madness executes what the Bonneville station is all about The station pits a classic album against another classic album and then invites the listeners to vote for their favorite The music is complimented and the audience is involved with The Sound beyond just a passive passing And do you know what they started with Beatles White Album versus Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run This was no low-seeded album against a high-seeded selection “How do you decide” asked Dave Beasing l the program director at The Sound and the tournament director and mastermind behind Album Madness “Now it’s going to be the White Album against Elton John’s Tumbleweed in round two That’s going to be tough but if I were going to Las Vegas I would probably have my money on the Beatles but Elton was surprisingly strong against the Doors” Where did the idea come from “There have been stations around the country that have pitted artist against artist in tournament bracket or silly promotions of Ginger versus Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island or boxers versus briefs” “We thought since our emphasis is on albums at The Sound that we would do something with albums It really has caught people’s imagination and the page views are going through the roof on our site We’re hearing things like ‘it was all my friends could talk about at dinner last night’ Friends are getting together with the bracket page and handicapping the albums It is great” When we talked about the promotion Dave said that for them the tactics feed the strategy When you are doing Ginger and Mary Ann who cares These kinds of promotions never tie back into the station and its programming “Our promotion has to be associated with the core identity of the station” said Beasing As a regular monthly feature Album Sides Wednesday works because The Sound is an album-based station “It is cool in its own right but it feeds the perception of what the station is all about” said Dave Yesterday afternoon the competition was between Bob Seger’s Night Moves and Steve Miller’s Book of Dreams Who came up with the pairings “Our music director Haley Jones r came up with the initial pairings and the whole staff kicked them around and we refined them a bunch of times but Haley really put it together and honestly it went through some phases” The initial thinking was maybe they should mirror the strategy of the basketball playoffs – putting weak competitor against strong competitor so your strong competitors have a better chance of making it to round two “I’m glad we reworked it because right out of the gate we’ve had some interesting matchups that are hard to choose” said Dave “U2 versus The Police at 8 am Thursday morning How do you choose At noon on Wednesday is Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here versus Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street That’s a tough choice” Dave and his people made a decision early on that there would only be one album from each artist “We didn’t want to have the White Album versus Abbey Road in the finals” added Beasing “It just wouldn’t be nearly as interesting” The promotion at The Sound will go until the day after the end of the NCAA basketball tourney “At four o’clock on April 6 which is the day of the championship game we’ll feature the final two albums and let everyone vote all night long during the championship basketball game and then the next day we’ll play the entire winning album” Who does Beasing think will be the final two albums “That’s a tough one” sighed Dave “I didn’t see Carol King’s Tapestry album beating Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions But for the final two it might be the Beatles’ White Album against Led Zeppelin 2 or maybe Rolling Stones” Check out the bracket competition at wwwthesoundlacom Matt Mallon Suits Up in New Ballpark Matt Mallon was general sales manager at KABC until last week when new management made some changes with Matt not making the cut Now Matt rejoins the Walt Disney Co and ESPN Radio as General Sales Manager for 710 ESPN “Matt brings with him a tremendous portfolio of sales experience including seven years as general sales manager for KABC six years at CBS Radio as local sales manager for KFWB and KRTH and three years as a national account manager for Banner Radio in Los Angeles” Chris Berry wrote in an internal memo to the KSPN staff “Matt started his sports radio sales career at XTRA 690 and brings a background which includes significant success in sports programming sales including his most recent accomplishments managing Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play sales for KABC” Email Saturday 32418 RichBroRadio “GREAT story on Rich Brother Robbin It was very nice you shared your history and the props you expressed Love you both” – Mike Butts Copy Cat In a Good Way “I enjoyed the piece about Rich Brother Robbin When I started doing nights at WOKY in Milwaukee they had me listen to air checks of Rich every week They said ‘do this’ and you will be a winner They were right So from a long distance Rich taught me how to do night time Top 40 as he did it better than practically anyone I ever heard I met him in Tucson a long time ago Great jock great talent thanks for the nice article” – Craig Roberts Variety Spices Up RichBroRadio “Rich Brother Robbin’s station is by far the best Oldies station I’ve had the pleasure of hearing I can listen every day without getting bored because I’m always hearing something I haven’t heard in years Can’t say that for most radio stations It inspires me to put on my own Internet Oldies station which I’ll do when I can afford it Hope you are doing well and that you aren’t having to use a bot to get around Please send some of that rain out this way we can use it” – Bill Powers Best Oldies “Now we are talking radio! Loved the story and jumped all in on the app” – Stan White Seattle RBR’s Brother “GREAT article on Rich Brother Robbin — maybe the most down-to-earth larger-than-life person I know We’ve been close friends for close to 50 years despite the fact that we’re both still in our 30’s and beyond just his enormous passion for radio the way he’s handled some serious life struggles has been truly inspirational There’s a decency and grace to Rich that one can’t help but admire and in my case try to emulate And I’m not just saying those things because he plays my KYA jock jingle on RichBroRadiocom I highly recommend his station For those of us who cherished great Top 40 radio since the dawn of time dawn being the mid ‘50s Rich keeps the flame alive He IS heavy and he’s my Brother” – Ken Levine Oldi |
