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KDKA, Pittsburgh PD Marshall Adams leaves after six years
Adams' contract is up and he says he is “very grateful to CBS Pittsburgh market manager Michael Young for giving me this terrific opportunity" since he joined in January 2006. The Western Pennsylvania native says “It was a dream come true every time I was able to crack the mike for a KDKA newscast.” He’s at MarshallAdams@Hotmail.com.
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A talk host is served lawsuit papers while hosting a live show
Simply put, they knew exactly where he was at the time. Ted Arneault was hosting a show live on KDKA-AM (1020) when he was served papers alleging that he was in violation of the non-compete clause of his contract with a former employer.
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Radio Remembers: Tennessee's T.J. Graham; Pittsburgh's Perry Marshall
He was a controversial radio talk show host who was known as the "King of Controversy." T.J. Graham hosted a show on Nashville's urban WVOL-AM (1470), which discussed topics including race relations and immigration.
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It's official – "Fan" KDKA-FM picks up the Pittsburgh Pirates
Sister-station KDKA-AM (1020) was the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates for decades. Now the baseball franchise is coming back to the familiar call letters, but this time on the FM dial with sports/talk KDKA-FM (93.7) as flagship for 38 radio stations.
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Report: The Pittsburgh Pirates are heading to "Fan" KDKA-FM (93.7)
The Pittsburgh Pirates had their games heard for 51 years on KDKA-AM (1020) in Pittsburgh. It appears they're heading back to a different KDKA, but this time the one on the FM dial.
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Making Moves: Monday, August 1, 2011
Political pollster Scott Rasmussen is now a talk show host, airing shows on Washington's WMAL (630) and Chicago's WLS-AM (890) ... Another day - another hire by Merlin Media, this time Orlando, Florida's news/talk WFLF (540 / 94.5) journalist Michelle Murillo.
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Two suitors emerge for Pittsburgh Pirates broadcast rights
With the Pittsburgh Pirates having one of their best seasons in years, a battle is emerging between Clear Channel and CBS Radio for the right to broadcast their games on the radio. Pirates baseball games currently air on news/talk WPGB-FM (104.7), owned by Clear Channel. Read More
As FM Talk Gains Stations, What Formats Are Losing?
With News, Talk, and Sports on FM growing rapidly, is any one format losing more outlets than others? And are the format’s gains chasing away a larger number of displaced users of other music formats?That question was prompted by Ross On Radio reader Greg Guise who, reacting to the rumors that Randy Michaels’ new Merlin Media would install FM News …
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A Pittsburgh sports host is on underwear duty after losing a bet
The one thing that the Pittsburgh Pirates won't have to worry about is clean underwear, thanks to a sports host at CBS Radio's all-sports KDKA-FM (93.7), who lost a bet. "Fan" sports host John Seibel made a bet that if his beloved Pirates got their record above the .500-mark, something they have not done since 1999 this far into a season, he'd wash…
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Beloved Pittsburgh personality John Cigna has died
Cigna spent more than 30 years at KDKA (1020), 18 of them in morning drive. As the station says, "His loyal listeners will remember the charity [motorcycle] rides, the spaghetti breakfasts in Market Square and the goofball TV spots." Brooklyn native Cigna worked in West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana before landing at Group W's KDKA around 1970. Read More
Making Moves: Monday, May 9, 2011
Radio-Info hears from Press Communications-owned "Thunder Country" WKMK-FM (106.3) on the Jersey Shore, afternoon DJ/MD "Captain Jack" Aponte has resigned to "pursue other interests." No replacement named ... Clear Channel's Philadelphia urban WDAS-FM (105.3) promotes Don Wiggins to director of sales ...
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Pittsburgh talk host Doug Hoerth found dead
Longtime Pittsburgh personality Doug Hoerth was found by police in his suburban Pittsburgh home. No cause of death was immediately established, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says an autopsy will be performed by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office.
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Making Moves: Thursday, December 9, 2010
Radio-Info hears from conservative talker WPTI-FM (94.5) Greensboro, NC, where KDKA, Pittsburgh's (1020) weekend talk host Dimitri Vassilaros is heading south for a full-time gig. He'll do the local morning drive shift on "Rush Radio" starting after Christmas.
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Mark Anderson is the new OM for CBS Radio in Pittsburgh
Although he's a native of Michigan, Mark Anderson is no stranger to the Steel City, having once beenPD of Clear Channel CHR "Kiss" WKST-FM (96.1). Anderson moves back to Pittsburgh from St.
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KDKA, Pittsburgh (1020) observes its 90th birthday on Election Day
The celebration of "the world's first commercial radio station" opens this weekend with broadcasts and appearances at the Senator John Heinz History Center, which will feature current and past personalities of news/talk KDKA. Then on Tuesday, Election Day, KDKA will be broadcasting live from the History Center in honor of what happened on its airwa… Read More
Making Moves: Monday, October 11, 2010
Radio-Info is told there’s a change in mornings on Milford, Delaware’s oldies WNCL-FM “Cool” (101.3), as Mike Butts is out and Delmarva native and former Wilmington WSTW-FM (93.7) host Dana McDonald heads down Route 13 to take mornings … Former Louisiana-based Sunburst Media OM Jonathan Cruz joins URBan Radio Broadcasting as its new Creative Servic…
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Radio Remembers: Pgh. sportscaster Nellie King; Wisconsin's Pete Holliday
He spent three years as a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1950’s before eventually finding his way into the broadcast booth as an analyst for baseball games from 1967 to 1975. Nellie King also did morning sports reports for the Steel City’s WWSW-FM (94.5) and KDKA-AM (1020) for a time, as well as working for the Pittsburgh school system a…
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Making Moves: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
“Gringo Suave” goes from the hot desert to “Hot-lanta,” as David Armbrecht leaves KZON-FM, Phoenix (101.5) for Atlanta’s WWVA-FM (105.7) as APD/MD/PM drive host. Now known as “David J,” he posts on Twitter, “I just became the mayor of Groove 105.7” … Joel Salkowitz checks in with Radio-Info, saying former “Party 105” WPTY Long Island DJ Eutopia has…
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Making Moves: Monday, August 2, 2010
Robin Marshall, former New York City WWFS-FM (102.7) “Fresh” DJ and recent author of “Is This Thing On?” joins Greater Media’s hot AC WLNK-FM (107.9) in Charlotte, North Carolina for weekends … Washington, DC’s WJFK-FM (106.7) mid-afternoon sports talk co-host and former NFL star LaVar Arrington will write a sports blog called “Hard Hits with LaVar…
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Radio Remembers: Pittsburgh's Bob Sprague; Seattle's Alexander S. Ballinger
Bob Sprague spent over 30 years on Steel City airwaves. A Navy man who spent 20 years in the US Naval Reserves, Sprague got his start on WMAJ-AM (1450) in State College, Pennsylvania.
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