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L.A.’s news/talk KFWB (980) goes into a trust, under new GM Valerie Blackburn
Nine years after CBS first needed to formally move KFWB out of the cluster, because it bought a second TV station in L.A., KFWB is formally placed into a trust. Former Shamrock executive Bill Clark is the trustee, through Clark Radio LLC.
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CBS can put L.A.'s KFWB (980) in a trust, and forbid a format change
Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters owner Saul Levine has challenged several moves by the big owners in the Los Angeles market, and he has long maintained that CBS shouldn't be allowed to own two TV stations, six radio stations, and also have KFWB-AM kept in a divestiture trust.
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Radio Remembers: KFWB's Ted Quillin
He spent an amazing 60 years in radio, and helped put KFWB-AM (980) on the radio map when he was one of the “Seven Swinging Gentlemen," one of the famous DJ's of KFWB when it ushered in Top 40 music to Los Angeles. Ted Quillin got his start in radio while in high school, working as a runner for KEPO in El Paso, Texas.
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Making Moves in Syndication
In Dallas, news/talk KLIF-AM (570) in Dallas has dropped the syndicated Michael Savage from evenings, where he was on tape delay, replacing him with the Wall Street Journal's new Daily Wrap talkshow ... The Rusty Humphries Show adds 10 new affiliates, including Houston's KSEV-AM (700), WMPS-AM (1210) in Memphis, WTTB-AM (1490) in Vero Beach, Florid…
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L.A. newsman-and-more Jack Popejoy dies of cancer at 63
Popejoy not only programmed radio stations in Los Angeles, such as KIIS in the 1970s and the very early KZLA-FM, he became deeply involved in earthquake education and public service. The longtime anchor at KFWB radio (980) was a creator of the famous annual “Great California ShakeOut”, which has taught millions the drill of “duck, cover and hold.” …
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KFWB, Los Angeles reveals its post-Dr. Laura lineup
News/talk KFWB (980) goes with more advice, after Dr. Laura Schlessinger ends her run on terrestrial radio December 31 and is no longer available for the noon-4pm slot in L.A. Read More
Making Moves: Thursday, October 14, 2010
In Los Angeles, Radio-Info is told that former KFWB-AM (980) anchor Steve Kindred will take over afternoon news anchor duties on news/talk KABC-AM (790), starting Monday … Arbitron hires William J. McKenna as SVP/New Media Ventures, focusing on new customers and markets for the Portable People Meters (PPM) … In Indiana, WEHT-TV sports director Lanc…
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CBS Radio will unveil new consolidated websites in Philadelphia and Chicago
Following their move to consolidate station websites in New York City, placing all-news WINS-AM (1010), WCBS-AM (880) and sports WFAN-AM (660) along with WCBS-TV on the same “CBS New York.com” site, CBS has expanded to Philadelphia and will also create a new multi-station site in Chicago. CBS has combined the websites of all-news KYW-AM (1060), n…
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Radio Remembers: Delmarva's Jack Buckwalter; L.A. newsman Dan Avey
He was a businessman and community leader who was known to many simply as “Jack.” John “Jack” Buckwalter spent 64 years at Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania, where he rose through the ranks and was at one time the editor. He was also the chairman of the board of Steinman Enterprises, which owns Delmarva Broadcasting, the operator of a number of …
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Making Moves: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Chicago’s WCPT-AM (820) interim VP/GM Jeff Chardell has resigned to take a position with Tribune Health Care, says Vocalo.org’s Robert Feder. No replacement has been named … In Charlottesville, Virginia, Monticello Media’s VP/GM Dennis Mockler resigned. Read More
Will CBS Radio sell KFWB in Los Angeles?
CBS has already placed KFWB-AM (980) into a trust run by longtime radio industry veteran and former Shamrock executive Bill Clark. This move was made to comply with an FCC order after CBS bought a second TV station in LA. Read More
Making Moves: Friday, March 5, 2010
LA’s KFWB-AM (980) alters their lineup starting Monday, with the syndicated Dave Ramsey moving from nights to mid-mornings 9am-12pm, and Laura Ingraham moving from mid-mornings to Ramsey’s previous 10pm-1am schedule … ESPN has named JP Dellacamera & Tommy Smyth to be the radio team for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa … Former Houston KMBE-AM (79… Read More
Making Moves On Country Radio
There’s been some recent changes at WCOW (Cow 97) LaCrosse/Sparta, where Ric Franke is now PD and morning co-host, according to the Web site NorthPine.com. Franke previously was the p.m. Read More
Bill Clark tapped to control the new KFWB trust in Los Angeles
Day-to-day operations for the KFWB-AM (980) trust in Los Angeles will be given to former Shamrock Broadcasting executive Diane Sutter, says LARadio.com. Sutter will oversee KFWB on behalf of trustee Bill Clark. Read More
Making Moves: Friday, January 15, 2010
Rumors are swirling in Washington D.C., as DCRTV reports that long-time WPGC morning man Donnie Simpson may be on his way out – and pm driver “Big Tigger” may move to the morning slot … Starting January 18, the Elvis Duran Show will be heard in mornings on Clear Channel top 40 “MY 107.1” WGMY-FM, Tallahassee … Clear Channel Top 40 WXXL “XL106.7” Or… Read More
KFWB Los Angeles adds local news show; KFI night changes
CBS Radio’s News/Talk KFWB (980) Los Angeles will add a three-hour block of live local news, daily from 4 – 7pm. The show is hosted by Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, starting today. Read More
Making Moves: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Kirby Wilbur is back on Seattle’s KVI-AM (570), but only for this week. Fired for budgetary reasons in November, Wilbur is filling in for the vacationing syndicated Sean Hannity, according to his Facebook page … It was a Twitter posting out of Memphis that revealed that The Gary Parrish Show with Geoff Calkins will join all-spots WMFS-AM/FM (680/… Read More
Radio Remembers: Sports announcer Rod Van Hook; the BBC's Malcolm Laycock
Van Hook spent four decades on Los Angeles radio, starting on KMPC-AM and then settling in for a 21-year run as the sports anchor on KFWB-AM (980) from 1979 to 2000. He then worked for KSPN-AM (710) from 2000 to 2006. Read More
More names confirmed in KNX Los Angeles lay-offs
Radio-Info.com has now confirmed all the KNX Los Angeles staffers who have been hit by the budget cuts axe. Read More
"Dr Laura Marathon" kicks off the KFWB, Los Angeles flip next week
Next Tuesday, September 8 is the official 18-hour “Dr Laura Marathon” that will kick off the new talk-leaning news/talk format on KFWB (980). Dr. Read More
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