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Don Martin promoted to Senior VP of Sports Programming for Premiere Networks
That is an advancement from Martin's current position as VP/general manager of L.A.-based syndicator Fox Sports Radio. Clear Channel-owned Premiere licenses the Fox Sports name and operates Fox Sports Radio.
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Making Moves: Thursday, July 21, 2011
San Antonio's classic rock KTKX (106.7) is running promos saying former classic rock KZEP (104.5) host Tom "T-Bone" Scheppke is returning to the airwaves at KTKX for morning drive – Discuss it ... According to Rodney Ho of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kristin Klingshirn will replace Melissa Carter as the news reader on CHR "Q 100" WWWQ-FM (9…
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Making Moves: Monday, June 27, 2011
Former Minneapolis WCCO-AM (830) news director Adam Thomas has resurfaced in Arizona, taking over as news director for news/talk KTAR-FM (92.3) ... Could Lois Melkonian be leaving Denver?
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WOAI San Antonio host Joe Pagliarulo announces he has cancer
WOAI-AM (1200) conservative talker Joe Pagliarulo made the announcement on the air, telling listeners on Friday that he has testicular cancer but will remain on the air as he takes on this new battle. "Joe Pags" is based in San Antonio, where he hosts afternoons on WOAI and also does mornings on Clear Channel sister-station KPRC-AM (950) in Houston…
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Making Moves: Monday, March 28, 2011
Radio-Info confirms that two "Kelly's" are MIA at Sacramento's country KNTY-FM (101.9) "The Wolf." Radio-Info is told that MDKelly Symone is no longer doing middays and her bio has been removed from the station website. Also, weekender Dee Kelly is no longer with the station ...
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Making Moves: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
After more than 25 years co-hosting the weekend "Sports Talk" show on KSTP-AM (1500) in Minneapolis, St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist Joe Soucheray will do his last show on February 12, replaced by Star-Tribune reporter Judd Zulgad ...
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Greg Foster is named OM for Clear Channel Denver's talk stations
Foster is moving to the "Mile High City" from Salt Lake City, where he was the PD of Clear Channel's news/talk stations KNRS-FM (105.7) & KACP-AM (570). In Denver, Foster will oversee Clear Channel's trio of news talkers: KHOW-AM (630) & KOA-AM (850) in Denver and KKZN-AM (760), which is licensed to Boulder.
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Lee Larsen retires, Pat Connor promoted to oversee Clear Channel-Denver
Connor's promotion from Director of Sales to President/Market Manager comes as longtime programmer and market manager Lee Larsen announces his retirement. Connor has been with Clear Channel-owned KOA-AM (850) for 25 years, starting out as an intern and working his way up the ladder.
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KOA, Denver talk host Mike Brown will do his radio show from New Orleans
If the name is familiar, it should be. Mike Brown is the former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Bush administration, whose office was responsible for the response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Radio Remembers: Denver's Reggie McDaniel, engineer Jerrold "Jerry" Campbell
He was a beloved figure on Mile High City radio and TV: Reggie McDaniel did movie reviews on KOA-AM (850) for a number of years, leaving the news-talk station in 2008. McDaniel was a colorful figure, known at times for his attire, but also for his charity.
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The man who killed Denver talk host Alan Berg dies in prison
Bruce Pierce was a self-avowed Neo-Nazi who was found guilty of firing 13 bullets into legendary KOA-AM (850) Denver talk show host Alan Berg in the driveway of his home 26 years ago. The Denver Post says Pierce died while serving his sentence in a maximum-security Federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.
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Kris Olinger, Clear Channel's AM programming chief in Denver, is leaving
Market Manager Lee Larsen says Kris “served as a newsperson, news director, news director, on-air talent, program director and ops manager” and says “her efforts contributed mightily to the numerous awards the stations have won and the strong ratings” they’ve pulled at the cluster. That includes news/talk KOA (850), talk KHOW (630) and progressive … Read More
Former FEMA director Michael Brown to host nights on Denver's KOA-AM
You may remember when President George W. Bush proclaimed that then-FEMA Director Michael Brown was doing a “Heckuva job” managing the rescue and relief efforts during Hurricane Katrina. Read More
A power failure knocks six Clear Channel stations off the air in Denver
Radio-Info has learned that Tuesday’s power outage was a localized issue in the building housing the stations, and occurred while construction work was being done in the building. However, it took time to correct, and affected everything from the station signals to office computers, as well as the backup generator which failed to connect. Read More
Making Moves: Friday, January 8, 2010
Former Chicago WKXQ (101.1) manager Chuck Hillier joins the Brad Chambers' Standard Media Group as ithe VP/General Manager of their 24/7 Internet radio station “Martini in the Morning” … Binghamton, New York’s WAAL-FM (99.1) “The Whale” adds Lee Ann Taylor to the co-host the morning show with Big Wally … Ohio Media Watch says former WKDD-FM, Akron … Read More
Radio Remembers: Former KOA, Denver talk host Russ Johnson
A sad story out of Colorado, where it appears former talk show host Russ Johnson took his own life. He was only 40. Read More
Making Moves: Tuesday Afternoon
Seattle’s KING-FM (98.1) cuts midday host Steve Reeder, former PD & overnight host Peter Newman & evening host Gigi Yellen, says Seattle’s CrossCuts.com … Utica, New York’s WSKS/WSKU-FM (97.9 / 105.5) is stunting ahead of a new and as-of-yet unnamed morning show, set to debut October 5 … After a 28-year career on Denver’s KOA-AM (850), Jeff Kin… Read More
Making Moves: Tuesday Afternoon
Denver’s KOA-AM (850) evening talk host “Gunny” Bob Newman resigned. The retired US Marine will apparently take a job outside of radio … Radio-Info confirms in Norfolk that after a 20-year run, WNOR-FM (98.7) morning show co-host Tommy Griffiths is departing, leaving co-host Rick Rumble solo for now – Discuss it … Medialink’s Mike Cavende… Read More
Making Moves: Tuesday Afternoon
Former WYSP-FM (94.1) host Kidd Chris, fired a year ago following a song performed by a guest that was deemed racist, will resurface today on an Internet show. His blog has more details … Clear Channel-owned WMKS-FM (105.7) drops Urban A/C and the “Kiss” moniker for Top 40 and the new slogan “Hit Music Now.” Listen to WMKS here … New York… Read More
Investments go south for a firm a Denver talk host promoted on the air – and he lost money too
Mike Rosen, a talk show host for Denver’s KOA-AM (850), apparently lost a large block of his own retirement savings to a Boulder, Colorado fund management company that he promoted on his show. Rosen had invested in the Agile Group, that reportedly invested money with Bernard Madoff, and a Minnesota businessman accused of bilking billions of dollars… Read More
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