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Making Moves: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Dick Ring has announced his retirement after 32 years as morning host of Cox Radio AC WDUV (The Dove) Tampa. His last day on the air will be Friday, April 27.
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Gadget of the Week: SKLZ Shoot Around
This new basketball gadget provides a full 180-degree rotation for a ball return and is for those who want to practice without chasing the ball every time they shoot. It guarantees to return to the basketball to the same spot with every shot made.
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Radio’s Best & Worst: November 3, 2011
Highlights from the author’s week of (always decidedly random) listening and the week’s radio headlines, ending November 03, 2011. Stations I’ve worked with recently in my Edison Research capacity are asterisked.Ratings Stories
The FM Spoken Word Land Rush continues to pay dividends in the just-released October PPMs.
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Cox Promotes Case, Olsen In Birmingham
Cox Media Group's Birmingham, Ala., cluster has promoted two of its programming execs, Justin Case (pictured) and John Olsen. Case, previously PD of WZZK and WNCB, is the new operations manager for WZZK, WBPT and WZZN (97.3 the Zone).
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College sports are prominent on Sirius XM, via deals with Learfield, IMG College
The contract just announced with college rightsholder Learfield Sports is a renewal, as its EVP/COO Andy Rawlings says "We're thrilled to continue our long-standing partnership with Sirius XM." At IMG College, Senior VP of Media Operations Joe Potter says it is "pleased to bring dozens of our collegiate partners' games to Sirius XM, which has becom…
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Vin Scully to return for his 63rd season of Dodgers baseball
Scully started calling baseball games for the Dodgers when Jackie Robinson was playing in their infield and the team played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn as the "Boys of Flatbush." Sixty-two years later, the legendary Baseball Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully will add another year to his storied baseball career, officially agreeing to call his 63rd …
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WMAD Madison, Wis., Names New Hires And Staff Promotions
Country WMAD (96.3 Star Country) Madison, Wis., has paired Tracy Dixon and Mike Heller for mornings. The new show debuts Aug. Read More
Ron Brooks Exits Gainesville, Fla.'s "Gator" WRUF-FM
Ron Brooks exited his post as PD and afternoon driver of the University of Florida's country WRUF-FM (103.7 The Gator) Gainesville, Fla., and PD of WRUF-AM on July 14 after a year on the job. He was brought in to flip the FM station from rock to country and to re-brand WRUF-AM as an all-sports station.
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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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Making Moves in Sports
Fox Sports Radio will add a new weekend show, hosted by former
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Rob Dibble & Kirk Morrison, a current
football player for Saturdays 10pm-1am ...Former New York Governor David Paterson and sports fan will be a special fill-in on New York City's WFAN-AM (660) "The Fan" on March 28 from 10pm-1am, following Steve Somers ... B…
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Pittsburgh's rock WDVE stays with the Steelers
"Steelers Nation" will still hear their games on Clear Channel's WDVE-FM (102.5), extending a deal they have had with the rock music station since 1998. Market Manager Dennis Lamme says, "The Pittsburgh Steelers and DVE are two Pittsburgh brands that not only personify the city locally but have a reach which is world wide.
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Making Moves in Sports
Brunswick, Georgia's WMOG-AM (1490) has dropped Fox Sports Radio for True Oldies - Discuss it ... Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes announce their radio homes - KZSF-AM (1370) will be their Spanish flagship, and the Bay Area's KDOW-AM (1220) & KTRB-AM (860) carry the English-language games ...
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Cumulus-San Francisco names Bill Bungeroth as Market Manager
Bill Bungeroth is the person who conceived and launched "The Huckabee Report" with former Arkansas Governor and possible 2012 Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, which now airs on 560 radio stations, and he led the executive team that launched the 24/7 Comedy Network nationwide. Bungeroth now takes on the day-to-day operations of Cumulus Radio's …
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Threats force Wisconsin's Randy Hopper to cancel a parade appearance
Randy Hopper is not just the owner of Mountain Dog Media in Wisconsin. He is also a Wisconsin State Senator, one of the Republicans who pushed through the bill that restricted collective bargaining for state employees.
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Making Moves: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi will expand his time on sports WFAN-AM (660), agreeing to appear with Mike Francesa in afternoons before nearly half of all Yankee games this season. Terms were not disclosed ...
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Radio Remembers: "The Duke of Flatbush" Duke Snider; West Virginia's Wes Ryan
He will always be remembered as the "Duke of Flatbush," one of the three famous center fielders of the 1950's in New York City along with Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. Brooklyn Dodgers great Duke Snider joined the club one year after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.
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Clear Channel names John Peake as its new Seattle cluster OM
John Peake moves from the Arizona desert to the Pacific Northwest, in an organizational move for the Seattle cluster. Peake, who was the director of the syndicated Johnjay & Rich morning show, takes over as Operations Manager in Seattle starting March 14.
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Making Moves: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Radio-Info confirms that Denver's lite rock KOSI-FM (101.1) will drop the syndicated Delilah for longtime area DJ Caitlin Rashke for weekday evenings 7pm-12am ... Sports KLAA-AM (830) in Los Angeles hires David Baronfeld as GM.
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Long Island FM Adds Ducks Baseball Broadcasts
New Long Island, N.Y., country station WJVC (My Country 96.1) has inked a deal to carry Long Island Ducks baseball games on weekends for the next three years, according to LongIslandPress.com. The broadcast team will include Long Island radio personalities Chris King and David Weiss, as well as minor league veteran Casey Lynn, who is also the Ducks…
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Boston's WEEI shakes up their daytime lineup
A ratings battle with crosstown rival WBZ-FM (98.5) "The Sports Hub" may have been the determining factor in changes being made by Boston's WEEI-AM (850). The Boston Herald reports tthat midday "Dale & Holley Show" hosts Dale Arnold and Michael Holley will be split up, with Holley joining the afternoon drive "Big Show," hosted by Glenn Ordway.
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