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Wisconsin station owner Randy Hopper is in the eye of the storm
Hopper is also a Wisconsin State Senator who voted in this week's controversial case involving the bargaining rights of public unions. There is already talk in Wisconsin about recalls of elected officials who voted that way, and Hopper may be one of the targets. Read More
Making Moves: Friday, February 4, 2011
Despite the St. Louis Cardinals moving from sports/talk KTRS-AM (550) to KMOX-AM (1120), Cardinal radio broadcasters Mike Shannon & John Rooney will stay in the broadcast booth, with Shannon starting his 40th season behind the mic ...
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Making Moves: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Richmond, Virginia’s alternative WRXL-FM (102.1) “The X” X’s out Crash from afternoons and adds at night, the syndicated Nikki Sixx’s “Sixx Sense.” VARTV reports the Clear Channel station is actively searching for an afternoon drive host … Former Big Boy’s Neighborhood sidekick/producer Tattoo (aka: David Gonzalez) joins Rick Dees' Dees Entertainme…
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Sports Round-Up
Philadelphia’s “Fanatic” WPEN (97.5) will be carrying NFL’s Sunday and Monday night football, live. The play-by-play broadcast is nationally carried by Westwood One, with Dave Sims and James Lofton on Sunday games, while Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason will handle Monday night games … Sirius XM satellite radio launches a channel dedicated to Colleg…
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Adult Standards and Sports are both out and Oldies is in on the Jersey Shore
The Radio-Info New Jersey Board speculated about a change even before it happened. On Friday morning, Millennium Radio put an end to the “Shore Sports Network” on WADB-AM, Asbury Park (1310) and began simulcasting Ocean County’s WOBM-AM (1160), based in Toms River – which in turn dropped adult standards to go oldies.
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Making Moves: Friday, August 20, 2010
DCRTV says former Laura Ingraham & G.Gordon Liddy Show producer Heather Smith is the new producer for the “Grandy Group” morning show on Washington’s news/talk WMAL-AM (630). Smith replaces Ann Wog, who left for a job with Boston’s WTKK-FM (96.9) … Rob Babin is promoted from GSM to VP of Sales for Cox Media Atlanta … The St.
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Toronto's CJCL-AM "The Fan" revamps their sports talk lineup
Both Andrew Krystal and Greg Brady are no strangers to Toronto radio. At Rogers Media-owned CJCL-AM (590) “The Fan,” the controversial Krystal takes over the late-morning 9am-12noon slot from Mike Hogan, while Brady follows Krystal from 12pm-3pm.
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In Everett, Washington, the sabotaged towers of KRKO (1380) are being rebuilt
The towers were literally pulled down, allegedly by an act of sabotage by ecoterrorists, almost a year ago. Last September, Radio-Info reported that two towers in the four-tower array were toppled by a group claiming to be from the Earth Liberation Front.
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After all the hype, the NY Knicks foul out of an interview on "ESPN 1050"
New York City’s WEPN-AM (1050) had been hyping the interview all day – an exclusive sit-down between afternoon drive host Michael Kay and New York Knicks “consultant” Isiah Thomas. Thomas, the head coach of Florida International University and one-time Knicks coach and executive, arrived at the “ESPN 1050” studios, but the Knicks ordered the interv…
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The St. Louis Media History Foundation names its first-ever board of directors
Of the 17 media, advertising and public relations members named to the first-ever board of directors for the non-profit St. Louis Media History Foundation, six have ties to radio.
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Sporting News Radio signs Steve Czaban for mornings
The Steve Czaban Show returns to national syndication. Czaban was formerly with Fox Sports Radio from 2003 to 2009, and the show’s former cast of co-host Scott Linn, producer Steve “Solly” Solomon and sports news anchor Al Galdi are coming back with him.
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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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WFAN, New York's Boomer & Carton will be simulcast on TV
The WFAN-AM (660) “The Fan” morning team of sports-talkers Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton will have their show simulcast on TV, starting September 14 . A new partnership between the CBS Radio-owned station and the MSG Network will place the duo on TV, broadcasting from a specially-built facility branded as the “Allstate Insurance Company” studio.…
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Making Moves in Sports
Baltimore’s PressBoxOnline.com says changes to WJZ-FM (105.7) “The Fan” could be coming. They quote sources saying afternoon co-host Jeremy Conn could move to mornings to co-host with Steve Davis on the Charm City sports-talker.
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Making Moves: Thursday, July 29, 2010
Radio-Info confirms that Director/Integrated Marketing Sammy Simpson and CBS Radio New York are parting ways. No replacement for Simpson has been named.
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Making Moves in Sports
Cincinnati’s WQRT-AM “Real Talk 1160" afternoon drive sports host Andy Furman turned a weekend tryout on Fox Sports Radio into a weekly job, co-hosting “Fox Sports Saturday” with Sean Farnham … After 11 seasons as the hockey voice on CHNL-AM (610) in Kamloops, British Columbia, Kirk Fraser is leaving the Kamloops Blazers broadcast booth for a job i…
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New York's WFAN is holding a contest to find its next sports talk star
If you've ever wanted a chance to share a microphone with New York sports talkers like Mike Francesa, Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton, your chance is here. CBS Radio-owned “Fan” WFAN-AM (660) in New York City is holding a “Fantasy Phenom Challenge” to find their next host.
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