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Friday, August 19, 2011

Radio Remembers: "Larry the Legend" of Milwaukee and Chicago

Radio Remembers He got his start in radio in 1953 in Nashville, Tennessee, and climbed the radio ladder in Chattanooga at WDXB-AM, where he spent 15 years and became the station's VP & GSM. Larry "The Legend" Johnson would later leave and move to Chicago, where he became a big name hosting overnights on WIND-AM (560). Read More

Friday, May 13, 2011

Making Moves: Friday, May 13, 2011

Making Moves Radio-Info hears from Dothan, Alabama's WUSD-FM (93.7), which has dropped "Kickin' Country" and will simulcast Clear Channel news/talk sister-station WDBT-FM (105.3) ... San Diego's non-commercial KPBS-FM (89.5) will drop music and go 24/7 news and information programming. Read More

Friday, October 1, 2010

Making Moves: Friday, October 1, 2010

Making Moves Mike Shaffer is leaving KCLD-FM (104.7) in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where he did afternoons and was MD. Read More

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Making Moves: Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Making Moves Former Chicago WJMK-FM (104.3) & WIND-AM (560) “Top Rock Girly Jock” Connie Szerszen joins Chicago Radio Online, where she’ll co-host a show with the legendary Fred Winston … 13 employees of Chicago’s Window to the World Communications, including WFMT-FM (98.7) chief engineer Gordon Carter, accepted early retirement buyouts, says Vocalo.org’s Rober… Read More

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Making Moves: Thursday, March 11, 2010

In Chicago, it’s official as former TV news reporter Amy Jacobson joins John Howell as morning co-host on Salem-owned WIND-AM (560), says Vocalo.org’s Robert Feder … Trish Gazall has resigned as the co-host of the mid-afternoon “John Brown’s Mindset” show on KTRS-AM (550) St. Louis … Connoisseur Media in Bismarck, North Dakota brings in Debra Boech… Read More

Monday, February 8, 2010

Salem names new GMs for Chicago and Seattle

Andrew Adams takes over as GM of Salem Communications' five-station cluster in Seattle, overseeing Christian talk KGNW-AM (820), Spanish KKMO-AM (1360), talk KKOL-AM (1300), ethnic KLFE-AM (1590) & Spanish contemporary Christian KNTS-AM (1680). Adams has spent over 20 years in radio, working in Texas and California, most recently as SVP of Mapleton… Read More

Monday, January 11, 2010

More alterations to the WLS Roe Conn Show as Amy Jacobson is jettisoned

There’s more shifting of salaries on Citadel-owned WLS-AM (890) in Chicago. The latest move is to remove former WMAQ-TV reporter Amy Jacobson as the news and weather reporter during afternoon drive from the Roe Conn Show. Read More

Monday, December 21, 2009

Glenn Beck to be heard on Chicago’s WIND (560)

Syndicated talker Glenn Beck adds a Chicago affiliate with his debut on Salem talker WIND on January 4, 2010. His show will air from 9am – 11am. Read More

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Making Moves: Wednesday Afternoon

The former San Francisco Energy 92.7 duo of Fernando & Greg may be headed back behind the microphone. The Radio-Info San Francisco board has rumors of a move back to another terrestrial radio station. Read More

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Chicago talk host to hold his own "Town Hall" style meeting

Following the news that Illinois Senator Richard Durbin has decided not to hold a “Town Hall” meeting, Chicago’s Salem Communications-owned WIND-AM (560) morning talk host Cisco Cotto has picked up that gauntlet. The conservative Cotto announced he will hold his own Town Hall meeting, directly outside of Durban’s Chicago office this weekend.… Read More

Monday, July 13, 2009

Making Moves: Monday Afternoon

In Charlotte, North Carolina, WKKT-FM (96.9) morning co-host Sarah Waters told listeners she’s leaving radio to spend more time with her family … FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski names Steven VanRoekel as Managing Director of his senior staff, and Austin Schlick is appointed General Counsel … The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that ESPN Depor… Read More

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Wayne Allyn Root plans to become the "Libertarian Conservative version" of Rush & Hannity

He was the Libertarian Party’s 2008 vice presidential candidate. Now, Wayne Allyn Root wants to make his mark on the radio. Read More

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Making Moves: Wednesday Morning

The annual Bubba the Love Sponge “Toys for Ta-Tas,” to help gather toys for needy children this holiday season, took place Dec. 12 and netted more then 1000 toys. Read More

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