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Chicago's Steve Dahl to stay with new media, will charge for daily podcast
Dahl's Twitter announcement today at noon Chicago time is that he won't be returning to traditional over-the-air radio, now that he's free to do so under terms of his just-expired deal with CBS. Instead, Dahl will be asking fans for a $9.95 monthly subscription fee for access to his unexpurgated podcast.
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Chicago's Steve Dahl teases "my new career plan"
Dahl has been off the air in Chicago – but getting paid by CBS – since he was taken off mornings at "Jack FM" WJMK (104.3) in late 2008. His long non-compete is up this week, and Time Out Chicago's Robert Feder says "if you believe what he tweets, he'll announce his plans to the world at noon Monday." Many in Chicago suspect his next employer w…
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Making Moves: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Sports/talk WXOS-FM (101.1) in St. Louis has officially debuted their new mid-morning show, “Zach and The Coach”, co-hosted by Zach McCrite and former NFL Coach Rick Venturi.
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Making Moves: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell is named as the new president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, succeeding Kyle McSlarrow, who will leave in April ... Bill Shannon is promoted to VP/Operations at the Tom Kent Radio
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After Two Decades, Oldies Battles Return
Through the dark days of the Oldies format in the mid-’00s, most fans would have been happy to have just one FM station fill a hole that many radio observers expected to remain vacant forever. Now, in final confirmation of the resurgent appeal of the revamped Greatest Hits format, the battles have started to pop up, in markets from Las Vegas to Edm…
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CBS-Chicago's “Jack” to be replaced by “K-Hits”
From today's TRI Newsletter: On June 3, 2005, CBS blew apart its heritage oldies/classic hits stations in both Chicago (WJMK at 104.3) and New York (WCBS-FM at 101.1), flipping them to variety hits as "Jack." Soon after Dan Mason came back to CBS in the Spring of 2007, he reversed course in New York, and it's been a bases-loaded home run. But CBS h…
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Making Moves: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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…
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Chicago's Jack FM gets in trouble for electronic road signs
Messages like “JACK needs girls” and “104.3 needs beer” would never have been approved by the city, even if CBS Radio’s Jack FM (WJMK) had applied for permission to put them up around this weekend’s Bon Jovi concerts, near Soldier Field. The Sun-Times has pictures of the signs, which looks just like temporary traffic warning signals.
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Did the PPM cost St. Louis "K-Hits" morning man J.C. Corcoran his job?
That is a question being raised following the dismissal of KIHT-FM (96.3) morning host J.C. Corcoran, despite being under contract through 2010. Read More
Former Chicago morning host Steve Dahl sues Arbitron, claiming diaries ruined his career
At one point he was a top-rated drive-time show host, making as much as $2 million annually. That was when Arbitron used diaries to gauge ratings. Read More
Making Moves: Monday Afternoon
In Utica, New York, WSKS-FM (97.9) morning host Eric Roberts has been cut loose after about a month. No permanent replacement has been named. Read More
Chicago's Steve Dahl & CBS Radio's "Jack" WJMK part ways
The Radio-Info.com boards started buzzing about the legendary DJ’s departure last night, and this morning it was confirmed. Dahl, along with sidekick Buzz Kilman, did their last show this morning, when Dahl made the announcement to listeners. Read More
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