Celebrating 50 years of Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Soul!
On this aircheck, Rockin' Ron recreates the Big D the way it sounded in the Swingin' Sixties! All Request Saturday Night on 102.9 DRC FM -
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Saturday Aircheck: Big "D" WDRC-FM 2010
Celebrating 50 years of Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Soul!
On this aircheck, Rockin' Ron recreates the Big D the way it sounded in the Swingin' Sixties! All Request Saturday Night on 102.9 DRC FM -
Saturday Aircheck: Gary Gears AFVN Saigon 1969
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| Gary Gears (courtesy of Jeff Roteman) |
Courtesy of Airchexx, This is actually an audition personality Gary Gears recorded at the AFVN (Armed Forces Vietnam Network), studios in Saigon.
The recording was made to send to KQV Pittsburgh.
According to another AFVNer, Paul Bottoms, what you hear is not really represented of what US troop heard in-country. First of all, AFVN 540 AM did not use reverb and talent had to identify themselves with the service branch and rank. Never-the-less, the recording is fun to hear and it worked! Gary Gears got the KQV gig upon returning stateside.
The recording was made to send to KQV Pittsburgh.
According to another AFVNer, Paul Bottoms, what you hear is not really represented of what US troop heard in-country. First of all, AFVN 540 AM did not use reverb and talent had to identify themselves with the service branch and rank. Never-the-less, the recording is fun to hear and it worked! Gary Gears got the KQV gig upon returning stateside.
Listen for Lots of
PAMS jingles, reverb (at times)… and notable, Gears mentions toward the end of
this recording that he could swear he just heard missiles go off outside.
Gary Gears was first heard on the airwaves at age 14 on a
small radio station in St. Louis Park ,
Minn.
He came to Chicago
in his early 20s and became a disc jockey for radio stations WLS, WCFL and WIND. He was also the voice of WLS-TV for a time
and simultaneously recorded announcements and station identifications for Radio
Moscow and Radio M, another Soviet station; for the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC); for Radio Luxemburg`s English language program; for a
program from Ireland, Atlantic 101; and for an Italian radio station in Milan.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Rush Limbaugh Gives iPad To 13-year-old Climate Skeptic
Radio host Rush Limbaugh is giving an iPad to a 13-year-old
who said he found evidence that human-induced global warming is a hoax through
books at a local library.
“It was really easy for me to find this evidence, really
easy,” said Alex, who called in to Limbaugh's show Thursday from Wilmington , Ind.
The Hill reports after Alex told Limbaugh that he went to
the local library, Limbaugh replied: “I am surprised you find evidence of this
at a library. That is heartening.”
Limbaugh told Alex that if his parents agreed, he would send
him an iPad.
“If there is anybody who would put one of those things to
good use, that would be you, and it is light, it is portable, you can take it
anywhere you want to go,” Limbaugh said. After getting permission, noted he was
sending the device.
“I guarantee you there are people who heard that call that
want to find out where that library is that he found evidence of the hoax of
global warming, so they can tell the authorities about it,” Limbaugh told his
listeners after talking with Alex.
ACM Awards Set for Sunday
"But they came to me and asked what I thought about
Luke as a co-host," he tells The Boot. "I love Luke, so I instantly
said, 'That's the guy we've gotta get!' And he's kinda girly, so it works."
The night's co-hosts will also perform on the broadcast, as
will Miranda Lambert, Garth Brooks , George
Strait
The 2013 ACM Awards air live from Las Vegas this Sunday, April 7, at 8:00 PM ET
on CBS.
Tweets about "#ACMs"
CBS This Morning: Country Is King
Country music is hugely popular on the radio. And CBS-TV's Manuel
Bojorquez spoke with some of the industry's biggest names at the Country Radio
Seminar in Nashville .
Chio Resurfaces In San Diego
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| Chio |
Chio was fired in Philly in December and becomes the first
personality hire for CC’s three-month-old KISS-FM.
"Perfect weather, beautiful beaches, the largest media
company in America, the city that gave me my first major break in my career,
the first jock on 95.7 Kiss FM -- this is an incredible opportunity," said
Chio. "I can't wait to entertain and get to know San Diego 's listeners."
His previous experience includes KHTS (Channel 933), XHRM
and the late KKLQ (Q106). His other major market experience includes Z100/New York , KPTY/Phoenix
and eight years at Clear Channel Top 40 WIOQ (Q102)/Philly.
"We are excited to launch KISS FM's on-air programming
with someone of Chio's caliber," said a visibly excited John Peake, VP of
Programming for CCM+E San Diego . "Not
only will he bring tremendous experience to San Diego ’s newest radio station, Chio also
will bring a great level of enthusiasm for the Rhythmic AC format and radio in
general.”
He starts Monday (4/8) morning.
He starts Monday (4/8) morning.
Phoenix Radio: Tim Richards To KMLE
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| Tim Richards |
A radio veteran with 20-years experience, has also
programmed in Detroit , Chicago
and Tucson and began his career as APD/MD in Boston at MIX 98.5. He’s
a Chicago native and got his degree in radio
from Columbia College
Richards' new gig marks a return to CBS Radio and a reunion with CBS Radio SVP of Programming Greg Strassell, with whom Richards worked at WBMX/Boston until 1996.
Richards' new gig marks a return to CBS Radio and a reunion with CBS Radio SVP of Programming Greg Strassell, with whom Richards worked at WBMX/Boston until 1996.
“I couldn’t be more excited to work with CBS Radio Management
and the KMLE team”, said Richards. “KMLE
is a legendary station and it’s an honor to be chosen as the next leader of
this incredible brand.”
“Tim was the perfect choice to lead our programming efforts
at KMLE,” said Tim Pohlman, Senior Vice President and Market Manager for CBS
RADIO Phoenix .
“His leadership, prior success and positive attitude will add so much to an
already great team.”
Programmer JT Bosch Relocating To Austin
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| JT Bosch |
Most recently Bosch has been PD for Country WRBT and OM for Harrisburg . He’s also been Program Manager for CC’s
stations in Lancaster/Reading, Williamsport and Allentown .
"JT has shown incredible leadership in Harrisburg ,
managing that cluster along with his regional oversight in Allentown ,
Reading , Lancaster
and Williamsport ,"
said SVP of Programming Brad Hardin. "JT has proven his programming skills
with an exceptional track record of winning. We're excited to add JT to our Austin team."
Facebook 'Home' Debuts 'Chatheads' for Messaging
At a demonstration Thursday afternoon, Facebook unveiled
'Chatheads,' a new messaging experience that allows users to message friends
from any point on their phone's interface. 'Chatheads' is part of 'Home,' the
new family of apps for the "Facebook Phone."
Cleveland’s Plain Dealer to Cut Delivery
In a break from longstanding tradition, The Plain Dealer
will be delivered to homes only three days a week beginning later this summer.
The long-awaited changes, announced to employees Thursday,
will coincide with the emergence of a new company, the Northeast Ohio Media
Group, which will partner with The Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
to produce news and information in both print and electronic formats.
The launch of the new company and the new delivery schedule
will occur later this summer. The company has said that The Plain Dealer will
be home-delivered on Sunday and on two days yet to be named.
The Plain Dealer is owned by New York-based Advance
Publications, which owns two other separate news organizations in the region:
cleveland.com and The Sun News.
Dial Global Consolidation Hits 24/7 Formats
Those remaining will be making the 35-mile move to DG’s Culver City studios. A few will be shifting to DG facilities Dallas and Denver .
Many of those who voiced DG’s 24/7 format are not
full-timers and moving to Dallas or Denver isn’t an option.
'Mancow' And Family To Star In Reality TV Show
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| Mancow |
Mancow told Jamie Sotonoff at dailyherald.com his contract
prevents him from giving details, but the show will air on "a major
network" this summer and will include footage of him with his wife's
family in Barrington , and also with his family
in western Missouri .
Cameras already have captured Mancow's daily routine, which
involves getting out of bed at 2:30 a.m. to do his high-energy, nationally
syndicated morning radio and TV show, "The Mancow Experience," on
Elmhurst-based 1530-AM and FOX-owned WPWR Channel 50. A new highlights show,
"The Mancow Mashup," airs on Channel 50 at 11 p.m. Saturdays.
The reality TV show is the latest project for Mancow, a
polarizing radio personality since he ruled the Chicago airwaves with "Mancow's Morning
Madhouse" in the mid 1990s and early 2000s. His outspoken personality,
guns-and-babes focus, and right-wing politics attract a legion of loyal fans
(called the Mancow Militia) but also plenty of haters.
Mancow — who's been repeatedly sued, fired and fined over
the years for his on-air behavior — says the critics don't get to him.
NYC Radio: Emmy Visits Elvis
Emmy Rossum from Showtime's Shameless stopped by to chat with Elvis Duran at WHTZ Z100 NYC about achieving her acting dreams and her new album "Sentimental
Journey"!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Nurse Indicted In Death of Station Owner
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| Bill Norman |
Janet Kupka, 54, of Myrtle
Beach was indicted on a charge of first-degree assault
and battery of a high and aggravated nature, according to a story at myrtlebeachonline.com.
Kupka’s nursing license also was suspended Dec. 13 until the
charges are resolved, according to the state Department of Labor, Licensing and
Regulation.
Police arrested Kupka on Dec. 5 after allegations that she
gave Bill Norman too much medication while he was being treated at Grand Strand
Regional Medical center after suffering a stroke in October. Kupka has been
free on $20,000 since her arrest.
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| Janet Kupka |
Kupka told a witness that she had given the victim 20 mg of
morphine, which was a dose much higher than what had been prescribed and
possibly life-threatening, according to the report. Later the same day, the
witness said Kupka took a bottle and tubing of Diprivan, which is a general
anesthetic, from another patient’s room and went into Norman ’s.
Clear Channel Coughs Up $200M
The agreement is subject to approval of a Delaware Chancery
Court judge at a later hearing, the San Antonio-based company said in
preliminary settlement documents posted Wednesday with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Clear Channel “denies all allegations of wrongdoing” in
agreeing to the accord, and officials have considered “the strengths and
weaknesses of plaintiffs’ claims,” company lawyers said in a memorandum filed
with the SEC.
An investor, the City of Pinellas Park Firefighters Pension Board ,
sued Clear Channel on March 7, 2012, contending company directors wrongfully
approved an unsecured loan worth as much as $1 billion and transferred more
than $600 million to parent Clear Channel Communications Inc., a radio
broadcaster.
The parent is owned by the private-equity funds Bain Capital
LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP.
Charlotte Radio: CCM+E Makes Jeff Wyatt OM
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| Jeff Wyatt |
He's also served as operations manager for WMZQ and Hot 99.5, and worked for Red Zebra.
More recently, Wyatt worked for CBS all-newser WNEW. His past
experience includes working for Gannett, CBS Radio and Emmis.
"Thanks to Clear Channel’s senior teams in Charlotte and Raleigh for this great opportunity to rejoin the most forward reaching company in media entertainment today," said Wyatt.
"Jeff is a proven leader and we are excited to have him
join the team," said Regional Market Manager Charlie Wilkinson. "His years of experience in radio and
programming expertise will be a tremendous asset."
Tenn. Radio HOF To Induct Four Radio Legends
UPDATE: The Tennessee
Radio Hall of Fame will officially induct its second class of broadcast
honorees on May 4 during a gala event. In all, Sixteen broadcasters – seven in
the Career category and nine in the Legacy category. Read More Now.
Earlier Posting...
Four legendary
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| Rick Dees |
Rick Dees, George Klein, Dewey Phillips and Rufus Thomas are
among this year’s 16 inductees, according to WREG TV.
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| George Klein |
Klein, best known as being one of Elvis Presley’s closest
friends, has spent the last 50 years on radio and television at several Memphis area stations.
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| Dewey Phillips |
Phillips was the Mid-South’s most popular radio personality
in the 1950′s — hosting his “Red, Hot and Blue Show” on WHBQ. He was also the
first DJ to play an Elvis Presley record on the air.
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| Rufus Thomas |
Until his death in 2001, Thomas spent more than 50 years on
the air at WDIA — the nation’s first radio station programmed by
African-Americans.
WDIA is also being honored at this year’s induction banquet
as this year’s Legendary Station.
The banquet will be held on May 4th at the Embassy Suites
Hotel in Murfreesboro .
Hartford Radio: Mike Picozzi OUT At WCCC
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| Mike Picozzi |
The veteran station personality, who went from deejay to
program director at the station owned by Marlin Broadcasting, was shown the
door, adding yet another facet of the controversy swirling around the
Hartford-based station.
“We finally agreed to disagree,” is all Picozzi had to say
via an email Tuesday morning about his departure. Station general manager Boyd
Arnold could not be reached for comment. Music director Mike Karolyi will take
Picozzi’s place.
Tanger also took exception to claims of a station format
change, noting that WCCC is still playing rock music but has expanded the
boundaries of the kind of rock it plays.
“We have put the welcome mat out to men and women 35 and
older,” he said about the new mix of music. “We have eliminated the music that
was most offensive to the most people.”
Chicago Radio: WJMK Adds Jeffrey T. Mason To Line-Up
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| Jeffrey T. Mason |
Mason now fills a vacancy that the station has had for six
months, since George McFly exited K-Hits' nights in early October 2012.
For ten years, Mason was heard on Chicago radio. He began with Big City Radio's
suburban WKIE-FM when it was 92.7 Kiss FM in December 1998, being the first
live DJ on the air there. In August 1999, he moved over to sister-station WXXY-FM
to be the evening DJ and music director for that short-lived all-80s station.
For the first half of 2001, Mason worked nights for Chicago 's ABC Radio-owned WZZN-FM, playing
80s and 90s music on "The Zone." By the second half of 2001, he was
back with suburban Big City Radio, working as a morning, then evening DJ on
WKIE-FM/WKIF-FM/WDEK-FM, known as the dance station Energy 95.7. By the start
of January, 2003, that station was no more and Jeffro moved on.
He most recently had been working at Phoenix , AZ Chicago 's WJMK-FM, Phoenix 's KOOL-FM is CBS
Radio-owned station with a Classic Hits format. Mason has worked at
approximately 30 radio stations nationwide.
Chicago Radio: Fred Winston OUT At WLS-FM
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| Fred Winston |
As of Thursday, weekend personality Danny Lake
“We’re going in a different direction,” said Donna Baker,
Cumulus Media Chicago market manager, who confirmed the change in afternoons.
“There are some really good things going on with WLS and we’re very excited about them.”
“There are some really good things going on with WLS and we’re very excited about them.”
Baker declined to comment further, but it’s clear the move
was in response to ratings, which have plummeted at WLS-FM since the station
switched from oldies to classic hits and revamped its talent lineup last fall.
Winston was one of a cadre of legendary Chicago radio personalities assembled by Jan
Jeffries, senior vice president of programming for Cumulus Media and program
director of WLS-FM.
Fresno Radio: Latest Trends Indicate KMJ Rebound
The latest trend ratings numbers from Arbitron, a leading monitor of radio listening trends, show the move of nationally syndicated talk shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and others to KALZ (FM 96.7) attracted listeners when the move was made in January. But those listeners didn't hang around in February.
Arbitron reports that in January, listeners 12 and older
gave KALZ a 6.2 share of the market, good enough for third place. In February,
KALZ posted a 1.6 share and dropped to 19th place.
The Fresno Bee notes trends are preliminary numbers and
things could change before the spring ratings book is released.
Jeff Negrete, general manager of the local Clear Channel
radio stations that include KALZ, could not be reached for comment.
The news was better for KMJ AM 580/105.9 FM, the Resno
station that lost those syndicated programs. The 5.5 share it posted in
February was enough to move KMJ up from seventh to fourth place.
Triton Digital Ranks Pandors, Clear Channel At Top
Triton Digital has released its monthly online audio Top 20 Ranker for February 2013 and Pandora and Clear Channel remain 1, 2.
The Ranker is a listing of the top-performing Internet audio
stations and networks measured by the Webcast Metrics® audience measurement
platform. Webcast Metrics® is accredited by the Media Rating Council.
Webcast Metrics® uses a proprietary platform to track
audience data and convert it to audience metrics that can be easily understood
by stations, publishers and advertisers.
Audience rankings are done on the basis of “Average Active
Sessions”, with "Session Starts" and “Average Time Spent Listening”
also displayed. Average Active Sessions
(AAS) is defined as “Total Listening Hours (TLH) divided by hours in the
reported time period.”
TLH is defined as the total number of hours that the
station/publisher has streamed during sessions with duration of at least one
minute in total within the reported time period. Session Starts (SS) is defined
as “the number of different requests for streams (i.e., stream requests) with a
duration of at least one minute in total within the reported time period.
”Average Time Spent Listening (ATSL) is defined as “the average number of hours
for each session with a duration of at least one minute in total within the
reported time period. Calculated as total time spent listening divided by
active sessions.”
Rankers are divided into “Domestic” and “All Streams.” The
“Domestic” Ranker quantifies listening done inside the U.S. based on
log-based information provided by the station, this report is not MRC
accredited. The “All Streams” Ranker merely verifies the quantity streams without qualifying where they are
being consumed, and is MRC accredited.
NBC Confirms ‘Tonight” Show Changes
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| NY Daily News illustration |
The change reportedly will occur in February following the
conclusion of the Winter Olympics in Russia . NBC plans to use the games
to promote Leno's farewell and Fallon's debut.
The show will also be relocating from Los
Angeles to New York
-- where it first began. Jay told the NYTimes, "The main difference
between this and the other time is I'm part of the process. The last time the
decision was made without me. I came into work one day and -- you're out. There
really aren't any complications like there were the last time. This time it
feels right."
Also Must-Read: Fallon marks generational shift at NBC's
'Tonight Show”. Click Here.
Jay also discussed his tenure hosting the show saying,
"I'm glad I've kept it No. 1. When I started people said, 'Oh the only
reason you're winning is because of 'ER,' or 'The only reason you're winning is
because Hugh Grant came on and said that one thing.' Well, at least now I can
say the only reason we're winning is cause we're winning."
He added that after the end of his reign as host he plans to
be "back on the road, being a comedian again."
Fallon will be the Tonight Show's sixth host.
Rolling Stones Announce Tour
The Rolling Stones have announced the initial dates for their 2013 50 & Counting tour. The band -- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ron Wood -- so far have nine North American stops on their itinerary in addition to their two
The Stones, who will once again feature former guitarist
Mick Taylor as their special guest, will kick off the trek in early May at
L.A.'s Staples Center -- with the actual date still TBA due to pending NBA and
NHL playoff schedules.
Throughout May and June the band will hit Oakland ,
San Jose , and Anaheim ,
California ; Las Vegas ;
Toronto ; Chicago ;
Boston and Philadelphia .
More shows will be announced.
NYC Radio: DJ Megatron Killer Gets 21-Years
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| Corey McGriff |
William Williams, 22, faced trial in Staten
Island on a second-degree murder rap and, if convicted, a
potential prison sentence of 25 years to life. He instead pleaded guilty to
first-degree manslaughter.
The 32-year-old disc jockey, aka Corey McGriff, was a former
radio personality on Hot 97 and a regular on BET’s “106 & Park.”
Megatron was about a block from his Stapleton home when he
was slain in March 2011. Williams and an accomplice, Richard Cromwell, had been
stalking him, seeing the rising star in the hip hop world as a good mark,
prosecutors said.
When they made their move, Williams blasted Megatron, and
the duo made off with a wad of the deejay’s cash and a wristwatch given to him
by his daughter, then just 11 years-old.
NYC Radio: DJ Clue Arrested on Drug, Traffic Charges
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| Ernesto Shaw |
DJ Clue, whose real name is Ernesto Shaw, was driving a
black Range Rover with New Jersey plates when he was stopped at the checkpoint. Police checked his driving record and found
the 38-year-old deejay was driving with a license that had been suspended eight
times, according to law enforcement sources.
When police went to arrest him on the suspended license
charge, they searched him and found three pills wrapped in foil, law
enforcement sources said.
DJ Clue launched his career in the mid-'90s with signature
mixtapes that were high-quality production and featured exclusive songs. One
1994 tape featured unreleased work by The Notorious B.I.G., accelerating his
rise to fame.
DJ Clue joined Hot 97 as a radio personality in the late
1990s before releasing two major label releases via Rock-A-Fella/Def Jam. He
later created his own label, Desert Storm, and left WQHT Hot 97 for WWPR Power
105.1.
DJ Charged With Unemployment Fraud
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| Mark Thomas |
Mark Charles Thomas, 52, of Wilkes-Barre , is charged with felony counts
of theft by deception and tampering with public records and a misdemeanor count
of unsworn falsification. He is free on $10,000 unsecured bail, according to The Citizens Voice.
Court records say Thomas works at Motor World Auto Group in Wilkes-Barre and is a
disc jockey for WDMT The Mountain 102.3 FM.
But he didn’t tell unemployment officials about that.
Instead, Thomas filed a claim using the Unemployment
Compensation Internet System on July 9, 2010, and was deemed eligible for a
payment of $226 per week, according to a police affidavit filed in court.
When the benefits expired in January 2011, Thomas reapplied
for the benefits, qualifying for a new payment of $230 per week, according to
the affidavit.
He also worked as a vice president at WVIA-TV for more than eight years.
He also worked as a vice president at WVIA-TV for more than eight years.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Chicago Radio: Brotha Fred Gets Contract Extension
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| Angi, Brotha Fred |
“I always dreamed of
the opportunity to do mornings in Chicago
and to earn the loyalty of this great city,” he told Robert Feder. “This
contract extension represents not only Clear Channel’s long-term investment in
me but to the Chicagoland community.”
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Kiss FM is on a
roll, with 2012 revenue of $21.1 million — up $5.5 million from the previous
year. Fred, whose real name is Christopher Frederick, and co-host Angi Taylor
are tied for third in mornings among women between 25 and 54, according to the
latest Arbitron survey.
Tommy Austin, new vice president of programming at Clear
Channel Chicago, said in a statement: “Brotha’ Fred has endeared himself to the
103.5 Kiss FM audience for nearly three years, and we look forward to his
continued growth and success.”
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Arbitron: One In Three Listen To On-Line Radio
Among the many other findings:
- Fifty-three percent of all Americans aged 12 and over (an estimated 139 million people) own a smartphone; three-quarters of those aged 18-to-34 own these devices
- Weekly online radio listeners report listening for an average of 11 hours 56 minutes per week, up by more than two hours over last year's listening levels (9 hours 46 minutes in 2012), and nearly double that reported in 2008 (6 hours 13 minutes). During the same span of time, Arbitron's RADAR service indicates that AM/FM Radio has grown to 243 million weekly listeners and time spent listening has remained approximately two hours a day
- More than one in four Americans (27 percent) check their social network several times per day, estimated at 71 million people
- AM/FM radio is an "almost all of the times" or "most of the times" in-car choice for nearly six in ten adults aged 18 and over; dashboard AM/FM radio (58 percent) far outpaces frequent in-car use of CD players (15 percent), portable digital audio/MP3 players (11 percent) and satellite radio (10 percent)
- AM/FM Radio delivers far more consumers (49 percent) than other media during the half hour before they arrive to shop, more than twice the number reached by the next closest medium (advertising on Billboards at 21 percent)
- Twenty-nine percent own a tablet; this is up more than 70 percent in the last year, compared to 17 percent ownership in 2012
- Among the nearly half of Americans (45 percent) who say it is important to learn about and keep up-to-date with new music, AM/FM Radio is the top source for new music discovery at 78 percent
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| Bill Rose |
"In the smartphone, the majority of Americans now have
powerful computers in their pockets, which has irrevocably altered not only
out-of-home listening behavior, but out-of-home purchase behavior as
well," added Tom Webster, Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, Edison
Research.
This study, as well as previous studies, may be downloaded
free of charge via the Arbitron and Edison Research websites at
www.arbitron.com and www.edisonresearch.com. Or scroll below.
Battle Ground: In-Car Listening
Study: More Young Adults Tuning Out Terrestrial Radio
As Internet-radio listening rose among this age group,
listening to AM/FM radio, which now accounts for 24 percent of music-listening
time, declined 2 percentage points. In the 36-and-older age group, by contrast,
Internet radio accounted for just 13 percent of music listening, while AM/FM
radio dominated listening methods with a 41 percent share.
“Driven by mobility and connectivity, music-streaming
services are rapidly growing their share of the music listening experience for
teens and young adults, at the expense of traditional music listening methods,”
said Russ Crupnick, senior vice president of industry analysis at NPD.
As listening to music on mobile devices increases, NPD’s
“Music Acquisition Monitor” also reported a decline in consumers listening to
CDs and digital music files. In fact, more than half of Pandora and iHeartRadio
users used their mobile phone to access those services. Roughly one in five
Pandora or iHeartRadio users are also currently connecting to those services in
their cars, which has in the past typically been the bastion of AM/FM radio
listening.
Among music listeners between the ages of 13 and 35, Pandora
has a significant lead in terms of usage:
D/FW Radio: Tony & Julie To Wake-up KVIL Mornings
“Tony brings energy and purpose to KVIL mornings,” said Ron
Harrell, Director of Music Programming for CBS Radio Dallas-Fort Worth. “He has
market equity and his connections to local celebrities will infuse this show
with a new swagger. We needed a female co-host to exude strength and have a
voice, and I found her in our building. Julie Fisk is smart, experienced and
has a proven chemistry with Tony. This show will be strong.”
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| Tony Zazza |
Fisk joined CBS Radio Dallas-Fort Worth in 2006, where she currently fills various roles, including morning traffic reporter and film critic for NewsRadio 1080 KRLD as well entertainment reporter for 100.3 Jack FM.
A native of San Diego , Zazza
came to Texas on a baseball scholarship at Hill College
in Hillsboro and later at Tarleton State
University
While in
college, he was a local correspondent for MTV.com and also worked at
Stephenville’s KCUB-FM. He has received industry honors from Radio and Records,
the Radio Music Awards, and the American Women in Radio and Television (now
known as American Women in Media).
Fisk’s radio career began in Atlanta
and later took her to South Carolina and New Mexico before she moved to Dallas in 1998 to become the nighttime host
at KDGE-FM. The next year, she began co-hosting the station’s morning drive
program.
Also Read: A Legendary Radio Station Gets A New Morning Team
by Ken Foote. Click Here.
Syracuse Radio: Another ‘Water Bit’ Gets A Twist
According to cnyradio.com, complete with pre-recorded PSAs
and “interviews” with a “DHMO expert,” the pair told viewers how athletes
everywhere are using the substance to enhance their performance. They talked
about marriages are better when couples use DHMO, but even “just a thimbleful”
of this “colorless, odorless substance” can be dangerous to one’s health if
used the wrong way. Yet, it’s a relief that reasonable amounts “are not
harmful” because DHMO is “everywhere.”
If you were paying attention closely enough to the
broadcast, you may have caught them explain that DHMO stands for “dihydrogen
monoxide.” And if you remembered even a tiny bit of high school chemistry, you
know that’s just the wordy way of describing the chemical formula H2O — also
commonly known as plain ol’ water.
If listeners didn’t figure out the gag from what was being
said on-air, they hopefully realized it when they visited, at Ted and Amy’s
urging, dhmo.org, a real website for the not-so-real “Dihydrogen Monoxide
Research Division” of the fictitious “United States Environmental
Assessment Center
Grand Rapids Radio: WJQK Adds Sabrina & Ace For Mornings
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| Sabrina Fairchild |
“The Ace & Sabrina Show” replaces “The Chris &
Emilee Show” after nearly four-year run on JQ99. Chris and Emilee Danielson
last were on the air at JQ99 on March 22.
The WJQK-FM website today is ticking down a clock with no
other details.
“The Ace & Sabrina Show” will debut on April 8, on the
Contemporary Christian station based in Holland/Zeeland.
More recently, Fairchild in January 2011 joined the staff at
WLHT-FM (95.7) as the Townsquare Media station’s midday personality, rebranded
as Channel 957.
Ace McKay most recently was on WLAB-FM in Fort
Wayne , Ind. , and previously was
based in Huntsville , Alabama ,
and Tallahassee , Florida
Chicago Radio: WVON Celebrates 50th Anniversary
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The voices of the on-air “Good Guys” — Moses “Lucky”
Cordell, Herb “The Cool Gent” Kent, Pervis “The Blues Man” Spann and others —
spoke with empowering warmth. If they sounded like they were in a narrow gold
mine, there was light at the end of that tunnel.
The bass on the 1960s hits of Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield
and Sly and the Family Stone reverberated across Chicago . The 1450 frequency of WVON was a
fancy number if it had been a North
State Street address. But WVON-AM was the voice of
an emerging black community.
WVON stood for “Voice of the Negro.” It is a cultural giant.
WVON’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated this weekend in no small fashion:
The “IMPACT 50” gala features six-time Grammy winner Toni
Braxton at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Chicago Theater, 175 N. State ($100-$500,
www.ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000).
WVON is now found at 1690 AM, and the call letters of the
independently owned talk station stand for “Voice of the Nation.” Melody
Spann-Cooper is president and chairman.
The 1450 frequency once was WHFC, spinning hits from Germany and Lithuania . In 1963, Chess Records
owners Leonard and Phil Chess acquired the station as a way to promote the
black artists they were recording. (An FM station was thrown in for free. That
turned out to be WSDM, which during the 1970s was Chicago ’s first all-female smooth jazz
station, now WLUP.)
Like a shrewd baseball general manager, Leonard Chess
drafted the best on-air talent he could find, ranging from the late “Mad Lad”
program director E. Rodney Jones to talk show host Wesley South, whose
“Hotline” is regarded as the first African-American radio talk show.
WVON was powered by only 1,000 watts a day and 250 watts at
night, but its high ratings caught the attention of rock ’n’ roll giants.
“WLS [then ‘the Big 89’] was saying, ‘Who are these guys?’ ”
recalled the 84-year-old Cordell, who assumed the late morning shift when he
came to WVON in 1965. “We were first in certain time periods. Ridiculous. Young
white people were becoming more aware of black music. And other stations didn’t
play Muddy Waters.” Berry Gordy debuted most of his Motown tunes at WVON,
because the station was about the echo of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine.”
Jay-Z's Newest Client: Yankees' Robinson Cano
Rapper and record producer Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is branching out into the world of sports agency, and he has landed the biggest available fish in all of baseball as his first client.
New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, the team's
best player, is hiring Mr. Carter and his partners to represent him as he heads
for free agency this fall, according to Mr. Carter's company, Roc Nation.
NBC Confirms Jay Leno To 'Retire' Next Spring
UPDATE 04/032013 1:30p: On Wednesday, Jay Leno confirmed the
rampant reports that he's once again departing "The Tonight Show,"
presumably for good this time. He'll wrap up his 22-year run as host in spring
2014, with Jimmy Fallon officially signing on as his replacement.
Earlier Posting....
Jimmy Fallon's march to inherit The Tonight Show is nearly complete. The Late Night host has closed a new deal with NBC that will pave the way for him to replace Jay Leno in the 11:35 p.m. slot, a well-placed source says.
It is understood the deal will include that he will succeed Jay Leno as host of the “Tonight” show at some point.
The Hollywood Reporter says the timing and nature of the
Fallon announcement is said to be in flux, with some at NBC said to believe
that the network should wait to confirm the Tonight transition until it can
close a deal with Fallon's replacement.
The strong frontrunner for that 12:35 a.m. job is said to be
Saturday Night Live stalwart Seth Meyers.
Hudson Valley Radio: WGNY Adds ESPN
Orange County-based Sunrise Broadcasting began carrying ESPN
Radio on its WGNY 1220 AM station Monday, filling a void that had existed in the
Hudson Valley
“There was no full-time sports station. The closest was in
New York City,” market manager Bob DeFelice told the Poughkeepsie
Journal, referring to the likes of the Big Apple’s WFAN (660 AM) and ESPN Radio
affiliate WEPN (98.7 FM); the latter rarely reaches Dutchess County. “Now you
can hear it loud and clear all the time. That’s why we brought it here.”
Currently available locally on FOX’s 1220 AM station, the
ESPN Radio content — everything from “Mike & Mike in the Morning” to “The
Herd with Colin Cowherd” — also will be available in Poughkeepsie on its 97.3 FM station by the
end of the week, DeFelice said.
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