NBC's Late Night host Jimmy Fallon took to 50th Street
outside his Rockefeller Center studio in midtown Manhattan right before Sandy
hit to record the introduction to his show.
David Lettermen also had no audience Monay night.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Couldn't Stop Jimmy & Dave
Much of the East may have been without electrical power
Monday night – as Hurricane Sandy exerted her strength and, in the words of The
New York Times, left "a region crippled" – but one thing remained:
star power.
David Lettermen also had no audience Monay night.
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David Lettermen also had no audience Monay night.
Social Media Follow Sandy's Destructive Path
Sandy is a massive storm, poised to bring widespread
flooding and billions of dollars in damage to states from North Carolina to
Maine.
And it's no slouch when it comes to social media.
USA Today reports in the past day, #Sandy has had more than
4 million mentions by almost 400,000 unique sources on Twitter, says Radian6,
which tracks social media use. Mentions of #Sandy have had a potential reach of
more than 3 billion Twitter followers, the site says.
"Hurricane Sandy" was the top phrase on Facebook
in the USA in the past day, the social media giant says. Other terms in the top
10 include "stay safe," "storm," "East Coast,"
"my friends" and "prayers."
On the mobile photo sharing site Instagram, which is owned
by Facebook, there were 2,333,000 photos with the hashtag "Sandy," 100,000
under "Hurricanesandy" and 20,000 under "Frankenstorm" as
of Monday afternoon, according to the Associated Press.
Changes to Charts by Billboard Draw Fire
Three weeks ago, the editors at Billboard, who for decades have defined what makes an American hit, shook up the song charts for various genres.
The magazine started counting digital sales and online streams along with radio airplay in its tallies for most major formats. It also created two new charts using the same criteria, breaking out rap songs in one and R&B songs in a second.
The results have given stars with a pop-oriented sound and broad crossover appeal an advantage over other artists, upsetting and puzzling some music fans.
On the Hot Country Songs chart, Taylor Swift’s pop single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” has held the No. 1 position for three weeks, even as many country stations have rejected it, and Rihanna’s pop hit “Diamonds“ has remained atop the Hot R&B-Hip Hop Songs chart, causing dismay among R&B purists.
Bill Werde, Billboard’s editorial director, said the shake-up was necessary to reflect changes in the way people consume music these days. There was a time when radio programmers — and the record labels who lobbied them — largely defined the charts, using surveys of their listeners and their gut instincts to select hits. Now the Internet gives fans a greater say, as people buy music from online stores, stream it through services like Spotify or listen to it on video sites like YouTube and Vevo.
The Weather Channel: Like CNN When War Starts
Like CNN when a war starts, The Weather Channel gets a rise
out of hurricanes. And in more ways than one, Hurricane Sandy looks to be one
for the history books.
Crains New York reports preliminary ratings for the
NBC-owned cable network and page views for its online arm Weather.com are
showing record numbers, with ratings up 500% on Saturday among key viewers in
preliminary Nielsen numbers and page views for the website topping 105 million
on Sunday, the fifth highest ever.
"Monday is shaping up to be the largest in history for
Weather.com," a spokeswoman said.
Even more important, as Sandy thrashes the Eastern seaboard
and takes aim at New York City, the Atlanta-based Weather Channel has given New
York-based NBC News a claim on being the go-to source for weather news among
the major networks.
Combined, the two operations have some 30 correspondents in
the field, according to Steve Capus, president of NBC News.
"Nobody can come anywhere close to matching our
resources for covering something like this," Mr. Capus said in an
interview.
Judge: Scott & Grosvent Can Air on KROCK Syracuse
K-Rock.
According to a story by Mark Bialczak, The Post-Standard in Syracuse , Cumulus Media
Inc. had requested the temporary restraining order. Scott and Hunter had been
the morning hosts on Cumulus-owned Syracuse
station 95X for two years before they resigned on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Ed Levine, owner of Galaxy, announced the hiring of the two
on Thursday, Oct. 18. They've appeared on K-Rock on weekday mornings since
Friday, Oct. 19.
Karalunas said the two radio hosts cannot use three phrases
she said they coined on the air at 95X: Beer Friday, The Show and Chalk Dust.
She also said they cannot solicit other employees of Cumulus.
The next court date for Cumulus' suit is set before the same
court on Nov. 21.
A copy of the suit filed in court by Citadel Broadcasting,
called "a subsidiary of Cumulus Media Inc.," states that Grosvent and
Scott violated their former employers' contractual right of first refusal as
well as non-solicitation and "other post-employment obligations."
Levine, Scott and Grosvent have maintained that the pair's
contract with Cumulus had expired on Aug. 30 and that officials did not offer
the veterans of two years another contract to remain at 95X.
WFAN AM/FM NYC Simulcast Starts Friday
Earlier posting....
According to Joe Barmash at mediabistro.com, Mike Francesa
told listeners Monday that WFAN programming will duplicate on 101.9 FM, the
frequency is currently owned by Merlin Media with its Alternative Rocker WRXP.
As we reported earlier this month, CBS Radio is acquiring
the Merlin slot for $75 million.
As the world’s first 24-hour all-sports radio station, WFAN
is the flagship station of four New
York professional sports franchises: the New York
Mets, the New York Giants, the New Jersey Devils and the BrooklynNets.
Flood Waters Cause Troubles For NYC Radio
UPDATE 10/30/12 1:45pm:
From Scott Fybush, Northeast Radio Watch
From Scott Fybush, Northeast Radio Watch
The radio dial continues to be ravaged by Sandy’s aftermath all along the coast from Delaware up to Connecticut, but nowhere more so than in the New Jersey Meadowlands, where most of the New York City AM dial is off the air. WOR (710) is an exception, with its recently-built three-tower site just up high enough to stay above the floodwaters.
Chief engineer Tom Ray, who spent the night out in the Meadowlands, reports the water is ten feet deep at the WOR site, at least six feet above its usual level, filling the culverts that line the swampy site.
Just down the road, though, the sites that line nearby Polito Avenue and Valley Brook Road in Lyndhurst are reportedly inundated. (Ray reports “four feet of water” at the intersection of Polito and Route 17, a short distance from the towers.) The flood damage means CBS Radio’s big all-news WINS (1010) remains off the air indefinitely, with its programming still shifted to WXRK (92.3) in place of that signal’s usual top-40 music. Also off the air: WINS’ neighbors WLIB (1190) and WSNR (620), as well as WMCA (570), WNYC (820), WPAT (930), WNYM (970), WADO (1280) and WWRV (1330) from the Meadowlands.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Bubba ‘Apologizes’ To Hulk Hogan
Was It A PR Stunt?
A New York publicist has released a statement saying
wrestling star Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea has reached a settlement
with onetime friend and Tampa Bay shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem
centered on footage made public from a videotape made of Hogan having sex with
Clem's then-wife.
According to Eric Deggans at tampabay.com, as part of the
settlement, Clem played a statement on his show for WHPT-FM (102.5 the Bone)
Monday morning apologizing for insulting Hogan and his children, saying
"after further investigation" he concluded the wrestler was unaware
he was being videotaped in 2006 while having sex with his now-ex-wife, Heather
Cole. The terms of the settlement were not made public.
The quick resolution on this lawsuit -- according to the
release, Hogan will continue his legal action against Cole and the owner of the
website which first published video clips from the footage, Gawker.com -- will
likely leave critics accusing the men of colluding on a gigantic publicity
stunt.
WDBO's Jim Turner To Retire, Kelley Named Replacement
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| Joe Kelley |
Turner’s last day is yet to be determined. Kelley is expected to be
hosting DBO’s Morning and Afternoon News on a fill-in basis as needed until Jim Turner’s final broadcast.
Turner started at WDBO in May 1972, originally for
afternoons. After 12-years in PM Drive, Turner switched to the morning show.
WDBO PD Drew Anderssen commented on the Turner’s retirement:
“Jim is a broadcast icon. He has been
revered as one of the premier morning hosts in America for many years, a true
professional, and a great man. We stand by Jim in celebration of his 40 years
of community service and dedication to Central Florida as he begins to write a
new page in his life. He will truly be missed as the daily voice of morning
news in Orlando radio.”
“Jim has been WDBO’s anchor to our listeners and community,”
added VP/Market Manager Susan Larkin.
“His talent, engagement, and sheer love of radio is to be admired. We
will miss Jim and cannot thank him enough for his part in building this brand.”
Kedlley has been doing mornings at KRMG since July 2005.
Kedlley has been doing mornings at KRMG since July 2005.
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