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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sandy Hook Students Record “Rainbow" Benefit Song
Monday, January 14, 2013
NYC Radio: Can Country Make A Comeback?
Each time an FM station flips format or purchases a New York City dial position, the new opportunity for Country is overlooked.
NYC Radio: Cumulus' 94.7 FM Continues WPLJ Simulcast
Scott Shannon took to Twitter this morning…
Scott & Todd talked a bit about 94.7FM this morning
saying Cumulus engeineers must have “super-charged” the 94.7FM transmitted,
since reception was reported to be improved in Westchester
County , NY
They've handed us control of 94.7 FM in New York City.What kind of music should we play?
— Scott & Todd (@ScottandTodd) January 14, 2013
The pair also talked about Family Stations’ Harold Camping
and his numerous ‘end-of-the-world predictions.
Nothing was mentioned about how long the simulcast would
continue.
Tampa Radio: Morning Bad Boys Head To Court
According to a lengthy story by John Bary and Eric Deggans at tampabay.com, for the next three weeks, a
The interior world of shock-jock radio is the centerpiece of a defamation lawsuit brought by Todd "MJ"
Schnitt against Bubba the Love Sponge (Todd) Clem.
The five-year-old case file is 38
volumes long and weighs hundreds of pounds.
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| Bubba, Schnitt |
Schnitt filed the lawsuit back in 2008, accusing Clem of
"false, highly offensive and defamatory statements" about him and his
wife, Michelle, as competition heated up between the two on morning radio.
A big judgment for Schnitt could bring to an ignominious end
the "shock jock" style of programming developed in Tampa Bay in which
all-out "radio wars" and harsh pranks between rivals were once
commonplace.
And even if Clem is cleared, the trial, which starts Monday,
will disclose many of the secret tricks and embarrassing scandals behind the
careers of two longtime titans.
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| Bubba The Love Sponge |
In depositions, Clem has already admitted that most of his accusations against his rival weren't true, and Schnitt has admitted that parts of his own broadcasts were faked, including some of his signature "crotchety calls," where he pretended to be an old man calling businesses with oddball questions.
The fact that all this has resulted from a lawsuit filed by
Schnitt, once the top practitioner of the form, may be the biggest irony of
all.
But it all seems to have started over a pig.
Clem had left Tampa
in 2004 after being fired by Clear Channel Communications in the wake of FCC
fines for objectionable sexual content on his shows. He spent a four-year exile
on satellite radio.
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| Michelle Schnitt |
Clem was acquitted, but after returning to local
broadcasting on Cox Media's WHPT 102.5-FM, he targeted Schnitt, the then-top rated
morning guy on his MJ Morning Show at Clear Channel's WFLZ
93.3 FM. He called him, among other things, "a lying piece of
crap." He called Schnitt's wife, Michelle, a "whore."
Clem and Cox Radio executives said trash-talking is
time-honored in radio wars. Listeners, they said, understand that and don't
take it seriously. In depositions, Clem said he was just trying to get a
reaction from Schnitt.
"All of this is tongue-in-cheek. Obviously, he's not
really a piece of crap."
Friends, Fans Give Neil Boortz A Happy Ending
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| Rodney Ho photos |
He will be replaced by former presidential candidate Herman
Cain.
According to Rodney Ho at ajc.com, Boortz didn’t delve into politics Saturday at
his sold-out farewell party at the Fox Theatre, rather, he absorbed gentle ribbing and kind words from his
friends, reminisced about his favorite pranks and jokes he played on his
colleagues and thanked his staff and late sidekick Royal Marshall, who died
unexpectedly two years ago.
“I loved that man more than anybody I’m not related to,”
Boortz said. “I would sit in a room with him in the studio during a news break.
He’d be carrying on and raising hell. I’d look at him and think, ‘Damn, I just
love him.’ I never said it. You know how much I’d like to be able to say that
to him now.”
He said as a Southerner, he faced difficulty getting
stations outside of the region to take his show. Boortz’ program is now heard
on more than 230 stations, though he continues to get more love from the South.
“I don’t know why Neal is retiring,” Foxworthy told the
audience. “He sits in his house drinking coffee and talking on the phone for
four hours every morning. You throw on a robe and a pack of Virginia Slims and
he’s my mother-in-law!”
Twin Cities Radio: Sports Talker Jeff Dubay Returns
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| Jeff Dubay |
According to Twin Cities Business Journals, Dubay, 44, will join Judd Zulgad to co-host "Judd &
Dubay" from 9 a.m. to noon starting on Monday.
That's the same time slot he had at KFAN, when he teamed up
with Paul Allen on the popular "PA and Dubay Show." He worked at KFAN
from 1994 to 2008, which included a decade of working with Allen.
Dan Seeman, vice president/market manager for Hubbard Radio
in the Twin Cities, said the station had been talking to Dubay about a job for
the last year.
"We know he has great talent. We know he has great
equity in the market," Seeman said in a statement. "We've been
meeting to figure out the right timing, and we all believe that Jeff is healthy
and ready and the time is right for him to get back into the business that he
loves."
Dubay was arrested on drug charges in October 2008 and fired
from KFAN soon afterwards.
In recent months, Dubay has been outspoken about his battle
with crack cocaine addiction. He has been sober for 22 months and was selected
to join Zulgad after a successful guest co-hosting stint last month.
"I've been out for four years," Dubay said.
"I always thought there would be a second chance. But if it didn't happen
soon, I was going to wonder if it ever would.
El Paso Radio: Provencio Out At KLAQ
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| Teresa Provencio |
"I thought you that the receptionist was pretty funny,
so we should put her on the radio," KLAQ radio personality Buzz
Adams told Fox14 TV. He was there when Provencio started her job on the air at KLAQ.
She was a temporary secretary who seemed like a natural for
radio.
"She was real amateur. She was practicing how to go on
air and she was splendid the first time she went on," said Adams .
Twelve years later, Provencio ended her time at KLAQ with
this Facebook post: "Today is my last day with the KLAQ morning show. The
show is going in a different direction to appeal to a younger audience so I
have been asked to step down."
KLAQ says that formally they did not wish to comment on the
issue.
Dallas Radio: JAM Returns..on KLUV
CBS Radio’s 98.7 KLUV has once again began airing jingles
from JAM.
The jingles that are airing at the moment appears to come from various packages
for Z100 including Flame Thrower and Skywave.
NPR Anchor Tweets Bill Clinton Is ‘Big Dog’
Block Tweeted “The big dog is in the HOUSE!”
The big dog is in the HOUSE!
— melissa block (@NPRmelissablock) January 14, 2013
The conservative meda news watcher blog Newsbusters commented Block was “clearly wowed” and asked “Is anyone confused about where NPR stands on the political spectrum?”
R.I.P.: WLS-AM Personality Jake Hartford Was 63
He was only 63 years old.
According to Chicago Radio & Media, the loss of Jake Hartford is a major blow to WLS-AM, which
just revamped its line-up. It is still too soon to know what will become of
Hartford's 9:00am-11:00am shift.
This morning, WLS-AM's website posted up the following note
from Jim Edwards'/Jake Hartford' family:
"We're currently mourning the loss of Jake Hartford, a husband, father, and friend. This is devastating news for everyone in our family, and we greatly appreciate all of the kind words that have been offered to us during our struggle. It's truly incredible how many people he has affected positively through pursuing the work that he loved so dearly. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts as we do our best to 'spring forward.'"
Read More Here.
WLS described Hartford as a mainstay at the radio station
since 1989, hosting weekends and filling in and most recently teaming up with
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass on the station’s 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. show. According to the Sun-Times, he
lost his job in a cost-cutting move at the station in 2008 and was picked up by
WCPT-AM.
Hartford referenced the episode in his online WLS biography,
where he said he experienced a fall from grace “because he was too successful”
but came back home to WLS in the spring of 2010 for a “triumphant return.”
R.I.P.: TV/Radio Personality Jimmy O’Neill Was 72
He was 72.
His daughter Katy wrote on Facebook: "On January 11th
our beloved father Jimmy O'Neill peacefully transitioned into a better place.
His vivacious laugh, talented voice, sense of humor and warm heart will be
deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. His legacy will live on and he
will never leave our hearts. Thank you to all our friends and family for all of
your support during this difficult time. Blessings."
He suffered for many years with a heart condition and
diabetes.
Shindig! aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January
8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at
the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and
production executive Art Stolnitz.
Shindig! was conceived as a short-notice replacement for
Hootenanny, a series that had specialized in folk revival music. The folk
revival had fizzled in 1964 as the result of the British Invasion, which
damaged the ratings for Hootenanny and prompted that show's cancellation.
Shindig!'s premiere episode was a pilot featuring Sam Cooke
and the The Righteous Brothers. Later shows were taped in Britain with The
Beatles as the guests. The series featured other "British invasion"
bands and performers including The Who, The Rolling Stones and Cilla Black.
Shindig continued to broadcast episodes from London throughout its run.
Many popular performers of the day played on Shindig! including
Lesley Gore, Bo Diddley, and Sonny and
Cher, The Beach Boys, James Brown and The Ronettes.
Shindig!'s success prompted NBC to air the similar series
Hullabaloo starting in January 1965.
In March 1965, Little Eva who had the hit song 'Locomotion'
performed a Live but short version of the song and is the only known video clip
to exist of her singing it.
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