Donald Trump continued to express his displeasure with the news media, this time taking aim at freedom of the press over the weekend.
"It is not 'freedom of the press' when newspapers and others are allowed to say and write whatever they want even if it is completely false!" Trump said on Twitter amid a Sunday tweet-storm expressing outrage over the press' coverage of his presidential campaign, reports The Washington Examiner.
The Republican presidential nominee then took aim at the news media at large, claiming they put "false meaning" into his comments. If they didn't, "I would be beating Hillary [Clinton] by 20%."
The Republican presidential nominee has been outspoken against the media in recent months, calling them "disgusting" and even suggesting loosening libel laws.
At a February rally in Texas, he said he would loosen libel laws to make it easier for him to sue news outlets that "write purposely negative and horrible and false articles."
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1964 in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan that public persons, including politicians, can only win a suit against a news organization if they can prove it published information with actual malice, knowing it to be wholly incorrect, as well as in the case of reckless disregard.
I am not only fighting Crooked Hillary, I am fighting the dishonest and corrupt media and her government protection process. People get it!
In addition, the First Amendment reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Donald Trump's most vocal supporters are literally cheering for him to fight the media. His crowds at rallies regularly boo and jeer the journalists who cover the events.
On Saturday night, when Trump said The New York Times is "going to hell" and threatened to revoke the newspaper's press credentials, the crowd applauded approvingly.
Politicians, particularly from the Republican party, frequently complain about media scrutiny and accuse journalists of being biased. But the ferocity of Trump's attacks is unprecedented in modern American politics, according to Brian steler at money.cnn.com.
He is explicitly running against the news media, even while running a campaign that relies mostly on news coverage instead of paid ads to communicate with Americans.
Crooked Hillary Clinton is being protected by the media. She is not a talented person or politician. The dishonest media refuses to expose!
"He's turned to bite the hand that fed him," former Time Inc. editor John Huey said on Sunday's "Reliable Sources."
Huey called Trump a "demagogue" and said journalists are his new scapegoat: "First it was the Mexicans, then it was the Muslims, now it's you. It's the media."
Trump's senior communications adviser Jason Miller said the media critiques are necessary.
"If there's completely biased, ridiculous reporting that's going on, then, look, we have to stand up and defend ourselves," he said on "Reliable Sources."
Later in the day, Trump national spokesperson Katrina Pierson said on "CNN Newsroom" that "the media has been writing the Trump campaign's obituary for 424 days."
The campaign has been circulating "media bias award" emails. And Trump himself has been on a tear in recent weeks, criticizing CNN, The New York Times and other outlets nearly every day.
On Friday he called CNN "catastrophic." On Saturday he called CNN "disgusting."
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign has spent $0 on television advertising, while the campaign of his opponent, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, has spent roughly $52 million. Trump is even being outspent by the Green Party’s Jill Stein, as well as the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson, according to eMarketer.
Research shows that TV is still the dominant destination for political ad spend, but perhaps Trump is simply relying on the constant influx of free media he is getting.
TV ads endorsing Trump have run, but they are coming from super PACs supporting the Republican nominee rather than from the campaign itself. To date, Trump, pro-Trump PACs and advocacy groups spent a total of $30 million on presidential campaign ads for TV and radio. Breaking it down, $18.3 million was spent on broadcast TV ads, $8.3 million was spent on cable TV ads, $1.7 million was spent on radio ads and $1.7 million was spent on satellite TV ads, according to Advertising Age and Kantar Media’s Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG). On most of these media, spending in support of Trump is only about 5% of the total for all presidential campaigns.
To compare, Clinton, pro-Clinton PACs and advocacy groups have spent $237.4 million in total on US presidential campaign ads for radio and TV. Spending was clearly a lot more significant than on Trump’s campaign, particularly on TV advertising. In fact, $173.8 million was spent on broadcast TV ads, $46.3 million was spent on cable TV ads, $11.1 million was spent on radio ads and $6.2 was spent on satellite TV ads.
Political TV advertising is an essential part of every election season, and this year, digital political ad spending will skyrocket. Indeed, US political ad spending on digital is estimated to nearly quadruple compared to 2014, per data from financial services group Nomura Securities. Broadcast TV makes up the largest share of US political ad spending, and in 2016, the channel is estimated to account for $6.06 billion of political ad spending, or 59.4% of the total.
Additionally, cable TV, which makes up the second-largest share, is projected to account for $1.10 billion this year, or 10.8% of total US political ad spend.
Clinton is not just running TV ads in swing states; she also has a national TV buy that’s currently running during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. According to reports, Clinton’s campaign spent $13.6 million on NBC and its affiliates to advertise during Olympics coverage. Trump hasn’t spent a dime to advertise throughout this year’s Summer Games.
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Trump’s campaign is likely not spending anything on TV advertising because he’s taking advantage of the earned media he is getting, thanks in large part to his attention-grabbing statements. And he’s using free platforms like social media to promote his views.
The car dashboard, once the exclusive infotainment domain of traditional radio, is becoming a battleground where divergent companies and their wares fight for the attention of drivers and passengers.
According to the Indianapolis Business Jounral, carmakers such as BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Hyundai and Tesla are unleashing automobiles with increasingly expansive dashboard displays that let riders access myriad apps and talk and text through mobile phones hands-free via wireless connections.
Time spent listening to radio is already dropping steadily, and if in-car listening tanks, radio could lose lots of listeners—and advertisers.
“Everybody is looking at this issue right now,” said Robert Unmacht, a partner at iN3 Partners, a Tennessee-based investment banking consultancy focused on broadcasting and technology. “Without car listening, there is no radio industry.
“In-office listening has already been decimated by the internet and in-home listening is long gone to cable TV and the web,” he added.
According to New York-based Nielsen Media Research, time spent listening to radio among people 12 and older decreased 35 percent from 2007 to 2015, to less than 14 hours.
Industry experts said as much as two-thirds of radio listening has traditionally occurred in automobiles. And even with the increased technological options in cars, Nielsen’s ratings still show listening surges 25 percent to 35 percent during morning and evening rush hours.
“It used to be that traditional radio was merely concerned with things like satellite radio, iPods and music services like Pandora,” Unmacht said. “If that isn’t enough, now the radio industry has to compete with the ease of the use of a mobile phone in the car. And when you’re talking on the phone, you’re not listening—or at least paying attention—to the radio.”
Drivers’ changing habits have caught the attention of advertisers and media buyers, including Erin Theis of Indy-based Williams Randall Marketing.
“We’ve seen the radio ratings decline a bit, so it’s something we’re keeping an eye on,” Theis said. “It’s similar in some respects to the issue of the DVR for television. The landscape is changing and we want to keep an eye on that for our clients.”
But traditional radio is still a big part of many ad campaigns, she said, and in-car listening is “a pretty huge” consideration in her radio ad buys.
KLSD XTRA 1360 AM Fox Sports San Diego has unviled a new line-up just ahead of the new NFL Season.
On Monday, August 15th we'll debut “Hardwick & Richards” in the mornings featuring the duo of former Charger Nick Hardwick with XTRA 1360 personality Judson Richards. Then in middays “The Mark & Rich Show,” will feature veteran radio and TV personality, Mark Willard, along with former NFL Lineman, Rich Ohrnberger.
“The opportunity to team with a talent like Judson is incredibly exhilarating,” said Hardwick. “Judson and I will have a show unlike any other here in San Diego. You’ll be listening with a smile plastered on your face.”
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Hardwick, spent 11 seasons as the San Diego Chargers’ center from 2004-2014. During his career, he was considered the anchor for a dynamic offensive line, developed into a fan favorite and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2006. Richards has hosted the pre- and post-game shows for the Chargers Radio Network and “Chargers Power Hour,” heard weekday evenings on XTRA 1360.
In addition, the station will debut an all-new, local midday show “The Mark & Rich Show.” Willard, who commonly fills in for Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports Radio Network, began his radio career in San Diego with the original XTRA 690, and most recently worked for ESPN LA 710 in Los Angeles. Ohrnberger, who will also serve as a part of the pregame show on the Chargers radio network, spent two seasons with the team after being drafted by the New England Patriots.
“I’m excited to return to San Diego and create something new with such an incredibly talented and determined group,” said Willard. “Rich is going to be a star in this format.”
In a move that will make XTRA 1360 live throughout the entire day, "The Herd" with Colin Cowherd, which is simulcast on FS1, gains an additional hour and now airs weekdays from 9 a.m. to Noon.
“We are thrilled to add Mark to the lineup, an extremely talented host with a diverse skillset,” said iHeartMedia San Diego Market President, Melissa Forrest on the all-new lineup. “We are also extremely excited to provide our listeners unparalleled access to Chargers and NFL coverage with the additions of Nick Hardwick and Rich Ohrnberger. Our listeners will now be a Chargers Insider more than ever before.”
“The Loose Cannons,” with hosts Steve Hartman and Mike Costa now shift to a new time slot, weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. In July, the Loose Cannons marked their second anniversary back on air on XTRA 1360 Fox Sports San Diego.
Program Director Brian Long adds, “The caliber of local talent additions to XTRA 1360 speaks volumes to the station’s commitment to deliver first-rate sports talk in San Diego.”
Thanks to Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles, the U.S. is on pace to take home the most gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics. When it comes to television ratings, however, NBC may have to settle for a bronze, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Although the Rio Games are dominating everything else on television, the performance is significantly below the 2012 Summer Games held in London, according to Nielsen. Through Saturday, Comcast Corp.’s NBC is averaging 27.9 million for the first nine nights, down about 15.5% from the London Olympics, which finished with an average of 33 million viewers. The Games are also off from the 34.2 million viewers the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing averaged.
So far, NBC isn’t delivering the audience it promised advertisers who spent more than $1.2 billion for commercials during the 17-day event. Of particular concern is a roughly 30% drop among viewers age 18-34, a demographic advertisers pay a premium to reach.
The lower-than-expected ratings show that even an institution as big as the Olympics isn’t immune to changing media consumption habits and the abundance of choice viewers have on television and online.
NBC’s ability to promote the Games may have been even more hindered by the bitter U.S. race for president between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
“There were more distractions than usual,” said NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus. “The country is so hideously divided I think it took people a little bit of time to get together and rally behind the athletes.”
Singer and character actor Robert Davi will take over the radio show spot held by Jerry Doyle, who was found dead in his Las Vegas home last month, Talk Radio Network announced Saturday.
"I believe, with everything in my bones, that 'The Robert Davi Show' will be the most successful show I have ever launched, and, if you don't believe me — you can stick it in your pipe and smoke it," said Mark Masters, CEO of TRN Enterprises, according to Newsmax.
"Robert is irreverent, endlessly funny, yet always keeps you on the edge of your seat; he makes the speakers disappear and in radio this ability is rare beyond jewels tRN Timeslots," Masters continued.
Davi, a conservative commentator, is a veteran of more than 140 movies, including roles in "Die Hard," "Showgirls," and "The Goonies," as well as TV appearances in "CSI," "Without a Trace," and "Law and Order: Criminal Intent."
In addition, his debut album, "Davi Sings Sinatra: On the Road to Romance" climbed to the top 10 on Billboard's traditional jazz chart. He will also be the subject of a documentary, "Davi's Way," directed by Tom Donahue later this year and is a writer for the Breitbart News website. His columns have also appeared on Newsmax's website.
Davi is also a recipient of the FBI's Man of the Year Award in Los Angeles; the "Military Order of the Purple Heart," which is a special recognition award for dedication and service honoring America's service members and veterans, and was named KNX Radio's "Citizen of the Week” after he saved a young girl from a fire at her home.
Six radio antenna towers once used to transmit KSDO 1130 AM in San Diego came down last week to make way for housing expected to go up within the next year.
A total of six 160-foot towers were erected decades ago on the property off Braverman Drive in Santee, CA, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Several months ago, the property was sold to KB Home Construction and they expect to open "River Village". It will be the location for one- and two-story houses, each with 2,210 to 2,554 square feet of living area, on lots ranging from 6,000 to 9,000 square feet starting at the high-$500Ks
For years KSDO was the radio home of talk show hosts Roger Hedgecock, Ernie Myers, Michael Reagan and Stacey Taylor.
In 1986, KSDO news anchor Myers was the San Diego region’s top-rated AM morning radio show, beating out longtime rivals Hudson and Bauer on KFMB-AM.
KSDO now broadcasts as a Spanish-language Christian radio station that is based in Chula Vista.
LSU athletics department spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed that legendary Tigers radio voice Jim Hawthorne and his wife were rescued from their Baton Rouge, Louisiana, home on Sunday.
According to ESPN, LSU officials spent part of Sunday frantically searching for Hawthorne, who went missing after torrential rainfall flooded his neighborhood in Baton Rouge. At one point Sunday, LSU officials asked the public for help on social media in locating Hawthorne and his wife.
Bonnette said Hawthorne's cell service had been down since Saturday, so his family and friends were unable to reach him.
"We were launching a boat to go rescue him," Bonnette said. "He's been found and he's safe."
When ESPN reached Bonnette on Sunday, he said he was riding in a boat in Baton Rouge, trying to find other residents who needed help.
"Since we have a boat, we're going to rescue other people," Bonnette said. "We're in a boat riding down a four-lane highway in 4 or 5 feet of water. We're getting through without any problems."
Hawthorne, 72, retired as LSU's radio play-by-play announcer last season. He had been the voice of Tigers' football since 1983 and also called men's basketball games starting in 1979.
The voice of Richard Marcotte, a Kankakee native, was silenced last week. He died in Chicago on Aug. 6.
He was 72-years-of-age, according to the Daily Journal.
Marcotte, got his start in the studios of WKAN, the local AM station. In the Quad Cities area, he will be remembered as the inspiration for the St. Ambrose University station, now known as KALA. His son recalled the stories of how his father gathered donated equipment from other local radio stations to put together an outlet for students who wanted to play the emerging rock 'n' roll of 1962.
Richard also worked in television, away from news and contemporary music.
Richard served in the style you might expect during a stint with the Army: He worked with the Armed Forces Radio Network. He was stationed in Panama when he created a show for his character "Grandpa McCorn." It became a television show aimed at entertaining troops and their families in the Canal Zone.
Following his discharge, he worked in TV news reporting and doing anchor work at KROC in Rochester, Minn., and WDAU in Scranton, Pa. Marcotte then moved back to the Chicago area and established the news department for WFBN-TV.
Marcotte also did voice-over work and became the voice of tennis in Chicago. He handled the public address duties at Avon Championships, Volvo Tennis and Nuveen Championships for 25 years. He came to know the old guard of John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors but also introduced the Midwest to "newcomers" such as Martina Navratilova, as well as the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena.
In 1877…Thomas Edison wrote to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburgh suggesting that the word "hello" would be a more appropriate greeting than "ahoy" when answering the telephone.
In 1945...Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces the news of his country's unconditional surrender in World War II over a radio broadcast to the Japanese people.
After meeting with the Soviet Union in Potsdam, near Berlin, to determine post-war terms for defeated Germany, the governments of the United States and Great Britain (together with China) issued an ultimatum to the Japanese government in late July 1945. It offered a simple choice: surrender unconditionally to the Allies in World War II, or risk total annihilation. In their carefully worded reply, the Japanese failed to capitulate completely, and on 6 August, the U.S. B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the world's first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, another such bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The threat of further nuclear attacks drove Japanese officials on 10 August to accept the terms put forth by the Potsdam Declaration and submit their unconditional surrender.
On the afternoon of 14 August, a Japanese radio broadcaster told the public that Emperor Hirohito would soon make an Imperial Proclamation announcing the defeat. The following day at noon, Hirohito went on the radio himself, blaming Japan’s surrender on the enemies' use of "a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which is incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives." The emperor was not only a political leader in Japan, he was also revered as a near-god, and many Japanese did not fully accept the news of defeat until they heard him speak those unthinkable words.
As sadness and shame engulfed Japan, joy spread around the Western world. In the United States, news of Hirohito's announcement reached airwaves on 14 August (due to the time difference), and that day was declared Victory in Japan – or V-J – Day.
That afternoon, President Harry S. Truman addressed a crowd that had gathered outside the White House, saying "This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbour. This is the day when Fascism finally dies, as we always knew it would."
That day, photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt snapped one of the most famous photos ever published, a shot of a sailor in full uniform kissing a nurse in the middle of New York City's Times Square. The photo, published by Life magazine, became a symbol of the general atmosphere of jubilation in the United States following the end of World War II.
In Indianapolis, WIBC 1070 AM listeners - at least those who were up between 1:30 and 2:00am Eastern War Time on August 14, 1945 - likely heard; a Mutual network live broadcast of Cab Calloway's band from New York City, interrupted just before 2:00am with the first correct report that Japan had surrendered.
In 1948…CBS launched network television's first nightly newscast, a 15-minute show called "CBS Television News," anchored by Douglas Edwards. It was broadcast at 7:30 p.m. and in only five eastern cities at first. In 1950 the program's name changed to "Douglas Edwards With The News."
In 1965...Beatles concert at Shea Stadium. It was the first time a rock band headlined a stadium concert and, with 55,600 people, it set a new record for largest attendance at a pop concert. Tickets for the show had sold out in three weeks, merely by word of mouth created by young fans who asked the concert promoter about the next Beatles show while he strolled in Central Park. Supporting acts for the concert were Brenda Holloway, the Young Rascals, the King Curtis Band, and Sounds Incorporated. The show grossed $304,000. The Beatles' share was $160,000.
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In 1969…The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, promising "three days of peace, love, and music," began on Max Yasgur's 60-acre farm in Bethel, New York.
Of the more than 450,000 music fans drawn to the town, three died, two gave birth, four had miscarriages, and two got married during the festival. Performers included Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, the Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, the Band, Canned Heat, Joan Baez, Santana, Melanie, Ten Years After, Sly & the Family Stone, Johnny Winter, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Country Joe and the Fish, Blood Sweat & Tears, Arlo Guthrie, and Jimi Hendrix. Joni Mitchell was scheduled to appear but had to cancel due to being booked for a TV show.
Hendrix earned the most money from the festival, pulling in about $18,000. (For reference, that’s roughly $112,000 in 2015). Blood, Sweat and Tears ($15,000), Joan Baez ($10,000), Creedence Clearwater Revival ($10,000), and The Band ($7,500) rounded out the Top 5 earners. Other A-listers such as The Who and Joe Cocker took home $6,250 and $1,375, respectively. There was a lot of cash to go around, to be sure, but the event wasn’t as steep as some of today’s big-budget productions. Here’s one way to look at it: The in-demand deadmau5 is currently 2x more expensive to book than Hendrix was at his prime. Check out the full listing below.
1. Jimi Hendrix – $18,000
2. Blood, Sweat and Tears – $15,000
3. Joan Baez – $10,000
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival – $10,000
5. The Band – $7,500
6. Janis Joplin – $7,500
7. Jefferson Airplane – $7,500
8. Sly and the Family Stone – $7,000
9. Canned Heat – $6,500
10. The Who – $6,250
11. Richie Havens – $6,000
12. Arlo Guthrie – $5,000
13. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – $5,000
14. Ravi Shankar – $4,500
15. Johnny Winter – $3,750
16. Ten Years After – $3,250
17. Country Joe and the Fish – $2,500
18. Grateful Dead – $2,500
19. The Incredible String Band – $2,250
20. Mountain – $2,000
21. Tim Hardin – $2,000
22. Joe Cocker – $1,375
23. Sweetwater – $1,250
24. John B. Sebastian – $1,000
25. Melanie – $750
26. Santana – $750
27. Sha Na Na – $700
28. Keef Hartley – $500
29. Quill – $375
In 1986...WAPP 103.5 FM dropped Top40 for dance music as WQHT.
On August 15, 1986 at 6 pm, The Rolling Stones' "It's All Over Now" and a bomb noise rang out WAPP and the classic rock titles. The station debuted as "Hot 103.5" with new call letters WQHT and a new CHR/Dance format.
The first song was believed to be "R.S.V.P." by Five Star. Nobody in the radio industry expected it, but the new rhythmic/CHR format was taking shape. WQHT was the second such station with the format, months after Emmis launched it on KPWR "Power 106" in Los Angeles earlier that year.
WQHT moved to 97.1 FM on September 22, 1988 at 5:30pm with WYNY moving to 103.5 FM
In 1988...WPIX 101.9 FM changed call letters to WQCD, "CD 101.9", intially was a AC/Jazz hybrid, later just Contemporary Jazz. In 1989, they added some New Age and Soft AC cuts.
In 1995…NBC anchorman (Camel News Caravan, 1949-1956)/radio-TV game show panelist (Who Said That?)/Timex watch pitchman ('It takes a licking a keeps on ticking!') John Cameron Swayze died at age 89.
In 2002...Opie & Anthony broadcast the “Sex For Sam” St. Pat’s incident on WNEW 102.7 FM.
One of Opie and Anthony's stunts was "Sex for Sam", an annual contest where the goal was to have sex in notable public places in New York City. Couples from various states would be selected to be trailed by a comedian or member of the show, who would call the program to report the location. The contest was sponsored by Boston Beer Company, maker of Samuel Adams beer, and prizes included trips to Boston concerts sponsored by the beer company. The contest was approved by the station and had no major problems for the first two years.
However, in "Sex for Sam 3", comedian Paul Mecurio encouraged Brian Florence and Loretta Harper, a Virginia couple visiting Manhattan, to have simulated sex in a vestibule at St. Patrick's Cathedral on August 15, 2002, which was also a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation, and a Mass was going on at the time. When a security guard ordered Mecurio and the couple to leave the church immediately, Mecurio began to argue with the guard, who then contacted police. The couple was arrested and charged with public lewdness. Intense media scrutiny led to the Catholic League demanding that Opie and Anthony be fired. The Catholic League also threatened to get WNEW's license revoked.
Brian Florence, Loretta Harper
Opie and Anthony broadcast the next day, but were ordered not to directly address the incident for legal reasons. The show went into reruns the following week. On August 22, Infinity suspended Opie and Anthony for the duration of their contract, and canceled the show. However, the company continued to pay the duo to stay off the air for the balance of their contract. The Catholic League immediately dropped its bid to have WNEW's license revoked.
Infinity was fined a total of $357,500 by the FCC, the maximum amount allowed by law, and the second-largest indecency fine in American radio history. Infinity appealed the fine but again lost the case.
WNEW's ratings had been dreadful overall aside from Opie and Anthony. With the forced cancellation of its only strong performer, its ratings dropped even lower than those of noncommercial stations and never recovered. The station began playing music again in January 2003, starting with a Top 40 format, then going to an adult contemporary format, and later switching to a classic dance music format before returning to the AC format, at which point the station's call letters were changed to WWFS. The station has since been moderately successful. In a bit of irony, Opie and Anthony would make fun of an incident at WNEW in late 2004, in which the program director got drunk, went on air, and confused the call letters with those of WNEW's arch-rival WKTU.
Harper pleaded guilty a month later to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to seven days of community service. Her partner, Brian Florence, died of a heart attack on September 25, 2003
In 2003…NBC News reporter (from 1952 until his retirement in 1986)/aerospace specialist Roy Neal died following heart surgery at age 82.
In 2008...Chris “Mad Dog” Russo calls Mike Francesa to say goodbye at WFAN 660 AM
In 2008…Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped define R&B music with recordings by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge and Solomon Burke, died of heart failure at age 91. Wexler coined the term "rhythm & blues" while writing for Billboard magazine in the late 1940s.
In 2014...Al Meredith, longtime WCBS 101.1 FM News passed.
Al Meredith
In an age when radio news was disappearing faster than rotary-dial telephones, Al Meredith remained a radio newsman for 38 years, according to David Hinckley at The NY Daily News on the occasion of Meredith's retirement in 2008.
Meredith retired in 2008 retiring amid a shower of accolades from almost everyone he ever worked with.
Meredith was heard on WCBS-FM for 28 years. "It was the only place I wanted to work," he says. "I hoped to retire from there. And I did. It was a great run."
Meredith didn't start out as a newsman. His first radio gig, in 1964, was playing music on WGBB. But after four years in the Air Force, "getting C-130s in and out of Vietnam from Okinawa," he came back and found no deejay jobs open.
There was a full-time news job, though, at WGLI. He took it, liked it and over the years got deeper and deeper into it. He won numerous awards for public service specials, which he particularly enjoyed because "they always teach me something, too."
