Laura Ingraham, the radio host and Fox News commentator, is about to become a prime time host on the conservative cable network, according CNN Media.
Ingraham is expected to take over the 10 p.m. hour on Fox News, according to people who spoke on condition of anonymity.
While there may be one or two final details to negotiate, Ingraham has been telling friends that the deal is essentially done.
Her new show will be part of a broader change to the network's top-rated prime time lineup. Sean Hannity's show, currently at 10 p.m., will move one hour earlier to 9 p.m., multiple sources confirmed.
And "The Five," a talk show originally named for its 5 p.m. time slot, will shift from 9 p.m. back to its namesake hour.
The changes come on the heels of Eric Bolling's exit from Fox and the cancellation of his 5 p.m. show "Fox News Specialists" last Friday.
The launch date for Ingraham's new show is unknown.
➦In 1932...Edgar Rice Burroughs’ creation, Tarzan of the Apes began a syndicated three-times-a-week 15-minute run on WOR and other US stations. Burroughs’ daughter played the part of Jane. The syndicated serial that was broadcast in fifteen-minute episodes and lasted for two years and 286 episodes. The first aired from 1932-1936 with James Pierce in the role of Tarzan.
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➦In 1938...H.V. Kaltenborn made broadcasting history by covering a crisis in Czechoslovakia for CBS radio beginning on this day. Kaltenborn was so devoted to his work that he slept in the studio for 18 days while bringing updates to his audience.
➦ In 1958...electrical engineer Jack S. Kilby staged the first successful demonstration of an integrated circuit – the microchip – at Texas Instruments in Dallas, thereby rendering the transistor obsolete after just four short years ➦In 1970..."Fire and Rain" by James Taylor was released to radio, becoming his first hit single.
➦In 2001...XM Satellite Radio began service.
The company has its origins in the 1988 formation of the American Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC), a consortium of several organizations originally dedicated to satellite broadcasting of telephone, fax, and data signals. In 1992, AMSC established a unit called the American Mobile Radio Corporation dedicated to developing a satellite-based digital radio service; this was spun off as XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. in 1999.
On July 29, 2008, XM and former competitor Sirius Satellite Radio formally completed their merger, following U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval, forming SiriusXM Radio, Inc. with XM Satellite Radio, Inc. as its subsidiary. On November 12, 2008, Sirius and XM began broadcasting with their new, combined channel lineups. On January 13, 2011, XM Satellite Radio, Inc. was dissolved as a separate entity and merged into Sirius XM Radio, Inc. Prior to its merger with Sirius, XM was the largest satellite radio company in the United States.
➦In 2003...country superstar Johnny Cash died of complications from diabetes and emphysema, at age 71.
➦In 2013…Inventor Ray Dolby, who pioneered the noise-reduction and surround-sound technologies used in movies, cinemas, personal computers and home theater equipment, died of Alzheimer's disease and leukemia at age 80.
➦In 2014...Appearing CNBC's Closing Bell show, CBS CEO Les Moonves admitted the company might "trim down radio" in smaller markets. "We still believe in radio. It is a slow growth radio. Not as fast as some of our other businesses. We like it." Moonves ruled out CBS selling out of radio completely.
Radio One Dallas flips Classic Hip Hop 'Boom' KSOC-FM to R&B and Throwbacks Majic 94.5.
The new format features music from artists such as Bruno Mars, Beyonce and Mary J. Blige, but still keeps a little throwback flavor with the likes of Erykah Badu, 112, and Prince. As a part of the change, the Metroplex gets reacquainted with a familiar voice during morning drive with syndicated Tom Joyner from 5-9am.
“We’re excited to bring a fresh, new vibe to the airwaves with Majic 94-5 and I think the Metroplex will like what they hear,” says Radio One Dallas VP/General Manager Tami Honesty. “With today’s fast-paced news cycle, the return of Tom Joyner during mornings and the addition of D.L. Hughley in afternoons, we’ll connect with our listeners on another level giving us the right balance of music and entertainment.”
“So excited… on the air in Dallas. It’s hard for me to keep a secret,” said Joyner. “I wanted to get on stage with Frankie Beverly and announce it on Saturday,” (referring to a concert attended by Joyner this past weekend).
New to afternoons is the syndicated “D.L. Hughley Show.” DFW’s own Cindi B. will continue to grace the airwaves during middays from 9am-2pm. Evenings from 7pm to 12 midnight belong to radio veteran John Monds with his “Love and R&B with John Monds” program airing Sundays through Thursdays.
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“Majic 94-5 will satisfy the adults that are looking for an R&B station that is customized for the DFW, with all-star talent like Tom Joyner and DL Hughley,” said Radio One Dallas OM/PD Mark McCray. “We are confident that our mix of music and talent will reflect the thoughts and concerns of our community while entertaining and informing the Metroplex.”
Radio One/Houston has announced Pamela McKay as its new Vice President, General Manager.
McKay, a radio veteran with over 20 years of sales leadership and station management experience, will oversee the urban cluster of KJMQ-FM MAJIC 102.1 FM, KBXX The Box 97.9 FM, KROI Radio NOW 92.1 FM and Praise 102.1 FM HD2.
Formerly President at iHeart Media in Austin, TX with a track record of leadership excellence, McKay is known for being client orientated and business savvy. She previously held sales leadership positions at KHMX, KPRC and KSEV of Houston, TX. A community advocate at heart, McKay maintains membership at the Center for Child Protection, March of Dimes and the Alliance for Women in Media.
David Kantor, CEO, Radio One and Reach Media said, “Today is a good day for Radio One Houston. Our team continues to literally weather the storm but now can do so with a first class leader who is willing to get into the trenches with them. We’re excited to have Pam join our team and look forward to the growth of the market based on her multi faceted skill set and robust experience.”
“Houston is a resilient city of tremendous opportunity and I am thoroughly honored to be returning to Houston to join the Radio One family,” said McKay. “I look forward to re-connecting with previous clients, colleagues and community leaders while also developing many new and exciting partnerships. I’d like to thank Alfred Liggins and David Kantor for providing me the opportunity to represent this great team and these iconic brands to the Houston community.”
McKay’s position is effective immediately and she will report to Kantor.
Nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh slammed the media Monday for what he called its "lies and misstatements" over his comments about there being "no reason to panic" in Florida over Hurricane Irma last week.
"I'm going through one of the greatest smears of my career," said Limbaugh to kick off his program on Monday. "This is all over the place that I told people there's no storm. That I told people you don't have to run away from Florida. You don't have to evacuate because I said the storm wasn't coming. I did not say that. I didn't say the storm is not big. I didn't say the storm was going somewhere else. [The media] did.
"There isn't a thing I said about this that anybody can prove that I was wrong about," the best-selling author added.
Limbaugh showed long-range forecasts from 7-10 days ago that showed some possible storm tracks putting Irma further out in the Atlantic before hitting South Carolina or North Carolina and not Florida.
"How can there be a run on water from a hurricane forecast that wasn't expected to hit us?" Limbaugh asked.
Limbaugh said that he simply was explaining "how the world works" in terms of media hype around big storms and retailers profiting off of it.
"I explained how the world works. I explained how local media seeks to hype these storms because it's good for ratings. And it's also good for grocery stores and advertisers that sell things you need during a hurricane," Limbaugh said.
"This is a series of lies and misstatements because I do not heel. I did not join in the panic," he added.
Fox News has launched a new channel logo and ticker as well as lower-thirds and bug.
As the network prepares to launch an overhaul to the look it launched about a year ago, NewscastStudio spoke with senior creative director Agostino Amato.
According to Amato, the main goals for the redesign include:
Updating the lower-third with a clean, streamlined and cohesive design that elevates the overall look and brings the network to the next level.
Incorporating an updated logo to reinforce brand identity.
Engaging the viewer by making it easier for them to receive information with graphics that naturally guide the eye without overwhelming.
Optimizing screen space by efficiently using every bit of the lower-third space.
Presenting information in an intuitive and organized way.
Creating uniformity to strengthen the brand that can be carried out throughout all the platforms from broadcast to digital.
How the look has evolved
“In conjunction with the upcoming launch of the state-of-the-art newsroom, we are committed to creating a graphics look that reflects the direction of the network and that incorporates the newest ideas. With that in mind, we have evolved the look, first in its modernization and then in its cohesiveness,” Amato told NewscastStudio.
“What we aimed to do was simply update the overall look with a sleek and sophisticated design that can easily translate across all platforms: Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network and Fox Digital. One way we have done that is by discarding the idea of filling the screen with multiple elements that take up too much space. Instead, we’ve eliminated the clutter, opened up the screen space and maximized the real estate allocated to the lower third of the screen. We’ve implemented a more understated approach that doesn’t allow for the graphics to distract from the content while adding a more dynamic functionality.”
Some of the changes you’ll see, according to Amato, are:
Squared off both sides of the lower third to allow for video to show through on the left and the right to give it a more open feel
Scaled down the crawl, aligned it with the banner and sits on a slightly transparent neutral veil
Simplified the textures by removing digital noise such as unnecessary effects and flashes
Added more dynamic font change effects
Aligned everything within the lower third region
“Additionally, we designed the look in such a way that it translates well across both broadcast and digital platforms, further stitching together all the Fox entities as one brand,” said Amato.
“The logo represents the brand. As such, it was important to change the bug with a fresh, contemporary version representative of where the network is headed. We chose to go with a flat version of the logo for the bug as opposed to the cube to give it a contemporary feel. While the cube logo worked in the past, it was time for a more current look that reads better, is cleaner and works across all platforms including mobile and digital,” said Amato.
“For added value, the logo bug contains a sleek intro and outro animation that draws the eye to it when it comes in and out of any commercial break. Also “network” will continue to revolve with “clock” and “live” within the red bar of the logo,” Amato explained.
NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in the position until March 31, 2023, NAB Joint Board Chair Caroline Beasley announced today.
Smith joined NAB in November 2009 and oversees the advocacy efforts of thousands of local radio and television stations across America. He is a former two-term United States Senator from Oregon (1996-2008) and was a successful entrepreneur before launching his career in politics.
"Gordon Smith has shown a steady hand guiding America's local radio and television stations through the public policy challenges of Washington," said Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group. "He has enormous credibility on Capitol Hill and at the FCC, and is a determined advocate for local broadcasting. We are thrilled that we will benefit from Gordon’s leadership into 2023."
"I am grateful for the trust placed in me by the NAB Board with this new contract," said Smith. "Broadcasting plays an indispensable role in the world of communications, and I’m committed to an innovation agenda that allows local TV and radio to thrive on emerging media platforms. I’m honored to lead a talented NAB team fighting for viewers and listeners who rely on hometown TV and radio for the best in entertainment, quality local news and lifeline programming in a crisis."
During his tenure in the U.S. Senate, Smith's committee assignments included the Senate Commerce Committee, the panel that oversees broadcast-related legislation. He also served on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was respected as a pragmatic lawmaker able to successfully reach across party lines. Smith's role on the Commerce Committee and as the Chairman of a Senate High Tech Task Force helped foster his interest in new media and new technology issues.
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma could have a significant effect on the pay TV provider businesses. Homeowners might look to accelerate cord-cutting and sign on to more digitally delivered TV network “skinny” services, according to MediaPost.
Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch media conference yesterday, John Stankey, senior executive vice president of AT&T — who is designated to be CEO of its Time Warner unit, a $85.4 billion deal yet to be completed — warned customers that disasters could bring significant changes in TV service.
“You see customers who lose their homes make a decision to disconnect the service. Then they go through a cycle of finding someplace else to live,” he said. “There isn't always perfect timing. One day in and one day out.”
With regard to its satellite pay TV business DirecTV, Stankey added: “We have put a lot of infrastructure in the ground ... exposed to high winds and water and that typically means damage. We don't know what the impact of Irma is going to be at this point, what's going to happen. We do know that Harvey's damage is widespread.”
Earlier in the day, Matt Strauss, executive vice president of the Comcast’s Xfinity services, said the company could lose 100,000 to 150,000 subscribers, in part, due to the hurricanes.
Stankey said the best example might be Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans in 2005. But the pay TV business was still growing back then.
Now, he says, the traditional pay TV business is heading south. DirecTV may be in a better position, given its efforts to sell different products, such as DirecTV Now, the live, linear TV package of TV networks delivered via the internet.
CBS RADIO will present its fifth annual WE CAN SURVIVE show at the historic Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, October 21. This year, the show features its biggest line-up yet with performances by ALESSIA CARA, HARRY STYLES, KESHA, KHALID, LORDE, MACKLEMORE, P!NK, SAM HUNT, and SAM SMITH.
The announcement was made Friday evening on 97.1 AMP Radio in Los Angeles. Doors open at 4:00 PM; show begins at 5:30 PM.
“To celebrate the show’s fifth anniversary we’ve assembled our biggest ever line-up at the legendary Hollywood Bowl,” said Chris Oliviero, Executive Vice President of Programming, CBS RADIO. “We Can Survive is an especially unique show which brings together today’s most popular artists and their fans to raise awareness for a worthy cause and celebrate survivors.”
American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, September 12 at 10:00 AM, PT, through Thursday, September 14 at 10:00 PM, PT. Regular tickets will be available for purchase beginning Friday, September 15 at 10:00 AM, PT, via Ticketmaster.com.
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, for every ticket sold, $2 will benefit Young Survival Coalition, the premier organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. YSC offers resources, connections and outreach so women feel supported, empowered and hopeful.
Once tickets are sold out, audiences will still have an opportunity to score seats through two contests. A national Radio.com contest will award one lucky listener with a grand prize trip, including roundtrip airfare for the winner and one guest to LA, hotel accommodations, and two tickets to WE CAN SURVIVE. Entries will be accepted at Radio.com and WeCanSurvive.com from September 18 to September 29, 2017. One winner will be chosen randomly. The contest is sponsored by Westinghouse.
Then, from October 2-6, 2017, 25 CBS RADIO stations across the U.S. will host a local text-to-win contest. Three times per weekday, each station will offer a special entry code on-air that listeners can text to be entered for a chance to win roundtrip airfare for each winner and one guest to LA, hotel accommodations, and two tickets to the show. There will be 15 lucky winners in this contest.
WE CAN SURVIVE is among several high-profile events CBS RADIO produces, including STARS AND STRINGS, THE NIGHT BEFORE and SPF, featuring exciting performances by the most well-known and up-and-coming artists. Previous performers at WE CAN SURVIVE include Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande and others. WE CAN SURVIVE has also become well-known for surprise artist appearances, including Backstreet Boys in 2016, Rihanna in 2015 and Jennifer Lopez in 2014.
Follow CBS RADIO on Twitter @CBSRadio and Facebook. Visit WeCanSurvive.com for show updates and exclusive show-related content. Tweet using the hashtag #WeCanSurvive.
Syracuse radio broadcast Kevin Schenk passed away Friday after suffering a ruptured aortic aneurysm Thursday.
He was 54 years old, according to iHeartMedia's WSYR.
The NewsRadio WSYR 570 AM and former television anchor is survived by his wife Lori, his sons Christopher and Michael, his daughter-in-law Mary, and several grandchildren.
“Kevin was an outstanding journalist who loved to dig for a story and was always fair in his reporting,” says iHeartMedia Syracuse Market President Rick Yacobush. “As a coworker, Kevin was always there with his quick wit to put a smile on your face and he was a truly wonderful man. He will be greatly missed, by not just our colleagues, but by the listeners who depended on him every afternoon.”
The 19-year-old son of former Fox News Channel anchor Eric Bolling was found dead Friday night, according to The NYPost..
Eric Chase Bolling Jr. apparently took his life Friday evening in Boulder, CO, where he attended the University of Colorado, multiple reports said.
The elder Bolling confirmed the death Saturday in a statement on his Twitter account: “Adrienne and I are devastated by the loss of our beloved son Eric Chase last night. Details still unclear. Thoughts, prayers appreciated.”
Fox News Channel issued the following statement: “We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Eric Bolling’s son. Eric Chase was a wonderful young man and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Bolling family.”
Former Fox colleague Sean Hannity tweeted:
@ericbolling To my dear friend, please know we all love you, will be here for you and your family.
➦In 1945...At WSM Radio's Studio B in Nashville, Ernest Tubb recorded "It's Been So Long Darling," at what is believed to have been just the second recording session ever to take place in Music City. ➦In 1965...the Beatles' "Help!" album went #1 on American radio and stayed there for for 9 weeks.
➦In 1995..."Runaway" by Janet Jackson became the first single by a woman to make its debut in the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100.
➦In 2000...John R. Gambling does the last “Rambling With Gambling” show on WOR 710 AM
➦In 2001...Terrorist attack on New York City silenced four FM and nine TV stations.
Since three of the major television broadcast network owned-and-operated stations had their transmission towers atop the North Tower (One World Trade Center), coverage was limited after the collapse of the tower. The FM transmitter of National Public Radio station WNYC was also destroyed in the collapse of the North Tower and its offices evacuated. For an interim period, it continued broadcasting on its AM frequency and used NPR's New York offices to produce its programming.
The satellite feed of one television station, WPIX, froze on the last image received from the WTC mast; the image (a remote-camera shot of the burning towers), viewable across North America (as WPIX is available on cable TV in many areas), remained on the screen for much of the day until WPIX was able to set up alternate transmission facilities. It shows the WTC at the moment power cut off to the WPIX transmitter, prior to the towers' collapse.
During the September 11, 2001 attacks, WCBS-TV channel 2 and WXTV-TV channel 41 stayed on the air. Unlike most other major New York television stations, WCBS-TV maintained a full-powered backup transmitter at the Empire State Building after moving its main transmitter to the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The station was also simulcasted nationally on Viacom (which at the time owned CBS) cable network VH1 that day. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, the station lent transmission time to the other stations who had lost their transmitters, until they found suitable backup equipment and locations.
The Emergency Alert System was never activated in the terrorist attacks, as the extensive media coverage made it unnecessary.
9/11 Simultaneous Broadcast from Six Networks of the first fifteen minutes
Television coverage of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and their aftermath was the longest uninterrupted news event in the history of U.S. television. The major U.S. broadcast and cable networks were on the air for days with uninterrupted coverage from the moment news first came that the first plane hit the World Trade Center. Millions of shocked television viewers watching live pictures of the World Trade Center saw the second plane hit and both buildings come down. In order to keep up with the constant flood of information, at 10:49 a.m. EDT, Fox News Channel began running continuous updates in the form of a news ticker that crawled along the bottom of the screen. This was so well received by viewers that it became a permanent feature on the channel and was adopted by many other news channels.
➦In 2005…Radio/Television sportscaster (CBS, ABC, NFL Films) Chris Schenkel, who covered professional bowling for 35 years along with various other sports, died of emphysema at the age of 82.
➦In 2009...screenwriter/producer Larry Gelbart succumbed to cancer at age 81. He started writing for Danny Thomas on the radio, was a gag writer for Bob Hope, Jack Paar, Red Buttons and Sid Caesar before falling into the role for which he will be long remembered, the creative force behind the iconic M*A*S*H TV series.
➦In 2014…Songwriter (Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Silhouettes, Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like A Man, Dawn-Go Away, Rag Doll, Let's Hang On!, Navy Blue, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine-Anymore, My Eyes Adored You, Lady Marmalade)/record producer (4 Seasons, Freddy Cannon, Mitch Ryder, Rays, Billy & Lillie, Diane Renay, Eddie Rambeau, Oliver)/singer (The Whiffenpoof Song)/conductor (Music To Watch Girls By)/label owner (DynoVoice)/Songwriter's Hall of Famer Bob Crewe died of complications from dementia at 83.
Bob Crewe (right) in 1967 with The Four Seasons
Crewe was a singer himself in the 1940s and ’50s, but he found his niche writing, co-writing and producing for a wide range of other artists, sometimes on record labels he started, including Dynovoice. His first hit, written with Frank Slay, was the 1957 single “Silhouettes”; a Top 10 hit for the Rays, it became a Top 10 hit again for Herman’s Hermits in 1965.
In 1964, he produced “Devil With a Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly,” a hit for Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels.
Nearly a decade later he wrote, with Kenny Nolan, “Lady Marmalade,” recorded by Labelle. Propelled by its provocative and irresistible chorus in French, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir,” it rose to No. 1 in 1975. Nearly three decades later, a new version of the song featuring Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Pink and Mya was heard in the soundtrack of the movie “Moulin Rouge.” It, too, became a No. 1 hit.
But it was in his work with the Four Seasons and the striking falsetto of Frankie Valli that Crewe established himself as a master purveyor of pop sentimentality. In less than 10 years he helped make the group one of the best known in the history of popular music.
