Actress Ruby Rose replaced singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne as the most dangerous celebrity to search for online.
For the twelfth year in a row McAfee researched famous individuals to reveal the riskiest celebrity to search for online. The research reveals which celebrities generate the riskiest search results that could potentially expose their fans to malicious websites.
From model and MTV VJ to Batwoman, Ruby Rose’s acting career took off in 2015 when she was cast as Stella Carlin in the Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. Now Rose can add “first Australian to take the top spot on the McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities study” to her list of accomplishments.
Reality TV star, Kristin Cavallari finished behind Rose at No. 2, followed by actress Marion Cotillard (No. 3), the original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter (No. 4), actress Rose Byrne (No. 5), star of Will and Grace Debra Messing (No. 6), reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian (No. 7), actress Amber Heard (No. 8), morning TV show host Kelly Ripa (No. 9), and finally actor Brad William Henke round out the top 10.
It’s no secret that cybercriminals attempt to use the allure of celebrity to trick unsuspecting consumers into visiting malicious websites that can be used to install malware or steal personal information and passwords. The study, conducted by McAfee, highlights the dangers of clicking on suspicious links when searching for celebrity-focused content.
“We live in a fast-paced world that’s heavily influenced by pop culture where it’s possible to pick and choose which entertainment options we prefer to enjoy from a variety of connected devices,” said Gary Davis, chief consumer security evangelist at McAfee. “Often consumers put speed and convenience over security by clicking on suspicious links that promise content featuring our favorite celebrities, such as our favorite movies, TV shows or pictures. In our hyper-connected world, it’s important for consumers to think before they click to be sure that they are landing on safe digital content and protecting themselves from cybersecurity threats that may be used to infect their devices or steal their identity.”
Retired radio personality Don Imus has fended off an age discrimination suit brought by legendary sportscaster Warner Wolf, who claimed in a suit filed under New York state and New York City’s human rights laws that he was replaced with a younger sportscaster.
Wolf claimed in his suit that he was shown the door in 2016 and replaced with Sid Rosenberg, who is about 30 years Wolf’s junior.
Wolf, who is 80 and who is known for his catchphrase “Let’s go to the videotape,” delivered a sportscast on Imus’ show, “Imus in the Morning,” for about 20 years.
Warner Wolf
Wolf’s relationship with the show apparently took a turn in 2015, when he moved to Naples, Florida, and began to broadcast from there—an arrangement that eventually lost Imus’ approval.
“We tried it. It sucks,” Imus told Wolf in an email, according to court papers.
Imus, who is 78 and who was a fixture of New York City radio since the 1970s, retired in March.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice James D’Auguste dismissed Wolf’s suit, finding that his relocation to Florida put him outside of the protection of the New York state and the New York City human rights laws, which do not cover nonresidents. Additionally, Imus lives in Texas.
The dismissal comes less than 10 months after Wolf filed his suit.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh allegedly once got into a bar fight with a man he thought might be the lead singer of UB40. But what exactly is UB40?
According to the L-A Times citing other news reports Monday, Kavanaugh was questioned by the New Haven, Conn., Police Department in September 1985 for an altercation at a bar where a fellow patron accused him of throwing ice at him. (Kavanaugh was not arrested in the incident.)
A number of Kavanaugh’s former Yale University classmates have spoken up about the judge’s past drinking habits since his testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. One of the former classmates, Chad Ludington, recalled a visit to a bar after a UB40 concert.
Ludington says the 1985 fight happened because Kavanaugh and his friends kept staring at a man sitting near them trying to figure out if he was Ali Campbell, the lead singer of UB40. He wasn’t.
For those who may not be familiar with what may have been on playlists (er, mix tapes) of college-aged men in the 1980s, UB40 is an English pop reggae band that formed in 1978. Their hits included covers for the Neil Diamond tune “Red Red Wine” and Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love” (which appears on the soundtrack for the 1993 movie “Sliver”). The group also made an appearance in the 1997 film “Speed 2: Cruise Control.”
➦In 1890...“The one, the only, Groucho” (Marx) was born in New York City. In fact his birth name was Julius Marx. He topped the Marx Brothers` vaudeville & film career as host of the radio & TV quiz show You Bet Your Life.
He died from pneumonia Aug 19, 1977 at age 86.
➦In 1896...the ultimate straight man (to partner Lou Costello) (William Alexander) Bud Abbott was born in Asbury Park New Jersey. Movies, radio & TV all garnered laughter from Abbott & Costello.
Bud outlived his partner by 15 years, succumbing to cancer Apr 24, 1974 at age 77.
➦In 1900...talented radio actor Barton Yarborough was born in Goldthwaite Texas. He is famous for his roles in the Carlton B. Morse productions I Love a Mystery, where he played Doc Long, and One Man’s Family, where he spent nineteen years portraying Clifford Barbour. He also spent three years as Ben Romero on Jack Webb‘s Dragnet.
He started work on the Dragnet TV series in 1951, but the day after he filmed the second episode, he suffered a heart attack and died four days later Dec. 19, 1951 at age 51. ➦In 1928...The first professional recordings in Nashville took place as DeFord Bailey lays down eight tracks in Victor Records (later RCA) Studios.
DeFord Bailey
Bailey was an American country music and blues star from the 1920s until 1941. Bailey was both the first performer to be introduced as playing on the Grand Ole Opry and also the first African-American performer on the show. He played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes.
Bailey also had several records issued in 1927-1928, all of them harmonica solos. In 1927 he recorded for Brunswick records in New York City, while in 1928 he recorded eight sides for Victor in Nashville, of which three were issued on several labels, including Victor, Bluebird and RCA. Emblematic of the ambiguity of Bailey's position as a recording artist is the fact his arguably greatest recording, John Henry, was released separately in both RCA's 'race' and 'hillbilly' series.
He was a pioneer member of the WSM Grand Ole Opry, and one of its most popular performers, appearing on the program from 1927 to 1941. During this period he toured with many major country stars, including Uncle Dave Macon, Bill Monroe, and Roy Acuff. Like other black stars of his day traveling in the South and West, he faced many difficulties in finding food and accommodation because of the discriminatory Jim Crow laws.
Bailey was fired by WSM in 1941 because of a licensing conflict with BMI-ASCAP, which prevented him from playing his best known tunes on the radio. This effectively ended his performance career, and he spent the rest of his life shining shoes and renting out rooms in his home to make a living. Though he continued to play the harp, he almost never performed publicly. One of his rare appearances occurred in 1974, when he agreed to make one more appearance on the Opry. This became the occasion for the Opry's first annual Old Timers' Show.
He died on July 2, 1982 in Nashville and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery there.
➦In 1930...“The Lutheran Hour” began its weekly broadcasts which continue on today, on some 800 radio stations worldwide. It is the longest running Christian broadcast in the world.
➦In 1933...“Red Adams” was heard for the first time on NBC radio. Later, the program was retitled, “Red Davis” (starring Burgess Meredith), “Forever Young,” and, finally, in 1936, “Pepper Young’s Family” (starring Mason Adams).
(Mason would later find TV fame as Lou Grant’s boss, and the voice of Smucker’s Jams.) Pepper Young’s Family kept daytime radio listeners tuning in for another 23 years.
Pepper Young's Family was one of radio's more popular daytime drama series, with various format and title changes during its long run from 1932 to 1959. It was created and written by short story author and playwright Elaine Sterne Carrington. With Burgess Meredith in the title role, the program began as Red Adams, about high school athlete Red Adams, his family and friends. The 30-minute series was broadcast on the Blue Network, airing on Sunday nights at 10:30pm. When Beech-Nut Gum signed as a sponsor, they wanted no mention of their competition, Adams gum, so the title changed to Red Davis, a 15-minute series heard three times a week from 1933 to 1935. The series was again retitled, and the 15-minute Forever Young was heard on NBC weekdays at 3pm from January 13 to June 26, 1936. Three days later, on June 29, it became Pepper Young's Family, continuing on NBC for the next 23 years with Procter & Gamble's Camay as the sponsor.
➦In 1939...the most celebrated portrayal of Sherlock Holmes came to the US airwaves, as Basil Rathbone debuted in the title role on The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on the NBC Blue network. As in the movies, Nigel Bruce played the bumbling Dr. Watson.
➦In 1949...the popular family comedy, The Aldrich Family, became one of TV’s first hits, as the longtime radio show appeared on NBC-TV for the first episode in a 4-year run. It thus earned the distinction of being the very first TV sitcom.
Elvis at Grand Ole Opry
➦In 1954...Elvis Presley bombs at the Grand Ole Opry, which does not approve of his take on traditional country music. The Opry's talent director, Jim Denny, famously tells Presley he should go back to driving a truck. Elvis swears never to return.
➦In 1962...Johnny Carson made his debut as host of the The Tonight Show. Johnny went on to host The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson for 30 years and became one of the biggest stars of the 20th century.
➦In 1965...The Hot 100...It was up against tough competition but the McCoy's reached #1 with "Hang On Sloopy". Barry McGuire slid to 2 with "Eve of Destruction" and the Beatles made an incredible move from 45 to 3 with "Yesterday". Any doubt what would be the #1 song the following week? The Dave Clark Five were stuck at 4 with "Catch Us If You Can" and the former #1 "You Were On My Mind" from We Five was still at #5.
The rest of the Top 10: The great instrumental "The 'In' Crowd" from the Ramsey Lewis Trio, Roy Head was up from 12-7 with "Treat Her Right", the Fortunes cracked the Top 10 with "You've Got Your Troubles", followed by two songs from Sonny & Cher--"Baby Don't Go" and "Laugh At Me" finished the list.
➦In 1971...The Album Chart..Rod Stewart was making an impact as a solo star as Every Picture Tells A Story reached #1 on the Album chart. Carole King of Stanley, Idaho was three weeks short of setting the record for weeks at #1 (18) with her masterpiece Tapestry. The Moody Blues were a solid #3 with Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Isaac Hayes was up to 4 with Shaft and Paul & Linda McCartney were at position #5 with Ram.
The rest of the Top 10: Who's Next from the Who, the Carpenters' self-titled release, Master of Reality by Black Sabbath, The Partridge Family Sound Magazine and John Lennon moved from 134 to 10 with his first solo album Imagine.
➦In 1976...The Hot 100...Newcomer Wild Cherry remained at #1 with "Play That Funky Music", leader of a great Top 10. A new duo on the scene, England Dan & John Ford Coley, would have to settle for having one of The Top #2's of the Rock Era* with "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight". Walter Murphy had one of The Top 100 Instrumentals of the Rock Era with "A Fifth of Beethoven". For laughs, we had Rick Dees with "Disco Duck" and Boz Scaggs' great song "Lowdown" remained #5.
The rest of the Top 10: Cliff Richard's biggest hit "Devil Woman", War with "Summer", Chicago had their 22nd career hit and 11th Top 10 with "If You Leave Me Now", K.C. and the Sunshine Band's former #1 "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" and Orleans moved up to #10 with "Still the One".
➦In 1976...The Album Chart...Former Humble Pie member Peter Frampton was enjoying great success with the double-live album Frampton Comes Alive!--it was #1 for a ninth week. It had to be a special album to hold off Silk Degrees from Boz Scaggs. Hasten Down the Wind was right behind by Linda Ronstadt.
The rest of the Top 10: Wild Cherry with their debut, the Greatest Hits album from War, Spirit by John Denver at #7, Jefferson Starship's Spitfire, Steve Miller moved into the Top 10 with Fly Like An Eagle and Chicago's ninth consecutive Top 5 album (Chicago X) was now at #10.
➦In 1998...career New York radio actor Lon Clark, who starred for 12 years as Mutual radio’s Nick Carter, Master Detective, died at age 87.
➦In 1998…Singer/actor/MLB team owner/radio station group owner (Golden West)/Country Music Hall of Famer Gene Autry, "The Singing Cowboy," died of lymphoma at the age of 91.
➦In 2003...It was announced that talk show host Rush Limbaugh was being investigated for allegedly buying thousands of addictive painkillers from a black-market drug ring.
➦In 2014...CBS Radio, Beasley Media agreed to swap stations. Beasley announced today that it entered into an asset exchange agreement with CBS Radio, whereby Beasley will exchange five stations in Philadelphia and Miami for fourteen CBS Radio stations in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Charlotte and Philadelphia.
Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, there is no cash consideration or other contingent consideration to be paid by either party beyond the asset exchange.
In a new lineup that will debut next Monday, WPEN 97.5 The Fanatic is adding Marc Farzetta and moving current morning show host Anthony Gargano, according to Philly.com.
Farzetta, the host of Philly Sports Talk on NBC Sports Philadelphia and a former 94.1 WIP talker, will co-host the station's all-new morning show called Farzetta and Tra In the Morning alongside former Eagles offensive lineman William "Tra" Thomas, who jumped to The Fanatic from WIP in July and has been acting as a fill-in host. Thomas is a three-time Pro Bowler who played 10 seasons for the Eagles.
Gargano, whose last day on the morning show was Sept. 20, will take over co-hosting duties on the Fanatic's midday show, alongside current host Jason Myrtetus.
"I'm thrilled to remain with my Fanatic family," Gargano said in a statement. He said he was "blessed" to work on his passions — Philly sports and his writing projects.
Mark Farzetta
Former Daily News reporter Bob Cooney and producer Jamie Lynch (know to listeners as "The Bro") will both remain on the morning show. But current midday host Harry Mayes, who has been with the station since 2005, is he was no longer with the station.
Eytan Shander, The Fanatic's versatile fill-in host who had co-hosted the morning show in place of Gargano for the past week, announced on Twitter Monday morning that his role was being cut at the station.
The Fanatic’s #1 rated Mike Missanelli Show will remain in afternoon drive.
“These moves for 97.5 The Fanatic put the brand in an even stronger position for our listeners and customers moving forward,” said Vice President of Programming Buzz Knight. “They also demonstrate that Beasley Media Group is committed to great talent and content acquisition.”
Anthony Gargano
“We are very excited to be adding Marc Farzetta and Tra Thomas to The Fanatic line up,” said Content Manager Eric Johnson. “I’ve been a fan of Marc’s since he started on the air in Philly in the mid 2000’s. He’s evolved into a major talent in town, growing from Update Anchor and Time Out Entertainer at Temple basketball games to Radio Talk Show Anchor and NBC Sports Philadelphia Host. Tra has a natural gift of compelling story telling!”
He added, “With Anthony Gargano leading our midday show with Jason Myrtetus, these moves will put the station in a much stronger competitive position. This really ushers in a new era for a great brand…97.5 The Fanatic!”
Gargano left WIP and joined The Fanatic in April 2015 to launch the station's first local morning sports talk show, which replaced ESPN's syndicated Mike and Mike. But after starting off strong and at one point presenting a serious challenge to longtime ratings champion Cataldi, Gargano's show endured several roster changes and began to trail his former rival in the ratings.
The Country Radio Broadcasters have announced “Dollar” Bill Lawson, WDXB 102.FM The BullMorning Show Personality, as the recipient of the CRS 2019 Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award.
To be presented during Country Radio Seminar 2019, Lawson will be recognized following the Opening Ceremonies on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019.
The Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award is given at the discretion of the Country Radio Broadcasters Board of Directors to recognize an individual in the Country Radio industry who has displayed a magnanimous spirit of caring and generosity in service to their community. This award is named in honor of CRB Board member Tom Rivers, who died in 2004 at age 38 of bronchial asthma.
Rivers, known for his work at WQYK, Tampa/St. Petersburg and WUSN, Chicago, was highly regarded for his public service. Past recipients of the Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award include Dan Halyburton, Peter Smyth, Jeff Smulyan, Mary Quaas, George G. Beasley, and more.
Bill Lawson’s career in Birmingham began in 1979 at WERC-FM. His leap into Country music came in the early 80’s where he worked under the helm of Rusty Walker at WZZK. At that time, Lawson did Middays and soon moved to Mornings where he co-hosted the show with the late Patti Wheeler. Together, they had 20 years of being number one. They left in early 2002 and that Fall, Bill and Patti were hired by Tom Hanrahan of iHeartMedia when he launched 102.5 The Bull (WDXB). Patti retired in 2008 and in the last ten years, Lawson has been paired with Madison Reeves as part of The Dollar Bill and Madison Show on The Bull.
Over the years, Lawson has graciously donated his time to work with charities that involve children, including Children’s Miracle Network, Easter Seals and Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), hosting annual radio telethons. In 2002, Lawson was introduced to St Jude and its cause and mission. Since that time, Lawson has been the driver behind every radiothon, event, and walk that’s been done for St. Jude and his support has helped raise over three million dollars for St. Jude in Birmingham.
The Sports Director for Entercom's WSCR 670 AM, Brendan McCaffrey, is exiting the station for a role at SiriusXM.
McCaffrey will be joing SiriusXM's NFL Channel in NYC as a producer. He rose from intern to sports director of WSCR 670-AM, and resigns after more than 10 years at the Entercom sports/talk station.
I leave Chicago and the #Bears put up 48 points. Somebody is going to try to kill me and see how that affects the #WhiteSox’s fortunes...
“It is hard putting into words what Brendan McCaffrey has meant to The Score for the last 10-plus years because B-Mac has done just about everything at the station, and knows more about the inner-workings more than anyone,” Mitch Rosen, operations director of The Score, told staffers.
“I, like many of you, will miss Brendan’s humor, wit, and most importantly his interest and care for others around him.”
Chicago Media writer Robert Feder reports a search is on for McCaffrey’s replacement.
The worst mass shooting in United States history unfolded one year ago during the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival in Las Vegas, NV.
58 lives were stolen from us that night with more than 500 others injured.
Tonight a new remembrance will be dedicated to the victims and their families in Las Vegas and the entire strip will go dark at 10:01 p.m. followed by a reading of the victim's names at 10:05 p.m.
The country music community will observe a 58-second moment of silence today at 10:05 a.m. PT.
Thousands of music fans were gathered on the Strip for the Route 91 Harvest Festival, listening to Jason Aldean wrapping up the night's show. Stephen Paddock was holed up in a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino complex.
At 10:05 p.m. Paddock began firing down on the crowd. The next 10 minutes were a blur of fear and panic as victims tumbled while survivors scrambled to elude the onslaught.
The shooting stopped at 10:15. More than 1,000 rounds of ammunition had been fired. It would be more than an hour later that officers swarmed the room, finding Paddock dead on the floor of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, following a 10-month investigation, announced that authorities could not determine a motive for the carnage. The FBI is still trying to find one.
“A lot of the feeling among people is more, ‘Let’s move on,’” community activist Pauline Ng Lee said. “We don’t have a lot of long traditions here. You can see it with buildings. Casinos come up, casinos get knocked down. People tend to look forward, not back.”
The Conclave announces that the 2019 Conclave Summer Learning Conference will be held on June 19th -21st, 2019, at its new location, Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast.
The 2019 event, #CONCLAVE44, will celebrate 44 years of educating radio broadcasters next summer with premium educational sessions and prime one-on-one networking opportunities.
#CONCLAVE44 is specifically designed to help broadcasters grow their careers and stations by providing access to high-level executives from companies across the radio stratosphere in a relaxed and intimate environment. #CONCLAVE44 will also bring back its successful “Ask Me ‘Almost’ Anything” keynote session, which offers valuable insights and tips from industry leaders and influencers.
2018 was another high-growth year for this destination event, with speakers and attendees from across the radio industry.
Conclave Chair Lori Lewis said: “The Conclave board and I can’t thank the industry enough for turning out this summer and making radio’s storied event another true success. Attendees love the one-on-one access to industry leaders. We are very pleased that broadcasters are finding greater value with each year!”
Registration for this summer destination event is only $199 for a limited time at: www.TheConclave.com. Stay tuned for agenda and speaker announcements.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday restored net neutrality rules in California that were repealed under the Trump administration, setting up a legal battle with the federal government over whether states can prevent companies from blocking access to the internet.
The L-A Times reports news that the governor signed the ambitious new law was swiftly met with an aggressive response from Justice Department officials, who announced soon afterward that they were suing California to block the regulations. The state law prohibits broadband and wireless companies from blocking, throttling or otherwise hindering access to internet content, and from favoring some websites over others by charging for faster speeds.
“Under the Constitution, states do not regulate interstate commerce — the federal government does,” Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions said in a statement Sunday. “Once again the California legislature has enacted an extreme and illegal state law attempting to frustrate federal policy.”
Ajit Pai, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission who over nine months worked to shelve the federal net neutrality regulations, said in a statement that he was pleased with the lawsuit, pointing to a federal appellate court ruling that he said found “state regulation of information services is preempted by federal law.”
The bill’s August passage in the CA Legislature capped months of feuding between tech advocates and telecom industry lobbyists. Telecom giants such as AT&T and Verizon Communications poured millions into killing the legislation, while grass-roots activists fought back with crowd-sourced funding and social media campaigns.
California leaders cheered the governor’s approval of the bill Sunday, saying the new rules were vital to protect fair access to the internet and part of the state’s resistance to the Trump administration on tech, immigration and climate change policies.
Experts have said the new law would impose the toughest net neutrality regulations in the country by reinstating the rolled-back federal regulations at the state level. It tasks the state attorney general with evaluating potential evasion of the net neutrality rules.
Penn State's dramatic 27-26 loss at the hands of Ohio State on Saturday night is the highest-rated game of the college football season, ESPN announced on Sunday.
The 6.1 rating, which spiked to 8.2 during the final quarter, is among the best numbers ABC/ESPN has ever recorded dating back to 2004, a release said, and it also called the broadcast rating number the best since Kickoff Weekend in 2017.
The overnight rating is a metric designed to track how many people with television sets nationwide are tuned in to a particular program.
According to ESPN, Columbus had the largest overnight rating followed by Dayton, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. The highest-rated Pennsylvania market was Pittsburgh. Nine markets hit double-digits for the game, including top ten Philadelphia (10.6).
Meanwhile, Tim Allen’s sitcom, “Last Man Standing,” starring the comedian as the openly conservative Mike Baxter, started its seventh season on a new network — Fox — with very strong ratings. Indeed, it was the top-rated show of Friday night.
The show scored a 1.8 rating among adults 18-49, along with 8.01 million viewers, The Hollywood Reporter wrote; the sitcom’s final season on ABC in 2016-17 averaged a 1.2 and 6.41 million viewers in same-day ratings.
Despite “Last Man Standing” having a right-leaning lead, Allen pointed out to Fox News that the only goal of the series is delivering enjoyable family content, alongside the edgy and memorable moments the show is known for.
The shares of U.S. adults who say they use the internet, use social media, own a smartphone or own a tablet computer are all nearly identical to the shares who said so in 2016.
According to the Pew Research Center, the share who say they have broadband internet service at home currently stands at 65% – nearly identical to the 67% who said this in a survey conducted in summer 2015. And when it comes to desktop or laptop ownership, there has actually been a small dip in the overall numbers over the last two years – from 78% in 2016 to 73% today.
A contributing factor behind this slowing growth is that parts of the population have reached near-saturation levels of adoption of some technologies. Put simply, in some instances there just aren’t many non-users left. For example, nine-in-ten or more adults younger than 50 say they go online or own a smartphone. And a similar share of those in higher-income households have laptops or desktops.
Still, there are noteworthy numbers of non-users of various technologies. Surveys conducted by the Center over the years highlight how these non-adopters of various technologies often face substantial and multifaceted barriers.
In some cases, Americans who would like to take advantage of new technologies are simply unable to do so because of financial restrictions. In a 2015 survey, 43% of non-broadband adopters cited cost (either the cost of a computer, or the cost of the broadband subscription itself) as the primary reason they did not have broadband service at home
On Thursday, much of America was riveted by testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Starting Thursday night and continuing through Friday evening, YouGov interviewed 2,607 Americans about whom they thought was telling the truth or lying.
Result indicate the country is deeply divided in their reactions to the hearings.
The largest group believed Ford was telling the truth and Kavanaugh was not. A smaller, but still substantial group, believed the opposite. Hardly anyone believed both were telling the truth. Where you came out depended mostly on where you came in. Women were more likely to think that Kavanaugh was lying, but, for the most part, reactions followed partisan lines. So far, at least, there appears to have been little net movement in support for Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
More people thought that Christine Blasey Ford was telling the truth than did Brett Kavanaugh. 41% thought Ford was “definitely” or “probably telling the truth,” compared to 35% for Kavanaugh. About a quarter were unsure about both.
The House Judiciary Committee said it will hold a hearing with Google CEO Sundar Pichai about "social media filtering practices" following a meeting between Republican congressmen and Pichai on Friday, according to The Hill.
"Today we held a very productive meeting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to discuss concerns regarding Google's business practices," Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said in a statement. "Following this meeting, I will officially be inviting Mr. Pichai to testify before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing this fall."
Pichai, accompanied by Google's Washington, D.C. staff swiftly left the Capitol Hill meeting without taking questions from reporters.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) who organized the meeting, however, called the meeting "productive" and said that they spoke about topics including alleged bias against conservatives on tech platforms and Google's reported plans to enter China's search market.
McCarthy characterized some of the discussions on bias as "very frank," and said that Pichai outlined challenges Google faces in addressing his and other Republicans concerns.
The members of the Radio Television Digital News Association have elected Terence Shepherd to the position of Chair-Elect. Shepherd is the organization’s first Chair-Elect of African descent. He was previously Region 13 director and Ethics Committee chair, and also served on the RTDNA awards committee.
Terence Shepherd is news director at WLRN Public Media, which is based in Miami and covers the area from Key West through Palm Beach County. The station has earned 25 Regional and three National Edward R. Murrow Awards in the past three years.
Before joining the station, Terence was managing editor of a financial website and previously spent 14 years editing business and financial reporters at The Miami Herald.
Shepherd, a native of Louisville, Ky., graduated from St. Andrew's School in Sewanee, Tennessee, and has degrees from the University of Virginia and Florida Atlantic University. He was a 2016 fellow in the Next Generation Leadership program and is a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
"I am honored and humbled to be elected to this position, and thank the membership for the opportunity to serve RTDNA in this manner," Shepherd said. "I gladly accept this awesome responsibility."
➦In 1909...actor Everett Sloane was born in New York City. From the mid-1930’s to the 1960’s, for 20 years on radio & 15 on TV, Sloane was a prominent part of New York’s drama broadcast scene. He won raves for a supporting role in the movie classic Citizen Kane. Reportedly depressed over the onset of blindness, Sloane committed suicide in 1965 at age 55.
WJZ - 1922
➤In 1921...WJZ Radio signed-on. WJZ is now WABC in New York City. The original Westinghouse Electric Corporation, whose broadcasting division is a predecessor to the current broadcasting unit of CBS Corporation, launched WJZ in 1921, and was located originally in Newark, New Jersey.
WJZ was sold in 1923 to the Radio Corporation of America, who moved its operations to New York, and on January 1, 1927, WJZ became the flagship station for the NBC Blue Network.
NBC Blue would become the American Broadcasting Company in 1942. In 1953, ABC merged with United Paramount Theatres, and changed the call letters of their New York area stations to WABC. Today, the WJZ call sign is assigned to 1300 AM in Baltimore. It is owned by Entercom and airs CBS Sports Radio.
➦In 1922...the first daily news program on radio, “The Radio Digest,” debuted on WBAY in New York City. (WBAY is now WFAN 660 AM) ➦In 1942…Art Linkletter took over from Art Baker as the host of NBC Radio's "People Are Funny." Linkletter remained with the show on radio until 1960 and hosted a television version of the program on CBS from 1954 to 1960.
➦In 1952...Ralph Edwards began a new TV program on NBC called This is Your Life. Each show began with Edwards surprising some unsuspecting victim, er, lucky person. The surprisee would then be presented with the story of his or her life, complete with friends and relatives who had been brought in for the big occasion. The popular show, which had debuted on NBC Radio in 1948, ran for the next nine years on TV.
➦In 1975...Seattle radio station KOL changed its call letters to KMPS,surrendering forever the three-letter call that had served the Puget Sound well for nearly 50 years. While the modern incarnation of 1300 AM uses KOL as its ID, the official call sign is KKOL. ➦In 1979...the RKO Radio Network began operation.
The newscasts, aimed at a young adult audience, had a conversational, high-energy style developed by co-founders Vice President and News Director Dave Cooke, and Vice President of Programming Jo Interrante.
RKO was popular from the start, signing up hundreds of affiliates coast to coast. Its base was the RKO General-owned radio stations in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other large markets. RKO initially purchased downlink satellite dishes for its affiliates, creating the nation's first satellite-delivered commercial radio network.
The original network, which fed newscasts at :50 repeated at :00, became known as RKO 1 when RKO 2 debuted on September 1, 1981. RKO 2 fed newscasts at :20 repeated at :30 and was aimed at an older audience. Both networks offered sportscasts, music, public affairs programming and closed-circuit affiliate feeds of news and sports correspondent reports and news-maker actualities.
The networks were home to three groundbreaking long-form programs. NightTime America with Bob Dearborn was the first live, daily, satellite-delivered music show in radio history. Dearborn produced and hosted the five-hour adult contemporary show from January 9, 1981 until 1984.
January 9, 1981 was also the premier of America Overnight, a six-hour interview and call-in show hosted by Eric Tracey in Los Angeles and Ed Busch from Dallas. It was the first national talk show delivered by satellite. It also marked the first time a network offered simultaneous overnight programs.
Dick Bartley created, produced and hosted the first live national oldies radio show, Solid Gold Saturday Night.
➦In 1977...The hot 100...1977: Meco flew up from #8 to #1 with "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band". K.C. and the Sunshine Band were next with "Keep It Comin' Love", amazingly jumping over Fleetwood Mac and "Don't Stop". The Emotions' former #1 "Best Of My Love" was fourth followed by "Strawberry Letter 23" from the Brothers Johnson.
The rest of the Top 10: Carly Simon scored her fourth Top 10 song and 12th hit with "Nobody Does It Better", ELO was on hold with "Telephone Line", Shaun Cassidy had #8--"That's Rock 'N' Roll", Foreigner's second hit "Cold As Ice" was #9 and Andy Gibb's former #1 "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" closed out the list
Early Sony CD Player
➦In 1982...First CD players are sold in Japan
➦In 1983...The Album Charts...The Police topped the Album chart for the tenth week with Synchronicity. Thriller by Michael Jackson had 20 weeks at #1 and needed 11 more to tie Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. It would get them. The Soundtrack to "Flashdance" was a distant third, followed by Pyromania from Def Leppard and An Innocent Man from Billy Joel.
The rest of the Top 10: Asia had Alpha at #6, Metal Health by Quiet Riot was #7, Bonnie Tyler shot up from 17 to 8 with Faster Than the Speed of Night, the Fixx and Reach the Beach and Robert Plant's solo album The Principle of Moments was #10
➦In 1983...The Hot 100...Bonnie Tyler reached #1 with the biggest hit of her career--"Total Eclipse of the Heart". Billy Joel relinquished the spot with "Tell Her About It". Men Without Hats had one of the top #3 songs of the Rock Era--"The Safety Dance". Air Supply's 10th career hit "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" was #4 with the Stray Cats moving up with "(She's) Sexy + 17".
The rest of the Top 10: The Police with "King Of Pain", Spandau Ballet moved from 13-7 with their only Top 10 song "True", Michael Sembello's former #1 "Maniac", Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton had a huge hit with "Islands In The Stream", which moved from 17 to 9 and Sylvester Stallone's brother Frank made the Top 10 with "Far From Over".
➦In 1991...Howard Stern added Baltimore to his radio network (WJFK-AM). ➦In 2003...Rush Limbaugh resigned from ESPN after comments about black quarterback, Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles) caused controversy.
