Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - TALKERS.COM

Day One from the Democratic National Convention.? WYD Media?s Stephanie Miller (c) is pictured here in an ?action? shot that shows the expansive media center in Charlotte from which she is broadcasting her nationally syndicated morning drive program.? In this photo, she?s joined by Fox News Radio personality Alan Colmes (l) and Stephanie Miller show regular Jim Ward (r).? There are more than 100 talk show hosts joining the news organizations covering the DNC in Charlotte that wraps up Thursday with President Obama?s evening speech accepting his party?s nomination for the ticket.

Greater Media?s WTKK, Boston Makes Brand Change and Boost to News Product Official.? As TALKERS magazine reported yesterday, Greater Media news/talk outlet WTKK has re-branded itself and is rededicating itself to providing Bostonians with more news and information and program director Grace Blazer makes that official.? She says the station ?will provide listeners in the Boston Metropolitan area with consistent ?live and local? news, traffic, and weather reports around the clock on-air, online and on their mobile devices.?? Through a partnership with Total Traffic, Greater Media Boston?s News Talk 96.9 FM-WTKK will deliver newscasts at the top and bottom of the hour 24 hours a day and traffic and weather reports every 15 minutes.? In addition, WTKK will refer to itself as NEWS TALK 96.9 both on air and online to more accurately reflect its product.? Blazer says, ?We are proud to be the only FM radio station with a 24 hour live and local staff of newscasters delivering timely, local and breaking news, accurate traffic reporting, and dependable weather forecasts.? The addition of services to our already strong talk lineup makes News Talk 96.9 FM unique within the Boston market and also presents immediate opportunities for our advertisers.?? Total News Source VP Chris Berry says of the new relationship, ?An amazing amount of news is generated daily in Boston and New England.? We are very pleased to be working around the clock with the team at News Talk 96.9 to assist in gathering and delivering news and information.?

Glenn Beck Gets Apology from American Airlines After Rude Service.? The Premiere Networks-syndicated radio host told his audience he was treated rudely by a flight attendant on a weekend flight from Newark to Dallas ? ostensibly for his political views ? and would never fly American again.? Beck told his national radio audience the male flight attendant ?fawned over? the other passengers but slammed a can of soda down in front of him and ?barked? at him, treating him as ?subhuman.?? The airline tweeted an apology and went further issuing the following statement, ?We are sorry for the experience Mr. Beck had on a recent flight.? The comfort and satisfaction of our customers are very important priorities to us and we take these matters seriously. ?We have reached out to Mr. Beck?s office and are actively looking into the situation.?

Matt Fox Exits NextMedia?s WHBC, Canton.? The morning show at NextMedia?s WHBC, Canton, Ohio will consist of co-host Pam Cook and Canton Repository sports columnist Todd Porter for now as Matt Fox exits the station to take a position outside the radio business.? The Repository reports Fox cited the early morning hours ? a 3:45 wakeup call ? as one of the reasons he?s choosing to leave the show he?s been co-hosting with Cook since February of 2011.? He took over for Fred Chenevey at that time and the program was his first full-time radio gig.? He continues to co-host the ?Around the House with Matt and Shari? home improvement show that airs on the local PBS TV outlet.

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Big Changes at Chicago Public Media; Big Shoes to Fill at WBEZ.? Time Out Chicago?s Robert Feder reports on the announcement that afternoon talk host Steve Edwards is leaving his ?The Afternoon Shift? talk show on CPM?s WBEZ, Chicago to take a new post at the University of Chicago.? Edwards has been with Chicago Public Media for 14 years, serving in a number of capacities during that time, including as director of content development and program director.? It was just last February that the 41-year-old public media pro returned to the air to host ?The Afternoon Shift.?? On his new position as deputy director, programming at the University of Chicago?s new Institute of Politics, a public policy and public service institute led by David Axelrod, Edwards tells Feder, ?What motivates me is trying to create a deeper understanding of the world around me and trying to share that with people. ?How do I touch and transform people and communities? ?How do I uncover insights and share them with others? ?Journalism has been an amazing place where those values and skill sets intersect. ?And I think my new role at the Institute of Politics represents another place where they do as well.?? Meanwhile, CPM has retained Livingston Associates to help find Edwards? successor.? Read Robert Feder?s full story here.

Clear Channel Takes Aim at CNN with Its ClearVision In-Airport TV Network.? Providing what it calls an alternative to CNN?s news-only airport network with a debut at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Clear Channel Outdoor?s Clear Channel Airports division unveils ClearVision.? The company says it?ll provide content to travelers from numerous sources, including:? ?CBS with offerings from CBS News, CBS Entertainment, CBS Daytime, and CBS Interactive, among others; NBC, with shows including The Today Show, Smash, The Voice, Grimm, America?s Got Talent and The Office; daily headlines from around the world from The Wall Street Journal?s WSJ Live; and sports? from the Tennis Channel with original programming like the travel series Destination Tennis and highlights from major tournaments like the French Open and US Open.?? This is a partnership with connectVISION Digital Networks and CCO says it ?provides airports, content partners, and advertisers with an unparalleled ability to reach and engage air travelers ? through customized content ranging from local news to top network shows and live events.? Airports ultimately will be able to leverage WiFi services to provide travelers accustomed to on-demand content access to the ClearVision network on their smartphones, iPads, and laptops.?? There?s no word from Clear Channel on what other American airports with which it?s negotiating but the company sounds very dedicated to this market and you can bet there will be more airport deals announced in the near future.

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Sports Biz Today Produces Daily Updates.? Sports Biz Today is launching a new daily product called ?Sports Biz Update? ? a two-minute feature in which host Fred Wallin gives listeners the headlines of what is going on in the world of sports business.? Fred Wallin is a veteran of sports talk radio, both locally in Southern California and nationally. ?Wallin has hosted ?Dodger Talk,? ?Angel Talk,? ?Kings Talk,? and ?Bruins Talk? on various Southern California radio stations.? He has hosted programs on KABC, KFI, KLAC, KIEV, KFOX and 1150 AM in Los Angeles.? Nationally, Wallin has hosted programs on The Sports Radio Network, The American Sports Radio Network, Prime Sports, The Sports America Radio Network, and the Cable Radio Network, and presently on Sports Overnight America, Fox Sports Radio Las Vegas and KCAA Riverside, California.

Odds & Sods.? Clear Channel names Melissa Forrest market manager for the San Diego cluster.? Forrest most recently served with CC at the Atlanta cluster where she was president and market manager in charge of the company?s radio stations, the Total Traffic Network and the Georgia News Network?..TRN and WGST, Atlanta talk show host Rusty Humphries is putting his passion for cigars together with his own brand and is working with Cuban-born cigar-making legends to create his own limited-edition El Presidente cigar.? Working with Don Lino creator Nestor Miranda and master blender Jos? ?Pepin? Garcia ? both Floridians now ? Humphries made 300 boxes of the cigars.? He says, ?It?s not made to be an everyday smoke. ?There?s not that many of ?em.? I only wanted to do a limited amount. ?I wanted to honor a president each time. ?When they?re gone, they?re gone. ?So each cigar is a collector?s item in its own right.?? Humphries is pictured here with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio who declared the cigar ?bueno.??..Nationally syndicated home improvement radio show ?The Money Pit? partners with TuneIn to create a 24/7 home improvement channel on the audio service.? ?Money Pit? co-host Tom Kraeutler says, ?We?ve experienced rapid growth of our program through our existing online assets.? But with over 40 million monthly active listeners, TuneIn has the infrastructure and leadership to help us expand that listener base in ways never before possible and we?re thrilled with the opportunity to share our home improvement insights with this new audience.??..Dr. Michio Kaku ? renowned theoretical physicist, best-selling author and host of Talk Radio Network?s ?Science Fantastic? ? has been selected through a vote of IPC members to keynote the trade group?s biggest electronics industry event next spring in San Diego.? ?Kaku?s keynote will present a vision of life in the year 2100 culled from ideas of 300 of the country?s most influential scientists. ?He will explore revolutionary advancements in medicine, energy production, artificial intelligence and aeronautics that will forever change our way of life ? including innovations like internet-enabled contact lenses, cars that will drive (or even fly) themselves and brain sensors that will let us move objects using only the power of our minds.??..Mike Rosso joins Continental Electronics as vice president of sales and marketing, where he?ll be responsible for maintaining and developing Continental?s global market presence.? Continental bills itself as a ?global leader in broadcast transmitter equipment. ?It is the foremost supplier of advanced RF transmission technology and the world?s most experienced designer and builder of the highest power radio broadcast equipment.?

Fox Sports Radio Network Launches Daily Big Ten Football Show.? The new show, an extension of the weekly Big Ten show, debuted yesterday on affiliates including WDFN, Detroit, KFXN, Minneapolis and WSSP, Milwaukee.? Dubbed ?BTN Live,? the show airs live daily from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET and is hosted by Big Ten Network personalities Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith and others.

WEEI, Boston Announces Patriots and NFL Coverage.? The Entercom sports talk brand ? heard throughout New England on numerous company-owned stations and affiliates ? announces its fall football programming.? VP of programming and operations for Entercom Boston Jason Wolfe reports coverage of Patriots football features the return of Patriots Friday and Patriots Monday that includes exclusive interviews with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.? Its ?Gameday? broadcasts on home game days will emanate from Toby Keith?s I Love This Bar & Grill at Patriot Place in Foxborough.? WEEI has also secured a number of current and former Patriots players as well as NFL experts ? including (WFAN, New York and ?NFL Today? host) Boomer Esiason who chats with morning hosts Dennis & Callahan each Monday ? to join coverage of the team on its shows throughout the week during the football season.? Wolfe states, ?We?ve made it a priority to provide Patriots fans with the most compelling and comprehensive coverage of the team that we can.? With Patriots Monday and Friday and our slew of NFL Insiders, WEEI will be the place to be to keep up with the Pats throughout the season.?? Actual game play-by-play rights are owned by WEEI?s crosstown competitor ? CBS Radio-owned WBZ-FM, Boston 98.5 The Sports Hub.

Are Hard Times Hitting Television Talk, Too?? The New York Post reports on rumors that Comcast?s NBC is taking a serious look at morning television talk?s ?Today? for possible budget cuts in the wake of its ?ratings woes.?? With the story of Jay Leno?s recent voluntary pay cut to help save staffer jobs at ?The Tonight Show,? the story questions whether ?Today? co-host Matt Lauer will take the same path there to save the positions of lower-level staffers such as makeup artists and writers.? In the piece, one person is quoted saying, ?It will be the little people who go first ? the makeup people, writers, but these people have families, and it will put pressure on Matt to do the right thing.?? Lauer reportedly makes $25 million per year.? Commenting on the rumors, a rep for ?Today? states there will be ?absolutely? no staff cuts at the program.

Michael Strahan Officially Named Kelly Ripa?s Co-Host.? The former New York Giants football great is officially named the permanent co-host of the ?Live!? show, replacing Regis Philbin, who retired from the show late last fall.? Kelly Ripa has been hosting the show solo and with a parade of potential co-hosts doing live auditions since then.? But, according to People, Ripa made the announcement official that Strahan would be her new co-host.

Presidential Campaign/Democratic National Convention, National Debts Hits $16 Trillion, and Syria Violence Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (9/4).? The presidential campaign and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte; the national debt hitting the $16 trillion mark; and the ongoing violence in Syria were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.

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