Cumulus: Union Charges Are “Completely False” @ KNBR San Francisco
the union representing KNBR employees — reported yesterday (8/2) that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has “unanimously passed a resolution calling on Cumulus Media to reach a fair contract with the broadcast professionals at KNBR, many of whom are being paid minimum wage.”
Long time Global Vancouver Newsman John Daly to Retire
He's been one of the best! Global/BCTV news journalist is packing it in, and he will be missed. Probably not by Glen Clark though...
Research Director Inc.’s Analysis of July Radio PPM’s for Seattle
KQMV 92.5 MOViN is the headliner in each of the demo breakouts.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 3rd
IT WAS AUG. 3rd … when 36-year-old announcer Frank Blair (pictured) became news anchor of the NBC-TV Today Show, a job he would keep for the next 22 years!…
When CBS-TV war correspondent Morley Safer sent out a Vietnam report showing American troops using their Zippo lighters to set fire to thatched huts in a Vietnamese village …
When ‘Tonight Show’ host Johnny Carson graced the cover of the Burbank telephone directory…
..and when the ABC-TV news magazine Primetime Live debuted, with Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer headlining.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE
Movin’ 92.5 Is Atop Seattle PPM’s Yet Again in July
KJR-FM The Jet moves up into a tie for second with News Talk KIRO-FM.
Feature: How Jeff Zucker Made CNN Great Again
He is painstakingly involved with the minutiae of hourly coverage, from producing debates to running the channel’s daily editorial meeting.
Rush Limbaugh Extends Contract for Fewer Bucks
"The Rush Limbaugh Show," live from nine to noon Pacific time, is the #1 political talk show syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a division of iHeartMedia.
You can’t run from your shadow, by Paul Kaye
If you want the opportunity to perform at your best then first you must seek to manage your reputation. A good reputation can help you but a bad reputation can hinder you
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 2nd
IT WAS AUG. 2nd .. when the TV station now known as KCPQ (FOX 13) in Tacoma-Seattle, began broadcasting as KMO-TV Tacoma…
When Canadian-born CBS correspondent Morley Safer (pictured) sent the first TV report from Vietnam indicating the US was losing the war…
When CHUM-owned TV stations in Victoria, London, Barrie, Wingham, Windsor and Ottawa became A-Channels…
…and when radio station WHTZ-FM, Newark, New Jersey (serving New York City and environs) – signed on as “Z100” with Scott Shannon and the “Morning Zoo”. It went from “worst to first” in just a few months.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Beck Files Lawsuit Against Former Company Exec
Glenn Beck (pictured) confirmed an “exclusive” report posted at LawNewz.com saying his production and operating company, Mercury Radio Arts (MRA), has filed a lawsuit