Top 10 Radio Stories of 2008
Each year I select 10 Radio stories which I believe either produced a surprising or controversial impact by their nature, drew the most reaction from others upon their reporting, or...
Posted on December 28, 2008
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Conservative Talk Radio Recharging Itself for Obama Administration
Brian Stelter in The New York Times writes, "After eight years of playing defense for President Bush, the conservatives who dominate talk radio are back on offense." (Right: Rush Limbaugh,...
Posted on December 26, 2008
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Radio Writes to Santa Claus
If some famous Radio people and companies had a chance to write Santa with their wish list, what exactly would they ask for? We may never know but I've taken...
Posted on December 24, 2008
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Christmas on the Radio Following the Crash of 1929
The Old Time Radio website, Radio Days, provided this audio from December, 1929 - two months after the famous stock market crash. Given the current economic situation, I thought it...
Posted on December 23, 2008
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SIRIUS XM Radio to Air ‘The History of Howard Stern Act II’
Last year, SIRIUS aired the first installment of "The History of Howard Stern" in December on Howard 100 and Howard 101. That was merely a 5-part series. This year, SIRIUS XM...
Posted on December 22, 2008
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Santa’s Top 10 Gifts to Radio in 2008
This is my yearly rundown of the top 10 innovations, software, hardware, and ideas which I think have contributed most to radio listening during the past year. This is not...
Posted on December 20, 2008
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Bubba the Love Sponge Signs Multi-Year Deal with SIRIUS XM Radio
Despite some rumors and rumblings that there was a rift between Bubba the Love Sponge and SIRIUS XM Radio, a new contract has been agreed upon. A press release from...
Posted on December 19, 2008
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Free: Print Off These Radio-Themed Christmas Gift Tags
If you'd like to save a little money and use some Radio-themed gift tags for your gift giving this year - try these free gift tags! All you have to...
Posted on December 19, 2008
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John Gibson to Replace Bill O’Reilly’s ‘Radio Factor’
Reuters is reporting that John Gibson, who formerly hosted his own program on Fox New Channel, has been tapped to take over Bill O'Reilly's daily radio show when O'Reilly leaves...
Posted on December 18, 2008
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Wanna Work in Radio? Get a Good Air Mattress
Sure, there are plenty of fun aspects to radio: you meet celebrities, you get freebies sometimes, folks recognize you on the street, you acquire a huge collection of T-shirts and...
Posted on December 16, 2008
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Tension Between SIRIUS XM Radio and Bubba the Love Sponge
According to Orbitcast the SIRIUS XM personality was recently: "...a bit 'heated' over the situation with the company. But when it came time for the replay to [recently] air at...
Posted on December 15, 2008
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WGN’s Spike O’Dell Does Last Broadcast
A Chicago radio icon, Spike O'Dell, did his last broadcast on WGN-AM 720 this past Friday morning (12/15). O'Dell started with the station in 1987 doing afternoons and moved to mornings...
Posted on December 14, 2008
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Radio to Santa: Meet Your New Consultant
When a Radio station isn't doing so well in the ratings, sometimes it will hire a consultant. Radio consultants get paid to change things. Generally, they change things...
Posted on December 12, 2008
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One-Third of UK Population Has Listened to Internet Radio
RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research), a British firm that measures radio listening, has released findings on Internet Radio and Podcasting. The survey, conducted in October 2008 and based on...
Posted on December 11, 2008
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Radio Fears Return Of Annual ‘Grandma’ Christmas Song
Don't look now, but if you turn on your radio, you will no doubt hear that "Grandma" song. Shhh...I don't want to say it too loud. You know the one...
Posted on December 10, 2008
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My 6 Favorite Books About American Radio
This is the time of year a lot of folks are shopping for gifts. If you
Posted on December 9, 2008
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Is There a Turf War for Internet Radio?
Yes, according to Grant Goddard in his London-based radio blog. Goddard says: "Today [12/3/08], CBS Radio announced that it will effectively take over Yahoo!'s Launchcast internet radio services from early 2009,...
Posted on December 7, 2008
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Chicago’s WMJK-FM Removes Steve Dahl From Mornings
Thats according to Lewis Lazre writing for the online version of the Chicago Sun Times. Dahl has been receiving over $1 million dollars-a-year to do mornings at the station...
Posted on December 6, 2008
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