North Pole’s K-ELF Seeks Applicants for On-Air Positions
K-ELF, the official radio station of the North Pole and Santa's Workshop, has issued a press release in search of additional on-air personnel. if you're an Elf with additional ...
Posted on November 28, 2011
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iHeartRadio Puts the ‘Home’ Back in Online Christmas Music
There are several excellent choices for pre-programmed or customized Christmas music streams: Pandora, Slacker, and iHeartRadio to name a few. But, iHeartRadio has something the others don't: the ability to ...
Posted on November 25, 2011
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Pearl Jam Radio to Air Final Tour Concert from Mexico City
Pearl Jam has been performing on its "Pearl Jam Twenty Tour", a celebration of the band's 20 years together. The tour wraps up this week with a final show ...
Posted on November 24, 2011
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Prince of Darkness Gets Own Satellite Channel
Ozzy Osbourne continues to conquer: first the front man for an iconic rock band, Black Sabbath. Then, a successful solo career in heavy metal. Afterward, a hit ...
Posted on November 22, 2011
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The Day Radio Gave Thanks
The new medium of Radio grew up a little more on November 23, 1927 when a man of note sat down in front of a microphone and for the first ...
Posted on November 20, 2011
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The Story Behind WKRP’s Turkey Drop Episode
In 1978, WKRP in Cincinnati aired what is now considered a classic episode where the fictitious radio station dropped live turkeys from an airplane as an advertising stunt. ("WKRP in Cincinnati" Publicity Photo)...
Posted on November 19, 2011
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New CC GOZO Radio Packs Mighty Punch
C. Crane, a well-known purveyor of radio products, has introduced the CC GOZO radio. This small 1.5 pound unit is flexible enough to be a portable AM/FM receiver but ...
Posted on November 16, 2011
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Top Radio Turkey Moments of 2011
Another year has almost passed and my desktop is cluttered with a list of stellar screw-ups and plain dumbness from some of the people in and near the Radio industry. ...
Posted on November 14, 2011
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More Christmas Music Channels on SIRIUS XM Radio
Subscribers of SIRIUS XM Radio are getting two gifts this year in the form of more channels of holiday music than ever before. The popular channels are back from ...
Posted on November 10, 2011
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These 30 People May Change Radio Forever
Edison Research has issued its 2011 "30 Under 30" list. It's a list of up-and-coming folks in Radio and related fields who were nominated by...uh...people who nominate folks for ...
Posted on November 9, 2011
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World Not Scheduled to End Wednesday: It’s Only a Test
Now that you got your clocks back an hour get ready for a second mental interruption this week: the first ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). (EAS Nationwide Test logo, fcc.gov)...
Posted on November 7, 2011
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Danny Bonaduce to do Mornings at 102.5 KZOK, Seattle
Watch out Seattle: Danny Bonaduce is coming to your mornings. Bonaduce has been hired at 102.5 KZOK beginning November 14. His show will air from 5:45 - ...
Posted on November 4, 2011
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New York Radio Host Proposes to Kim Kardashian
Here's a brilliant way to capitalize on the news. Chunky, the early evening host on 92.3 NOW/New York, hired a plan to fly over Kim Kardashian's house this morning. ...
Posted on November 2, 2011
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This Week’s Dumb Radio Stories - 10/31/11
I know this is the beginning of a new week but and I usually publish these on Saturdays but I got a little backed up working on my Ryan Seacrest ...
Posted on November 1, 2011
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Why You Should Never Shout ‘Martian’ on the Radio
On October 30, 1938 Orson Welles led a young troupe of actors and radio players known as The Mercury Theatre in a broadcast called, "War of the Worlds", based on ...
Posted on October 31, 2011
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British Radio Icon Jimmy Savile Dead at 84
British Radio and TV personality, Jimmy Savile, has died at age 84. Savile is one of the UK's most recognizable media names and rose to prominence during the 1960s, ...
Posted on October 30, 2011
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Job Loss: A Radio Host Says Goodbye to His Listeners
Tough week in the Radio industry: hundreds of people, many longtime on-air personalities, lost their jobs because Clear Channel radio and Cumulus Media are reconfiguring their radio properties. Even ...
Posted on October 28, 2011
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Clear Channel Radio RIP: Removing Important Personnel
Word starting filtering out this morning throughout Clear Channel Radio's 850 radio stations: more pink slips.The rumors of another mass firing had been swirling throughout Internet forums and among a few industry observers who regularly tap their accurate moles for information.
According to longtime media observer, Robert Feder at timeoutchicago.com: "At its most drastic, according to Inside Music Media's Jerry Del Colliano, Clear Channel could see the elimination of all program directors and become a company 'operated by robotics with nothing local, little live and everything cheap.' It's all designed to shed expenses as the company faces $18 billion in debt that it cannot repay."
We'll know the total tally of lost jobs later today...
Posted on October 26, 2011
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