Category Archives: Radio Biz

O’Donnell to WDEL-AM – We will crush you

Christine O’Donnell is the Tea Party’s choice for U.S. Senator in Delaware.   WDEL-AM is the locally owned news/talk station in Wilmington and the highest rated (WILM-AM is owned by Clear Channel). WDEL’s programming is all locally produced until the sun … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living increase is a right, right?

Rush slipped in a very disturbing item in his list today of “bad things the Democrats have done”….   He bemoaned that for two years there has been no cost of living increase, and that’s the work of the Democrats. First, … Continue reading →

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WRKO Blogger Contest

WRKO in Boston is holding a “Political Blogger” contest. The first step of the process is to submit an example of something you’ve written that is 500 words or less. What should I submit? [The reward for “winning” is a … Continue reading →

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My Advice to Glenn Beck

Sleep at least 7 hours a day – seriously. Glenn announced today on his radio show that he is taking time off to undergo medical tests to find out why he is losing feeling in is hands and other neurological … Continue reading →

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Dr. Laura: The world isn’t only 10,000 years old!

Oh my. In response to a caller who wanted absolution for teaching her child the world is only 5,000 years old, Dr Laura went ballistic. After suggesting that perhaps God uses the process of evolution to do his creation, she … Continue reading →

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I can save you 100% off your tax relief service bill!

I’m not a big government guy, but if I was king one of my edicts would be to make radio station owners more directly liable for the products that are advertised on their stations. American Tax Relief shut down by … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck’s duck effect

Pointed out to me by a friend :) Remember that in the end, all that matters is people know your name.

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The other claw drops

Radio info story That Scott Hennen story has a new wrinkle. Scott was suddenly fired from the station where he was co-owner with no advance warning. It was very odd at the time. According to the story above, the other … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck comes full circle

Glenn’s digression into religion was largely triggered by his assertion “beware if your religion teaches that Jesus was all about Social Justice”, and the resulting pushback. Today, he again mentioned the “Jefferson Bible” in positive terms. A brief summary of … Continue reading →

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Trade is not a two way street

There is a lot of economic talk lately (on radio and elsewhere) trying to view trade balances as a one to one relationship between two countries. That has no connection to reality, especially when your currency is one of the … Continue reading →

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ASCAP & Streaming Radio

Just when you hope that the streaming royalty issue is settling down, we might be headed back to start all over. Radio Ink News Story A little explanation – This is NOT the “performance tax” issue. Radio has always had … Continue reading →

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NY Times Magazine on Glenn Beck

Start Here It’s a really long story, and for the most part has the sharp knives kept away in the drawer. If you follow Beck, there aren’t a lot of surprises. The story did confirm my observation that Beck is … Continue reading →

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WLIU and George Soros

WLIU is an FM radio station that has been affiliated with Long Island University out on Eastern Long Island. LIU transferred the Southhamptom campus to SUNY in 2006, and SUNY didn’t want the radio station. LIU has been trying to … Continue reading →

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Murdoch to testify about immigration

Details Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and many other media outlets is going to testify today (Thursday) to a subcommittee discussing immigration issues. Care for a cup of tea with your favorite Fox … Continue reading →

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Disney’s bad radio adventure

This is a story with a few moving parts. In the beginning was NBC’s Blue Network. FDR saw that David Sarnoff was bad and NBC Blue was expelled from the NBC Kingdom. The guy who made Lifesafers and ran Rexall … Continue reading →

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