Monthly Archives: April 2010

WGN shakes up lineup – unless you live in Chicago and are over 80, you probably don’t care. The interesting aspect of the change is John Williams will continue to do his show at WGN (owned by Tribune Company) but … Continue reading →

Spring doldrums are here… the sun is out, days are longer – which means people aren’t staying inside listening to radio. Traffic here is down by about 25% compared to a month ago. Around September, things should get very busy … Continue reading →

Why Prague? President Obama is signing the “historic” nuclear arms reduction treaty in Prague. Of all the places in the world, why there? Everything President Obama does is carefully planned. Any history buffs out there? Does 1968 ring a bell?

So the Nancy Pelosi threat arrest – those damn Tea Party people! Oh, hold on a second. The man arrested is named Gregory Lee Giusti. He lives in San Francisco – the “tenderloin” district. That’s the part of San Francisco … Continue reading →

How to identify a “Prestream ad” – some stations place one (or more) ads in front of the startup of a stream, which is what “Prestream ads” are intended to identify for the quality rating purposes. If you click on … Continue reading →

“Maybe I was trying to light my shoes on fire – haha!” – so answered a Qatar diplomat traveling to Denver from Washington DC when flight attendents smelled smoke coming from the bathroom. I guess he got the memo that … Continue reading →

Al Sharpton on Glenn Beck’s show? Did it seem genuine or did it feel like the Fox “suits” wanted Beck to do this? Worth noting – unlike Imus – Sharpton came to Beck’s show – Beck didn’t go to 125th … Continue reading →

The “Know Nothing” party vs today – John Batchelor has been making a lot of comparisons between the 1850s and today. From about 1800 to 1820, the two dominant parties were the Federalists (led by Hamilton) who wanted a strong … Continue reading →

Cumulus makes its move Story Cumulus (the Dickey family) is entering into an agreement with another private equity firm – one headed by a former Goldman Sachs executive(!) to spend up to $1 billion to acquire “Premium” radio company properties. … Continue reading →

I just was polled by Rasmussen. I feel so special.

After viewing Glenn Becks TV show last night on Fox Headline News, poor little Barry did not stand a chance to be anything other than a communist, do I feel sorry for him ? No, not after his wife Michelle … Continue reading →

“Barack’s home country of Kenya”…

GM/UAW – let the weirdness begin http://www.freep.com/article/20100406/BUSINESS0101/100406072/1002/BUSINESS/UAW-sues-General-Motors The UAW is suing GM for $450 million over Delphi. Delphi makes parts for GM and was “spun off” around 20 years ago… Delphi wound up mired in bankrupcty and only got cleared … Continue reading →

Jake Hartford is headed back to WLS in Chicago – Jake is a Conservative who found an unlikely home on Progressive Talk WCPT after pre-Citadel bankruptcy ended his employment.(“how did he get on OUR station???”) Jake is heard on Saturday … Continue reading →

Airborne Public Address System – Homeland Security’s newest tool to keep us all safe and protect the children. A small Cessna aircraft tested the capability to see if people could hear and follow the instructions on the ground. 400 people … Continue reading →