Author Archives: Fred Stiening

One of the bastions of liberalism in North Carolina has long been Asheville, located in the western part of the state up in the mountains. For some unexplained reason, a significant number of officers have quit working for the police … Continue reading →

George Beasley has an interesting life story. Back in 2009 I did a profile of his company Beasley in 2009   https://radioinsight.com/headlines/209007/beasley-media-founder-chairman-george-beasley-dies-at-89/

Neither CBS nor Entercom has been a significant player in talk Syndication.  CBS’s niche was “all news” radio stations in major markets like WCBS, WINS, WBBM, KYW, WBZ, KCBS, etc.  A long time ago CBS had a relationship with Westwood … Continue reading →

Another little Discovery now that we’re out from under the covid prison https://manchesterinklink.com/fbi-descends-on-keene-and-surrounding-areas-as-part-of-ongoing-federal-investigation/  

So having your beloved uncle stuffed and sitting in the corner is not a substitute for him being alive.  It just reminds you of your loss.  Sorry, but Jason Lewis is no Rush Limbaugh. A key marker is whether markets … Continue reading →

John Batchelor is almost synonymous with WABC-AM in New York.  John Batchelor had his local show in New York when 9/11 happened, and went on to be nationally syndicated on ABC radio.  Ultimately that became Westwood One / Cumulus media. … Continue reading →

The “woke” operator of around 50 radio stations targeted at black Americans has pitched itself as the operator of the proposed new Casino in Richmond Virginia. https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/richmond-panel-picks-urban-one-proposed-casino/ Levar Stoney is the mayor of Richmond.  He has been active in Democratic … Continue reading →

So I decided to splurge on a portable radio, something that I haven’t had for probably 20 years. I wanted one that’s HD capable, which narrows the choices really fast. I bought the HDR-14 from Sangean from Amazon for about … Continue reading →

Dan Bongino’s much anticipated run at overtaking the memory of Rush Limbaugh is scheduled to begin on May 24th.  Bongino has been doing a 1-hour podcast in the late evening, so this is a big change for him. Dan Bongino … Continue reading →

Source: https://www.enbridge.com/reports/2020-liquids-pipelines-customer-handbook/mainline Effective today, May 13th, 2021, the Democratic governor of the state of Michigan has ordered the Enbridge pipeline to shut down the Line 5 pipeline that runs underneath the straits of Mackinac.  Enbridge is refusing to comply with … Continue reading →