Category Archives: Dead Things

Increase in visitors for progressive talk

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Fred Stiening

I noticed an uptick in the number of people listening to Progressive talk shows this week and was wondering why. This morning I got the answer – two more Progressive Talk stations just went under – WGUV in Atlanta (they … Continue reading →

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Jake Hartford is dead

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Fred Stiening

You may not have heard Jake Hartford unless you live around Chicagoland. Most of his radio career was on weekends on WLS-AM. His day job was working behind the scenes at WBBM-TV He recently started working as co-host of the … Continue reading →

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Sonny Eliot dead at 91

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/broadcasting-legend-sonny-eliot-dies-at-the-age-of-91 Sonny used to do the rather unique weather forecasts on WWJ-AM, combining jokes with snow warnings. The story points out that Sonny was involved in radio in the very early days, when several national radio shows were produced in … Continue reading →

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Canada hits the Off switch

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Fred Stiening

In the age of the Internet, Canada joins the list of countries that have decided AM shortwave propaganda radio broadcasts no longer work. http://o.canada.com/2012/11/07/shortwave/

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Who is doing the shootings in Chicago?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Fred Stiening

First a map http://www.suntimes.com/news/violence/index.html The quick overview of who lives where in Chicago – from Roosevelt South and including Harvey, from Lake Michigan west to the Dan Ryan freeway and just beyond is the Democratic Party plantation – originally blacks … Continue reading →

Posted in Art's Big Adventure, Collapse of America, Dead Things | 8 Comments

You’ve been Zeeked

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Fred Stiening

A million people apparently thought that with pixie dust you could make 1.5% per day on your “investment” http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanmaglich/2012/08/18/feds-halt-alleged-600-million-zeekrewards-ponzi-scheme-how-it-happened-and-whats-next/ The SEC just seized it.   The company has about $225 million in the bank and investors believe they have $3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Things, Global Instability | 4 Comments

Marvin Hamlisch has died

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Fred Stiening

That has nothing to do with radio, just another bookmark on the calendar of passing time of people our age. I really enjoyed Hamlisch – his music was never “cookie cutter” stuff – each song was able to find new ways … Continue reading →

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Andy Griffith’s North Carolina in 2012

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Andy Griffith’s TV show in the 1960s was set in a town named Mayberry, which was a wide spot on the highway with a filling station and a small downtown with Floyd’s Barber Shop, Emmett’s Fixit shop and Howard Sprague … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Dead Things | 6 Comments

No more poop!

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The problem at the Derby Greenway is solved! The 80 something year old man who immigrated to the United States in the 1930s from Eastern Europe and sits on the Greenway Commission has convinced the City Council that it was … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Dead Things, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

What’Ya Know announcer dies

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Fred Stiening

http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/tvradio/jim-packard-whadya-know-announcer-dies-at-70-2i5r85a-159649605.html Jim Packard, the announcer on PRI’s “What’Ya Know” has died at age 70. While NPR dominates the weekdays on most public radio stations, the other main Public Radio syndicator (PRI) has a stronger presence on the weekends. If you haven’t … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Dead Things, Radio Biz | 7 Comments