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Big Eddy not good enough for MSNBC
Former Progressive radio talker Ed Schultz left Westwood One’s liberal gabfest in May 2014 to devote his full effort to his show on MSNBC. He had relocated from North Dakota to Washington DC so he could kiss ass in person. … Continue reading
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Savage and Levin have a new boss – from Air America
http://www.insideradio.com/free/hess-takes-cumulus-news-talk-reins/ Bill Hess was Senior VP of programming at Air America. John Dickey considers him to be one of the smartest men in Talk Radio as most of the former ABC radio stations plunge down to 1% shares or below. … Continue reading
Posted in Cumulus Left, Cumulus Media, Talk Radio, Westwood One
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Open WYD
Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann have a new boss. inside Radio It’s convoluted and I don’t really follow it. They were originally working for Jones Radio, which was acquired by Dial Global, which merged with Westwood One, which was acquired … Continue reading
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Tom Martino has found Jesus
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/05/26/tom-martino-reflects-on-tumultuous-few-years/9586267/ Denver based consumer advocate Tom Martino has survived his 2011 Chapter 7 bankruptcy and the assault charge from his ex-wife. Jesus has turned his life around. Tom was syndicated nationally by Westwood One starting in 2000, but now is … Continue reading
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Cox Media / Herman Cain joins the 24/7 crowd
Radio stations have invested a lot of time and money in developing brand loyalty (“The BIG talker!”), but after people arrive here, typically after a few weeks they realize their local station is irrelevant to hearing a syndicated program, since … Continue reading
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