Category Archives: Radio Biz

Art Bell’s return – counting the days

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Fred Stiening

July 20th (21st?) 2015 at midnight ET is when Art Bell expects to return to the “air” when his non compete with SiriusXM is done. If you listen to Art Bell replay shows on Saturday nights (“Somewhere in Time”), it … Continue reading →

Posted in Premiere (IHeart) | 19 Comments

Travis LeBlanc – a person you want to know

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Travis LeBlanc is the head of the FCC Enforcement Bureau. Tom Wheeler put him in that position. He’s clearly an Obama technocrat. http://www.marcus-spectrum.com/Blog/files/LeBlanc314.html I see big changes already, and they are positive. As I’m going through the list, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in The FCC, Zombie Watch | 7 Comments

Savage and Levin have a new boss – from Air America

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Fred Stiening

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 →

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WGLT-FM Summer Concert – June 13, 2015

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Fred Stiening

WGLT is the radio station of Illinois State University. Location is downtown Bloomington, Illinois. Admission is free. http://wglt.org/events/summer_concert.shtml

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Kevin Jackson replacing Jim Sumpter on USA Network.

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Kevin Jackson is one angry black “Conservative” man ready to kick Rush Limbaugh’s ass, bringing fresh blood to talk radio. If you don’t know who he is, don’t feel bad. Announcement He’s been doing a late night show called “BlackSphere” … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Syndicators, USA Radio | 9 Comments

Freedom Festival Concert – Cedar Rapids, IA – July 4th – KHAT-FM

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://khak.com/freedomfestivalconcert/ If Country Music is your thang, this is the place to be. The price of freedom is $29. The Festival actually begins June 13th with a three week long series of events. You can bring alcohol to the events … Continue reading →

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Jim Sumpter slips out the back Jack

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Fred Stiening

I got an email shortly after noon from a listener saying Jim Sumpter is ending his show, effective today. He’s had a syndicated radio show for a very long time. I believe a couple of his frequent topics are gun … Continue reading →

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Bilderberg 2015

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Be there or be square http://www.infowars.com/bilderberg-cops-set-up-chernobyl-style-exclusion-zone-around-secretive-meeting-of-world-leaders/ http://youtu.be/7-IMg-iQ2NE

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Bob & Sheri are crazy

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Fred Stiening

The Bob & Sheri crazy tour Bob & Sheri do a syndicated morning show based in WLNK-FM in Charlotte. The way they describe themselves is they are soulmates who just happen to be married to other people. They’re loading up … Continue reading →

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Open WYD

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Fred Stiening

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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