Category Archives: Radio Biz

Is the government exaggerating hurricane threats?

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Rush has pushed himself into the middle of this controversy, accusing NOAA, NASA, FEMA and the National Weather Service of hyping the danger of hurricanes in part to further the narrative about “global climate change” This definitely has some truth … Continue reading →

Posted in Fear of Nature, Rush Limbaugh | 3 Comments

Johnny B cut loose

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Fred Stiening

When Dennis Miller left syndicated radio on Westwood One, someone came up with Jonathan Brandmeier as a replacement. He was well known in Chicago mostly an entertainment radio talker, talking about movies, TV, celebrity gossip. He had his own band … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative Talk, Radio Biz, Talk Radio, Westwood One | 9 Comments

Michael Savage put in “timeout”

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Breitbart There was no mention of this in any of the Radio industry news sources, except this one from Radio Ink, which is reporting the story after Breitbart broke the story. The only reason I found out was listening to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, American Politics, Conservative Talk, Michael "Savage" Weiner, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 2 Comments

The world ends today at 2:20 PM ET

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Be sure to have a radio or TV turned on.

Posted in The FCC | 10 Comments

John R Gambling says Goodbye

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Most of the last 90 years, New York City radio has had a Gambling helping start their day. John R is generation three of the Gambling radio family. Most of his time was on WOR-AM, although he did move to … Continue reading →

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The return of Joey Reynolds

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Joey Reynolds is best known for getting in the middle of the “payola” investigation where Congress went after radio stations (and DJs) who accepted things to promote radio songs on the air – things like cash, drugs, prostitutes, etc. Reynolds … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz | 3 Comments

Radio legal stuff

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Two radio legal news stories in this mornings’s Tom Taylor newsletter. A magistrate in Oregon has accepted the request to toss out Talk Radio Network’s antitrust lawsuit accusing everyone else of causing them to lose their business model. Most of … Continue reading →

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Bill Nojay does the Vince Foster

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Bill Nojay was a talk show host in Upstate New York, heard on at least 3 stations. Nojay was an attorney and was a member of the New York State Assembly since 2012. He was a Conservative Republican and active … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, American Politics, Donald Trump, Talk Radio | 2 Comments

As of today, broadcasters must sell political ads

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Broadcast Law Blog 60 days before Federal elections, broadcasters are required to sell ad time at the lowest rate they offer, including giving volume discounts even if the candidate only buys one ad. In 2014, radio stations cleared their ad … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Radio Biz | 7 Comments

Phyllis Schafley has died at 92

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

KMOX/CBS coverage Probably few people know, but Phyllis still did a radio show on Saturdays on the Bott Radio Network. Phyllis had a fractured hip in 2009 – an injury which few people recover from. Often a hip fracture is … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz | 2 Comments