Monthly Archives: August 2012

Ground Zero

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Premiere has a new syndicated show – a Coast to Coast like program that was a local show on KXL has gone national. The hours are not yet clear – the web page says 7PM-Midnight Pacific (10 PM – 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 13 Comments

G-Bye

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Fred Stiening

(Oops – forgot to click “publish”) Friday was the final day of the G Gordon Liddy Show. Mrs Liddy died about a year ago.   The G-man has previously said he would keep doing the show until the day he … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 1 Comment

Trouble in Grant’s Pass, Oregon

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Today began with an Email telling me that WTNT has dropped America’s Morning News. This is significant because WTNT was the “flagship” station for the show affiliated with the Washington Times and syndicated by Talk Radio Network. TRN is located … Continue reading →

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

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

Overheard in Park Ridge

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Fred Stiening

If the name sounds familiar, Park Ridge is the Chicago suburb where a young Hillary Clinton grew up and began to admire Barry Goldwater – before she went off to college and was consumed by the charms of Bill Clinton. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election, Art's Big Adventure, Presidential Elections | 1 Comment

Welcome back

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The server is back online (mostly) The eMachine that ran the server for the past year may not have survived bouncing across the Seneca Indian reservation on route 17, but the ruggedized USB drive did as well as the older … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide | 11 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

A day for endings

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Fred Stiening

My day began with the sad news that Radio-info.com as we know it is going away.    The owners are retiring and Tom Taylor (my main source for radio industry news) is leaving to pursue other interests.  Radio-info.com is going to … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, Radio Biz | 10 Comments

In the News…

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Big news day – my time and energy is limited, so here is the placeholder if you have opinions – Buckley Broadcasting (now on the Third Generation ™) has announced it is selling WOR-AM to Clear Channel.  Goodbye Joan Hamburg, … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Radio News, Talk Radio | 9 Comments

And the Winner is….

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Fred Stiening

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, the individual who has the legal responsibility to pass a budget in the House and send it to the Senate for approval, which he has done like clockwork – only to have Harry S. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election, Presidential Elections, Republicans | 5 Comments