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Former MTP Host David Gregory Goes "Off The Record"

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Former 'Meet The Press' moderator David Gregory gave a talk at a bankers conference on Wednesday that was deemed "off the record" for reporters, despite the fact that almost every other event at the conference was on the record, according to Dylan Byers at Politico.

Gregory was a featured guest at the Independent Community Bankers of America conference in Florida, which attracts roughly 3,000 attendees and is open to members of the press. But a placard outside Gregory's event instructed the press that the newsman's remarks were "off the record."

Rob Blackwell, the Washington Bureau Chief of American Banker, which had a reporter at the conference, called the stipulation "ridiculous."

"It seems pretty clear that Gregory asked for his comments to be off the record (because the rest of the conference was on the record), but you can’t get up in front of thousands of attendees and just declare your remarks are off the record, particularly when you’re a journalist and you should know better," Blackwell told the On Media blog on Wednesday.

Robert Barba, the American Banker reporter, tweeted an image of the "off the record" placard, which set off a chorus of jokes and criticisms on Twitter. Barba went ahead and tweeted out some of Gregory's remarks anyway. Per Barba, the former NBC anchor praised Jeb Bush for his experience and willingness to stand up to his party, and also said that the tea party had more in common Sen. Elizabeth Warren than it did with mainstream Republicans.

In one instance, Gregory dinged the press: "There are a lot of good journalists out there. There's also a lot of laziness," he said.

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OK City Radio: Sports Radio Shop Talk Podcast Launches

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Oklahoma sports talker Zach McCrite has launched a new podcast targeting Sports Radio.

McCrite, a host at Tyler Media's KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise, explains: “I feel like there’s a podcast out there for just about every industry, except I couldn’t find any involving the industry that I work in.  Selfishly, this was my way of getting in front of the people I look up to in this industry and picking their brain about sports radio, life and the crazy stories that got them to where they are.  I figured others in our industry, along with many listeners, would enjoy the ’shop talk.'"

Guests on the first two episodes includes Jason Barrett, outgoing PD at KGMZ 95.7 FM The Game in S-F and John Kincade of WCNN 680 AM The Fan in Atlanta.


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Augusta Radio: Georgia Heads To GA For Digital Sales

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Georgia Beasley
Beasley Media Group has named Georgia Beasley general sales manager of Country WKXC 99.5 FM Kicks99 and Adult Hits WDRR 93.9 FM BobFM and digital sales manager for all of its seven Augusta radio stations.

In her new role, Beasley will supervise all revenue initiatives for the stations and will also be responsible for creating digital content and revenue opportunities for the cluster as a whole.

Beasley will report to VP and Market Manager Mark Haddon.

Beasley recently held sales management positions in Miami and Wilmington, Delaware. She has been in the radio industry since 2006.

“Georgia comes to us with a solid track record, and having her here to help us build on our past successes will be a real treat,” Haddon said in a statement. “I am sure our advertising partners will enjoy getting to know Georgia and sharing in her creative ideas to grow their business.”

NYC Radio: ABC's George Talks About NBC's Brian

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Former senior advisor to President Clinton and current chief anchor for ABC’s Good Morning America, George Stephanopoulos has had quite the career. He sat down with Alec Baldwin on WNYC 93.9 FM's  "Here’s The Thing" Podcast to give an inside look at his transition from politics to journalism, and his thoughts on the Brian Williams scandal.

Some excerpts from the interview:

 On the Brian Williams scandal…

George Stephanopoulos:  And everybody has been watching this and trying to figure out.  It’s like when something happens in your business, you know, we are all following every twist of this and trying to put it all together.  I’m not friends with Brian, but I see him around a lot, I like him…But also, I got to say, I’m surprised, I didn’t quite understand how it got into the broadcast.  You know, we all are surrounded by big teams.  And that was a little bit surprising.

On applying for a job at ABC out of grad school…

GS: I was about 25 then, and I actually applied to ABC News, applied to Nightline and got a very kind but very terse one line rejection letter from Rick Kaplan at Nightline.

 On leaving the White House and moving into journalism:

GS: When I left the White House in early ’97, I guess I was, what 35, 36 then. I felt much older… white house years are dog years multiplied… I knew I didn’t want to be someone who just hung around Washington trading off of what he had done forever. I knew that in order to feel my age again, I had to start a different career.

Madison Radio: Talker Mitch Henck Joining WXXM-FM

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Mitch Henck
One of Madison's most popular media personalities is coming back to radio.

Mitch Henck, who delivered his takes on everything from religion to politics for 12 years on WIBA 1310 AM, will be back in the saddle starting March 23 on sister station WXXM 92.1 FM, a Progessive Talker.

"The All New Mitch Henck Show" will air Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the iHeart Media station.

Henck is currently on Madison.com with his "Two Minutes with Mitch" video spots and also writes a bi-weekly column for the Sunday Wisconsin State Journal.

"I'm thrilled to be returning to the iHeart Media airwaves, where I got my start in talk radio," Henck said in a news release.

Henck went off the air in June of 2014, but public demand prompted him to start a daily webcast in October.

WXXM 92.1 FM (3.7 Kw) Red=60dBu Local Coverage 
"As we looked to expand our local programming on WXXM, the chance to work with Mitch again was too good to pass up," said Tim Scott, senior vice president of programming for iHeart Media Madison.

WWOne Covers Boston Marathon Bomber Trial

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Westwood One News correspondent Steve Kastenbaum was reporting from outside the federal courthouse in Boston today for the first day of the Boston Marathon bombing trial. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is on trial, is charged with 30 counts related to the bombings.

Boston Radio: WBZ-AM Covering Marathon Bomber Trial

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WBZ’s Carl Stevens, Lana Jones and producer Peter Clarke
Opening statements in the Unites States v. Dzhokhar A Tsarnaev trial of the accused Boston Marathon Bomber are expected to began Wednesday.

CBS Radio's NewsRadio WBZ 1030 AM is providing reporting in newscasts throughout the day as well as digital and social media real time reporting while court is in session.

In an effort to reach those listeners who need their news “on-demand,” WBZ has started a weekly Podcast of the highlights of the ground breaking trial happening in the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse in South Boston.

In addition to their daily reporting responsibilities, veteran WBZ NewsRadio 1030 reporters Lana Jones and Carl Stevens will sit down in the WBZ Mobile Newsroom outside the courthouse and record the weekly Podcast. The Podcast will focus on all aspects of the trial such as: jury selection, opening arguments, testimony, legal strategies and logistic hurdles and expert analysis. This podcast will provide a platform for Carl Stevens and Lana Jones to present the trial more in depth and in a discussion format, and it gives the mobile news consumer user full coverage of the trial on the go.

If the trial schedule goes as planned, Jones and Stevens will record on Thursdays and the Podcast will publish on Friday mornings. The podcast can be found here http://boston.cbslocal.com/audio/ and is available on all devices.

WBZ NewsRadio programming can be heard on-air on 1030AM, online at http://www.cbsboston.com, or by downloading the Radio.com app for mobile devices.

Jax Radio: WAPE's Mark Kaye Is A Snapchat Rock Star

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Mark Kaye
Jacksonville Radio personality Mark Kaye has become the host of the first-ever Snapchat talk show.

Kaye's show, Talkin' Snap, airs every Monday and Thursday on his Snapchat Story at 5 pm EST. He uses the show to interview famous Snapchat artists, including Shaun McBride (better known on Snapchat by his username, Shonduras) and Evan Garber, as well as musical artists that come through WAPE 95.1 FM The Big Ape Kaye hosts The Morning Mess. Kaye also hosts a Sunday night talk show on clustermate WOKV 104.5 FM, both Cox Media Stations.

Kaye decided to start his show in August.

"I have the skills to build programs on the radio and on TV," Kaye tells Business Insider. "It took me about a month or so to figure out that I could translate that to Snapchat. I take the things I've learned from being on the radio and working in television and apply it to Snapchat, and that's what no one else is doing. It helps me a bit."

Kaye says he started by taking pictures of his food and himself — "drawing mustaches on myself, drawing funny pictures on buildings." As he started getting more into Snapchat, he started Googling famous Snapchatters — like Shonduras.

"I said, hey, these people know what they're doing — if I interview them, I'll learn about Snapchat," he tells us. "So I reached out to Shonduras, and he was my very first interview. He said, 'yeah, let's do it,' and as soon as he agreed to do it, I thought, 'Oh my God, now I have to figure out how to do a talk show on Snapchat.' I sent him questions and I said, 'Just snap me back some answers and I'll figure it all out.'"

It wasn't too difficult for Kaye to figure out. He downloaded editing apps and software and went into his radio station studio. He used his iPhone to record, edit, and upload the whole episode when it was ready.

Since then, Kaye has recorded more than two dozen episodes of Talkin' Snap, featuring popular Snapchat stars and musical stars alike. One of his first interviews was singer Charli XCX, who happened to be in his studio at work one day, and he also recently talked to Flo Rida.

He puts episodes of his show, which consist of 10 to 12 Snaps Kaye seamlessly edits together, on his Snapchat Story, where they live for 24 hours before self-destructing. He also posts a recording of each episode on YouTube, and then on his blog, where you can watch every episode of Talkin' Snap.

Here's his recent episode of Talkin' Snap, featuring Flo Rida.



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Lawmakers Taking Close Look At FCC Budget Plans

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Some Republican lawmakers are questioning the FCC’s new budget request, with a couple of them attempting to tie the agency’s funding to its controversial net neutrality, according to PCWorld.

The FCC’s vote last Thursday to impose new net neutrality rules on broadband providers will likely face a court challenge, Representative Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) said during a hearing before the communications subcommittee of House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Defending the net neutrality order “will not be costless,” Johnson said.

Most lawmakers at the hearing steered clear of the net neutrality debate and focused more generally on the FCC’s fiscal year 2016 budget request. The agency is asking for $530 million, $84 million more than in fiscal year 2015. A big chunk of the requested increase, $51 million, would be to move to new headquarters or to consolidate operations in a smaller space at its current building. Either of those options would yield a projected $119 million in savings over 15 years.

Another $21 million would go toward IT projects, with $15 million for replacing the agency’s aging IT infrastructure, including the online public comment system that collapsed in June during a period of heavy net neutrality comment traffic.

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Report: Rush Limbaugh Staff Now Targets of Activists

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Brian Glicklich
A Rush Limbaugh employee is being targeted by left-wing activists concerning illegally posted photographs of his immediate family, according to The Daily Caller.

Brian Glicklich, radio media consultant and spokesman for Rush Limbaugh, has come under the scanner of the “Stop Rush” advertiser boycott movement — a small collection of left-wing activists that use automated Twitter-based technologies to replicate the effect of national outrage when it goes after local small businesses that advertise on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show.

“In the course of my research, I discovered that Carol Wallin was one of the primary instigators of harassment and intimidation of advertisers. I reported that in my official documents,” Glicklich said. He presented his documents at the tine to The Daily Caller. Wallin is an activist linked to the “Stop Rush” advertiser boycott group.

After the publication of TheDC’s report, Wallin posted a photograph of Glicklich and his wife at their wedding. The photograph included Limbaugh, radio host Glenn Beck and sports commentator Jim Rome. Considering the threatening messages Glicklich was receiving (include numerous late-night phone calls to his home), he asked Twitter to take down the photo of his family on copyright grounds. Twitter complied with his request.

But little did Glicklich even know: Wallin was suing him. Wallin was suing Glicklich on cyber harassment grounds to prevent Glicklich from using her name or identifying information in public. This is a common activist tactic to remove “Stop Rush” activists’ names from cyber print.

The court struck down the claim for a Civil Harassment Order, citing no evidence, and ordered Wallin to serve Glicklich with the lawsuit if she wished to continue with it. She chose not to.

“The biggest objection that the leaders of Stop Rush have is their being identified by name and being associated with the odious comments they make,” Glicklich told The Daily Caller. “Shame is a powerful motivator and they should be ashamed of themselves, and they will be associated with their words. The fact that they become so violent and intimidating every time they are identified by name is proof of how ashamed they are of their actions.”

L-A Radio: Report..Lisa May, Doc Forced Out By Kevin&Bean

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Lisa May
Two recent depatures from the Kevin & Bean Show on KROQ 106.7 FM has irked many longtime listeners.

First it was announced longtime newsman Boyd R. Britton was out the door.  Then, traffic reporter Lisa May was gone.

Technically, it was not a firing, according to LA Daily News,  Lisa May worked for Total Traffic, the company that supplies traffic reports to KROQ, and management simply decided to cancel the contract for traffic reports.

Or at least, based on initial reports and statements made on the air, it was assumed to be management.

Doc On The ROQ
Turns out, reports Richard Wagoner at the Daily News,  it was Kevin and Bean themselves who made the decision to terminate both Britton and May. The logic being that no one tunes in to KROQ for news or traffic, and it was time to take the show in a fresh new direction, in an never-ending quest for younger demos.

However, May was far more than traffic. She was indeed an integral part of the program. May has been with the show almost since its inception back in 1990. She’s funny, intelligent and a perfect partner for Kevin and Bean. So that “new direction” means no news and a new partner, Allie MacKay, who most recently worked with the KTLA Channel 5 Morning News as a lifestyle reporter.

Listeners are not sitting by idly. A “Boycott KROQ until Lisa May Comes Back” Facebook page appeared merely two days after she was let go, and there are online petitions to get her back. One on PetitionBuzz.com had the message “We’re Out Without Lisa May” ... #WOWLisaMay.

May’s own Facebook page has been swamped with posts from fans offering support, while posts on KROQ’s page have been harshly critical of the decision — with KROQ staffers seemingly busy removing said posts as quickly as they can. Fans of Britton (who was known as “Doc on the Roq”) are ticked off as well, posting that mornings will not be the same.

Report: Andy Lack, NBC Talks "Advanced"

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Andy Lack
Former NBC News boss Andy Lack is in “advanced” talks to rejoin the company in a role that would oversee all ­NBCUniversal news operations, several people have confirmed to The NYPost.

News of the talks prompted speculation that Lack, a good friend of Brian Williams, the exiled anchor of the network’s “Nightly News,” will push early to get the fact-challenged newsman back on the air.

“Andy Lack wouldn’t come back without Brian,” said a source friendly with both executives.
“This is all about saving Brian,” the source added. “It is a sign how troubled things are [at NBC] that [Lack] is returning.”

Williams was suspended without pay for six months by NBC News President Deborah Turness and her boss, Patricia Fili-Krushel, head of the NBCUniversal News Group, after he claimed to have been on a helicopter that took enemy fire as he flew in a war zone in Iraq.

“Lack is very well-respected, he’s a showman with a big ego and he’s a screamer,” said a news executive.

Plus, New York magazine is about to publish an unflattering critique of NBC News and its management, sources said.

Lack ran NBC News in the 1990s, joining shortly after the “Dateline NBC” “Waiting to Explode” debacle in 1992. He later ran Sony Music Entertainment and Bloomberg’s TV operations.

Lack was most recently CEO of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (he resigned Wednesday after just six weeks on the job), which runs radio service “Voice of America.”

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Research: 5 Takeaways From The Inifinite Dial 2015

Research: Online Radio Is Now Mainstream

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The Infinite Dial 2015, the latest in a long-running series of studies on consumer adoption of digital media, was released Wednesday. This new national survey from Edison Research and Triton Digital found that 53 percent of Americans age 12 and older listen to online radio monthly and 44 percent, or 119 million people, listen on a weekly basis.

The study is the 23rd in a series dating back to 1998 that use the “gold standard” of survey research – a random probability telephone sample representative of all Americans ages 12 and older.

Among the many other findings:
  • More than seven in ten (71 percent) now own a smartphone, an increase of ten percentage points from the 2014 report.
  • Pandora is the leading Internet-only audio service. More than half (54 percent) of Internet audio users say that Pandora is the service they listen to most often followed by iHeartRadio (11 percent), Spotify (10 percent), and iTunes Radio (8 percent).
  • Facebook is the most used Social Media site with nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of those who use any Social Media saying Facebook is the service they use most often. Among 12 to 24 year-olds, Facebook (43 percent) is the most used, beating Instagram (18 percent), Snapchat (15 percent), and Twitter (8 percent).
  • Podcasting is on the rise, as monthly audio podcast consumption grew from approximately 39 million monthly users in 2014 to approximately 46 million in 2015.
  • The majority of Americans (57 percent) say that technological change over the last ten years has had a positive impact on society; while only 15 percent say that it has had a negative impact.
  • Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of all users and nine-in-ten 12 to 24 year-olds have used YouTube to watch music videos or listen to music.
“Media consumption habits have changed dramatically in the past five years,” noted Tom Webster, Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, Edison Research. “Online Radio has become mainstream, Podcasts are enjoyed by a significant portion of the population, and even the social media platforms that dominated five years ago have shifted. It’s vital for marketers and advertisers to understand and plan for these shifts.”

“Perhaps the most significant finding from this year’s report is the change in frequency of use for streaming audio,” said John Rosso, President, Market Development, Triton Digital. “For years Americans have been occasional listeners but for the first time it’s apparent that streaming audio has become an ingrained part of our lives as the number of Americans listening weekly is now 44 percent. This is a huge opportunity for publishers and marketers to better identify and target their listeners to maximize ad-based revenue.”

Chicago Radio: Cumulus Sez WLS-AM Is Not Dropping Rush

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Rush Limbaugh
UPDATE 3/5/15 10:20AM: A spokesperson for Cumulus Media tells Media Confidential that the sory is "complete false".  Feder has been requested to retract the story.


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Rush Limbaugh, who’s been a fixture on WLS 890 AM for more than 25 years, is about to get the bum’s rush from the Cumulus Media news/talk station, according to Chicago Media writer Robert Feder.

If all goes as planned, Limbaugh’s syndicated talk show, which airs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, will be dropped by the end of March.   Media Confidential has reached out the Cumulus spox for comment or statement.

A source familiar with the decision said it was based on the show’s diminished ratings and failure to generate advertising revenue for the station, adding: “It’s impossible to sell.”

The latest Nielsen Audio survey shows WLS ranked 24th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays with a 1.5 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 121,300. Among listeners between 25 and 54 — the group most sought by advertisers — WLS tied for 31st with a 0.8 share and 47,300 weekly cume. For the full year 2014, 62 percent of Limbaugh’s audience was over 55, and 34 percent was over 65, according to Nielsen Audio.

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R.I.P.: Billboard's Senior Chart Manager Wade Jessen

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Wade Jeseen
Wade Jessen, Billboard's senior chart manager, Nashville, died shortly after midnight March 5 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn., following a heart attack.

According to Billboard, The 53-year-old media veteran and country music champion had just observed his 20th anniversary as the head of Billboard's country, bluegrass, Christian and gospel charts in December. During his tenure, he was a fixture in the Nashville music business, overseeing the charts with unflagging integrity and a dedication to detail.

Born Nov. 15, 1961 in Roosevelt, Utah, Jessen entered the country business as a broadcaster at age 16, taking his first on-air job at KNEU Roosevelt in March 1978. He later worked as midday personality and music director at KSOP Salt Lake City before relocating to prestigious WSM-AM Nashville, the home of the Grand Ole Opry. During his tenure at the station, Jessen was named Billboard's medium market music director of the year in 1994.

He signed on as the Billboard country chart manager in December 1994 and became an often-quoted source for media in search of an authority, delivering analysis with a balanced and insightful point of view. Jessen continued to work as a radio personality, covering the night shift on Willie's Roadhouse, a Sirius XM classic-country channel.

March 6 In Radio History

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 In 1954...KE2XCC (93.1 FM), the station owned by Maj. Edwin Howard Armstrong, closes down for the final time at 9 PM.  Today 93.1 FM is occupied by WPAT-FM.


In 1959...Pioneer IV sent the furthest radio signal ever heard: 400,000 miles.





In 1981...Walter Cronkite stepped down as anchor of The CBS Evening News after 19 years. He was replaced by Dan Rather.


In 1983…The Country Music Television (CMT) network debuted on U.S. cable TV.


In 1995...the Howard Stern Radio Show debuted in Phoenix, Arizona on KEDJ-FM.





In 2002…Longtime Chicago radio personality (WLS, WCFL) 70-year-old Art Roberts, also remembered for his on-air stints in Milwaukee and Buffalo, died following a series of strokes.

Roberts, according his 2002 obit in The Chicago Tribune,  was known as Chicago's "hip uncle" for his work on AM radio in the 1960s and '70s. And to teenagers of that time he was a godsend for bringing them the rock 'n' roll stars they craved.

According to Jeff Roteman's WLS Tribute website,  his radio career began in Atlanta, Texas in 1953. In 1956, Art Roberts joined the legendary KLIF in Dallas. In 1959, Art worked in Buffalo at WKBW before joining WLS in 1961.

He was one of seven young, star disc jockeys hired by WLS to bring rock to Chicago. Roberts started in the early afternoon slot, then took over the popular 9 p.m. to midnight gig from Dick Biondi. He was known for telling bedtime stories about "the head that ain't got no body" and creating fictitious characters like "Hooty Saperticker," who wanted to go through life doing nothing.

Roberts stayed at WLS for 10 years before heading to San Francisco's KNBR in 1971, Other career stops included WCFL, WOKY, and KLUV. Art's final radio stop was KGVM in Reno in 1998.



In 2005...former BBC Radio 1 DJ, Tommy Vance, died. He originally came to fame during the 1960s as a DJ on British pirate station, "Radio Caroline" and BBC Radio 1. Vance began his radio career in the USA under the name 'Rick West'. He took the name 'Tommy Vance' at the radio station KOL in Seattle from a DJ who had failed to turn up after the station had heavily promoted and paid for expensive jingles which were already recorded.



While at KOL, Vance was recruited by the Top 40 programming consultant Bill Drake, to join his team of "Boss Jocks" at the emerging West Coast KHJ radio in Los Angeles (aka Boss Radio). Vance held the evening airshift at KHJ for several months in late 1965. During this period, it was alleged that Tommy decided to return abruptly to the UK, after running into an unresolvable problem with the U.S. immigration authorities, regarding being drafted for the Vietnam War.


In 2013...Alvin Lee, English rocker, died from complications from surgery at 68.

R.I.P.: Canadian Radio HOFer Fred Latremouille

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Fred Latremouille
Vancouver broadcaster Fred Latremouille, whose affable voice was the first thing thousands of people woke up to every morning for years, has died.

He was 69, according to The Canadian Press.

Latremouille was a fixture on the city's radio scene from the 1980s to 2007 as he moved to various stations in the city.

After retiring, Latremouille spent time in Hawaii and then settled in Scotsdale, Ariz., where he died at his home after a brief illness.

Latremouille began his career in radio as a teenager before he even graduated high school, and he went on to work in television as an actor and weatherman whose humour was his hallmark.

He is a member of the Canadian Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

In the mid-1980s, Latremouille made a name for himself on the morning show at CFUN, where he teamed up with co-host Cathy Baldazzi, who would later become his wife.

The pair then took their Latremornings show to KISS FM in Vancouver as legions of fans of the duo, who were known for their wit and laid-back style, followed them to their new home on the dial.

Cathy Latremouille said her husband’s talent, his amazing way of finding humour in anything and his ability to connect with his audience gave him staying power for five decades.

“Fred and I met on the radio and enjoyed 35 years together as a team both on and off the air,” she said in a statement.

In 2006, after six years of living part-time in Hawaii, the couple returned to the airwaves, again on a morning show, but this time on Clear-FM, where they worked for a year before retiring.

Latremouille was also known for his charity work, including the annual Christmas Wish Breakfast, which had the couple broadcasting from a hotel where listeners dropped off gifts for needy kids.



Latremouille reflects back on his early days in radio and some of the musicians who he was able to connect with. This excerpt was taken from the television program Conversation filmed in 1990. The interviewer was Joe Leary. The show was directed and produced by John Richardson.

Melbourne FL Radio: Timmy Vee Starts New PR Job

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Timmy Vee
Timmy Vee, a longtime morning radio host for WAOA 107.1 FM in Melbourne, has a new job.

Vee, who the manager of the Cumulus-owned station said resigned last week after 24 years, will be the face — and voice — of the Brevard County Hyundai dealers' new foundation.

Vee has a history of working with local nonprofits, according to Florida Today.

"He's a pillar of the community," Bruce Nelson said. "This is going to be a really, really good marriage, I think, for us."

Vee starts his new public relations job on Thursday. "I start (Thursday) morning — just not at 4 a.m.!" Vee said.

Said Nelson: "We do a lot of charity work, we are family-run. He's going to be the voice for the stores and do a lot of the charity work."

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Vee started with WA1A in 1991, then joined the morning show in 1993. He couldn't comment about the details of his departure from the radio station. (Reportedly, Vee has a lawyer.)  However, he acknowledged the support from former listeners and fans.

Williamsport PA Radio: Car Crashes Into iHM Building

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Williamsport, PA police and firefighters rushed to 1559 West Fourth Street in Williamsport Thursday evening when a car went crashing into the lobby door.  The building is home to HotAC WKSB 102.7 FM, Talk WRAK 1400 AM, Top40 WVRT 97.9 FM and Country WBYL 95.5 FM and Rock 94.9 T-FM /1200 AM.

No one was injured, but the woman driving the car was 'cuffed and taken to the Lycoming County DUI Center.
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