Dear blogosphere,
I would be remiss if I didn't post something regarding this horrible incident that took place this morning in Aurora, Colorado.
Personally, I don't have any family or friends in Colorado. But, I send my prayers out to them anyway. I can't even imagine what those involved and the town of Aurora, itself, is going through right now. My prayers are with you, sweet people.
As for the media aspect of it, the media has been dealing with this in the best way they know how. KCNC-TV, the local CBS owned-and-operated station has been at the forefront since the beginning. To see their full coverage of this tragic day, feel free to visit their website at denver.cbslocal.com.
As always, feel free to contact me at aaron.waisler@gmail.com, comment on this post, and/or visit my blog forum on the homepage. KEEP RADIO ALIVE!!
STAY STRONG COLORADO!! OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU!!
Sincerely,
Aaron Waisler
Blogger Extraordinaire
Friday, July 20, 2012
Cox Radio Rolls with the Changes...
Cox Radio has a big corporate announcement to make: They are Downsizing!
They just announced this morning that they are looking to shed some of their radio/TV markets. As of right now, they are looking at selling 28 radio stations and 4 TV stations in slower markets in order to focus on larger markets. They are also on a buying binge, of sorts. They have their eyes on two markets where they will buy 2 stations each. These markets are Jacksonville, FL (WAWS-TV and WTEV-TV) and Tulsa, OK (KOKI-TV and KMYT-TV).
On the radio side, they are planning to sell stations in six markets. These markets include Birmingham, Greenville, SC, Hawaii, Louisville, Richmond, and Southern Connecticut. They will also sell some TV properties: KFOX-TV (El Paso), WJAC-TV (Johnstown, PA), WTOV-TV (Steubenville), and KRXI-TV and operating rights to KAME-TV (RENO)
At the corporate level, several leadership positions will either be eliminated or shuffled around.
Some of these changes include the movement of Former CMG VP Kim Guthrie to SVP, where she will be in charge of radio markets, while former Austin American-Statesman Publisher Jane Williams will take the position of SVP in charge of CMG's TV portfolio. Both will report to former WSB-TV GM and now Executive Vice President of Broadcast, Bill Hoffman.
Former Group Vice President Rich Reis is now the Vice President/GM in charge of all CMG's digital operations.
Former Group Vice President Ben Reed is now the Vice President and Market Manager in charge of the Atlanta CMG radio cluster. He takes over for Dan Kearney, who was recently tapped as VP/Market Manager of CMG's Miami radio operations. Kearney takes over for Jerry Rushin, who is retiring from the company this month.
Many more changes have been announced. For more info, please visit www.allaccess.com.
The moment this article caught my eye, I thought about my friends working both in the New York market and the Atlanta market. I was more worried about my friends working in the Long Island market than I was Atlanta. For CMG, Long Island is a much smaller market (only 2 stations). But, when I read the article further, I was relieved that neither New York or Atlanta is on the chopping block.
You can send me your thoughts and comments, as always, at aaron.waisler@gmail.com, by commenting on this post, and contributing to my blog forum. I hope to hear from many of my readers!!
They just announced this morning that they are looking to shed some of their radio/TV markets. As of right now, they are looking at selling 28 radio stations and 4 TV stations in slower markets in order to focus on larger markets. They are also on a buying binge, of sorts. They have their eyes on two markets where they will buy 2 stations each. These markets are Jacksonville, FL (WAWS-TV and WTEV-TV) and Tulsa, OK (KOKI-TV and KMYT-TV).
On the radio side, they are planning to sell stations in six markets. These markets include Birmingham, Greenville, SC, Hawaii, Louisville, Richmond, and Southern Connecticut. They will also sell some TV properties: KFOX-TV (El Paso), WJAC-TV (Johnstown, PA), WTOV-TV (Steubenville), and KRXI-TV and operating rights to KAME-TV (RENO)
At the corporate level, several leadership positions will either be eliminated or shuffled around.
Some of these changes include the movement of Former CMG VP Kim Guthrie to SVP, where she will be in charge of radio markets, while former Austin American-Statesman Publisher Jane Williams will take the position of SVP in charge of CMG's TV portfolio. Both will report to former WSB-TV GM and now Executive Vice President of Broadcast, Bill Hoffman.
Former Group Vice President Rich Reis is now the Vice President/GM in charge of all CMG's digital operations.
Former Group Vice President Ben Reed is now the Vice President and Market Manager in charge of the Atlanta CMG radio cluster. He takes over for Dan Kearney, who was recently tapped as VP/Market Manager of CMG's Miami radio operations. Kearney takes over for Jerry Rushin, who is retiring from the company this month.
Many more changes have been announced. For more info, please visit www.allaccess.com.
The moment this article caught my eye, I thought about my friends working both in the New York market and the Atlanta market. I was more worried about my friends working in the Long Island market than I was Atlanta. For CMG, Long Island is a much smaller market (only 2 stations). But, when I read the article further, I was relieved that neither New York or Atlanta is on the chopping block.
You can send me your thoughts and comments, as always, at aaron.waisler@gmail.com, by commenting on this post, and contributing to my blog forum. I hope to hear from many of my readers!!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
BREAKING NEWS: CW TO AIR HISTORIC MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LAS VEGAS!
It was just announced this morning that the CW Television Network, a network owned and operated by both CBS and Time Warner (through Warner Brothers) will officially become the broadcast partner for Clear Channel's 2nd annual iHeartRadio Music Festival taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas later this year. The festival is scheduled to take place September 21st and 22nd with the broadcast taking place October 1st from 8-10pm.
According to All Access, here is what Clear Channel Media and Entertainment President John Sykes had to say: "The inaugural iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL was an amazing experience for our listeners and music fans across AMERICA, and this year's lineup is again going to exceed all expectations. With CW as the Festival's TV broadcast partner, we can give people who can't be in LAS VEGAS the ability to watch this extraordinary event from their own living rooms."
The CW also had some words to say regarding this partnership: "The CW is thrilled to partner with CLEAR CHANNEL to bring our viewers the exclusive TV broadcast of 2012 iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL," said CW Pres. MARK PEDOWITZ. "What better way to kick off our new FALL season than with many of the music industry’s biggest acts on The CW."
This sounds like a great partnership to me!! Since, I can not be in Las Vegas at the time of this historic sold-out event, I will definitely be watching as well as listening live through Clear Channel's on-line radio stream!! Tune In!!
To learn more about this historic partnership, please visit www.allaccess.com, feel free to email me at aaron.waisler@gmail.com, or, as always, comments are always welcome! Thanks so much and KEEP RADIO ALIVE!!
According to All Access, here is what Clear Channel Media and Entertainment President John Sykes had to say: "The inaugural iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL was an amazing experience for our listeners and music fans across AMERICA, and this year's lineup is again going to exceed all expectations. With CW as the Festival's TV broadcast partner, we can give people who can't be in LAS VEGAS the ability to watch this extraordinary event from their own living rooms."
The CW also had some words to say regarding this partnership: "The CW is thrilled to partner with CLEAR CHANNEL to bring our viewers the exclusive TV broadcast of 2012 iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL," said CW Pres. MARK PEDOWITZ. "What better way to kick off our new FALL season than with many of the music industry’s biggest acts on The CW."
This sounds like a great partnership to me!! Since, I can not be in Las Vegas at the time of this historic sold-out event, I will definitely be watching as well as listening live through Clear Channel's on-line radio stream!! Tune In!!
To learn more about this historic partnership, please visit www.allaccess.com, feel free to email me at aaron.waisler@gmail.com, or, as always, comments are always welcome! Thanks so much and KEEP RADIO ALIVE!!
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