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Contents - Contact Us - News Tips - News Archive - Mailbag - Rant - Support DCRTV NYC/Philadelphia - Boston/Hartford/Providence - Station List - Daveland - Dave TV YouTube - Twitter - Facebook - Classified Ads - Advertise On DCRTV - DCRTV Plus Local news at fuzface.com: Bra Brawl At Lingerie Shop In Northern Virginia..... Albie Dee To PGC - 2/25 - DCRTV hears that area radio veteran Albie Dee (right) will be doing weekend work at CBS's DC rhythmic contemporary WPGC, 95.5 FM, starting Saturday morning. He will continue doing his weekday afternoon shift on Shamrock's classic rock WZBA, 100.7 FM, in the Baltimore market. Albie worked at WPGC from 1987 to 1997 and again from 2006 to 2007..... WaPo Slump Continues - 2/25 - The Washington Post saw a 57% plunge in income in 2011, with 4th quarter 2011 company earnings down 22%. As its Kaplan education division took a hit following news of a government investigation. Print advertising at the newspaper slipped 6% in the fourth quarter. Despite big increases in online readership, online display advertising revenue at washingtonpost.com and Slate fell 15% and online classified revenue fell 5% percent for the fourth quarter. Daily print circulation ebbed by 6.3% over the year to an average of 516,200, and Sunday circulation declined 4% percent to an average of 732,300. More at reuters.com and at washingtonpost.com..... WaPo Makes Bob Ryan Gaffe - 2/25 - A correction in Saturday's Washington Post: "A February 21 Health And Science article about an upgrade to local weather radar quoted WJLA meteorologist Bob Ryan but omitted his first name and identifying information"..... DCRTV's February Fundraiser - 2/25 - DCRTV depends on your donations for a good chunk of our monthly operating expenses. This is DCRTV's 15th year. And now through the end of February, you can get memory-packed DCRTV Plus for just $15 for a year - normally $29. Or $30 for two years, or $45 for three years. New subscriptions, renewals, or extensions. Click here. DCRTV Plus is loaded with DC and Baltimore radio and TV videos, jingles, tributes, tech specs, and more. Just added to DCRTV Plus - three new Photo Galleries, bringing the total to 93, with memories of Chris Core, Bill Trumbull, Doug Hill, and Vince Bagli. Today's DCRTV Plus Flashback is a 1980s memory of Beverly Burke at Channel 2/WMAR (right)..... Dave TV: Did WNEW Botch A Big One? More - 2/24 - Did new CBS newser WNEW botch a breaking news story yesterday? Should WMAL's Chris Plante add a laugh track? The Washington Post breaks big news about Kate Gosselin. Also at the Post, is Erik Wemple treading on Paul Farhi's turf? 98 Rock launches a listener-controlled evening show. And what's up with WZBA "going dark"? Great ratings for 105.7 The Fan. All this and more in today's "Dave TV" at DCRTV's Dave TV page..... WaPo Site Goes Personal - 2/24 - From techcrunch.com: If you're tired of seeing the same news as everyone else, the Washington Post is now experimenting with personalized headlines. That experiment is called Personal Post, and it's available at personal.washingtonpost.com, where you'll see a river of content that you can customize. If you're already a member at WashingtonPost.com, you can log in and the site will offer headlines tailored to match your previous activity. If not, you can choose from of The Post's "starter streams"..... 5 Cuts Plater, Cohen, Barnes, 6 Photogs - 2/24 - DCRTV hears that reporter Roz Plater, who has worked at Fox-owned Channel 5/WTTG for eight years, has been pink-slipped, along with fellow reporters Stacy Cohen and Audrey Barnes, plus six photographers. More soon..... Plotkin Busy Since TOP Firing - 2/24 - Friday's Washington Examiner tells us that Mark Plotkin is keeping busy since his firing last month from all-newser WTOP, following a temper tantrum in front of the station's cleaning crew. He continues delivering political commentary for Channel 5/WTTG, the UK's BBC, and Canada's CTV..... Ann Schmidt Dies - 2/24 - Ann Schmidt, 85, died February 10 from complications of a stroke. For 30 years, she was a Washington correspondent for newspapers in Colorado, including the Denver Post..... NPR Ups Wilson, Gives Smith Top News Gig - 2/24 - DC-based NPR President/CEO Gary Knell announces a new executive structure to create "a shared vision and greater alignment across all content areas." Kinsey Wilson gets promoted to the new role of executive vice president and chief content officer. "He will set the direction and oversee the operations for all of NPR's content areas: news, programming, and digital media," according to a news release. Margaret Low Smith will permanently lead NPR News as senior vice president, a position she has been acting in since January 2011. Also, Eric Nuzum will step into Smith's former role as vice president of programming.... Wemple & Farhi Battle For Kurtz Legacy - 2/24 - A few weeks ago, when political commentator Mark Plotkin got the ax from WTOP, new Washington Post media blogger Erik Wemple broke the story. But longtime Post media columnist/reporter Paul Farhi got to write up the formal piece for the website and the next day's print edition. Farhi has been penning national and international media pieces for the Post since legendary media writer and commentator Howard Kurtz bolted for the Daily Beast. But, on Friday, the Post's front page Style print piece on the dangers reporters face in Syria got penned by former Washington City Paper top editor Wemple, not Farhi. Will Wemple be the next "Kurtz" for the Post, not Farhi? Stay tuned..... Even Without Ravens, 105.7 Soars - 2/24 - Radio trade pub Inside Radio tells us that CBS Radio's Baltimore sports talker WJZ-FM, 105.7 The Fan, is one of the firm's top performers in the format. "Just because (WJZ-FM) no longer broadcasts Ravens play-by-play doesn't mean 'The Fan' didn't benefit from the Ravens run-up to the January 22 AFC Championship game against the Patriots. It marched 4.5 - 5.2 to a station-best PPM 6+ high that put it in fifth place. That's ahead of the Hearst stations that carry Ravens play-by-play: active rock 98 Rock WIYY (4.1-4.9) and news/talk/sports WBAL (3.8-4.0)"..... Dotson Leaves WaPoCo Board - 2/24 - The Washington Post reports that John Dotson is leaving his director post at the Washington Post Company in May, when his term expires. The publisher emeritus of the Akron Beacon Journal has been on the company's board since 2001. Dotson is a founder and former chairman of the Robert C. Maynard Institute For Journalism Education and a member of the National Association Of Black Journalists. He's also worked at Philadelphia Newspapers and Newsweek, and been publisher of Boulder's Daily Camera..... WVKL Tops Norfolk - 2/24 - Nearby news. Urban adult contemporary WVKL tops the latest Norfolk area radio ratings..... New Gigs For Appel - 2/24 - Bob Appel, who used to be general sales manager at Gaithersburg's WMET, 1160 AM, joins Business TalkRadio Network and LifeStyle TalkRadio Network. He's also worked at Radio America, Syndicated Solutions, and Westwood One..... DC Radio Market Now 7th - 2/23 - DC is now the 7th largest radio market, jumping ahead of Philadelphia. That's according to radio ratings firm Arbitron. "As a result of the new population update," we hear. And DC's up from 8th place in 2011 and 9th place in 2010. Baltimore remains 21st..... WaPo Almost Got Facebook in 2005 - 2/23 - Forbes is reporting that Washington Post Company CEO Don Graham approached Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2005 with a $6 million deal. But Zuckerberg got a better offer somewhere else. Facebook is now worth $7 billion. "This realization comes as the Post is turning out major circulation and revenue losses," writes Jenny Rogers at washingtonexaminer.com. "Management handed out a round of buyouts this month, the fifth round in nine years. Just weeks before Graham and Zuckerberg's deal, Post stock prices were at an all-time high of $942 per share. Today they're under $400"..... 98 Rock Launches "Mobcast" - 2/23 - DCRTV hears that Dave Hill, program director of Baltimore active rocker WIYY, 98 Rock, is unveiling a new evening show called "Mobcast," where listeners will pick all the songs. Hill tells DCRTV: "'Mobcast' will be hosted by the listeners. Based on requests, dedications, and the ability for people to vote for the next song played via 98online.com. We are encouraging the listeners to 'take back the radio.' No 'host' - the listener is the host. The mob takes over Monday at 7" on the Hearst-owned station..... Nassau Auction OKed - 2/23 - A US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has approved an upcoming auction of Nassau Broadcasting's radio stations, allowing the sale to move forward. A bid deadline has been set for April 27th, with May 3rd as an auction date, and May 7th for a sale hearing. Locally, Nassau owns Frederick's hot adult contemporary Key 103.1, WAFY, and Hagerstown's classic rock Eagle 106.9, WWEG..... MPT Ups Schupak - 2/23 - Maryland Public Television names Steven Schupak chief content officer. He had been senior vice president. Schupak joined MPT in 2003 after a three-decade career in television and media and today oversees the development, production, national sponsorship sales, licensing and national distribution of MPT's programs. Prior to his joining MPT, he served as vice president at Henninger Media Services in Arlington..... Stars & Stripes To Leave DC - 2/23 - The government-subsidized Stars And Stripes military newspaper has been ordered to vacate its downtown DC headquarters and relocate to a military facility at Fort Meade, in Anne Arundel County. The move, a cost-saving measure in a time of Pentagon cutbacks, would place the newspaper in the same facility as one of the military's main public-affairs operations. So reports the Washington Post..... Media General Might Sell News & Messenger - 2/23 - Richmond-based Media General, which owns Prince William County's News And Messenger newspaper and its companion website, Insidenova.com, along with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, is exploring the potential sale of newspaper operations. No specific newspapers were named and no timeframe was given as to when the properties could be sold. More at potomaclocal.com and reuters.com..... Paywall For Gannett Papers - 2/23 - McLean-based Gannett will put all of its 80 newspapers' websites behind paywalls, except for USA Today. More at forbes.com..... VA Abortion Bill Gets Nat'l Media Attention - 2/23 - Following substantial national news media attention, a controversial bill that would require women to get an ultrasound before an abortion is now in doubt after Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell diluted the measure Wednesday by making it optional in many cases. The bill has been derided on TV, including "The Daily Show" and "Saturday Night Live." More at washingtonpost.com..... WAMUer Defends News Firewall - 2/23 - WAMU Communications Manager Benae Mosby discusses the ouster of the public radio news talker's news directior, Jim Asendio, who claims that he was forced to attend a meeting with donors. Mosby tells washingtonpost.com that his station "maintains a firewall between journalists and funders. Journalists may not - and do not - discuss coverage planning with grant-making officials or individual donors. It is senior management's responsibility to manage contacts for their respective divisions with funders. Any one-on-one, private contact between a non-management journalist and a funder has high potential for putting that journalist in an awkward position and communicating the wrong message to the funder, and there is no situation where this should be allowed to occur." Mosby adds that Asendio was asked to attend a breakfast meeting with 30 donors to give them "an understanding of how the work is performed. Approximately nine of our reporters and producers spoke on a panel discussion moderated by Program Director Mark McDonald"..... AP Ups Gearan - 2/23 - Anne Gearan gets a national security writer gig at the Washington bureau of the Associated Press..... WaPo Columnist Slams Local Baseball Media - 2/22 - Washington Post sports columnist Tom Boswell says local TV and radio hosts contribute to DC not being a baseball town. "It's not easy or quick to be a baseball town, especially when only a very few on TV or radio could even tell you off the top of their head who Matt Purke is, where he went to college or... what arm he throws with." More at washingtonpost.com..... 11 & 13 Near "Tipping Point" - 2/22 - The Baltimore TV news race between Channel 11/WBAL and Channel 13/WJZ nears a "tipping point," with 13 taking the lead. With Channel 45/WBFF "coming on strong." More behind the paywall at broadcastingcable.com..... KidsPost Writer Dies - 2/22 - The Washington Post reports on its KidsPost page today in Style that Carolyn Reeder, who wrote Civil War pieces for the childrens' section, died in January. She was 74. The Glen Echo resident penned several books for children. Her last column for the Post appeared today..... CC Rev Up - 2/22 - Clear Channel parent company CC Media Holdings reports a 5% revenue rise for 2011. The San Antonio-based firm's overall revenue reached $6.16 billion. The radio division, Clear Channel Media And Entertainment, saw its revenue surge 4% in 2011, to $2.986 million. More at fmqb.com. Clear Channel owns or operates a dozen radio stations in the immediate DC-Baltimore area..... Seidel To NYC Newser - 2/22 - Eric Seidel, who once was operations manager at Baltimore news talker WCBM, 680 AM, is the new interim program director at Merlin's new NYC all-newser, WEMP. Most recently, Seidel has been running his own radio consultancy. He's also worked for CNN, Philadelphia's old WCAU-AM, and Atlanta's WGST..... Asendio Out At WAMU - 2/22 - Updated. DCRTV first reported Tuesday that Jim Asendio is no longer news director at American University public radio news talker WAMU, 88.5 FM. Meymo Lyons will be acting news director until a permanent replacement is found, we're told. More. DCRTV hears from Asendio: "I resigned as news director at WAMU because I did not agree with an upper management decision to have reporters meet with donors at a donor-only station-sponsored event. It is my long held and oft-stated belief that working journalists should not be subjected to the real or perceived influence of the individuals and/or foundations who fund the work of the newsroom." More at washingtonpost.com, which confirms that Asendio refused to hobnob with donors at a station-sponsored breakfast affair, prompting e-mail criticism from WAMU General Manager Caryn Mathes. He joined WAMU in 2006..... More: Salem Buys 1250 To Improve 1260 - 2/22 - TRI's Tom Taylor has more on the news DCRTV broke last week: "Salem pays $10,000 for a west-of-DC station at 1250 AM. The significance may lay in the fact that Salem already owns a station one click away, at 1260. That's WWRC Washington, DC. Salem's holding a construction permit to hike 1260's daytime power from 5,000-watts to 25,000-watts, while remaining at 5,000-watts at night. Warrenton, VA-licensed WKDL at 1250 has a CP to drop daytime power from 5,000-watts to 3,000. Nighttime power would rise a bit, from 32 watts to 125 watts. DCRTV.com has been following the sale of 1250, and here it is, at the Commission. Metro Radio (broker/station owner Bruce Houston) is selling WKDL to Salem Communications for what amounts to $10,000. It's not quite that simple – Salem's actually buying the right to acquire WKDL from Christopher Roth. In the end, Salem helps itself with the closer-in 1260 signal of flagship WWRC, which carries the conservative talk lineup of Salem Radio Network. Until now, 1250-Warrenton has been simulcasting the talk lineup of WTNT, Alexandria, 730. This isn't the first time Salem has purchased a station for re-engineering purposes - it once bought WAMD, Aberdeen MD to improve its New York-market WNYM, also at 970. Don't be surprised if its Virginia 1250 eventually goes away completely." DCRTV adds: DC radio veteran Roth currently does overnight traffic for WTOP and weekend hosting at Frederick's country WFRE..... Seward Joins Atlantic - 2/22 - Zach Seward joins DC-based Atlantic Media to be a senior editor for its new global business brand, which will launch later this year. He comes from the Wall Street Journal, where he oversaw its web outreach and social media efforts. Atlantic Media's new digital brand "will provide high-quality news and analysis to business executives as they navigate an increasingly complex global economy," according to the company..... Hot 99.5 Takes 1st, New WNEW 37th In Weekly DC Numbers - 2/21 - Bad news for Hubbard all-newser WTOP. It falls to third place from its usual first place perch. And even worse news for new CBS all-newser WNEW. It takes 37th place in its second week of existence. Clear Channel's contemporary hit Hot 99.5 takes first. With a continued upswing for CBS's hot adult contemporary WIAD, 94.7 Fresh FM, now up to eighth place in the "fourth week" of January DC market radio ratings. Full-day, age 6+: 1) WIHT [Kane 3rd], 2) WAMU [ME 1st, ATC 4th], 3) WTOP [2nd both drivetimes], 4) WASH [L&L 6th] and WMMJ [Joyner 4th], 6) WHUR [Harvey 5th, Baisden 4th], 7) WRQX [Diamond 8th, Carson 6th], 8) WIAD [McFly 9th], 9) WGTS, 10) WBIG [Griffiths 16th] and WWDC [Elliot 7th], 12) WPGC [Free 16th], 13) WKYS [Parr 14th] and WPRS [Yolanda 15th, Jackson 13th], 15) WETA-FM, 16) WMZQ [Boxer 11th], 17) WMAL [MM 11th, Rush 7th, Hannity 16th], 18) WTEM [M&M 19th, Korny 16th, Czaban 17th], 19) WJFK [Junks 18th, Wise 21st, Arrington 18th] and WLZL [Biagi 21st], 21) WINC-FM and WAVA-FM, 23) WFRE and WBQH, 25) WDCN and WBQB and WFLS and WAFY, 29) WERQ and WPFW, 31) WIYY and WGRX and WQSR, 34) WYCB and WOL and WWEG, 37) WILC and WWMX and WSMD and WACA and WPOC and WNEW-FM and WKIK, 44) WFED and WZBA and WVBX and WBJC and WGRQ and WRBS-FM and WSPZ and WZFT and WLIF..... WTOP Tops Monthly DC Numbers - 2/21 - But wait a minute. If you look at the January full monthly radio ratings for DC, old newser WTOP retains first place. New newser WNEW places 29th, but that includes almost three weeks playing "The History Of Rock And Roll" through January 21st. Full-day, age 6+: 1) WTOP, 2) WAMU, 3) WIHT, 4) WASH, 5) WHUR, 6) WMMJ, 7) WRQX, 8) WIAD, 9) WBIG and WPGC, 11) WPRS, 12) WWDC and WKYS, 14) WGTS, 15) WMZQ and WETA-FM, 17) WMAL, 18) WTEM, 19) WLZL, 20) WJFK, 21) WFRE and WINC-FM, 23) WAVA-FM and WFLS, 25) WDCN and WBQH, 27) WAFY and WBQB, 29) WPFW and WNEW-FM and WERQ..... WWIN-FM Tops Baltimore - 2/21 - The January monthly radio ratings for Baltimore, full-day, age 12+: 1) WWIN-FM, 2) WLIF, 3) WERQ, 4) WPOC, 5) WJZ-FM, 6) WIYY, 7) WWMX, 8) WBAL-AM, 9) WCBM, 10) WZFT, 11) WQSR, 12) WZBA and WYPR, 14) WCAO, 15) WRBS-FM, 16) WBJC, 17) WHUR and WTOP, 19) WPGC, 20) WAMU and WRQX, 22) WWDC, 23) WBIG and WXCY, 25) WMZQ and WKYS and WASH, 28) 975HFS and WTMD and WIHT, 31) WMMJ and WMAL and WNEW-FM and WEAA, 35) WTEM and WLZL and WJZ-AM and WGTS, 39) WAVA-FM and WOLB and WWIN-FM STREAM, 42) WWIN-AM and WIAD, 44) WRBS-AM and WSTW and WRNR-FM and WETA-FM..... MarketWatch Awarded - 2/21 - The MarketWatch Radio Network has picked up a "Best-In-Business" award from the Society Of American Business Editors And Writers for its report about "Wall Street's Wild Week: S&P Downgrade, The Fed And Historic Stock Swings." The entry featured live NYC and DC coverage of S&P's historic downgrade of America's credit rating. MarketWatch Radio Network is locally on WTOP and WBAL-AM..... WaPo Runs AP Story Quoting WaPo - 2/21 - Washington City Paper top editor Michael Schaffer via Twitter: "Don't tell the ombudsman! [Washington] Post website runs AP story describing big Post homicide-closure story." At washingtonpost.com..... "Coast To Coast" From MAL To TNT - 2/20 - It looks like Cumulus-owned news-talker WMAL, 105.9 FM/630 AM, will be yanking the nationally-syndicated "Coast To Coast" overnight show hosted by George Noory. DCRTV hears that, starting February 27, the other-worldly program will be moving to Metro Radio talker WTNT, 102.9 FM/730 AM, which will air it from 10 PM to 6 AM. WMAL has been running "CTC" weeknights from 1 AM to 3 AM, cutting off its last two live hours. It's been reported that Cumulus stations that carry "CTC" will be replacing it with the newly-revamped "Red Eye Radio" show, formerly the "Midnight Radio Network," which has more political talk than "CTC." WMAL has been carrying Cumulus-syndicated "RER" from 3 AM to 5 AM. Look for that to expand to a 1 AM start time..... WAMU Forms Local News Source Base - 2/20 - American University public radio news-talker WAMU, 88.5 FM, partners with American Public Media's Public Insight Network, a platform for connecting journalists with knowledgeable individuals via websites, social networks, blogs, surveys, virtual forums, and face-to-face interactions. WAMU says it will use PIN to "cultivate a pool of local sources made up of a wide range of community members with varied experiences and perspectives." Individuals who volunteer to serve as sources for WAMU news will complete a profile, listing demographic information and details about their areas of interest and expertise. Based on the details provided in their profiles, individuals will receive queries from reporters and editors looking for background information and sources to be interviewed in stories. To become a source for WAMU, visit wamu.org/about/public_insight_network..... 4 Vet Nannette Hobson To Boston - 2/20 - Nannette Hobson is the new news director for Comcast-owned Boston-based New England Cable News. She spent 20 years in two different stints at Channel 4/WRC, where she was known as Nannette Wilson. Hobson also worked for TVers in Baltimore, Raleigh, and Norfolk..... Dave TV: WMAL, WOHN, Wemple, Wright, More - 2/20 - Is "2" better than "3" on WMAL's morning show? My Presidents Day salute to Erik Wemple and FishbowlDC. Is there a new CBS-DC gag order imposed about talking to DCRTV? DC traffic diva Julie Wright and a DCRTV Mailbag controversy. And aircheck memories of Herndon's old WOHN and Jack Edwards. All in today's "Dave TV" at DCRTV's Dave TV page..... Salem Seeks Power Hike For 1260 - 2/20 - Last week, DCRTV told you that Salem bought Warrenton's WKDL, 1250 AM. Now, we're hearing that the firm is using the purchase of the station about 50 miles southwest of DC to increase the power of its adjacent channel WWRC in DC on 1260 AM, which airs a talk format. We're told that Salem has asked the FCC for a daytime power reduction for WKDL from 5,000 to 3,000-watts, while proposing a daytime power hike for WWRC from 5,000 to 25,000-watts..... Remembering Willard As Bozo 50 Years Ago - 2/20 - James Barron looks back 50 years at astronaut John Glenn first orbiting the Earth. And how Barron, then 7, saw "Bozo The Clown" on Channel 4/WRC interrupted by NBC's coverage of the space milestone. And, of course, Bozo was played by DC radio and TV legend Willard Scott (right). "In the very beginning, I enjoyed it," Scott says about his Bozo character. "Later on, it got to be a thing I couldn't handle. I almost had a nervous breakdown, between the show and the appearances." More at nytimes.com..... "Chemistry" Propels Nats' Radio Team - 2/19 - In his Sunday DC Sports Bog, Dan Steinberg looks at Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler, the radio broadcast team for the Washington Nationals, who are "DC's most popular radio broadcast team, at least judging from my readers' comments." And that's because of their "chemistry, humor, and grace, even during losses," Steinberg writes. Page D2 of Sunday's Washington Post. Not yet on its website..... McEwen Heard On 105.7, More - 2/19 - Kirk McEwen fills in on 105.7 The Fan. A top Ravens exec joins a DC TVer. DirecTV adds CSN Plus HD. The Frederick Keys return to WTHU. And more in this week's sports media column at PressBoxOnline.com..... Dave TV: WNEW, WaPo, Gordon Peterson, Salem, More - 2/19 - I do a speed read of the Washington Business Journal's piece on new CBS all-newser WNEW, which features quotes from me. Also, a Gordon Peterson chicken recipe from a 1986 local media cookbook. Plus, more of how the Washington Post is quickly becoming a second-rate newspaper. Salem buys a new DC area station. And, Steve Harvey soon to be seen on Channel 4/WRC. These stories and more in this weekend's "Dave TV" at DCRTV's Dave TV page..... WBJ Does WNEW - 2/18 - New CBS all-newser WNEW gets front page treatment in the latest issue of the Washington Business Journal. It's in the print edition or behind the site's paywall. And, your friendly DCRTV webmaster gets quoted in the piece, saying that the station will need to improve its signal into Northern Virginia and DC's affluent western suburbs if it wants to seriously challenge Hubbard's top-rated rival, WTOP..... 4 To Carry Steve Harvey - 2/17 - DCRTV hears that Channel 4/WRC will be carrying the new Steve Harvey afternoon TV talk show when it debuts this fall. It will run in the 2 PM slot, currently occupied by Nate Burkus. Harvey's nationally syndicated morning radio show is carried by WHUR, 96.3 FM..... No More Lacrosse For 2 - 2/17 - After 14 years of carrying local lacrosse, Baltimore's Channel 2/WMAR will no longer be offering the sport this spring. But, there are plenty of other channels up and down the cable TV dial to catch local lacrosse. At PressBoxOnline.com..... 45's Livingston To Head Sinclair News - 2/17 - Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group elevates Scott Livingston to the position of vice president of news for the company's 41 TV stations around the country that air local news. Livingston has been news director of Sinclair's Channel 45/WBFF for 10 years. He began at Baltimore's Fox 45 in 1991. He served as chief photographer until 1997, when he was promoted to assistant news director..... Lauren Leaves TMD - 2/17 - DCRTV hears that Melissa Lauren has resigned from hosting Saturday morning's "Good Morning Music" program on Towson University's alternative WTMD, 89.7 FM. "After a great deal of thought, I have resigned from WTMD in order to focus on school for a career change in the field of elementary education," she tells us. "I enjoyed my time there and will miss the listeners, members, and my colleagues. Thanks for tuning in! I've had fun hanging out in your radio." Lauren's last show aired on January 28th..... Salem Buys Warrenton's 1250 - 2/17 - DCRTV hears that Salem Communications is the new owner of WKDL, 1250 AM, in Warrenton VA. The station had been owned by Vienna VA-based Metro Radio and used as a relay for political talker WTNT, 730 AM/102.9 FM. The signal was recently sold to a local radio interest which, in turn, sold it to California-based Salem, which owns DC Christian talkers WAVA-FM/AM, 105.1/780, and political talker WWRC, 1260 AM. No word about which DC area signal Salem will be relaying on 1250. WWRC would be the most-likely candidate since its 1260 signal has difficulty reaching Northern Virginia..... Former 9er Loses Miami Gig - 2/17 - Lane Michaelson gets pink-slipped from his news director gig at Miami's NBC-owned station, WTVJ-TV. That's where he's been since he left his news director gig at Gannett's Channel 9/WUSA in August 2009..... Buchanan Out At MSNBC - 2/17 - MSNBC says adios to prominent conservative commentator Pat Buchanan, who's been a fixture on the Washington media scene for decades. More at nytimes.com..... TRN & TNT In Dispute? - 2/17 - DCRTV's hearing rumblings of a dispute between talk radio show syndicator TRN and Metro Radio's WTNT, 102.9 FM/730 AM. Metro has been recently advertising that its morning slot is available for purchase. But TRN, which has been running the DC-based "America's Morning News" show in conjunction with the Washington Times on WTNT, says whoa. Yesterday, DCRTV posted a reliable-sourced rumbling that Chicago-based Mancow, who is also syndicated by TRN, might be heard on WTNT's mornings - until we heard from a TRN exec who asked us to take it down. Something's up. Stay tuned..... OC's WAMS Sold - 2/17 - Today's TRI radio biz newsletter tells us that Snow Hill Broadcasting is selling WAMS, 101.1 FM, in the Salisbury-Ocean City area to Bayshore Media for $350,000. The frequency used to be talker WQMR, but now plays 1980s oldies..... Steve Chenevey Guests With Arch - 2/16 - Steve Chenevey (right) talks about his recent jump from Fox 5 to ABC 7 and recalls his early days in Youngstown OH. Also, NewsChannel 8's Kathy Parks and NPR's Bob Mondello guest on this week's edition of "The Arch Campbell Show," which airs on NewsChannel 8 Thursday and Friday at 8:30 PM, plus 11:30 AM and 9 PM Saturday..... Stacy Lyn To WNEW - 2/16 - DC radio veteran Stacy Lyn, who recently got booted from the morning show at Nassau's hot adult contemporary Key 103.1, WAFY, in Frederick, jumps to CBS's new all-news WNEW, 99.1, for parttime fill-in anchor duties..... 20 For Oxley At TOP - 2/16 - DCRTV hears that they're passing around cupcakes this morning in the "glass-enclosed nerve center" of Hubbard all-newser WTOP to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Joel Oxley (right) as senior vice president and general manager of WTOP (and sister federal news talker WFED) and Hubbard's DC radio market manager..... Photog Cuts At 5 - 2/16 - DCRTV hears rumblings about some photographer cuts at Fox-owned Channel 5/WTTG. We're told that a group of freelance photogs will be laid off due to the "centralization of master control." And that "master control personnel are going to be trained to edit and shoot," with the later-hired personnel getting pink-slipped. There may be some freelance reporters cut soon, too, at WTTG. More as we hear it..... Ad Slump For CBS - 2/16 - CBS Radio reports a 5% ad revenue slump for the fourth quarter of 2011. But CBS CEO Les Moonves claims he's seen "remarkable growth (at) the sports-format stations," like DC's 106.7 The Fan, WJFK. And, according to Thursday's TRI radio biz newsletter, he even mentioned his new DC all-newser, WNEW, along with CBS's other all-newsers as having "performed very well for us" in the quarter, even though WNEW didn't launch until January 22. Locally, CBS Radio owns six stations in DC and five in Baltimore..... Turnaround At Sinclair - 2/16 - TVNewsCheck looks at Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcasting. A mere two-and-a-half years after facing the possibility of massive loan defaults, the firm that owns 68 TV stations including Charm City's WBFF and WNUV, "has whittled down debt and corresponding leverage ratios significantly, all while steadily upgrading station technology and striking deals that expand its scope and scale. It's bought 15 stations since last September and is ready to buy more if the deals are right"..... Comcast Cuts TV Service Churn - 2/16 - Area media giant Comcast reports that it's slowed its rate of TV service subscriber losses. And it sees a hike in the number of internet service subscribers. More at philly.com..... News Media Circus In Charlottesville - 2/16 - Paul Farhi looks at the news media circus in Charlottesville for the trial of University Of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely, who is accused or murdering Yeardley Love, his ex-girlfriend and a player on UVA's women's lacrosse team. At washingtonpost.com..... New Gigs & Site For Baker - 2/16 - Baltimore and DC area voice man Matt K. Baker tells us that he's been busy doing training videos for the USPS, in addition to his work for the Smithsonian. Plus, promos for the new 3DTV network. Don't forget to check out Baker's new website, adverturevo.com..... Jeannie Jones Leaves KYS - 2/15 - DCRTV hears that Jeannie Jones has posted on Twitter that she has exited her longtime midday slot at Radio One's urban contemporary WKYS, 93.9 FM. Also, she's gone missing from the WKYS DJs page at kysdc.com. More soon..... DirecTV Adds CSN Plus HD - 2/15 - DirecTV is now carrying Comcast SportsNet Plus in high-def. The overflow game channel for Comcast SportsNet HD is already carried by Comcast, Cox, Dish Network, MetroCast, and Verizon in the DC-Baltimore area. There are 10 remaining Capitals and Wizards games scheduled to be on CSN Plus this season. CSN Plus is also home to many other live sporting events, including DC United soccer as well as college basketball and football..... Burdett To Be 9's New GM - 2/15 - DCRTV hears that Mark Burdett is the new general manager at Gannett's Channel 9/WUSA. He comes from the management team at the Baltimore Ravens, where he's been vice president for corporate sales. Prior to joining the Ravens in 2000, Burdett served as senior vice president for the Washington Redskins. From 1996 to 1999, he was vice president/station manager and director of sales and marketing for Allbritton's Channel 7/WJLA. He's also worked at Channel 20/WDCA and the old WXTR radio. At WUSA, Burdett succeeds Allan Horlick, who announced his retirement in November. More at wusa9.com..... Will Allbritton Be Developing "Politico TV"? - 2/15 - TVNewser reports that Allbritton's Politico has recently renewed the trademark protection for "Politico TV" using a "1B" filing, which means that it intends to use the warehoused name in some active form. TVNewser wonders if Allbritton might be planning to launch a "Politico TV" program or maybe a new cable news channel with that name? DCRTV had reported in 2009 that Allbritton was toying with the idea of relaunching its low-rated NewsChannel 8 local news channel as politics-oriented "Politico TV." More as we hear it..... Balto College Student Takes 2nd On "Jeopardy" - 2/15 - Sarah Bart of Baltimore's Goucher College nearly won the college championship on "Jeopardy." But she had to settle for second place and a prize of $50,000. More at wbal.com..... Dave TV: Slow WaPo, MAL's Wilson, CBS's Sigs, More - 2/15 - Why does the Washington Post run an obit today for a Jamaican radio host who died on February 10th when it hasn't yet run an obit for WPFW jazz legend Jamal Muhammad who died on February 4th? Plus, more on the decline of DC TV news great Brian Wilson via crappy little WMAL. Also, I dig into "Dave's Magazine Collection" for a cool cult cinema pub. And, more on CBS-DC's signal problems, regarding 99.1, 106.7, and 107.9. Plus, Mike O'Meara goes live at the State Theatre in March. All in today's "Dave TV" at DCRTV's Dave TV page..... NPR Unveils Music App - 2/15 - DC-based NPR unveils its free NPR Music iPad App, which provides access to an exclusive and extensive library of public radio live performances, interviews, signature programs, original reporting and commentary, advance album listens, and live station streams. More at npr.org..... 9 Pulls McCarren Off Story After Kids Harassed - 2/15 - Channel 9/WUSA has pulled reporter Andrea McCarren (left) off stories about underage drinking after her teenage kids were harassed on Facebook and at school by young people apparently angered that she had exposed an easy supply of illicit alcohol. WUSA News Director Fred D'Ambrosi agreed that she would stay off the air for a week while anchor Derek McGinty will "put his face and voice" on her work, according to the Washington Post. As a result of the bullying, one of McCarren's children stayed home from school last week. Both kids are back in class and "only minor name-calling continues," she tells the Post..... Robert Striar Dies - 2/15 - Robert Striar, 88, a Washington photojournalist who chronicled the city's political, cultural and social history for decades, died January 28 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He had complications from a broken hip. Striar's work appeared in the Washington Post and the old Washington Star. More at washingtonpost.com..... Paul Page To Roll Call - 2/15 - Associated Press veteran Paul Page leaves his latest gig as editorial director for the Journal Of Commerce to head to Roll Call to be economics editor..... Leftwich To CC Roanoke - 2/15 - Nearby news. Sarah Leftwich is the new Roanoke/ Lynchburg radio market manager for Clear Channel. She replaces Dave Carwile, who now heads Clear Channel's Richmond radio cluster. Leftwich had managed Cumulus stations in Arkansas..... Engineering Change At CBS-DC - 2/14 - DCRTV hears of an engineering staff shake-up at CBS-DC's radio cluster. We're hearing rumblings that Jeff Loughridge has been removed from his chief engineer position, although he's still be employed by CBS. Based in Lanham, CBS-DC runs WPGC, WJFK, WIAD, WLZL, and WNEW-FM/AM. More soon..... Dave TV: Male Radio Ratings For DC, More - 2/14 - I take a look at the latest male demo radio ratings for the DC market, age 25-54. And sports talker WJFK ain't doing so good. Is there a "Lanham Curse" on the station? Plus, some of the first ratings for new all-newser WNEW. Also, some jingle memories of Power 105, WAVA, which got its plug pulled 20 years ago this week. In today's "Dave TV" at DCRTV's Dave TV page..... WAMU & WTOP Tie For 1st, Newser WNEW Debuts At 31st - 2/14 - American University public radio news talker WAMU ties with Hubbard all-newser WTOP for 1st place for the "third week" of January in the DC area radio ratings. New CBS all-newser WNEW-FM debuts in 31st place. That station launched on January 22nd, and these ratings cover January 19th to 25th. Full-day, age 6+: 1) WAMU [ME 2nd, ATC 3rd] and WTOP [1st in both drivetimes], 3) WIHT [Kane 3rd], 4) WASH [L&L 8th], 5) WHUR [Harvey 6th, Baisden 5th], 6) WMMJ [Joyner 4th], 7) WRQX [Diamond 7th, Carson 6th] and WBIG [Griffiths 14th], 9) WPRS [Yolanda 13th, Jackson 8th], 10) WKYS [Parr 10th], 11) WWDC [Elliot 5th] and WIAD [McFly 9th], 13) WMAL [MM 12th], 14) WPGC [Free 16th], 15) WMZQ [Boxer 11th], 16) WGTS and WETA-FM, 18) WTEM [M&M 19th, Korny 13th, Czaban 13th], 19) WLZL [Biagi 22nd], 20) WJFK [Junks 17th, Wise 20th, Arrington 20th], 21) WAVA-FM, 22) WBQB and WFRE, 24) WFLS, 25) WAFY and WINC-FM, 27) WBQH and WPFW and WIYY and WDCN, 31) WERQ and WNEW-FM. Arbitron ranked duplicative WMAL-FM 18th and WMAL-AM 21st. We have combined the shares in the above listing..... Magic 95.9 Tops Balto Radio Heap - 2/14 - Baltimore radio ratings for the "third week" of Janaury. Full-day, age 12+: 1) WWIN-FM [Joyner 1st], 2) WERQ [Smiley 6th], 3) WLIF [G&D 7th], 4) WIYY [M&A 2nd], 5) WPOC, 6) WJZ-FM [N&D 2nd], 7) WBAL-AM [Durian 4th], 8) WCBM [S&F 8th] and WWMX, 10) WZFT, 11) WZBA [Klug 9th], 12) WYPR [ME 10th], 13) WCAO and WQSR and WRBS-FM, 16) WBJC..... Quarterly Slump For Arbitron - 2/14 - Columbia MD-based radio ratings firm Arbitron's fourth-quarter 2011 net income slid to $14.1 million or $0.51 per share from $15.6 million or $0.57 per share a year earlier. More at nasdaq.com..... WNEW Joins Area FM News Talkers In Mono Mode - 2/14 - CBS's new all-newser, WNEW, has switched its 99.1 signal from stereo to mono mode. A mono FM signal has a greater coverage area and will improve reception of WNEW's Anne Arundel County-based signal in Northern Virginia, along with central and western Montgomery County. Longtime top-rated DC all-newser, Hubbard's WTOP, has long run its 103.5, 103.9 and 107.7 signals in mono. Citadel news talker WMAL also runs its 105.9 signal in mono, along with CBS sports talker WJFK at 106.7. American University public radio news talker WAMU still runs its 88.5 signal in stereo, though..... More Cuts At VOA - 2/14 - The DC-based Broadcasting Board Of Governors, parent of the Voice Of America, is planning more cuts, including 30 positions in the English language service and perhaps more than 40 from the newsroom. According to the TRI radio biz newsletter, the White House is proposing a 4.2% smaller budget than last year, but it aims to expand TV and new media efforts directed at Egypt, to add satellite broadcasts to Central Asia. The fiscal year 2013 budget contains cuts at the VOA, plus Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the International Broadcasting Bureau, and the Office Of Cuba Broadcasting. More at bbg.gov..... Live Show For Mike O'Meara - 2/14 - DC radio legend Mike O'Meara is planning a live "Mike O'Meara Show" on Saturday, March 31, at the State Theatre in Falls Church. More, including ticket info, is at mikeomearashow.com. Featuring Buzz Burbank, Robb Spewak, and Oscar Santana, plus recording artist Black Gold and Elvis impersonator Michael Hoover..... Former WaPostie Stephen Barr Joins Labor Dept - 2/13 - Stephen Barr, who authored the Washington Post's Federal Diary column from 2000 to 2008, joins the Labor Department as managing director of its Office Of Public Affairs, according to Ed O'Keefe at washingtonpost.com. Barr retired from the Post in 2008 and joined the Legal Services Corporation as its communications director. He joined the Post in 1979 and served as a reporter, Federal Page editor, congressional editor, and a writer covering federal issues..... BBJ's Dance To Sun - 2/13 - DCRTV hears that after five years covering business news at the Baltimore Business Journal, Scott Dance is headed to the Baltimore Sun to cover breaking local news and weather stories..... More Rumblings: CBS To Launch Fed Talker On 1580 - 2/13 - DCRTV has been reporting rumors since mid-December that CBS Radio, which just launched all-news WNEW on 99.1 FM, is also planning to launch a federal government and Capitol Hill-oriented news and talk format on low-rated talker 1580 AM, which also sports the WNEW call. Now, radioinsight.com is reporting that CBS has reserved several web addresses, including 1580gov.com, which suggests that a fed-targeted outlet will be launched on 1580 to compete with Hubbard's Federal News Radio, WFED, on 1500/820 AM. Hubbard also owns WNEW's top-rated all-news target, WTOP. More as we hear it..... Woody Robertson Dies - 2/13 - DCRTV hears that three-time Emmy winner TV/film director and producer Woody Robertson, 78, died of a heart attack Saturday. We're told that Robertson got his start at DC's old WTOP-TV in the 1960s, where he directed the "Ranger Hal" kiddie show. He went on to produce and direct news and sports programming, including the Olympics, for ABC, CBS, NBC, and ESPN..... Carl Hartman Dies - 2/13 - Carl Hartman, 95, a longtime Associated Press foreign correspondent, died February 5 at his home in Washington. More from AP..... ABC's Wheelock To AlJaz - 2/13 - Bob Wheelock leaves ABC News, where he lead the special events unit, to join Al Jazeera English in Washington. He'll be a senior executive producer overseeing news gathering in the Americas, including election coverage and a new news program, "Inside Story Americas." So reports mediabistro.com..... Thieves Steal Van Full Of Examiners - 2/12 - Thieves have made off with two newspaper trucks in the DC area recently, including a van containing more than 20,000 copies of the freebie Washington Examiner. That incident took place Thursday near the Shady Grove Metro station. More at washingtonexaminer.com..... Ombud: WaPo Less Local - 2/12 - Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton worries that the latest round of cost-cutting employee buyouts at his paper is a trend to "moving away from local news and toward a publication that covers only national politics and government and the Redskins, one that relies too much on columnists." At washingtonpost.com. Coincidently, Saturday's New York Times looks at the future of the Washington Post, which, it claims, is transforming itself from a local print newspaper to more of a nationally-focused website..... Dave TV: WaPo, WTOP, WNEW, WDCW, More - 2/12 - The Washington Post does a write-up on the WTOP/WNEW all-news radio battle in DC. Plus, I get a hammer in the mail from Channel 50/WDCW. I buy some copies of nerd radio magazines. Also, more on the sad and lonely FishbowlDC and how Betsy Rothstein should be pink-slipped. And much more in this weekend's "Dave TV" at DCRTV's Dave TV page..... TV One Doesn't Suspend Roland Martin - 2/11 - Roland Martin's "Washington Watch" Sunday political talk show will air as planned this weekend. DC-based and African American-oriented TV One, which is co-owned by Radio One and Comcast, will not suspend Martin for posting anti-gay remarks on Twitter during last Sunday's Super Bowl. Political commentator Martin was suspended by CNN several days after the heavily criticized posts were publicized. More at broadcastingcable.com..... Ptacek Joins 9's Investigative Unit - 2/11 - Russ Ptacek, an investigative reporter at Kansas City's KSHB-TV, heads to Channel 9/WUSA. "I'll be helping WUSA build a new investigative unit. They already have great people in place and we're in the middle of hiring other key players," he tells bottomline.com..... Satterfield To 16 & 21 - 2/11 - Dan Satterfield joins Salisbury's Channel 16/WBOC and sister Fox 21 as chief meteorologist. He's had 32 years of "television forecasting experience" at TV stations in Birmingham, Huntsville, Orlando, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City. Satterfield will work with WBOC meteorologists Brian Keane and John Trout to create a "Storm Tracker Weather Dream Team," according to the station..... Fisher On DC All-Newser Battle: More, Not Better - 2/10 - Longtime local radio critic Marc Fisher pens a column for this weekend's Washington Post about the battle of the DC radio all-newsers - veteran WTOP and newcomer WNEW. And he comes to the conclusion that the "sad truth about the news business" locally is that CBS's WNEW is merely out to take away a chunk of the audience and ad revenue from Hubbard's WTOP and not deliver any significant improvements to the overall radio news product available to DC area radio listeners..... Dave TV: WaPo & Bag Tax, WNEW To 99.9?, TOP Traffic Blooper, More - 2/10 - Why does the Washington Post keep editorializing in favor of environmental taxes for grocery bags but never mentions all those plastic bags the newspaper comes in for its home delivery subscribers? And, more about the nutty FishbowlDC. Plus, should CBS buy Frederick's 99.9 for a western DC suburb relay for WNEW? Also, WPFW jazz great Jamal Muhammad dies. And, a classic WTOP "ejaculated" traffic blooper. All this and more in today's "Dave TV" at DCRTV's Dave TV page..... Smith Cancer Charity Raises $38K - 2/10 - Team Reason, the charity that was set up shortly after WBAL radio's Ron Smith announced his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in October, has raised $38,000 for pancreatic cancer research at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. So reports wbal.com. Smith died December 19th..... Buyouts At Gannett - 2/10 - Earlier this week, the Washington Post offered its latest round of budget cutting employee buyouts. Now, McLean-based media giant Gannett is dangling a buyout to employees of its nationwide chain of newspapers who are 56 years old with at least 20 years of service. It's looking to cut upwards of 665, so reports the Gannett Blog. Locally, Gannett owns USA Today and Channel 9/WUSA..... WPFW's Jamal Muhammad Remembered - 2/10 - Luke Stewart at capitalbop.com pays tribute to Jamal Muhammad (left), who hosted evening jazz shows on Pacifica's WPFW, 89.3 FM. Muhammad, who died Saturday, was "an elder statesman in the community (and) a powerful mentor to many and an inspirational presenter of jazz on WPFW... Jamal was commonly known as someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz history. He came of age during the 'golden era' of bebop in his hometown of Washington." He moved to New York City in the late 1950s and came back to DC in the 1980s, joining WPFW to work with "the station's most beloved personalities, such as Nap Turner and Rick Williams. Since then, he forged a reputation as being one of the city's top jazz historians and as a lovable jazz radio personality," adds Stewart..... Dave TV: Jackless 107.3, WNEW & 103.1, Huckabee To MAL, More - 2/9 - Is Mix 107.3 being tweaked to appeal to a younger audience without Jack Diamond? Should CBS pick up bankrupt Nassau's WAFY 103.1 as a Frederick and western DC suburb relay for new all-newser WNEW? Is Mike Huckabee headed to WMAL? Should WMAL's Brian Wilson and former WMALer Ann Wog improve their driving skills? Will Paul Farhi take one of those new buyouts at the Washington Post? What's happening with Warrenton's 1250? I tackle those questions in today's "Dave TV" at DCRTV's Dave TV page..... More On Latest WaPo Buyouts - 2/9 - The Post Guild website has more specifics about yesterday's announcement that the Washington Post is planning another round of voluntary buyouts to cut costs. The offer is open to about 48% of Guild-covered newsroom employees, or 219 individuals. The Post is hoping that at least 33 people and as many as 48 people will voluntarily accept its offer. The buyouts target news operations, Metro, Style, Sports, the Universal Desk, and more..... Sinclair Looks At Expansion - 2/9 - Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group, fresh off its acquisitions of the Four Points Media and Freedom Broadcasting groups, suggested it was not yet done wheeling and dealing. According to broadcastingcable.com, David Smith, president and CEO, says: "If we see opportunities to go after acquisitions, then we'll certainly consider them... We're prepared to get bigger if need be - if we see the benefit of leverage associated with it." Sinclair reported net broadcast revenues of $180.8 million for Q4, a decrease of 4.9% from the previous year's fourth quarter. But core broadcast revenue was up nearly 12% in the quarter. It owns Channel 45/WBFF and operates Channel 54/WNUV..... DCRTV's Classified Ads - 2/9 - WTOP is looking for both a fulltime and parttime overnight digital editor as well as a parttime traffic reporter/producer. Fredericksburg's Star Radio Group is looking for a radio marketing consultant. SFMSports is looking for play-by-play talent and an account manager. And, Strauss Radio Strategies is looking for an account exec and a senior account exec. Those are the latest DCRTV Classified Ads, where you can reach many thousands of media professionals for $35..... WRC's Wayne Fox Dies - 2/8 - NBC-owned Channel 4/WRC studio veteran Wayne Fox died yesterday. He started with WRC in 1973 and handled camera, stage manager, and audio operations. He moved over to NBC News in 1989, where he worked on many Washington productions, including "Meet The Press." We're told: "He had the responsibility of cueing countless Washington insiders and had the ultimate responsibility of cueing the president of the United States for addresses to the nation on many occasions... He was always dependable and at the ready to lend a hand, an ear or a good laugh to colleague in need." More soon..... WPFW's Jamal Muhammad Dies - 2/8 - DCRTV hears that Jamal Muhammad, the "jazz historian" at Pacifica's WPFW, 89.3 FM, died Sunday. Final services are slated for Thursday, according to a notice at wpfwfm.org. More soon..... More Buyouts At WaPo - 2/8 - The Washington Post is kicking off a fifth round of voluntary buyouts to reduce its staff. Cuts that "won't affect the quality, ambition or authority of our journalism," according to a Wednesday morning staff memo from Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli. The buyouts will be targeted to specific departments, he writes. "We do not intend to offer this program to every department or individual in the newsroom. The reality is that we're able to absorb staffing changes better in some areas than in others. In those departments where we do offer the buyout, there will be caps on the number of people who can participate, in order to moderate the impact and preserve our competitiveness in core coverage areas. In addition, we may turn down some volunteers if we feel their departure would impair our journalism." Employees who are approved for the buyouts will leave the paper by the end of May, according to the memo. Two staff meetings to discuss the buyouts are scheduled for today. More from Poynter..... 11 To Launch 10 PM Newscast On BAL Plus - 2/8 - DCRTV hears that Baltimore's Channel 11/WBAL is adding a 10 PM weekday newscast on WBAL Plus starting March 5th. "WBAL News At Ten" will be anchored by Kate Amara. "We want to provide an opportunity for news viewers to get our live, local, latebreaking news an hour earlier," says Dan Joerres, president and general manager of WBAL-TV. Adds WBAL-TV News Director Michelle Butt: "The addition of our 10 PM newscast is evidence of WBAL-TV's commitment to local news coverage. The launch of the 7 AM newscast on WBAL Plus was a success this past fall and we anticipate even greater success with the launch of this newscast." The move puts WBAL-TV directly up against Channel 45/WBFF's long-running 10 PM newscast. WBAL Plus reaches the Baltimore market over the air on channel 11.2, on Comcast channel 208, and on Verizon channel 460..... 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