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Contents - Front Page - Past Mailbags - Rant - Classifieds - BW2008 - Support DCRTV Edited by Dave Hughes. Send posts to dcrtv@dcrtv.com. Put "MAILBAG" on the subject line. DCRTV can't take responsibility for message content, although we attempt to edit for taste and fairness. Each posting is solely the opinion of the person who wrote it. DCRTV cannot verify the factual accuracy or authorship of posts. If you see a message that's in poor taste or unfair to someone, contact us and it will be removed. Messages that don't deal with local media issues may not get posted. We can't forward messages to posters..... Support DCRTV and the world famous Mailbag! Just a few bucks a month is all we ask! Click here. Thanks: Richard, Bill, Sunny, Joe, Pam, Tom, Dave, Mark, Patricia, John..... DCRTV'S RADIO/TV/MEDIA NEWS/GOSSIP IS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NORTHEAST USA /\ \/ Latest messages listed first..... \/ July 2 Messages \/ OK, so I clicked on some of the ads on your page. Who do I have to kill for that LOUD ASS MUSIC when clicking on the Pete and Brenda banner??????? (7/2/09) Disclaimer: I knew Larry Weisman in college. He was my editor on the Dimeastack. Larry is a great guy and I'm glad to see he landed a job where the paychecks are steadier than at Gannett. I hope you succeed, Larry. Greg in the Airless Cubicle. (7/2/09) Mike O'Meara:: Radio Confucius says, "Fat Man who tells his young girlfriend Carla he is going to lose his radio job, loses young girlfriend. Fat Man who then finds out he is keeping his radio job, gets young girlfriend back." Sucky! Sucky! (7//2/09) This link should take you to a mobile upload picture that Chad Dukes posted on Facebook... In case the link doesn't work, or you aren't one of Chad's friends (shame!) its a picture of Mike abusing BDK (Mike just mentioned on his show that Chad had taken it too) Anyway, the important part is the caption under the picture that reads: "Mike Omeara on his last day jerking off Kevin McCarthy. Epic." So there you have it. Goes nicely with some other stuff you've been running today... (7/2/09) I called WJFK and asked if this was the last show. They said no..they will be back on after vacation and after and will stay in syndication as well. (7/2/09) Dave's response: I'm sure the WJFK receptionist is privy to all of CBS Radio's confidential corporate crapola..... This definitely Mike's last show... (7/2/09) Mice @ the Times? XM was infiltrated by RATS - viewmorepics.myspace.com - And this was BEFORE the Sirius acquisition! *cough cough* (7/2/09) They pre-recorded a farewell. BULLS*IT. It may the end of the road..but none of you know a damn thing about it..other than WJFK may go sports. DCRTV better hope that the MOM show continues..a lot of people come here to read and rip on the last real air personality in DC. Your hits could seriously dump. (7/2/09) Dave's response: Damn, I didn't think about that. I guess I could always get back into the porn biz if DCRTV traffic drops off..... Ray Frager at sportsmediajournal.com: After all this time that MASN has simulcast the afternoon chat-fest from 105.7 The Fan, you would think somebody would have figured out a way to stop that annoying reflection we see on TV each time the camera shifts away from the studio with Scott Garceau and Anita Marks. News updater and Third Voice Mark Zinno is kept secluded offstage in a soundproof booth. The problem is, the shots of Zinno also show a glare and reflection of somebody else in the glass Zinno sits behind. This hasn’t changed from the first simulcasts done by MASN. For the moment, I suppose, MASN can say it’s the network’s tribute to Michael Jackson, an homage to the King of Pop’s “Man in the Mirror.” (7/2/09) I heard a news report about 20 years ago that Michael Jackson was seen blowing bubbles with the children at Neverland. Then the thought of that really took a turn in the other direction and I cringed ... and then thought that well ... he really must have dearly loved that chimp. (7/2/09) If this is in fact, the last MOM show CBS should be ashamed of the absolutely unprofessional way in which they close decades of radio. Furthermore, Mike should feel insulted at the way in which this was handled. As for Rob, Buzz and the rest of the gang they should also feel like the “kicked aside puppy.” I personally hope that they land on 94.7. I would bet that music and the cast of characters would breath new life into formatting….WOW (7/2/09) RE: Laughing my ass off at the MEN'S HEALTH sports town statistics......... Why not quote a sports study from GAY.COM next time? I used to know a guy who jacked off to MEN's HEALTH. I wonder if they surveyed him too! HAha! And no, I'm not saying DC & Baltimore are the nation's top sports towns by any stretch, but Phillly at #85 out of 100? What the hell are THEY SMOKING at MEN's HEALTH??? LOL And if I'm not mistaken, all 3 cites' NFL franchises were in the Top 10 in value the last I checked. I realize they looked at other things, but clearly they looked at the WRONG things. This is one of those nonsensical surveys that offers absolutely no value other than for a good laugh at the expense of the stupid idiots who commissioned it. Utterly worthless IMHO. (7/2/09) Their last show is today. There is no goodbye today because they can't talk. They pre-recorded a goodbye that will be aired at a later date. They don't know yet if they are moving to 94.7. This comes from someone in the inside. (7/2/09) Dave's response: If O'Meara moves to 94.7, I want a consultants' fee from CBS. It was MY damn idea, dammit..... www.extremeskins.com... Don't have much more than this post. Any word that 94.7 could host M.O'M show? What about Big'O and Dukes? -Luis (7/2/09) Dave's response: I haven't heard any rumors that CBS might move Mike O'Meara to 94.7. That was just one of my crazy programming suggestions. I jested that Mike could be 94.7's "Jack Diamond" as "Mike Ruby"..... Today is definitely the last day of the M'OM show. CBS -nice way to treat people who have been on the air on your station for almost 20 years. Stay classy CBS! (7/2/09) dave, in respect for o'meara's last day, do you think you could write a blurb about him and his show WITHOUT mentioning Don who has NOTHING to do with ANYTHING these days? (7/2/09) Dave's response: Do you think Mike would be doing the JFK afternoon show solo since April 2008 if it wasn't for his longtime connection to Don? Just askin'..... MIKE O'MEARA:: SALARY CONCESSIONS. As the USS MOM Show takes on water faster than O'Meara's former restaurant racked up fines, there was something he and his agent/lawyer should have done - much like an athlete or state worker unions, present CBS with salary concessions and restructuring that could have saved his job and that of his staff. Considering that O'Meara has the same agent as Don Geronimo [who is living with an outrageous non-compete], [we] don't believe that strategy was ever considered, no less presented. Granted, in most cases, top 5 ratings equal great revenue and as such, talent would be immune from firing. Though the show has enjoyed a slow uptick in weekly PPM's, that was never enough to keep it afloat. Which is why months ago, O'Meara's agent should have, under a tentative agreement with CBS, accepted major upfront wage concessions and/or salary restructuring for job security and an extension to his 09' contract. Implement a revenue-sharing agreement with lots of bonus money for ratings/ad benchmarks and you at least give yourself and your staff, a chance to stay with CBS - maybe not on WJFK. In [our] opinion, Mike O'Meara & Mike Sorce have been hurt more by the inept representation of their long-standing agent as they have by the current economic state of radio. In his exist swan song, if O'Meara blames one without the other, he is doing himself and his loyal staff a disservice. (7/2/09) Oh Dave. "...12+......The additional salaries for Mike and Buzz and Robb and BA and the various production staff for the O'Meara show.." First, 12+ is meaningless. Second, how does anyone measure what shows 12 year olds listen to? Third, there IS no various production staff for the Mike O'Meara show. There are unpaid interns and the lovely Katie (shake yer boobs!) running the dump button; she is a station cost, not a show cost. And if they go to a sports show that takes calls, they'll still have to pay sweet doughy-headed Joe Ardinger, or someone like him. Oh Dave. --- ThePenIsMightier (7/2/09) Dave's response: Granted, the overall full-week age 12+ "beauty contest" ratings are not specifically what advertisers seek, they do provide a general indication of a station's overall success in a market. And having JFK somewhere between 17th and 21st place in the 12+s week after week ain't good. By the way, if you think the 12+ numbers are somewhat nuts, some trade pubs are actually posting the age 6+ PPM numbers..... Hi Dave... In getting together stuff for my 'yard sale' came across the attached I thought you might like ... I wonder if anyone is interested in 2" quad tape from the early '80s? A one hour show weighted about 40 pounds and that stuff had about a ten second 'pre-roll'. Anyway my time hiding our here in the Shenandoah is about to come to end ... Hopefully all for the best. I was the last person in the world to fall into TV ... was happy doing radio and my fill-in newsman, who was the local weekend anchor (now working for KGO) said you should do TV weather ... that was on a Wednesday and Saturday I was a TV weatherman ... and the first couple of years really were fun. I did the weather for the first show Sheppard Smith ever anchored ... did relief at CNN, etc. Now I would LOVE to get back into radio ... I think I could do a MUCH better job than so of the talkers I hear now, but it almost like I am 16 again and don't quite know where to start? It doesn't do my heart good to see someone like Ken Merson with so much experience just come up shooting blanks ... Certainly wouldn't mind working in a secondary station to start ... Frederick, Hagerstown, etc. Any ideas?... (I've been doing) some of Australian work. It is a great fill-in job I have had for 7 and a half years ... I'll be on all next week at about 4:48pm our time Sunday-Thursday (Tuesday thought have to be on a cell) www.3aw.com.au ... the station has about a 25 share in the morning in Melbourne and STILL bills about 20 M a year in AU dollars. I'll also send a second e-mail with my ANCIENT radio demo ... would be great for an 80s station. Keep up the good work and I hope to hear from you ... I'm happy that at least somebody is still able to make a living in this industry! - Kirk (7/2/09) WJFK TO SPORTS:: THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP ON MANY FRONTS.Here's another example. Arlington, TX is America's "Top Sports Town" and Miami, FL is the "Least Sports Obsessed" city in the U.S. according to Men's Heath, which ranks 100 major U.S. cities on their sports-obsessed citizenry in the July/August 2009 issue. DC was ranked 38 with a C-. Baltimore was ranked 61 with a D+. Philly was ranked 85 with a D- and Virginia was ranked 90 with a D-. To pinpoint which cities had the most fan zeal, the magazine tallied how many people attend baseball, basketball, and football games (college and pro), as well as who's showing up at high-school sporting events. Men's Health also factored in Nascar attendance and who's catching their sports on TV and radio from SimplyMap. In addition, Men's Health looked at the number of people vying for tickets to any sport, who's buying the most team apparel, and finally, how many people call themselves foam-finger-waving fanatics from Scarborough Sports Marketing. (7/2/09) Dave's response: Look, DC is the top political market in the whole nation. Then look at WMAL, the market's main political talk station - 16th in the latest PPMs. Why not higher? Because it's a rather sucky little station. If JFK does a compelling sports format, it'll get ratings, regardless of whether DC is a top sports market or not. Entertainment is entertainment..... @ Silvie, re: Bubbles the Chimp as “news.” No worse than WTTG and other Fox affiliates trying to pass off the latest happenings on American Idol as “news.” (BTW, that development was what caused me to stop watching ALL local newscasts.) @ Jim Williams: “I will not miss use presently any longer.” miss use?!?!? Are you effing kidding me? Keep masquerading as a “professional” writer, Jim. God knows you need those editors. Co-signed, The Ghost of Edward R. Murrow & Mr. Grammar. (7/2/09) Dave, it looks like either WJFK shows have agreed to gaslight you about the sports flip, or you are going to be proved right. In addition to Chad's remark yesterday about people who had just turned on to the show having great timing, when they were talking about corn on Mike O'Meara, Robb said something about "the best local corn comes around the middle of July, July 20th." --- ThePenIsMightier (7/2/09) Dave, With all of the conversation regarding the WJFK flip to all-sports, I was wondering how successful the similar flip at 105.7 in Baltimore has been? Do you have any numbers? Bob in B-more (7/2/09) Dave's response: The new WJZ-FM is 8th to 10th in the overall 12+ numbers. Higher in the target demo of young men..... Why would WJFK flip to all sports when The Jim Rome Show was dropped in favor of nightly repeats from 7-10 p.m.? I'm all for having a competing sports talk voice in DC but does anybody really think it's going to work on 106.7? Tom in Wheaton (7/2/09) Dave's response: I'm told the decision is coming from CBS's execs in NYC, who want to have a line-up of FM sports talkers across the country..... If CBS switches WJKF to sports and ditches Big O and Dukes and The Mike O'Meara Show, I'm done with the station and pretty much done with radio altogether. (7/2/09) Dave's response: While I frequently scan the local broadcast bands and listen to a lot of radio (it's my "job,") there are only a handful of stations that I regularly listen to a helluva lot - WTOP, WAMU, DC101, WBIG, 98 Rock, WMAL, and WJFK. If JFK goes sports talk, I'll guess I'll be down to just six, unless JFK puts on some really cool people..... Unless I have missed something, all 3 shows on WJFK are on vacation next week. Nothing like a little contempt for the listeners! Put your entire radio station in best of mode for a week! This makes me wonder ... maybe the flip to sports will start Monday, July 13th? (7/2/09) Dave's response: It'll give CBS techs a couple of weeks to re-do the studios. And maybe work on that private bathroom with a gold-plated urinal for Mr. Tony? Dave: Let's first address the mess regarding WJFK turning all sports. If, and I say this because I'm not convinced the CBS people are smart, WJFK wants to make a huge ratings splash in this market, they will NOT hire any talent from WTEM. I think Czaban's pretty much run the course with area listeners and we know his shtick. By the way, you don't have to be stupid to realize he's taking his vacation days while playing in the AT&T Pro-Am. I don't care what lies are being told, he was on vacation and who cares! Yesterday, I was driving back from Richmond and was forced to listen to Sheehan's show and the guy needs to lose the arrogance along with learning how to talk. Dave, I'd rather listen to Marc Sterne and his old baseball show than listen to Sheehan. Finally, I'm really looking forward to seeing what CBS does and who they hire as talent. If they start fresh and stay away from any of the WTEM people, they've already earned 50% more of the audience than WTEM. How tough has it been to listen to Coach paired with Scott Linn...terrible!!! Scott needs to tone-it down and not try to compete with John but there's no one there to tell him that...it's so obvious. (7/2/09) Dave's response: Marc Sterne is a very funny guy and would be a great addition to sportsy WJFK - as long as he drops that stupid "Nigel" character with that silly British accent..... Tuesday at the end of the Mike O'Mera show, Mike and Rob again thanked the listeners for all of the great ratings they have gotten recently. Anyone know what the ratings are for the show? Are they really that great? (7/2/09) Dave's response: Mike placed 11th in the latest age 12+ overall PPMs, which is not bad. And, I'm sure, might higher in some of his key male demos. But I think what's hurting Mike is the overall cost of his show. It's just very expensive to produce a local "zoo type" show these days. WJFK is already paying four guys do to the morning show and two more to do the midday show. The additional salaries for Mike and Buzz and Robb and BA and the various production staff for the O'Meara show seem to on the prime budget-cutting chopping block at CBS. Remember, CBS launched and is running 94.7 Fresh FM with NO airstaff at all. Now, look at how many are working at JFK - and the station was in 19th place in the latest weekly numbers! Plus, CBS has no local stations in the DC "top 10." It just seems that we'll be seeing big personnel cuts at JFK, and the ditching of Mike's show seems increasing likely. I've always liked Mike (and Don), but it's just a very cruel radio biz environment out there right now..... Prior to the DTV switch-over in June all of the D.C. stations were transmitting their digital signals over-the-air exclusively in the UHF spectrum. Are some of the D.C. stations now transmitting digitally in the VHF spectrum -- thus necessitating both UHF and VHF antennas if we are using converter boxes? (7/2/09) Dave's response: Yes. Channels 7 and 9, plus Baltimore's 11 and 13, have put their digital TV signals back on their old VHF dial positions. That means you'll need a VHF antenna to receive them properly. That's the pole part of your "rabbit ears," with the loop portion being for UHF, where everyone else is. There's more at DCRTV's local DTV Page..... One last thing. I want to thank those who pointed out the proper use of presently. I wrote it that way and my editors did not change it. That said I am always looking to become a better writer some I will not miss use presently any longer. Once again many thanks to those who took the time point these things out to me. I am always glad to learn to be better. Cheers, Jim (7/2/09) "Unbelievable: At about 7:30 pm tonight, CNN broke in with a 'Breaking News' story... it was about Michael Jackson's pet chimp Bubbles and where he was at nowadays... apparently the chimp is still alive and in some sort of pet sanctuary in Florida. Good Grief... this is news?? -Silvie-" - Actually, I have to admit, the subject of whatever happened to Bubbles actually did come up at work a couple of days ago, so I would actually consider that a bit of valuable news. Since I wasn't watching CNN, thank you Silvie for passing it along. - Justin in McLean (7/2/09) Dear Silvie, Would you please find me some of that 'Jesus Juice' and ship me some please? They don't serve it down here. Thanks, "Bubbles" c/o Church of Scientology Animal Lab, St. Petersburg, FL. (7/2/09) For those of you who missed last week's debut of "The Leebo Show", you missed: ----Leebo dropping his material on the floor and allowing 30 seconds of dead air... ----Leebo forgetting a recorded bit... ----Leebo forgetting a caller was online for 5 minutes... ----wacky crazy stuff that will be collected for a Congressional hearing... ----Brett Favre's Clear Thought commercial... ----no Ravens cheerleaders... ----an hour full of really stupid sports stuff, one-liners, crazy music bumpers, and assorted things you will never hear on radio except on "The Leebo Show" It was the first show. These things happen. Rush Limbaugh was a liberal on his first show. Join Leebo and the Bobblehead King, along with other mishaps. Thursdays 6-7 PM www.wcbm.com... Cochise Caplan, the agent to Leebo (7/2/09) /\ July 2 Messages /\ \/ July 1 Messages \/ Mice invade the Washington Times? The agony! The horror! Quick... Somebody call the ASPCA! -Unsigned Corporate Suit (7/1/09) Unbelievable: At about 7:30 pm tonight, CNN broke in with a 'Breaking News' story... it was about Michael Jackson's pet chimp Bubbles and where he was at nowadays... apparently the chimp is still alive and in some sort of pet sanctuary in Florida. Good Grief... this is news?? -Silvie- (7/1/09) Let me get this right: Donnie G is happily married with a steady gig in slower lower Delaware while MOM is about to be flushed like a placenta from the as-yet unborn 106.7 sports station? So then what's Mike's next move? Is he aiming too high if he applies as the PA guy for high school football games in Ffx and Pw Co? (7/1/09) Dave's response: I still think Mike should become the "Jack Diamond" for 94.7 as "Mike Ruby." Since Mike's under contract to CBS through, at least, the end of 2009, it wouldn't cost CBS any extra to see his PPM chick attraction quotent..... So now what happens to Mrs Slocum's pussy? being in ther poor house these days can't afford cable, not even basic. Unable to pick up Maryland Public Tv here in toothless fairfax. I sure miss them BritCom's in the afternoon. Do enjoy the THIS channel , 50.2 over the air, some awful 80's movies but then some really intersting stuff had not seen. "The Whistle Blower" And so the end comes for O'Meara at WJFK after 17 year's. Is Friday the last day ever since they be going on vacation for two weeks which brings it to July 20th, the day of the format flip. Shirley, WJFK won't play best of the next 2 weeks? And does Michael Hughes still keep his job? Please no to Mike Wise and say what happened to John Riggins, returned to satellite radio? Baby Lima beans (7/1/09) There's a bit of reasonable confusion about Dan Patrick's radio show. It's on the FSR network but it is independently produced by "The Content Factory" and syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. The reason FSR repeats Czaban at noon is because a majority of affiliates take Jim Rome, which is also distributed by Premiere. Steve in Lanham (7/1/09) RE: The possiblity of airing Czaben and Dan Patrick on WTEM; consider the possibility that WJFK could tape-delay the show right after the (Sports) Junkies end, from 10a-1p or 10a-12noon. Which would then be followed with Mike Wise's prospective show. Either way, I don't know how that could work without Czabe and Scott Lynn both departing WTEM. (And how would a non-compete work, if that's in their contracts?) Because Patrick would be live for the most part, maybe he ends up in the early midday slot then. In any event, both Czabe and Patrick ALREADY air on WJFK, via the horrible "Fox Sports Soup" (aka "Clear Channel didn't want to pay anyone to host a national show on Fox Sports Radio overnights anymore, so we threw show producer Sam Betesh to host a clip show instead"). Czabe highlights air during the 2am hour; and Patrick's highlights during the 5am hour. So it is already awkward; although since so few people listen to "Fox Sports Soup..." it may not even matter. - Nate from Cleveland (7/1/09) Mollie Sugden R.I.P. - Mrs. Slocombe's Pussy (7/1/09) Dan Mason killed CBS Radio:: Let's get one thing clear kiddies, suits and on-air talent sprinkled in between, radio insiders do appreciate and participate on DCRTV. As the radio industry sinks around [us] the DCRTV life-preserver is cheaper than therapy. As the bell tolls around the MOM Show and others, it's CBS Radio President Dan Mason who failed to live up to his RADIO IS LOCAL" commitment circa 2007. “Every radio station can become a TV station. “Radio is the most powerful local medium there is,” Mason elaborated. “It has the ability to call people to action with a swiftness no other medium can claim. Announcers can reach out and touch people. Too often, the personality aspects of radio get lost. Dan then predicted "that with the ability to do webcasts and webisodes, radio stations can become TV stations—at least on the Web. If terrestrial radio emphasizes local content... it will continue to survive and be profitable. " Dan, when you flip JFK to Sports Talk, you are living down to your reputation of not leading, but following. Too bad for real on-air talent. They are your true local connection. (7/1/09) It may be a new month, but the famous (and nearly famous) are still dropping like flies. www.dailymail.co.uk (7/1/09) Dave's response: On a related note, it seems that MPT has bumped up by half an hour the line-up of its "Afternoon Tea" Britcoms, as of today. "Last Of The Summer Wine" at 1-ish, "Keeping Up Appearances" at 1:30-ish, "As Time Goes By" at 2-ish, and the now-late Mollie Sugden's "Are You Being Served?" at 2:30-ish..... (Also if WIYY can broadcast the Ravens games in real time, that completely puts a hole in the explanation about high definition on FM which causes a delay...) HD stations have the ability to return to analog for, frankly, whatever they want. They turn off their HD carrier, and take the analog delay away. This is why you can hear the games in real time on WIYY. (7/1/09) Hey, Frank, aka, dymilkshake over at twitter. Just happened to be in the car when Big O and Dukes mentioned it...not really a huge fan of theirs, but the podcast is below. Chad didn't say anything groundbreaking although he mentioned "if you are just acquiring the show, he said "good timing" " very sarcastically. Later on in the segment a caller must of dropped the bombshell that they are done and they didn't deny it and made some comments about people being smart and plugged in, although it was dumped with the delay. Then at the very end of the segment he tells listeners to listen to the chorus of "Blaze of Glory" by Bon Jovi, as it is fitting. Like a said, nothing groundbreaking but I figured I would clue ya in with what little info I heard. www.wjfk.com... Chad seems pretty bitter about the whole thing...(bitter enough that I would be surprised if he has a job lined up with Lavar). Just more speculation. -- frank (7/1/09) Mike in Fairfax, I don't know of any problem between Thorne and any Nats broadcasters. He gets quite a few days off for both vacation and for "other assignments" during the year and Hunter's always the fill in. BTW, I was impressed with how long Slowes and Jageler kept their rain delay show going in NY last week. Howie (7/1/09) Question: Has anybody pointed out to GEICO that they might want to consider subduing their recent “googly-eyed” money spots for a while, out of respect for Michael Jackson? Yes, the song “Somebody’s Watching Me” was by the artist “Rockwell” (Barry Gordy’s son-in-law at the time of its release); but Gordy wisely got Jackson to sing the “hook” during the choruses, in an attempt to siphon off some of Michael’s success from Thriller (itself released on Columbia). Well, I guess it’s KIND of a tribute, too. After all, those Robert Urich infomercials run for a year after his demise. (7/1/09) I appreciate the Mailbagger who explained that "presently" has indeed been accepted to mean "currently," and that "currently" was, in fact, the original meaning of the term. I see that 50% of the American Heritage usage panel rejects that usage, but that means 50% accepts it. The key, it seems, is whether or not the Examiner adheres to AP Style. Most newspapers do. And the AP entry for "presently" reads: "Use it to mean 'in a little while' or 'shortly,' but not to mean 'now.' I'd like to read a response from Jim Williams, who visits DCRTV's mailbag regularly. Christian (7/1/09) Re: "Also if WIYY can broadcast the Ravens games in real time, that completely puts a hole in the explanation about high definition on FM which causes a delay." No, it doesn't. The delay required for analog signals to be compatible with the digital version is real. Here's one piece of equipment broadcasters use to do it: www.proaudio.com -- notice it says the delay is "typically about 8 seconds". There is a possible reason why WIYY doesn't have a delay during Ravens games: they could turn off the digital signal, then there'd be no need for an analog delay. Why delay the game audio for 99.9% of their listeners? Who would notice or care if the game wasn't being broadcast digitally? (PS--There is no "high definition" on FM.) ~~CA in BC (7/1/09) If the Fox Stations are laying people off and asking the unions to take pay cuts, why did the managers and vice presidents get nice bonuses on Friday, June 26? (7/1/09) The Don Geronimo Show 6/30 www.megaupload.com... FCBS. (7/1/09) In response to Mr. Helpful and the unsigned who kind of chastised me: I knew why I was listening to the Orioles on WTOP. I did it to listen to the game in real time with the Nationals feed. Also if WIYY can broadcast the Ravens games in real time, that completely puts a hole in the explanation about high definition on FM which causes a delay. I firmly believe, and I don't have prrof, that CBS has become paranoid about its radio broadcasts since the Janet Jackson fiasco at the Superbowl several years ago. I believe that it is a policy of all CBS owned stations to use that delay whether it be on AM or FM. I wonder if anyone can tell if the Yankee games broadcast on WCBS are delayed broadcasts. Has anyone been to Yankee Stadium and listened to the broadcasts? That would be interesting to find out. Marshall (7/1/09) During rain delays why does MASN insist on immediately switching from the ball park to the incredibly stupid ESPN News feed? Nats radio remains on the air for most of the delay and Charley Slowes and Dave Jagler take calls from listeners, shoot the breeze, and generally inform their listeners. Does MASN have a clue that they are just inviting viewers to turn off the television instead of sticking with baseball (delay)? (7/1/09) Dave's response: I remember years ago when TBS would run reruns of "The Jeffersons" during long rain delays during Braves games..... "The Washington area barely supports the sportstalk format as it is, even before Dan Snyder bought Sportstalk 980, it was not much of a station. Aside from the Redskins and Maryland hoops/football, this town does not really fawn over its local sports, aside from occasional bandwagon jumping." On the other hand, the format has never been done particulary well in the DC market and WJFK would be the first 24 hour FM sports talker (not counting Dan Snyder's somewhat marginal 92.7 and 94.3 repeaters for WTEM), so how can you be sure it can't be successful? Regarding JFK possibly airing Steve Czaban's morning show, that would require the Junkies moving to another timeslot and create the awkward situation of Czaban being heard on rival sports talkers (assuming he continued to co-host WTEM's Sports Reporters with Andy Pollin). Interestingly, the fill-in host on that morning show announced that Czaban's spending the week at the beach with his family, but according to Kevin Sheehan he's participating in today's Pro-Am at the Tiger Woods golf tournament in Bethesda (as Ricky Ricardo would say, "someone care to 'splain?"). Over on the TV side, I noticed that Orioles play-by-play man Gary Thorne was away for both Nats-Os series when MASN employed a joint booth including broadcasters from both teams. Was it mere coincidence, or could Thorne have begged off those games due to either not being keen on the mixed booth idea or some problem between him and Nats analyst Rob Dibble? Noted sports author John Feinstein (a frequent guest on local and national radio shows) recently underwent coronary bypass surgery - luckily his condition was detected at the doctor's office so that a potential reprise of last year's Tim Russert scenario was averted. Mike, Fairfax (7/1/09) OK, I'll chime in and correct the rest of the post about HD Radio. Not ALL FM stations broadcast using the HD Radio system, so the ones that don't have no need for the corrective delay on their analog signal. And there is no connection between HD Radio and HD TV. In TV, "HD" means High Definition. The term "HD Radio" has nothing to do with high definition audio. Ibiquity themselves will tell you that "HD Radio" is just a brand name for their digital radio system, and the letters "HD" do not mean High Definition or even Hybrid Digital (see page 29 of tinyurl.com ). But it is true that whatever stations use the HD Radio system have to introduce a delay in the analog portion of their broadcasts to keep the analog and digital signals in sync. I don't have an answer about the Ravens games on WIYY. ~~CA in BC (7/1/09) Dave.. I rest my case..CBS has NO %$#& clue how to program for this market! That whole mess should pack-up and hit the road..bring in some NEW blood and someone who actually KNOWS how to READ the demos of the market they're ATTEMPTING to program for. It might help if the new PD KNOWS something about the MUSIC and/or the MATERIAL they are going air! Have a nice holiday! D (7/1/09) Dave, Thanks for the clarification – Here is exactly what I was told by the people at Fox Sports Radio:”We would love to have WJFK go to the all sports format. We know that DAN PATRICK has been looking for a chance to be back on Washington radio and this might be that opportunity. Also having Steve Czaban’s show on in his hometown would be great as well. We have had no contact with WJFK about a format change however should the make the change we will be there to help in any way we can.” That is what I was told and due to space it did not make the cut… Cheers, Jim (7/1/09) Mr. Helpful2, You beat me to it. Marshall was talking about listening to the Nats broadcast in real time, not the Orioles. I do have a question for Helpful1, or someone not as abrasive. If the delay is simply due to keeping in sync with the HD, how come WIYY isn't seven seconds behind while broadcasting Ravens games? CBS didn't delay the Ravens either, when they had the broadcasts. Howie (7/1/09) Hey Dan (Froomkin) – someone in authority at the Post decided it was time to cut you loose. The reasons really don’t matter. Although, I think even the most ardent Bush hater’s, at least those not suffer an Olbermann type of insanity, could only take so much Dubya bashing. So stop the whining and sniveling and buck-up like a man. If you’re such a hot commodity, then surely other media outlets have or will soon be kicking down your door hoping to get your services. (7/1/09) Dan Patrick's show IS part of Fox Sports Radio's lineup. Show is on 9am to noon. (7/1/09) Dave's response: I think that's what Jim Williams meant - that Patrick's national Fox Sports Radio show could end up on JFK, not that Patrick would do a show specifically for JFK..... I live up here in southern Carroll County and since the DTV conversion I have lost channels, 7, 9, 11, & 13. Channel 5's signal got weaker, but I still get it. I did gain Channel 4. It sure would be nice if 7 & 9 would go back to the transmitters they were using before the conversion. Miss their secondary channels (weather maps). I thought this conversion was suppose to be a good thing. Jeff n E'burg (7/1/09) @Unsigned Mr. Helpful, writing Marshall: This is not Marshall (honest). But, as you were busy condescending in your message to him, you probably didn't have time to reflect that the Sunday game Marshall referred to was O's vs. Nats...meaning, lo and behld the Orioles game WAS on 1500 AM that day. Signed, Mr Helpful 2 (7/1/09) To the guy that demands that others pay attention: TV stations now broadcast digitally (except for a few low power operations). "Digitally" does not mean "in HD". Just thought I'd point that out to you, if you don't mind. Really, I'm not trying to be a dick about it, it's just that there is a difference and you seem to be confused about it. Have a nice day! (7/1/09) Re: I know I'm just an ol' fuddy-duddy, but Jim Williams use of the word "presently" really bugs me..."/// I wouldn't let it bother you.../// From Websters: "The two apparently contradictory meanings of presently, “in a little while, soon” and “at the present time, now,” are both old in the language. In the latter meaning presently dates back to the 15th century. It is currently in standard use in all varieties of speech and writing in both Great Britain and the United States. The sense “soon” arose gradually during the 16th century. Strangely, it is the older sense “now” that is sometimes objected to by usage guides. The two senses are rarely if ever confused in actual practice. Presently meaning “now” is most often used with the present tense (The professor is presently on sabbatical leave) and presently meaning “soon” often with the future tense (The supervisor will be back presently). The semantic development of presently parallels that of anon, which first had the meaning, now archaic, of “at once, immediately,” but later came to mean “soon.” (7/1/09) Correct me if I'm wrong, but since when is Dan Patrick part of Fox Sports Radio? Patrick syndicates his own show, he has nothing to do with Fox. But as usual why would Jim Williams let something like facts get in the way of his columns. Count me among those who are underwhelmed by a potential WJFK flip. The Junkies don't really know sports, its embarrasing to hear them discuss hockey or baseball. Czaban is Czaban and that's not a good thing. LaVar Arrington, why would I care what he has to say about anything? This has failure written all over it. (7/1/09) CBS Radio may be making a mistake in flipping WJFK to sportstalk. The Washington area barely supports the sportstalk format as it is, even before Dan Snyder bought Sportstalk 980, it was not much of a station. Aside from the Redskins and Maryland hoops/football, this town does not really fawn over its local sports, aside from occassional bandwagon jumping. The local talent pool for sports broadcasting seems pretty thin already, and the town won't suddenly start listening to another station with more national sports programming on it. WJFK as it stands now is a one of a kind station, with a loyal core of listerners for its three major shows. The better long-term solution may be for CBS Radio to invest in GROWING what WJFK does well already, and groom more local talent to round-out its evening and weekend programming. The Junkies are a local institution now, and do more things well than just sports. Big O and Dukes are rising stars in the talk/entertainment format and frankly deserve more time to grow and even to become a syndicated show, they could appeal well beyond the DC market. The Mike O'Meara show, aside from representing for many a legacy of decades of OUTSTANDING radio, are coming into their own as a show distinct from the Don and Mike days. They are a much better show than they were just a year ago, and have really found a good groove over the past several months. The ratings from the last several weeks show some solid growth. In addition they are a syndicated show with a national fanbase. The Mike O'Meara Show deserves to continue on due to its syndication, but really OUGHT to remain in the DC area, where Mike and all the crew have lived and prospered for years. The ratings show they have a base of fans in the DC area, who will follow them (online if necessary) where ever they go. These shows are a foundation for CBS radio to build WJFK around, and build it back to where the station was years back. It would take CBS to invest in it (in hiring more talent and doing some advertising), but it may well be a better long-term investment to build on WJFK's historic strengths than to go sportstalk in a marketplace that has not shown great interest in more sportstalk. (7/1/09) Gota love the Tiffany -snicker- network. They have followed the Evil Empire in becoming another lemming led company. (OK, that can apply to ALL the major groups). So, JFK is going all sports. And, they are bringing in a bunch of hosts who have either never done radio before or have done it with limited ratings success. Oh, and they are going to blow up shows that are currently scoring very strong male PPM numbers. (Anyone checked out the much maligned MOM men rankings lately?) That twisted logic confirms that they must be doing this move. Oh, wait - I know - they have successful sports stations in other markets and they are smarter than anyone in this market so it should be a no brainer for them to put on a big winner. You can be sure they have all sat in a conference room re-assuring each other that this is the case. Flip the switch in July and ride the Redskins wave to credibility in the fall. This stuff writes itself and is so effing predictable. I guaran-damn-tee you they have convinced themselves that just because they are on FM they will easily dominate WTEM. And, given their track record in the market - who's to doubt them -insert Fresh joke here-. (7/1/09) I know I'm just an ol' fuddy-duddy, but Jim Williams use of the word "presently" really bugs me: "Presently, the station airs both University Of Maryland and University Of Virginia sports." The meaning of presently has evolved to mean "currently," but I'm not sure how widely accepted that is among newspaper editors. "Presently" used to mean "soon," not "currently." Christian (7/1/09) scathing......(and true) - Clear Channel Localism Gets Stuck in the Mud insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com (7/1/09) Party excuse - on this date in history (July 1, 1939), the FCC allowed NBC and CBS to begin airing commercials on their New York City stations. NBC was first, with a nine dollar 30-second ad for Bulova watches. Al McGilvray (7/1/09) And then we got this..... Delete the Bulova watch reference. It was 1941, not 1939. Al McGilvray (7/1/09) Dear Marshall - Let me explain this for the 100th time on DCRTV. FM Stations now broadcast in HD. Just like all TV Stations are now HD, except the FM stations don't have to turn off their analog (main signal). The delay you hear (THE SAME ON ALL FM STATIONS) is 7 seconds. The delay is generated so that when you lose the FM HD signal, your HD radio will switch to the main signal without any time loss. Pay attention. FM Stations now broadcast in HD. Just like HDTV, they have a broadcast delay generated by the HD broadcast system. NOT by a foul language delay. By the way, pay attention here... The Orioles are NOT on WTOP 1500. The Orioles are on ESPN 980 "The Team" in DC. You may also have been confused because they're also broadcast on WNAV Annapolis at 1430 (close but no 1500). Why not pay attention to the game while sitting in the stands too. That might help. (7/1/09) As of 6/30 I still do not even get snow or a weak signal for your channel. I previously got the uhf digital great and analog came in so so. Help. I have a combined uhf/vhs antenna and have triple/double scanned daily to no avail. Help! Marvin, Stafford, VA (7/1/09) Dave's response: DCRTV does not use a digital TV signal to reach you. We transmit directly to your brain using cosmic waves. Just close your eyes and concentrate..... OK it's been about 3 weeks since HFS2 made it's irregularly scheduled relaunch on a secondary channel of a possibly ill-fated medium now the question is: Will there be hints and whispers of a Fall HFStival? Would it be called HFSToostival? Fresh'tival? TGBstival? Would CBS dare to expect us to pay money and remain loyal to a concept they destroyed? In this economy? I wouldn't be shocked if they did. AWforCHRISSAKES just PUT it BACK on 99.1 and make THAT secondary channel either vintage free form radio or modern rock and give BOTH whfs crowds what they want. (7/1/09) Dave's response: A-fuckin-men! /\ July 1 Messages /\ \/ June 30 Messages \/ Will WJFK be consolidating with the other CBS stations in D.C. area with the format change? Guess Ms. McBride was thinking ahead by going with Extended Stay Living. Is that a tax deduction, business expense and all? Buzzito can do voiceover work can't he. Move back to Chicago. And o'meara could do same type of work or head to Cincinnati and work for Herb Tarlick, now in charge of CC stations in that area. congrats on the new baby that's 4 counting lil' miguelito hemphill, ain't it? And as for Robbay does Mr. Geronimo have a producer for his new show? Don't worry baby, everything will work out...... come on have a popsicle!Nice to see Cinema Arts in Fairfax City has gotten a new lease but it sure seems like they show less of the independent films they use too and more mainstream. Frankly, if I go see a Star Trek I'd much rather see it on a big screen versus those at Cinema Arts. And why wasn't the recent Count Gore documentary at Cinema Arts instead of over at AFI? Classier venue? Well I saw the moving van outside the toothless studios in fairfax and it's happy trails I guess to the memories of Don y Mike. Beyond the blue horizon, miss you Major Bill Smith. German Potatoe Salad. Click,click,click (6/30/09) FCC info about WBAL AM, not TV fjallfoss.fcc.gov (6/30/09) Sorry Dave, I don't think that WBAL TV newsblurb is true. There's nothing filed in the FCC database as of today. However, WBAL AM 1090 filed an STA to test new equipment and to run at 12.5kw non-directional at nights, which technically would be a power increase were it WBAL TV, hehe, but not so for WBAL AM! So, it looks like somebody made a mistake at B & C to me, hehe. :-) I guess the good news though is that WBAL 1090 might be easier to listen to towards DC and places west of Baltimore at night for the time being. Btw, it is true that WPVI 6 Philly filed for a significant power increase, but that does not seem to be the case with WBAL TV, at least not yet. Although WBAL is probably the least powerful DTV station in the DC/Baltimore area, which is kind of sad. (6/30/09) RE:[O'Reilly top-rated cable news show reaches only about 1 percent of the population] BINGO! and as impressive as that number sounds, the sad truth is that his audience is mostly drawn from the Depends and Metameucil crowd. Fact of the matter is, the only reason O'Liely's 11PM repeat numbers seem so high is that a significant portion of his audience can no longer retain short-term memories, and even though they just finished watching the 8PM airing two hours before, they sit through the whole friggin; program again believing it is a new episode. Unfortunately for Bill and Rupert, that demographic appears to be dropping dead faster than Billy Mays can wolf down a stick of butter. Truth be told, Olbermann is pretty close to blowing Bill-O clean out of the water on the all important advertising money demo across the board, and Glenn Beck is little more than one more full blown Betty Davis crying hissy-fit on-air away from overtaking the Giant Head. I give it less than two years before it flips. (6/30/09) Dave, As a loyal DCRTV reader, I have come to expect the items on your front page to be factual, and "news" items. For you to link a Paul Farhi "internet chat" as news, is ridiculous. The guy is more often wrong than he is right. For you to pretend that he's some sort of newsman who makes news is ridiculous. His journalistic integrity could fit in a thimble. Please STOP using his info as news. (6/30/09) Dave, no need to stamp your feet at Paul Farhi. He apparently (thinks he) has a source to confirm what he reports, you don't even report the sources of the rumor (JFK flip to sports) you report. And the idea that he steals column ideas from you is, in the words of Bill O'Reilly, Luuuuuuudicrous. --- ThePenIsMightier (6/30/09) Dave, what was the first specific evidence that you had that WJFK was flipping to sports talk? I know there have been rumors forever. Did someone say to you "We're/They're flipping?" (6/30/09) Dave's response: The first rumor I reported that JFK might be flipping to sports talk was on 12/9/08. Read the Rant..... I'm not sure if you have access to Chad Duke's facebook, but this is his status message: "Chad Dukes wonders who wants to talk about the REDSKINS????" (6/30/09) Hahaha! These CBS guys crack me up! "Go ahead big swingin' dick, tattle." "My bar number, jackass?" "You are the first...diagnosed with IED." "Imitation CBS Suit Douchebag." Hey you two, Google the following phrase -- "Arguing on the Internet is like..." -- and wait for the suggested answers. (6/30/09) Re: "What’s with the “[we]” and “[our]” stuff? Is Dave editing that out, or has someone taken to inventing a form of grammatical person, “first person plural removed..." /// It is a great comedic thread. Two fake lawyers making idle threats about a has-been DJ. Then toss in the deplorable grammar and unprofessional language and you have a yet another example why the Internet is so often the land of anonymous fantasies. (6/30/09) I hate to get in between two wannabe internet lawyers, but did anyone actually listen to the Don G downloads? They are HORRID. ZZZZZZZZZ (6/30/09) [Hey] [bracket] [moron], Josh isn't the one putting the shows up on Megaupload -- *I* am (although not the one taping them). And here's my "calm, cool, articulate" response: Fuck CBS. And fuck YOU. You're just some wanker radiophile ranting on the internet, like we all are. Go ahead big swingin' dick, tattle. "Track me down," ooh! We'll see if CBS Radio honestly gives a fuck if a few groupies of some old DJ are passing around some tapes of his small-market retirement noodlings during a nine-month contractual loophole. [And] [seriously] [what] [is] [with] [this] [shit]? (6/30/09) Congratulations to former Air America Radio host, Al Franken, on finally becoming Minnesota's new U.S. Senator-elect! www.nytimes.com (6/30/09) “Congratulations Joshua, your are the first of many angry Geronimo supporters diagnosed with IED on DCRTV.” Again, please find a grammar check in your legal department. It would be “you’re” not “your”. Sure sign of a mouthbreather. Bet you don’t even have your bar license. Bet you didn’t even go to law school. I will end this ridiculous waste of time by simply stating: the CBS non-compete IS UNREASONABLE AND UNCONSCIONABLE, regardless of whether Michael Sorce signed on it or not. It would NOT be enforced by an equitable court—however, Mike seems to not want to push the issue. Meanwhile, his thousands of fans will…. Oh, and my bar number, jackass? #OU812. (6/30/09) I guess the rumors are true. Lots of Freudian (or maybe not) references to “brutal layoffs” and “numb” and “not buying a car anytime soon” on today’s Mike O’Meara Show. It’s too bad, though—especially in light of their best ratings. I have not posted or even kept up with the mailbag so much the last year or so, so if I am covering old ground I apologize. I desperately miss the Don & Mike chemistry, and am an admitted recovering addict. They were my smack. Mike is great; don’t get me wrong. In particular, he is so flexible in letting an interview go where it will. (Don was too AD/HD to do that.) And it’s almost like the old show with Buzz and Robbay, and I’m a regular listener. I’m sorry if I offend, but it’s like what I imagine the difference between methadone and the real deal is. I’m sorry about Mike and the crew, but they are heritage professionals and will all land on their feet. Still, it makes me sad. I don’t read ‘em; they’re all junk. (6/30/09) Marshall, what's really funny about 105.7's 7 second delay during Oriole games is that they still feed the game to the network in real time. For example, if I'm driving in Carroll County and 105.7 fades out and I have to switch to 1470AM to continue to hear the game, I'm going to miss a pitch because 1470 is in real time, unlike 105.7. Howie (6/30/09) Don Geronimo:: Hell, after seeing Miss Howard TV July 2009, fuck you Joshua! Dave, time to lauch the Summer 09' Miss DCRTV Bikini Contest? (6/30/09) Donna Lalino has been selected as Miss Howard TV July 2009 for Howard Stern’s Howard TV On Demand subscription Video On Demand channel. Hailing from the Harrisburg, PA area, the gorgeous 5’3” hard-bodied 34D charmer entered the Howard Stern Show quite nervous, but she was quickly relaxed by the enthusiastic reaction she received from the on-air cast of the show. Donna’s claim that she was actually an ugly duckling in high school was met with disbelief by all, since she was stunning in her skimpy, shiny purple bikini. Her photos posted on HowardStern.com immediately crashed the site, according to an announcement made by Stern during her appearance. Despite her reticence to reveal too much about her sexuality, Stern was able to charm her into talking about her exploits, including a threesome with a former co-worker and his wife and her experience at a swinger’s club. She tried to downplay it. “It was very casual,” said Donna. “You wouldn’t know it was a swinger’s club, except that everyone was naked, having sex!” She also admitted to Howard TV that she has had sex on the roof of a mall and on a conference room table. Donna works out about five times a week, which accounts for her perfectly toned physique. Besides a traditional job, she is a spokes-model for a custom bike shop in Harrisburg, and travels with them to model at bike shows. She grew up listening to the Howard Stern Show because her father is a big fan. Donna Lalino’s studio interview can be seen exclusively on Howard TV On Demand. She will also host the monthly preview show during July. Donna is also profiled with photos, blogs and a webcast on www.howard.tv/MissHowardTV. (6/30/09) Don Geronimo:: "Joshua" the attorney. [We] are who we are along with our insightful, albeit at times, stinging industry comments - no more or no less. We appreciate the DCRTV forum. You on the other-hand would be hard pressed to recite your BAR number as you would be dictating in a calm, cool and articulate matter, the merits of your Geronimo/streaming views. Based upon your rants here, trial attorney you're not. Joshua, [or is this Mike Sorce?] why so angry? According to a 2006 Harvard study, 10 million adult men in the United States are so angry, they're sick. In fact, their disease has a name: intermittent explosive disorder, or IED. Congratulations Joshua, your are the first of many angry Geronimo supporters diagnosed with IED on DCRTV. (6/30/09) Doreen has the summer of read it on dcrtv.com... Jim had surgery and is recuperating, read it on dcrtv.com... WHERE IS WENDY RIEGER. Found her still buried on their website, but on the air at the start of the 5pm show, there is no mention of her....And she does not seem to be there anywhere... (6/30/09) This may be old news, but I hear that Casey Kasem’s “American Top 20” ends its long run this weekend. The “Top 40” show ended a few years ago. Meanwhile, for WABC fans, Cousin Brucie continues Saturday night on Sirius XM’s 1960’s channel (866 on DirecTV). His live schtick still sounds good but the engineering is awful when he does live phoners with listeners. Not sure if it’s a bad hybrid patch or his studio’s inability to do mix-minus for phoners. Tom Gauger (6/30/09) Dave; I keep thinking about your remarks two weeks ago, when back on June 16 you wrote "Every morning, when I wake up, my thoughts immediately turn to Owen Wilson and what he's doing today..." I feel the same way. Thanks for keeping us "posted" (no pun intended) on the profound work of "The Reliable Source Girls." Austin Hill, Newstalk 92-3 KTAR, Phoenix, AZ. www.AustinHill.net (6/30/09) Dave: Saw your blurb on WBAL getting permission to test a stronger signal... I live in Shepherdstown, WV, and had never been able to receive WBAL's analog or digital signal, until this Sunday, when I re-scanned my digital receiver for a 2nd time, and voila! WBAL was there! On a related note: I get 62 channels from my hilltop near Shepherdstown, (all absolutely free) but I still can't get DC50. Anyone else have problems with their signal? (6/30/09) If you have watched the MIX site through the years, when someone is on vacation, the times get shifted, hence why they have Tommy Mcfly in for a few nights this week and then weekend people for the long holiday weekend Thursday through Sunday. Jack is on vacation, so is Jimmy. (6/30/09) (front page item) "Olbermann Reams Sun's Zurawik". I got reamed in the zuwarik years ago when I was in prison. Hurt like hell, lemme tell yew. Never heard it called that before, though... (6/30/09) (RE; Dave's response: No, not Sludge. I now call it the Douche Report. When you consider that the USA's population is something like 300 million, O'Reilly top-rated cable news show reaches only about 1 percent of the population.....) Look at adult population that watches "news/op-ed shows" his ratings are pretty high. The under 8 crowd that jacks up Nick's number are alseep when O's show comes on. (6/30/09) If you had 313pm and the standard response used by DNM for 20 years of "guys, sorry I cant't talk about it"..Winner! (6/30/09) Maybe Carson is on vacation or off due to contract negotiations . Mix 107.3 seems to update their site often to reflect who is on and when. I have seen it update before when Carson was on vacation and when he came back it had been updated. (6/30/09) How does ESPN 980 make a bad radio show even worse, let Scott Lin fill in for Doc Walker on the John Thompson show. Doc Walker is bad, but Scott Lin is really hard to listen too. I am glad to see ESPN 980 finally reported the Nats trade. ESPN 980 was only about 45 min behind WTOP The Nats make a trade, so Andy Pollin wants to talk about some office place crap. The Washington area needs a radio Sports talk really bad. (6/30/09) Hey Dave, I noticed that Carson is no longer listed in the 3-7p timeslot over on the WRQX 107.3 website. It says a Mcfly is the Dj. I listened for a few minutes to him this week… McLame. Hear any word on Bob Carson? Maybe he’d had enough of playing second to that bloated windbag and his hoard of sycophants (aka the Jack Diamond Show) --Marley (6/30/09) Last Sunday I attended the Orioles-Nats game at Camden Yards. I am a Sunday season ticket holder for the Orioles and have had my Sunday season tickets for over 30 years. About 2 or 3 years ago when the Orioles changed flagship radio stations I continued listening to the games on radio while sitting in the stands at Camden Yards. When the Orioles were on WBAL I always heard the games "real time." No delays, just heard each pitch as they actually happened. After the switch to the FAN 105.7, all games are now in a 7-10 second delay really making it very annoying to listen to the game I am watching live. I decided to listen to the game last Sunday on 1500 AM and was very pleased to hear this Oriole game again in "real time" and actually realized how much I missed real-time broadcasting of the Oriole games. I guess CBS which owns 105.7 has a policy of delaying the broadcasts, but isn't this a bit paranoid on the part of CBS? I really regret the loss of WBAL as the Orioles' flagship station. Unfortunately this has taken a huge toll on the ratings for WBAL which of course is the Ravens flagship station. A station which prided itself on being the Orioles flagship station for so long almost casts the Orioles aside now so it can pay most attention to the Ravens, even in the off-season. I guess nothing stays the same ever. It really sucks to see changes made which are detrimental to the listeners of Orioles broadcasting. Marshall (6/30/09) To imitation CBS Suit Douchebag: Nice try. First of all, have your paralegal run a proofread through every document you send. If a cease and desist letter is coming, I’ll certainly file a Motion to Dismiss based upon the underwritten attorney’s lack of respect (and intelligence) for the system. Or maybe just proofread it for you? Meanwhile, perhaps I’ll send YOU a notice letter stating our intentions to remove the ban on WGMD’s webstream from 9a-12p IMMEDIATELY. Then—go ahead, file a TRO. You will be laughed right out of court. Get a life. Or maybe you need a personal floatation device? Sounds like they are running out of them over there. (6/30/09) So Billy Mays died of heart disease? Likely, the only stain he could never get out. (6/30/09) Sorry if the O’Meara/A.A. post was a little pushy. There are many of us out here who really enjoy MOM, and would hate to see him lose all he’s worked for. (6/30/09) 1) Moving a live political show like Monica Crowley's from 3 pm to the ungodly slot of 10 pm is absurd & stupid. Replacing it with yet another taped show, Mancow, at 3 pm, is beyond absurd & stupid. I guess someone at WTNT really wants to lose his/her job real bad, huh? I know housewives who can make better business decisions than the ones made in recent months by various local news talk radio stations. 2) Maybe Gov. Sanford got confused and stated he was on the "Appalachian Trail" instead of getting some "Argentinian Tail"... 'nuff said... -Silvie- (6/30/09) Would it be possible to list the stations' owners on the Station List webpage? A news item on the front page will say something like today's "CBS's four DC area FMers" and it's unclear which are those stations. It would be interesting to know how one company spreads audience over different station demographics in a market. (6/30/09) Dave's response: In the DC area, CBS owns WPGC, WTGB, WJFK, and WLZL..... Timely. After Olbermann's ego is bruised, Sludge .. er, I mean .. Drudge ... releases overall cable news ratings: (CAPS courtesy of Drudge) FOX NEWS RECORDS UNPRECEDENTED TOP 10 OUT OF 10 PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS FOR 2ND QUARTER... ON PACE TO BE NETWORK'S BEST YEAR EVER... THE O'REILLY FACTOR 3,191,000/ HANNITY 2,345,000/ GLENN BECK 2,053,000/ ON THE RECORD W/GRETA 1,950,000/ SPECIAL REPORT W/BRET BAIER 1,889,000 /FOX REPORT/SHEP SMITH 1,783,000/ THE O'REILLY FACTOR (RPT) 1,579,000 / AMERICA'S NEWSROOM BILL HEMMER & MEGYN KELLY 1,399,000/ YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO 1,389,000 / STUDIO B W/SHEP SMITH 1,169,000. Later this week, the Prime Time ratings, which will include Olbermann, O'Reilly, et al will be released. Most interesting it will be. JA (6/30/09) Dave's response: No, not Sludge. I now call it the Douche Report. When you consider that the USA's population is something like 300 million, O'Reilly top-rated cable news show reaches only about 1 percent of the population..... What’s with the “[we]” and “[our]” stuff? Is Dave editing that out, or has someone taken to inventing a form of grammatical person, “first person plural removed”? It’s weird. It doesn’t camouflage their true identity any more effectively than just writing “we” and “our” but it looks a lot funnier. (6/30/09) Dave's response: I did not edit anything in that post. That's the way it was written..... Greetings, Thanks for featuring information regarding MHz Networks in your online pub. Just wanted to clarify that the nightly AJE newscast is featured at 10 PM on MHz Networks 1/MHz Worldview DC (30.1), one of ten channels we (MHz Networks) broadcast in the local metro. Best, Stephanie Misar, MHz Networks, Marketing Director (6/30/09) Dave's response: I did report that when the newscast was added this spring. I just didn't include the info in the latest newsblurb..... RE: Dave's response: Just heard Limbaugh rant about how Obama is planning a Hondouras-like coup here in the USA, and become our permanent president. Man, that's just plain nuts..... If anyone listen to these shows (be it Rush or the Lefties) with ANY SENSE will know these are entertainment program before they are ANY BIT a news program. As lifelong GOP supporter, I have not listen to more than a hour of Rush since he's been on the air. I know where the bullshit runs on both sides of the aisle. (6/30/09) Don Geronimo::"Josh" or if your a "real" attorney, it must read "Joshua" on the shingle you hang outside your mamma's basement window. Listen youngster, if your are Sorce's attorney, you are the same Chicago based attorney/agent that in [our] opinion that we have stated here time and time again, planned & implemented a long-term "iron-clad" non-compete that was NOT in Sorce's best interest. A one-year sabbatical would have been a more prudent approach.Temporary Injunctive Relief and lots of money aside, if Sorce wants to sue someone, start with his agent! In the interim, the streaming issue is moot and rumors have it in Sorce's case, will be enforced with the firm legal hand of CBS who is just protecting it's brand - what there is left of it. When and if Dave gets a Certified Letter from CBS legal, maybe you can help him draft a response - since, as you say, your a LAWYER and such. (6/30/09) How can Olbermann's ratings slump when you have no ratings? (6/30/09) Dave's response: Olbermann's ratings aren't bad. OK, O'Reilly on Fox News is usually in first place at 8 PM, but Olbermann on MSNBC is often in second place among the cable newsers at that hour..... Saw Stacy Cohan doing a story last night on FOX5..Where the heck has she been?? (6/30/09) (From DCRTV's Classified Ads:) Date: June 30, 2009... Job Title: Part-time/fill-in News Anchor/Reporter... Contact: WNAV Sajak Broadcasting Corp... Deadline: July 17, 2009... Job Description: Full service AM station in Maryland's capital city has an opening for a part-time news anchor/reporter. You will be responsible for on-air newscasts, outside news reporting, remote assignments, generating and researching local news stories, interviews, and production. Applicant must be knowledgeable on topics of interest to our audience to include: politics, the environment, business, and local sports. Must be competent on digital equipment and computer use.. Tapes/CDs and resumes (NO CALLS) to: Herma Percy, News Director, WNAV Radio, PO Box 6726, Annapolis, MD 21401. Or a resumes and a short (2 minutes, max!!!) mp3 to jobs@wnav.com. (6/30/09) Rush just called the cheating SC gov Sanford "romantic". I wonder what Rush would have called Sanford if he had a D by his name instead of an R. (6/30/09) Dave's response: Just heard Limbaugh rant about how Obama is planning a Hondouras-like coup here in the USA, and become our permanent president. Man, that's just plain nuts..... RE: for the poster flipping out over the guy in PA. & his Megaupload files of Don G.--- get a grip,moron. What adverse affect does this have on your life? A: Megaupload isn't "streaming", B: You've got the nerve to toss around terms like "basement boy" and "too much time on their hands"? Look who's talking. and C: to quote Larry King---"Why do ya care?" (6/30/09) Please don't forget that WJFK also has the DC regions only racing show- IN THE PITS-racing radio. Airs Saturday mornings, covers all of Motorsports and has been on the air since 2001 (6/30/09) The Don Geronimo Show 6/29 www.megaupload.com... Blow me CBS. (6/30/09) (RE: Don Geronimo Show | Hey geniuses who remain nameless, send the links away to your Assistant General Counsel. Contrary to your asinine belief, I am an ATTORNEY and know my legal rights. But by the way, I didn’t upload the shows, I just reported the good news (links).) And yes, fuck CBS Radio—the non-compete in Mr. Sorce’s contract is a fraud and unconscionable. I dare you to try and uphold it. Perhaps I’m Mr. Sorce’s counsel, eh? Be prepared to write a check for my fees and costs you emasculated asshats. (6/30/09) Now, now, now.... let's not be so one-sided in our reporting, Dave. Kudos to WTOP and NPR for bringing home 8 Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence to the D.C. region, but why didn't you include the number of Edward R. Murrow Awards 630 WMAL received in your totals this year? Did they receive ANY this year? How about last year? 2007? 2006? Finally, just to appease Silvie, can you fill us in on how many E.R.M. Awards Chris Plante was nominated for during his brief stint at Dubbya-Ehmmay-Yell? My guesses to the answers are 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 and 0. Five big goose-eggs. Thanksabunch! (6/30/09) Regarding the front page item on WBAL-TV testing some new equipment to improve their DTV signal, near the end of the B&C article you linked to it said, “Not all (VHF DTV) stations are looking to boost power to fix their reception problems. A handful have asked to go back to the UHF band. But sources say the FCC is concerned that stations will apply for the move not because of VHF reception problems but because UHF is more suitable for mobile digital TV transmissions, which broadcasters are launching to get a piece of the growing mobile video market.” Within the last couple of days the Wall Street Journal had an article on this and said that because of the very small antennas on these new devices that VHF signals are very hard to pick up. Could channels 7 & 9 be behind the curve with VHF? (6/30/09) CK looking for talk-show producers at the not-so-mighty 106.7, according to ALL ACCESS. (6/30/09) "Check out the video humiliation" Humiliation for who? One gets the feeling that Olbermann often got the crap kicked out of him as a kid. He's such an adolescent twit. (6/30/09) From a previous post "For some reason Denver's local TV ads always did seemed to be well "different" than the ads on TV around here."...Last year just before the Democratic National Convention came to Denver CNN actually did a report on how provocative the local media is than city and how the city of Denver gave a warning to its local radio & TV stations and those who ran the billboards to clean up their act before the start of the convention. I will never forget that billboard CNN showed that was in the center of downtown Denver for a barber shop that showed a big picture of Jesus Christ holding a Bic razor with the words "Jesus SHAVES" or that scene of a Denver city bus sporting a billboard for a pizza shop with those big words "eat me" in that ad. What got me was how even that national chains got into the "sex" game in that city such as the TV ad for the Denver area Safeway stores that CNN showed where some guy walks to the deli asking for chicken..well as he puts it "..BOY DO I LOVE BIG BREASTS" or that Wendys ad for their Vanilla Frosty "...you can either eat it or suck it". Yes CNN did show one ad for Rocky's Auto Sales but they also showed an ad for some local adult video shop where the jingle was "...Pleasures Video...it's cheaper than dating". But The worst ad CNN showed was for some local Denver thrift shop where some guy tells the camera/viewers that their prices are so low "..people will think we are retarded". Come to think of it I think it was on You Tube some years back where I can remember seeing a TV ad for some motocycle shop where the man on the Harley was wearing a black t-shirt that said "POZ men make better lovers" and I believe that ad came from Denver as well. Why am I not surprised. While it does seem that pretty much most of the local commercials in DC and Baltimore may very well be bland but then again, is that really a bad thing? (6/30/09) (Regarding Monica Crowley on WTNT -- she's nowhere to be found) ... She is now on weeknights at 10pm. (6/30/09) Don Geronimo:: "Josh" Fuck CBS? Basement Boy, [we] just sent your unauthorized streaming info and that of megaupload to [our] Assistant General Counsel, CBS Corp / CBS Radio NY Law Department. Media Lawyers on retainer have so much time on their hands. Let's see, Cease & Desist to megaupload and then they, WGMD track down your upload origin. Knock! Knock! Maybe Sorce will pay your legal bills? LOL (6/30/09) When it comes to those classic car ads like Ourisman, I don't think there is any car dealership out there in the country that can top Denver, Colorado's Rocky Auto Sales as far as their TV ads goes. For a time my husband and I were able to get in Frederick, MD on Dish Network, Denver's KWGN channel 2 ( now called "The Deuce" since KWGN is now part of KDVR FOX 31 ) and half the "fun" of having KWGN in the first place was watching those ads. For some reason Denver's local TV ads always did seemed to be well "different" than the ads on TV around here. The Rocky Auto Sales ads always featured the same cast of three, a young sexy blonde woman, a short fat hairy little guy and some guy who was always dressed up as a Denver city cop. One ad I can remember Rockys was celebrating Denver gay pride with the short little guy wearing a shirt that said "..dip me into honey and feed me to the bears" while the other two were decked out in S&M gear ( whips too ), just a waving the rainbow flag in the background screaming "WOOF", "GRRRRRR HOT" and "Daddy knows what he likes" ( why is it I doubt any Virginia dealership would do this ). Another ad featured the blonde taking a shower saying directly into the camera "..oh how do I LOVE big things...I need a really big thing to make me happy...oh I know what will give me pleasure..a BIG BIG ...A BIG......sale this weekend at Rocky Auto Sales in Denver". Imagine any of the DC or Baltimore dealerships doing this. Oh Rocky Auto sales claims their cars are better because "...we give them a bath using Rocky Mountain Spring Water" ..and this place has the seal of approval from the "troubleshooter" Tom Martino !!. Then again looking back at those ads for Rocky, maybe I do prefer those "you will always get your way..at Ourisman Cheverolet" ads afterall. (6/30/09) I wish WTNT would pick a line-up and stick with it instead of replacing shows willy-nilly or playing musical chairs with them. I got used to Mancow in the mornings and Monica Crowley in the afternoons, now Mancow has Crowley's spot, and she's nowhere to be found. (6/30/09) -snip- "The picture from Ch. 25 (not the network feeds, but just the local news and local commercials during the network feed of L&O-SVU) had the quality of a color TV from 1959, unfortunately." -snip- To Carl in Olney, that is what WHAG looks like most of the time. I get them on Comcast down here in Winchester and their signal has gotten kinda blurry-staticy over the last year. I think it is time for Nexstar (WHAG's owned) to put in for some new equipment. Don't worry though, it isn't your TV :) Take Care, Tybois Uphold (6/30/09) Funny, I always suspected that Billy Mays took his unique oratory “technique” from the “Phil The Garment King” character on the old SCTV series; portrayed so perfectly by Eugene Levy (“Don’t know what to do with your hands? Keep ‘em in your pocket!). Carl Merson (6/30/09) Keith Olbermann responds to Baltimore Sun media columnist David Zurawik, who claims Keith is "slumping." /\ June 30 Messages /\ \/ June 29 Messages \/ The Don Geronimo Show 6/22 www.megaupload.com... 6/24 www.megaupload.com... 6/25 www.megaupload.com... Fuck CBS. Josh in Harrisburg, PA (6/29/09) Perhaps Mr. O'Meara was catching a late flight to KCJJ land in search of a new job in light of the forthcoming format change at the once mighty WJFK. The Chunkies seemed to also hint of the format change in late July on today's show. That dude who runs KCJJ still? loves all things Don y Mike. I checked out the KHTK station website in the Big Sac and even after JAVA the Hut complained that there weren't no mention of MOM show on the station website a couple of months back, well there still ain't no mention of MOM . Please, I hope the format change means Chris Kinder is also out of a job. The word tool comes to mind. LeVar Arrington, huh, his on air appearances on MASN a few years back weren't nothing to get excited about imo. And as for the pollyannish Mike Wise, UGH! He and Hellie are about the lamest guests on the Sport's Reporters and I seem to recall Wise works on Hawaii time, seemed to show up late quite a bit for his gigs on Sport's Reporter's. What no network shows like Czaban or Dan Patrick, ain't that cheaper than hiring local hosts? Say who owns the trademark on "Sport's Junkies"? And so it ends. It's like TG always says, "you Know". Do the Sport's Chunkies now absorb the Buzz Babes? No O'Meara you were the assh8t. does this bring an end to rgf who always voiced their disdain for dcrtv but then go quoting it all the time Oh yeah, and now what becomes of rabbitt boy BDK? And NBC has pulled the plug on REEL TALK. What about POKER AFTER DARK? Man, that Lee Ann Tweeden is loaded for bare as Henry use to say. She's not reall from Devil Town is she?. Has anyone seen the one armed man lately? (6/29/09) According to the NY Times: "The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a blow to the television networks when it declined to hear a case about a digital video recorder technology, opening the gate for wider use of DVR systems. The case began in 2006 when Cablevision Systems, the New York-area cable operator, announced plans for what is called a network DVR system. With it, a customer would use a remote control to digitally record a program like '60 Minutes' but instead of storing the show in the customer’s at-home DVR box, the technology would store the show on a faraway Cablevision server. The technology would let Cablevision convert set-top boxes into boxes with DVR capabilities without requiring an installation or new equipment." I don't know if DC or Baltimore cable systems are planning to implement this kind of system, but apparently the Supreme Court has given it a green light. Here's a link to the article www.nytimes.com (6/29/09) With yesterdays death of Billy Mays, it's as good a time as any to think about the most obnocious TV (and radio for that matter) pitchmen we've suffered with. For me, the full-blown baddies I've encountered were in my NYC stop up the ladder. Thirty years ago, WOR-TV had a spot for something called "Phone Guard", which was basically am oversized condom you were supposed to put on the handset of a pay telephone "to protect you from deadly germs including AIDS". The on-camera announcer for "Phone-Guard" appeared on numerous spots seen on WNEW-TV and WPIX-TV, as well as WOR-TV. Then of course there was a storm window company whosse ads on NYC indie TV not only had its owner appearing on-camera, but also either his daughter or niece in an ill-fitting one-piece bathing suit, with both of them appearing as if out of a Godfatheresque stereotype. Of course, every market also has its "great spots". My favorites were Ourisman Chevrolet (Remember the babe who was the on-camera announcer? Not tomention the "You always get your way at Ourisman Cheverolet" jingle?) and Rockville Ford whose owners did a series of hilarious spots on radio & TV until their lives were targically cut short in a general aviation accident? OK, so who are (or were) your favotrite (and most hated) local spot announcers? -Unsigned Corporate Suit (6/29/09) At 1926 hrs on 6/29 ,I saw WHAG-TV on Fios ch.15, which is nice. Why then can't we get Baltimore channels 2,11,13,45? Cory (6/29/09) Hey Dave, I know you posted about dc101 looking for a new midday person. Dont know if you have seen this. - Modern WWDC (DC101) overnight host Whitney exits for mornings at crosstown adult top 40 WWZZ (Z104.1). Jeremiah "the Bullfrog" Tittle, who had been doing weekend overnights at DC 101, gets upped to full time. OM Joe Bevilacqua is looking for tapes for possible future openings for weekend shifts. - Here is the link I got it from: www.allbusiness.com (6/29/09) Dave's response: Ah, that news item is from 2004. WWZZ is long gone..... A painful month with showbiz deaths aplenty. As one of the moldie oldies, was saddened by the passing of Gale Storm..."that's my little Margie.." but a great recording star too. Feeling a little old today. RD (6/29/09) Dave! Hope all's well up yonder. Read ya' everyday. Just in case...I'm ready to step in for Billy Mays as soon as I get the word. We're twin sons of different mothers! It'll be like he never left us..... --Art Mehring, Atlanta, GA. (6/29/09) Dave's response: You look a little more like Al Borland (Richard Karn) in "Home Improvement"..... while you probably already got this, the mom show i think was on expected vacation. Remember (of course not) the jokes on friday with how mike was going to be wasted for his whole plane ride? Unless it was a 1 day trip (I didn't pay attention, clearly), the plan was for them always to be off today. (6/29/09) Mike O'Meara - To me, the first break sounded live, then when the second segment went unannounced to the "Power of 10". I think it got yanked after the first break. Why? would be only speculation and what you find out from your contacts - Kevin (6/29/09) Buzz does not get his news from MSN... He lifts it right from Fark.com, worse yet, he waits a day, so essentially he reads day old headlines. Worse then that, is he also lifts jokes, quotes memes ("you're not doing it right"), and steals comments from threads there. Fark is plug and play fro Buzz... any farker would note this within seconds while listening to Buzz' "news". It is just plain transparent, and lazy. Hey Mike, Buzz, Robb, look at that, what could it be... oh, writing on the wall... (6/29/09) Mike O'Meara Show:: Flatline ________________ Clear _______________ Clear ____________________________________. As much as [we] tried, call the DCRTV Coroner (6/29/09) Ha! The only way Mike O'Meara could break news is if he sat on it. Everyone knows Buzz gets all his news off the MSN homepage, same as everyone else. (6/29/09) Recession has hit the DC area hard this year. Look what's going to be the 4th of July show on the Mall this weekend: www.break.com (6/29/09) Re: the sports flip of WJFK. Dave, you've been pimping this notion it seems like forever. "No response (no denial) this morning from WJFK General Manager Michael Hughes." Is that a roundabout way of saying Michael Hughes didn't take your call? On a serious note, my thoughts and prayers are with the Jackson children, Blanket, the Beekeeper, and the other one. --- ThePenIsMightier (6/29/09) Dave, Hi. I know it's not necessary to use foul language, but I can excuse it when a point needs to be made. *pauses* Okay, what the fuck is that horrible sounding shit that HFS2 is playing this afternoon. Well, they were good for a day, but as it's been since Father Healy pulled the plug on WGTB, HFS without competition was is and always will be excremental. Sorry for the sour face, but I needed to hear some good music this afternoon. Guess I'll have to buy an iPod after all. Thanks, I'll shut up now. Uncle Frank in Arlington (6/29/09) Mike O'Meara Show in unannounced reruns today... They're playing a whole show from this time a year ago, trying to fool the audience? Even stranger, a tweet on TMOS' twitter this morning said there was a live show planned this morning... until some bad news broke at 10800 Main St., perhaps? (6/29/09) Dave's response: Fooled me. I listened to the first 15 minutes and thought it was a live show..... Just read the post from somone who said Mike O'Meara broke the story about Michael Jackson's death. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA there is no one at the show who is a newsman, Buzz learns his news from other news agencies online. Not a chance the Mike O'Meara show could BREAK any news unless it is about themselves. (6/29/09) WJFK switching over to a sports talker. Really? Doesn't DC have enough of those already? How about giving us a good alternative station like 99.1 from the mid-90s and earlier? Can someone please explain the financial reasoning behind making JFK all sports, all the time? (6/29/09) Dave's response: CBS Radio suits in NYC have decided that they want to have a line-up of FM sports stations across the country. And WJFK would be DC's part of that. If the decision was being made locally, WJFK would continue to be "guy talk" - just as it is. That is what I'm hearing..... Our good freind Don Brooks has died. Don was a policeman until WCBM offered him an on air slot in the 70's. He went on to become a Station Owner, General Manager, Program Director and Jock . Don was G.M. of WWIN-AM & FM before leaving for Atlantic City to buy a station. When Don retired from radio, several years ago, he and his wife were owner-operators of several stations in New Jersey. He was in the process of looking into other business opportunites at the time of his death. I believe Don was in his early 60's. (6/29/09) Mike O'Meara:: Oh Shit! If his excessive weight and the deaths of of MJ [at 50] and Billy Mays [at 50] hasn't left O'Meara in a state of paranoia, this will. Master Impressionist Fred Travalena has died today in Las Vegas. Run Mike Run. The Grim Reaper has entered your studio to cancel your show and take your soul! (6/29/09) Dave's response: I'm pretty sure that Fred Travalena is a bit older than 50..... I think your "news" about WJFK flipping is probably true but I do think it will flip earlier than the 20th of July because all of the shows will be on vacation the week of the 4th. I thought CK no longer allowed mass vacation? (6/29/09) Today's silly question: Does ABC, suffering under so many cuts, really consider the search for Gov. Sanford's former-reporter and probably-hot Argentine girlfriend so newsworthy they had to send Lisa Fletcher to Buenos Aires to unsuccessfully chase her down? Bob A. in Pikesville, MD. (6/29/09) RE: WJFK flip: ("...Chad Dukes and Lavar Arrington in the afternoons.") So does that mean Mike O'Meara AND Oscar Santana are getting the boot? Because the Big O would have no business on anything calling itself a sports station; he's better off getting shipped over to El Zol anway. (6/29/09) Dave's response: Yeah, the Big O back to 99.1! And how about Mike O'Meara becoming 94.7 Fresh FM's version of "Jack Diamond" in mornings? Hmmm..... Is WGMD blocking Don G's show in the net? and if so why? (6/29/09) Dave's response: Don's under contract to CBS Radio until October 2010. Therefore, CBS can prohibit Don's show from being heard - even via internet streaming - outside of the Ocean City/Salisbury market..... $150K for bmitch?? Wow, that’s about 160k too much. I liked how he criticized the team but 150k is way too much for him. (6/29/09) From The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 9, 2004 -- "Benjamin Krass, age 85, will be buried today in a blue polyester suit with the lapels removed and in a white shirt and white tie secured with an Eagles pin, thus giving proof to his often-watched commercial, the one in which he popped out of a coffin and said, 'If you gotta go, go in a Krass Bros. suit.'" (6/29/09) The Junkies said in the last few minutes of their show this morning that they will have a big announcement in about a month. The July 20th date is less than a month, but close enough. (6/29/09) It took 50 years, but the U.S. Government has issued a formal apology to Dr. Franklin E. Kameny. “In what we know today was a shameful action, the United States Civil Service Commission in 1957 upheld your dismissal from your job solely on the basis of your sexual orientation,” the letter states. “… And by virtue of the authority vested in me as Director of the Office Of Personnel Management, it is my duty and great pleasure to inform you that I am adding my support … for the repudiation of the reasoning of the 1957 finding by the United States Civil Service Commission to dismiss you from your job solely on the basis of your sexual orientation. Please accept our apology for the consequences of the previous policy of the United States government.” So reports The Washington Blade www.washblade.com and the Washington Post today. voices.washingtonpost.com... Beginning in the 1960s, Kameny was a vocal gay rights activist and a frequent guest on local talk radio, too. His papers and memorabilia are at the Smithsonian www.kamenypapers.org (6/29/09) That post with the “dead” is really sick. You know somewhere someone is in pain due to the loss. Tasteless. The post on MOM re: get help…so right on, IF he’s a confirmed alcoholic, but you know some drink because they can and still run a steady ship. If MOM does need help, he’s got a friend from long ago that’s ready and does care-PLB:0) (6/29/09) DCRTV Dave, that picture of the recent celeb deaths (the jeep pic) was a bit...well...it had no class. Somewhere, some families are in pain for their losses. Poking fun at them seems rude. Can you replace that animated gif with a link perhaps? People read your mailbag at work and having that gif dancing in their faces isn't cool. --Chris in DC (6/29/09) "7/20 is the start date for WJFK sports/talk... The Junkies re-branded as the 'Sports Junkies' in the morning... Mike Wise from the Post in midday... Chad Dukes and Lavar Arrington in the afternoons." The more things change, the more they stay the same - WTEM's inaugural lineup in 1992 included a Post sportswriter (Tony Kornheiser) and an ex-Redskin (Jean Fugett). One big difference is that there were no national sports talk providers back then, so the station had to fill 24 hours with locally produced programming. By contrast, WJFK will almost cetainly flip the switch to Fox Sports Radio during overnights and weekends (perhaps evenings as well). The hiring of Wise (whose wheelhouse is the NBA) and Arrington suggests that the 'Redskins and hoops town' thinking which has driven WTEM's staffing and programming decisions for years could be in play for this new sports talker as well, which wouldn't be very good news for fans of teams that have consistently received the short end of the stick from 980 (such as the Nationals, Capitals and college basketball programs other than Maryland and Georgetown). While Dukes and the Junkies did give the Caps some run during the recent playoffs, it'll be disappointing if Al Koken doesn't end up somewhere on JFK's schedule (even if only in a part time role). Barring a last minute development, it appears that the potential resumption of Kornheiser's radio career won't be taking place at 106.7 on the FM dial. Mike, Fairfax (6/29/09) I am second to no one in my cynicism about Dan Snyder and my lack of respect for the way he runs the Redskins. BUT I have to wonder if Brian Mitchell would like a little cheese with that whine. Mr. Tough Guy football player is proving to be a big crybaby. Yes, he criticized the Redskins but so do Czaban, Pollin, Walker and, to a lesser extent, Sheehan. I believe WTEM when it says that Mitchell was fired for economic reasons. The Thompson show sucked with Brian Mitchell and it sucks without him. And, for that matter, it sucked with Al Koken and it sucks without him. Now, it just sucks at less cost to the station. (6/29/09) Speaking of Hagerstown's Channel 25 now being on FiOS: It's interesting that the HD version is on 515, but the SD version is not (yet?) on 15. Also, we watched L&O-SVU on it last night, and then watched the news on it. Mrs. Olney thought the anchor was still in college, she looked so young. I told her small town stations are where people got their start. And we both agreed that she was extremely professional in her broadcast. Though she and the weather gent looked like they made a cute young couple (I know, my age is showing). It's also nice to have national and international developments reported with pieces from national NBC reporters rather than some local person standing in the rain somewhere or in the "Satellite" room. That's an unexpected great thing about small-town stations' evening news. The picture from Ch. 25 (not the network feeds, but just the local news and local commercials during the network feed of L&O-SVU) had the quality of a color TV from 1959, unfortunately. I don't know if that's due to WHAG's lack of money for really good equipment, or a poor feed from Hagerstown to FiOS. Finally in unrelated news: Two programs from WNVC/WNVT are still missing from FiOS: 30.9 and 30.10, a Vietnamese(?) station and Euronews.I hope those can be added. Also, while I'm nitpicking, they show Channel 66.1 only in SD, not in HD even though it broadcasts in HD. Of course, they are apparenlty still 10 times better than what Comcast routinely puts out, because these complaints are tiny in the scheme of things. -- Carl in Olney (6/29/09) On Friday's Bubba The Love Sponge show he said he was ''happy a child raping, little boy cock sucking asshole like Michael Jackson was dead''. See what enlightening radio Sirius/XM is? Paul (6/29/09) Congratulations to JJ Green of WTOP for his Murrow Award. Well deserved. (6/29/09) This happy crew was just spotted heading down the road towards Billy Mays' home. When asked "Where's David Carridine?", the driver Heath Ledger replied, "David insisted on being dragged by his rope." (6/29/09) Dave: First, let's not get sucked into the Bruce Gilbert "financial excuse" about why Brian Mitchell got fired. Yes, Brian was overly-critical of the team but he spoke the truth!!! He was the only ex-Redskin player who made excellent points and didn't kiss butt and that's the type of person you want for DC sportstalk radio. Don't worry Doc, as long as you continue to kiss butt and talk with words like "baller and boy," you'll stay at ESPN980 and never see another station again. Second, now that WJFK is getting ready to level ESPN980 in July and launching their own sportstalk programming, this will all be a formality. Finally, people outside the Redskins' circles will be able to give their opinions without any scruitiny from Gilbert or Dan Snyder. I'll say this again, ESPN980 wouldn't have these issues if Snyder didn't hire Czaban, Gilbert or even Andy Pollin to run things. What has Mark Shapiro done? successfully guide Six Flags into the ground and still, ESPN980 can't break 17th place in the PPM's. Perfect timing WJFK...remember, big names don't always bring big numbers. (6/29/09) Puh, I knew about the 7/20 date almost a month ago now. -- Some guy. (6/29/09) Dave's response: Dan Mason, nice to hear from you! HI! BILLY MAYS HERE! WHEN YOU DIE, DON'T YOU WANT YOUR COFFIN ALL SHINY AND CLEAN? THAT'S WHY WE INVENTED OXI-CLEAN! OXI-CLEAN - FOR THAT ETERNAL SHINE! AND IF YOU CALL IN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES, I'LL THROW IN - FREE - THIS JAR OF TOMBSTONE POLISH! KEEPS IT LUSTROUS AND CLEAN NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER! BUT YOU'VE GOT TO CALL IN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES! (Actually, it appears as if someone else will have to throw in the polish). (6/29/09) Dave's response: Having grown up in the Philadelphia area, I can never forget those Krass Brothers mens' clothing store ads. One featured a coffin. Suddenly, the lid would open and a pitchman would sit up and shout something like: "If you didn't buy your suit at Krass Brothers, you're dead!"..... Dave...You BETTER be right about this WJFK rumor. HA! (6/29/09) Dave's response: We report. You decide..... MASN was the big winner making two last place teams entertaining! www.washingtonexaminer.com. Jim (6/29/09) Brian Mitchell needs to get a serious grip on himself. Was he critical of the Redskins? Absolutely. But so are most of the other hosts on that station (Larry Michael being the only obvious shill). Sadly, Brian, as much as we loved you as a player you were not quite league leading as a radio talk show host. Besides, who needed three people hosting a 2 hour show? As they are proving, the John Thompson show does not suck any more or any less by being reduced to a two person show. It still sucks just as much as it did before. I think WTEM has treated the Redskins with the respect they deserve (except for Larry Michael who sees 8 and 8 as a grand accomplishment). We cannot be sure - and it is ultmately none of our business - how much WTEM saved by firing Mitchell. But it certainly makes sense that it was done for economic reasons. The choice came doen to Doc Walker or Brian Mitchell and while Doc is no Pat Summeral he is clearly better than Brian Mitchell. Can Brian Mitchell develop into a aolid sports broadcaster? Probably. But he needs to find a mentor and work on his game and not blame this situation on his editorial comments. (6/29/09) What do Rush Limbaugh and Michael Jackson have in common. Both abused Oxycontin. What's the difference between Rush Limbaugh and Michael Jackson. One's still alive and got pilloried by the media, and the other got a pass from the media on his drug use, which finally caught up with him. It is interesting to see how quiet the media establishment continues to be about MJs drug use and abuse, in spite of the continuance of comments from his close associates that they feared this would be how he passed. Even the family admits they fear what they will learn. (6/29/09) Dave's response: Well, Rush is, in many ways, an advocate of "morality" on his radio show - a la tougher penalities for drug crimes, etc. And, with the news that he was addicted to a prescription painkiller and with allegations of "doctor shopping," it just kinda painted him as a hypocrite. Look, even with Michael Jackson, there's already been a lot of press about his drug problems, a la this article at the UK's Daily Mail. And there will be more, for sure..... Has Mancow been replaced on 570am? Washington Times Investigative Radio is on instead. Tim in Warrenton (6/29/09) Dave's response: We got a Sunday newsblurb up on the Front Page. Mancow's been moved to afternoons on 570..... Here are some photos from last night's premiere of my new film at the AFI Silver Theatre taken by a friend - we had close to compactly for the 400 seat theatre, and a really good Q&A afterwards. It was an amazing privilege to be there. The AFI has already asked for us to do an encore this October. I'd like to get some screenings in Virginia and Baltimore, but the next stop is San Diego Comic Con next month, which should be fun and weird - "The Count" and I will be there for that. Thanks, Curtis (6/29/09) “Then he proceeded to get sloshed for the rest of the day… He also got drunk Wednesday, and Friday”. Mike, there is a way to stop the madness. There is nothing to be ashamed of. Many men have gotten help and have stayed sober for many years. All you have to do is ask. You have a disease, Mike. Think about your daughters, Mike. Do you want them crying over your cold, dead body and asking God why did daddy have to drink himself to death? 24 hours at a time, Mike. That’s all it takes. You need help, Mike. There are many meetings in and around the Manassas area. Call them, Mike. It will change your life… because the life you are leading now will only end in heartache, ruined relationships and an early death. Call them, Mike. We beg you to call. (703) 876-6166. Your fans in A.A. (6/29/09) While vacationing at Rehoboth Beach, I had the pleasure of listening to Don Geronimo. One of Don's biggest talents was taking a hostile call and turning it into a true radio entertainment. The pogrom is mostly phone scan. A middle aged woman called to complain about Don making fun of Governor of SC. Don's response came in the form of heavy southern accent which cracked up my wife and doughtier who were with me in the car and had no idea who Don Geronimo was. I can't wait to go back, sit down on a bench at the boardwalk, put on the Walkman and listen to Don's show again. I sure miss him. (6/29/09) Don Geronimo:: Your NO Billy Mays. For the the past three months or so, [we] have staged an online Intervention of the MOM Show - imploring O'Meara to stay true to the "make us laugh" format, save his job and the jobs of those closely linked to the show. Along the way, [we] have not been shy in expressing our opinion that Mike Sorce is, obvious radio talent aside, NOT a good guy. Just ask those in the industry. Which makes the untimely death of Billy Mays sad for one primary reason - with so many ass-holes in the world like Sorce, why are the good-ones in Mays always taken first? From all accounts, Mays, the same age as Sorce, was a really great guy, genuine and a wonderful husband who remained very approachable even with his climb in the public eye. Hell, even his ex-wife said so! [We] wish no bad luck for Sorce. All [we] know is if "God" needed a pitchman, he should have taken Vince Shlomi, the ShamWow Guy. (6/29/09) Now we've got Geraldo Rivera conjuring up a murder conspiracy theory on MJ's death. He took to writing all of the death scenarios on a whiteboard and I swear it was totally illegible and hilarious. I guess he'll hold on to the murder conspiracy for as long as he continues to hold on to the belief that MJ never molested any kids. He had the "famed" forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden as a guest, along with disgraced NYC police Commissioner Bernie Kerik (still under indictment). Baden sounds incoherent at times and I've never seen Kerik smile. Maybe he has nothing to smile about since he's facing decades in prison. I don't know how anybody can call Rivera a serious journalist. He should go to work for the National Enquirer. /s/ J. Hoffa (6/29/09) Dave's response: I don't think anyone calls Geraldo a serious journalist..... /\ June 29 Messages /\ \/ June 28 Messages \/ Aren't we all forgetting who just had his Big 5-0, with on-air temper tantrum to prove it? Mike O'Meara lashed out at his producer Monday for having the gall to book him a band for his birthday, his newsman for not having studied journalism at American University like HE DID, even his former partner Don for his 'decades' of boring Elvis shows. Then he proceeded to get sloshed for the rest of the day, apparently the only way he could continue. He also got drunk Wednesday, and Friday. With ratings in the toilet at this point he's headed for a flame-out of Elvis proportions. Did you hear how winded he got after he was "forced" to fill in on drums with the birthday band? ... (6/28/09) (Notice Verizon FIOS has added WHAG Hagerstown to their HD line up (ch 515)) STOP teasing me! Lou Scally in brilliant HD?? No shit! (6/28/09) DCRTV Dave wrote: "Hey, let's start a campaign to get TV manufacturers to rename the "mute" button as the "Mays" button in his honor....." And speaking of buttons - it'll soon be time to hit the "Russert Button" and bring all this Michael Jackson coverage to an end. Also, I feel bad for AEG, the company that was to present the Jacko comeback. Not only have the poor bastards had the bad fortune to lose the opportunity for all that dough, their name is just a vowel away from being AIG. (6/28/09) My girlfriend just got back from a business trip to LA. On the way back to DC she had a 75 minute stopover in Denver. While she was in that city she was listening to their radio stations and noticed something very interesting. One station she was checking out was Denver's version of WPGC, "KS 107.5" . They were doing a contest where the prize was some tickets to a hip hop concert. The jock takes the call and says "you are a winner man"...usual stuff, everything was normal that is until the jock asked him how old he was. When the winner said that he was "42", the jock went off..screaming that he was "told old and nobody over 35 can win prizes from KS 107.5". The winner thought he was joking that is until the jock hung up the phone on him on the air and took the next caller and made him a winner who BTW was "legal" as in he was 27. Now I have heard of radio stations not allowing children to win and require that the winner must be 18 but not to allow older adults to win? Is this even legal? (6/28/09) Bernie Mac was also 50-years-old when he expired rather suddenly last summer. And let's not forget that the multi-talented TV pioneer Steve Allen died in his sleep within hours after experiencing what appeared to be a injury-free fender bender. Allen did not feel quite right and decided to take a nap, unaware that a blood vessel in his chest had ruptured. (6/28/09) I have followed my fellow ex-Mutual person,Jim Bohannon and have gone to the RADIO HALL OF FAME site and voted for Ed Walker. You got to www.radiohof.org and you will directed where and how to vote.It is easy and painless. Best of luck, Eddie Baby! Cory Haber NBC (RETIRED) (6/28/09) Attention Verizon FIOS customers: Have you been experiencing episodes where your remote control refuses to work, even right up against the set-top box and pointing directly at the infrared sensor behind the display? And does that same remote control operate your TV just fine, but NOT your set-top box? Chances are your remote isn't faulty, but your big-screen TV is just too bright and is flooding the sensor. I have been having problems with my remote, and those problems totally disappear when the screen is turned off. And Verizon customer service has confirmed this over the phone today - that the newest plasma and LCD TVs crank out so much brightness across the visible spectrum that it's masking the infrared signal from the remote control, much the way static masks weak audio. The cure: move the set-top box away from the TV screen, or call Verizon and request a replacement set-top box. The newer units have the IR sensor tucked farther back in the case and has better immuniyt against the flood of interfering light in your TV viewing room. --- Happy at last with my service in Springfield. (6/28/09) I hope Billy Mays' ads will be allowed to be permanently put to rest with his mortal remains. Anyone else remember the TV commercial that Mel Blanc made for Signet Bank in the late '80s? Looking very frail, Mel spoke words to the effect of "I guess I've been providing the voices for Bugs and Daffy for, oh, twenty or thirty years now." when in fact it had been half-a-century. I was appalled when that spot continued to air well after Blanc's passing in July of '89. (6/28/09) Dave's response: I just saw one of Mays' ads this evening. He was the ultimate TV pitchman. It seems that the greatest tribute to him would be to keep running his ads. I remember seeing ads Michael Landon did long after he passed away..... I will always think of Billy Mays whenever in the future I go for mute button on my remote. (6/28/09) Dave's response: Hey, let's start a campaign to get TV manufacturers to rename the "mute" button as the "Mays" button in his honor..... Channel 5/WTTG color bars and tone with "Fox Networks" at top of screen at 5:30 PM Sunday. (6/28/09) ("There is some small and silly footage on the web (i43.tinypic.com) of a baseball player charging the mound after being struck in the foot and hopping around in pain. When he gets to the mound, no fight breaks out; instead everyone joins the batter and pitcher at the mound, hopping around on one foot. Anyone know any details about what game this was, and what the backstory might be?") See: www.youtube.com.. Apparently Korean (not Japanese) baseball being played by entertainers. Done several times over in different games per youtube.com for a smile. (6/28/09) News reports were that Billy Mays suffered a head injury the day before his death when the plane in which he was a passenger sustained tire blowouts on landing in Tampa. Although his injury appeared to be relatively minor at the time, it won't be surprising if his autopsy reveals the cause of death to be related directly to that head injury, similar to Natasha Richardson's death. Let's hope they'll now take all of his infomercials off the air so his voice can stop breaking all of the crystal in my china cabinet. (6/28/09) Last August, the Washington Post ran an interesting piece about Billy Mays. Here's the link www.washingtonpost.com (6/28/09) Dave's response: Geez. 2009 seems to be the "turn 50 and drop dead" year. First MJ, now Billy Mays..... I take that DC stations NBC 4 and WUSA 9 could be looking at trashing their current 5PM newscasts. I don't know about you. I do believe the local 5PM newscasts have become an endangered species. Other TV markets along the east coast appear to be seeing similar trends... stations airing local news at 4PM or 7PM.... airing syndicated programs at 5PM. Top syndicated programs, like "Dr. Phil", "Judge Judy", "Ellen", or "The People's Court". Like WNBC New York, I assume other NBC O&O's including D.C., Philly, and Connecticut could be getting "LX TV" as well. Of other new syndicated shows... FOX 5 and My 20 (D.C.) is set to debut "The Wendy Williams Show" on July 13th. My 24 (Baltimore), WNYW New York, WLVI Boston, WCTX Hartford-New Haven, WLWC Providence, and WTXF Philly are getting her new talk show too. I could picture Gannett also trashing the current 9AM newscast, and opting for a new local non-news show at 10AM. 9 branding the local non-news show "Capitol & Company"... a branding moniker and presentation be similar to that of other Gannett-owned stations... including WXIA's "Atlanta & Company", KUSA's "Colorado & Company", and KXTV's "Sacramento & Company". (6/28/09) "Hi, Billy Mays here..." Just heard the news of his passing this morning. What a shock, I really like the guy. I'm sitting here with tears and laughing watching this vid, Billy. Robert in Arlington (6/28/09) Billy Mays dies (news.yahoo.com) ... Yeah, *that'll* knock Michael Jackson off the front page. (6/28/09) Notice Verizon FIOS has added WHAG Hagerstown to their HD line up (ch 515) (6/28/09) Being wealthy does entitle you to better health care because you're paying for it. Being a celebrity warrants the massive TV coverage of the death. However, paying more taxes, & being a celebrity entitles a person to special treatment and a greater return on their tax money at taxpayer expense? I'm sorry, but once a person is dead, wasting tax dollars on a dead body at great expense is indefensible in my opinion. And who cares if someone gets a pic? Like no one working at the hospital didn't manage to snap one? Please. its only a matter of time before a slew of pics come out, I already saw one from the ambulance for christ sake. Let's say there was a major accident, would anyone really defend the priority of flying a dead body to an autopsy over saving a life? By the way, is that part of the new Republican platform, if you pay more taxes you get back more government services??? Yeah, that'll reinvigorate & sell the party. HAha! :-) (6/28/09) My cable is safe: Billy Mays is dead. Maybe there really is a God (6/28/09) Dave's response: Yeah, but the "Sham-Wow" guy is still alive..... ".............Here in the Temple Hills-Marlow Heights area of PG County............." To whoever this poster is: Do you remember Marlow Heights shopping center with the Giant? Iverson Mall, Potomac Sr. High, Oxon Hill Sr. High and Good Guys Radio? I remember the Bill Gormley TV show on WTTG before he became a newscaster with Mutual. Thanks for the memories. (6/28/09) Leave it to Sirius/XM to screw up even a MJ ''Tribute'' station. It's literally the same 10-15 songs over and over. I'm pretty sure he had a few more songs than the ones they're playing....over...and..over! Paul (6/28/09) There is some small and silly footage on the web (i43.tinypic.com) of a baseball player charging the mound after being struck in the foot and hopping around in pain. When he gets to the mound, no fight breaks out; instead everyone joins the batter and pitcher at the mound, hopping around on one foot. Anyone know any details about what game this was, and what the backstory might be? (6/28/09) Here in the Temple Hills-Marlow Heights area of PG County, WTTG seems to have disappeared from Comcast's analog lineup (since sometime yesterday); and copies of the Post being sold on street corners do NOT have TV Week even though the front page says TV Week is inside. (6/28/09) I second all that's been said about Ed Walker's nomination for the Radio Hall of Fame. I've known Ed for years, starting with the first time this gawky kid was led into the bowels of WRC to watch the Joy Boys. Ed's first words to me were, "Sorry about the walls, but they're getting repainted soon". How could you not love a blind guy with such powers of "observation"? But aside from being a genuinely nice guy, Ed is a seriously major league talented guy. By any meaningful criterion of RHOF membership, Ed qualifies in spades. Please vote. www.radiohof.org... Jim Bohannon, Westwood One (6/28/09) Quoting from Dave Hughes, "... Come on, WMAL! You can do better with that "crack" news department of yours..." Since when did WMAL re-establish a news department? Given the current respect the "media industry" has for any radio station in the D.C. market other than WTOP to have anything even mimicking a radio news "department", I'd expect the (in)famous WOHN-1440 to go on-air Monday June 29, 2009 with a traditional "full-fedged news department" before any station other than WTOP can boast of such. I'm amazed that Joel Oxley and Jim Farley have kept WTOP's going as long as they have. Anyone besides yours truly (and Dave McConnell) remember when WTOP was a 6 AM- Midnight operation back in the "recession"/Depression of the early 1980's? -Unsigned Corporate Suit (6/28/09) 1) I hope Dr. Oz beats Dr. Phil in the ratings war. A real Doc vs. a fake one. 2) What is Geraldo Rivera doing in Buenos Aires? (covering the Sanford story, of course). He should be in L.A. covering the Michael Jackson death events. After all, he was the last reporter to interview the singer and had been close to him for decades. -Silvie- (6/28/09) Back when game shows filled the daytime airwaves, Ch. 9 routinely pre- empted CBS game shows for other programming. Makes me wonder if they'll choose to keep Inside Edition and The Insider in the 10am hour and still go with Dr. Oz at 3. Steve in Lanham (6/28/09) Dave's response: Hell, who knows. If Gannett's 9 makes CBS angry, CBS might buy Channel 4, and 9 would be stuck with the slumping NBC network on its airwaves. At least CBS has a few hit shows. Can you imagine having Jay Leno as the lead-in to your 11 PM newscast every weeknight? An NBC disaster in the making..... Hello Friend .... Just an FYI - I am one of 7 finalists in an endorsement contract with a major supplement company ... went from 210 lbs and 24% bodyfat to 193 lbs and 16% bodyfat ... in only 8 weeks ... let's see what Flounder is doing these days .... (6/28/09) Transporting Mr. Jackson's body via helicopter to the coroner's office made perfect sense, and was a good decision by Mr. Hernandez. Keeping the body around posed a problem for the hospital (anyone remember the photographer that fake appendicitis to get into the hospital to seek out the dying Sammy Davis Jr?). The helicopter displayed clearly the show was over, and everyone outside should go home. Mr. Jackson, with his wealth, paid a ton in taxes for the state, and with his celebrity, legally deserved "extra care" in order to minimize problems for the hospital, the LAPD, his family, and motorists in the area if the body went by ground. Next subject; did you notice Randi Rhodes and All Things Considered had on environmental experts and PhD's in economics to talk about cap and trade on Friday, and at the same time Hannity had on Dick Morris to read off word for word Heritage talking points? blog.heritage.org... Dick Morris? are they losing it? (6/28/09) /\ June 28 Messages /\ \/ June 27 Messages \/ Dr. Oz will not be going into the 3PM slot, that is still CBS Network time. A new version of the Pyramid game show will be replacing Guiding Light. (6/27/09) Why is it that WBIG's website has the slogan "Big Classic Hits, Big Classic Rock", while on the air they don't even mention it? that makes no sense to me. At least they are starting to sound better now that TGB is pure shit. (6/27/09) Hey All, More than likely, WUSA will put Dr. Oz on at 3pm. Remember, Guiding Light is getting cancelled, so that opens up a time slot for them....for all CBS affils. Take Care, Tybois Uphold (6/27/09) Gang, Hope you have a great weekend and enjoy there is plenty of good stuff on TV for everyone! www.examiner.com... Jim (6/27/09) I second Tom Gauger's motion! Ed Walker is the ultimate broadcaster! He should have been elected to the Hall of Fame years ago! If you'd like to vote for Ed, go to votenet.com and register. They'll send you an email with voting instructions. BTW, the Radio Hall of Fame nomination blurb leaves out Ed Walker's great shows with Willard Scott as "The Joy Boys" (www.thejoyboys.com). --RB (6/27/09) (Dave's response: I don't think the PPMs have reached the Ocean City/Salisbury radio market yet.....) PPM ratings are for top 50 markets only. Just an FYI (6/27/09) Say DCRTV Dave you haven't had a poll in awhile....how about this, Who would rather listen too The Mike O'Meara show or The Don Geronimo show? Sorry Burt from Denton. Do you believe when dj's on WJFK say their PPM's are up or there just shoveling the old windsong? Has the Tyra Banks show been cancelled or switching channels? Man that Wendy Williams just gives me the creeps. what are some other changes coming this fall on local tv channels? What's going to happen to Seinfeld on channel 5 and 20, same for The Simpson's? (6/27/09) While I think Michael Jackson's death is an obvious huge news story worthy of massive coverage, what's more disturbing to me is how gov't resources were wasted after his death. Whoever made the decision to fly his DEAD BODY via helicopter at great expense to the county coroner's office should be FIRED FIRED FIRED like YESTERDAY! How ridiculous, what exactly was the rush? HE'S FRIKKIN DEAD. Weren't there more important emergencies? Was he gonna not be still dead of the same causes 2-3 hours later if his body was taken by vehicle? Just amazing, the crazy world we live in and this should definitely be investigated. Sometimes I think Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor was correct in trying to blow up the San Andreas fault and dump half of California into the Pacific ocean. :-) (6/27/09) RE: Anderson Cooper going to dance at Studio 54 at the age of 10---Laura Ingraham hit the same topic today with an "ah-ha, that explains it." It was pretty funny how they packaged it... (6/27/09) 98 Rock played Thriller today (Friday) at 5:10pm along with the 911 call. (6/27/09) Today I stopped in a Jerry's to get a Philly cheesesteak and watched the TV while waiting for my order. Tony Kornholer and Michael Wilbon were doing "Pardon my Interruption". Smack in the middle of the hsow, Wilbon tells Tony that he hasn't thought about sports since he heard about Michael Jackson's death. WHAT THE HELL! If I were in charge of ESPN that would be Wilbon's last broadcast. Give me a break! (6/27/09) [Dave's response: I sometimes think that the Heritage Foundation mans a "call squad" that provides the bulk of callers to WMAL's G&A show. You seem to hear the same half dozen caller "voices" over and over, day after day on old 630, it seems.....] Dave, I used to work at the Heritage Foundation on a temp job, and I can assure you that the Foundation employees work, and don't have time to call into any talk station. However, 'astroturfing' calls does happen. I recall there there was a cell of retired Democratic women in Florida who would swamp CSPAN's morning program with calls, using their old home town names. But then, there are listeners who develop special relationships w