I was tracking down some information on the Federal Communications Commission’s Web site regarding an unrelated matter, then figured while I was there I’d check in to see how the KVTT-to-KERA transfer was going. Because every few days, someone will ask me when KERA’s going to launch its all-music station…
Waaaay back in May ’07 I wrote about the late, great John Peel — the Liverpudlian who made a stopover in Dallas in the early 1960s before becoming “The Most Important DJ in Rock History,” per the subtitle of the book by and about the great man behind, natch, The…
Those new “Most Interesting Radio Station in the World” promo spots are sheer genius. I’m only typing LOL because I actually laughed out loud. Whoever does the tag line – I think it’s Gordo? – absolutely nailed it. “I don’t always listen to the radio. But when I do, I…
When Walter Cronkite punted the bucket recently, the title of “Most Trusted Man in America” fell to – believe it or not – Jon Stewart. While this news made me, a Daily Show devotee, click my heels, it also got me to thinking: Who’s the Most Trusted Sportscaster in the Metroplex?…
Was checking out Channel 8’s sports last night when I was presented with classic Dale Hansen. Not unplugged exactly. How about unglued? As Hansen began his recap of Rangers 5, Indians 0, the video didn’t exactly cooperate. While he beamed about Tommy Hunter’s pitching and Josh Hamilton’s hitting, the screen – for…
So says Editor & Publisher in its just-published list of “10 That Do It Right.” A.H. Belo biggest wig Robert Decherd has long maintained the free, miniature Morning News is a money-maker, not merely a trash-generator. (Though, admittedly, my folks got a copy last week that wound up much closer…
Via Gawker, we find word that KXAS-Channel 5 has laid off its marketing folks — you know, the promo-makers. NBC Universal’s making the cuts at all of its owned-and-operation stations, of which Channel 5’s but one of 10. Notes Gawker, “News employees will be expected to produce promos for their…
To watch the Texas Rangers-Oakland A’s game, that is. Relax. Interesting night in San Antonio. While I was gallivanting around town with both owner Jerry Jones’ caravan (even at 66 the dude can throw down) and a 1310 AM The Ticket traveling birthday party in which a member of the group…
In his New York Times op-ed this morning, Frank Rich pours one out for Henry Louis-Gate. And as he moves from Cambridge to the White House (for the free beer), Rich stops to huff the Brit Humes at FOX News, where everyone’s calling everyone else a racist these days (oh,…
Because, like, you so totally could. Says so in this just-posted job listing on the KXAS-Channel 5 Web site:NBC Universal’s Owned and Operated Television station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, KXAS TV, is looking for a Newscast Producer. As a Newscast Producer, you will produce a live newscast with fast-paced…
I only listened to Russ Martin’s show on Live 105.3 sporadically. I’ve met the guy just once. Talked with him for all of 45 seconds. So how do you tell the story of a guy like that? You talk to everyone that knows him. That’s worked for him. With him…
Yesterday, Uncle Barky couldn’t get anyone at KDFW-Channel 4 to confirm that the Dallas Fox affiliate had chosen a new co-host for Good Day — one Lauren Przybyl, currently at the NBC affiliate in Boston. But moments ago, the Boston Globe got the official word from the vice president and…
Got a call back from former 103.3 FM ESPN radio host Dale Hansen yesterday afternoon, explaining how/why he kinda sorta abruptly walked away from the station last week. Seems Hansen – who told me last month he wasn’t happy at ESPN – quit amidst the worldwide leader’s self-imposed muzzling of the…
For Ira Glass, the 50-year-old host of Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life, doing radio is like talking on the phone to somebody late at night. “There’s an intimacy to just hearing someone’s voice,” said Glass, Saturday’s keynote speaker during the University of North Texas’s fifth annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction…
As I told you back in June, Dale Hansen is a tip-toeing toward burnout these days. As of today, his work load is a little lighter. A radio industry source told me over the weekend that the iconic voice of Dallas sports will not sign a new contract at 103.3 FM ESPN…
Two media matters this morning, beginning with A.H. Belo releasing its second-quarter numbers: “Advertising revenue, including print and Internet revenue, was down 30.2 percent, due to declines in retail, general and classified revenues in all AHC markets.” The press release has all the stats concerning The Dallas Morning News’s parent…
Bud Gillett is still at KTVT-Channel 11 — says so right on the station’s Web site, where he’s hailed as the most veteran reporter at CBS 11 News with 33 years in major market television news, the last 26 years working the streets of Dallas/Fort Worth.” But, as Ed Bark…
Greg Williams is a recovering addict. Wednesday was one of those bad days. Friday he’ll be back on the air with Richard Hunter. Hopefully it will be a good day. “Yesterday he was a little off,” Hunter said during his show on Rational Radio 1360 AM moments ago. “But we…
Bless Greg Williams. The guy, as you know, has a history. Now, alongside Richard Hunter on Rational Radio 1360 AM, he has a second third chance. We’ve heard him wacko before. Yesterday afternoon … I dunno – you tell me. He arrived late. Fumbled with his headphones. Gave out The Ticket’s phone number. Apparently…
For some reason, within the span of the last 15 minutes I received a handful of e-mails (and a phone call) from a few strong Friends of Unfair Park that all contained some variation of the following message: Go stream Richard Hunter’s Rational Radio show … right now! So I…
Let’s see, what went down on the dial while I was ransacking the craps table at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas? *Weird story about Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Not that he’s accused of sexual assault. That happens. The bizarre twist is that ESPN – your worldwide leader – has…
So reports the great Ed Bark, who’s peeked at a copy of the CBS affiliate’s petition to the Federal Communications Commission in which KTVT’s asking for a new frequency pronto. Uncle Barky’s got the details, but the short version is: Channel 11 says the digital transition on June 12 absolutely…
