The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the latest inductee into its hall of fame: the former Irving Harrigan, as he was known to listeners of KLIF waaaay back in the day. The One-Time Voice of KVIL, inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in ’02 (and again in…
It may take a while to get a response from DISH Network; a spokesperson tells Unfair Park most of its higher-ups are at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Till we get a response, then, this is Fox Sports Southwest’s side of the story.This year, the network upped the…
Maybe you recall that back in November, we heard from Dallas Morning News publisher Jim Moroney about the company’s decision to pack up and abandon its Southern Dallas packaging facility near the intersection of Interstates 20 and 45 on Langdon Road. Reason we e-mailed Moroney was because some folks wondered…
In our effort to get some last-minute extra reporting into this week’s cover story, “High Time For Change” by Dave Farrell, about how, just maybe, there’s a bright future ahead for those pushing for the legalization of marijuana, the Observer managed to misquote Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle. When you…
It’s been rumored for weeks, but KTVT-Channel 11 made it official this afternoon: Starting Monday, it’s expanding its 4 p.m. newscast by another half hour, with Keith Garvin and Tracy Kornet holding down the anchor desk. That means, sorry, no more Inside Edition on Channel 11; it moves to TXA…
Reason No. 239 blog comments are a good thing: On Christmas, Friend of Unfair Park “whiskey a go go” posted a note to the Hawaii Bowl item that said, simply, “Here’s a link to greggos show from last week.” And, sure enough, one click later there was The Hammer on…
I found Greg Williams. On the radio. Again. Sounding coherent, opionated and refreshingly edgy. Sounding like, well, the Greggo you know and love. “I’ve had to hook my delay back up,” says Williams’ new radio partner John Clay Wolfe. “This guy makes me want to cuss.” Wolfe, who happens to…
Far as I can tell, Texas Monthly’s Paul Burka hasn’t mentioned this on his blog, but this morning, the Texas Tribune notes that KERA won’t let the political columnist pose questions to the GOP gubernatorial candidates at its January 14 debate. Writes Ross Ramsey, Texas Monthly had been a sponsor,…
A little more than a year ago, Dave Clifton, president and co-owner of Rational Radio (1360 on Your AM Dial), told Sam that his left-leaning station would be a success, no doubt about it: “More than half of the people who vote are on my side of the political fence,…
The device you see here is the new Sony Reader Daily Edition, which shipped this week at the not-so low, low price of $399. Reason we mention it: Today, courtesy Engadget, we discover that Sony’s fleshing out its list of newspapers available for download over the device. And, yes, that…
Citadel Broadcasting owns 224 radio stations across the U.S. — three in Texas, all in Dallas-Fort Worth. They’re not unfamiliar brand names: the historic WBAP-AM (News/Talk 820) and KSCS-FM (96.3), which, for a good long while in the 1990s, was the top station in the DFW and, like, WBAP, remains…
Bumped into Ticket program director Jeff Catlin last night, and maybe it was the spiked eggnog and rolled mistletoe talking, but somehow I ended up hosting a post-Cowboys-post-game holiday musical spectacular-spectacular that should commence at half past midnightish on 1310 AM tonight. I imagine it’ll be a cross between my…
I know what you’re thinking: The year is almost over, and I need more Schutze! More Schutze you say? Me too, which is why I took a look back at his columns from ’09 and picked my 10 faves for your reconsideration and, well, appreciation. For those who don’t remember…
But a month after Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith’s book about the late, great Molly Ivins hit stores comes word of a stage production based on the Dallas Times Herald columnist’s life: Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, scheduled to debut March 19 on the Philadelphia…
Question: Can you get divorced if you’re not married? Answer: Yes, according to Pugs & Kelly. Yes you can. Unless there’s a last-minute reconciliation ongoing as we speak, Pugs will go on the air today at 1 on 1360 AM without long-time sidekick Kelly. Why? Because, in short, they had a…
Says this top-rated eBay-er, the photo above comes from The Dallas Morning News newsroom — dunno who it is, dunno when it was taken. I’ve asked Schutze, who started at the rival Dallas Times Herald ’round the time this appears to have been snapped, but he can’t say for sure…
Last I looked, Steve Mauldin’s still listed on the KTVT-Channel 11 Web site as president and general manager of that station — and its KTXA-Channel 21 sibling too. But not according to Variety: Says the Hollywood trade in a just-posted piece, Maudlin’s off to Los Angeles to take over KCBS…
Much obliged to Tim Rogers and Uncle Barky for the reminder: Earlier this week WFAA-Channel 8 yanked A Charlie Brown Christmas to run Good Morning Texas After Dark, which, as Ed describes it, is “basically is a collection of mini-infomercials sharing space with actual non-paid program content.” Which isn’t the…
The Dallas Morning News’s circulation is way down — by 30 percent since 2007 — which is just what A.H. Belo higher-ups expected when they decided to start upping the price of the paper. In a “special report,” Editor & Publisher details just how the News came up with the…
If you’re one of those who doesn’t believe in the theory of “credit where credit is due”, and who thinks principles like “ownership” and “theft” are antiquated ideals better left behind in a kinder, gentler, softer era, please stop reading. Now. If you have a tendency to respond with “Dudn’t matter!” or “Who cares?”,…
Several Friends of Unfair Park have e-mailed this morning wondering what a Ticket-Dallas Morning News content-sharing deal, announced this morning, actually means. After all, Jean-Jacques Taylor, Rick Gosselin, Todd Archer, Evan Grant and other sportswriters already appear on the station regularly. What’s new about this particular arrangement? I’ve e-mailed Jeff…
KTVT-Channel 11 investigative reporter Bennett Cunningham has myriad awards to his name — including, most recently, a National Headliners Award for his ride aboard Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s “Gravy Train,” and three Lone Star Emmys, including one for Best Investigative Reporter (his second in as many years). He’s also part…
