On Friday, A.H. Belo Corporation announced that it would, yet again, lay off about 500 more workers at all of its properties, among them The Dallas Morning News and The Providence Journal. At the same time, Belo managers, in the newspaper group and in the corporate offices, were receiving bonuses…
With the New York Mets signing Oliver Perez, the Texas Rangers’ chances of landing free-agent pitcher Ben Sheets just got stronger. Likewise, their radio signal for 2009 is also beefed up. The announcement that Rangers’ weekday games will be broadcast on 105.3 The Fan means that 110 of Texas’ 162…
Several Friends of Unfair Park have asked why the Rangers would broadcast a majority of their games on The Fan, when KRLD-AM has such a mammoth signal, especially at night. Which is why I called John Blake, the team’s recently returned exec vice president of communications, to discuss the decision…
At freaking last. The Texas Rangers announced this afternoon that for the first time in the team’s history, game broadcasts will be available on the FM side of your radio dial — at least, weekday games have gone high fidelity. So says the media release announcing KRLD-FM (105.3, The Fan)…
Work precluded me from listening to today’s Think on KERA-FM (90.1), which I swear I’ll listen to one of these days. So until the local NPR affiliate posts its podcast, I’ll just have to take Wonkette’s word that New Yorker film critic David Denby, Think-ing today in Dallas whilst pimpingpromoting…
Bobby Goldstein Productions is best known as the company behind the TV series Cheaters. Robert Riggs is best known as the ace TV investigative reporter who, in March 2008, was among those at KTVT-Channel 11 inexplicably laid off during a round of CBS-mandated downsizing. Both Bobs turn up in this…
Dunno when this was done, but as evidenced by this just-posted clip it’s clear Tom Leppert has a future as an early-Sunday morning community-affairs talk-show host when he’s done being mayor. His interview with special guest Tennell Atkins is a little, oh, Chris Farley for my tastes, but it’s promising…
Got interrupted from The Ticket’s Dunham & Miller this morning by tennis, and phone calls and, well, life. I missed Gordo’s wireless microphone bits, which is rare for me. I also, apparently, missed a fight. A landmark nemesis confrontation. A legit skirmish that’s getting national pub. I’ve met both Nasty Nestor and…
Two radio items of note for those still on the terrestrial side of the dial: This morning ’round 8:45, a Friend of Unfair Park called with the command to turn on The Ticket, pronto, as Gordon Keith was being attacked by nemesis Nestor Aparicio. Didn’t make it in time –…
A.H. Belo announced this morning that it is going to “cut approximately 500 jobs, or more than 14 percent of its workforce,” at all of its properties, among them The Dallas Morning News and the Providence Journal. Which is why a Friend of Unfair Park sends this announcement from the…
Came across this photo of Mavs’ press row (circa 199 … 5?) recently and it made me: 1. Laugh hysterically. 2. Miss Reunion Arena. 3. Realize, “Hey, not a bad pic.” Free subscriptions to the Dallas Observer and Sportatorium for anyone correctly identifying four people. Free use of my ice…
Intended to post this early, but got otherwise distracted — was too busy answering the age-old question, WWJD? Alas, the delightful Adam McGill has reminded me of something I thought I only hallucinated last night during a midnight-thirty Comedy Central tune-in: Pastor Ed Young, Fellowship Church’s “sexpert” (ewwww), appeared on…
In an effort to make some of us wonder what treasures we might have in our dry-walled apartments — or perhaps to rub salt in the wounds of those who unsuccessfully submitted their antiques to the appraisers at Dallas Convention Center last summer — PBS is airing the first of…
I know. I know. Any station that will have me on – even sparingly, and tucked away on the weekends – has lots of room from improvement, right? Well, 105.3 The Fan just got better. In the coming weeks expect the announcement that The Fan is the new flagship radio…
Jeff Catlin just sent Unfair Park a press release proving Richie was right when he predicted the Dallas Cowboys and KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket) would be parting ways sooner than later. Officially, the deal was up and into its option phase, and Catlin says the Ticket actually opted out of…
This is why I’m sticking to sports. Because if I show up to, say, a Mavs game or the Super Bowl or a Green-White Scrimmage, the event actually occurs. Not so with Russ Martin’s supposed trial in Fort Worth this morning. The media – myself, a reporter from Dallas’ Only…
Long-time Norm Hitzges sidekick and 1310 AM The Ticket assistant program director Mark Friedman confirms this afternoon that he has left the station to take a similar role with rival sports-talk station 103.3 FM ESPN Radio. Friedman will next week begin his new role as ESPN’s APD and producer for The…
A man of his word, Clear Channel’s Dallas market manager J.D. Freeman did in fact call back with some news concerning programming changes at the San Antonio-based conglomerate’s Dallas properties. As mentioned earlier, two KDMX-FM (Mix 102.9) on-air personalities were part of the mass layoffs today: midday host Lisa Thomas…
We’ve tried all morning to get Dallas Clear Channel execs on the phone all morning to discuss layoffs there, which began at 7:30 this morning as expected (and our condolences to the departed, who include someone near and dear to Unfair Park). No luck so far — and I don’t…
I would not recommend reading SMU’s Daily Mustang for your inauguration coverage. The university sent “a group of SMU communications and journalism students” to D.C. to cover the inauguration. Said last week’s media release, “They will have an up-close view of the Presidential Inauguration.” Um. Um. This is the most…
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post are reporting today that as early as next week, Clear Channel Communications will “begin implementing a massive restructuring plan that seeks to cut $400 million in costs at the company.” Both stories say the layoffs are to begin on Tuesday; says…
Tuned into KTCK-AM (1310) this a.m. for its “big station announcement,” which, all things considered, was relatively enormous after all: The station is “the new radio flagship home for Dallas Stars hockey for the next five seasons,” said morning-show co-host Craig Miller. The deal starts next season and runs through…
