Several people have e-mailed asking for my opinion on the big radio deal announced last week in St. Louis, with Emmis selling KSHE and KPNT to Hubbard (which owns WIL, The Arch, and 101 ESPN), while simultaneously spinning off KFTK and KNOU to Entercom (which bought CBS Radio not long ago and now owns KMOX, […]
Radio legend Dr. Demento — the man who popularized such oddball songs as “Fish Heads,” “Wet Dream,” and “Shaving Cream” — visited my radio show to discuss his new project, “Covered In Punk.” He was accompanied by John Cafiero, who produced the project, which plays like a two-hour Dr. Demento show with punk covers of […]
Today marked the last day of existence for a company known as CBS Radio, which has been swallowed up by another radio company called Entercom. That means CBS will not have a third opportunity to hire me, get great ratings with my show, then fire me nonetheless. Too bad.
Five years ago, longtime KTRS afternoon host Frank O. Pinion decided he no longer wanted to work a five day week, so he asked me if I would take over Friday afternoons. I had given up full-time radio and was enjoying my semi-retirement with other projects, but being on the air once a week with […]
This report from NFL.com a couple of days ago caught my eye. It’s about a man who was fired from his job for being accused of a crime he didn’t commit… Lucky Whitehead didn’t do it. One day after the wide receiver was informed he had been cut by the Cowboys for facing misdemeanor petty […]
Three years ago, Cumulus Media stock was at $60/share. This week, it was at 33 cents per share. You could own a piece of one of this country’s biggest radio companies — 570 stations in 150 markets — with the change under the cushions of your couch. Despite that, CEO Mary Berner was given a bonus […]