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• News Notes – June 2009 June 8, 2009
  alk Radio Networks and WLS, Chicago talk host Mancow Muller thought that waterboarding was not torture. So when he and mid-morning co-host Pat Cassidy asked listeners to decide which one of them should be waterboarded live on the air and Mancow came out the winner, he wasn’t concerned. But Mancow said afterward that [...]
• Inside the Issue – June 2009 June 8, 2009
  The state of talk media 2009 Commentary and analysis connecting the dots By Michael Harrison TALKERS MAGAZINE Publisher NEW YORK –– At press time, as we begin the 2009 installment of the New Media Seminar –– clearly the most important in its 12-year history –– there are five key “dots” that, when connected, present a compelling snapshot of […]
• Marketplace – Jobs & Services (Updated June 2009) June 4, 2009
  RADIO OPERATIONS ASSISTANT. Oregon Public Broadcasting seeks an experienced radio professional to coordinate daily radio operations functions under the supervision of the Radio Operations Manager for OPB Radio and KMHD. Successful candidate will have at least two-years of radio operations experience that includes production and computer skills, writing a […]
• Sports News Notes – June 2009 May 18, 2009
  appas flips news/talk outlet KTRB, San Francisco to sports. The station will challenge entrenched sports station KNBR in the San Francisco market. KTRB is carrying Oakland A’s baseball plus Stanford football and basketball. In addition to Ron Barr’s Sports Byline USA and some Fox Sports Radio programming, KTRB is going non-sports in [...]
• New Media Seminar 2009 Agenda May 7, 2009
  New Media Seminar 2009 Schedule of Events Friday, June 5 Registration / Information Desk Open 12:00 noon – 10:00 pm Exhibits Open 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm Business Lounge Open 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm Sponsored by Newsmax Live Radio Broadcasts Sponsored by Comrex Corp. 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm The Lou Dobbs Show, United Stations Radio Networks Host: Lou Dobbs G […]
• New Media Seminar 2009 May 3, 2009
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• This issue’s front cover May 3, 2009
  THIS MONTH’S FRONT COVER
• Week in Review May 3, 2009
  Click "Read more..." to see the Week in Review - a listing of Issues-Oriented Talk Radio activity across America for the week of Monday, January 26th, 2009 to Friday, January 30th, 2009.
• TALKERS News update 4/2 April 2, 2009
  WGN Names Garry Meier Afternoon Host. Chicago broadcast figure Garry Meier is taking over the mid-afternoon program on Tribune’s WGN. The 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm program belonged to John Williams before he moved to morning drive after Spike O’Dell’s retirement. Program director Kevin Metheny tells TALKERS magazine, “We would have announced [...]
• Talk Media News Update – 3/30/09 March 30, 2009
  Dr. Laura’s “In Praise of Mom” to Be Seen Nationwide. In conjunction with the release of her new book, In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms (HarperCollins), Dr. Laura Schlessinger is putting on a live show on May 5 called, “Dr. Laura Live! In Praise of Mom.” Dr. Laura’s program will take place at the [...]