Limbaugh Bomb Scare Turns Out To Be Business Proposal [VIDEO]
Limbaugh Calls It A Non Story
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– As it turned out, the mysterious package left at mega talker Rush Limbaugh's Palm Beach home that brought out the bomb squad yesterday ended up being nothing more than a business proposal from a Pittsburgh man. According to WPBF 25 , after Limbaugh's scanning device showed what appeared to be wires in the package, police were called in. Upon further inspection they were surprised to find it marked with a return address. After contacting the sender they learned it was simply a business proposal and the man was deeply apologetic for causing such alarm. He told police he was hoping to go into business with Limbaugh in some sort of Abraham Lincoln related project. Reportedly, he meant it in goodwill and did not intend for this to happen. Police said they don't expect any charges to be filed against the sender. Limbaugh called the whole matter a non-event. Photo: Screen grab in front of Limbaugh's residence. WATCH VIDEO HERE
NBC News And Dial Global Team For 24 Hour News Network
Network To Feature Top NBC News Journalists Including Brian Williams, David Gregory, Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– NBC News and Dial Global announced the launch of a new 24-hour, radio news network—NBC News Radio. The network will be distributed to radio stations nationwide by Dial Global and will give those stations access to the global resources of NBC News including: live simulcasts of breaking news from NBC and MSNBC, and reports from top NBC News correspondents including NBC News Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd, Brian Williams, (shown) anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” and David Gregory, host of “Meet the Press.” “Millions of Americans start and end their day with NBC News,” said Bart Tessler, EVP, News & Talk Programming, Dial Global. “We are pleased to bring more great NBC News content to an even wider audience 24/7.”
KFI Vows Diversity In Wake Of John And Ken Flap; Coalition Not Satisfied
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– Following continued criticism over comments made by KFI/LA's John & Ken Show after the death of Whitney Houston, Clear Channel Communications, has vowed to diversify the L.A. station's workforce and programming. As Jockline Daily reported, upon this week's return of John & Ken to the airwaves after their 10-day suspension, a black coalition met with station management and the hosts and complained not only over the comments, but KFI's lack of diversity on-air. Yesterday, KFI issued a release entitled "Memorandum to the Los Angeles Community," stating it's changing its ways. "We are reviewing our talk formats and will find a platform for auditioning a diverse group of local hosts and guests. ... We anticipate creating unique programming to reflect important issues to our multi-cultural community." Read entire statement here Meanwhile, according to radiofacts.com, the coalition wasn't satified and 'We are not interested in KFI "finding a platform." We are aware of several tralented Afterica-American hosts rightnow who would be compatible with KfI's current programming format.
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Dane Cook Set To Play Stern-Like Jock In New NBC Comedy
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– Looks like longtime stand-up comic Dane Cook is taking some time off from stand-up to play the role of a radio host who bears a striking similarity to Howard Stern. According to Deadline, character Cam Doherty (Cook) will play a brash, hard-drinking, no-filter maverick DJ of a satellite radio show whose world is rocked with the arrival of perky, feminist new on-air co-host Stella Stoobler (Collette Wolfe) in the series "Next Caller Please." Cook had agreed to a developmental deal last September with NBC with the project being written by Stephen Falk of 'Weeds' fame. Look for a Fall Premiere.
Putting Twitter In Your Prep: Winan's Says Using Lists Is Key
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– When it comes to show prep, Social Media Maven, Stephanie Winans of The Randy Lane Company is bullish on Twitter and tells Jockline Daily there 5 quick ways to make the most out of the platform. "While Twitter provides a personal way to connect with listeners, it’s also a great resource for show content," says Winan. Her first tip: USE LISTS: Create Twitter Lists to organize the accounts you follow and use for show prep. That way if you're looking for a specific type of content, you can view only the accounts that you've listed under that category (for example, “entertainment news,” “news” or “parenting”). 2. USE FAVORITES: When viewing your Twitter stream, use favorites to bookmark a tweet for later reading. If you see a tweet you want to come back to, click the star icon. The star will turn from grey to yellow, and you will be able to view it in your favorites, located on the left side of your Twitter profile page. 3. FOLLOW LOCAL SOURCES: Add local news stations, broadcasters, newspapers, and magazines for tweets about what’s going on in your market. 4. FOLLOW OTHER STATIONS/SHOWS: Follow stations and shows you admire for topic and promotion ideas. Keep your eye on successful shows that produce strong content. You might learn from them, and often their ideas will jumpstart your creativity. 5. FOLLOW ARTISTS: Follow the artists you play on the station, so you can share the latest music news, retweet interesting celeb tweets, and connect with artists who come to your market. REACH STEPHANIE HERE
Mike Epps Talks Whitney & Movie Sparkle With Hot 97's Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg [AUDIO]
Epps: She Definitely Taught Me One Thing And Was Life Is Not A Rehearsal; Live It To The Fullest
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– Popular comedian/actor, Mike Epps is out making the rounds talking about the upcoming movie 'Sparkle' which featured the late Whitney Houston. Yesterday, he joined Cipha & Sounds where he talked about what an honor it was working with Whitney Houston, what she was 'really' like and how totally star struck he was looking back at his cameo with her and ex Bobby Brown in the “We’ve Got Something In Common” video. To help remember, K. Foxx belts a short melody which prompts some razzing from fellow cast members. "She definitely taught me one thing and that was that life is not a rehearsal and to live it to the fullest. You’re going to have your ups and downs, but definitely live this thing out because tomorrow’s not promised,” reflects Epps. WATCH VIDEO
Davy Jone's Last Radio Stop In Oklahoma; Tells Host: 'Today Is The Only Day In The Rest of My Life'' [AUDIO]
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– Just day's before Monkee's front-man Davy Jones untimely death, he called into GTO 107/Ardmore Oklahoma's Terry Bell morning show. There to promote his appearance at the Winstar World Casino, he told Bell: "I am standing in the casino hallway talking to you right now," Jones said. "I am not reading off my notes, my show is much the same, impromptu." Asked if he ever gets tired of playing 'Daydream Believer?' and he said, 'No I don't get tired of singing it because when I sing it live I am singing it for the first time that who hasn't heard me sing it live ... we sign their old albums and their old books and stuff, but hey you know you don't look at it like that, today is the only day in the rest of my life." LISTEN TO INTERVIEW
McMann Joins Q104 Cleveland For Afternoons; Jeremy "Ed" Schulz To Co-Host With Jayde Donovan At Hot 101.5 Tampa; WYOK Mobile Flips To WABD-FM
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– Ed Schulz, formerly known as Special Ed, was last heard at Channel 96.1/Charlotte. He also held stints n Charleston, SC B-92 and 95SX. --- WQAL Q104/Cleveland has announced the addition of Kelly McMann for PMD host of the station. Kelly says “It wasn’t until I saw the Leg Lamp that I knew, Cleveland was home." ---- As predicted, on the heels of WABB-FM dropping calls to flip Christian, Cumulus has flipped adult hits WYOK-FM to CHR WABD-FM. While the station is running jockless, is it true that WABB-FM's former morning show and others could be in talks to join there soon?. Stay tuned.
Star & Buc Wild Show Added To Major Trendz Radio Lineup
THE MOUTH, MARCH 2ND, 2012 –– Major Trendz Radio Networks, Inc. has announced it will provide digital distribution for "The Star & Buc Wild Show launching March 12, 2012. The show will air on Major Trendz Radio Networks Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday 6pm-10pm Est.
"The Star and Buc Wild Show", completes our digital lineup with The R and R Show right in the middle with 300,000 listeners in our first month," said Jonathan Rasheed Harris Programming Chairman/CEO. Star & Buc Wild's resume includes The Source Magazine, MTV, Hot 97, Power 104.1, Power 105.1, Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Vladtv, Thisis50, Shovio and 100.3 The Beat.
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Leap Year Stuntage Abounds; A Wedding At White Castle; Tower Dives And Awkward Proposal Fail With Host [AUDIO]
THE MOUTH, MARCH 1ST, 2012 –– It comes every four years, but never soon enough for radio stuntage. First up, B105 Cincinnati's Chris Carr & Company's 'Leap of Love' Wednesday at a local White Castle. Christina Eklar, of Independence, and Jim Rogers, of Dent were winners as they tied the knot during a noon ceremony. Presiding over the event was B-105's Stattman (shown left) from the Chris Carr & Company Morning Show. Moving way west, KLUC Las Vegas' John Moug and Juicy took an actual leap off the Stratosphere at Skyjump Las Vegas, the tallest Skyjump in the world! Shown in the pic are John Moug and Juicy with their GM [WATCH VIDEO HERE]. Meanwhile, half away around the world, give it up for Cogho & Beck from the 3BO Brekky Show who thought they'd get Ben Jones to say yes to a surprise proposal from his girlfriend Aimee. Uhhh, we'll only say it didn't go as planned. In the shown pic, Jones is shown trying to 'splain things to Aimee. Let's just say it didnt go quite so well. LISTEN TO AUDIO HERE
Sophie FM Becomes Heather For A Day
THE MOUTH, MARCH 1ST, 2012 –– CBS' Sophie @ 103.7 KSCF San Diego will become Heather @103.7 this Friday, March 2. Ocean Beach resident and Sophie@103.7 listener, Heather Kraszewski, (shown) was randomly selected as the grand prize winner of the Sophie's Day Off contest after submitting the winning playlist. The station will transform all station imaging to Heather@103.7 for the entire day while Heather takes to the airwaves. Heather will begin her day with an 8am appearance on Jennifer & Mike in the Morning's live broadcast from 5:30-9am. Heather will then join Midday personality, JT and wrap up her day with Austin in the Afternoon during PM Drive. Heather who, as a child was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis - is a former Make-A-Wish Foundation Kid. Heather and her mother, Terry co-authored the book SURF ANGEL, a story about the young and playful Surf Angel, who ensures a safe night's sleep to all of her ocean friends and brings children closer to the magical wonders of the sea. The book is available as an iPad app with Make-A-Wish Foundation receiving a portion of the proceeds.
Station Pitches Its 'Ladies of Jack' For Hottest Women of Radio Competition
THE MOUTH, MARCH 1ST, 2012 –– By now you're all familiar with PopCrunch's annual release of it's 50 Hottest Women of Radio list. Now San Diego's Jack FM wants to help out a couple of its own, Emily and Elaina. Nominations are like votes. The more nominations she gets, the more likely they are to make the list and land the number 1 spot. Nominate the ladies of JACK now! The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 23rd. The 2012 list will be revealed on Monday, March 26th. If you'd like to help Emily & Elaina, CLICK HERE---Better yet, WOULD YOU LIKE JOCKLINE DAILY TO HELP YOUR STATION'S NOMINEE? SEND PIC AND DETAILS HERE
107.9 Charlotte's Ramona Talks Weight Loss Following Surgery [VIDEO]
107.9 Charlotte's Ramona Holloway, of the popular Matt And Ramona show, has been very open on air over her life-long problem of keeping off weight. In a special piece from WCNC TV she says "I’ve endorsed every diet plan under the sun,” but now she's undergone gastric bypass surgery and she wanted to share here story. "The thing I would like people to know is that for most people who are morbidly obese, and I did qualify as morbidly obese, it's not just about moving and putting down the fork. Most of us when you get to the point that you're that big, it's about getting help because there's more than just knife and fork issues going on," said Ramona. Factoring into the story was her admission of sexual abuse she experienced when she was six years old. She said she figured it was time to talk about the thing she’d kept a secret for so long. After getting back to work she says she's lost 30 pounds, but emotionally, she’s lost much more. WATCH VIDEO
Famed Cleveland Host Honored With Street Sign
THE MOUTH, MARCH 1ST, 2012 –– According to a posting at WTAM, Oak Tree Blvd. in Independence, OH is being ceremonially dubbed "Chuck Collier Blvd." The Clear Channel studios of WGAR, WTAM, WMJI and other stations are on the road. While it will officially remain Oak Tree Blvd., the City of Independence has agreed to ceremonially place a "Chuck Collier Blvd." sign below the street sign. Chuck passed away from a heart attack in September 2011. He was afternoon host and music director at 99.5 WGAR, as well as midday host on Majic 105.7. Chuck was 64-years-old when he passed away. The renaming was announced at Tuesday night's "Concert for Chuck" at Lorain County Community College. Chuck had been a fixture on WGAR for 40 years, starting when the station was still on the AM dial, and playing adult contemporary music. As WGAR went over to the FM dial, and changed to country music, so did Chuck. He became such an institution that in 2009, Chuck was inducted into the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame. Chuck handled middays at WMJI to his duties a few years ago.
Rapper Rings Up New York's Big Poppa From Jail; Coming Out With More Muscle [AUDIO]
THE MOUTH, MARCH 1ST, 2012 –– In a rather unusual way to celebrate his 36th birthday, jailed rapper Ja Rule phoned into Gary 'Big Poppa' Spears on 97.9/105.5 KISS-FM/Utica to chat about life behind bars. Ja Rule, who's serving a 3-year sentence for illegal weapons possession at the Mid-State Correctional Facility told Spears that life in jail is like Groundhog Day: "It's the same day over and over again," says Ja Rule. But all things considered, he didn't seem to complain about the food. " I get good food here ... We do what we can with a toaster oven and a microwave." He also promised to come out a bigger man --- literally! He told Spears he's added 25 pounds of muscle in the jail's gym. LISTEN TO AUDIO
TOP NEWS FROM THE UK: Greg James Takes Over Drive On BBC Radio 1
Greg James and Scott Mills are swapping shows on BBC Radio 1
By Graham Mack
THE MOUTH, MARCH 1ST, 2012 –– Greg James will move to weekday drive 4-7pm, whilst Scott Mills moves to afternoons 1-4pm. The changes by station controller Ben Cooper are thought to be the first of a few in order to attract younger listeners to the national network. Edith Bowman moves to a midweek slot, becoming the host of Radio 1’s Review Show on Tuesdays, 9-10pm, where each week she will host a guest panel who will discuss the latest new music releases. In addition, Danny Howard from Blackpool, who was discovered through a Radio 1 talent search and opened the Radio 1 Ibiza Weekend in 2011, has landed a brand new show every Saturday 4-7pm, which will be called R1’s Dance Anthems with Danny Howard.
2012 Sony Radio Award judges announced - The list of 127 individuals who will judge this year’s Sony Radio Academy Award entries has been revealed by organisers. They include representatives from the BBC and most of the major commercial radio operators, as well as people from TV, the music industry and radio reviewers and commentators. Among this year’s judges are TV execs Sir Peter Bazalgette and Peter Bennett-Jones, singer Sharleen Spiteri from the band “Texas”, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and presenters including Janet Ellis, Annie Nightingale and Emma Freud. A record number of entries have been submitted this year across 34 categories, covering output from speech and drama to news, comedy and music. Judges received entries in the category that they are judging earlier this week and have until 20th March to listen to the audio, read the accompanying text and make their decisions. Five shortlisted entrants will be announced for each category in late March/early April with the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners crowned on 14th May at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.
Planet Rock In Breach Over Sung F-words - Digital station Planet Rock has been found in breach of the broadcast code by Ofcom after twice broadcasting songs that included the F-word. The regulator received complaints about the broadcasts of offending tracks by Foo Fighters and the Rolling Stones last autumn. Ofcom was alerted to the broadcast on 25 October 2011 of the song ‘Word Forward’ by the Foo Fighters which twice included the lyric “they’re just fucking words”. A second complainant alerted Ofcom to the broadcast on 23 November 2011 of the track ‘Some Girls’ by the Rolling Stones, which contained the lyric: “…black girls want to get f***ed all night…”. The first was aired at 9.17am on a Tuesday, while the second was around 7pm on a Wednesday. Following the complaints, Planet Rock says it has now introduced a new compliance procedure which means that two members of staff have to check a song before it can be broadcast and there’s a daily check to approve songs for broadcast.
Graham Mack is a UK journalist and broadcaster with a daily newstalk show on the BBC. Reach Him Here
MOVERS/WAKERS: Egypt Comes To Georgia; O'Shea Re-Ups In Milwaukee; Robbins Moves To Middays At WDBO/Orlando
THE MOUTH, MARCH 1ST, 2012 –– Former WBLS-FM New York host, Egypt Sherrod is headed to Hot 97.5 Atlanta for middays. In addition to radio, she's also the new host of HGTV’s Property Virgins and provides pop culture pieces for Atlanta-based CNN and HLN. ------ 99.1 The Mix/Milwaukee re-ups morning host Kidd O'Shea to new two-year deal. Kidd co-host with Elizabeth Kay - News/Talk WDBO-FM/Orlando adds Mel Robbins to its 1-3 pm slot. She trades places with the syndicated Clark Howard Show who moves to 10pm-1am. Robbins' show originate from her Massachusetts residence. ------Clear Channel announced that long-time, digital advertising executive Tim Castelli will join the company as its Executive Vice President of Digital Sales for Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. Castelli, who joins Clear Channel from America Online AOL will report to John Hogan, Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. ----Star 103/Tulsa moves Bobby Butler from nights to mornings. Photo: Sherrod Facebook
Monkee's Davy Jones Passes
Group Credited With Inspiring Music Television [VIDEO]
THE MOUTH, MARCH 1ST, 2012 –– Baby-boomers and many others around the world were saddened yesterday to learn of the unexpected passing of 60's teen heart throb, Davy Jones who died at the age of 66 (shown bottom). Known best as the lead singer of The Monkeys his career began as a child actor in the U.K. on the soap opera Coronation Street. The inspiration for the band came to Jones while performing with the group on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also performing that night was a fellow group of British singers known as the Beatles. While music was their vehicle, it was video that helped launch their popularity. In fact, Michael Nesmith (top) who crafted the idea for the TV format, has often been credited for the inspiration of music television. As the story goes, no one in the band played instruments in their first recordings or appearances, but this all changed at their own. WATCH EARLY VIDEO
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