MOTION: Milwaukee's 94.5 KTI Country WKTI-FM Names Dayton Kane Program Mgr./Afternoon Host - Jillene Khan/Nights; Frank Ski Leaving WHUR/Wash. DC

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– Scripps Milwaukee has named Dayton Kane (R) as Program Mgr. and afternoon host and Jillene Khan as its evening host. With the moves, they become the first full-time hosts to join the recently launched country outlet. Kane arrives from KISS-FM (WKSZ-FM Appleton/Oskosh, WI) where he handled programming and mornings.

"Our search has centered greatly on people with local connections, hit music experience and a love of country music. Hiring, Dayton Kane, a Milwaukee native, who's ready to come home and has been working just up the road, is a huge win for KTI Country" said WTMJ-AM and WKTI-FM VP/GM Tom Langmyer.

Joining for nights is Jillene Khan (L) who arrives from WLLR-FM/Quad Cities. She began her career in Minneapolis area. Kane and Khan will make their KTI Country debut on September 8.

Frank Ski (L) announced his departure from DC station WHUR-FM after two years as its afternoon host. In a release, he said his final on-air broadcast will be this Friday. According to The AJC's Rodney Ho,

Ski left Atlanta after 14 years on V-103 as morning host in late 2012. At the time, he said he wanted to go national and V-103’s parent company CBS was unable to help him do that. Since joining WHUR, he has commuted between Atlanta and D.C. But over those two years, he was unable to get syndication deals in other markets, including a way back on air in Atlanta. Ski still runs a Buckhead restaurant in Atlanta but changed its named from Frank Ski’s to Klass with Kevin Edwards at the helm.

FORMATICS: WZTI Milwaukee Flips 'The Party' To 'True Oldies'

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– Milwaukee's WZTI-AM (1290) and its sister station at 100.3 FM went "True Oldies" as of noon Tuesday. According to jsonline.com, the station is now focusing its playlist on songs from the late 1950s through the late '70s.

"The Party," "wasn't gaining any traction," WZTI promotions director John Schroeder tells jsonline.com. The current No. 1 station in the market is oldies station WRIT-FM (95.7), which had a 10.2 share of the overall radio audience in the July ratings period. Classic rock WKLH-FM (96.5), recently branded as "Hometown Rock," ranked fourth with a 6.4 share. WZTI-AM, by comparison, had a 0.6 share.

Quad Citie's Host Scott Robbins Suffers Massive Heart Attack; Saved By CPR

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– Markley (R), one half of The Robbins & Markley Show which airs on FM News 101 KXL Weekdays 2p-6p CST 1470 and 100.3 WMBD Peoria, IL, Robbins and Markey Show, posted on Facebook: 'As many times as we've joked on the show about Robbins worst fear of having "a grabber", please know this is no joke or prank or some sort of radio bit. (I wish it were) Scott suffered a massive heart attack early (Tuesday) morning. He went into cardiac arrest and was saved by CPR and needed 3 different shocks to bring him back. He was stabilized in the hospital and was coherent. I (along with his family) was able to talk with him several times throughout the day. An entire team of pros were working on him and brought him back. The staff here said it was pretty much a miracle he made it through last night.

In a morning update, Markley posted: 'After a scan today, the doctors were able to find where Scott's internal bleeding was originating from. They then performed a procedure (they had no choice) to stop the bleeding and the procedure was successful. (If Scott wants to share all of the particulars of that info I'll let him do that later.... Now we're waiting for his condition to steadily improve to go into open heart surgery. I gotta admit, this has been a very scary day. Thanks so much for your prayers and the comments - I can't wait to share all of this with him!

Connecticut Station Rebrands For 9-Year Old Boy Battling Brain Cancer

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– A Connecticut station rebranded for a day as Anthony FM in honor of a 9-year-old boy battling brain cancer.

According to nbcconnecticut.com, on Tuesday, 104.1 WMRQ changed its name for Anthony who has been fighting anaplastic ependymoma, a type of brain cancer, for the past six years, When David Fisch, host of Fish in the Morning on 104.1 WMRQ, asked him how it felt to have a radio station named after him, his reply was simple. "Good," Anthony said. After Fish had received a call from Anthony's mom, the station linked it webpage to a GoFundMe page.

Anthony's mother Kim Longley said 'He's had five surgeries and dozens of therapy sessions, but said the cancer he has is incurable. It's been a battle for him and will be that for quite some time.'

Anthony is going through his second round of radiation treatment through the month, according to the GoFundMe page. As of yesterday, $3,440 of the $10,000 goal has been raised.

REPORT: 94.7 Fresh FM's Tommy McFly, The Future of Radio

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– We reported last week that the Washingtonian (extremely popular magazine in DC) featured CBS 94.7 Fresh FM's Tommy McFly in an article titled 'Tommy McFly' The Future of Radio.' Well, upon finding out at press time we had been given an advance peek and the article still wasn't live, Jockline was left with only a tease. Well, the piece is out, so check it out. Along with show members (and regular Morning Show Boot Camp attendees) Jen Richer (right center) and Kelly Collis (bottom right), writer Andrew Beaujon says "The Tommy Show crew wins its listeners one at a time. If that means deejays giving out their cell numbers to pretty much anyone who wants to connect, that’s fine. McFly’s retail approach seems to be working. The Tommy Show accounts for about a third of the station’s listeners, and more than 320,000 tune in each week.

“There’s no normal anymore,” McFly says about radio in the second decade of the 21st century. “There’s no punching the clock.” At work by 4:30 am, McFly—who lives with his partner, Chrysovalantis Kefalas, a candidate for US Senate in Maryland—is out most nights at “family” events. .. Collis is at Jiffy Lube Live, celebrating her wedding the previous day to Patrick Bauer, a government contractor. The festivities take place on the venue’s party decks, at the rear of the amphitheater. McFly moderated this year's "Branding In A Fractured Marketplace' at MSBC 27 Sponsored by ReelWorld - READ COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE - PHOTO/Dakota Fine

Johnjay & Rich Help Outfit 200 Foster Kids In Phoenix Area

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 20125 ––  Last week, Johnjay and Rich - hosts of the Premiere Networks syndicated Johnjay & Rich Show – continued the #LoveUp movement by partnering with Cox Communications to help Phoenix-area foster care children get ready for the new school year.

As part of the special Johnjay & Rich Care for Kids Foundation event, more than 200 children were invited to Lucky Strike for an afternoon of bowling, food and fun, and everyone left with a brand new backpack stuffed with school supplies. In addition to helping hand out the backpacks, Cox Communications also presented the Foundation with a donation of $5,000. Pictured in the attached photo: The JohnJay and Rich Show’s executive producer Bill Ryan, Johnjay, and co-host Kyle, as well as Cox mascot “Digeez,” pose with a group of Phoenix-area foster children at The Johnjay & Rich Care for Kids Foundation #LoveUp event at Lucky Strike. About The Johnjay & Rich Show

EXECUTIVE ACTION: PodcastOne Expand National Sales Team; Sharon Kitroser Joins Gen Media Partners As VP/Integrated Sales; Alpha Media Names Wes Teska Director Interactive Design

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– Following Hubbard Broadcasting’s Recent Investment, PodcastOne announced the company welcomes Lori Spencer and Linda McHugh in Los Angeles, Keith Goldstein in New York, Matt Boretti in Chicago and Joe Laffey in Dallas. Concurrently, Dana Senit has been promoted to West Coast General Sales Manager. Senit joined the PodcastOne sales team in February.

Gen Media Partners has hired radio sales and advertising strategist Sharon Kitroser (L) as Vice President, Integrated Sales, Gen Media Connect, originally Gen Media Complete. Kitroser’s background includes over 25 years of local and national radio and advertising agency experience. She has been Director of Sales for ABC/Disney (Interep), CBS, and Clear Channel, as well as Director of Strategic Alliances for the analytically driven agency, Daniels and Roberts. Most recently, she was Regional Director, Corporate Partnerships, The American Red Cross.

Alpha Media announced that Wes Teska (above right) has been named Director, Interactive Design where he will manage design and the brand presence for all Alpha Media web, mobile, social destinations and live event venues. In 2001, at just 13 years - of - age, Wes began h is radio career at Oasis Radio Group in Fort Wayne, IN. Under his brand guidance the cluster produced several nationally recognized promotions and won the Indiana Broadcasting Association “Best Use of New Media” award in 2008 and 2009. After several years in programming, in 2010, he transitioned to Digital Marketing Director.

NETWORKS: A-List Comedy's Jimmy Failla Tapes First TV Special; Eagle 97.7 New Jersey Inks The Rooster

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– A-List Comedy's head writer, Jimmy Failla, taped his first one-hour television comedy special to a sold out crowd at New York's Gotham Comedy Club on August 20th.

Failla, who also makes weekly appearances on The Kennedy Show and Redeye on Fox News, can also be seen on TVLand's The Jim Gaffigan Show. In addition to his current TV projects and writing prep, Failla is a sought-after comedic guest on radio programs around the country, and he will begin to deliver customized call-ins for affiliates this fall. Stations interested in learning more about A-List Comedy service can contact Stacy Horton, stacy@a-listcomedy.com, 917-261-2641.

Envision Networks welcomes Delmarva Broadcasting’s WAFL-FM/Salisbury-Ocean City, MD as the latest affiliate of The Rooster, a new multi-tasking content resource for morning shows available 24/7 at GotRooster.com. With Eagle 97.7 now using The Rooster every day, they join over 250 affiliates on the Envision Morning Network. For more information contact Amber Wade at 216-831-3761 or AmberW@envisionradio.com.

SPECIAL REPORT: Remembering Katrina 10-Years Later; Living At Station, Broadcasting From Under A Cabana

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– This week marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. For the occasion, Jockline will be sharing stories of how radio responded to one of our country's, most deadly and destructive storms. Among the many unforgettable memories comes from Wayne Watkins Program Director WQBB-FM/BOB 105.9 Alpha Media. Like many others along the gulf coast, he lost his home and began living at his station (The 105.9 WXRG control room, yes we were on the air!) where he broadcast under a tarp (above right)

Watkins tells Jockline, "New Orleans got a levee break, the Mississippi Gulf Coast got Katrina.' After losing his home (upper left photo of neighborhood) he eventually got a ride to the radio station to let everyone know he was fine, but said 'the only thing I owned was the soiled clothes on my back, full of diesel fuel and seaweed. I decided to live in the radio station lobby for a while, we needed security, the place had lost it’s roof and was totally water-logged. We got one studio live, and simulcasted post-Katrina from under a plastic homemade cabana!. READ FULL STORY HERE

WMMR-FM's Preston & Steve Creates Pope Bot

Hopes To Improve Image Following Hitchbot

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 26TH, 2015 –– In an effort to improve Philadelphia’s image after the destruction of Hitchbot, the Canadian hitchhiking robot, WMMR’s Preston & Steve have created Pope Bot. In advance of the Papal visit to Philadelphia in September, Pope Bot has been created to show the Pope and the world, that Philadelphians are kind and our city can serve ably as proper host for Pope Francis.

People are encouraged to pick up Pope Bot, spend about two hours with him and post status updates and photos to Twitter using #PopeBotPhilly including drop off location- so the next person can keep the journey going. Pope Bot has its own Twitter account as well - @PopeBotPhilly – so residents can keep track of his adventures.

'The View' Brings Back Behar; Fox Host Says Trump's Kelly Bashing 'Out Of Control'

'The View' Brings Back Behar - [TV LINE]

Fox Host: Trump 'Totally Out Of Control' With Megyn Bashing - [THE WRAP]

ESPN Suspends Curt Schilling Following Offensive Meme - [DAILY MAIL]

Check Out Carrie Underwood's Storyteller Cover - [EW]

Justin Bieber Banned From Doing 'Live' Interviews - Tapes For Friday Elvis Duran Show - [PAGE SIX]

Selena Gomez Tired Of The Same Ol' Media Questions - [MTV]

Celine Dion Returns To Caesar's Palace - [USA TODAY]

Ben Higgins Would Love Amy Schumer On 'The Bachelor' - [E ONLINE]

Calvin Harris Tops Forbes' Highest Paid DJ List At $66 Million - [FORBES]

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Mojo In The Morning Renews With Channel 95.5 Detroit

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 25TH, 2015 –– Channel 95.5 announced that “Mojo In The Morning” has renewed with the station. Mojo, who marks 15 years with Channel 95.5 this year, along with co-hosts Spike, Shannon (shown above with Mojo) and Producer Rachel, will continue to air each morning from 5-10 a.m. ET.

“Mojo is incredible, and we’re thrilled to extend the partnership on Channel 95.5 for many years,” said Tony Travatto, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Detroit. “I have not met a more driven show – one that refuses to settle for anything less than the best – than Mojo In The Morning.”

“I love the show and I love Detroit,” said Mojo. “Our families love it, and there’s no better place than Detroit to raise our kids. We’re happy to call Channel 95.5 our radio home for many more years."

Shotgun Tom Kelly, K-Earth 101's New Ambassador

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 25TH, 2015 –– Shotgun Tom Kelly has been named K-Earth’s Ambassador for the classic hits station following a legendary 22-year run hosting the afternoon drive show. In his new role, Shotgun will be showcased in on-air features, personal appearances, client partnerships, charitable events and special projects.

As one of the most beloved and respected personalities in America, Shotgun has racked up numerous radio awards and TV Emmys throughout his illustrious broadcasting career. In 2013 he was awarded his star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame (L).

“We are grateful to Shotgun as he concludes an incredible career as afternoon host,” said Dan Kearney, Senior Vice President/Market Manager, CBS RADIO Los Angeles. "...He is the greatest ambassador a station could ever hope for and he’ll be perfect for this new role.”

Shotgun Tom said “I’m so fortunate to not only be able to interact more with K-Earth’s listeners in person, but to explore opportunities being offered to me in television and new media.”

PROGRAMMING: Leslie Scott Adds Programming Duties At The End Seattle

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 25TH, 2015 –– Entercom's 107. 7 The End (KNDD) Seattle has named Leslie Scott as Program Director, adding to her current Digital PD role for the group's cluster. Scott came to Seattle in 2011 as APD for sister station KMTT-FM, after successful stints at KBXR and KBBM in Columbia, MO. Prior stints also included WFXH-FM/Savannah and WMAD-FM/Madison. She was also awarded the Edison Research "30 Under 30" award in 2011.

"I obsessed over the ALT stations of my youth - it's the format that brought me to radio," said Scott. "It's been a privilege to work with The End as Digital Program Director, and leading The End into the future as the Program Director is an incredible honor. Thanks to Pat Paxton, Jack Hutchison and Dave Richards for the opportunity. We have a great team in place at The End; I'm excited to do awesome things together." Dave Richards, VP Programming / Operations, added, "This is a new day for The End. I'm excited to hand the leadership of this great radio station to Leslie and watch her take us into our 25th anniversary in Seattle."

Beasley Announces Winners Of Its Annual Operating Awards

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 25TH, 2015 –– Beasley Media Group, Inc., held its annual management meeting last week in Naples, FL. Each year during this annual event, the Company’s Operating Awards are bestowed to deserving candidates in several categories, including two new classifications this year in the digital category. The 2015 honorees include: · WIKS-FM – Radio Station of the Year / Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC · Brad Beasley – General Manager of the Year / Fort Myers-Naples, FL · John Candelaria – Program Director of the Year / Las Vegas, NV · Richard Banks – Engineer of the Year / Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC · Lisa Lewis – Business Manager of the Year / Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC · AJ Lurie – Sales Manager of the Year / Fort Myers-Naples, FL · Carolyn Cope - Digital Sales Professional of the Year / Boston, MA · Diana Beasley – Digital Content Professional of the Year / Fort Myers-Naples, FL · Denyse Mesnik

(Left to right, back row): DOS AJ Lurie (SW Florida); VP Market Manager Brad Beasley (SW Florida); EVP Operations Brian Beasley; VP Market Manager Bruce Simel (Eastern NC); President and COO Bruce Beasley; VP Finance Marie Tedesco; VP Market Manager Tom Humm (Las Vegas); VP Digital Product Development Kimberly Sonneborn; VP Engineering and CTO Mike Cooney, VP Programming Justin Chase. (Left to right, front row): EVP and CFO Caroline Beasley; Chairman and CEO George G. Beasley; Digital Content Manager Diana Beasley (SW Florida); Chief Revenue Officer Heather Monahan; VP Corporate Communications Denyse Mesnik.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Joins First Ever 'Beasley Superstar Storytelling Session'

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 25TH, 2015 –– As mentioned in our previous story, this past week, Beasley Media Group held its annual Corporate Meetings in Naples, FL. Beasley's Justin Chase (shown above in previous story) tells Jockline, 'On Thursday night, George G. Beasley (Founder/CEO) invited all of us to his new home for dinner. After dinner, those in attendance were entertained by WQYK Tampa’s APD/Afternoon personality Cadillac Jack and a couple amazing artists.'

Chase said It all started with an amazing acoustic performance by Striking Matches. Then the evening ending with the first ever “Beasley Superstar Storytelling Session” with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, hosted Cadillac Jack (shown above). Steven told us stories from the road with Aerosmith and he explained why he decided to make a Country album with DOT Records.

Between stories, it appears Tyler decided to give Beasley's new staircase handrail a ride.

The Taz Show: Body Slams & Beyond To Debut On Play.It

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 25TH, 2015 –– CBS RADIO announced a new original program, THE TAZ SHOW: BODYSLAMS & BEYOND, a live two-hour daily show featuring pro-wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Taz. Available exclusively for audio and video streaming on the Play.it® podcast network, THE TAZ SHOW launches on Monday, Sept. 14 and will be broadcast live Monday through Friday from 7:00-9:00AM, ET, from CBS RADIO’s New York headquarters.

The live program comes as the result of the success of Taz’s podcast and replaces the weekly show which launched earlier this year on Play.it and was honored with a Communicator Award of Excellence. Seth Neiman serves as co-host and producer/

“The world of sports entertainment is well-known for its colorful characters and no doubt Taz is one of the most opinionated and passionate of all time,” said Chris Oliviero, Executive Vice President of Programming, CBS RADIO. “His unique personality along with his fanatical fan base make Taz the perfect personality to help build this new content platform.”

SPECIAL REPORT: Remembering Katrina 10-Years Later; The Forming Of United Radio Of New Orleans (URNO)

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 25TH, 2015 –– This week marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. For this occasion, Jockline will be sharing stories of how radio responded to one of our country's, most deadly and destructive storms. No stranger to natural disasters, Katrina dealt radio a particularly unusual wallop. Among the many ways it responded included the formation of URNO (United Radio of New Orleans), the creation of Hobbs Media's Gabe Hobbs, then VP/new, talk/sports for Clear Channel, and Ken Beck, then VP Tech Ops/Entercom Communications.

Hobbs tells Jockline, 'Beck and I decided to join forces so Entercom and Clear Channel could offer continuous coverage that was simulcast on all Entercom and CC stations that were on the air. We offered the feed to anyone that wanted it and at one time we believe we had north of 20 stations carrying the feed we created from our Baton Rouge studios. (Although we had no way to verify as anyone could grab it with an FM tuner as minimal requirement. We had a lot of little stations out in the boondocks running it as well.)"

Hobbs continues, 'We actually housed Entercom's WWL crew in (Clear Channel's) Baton Rouge studios. As a matter of fact, we used a rented helicopter to get their employees and ours out of downtown New Orleans. The last trip out was very scary as we were landing on a pad at the Superdome. The crowd figured out what was going on after a few trips and tried to rush the helicopter. After that we had to find roads to get the remaining employees (Entercom and CC) out of downtown. The whole thing was just one crazy moment after another,' says Hobbs. But we made history by doing something that was never done before and, as far as I know, it has never been done again!! Hell, even the AP, law enforcement and many other agencies were listening to our feed to find out what was going on as they had almost no communications between them. We were treated like first responders!!'

Also, what was then called the RTNDA (Radio Television News Directors Association,) gave Clear Channel & Entercom recognition and a First Amendment Award at their annual RTNDF banquet (Radio Television News Directors Foundation.) (Hobbs shown above lower right with Cokie Roberts at the event)

TOMORROW: The host who lost his home, began living at his station where he broadcast under a tarp.

WMAL's Larry O'Connor & Meredith Dake Exchange 'I Do's'

THE MOUTH, AUGUST 25TH, 2015 –– Congratulations are in order for WMAL’s morning co-host Larry O’Connor and his new lovely bride Meredith Dake. This follows their recent exchange of wedding vows in Oklahoma. And with an added radio touch, WPHT’s Chris Stigall (above right) served as best man - Shown above are The Weiss Agency's Heather Cohen, Larry, Meredith & Chris Stigall

Trump Bashing Megyn Kelly Again; Stephen Colbert Announces First Week's Lineup

Stephen Colbert Announces 'Late Show's First Week Lineup - [NY TIMES]

Trump Bashing Megyn Kelly Again - [NY POST]

Howard Stern Predicts Donald Trump Will Be GOP Presidential Candidate - [THE HILL]

Kelly Osbourne Open To 'Fashion Police' Return If 'Certain People Weren't There' - [THE WRAP]

REPORT: Ed Sheeran May Take Break From Music To Help Charity Shop - [MASHABLE]

Questions Surround Jared Fogle's Obesity Foundation - [USA TODAY]

One Direction Members To Focus On Solo Projects For A Year - [IDOLATOR]

OH MY: Serena Williams & Drake Photographed Making Out - [NYDN]

Missy Elliott To Serve As Pharrell's Advisor On 'The Voice' - [E ONLINE]

The Judds Reunite For Vegas Digs - [BILLBOARD]

Bindi Irwin First Star Announced For DWTS Season 21 - [EW]

Floyd Mayweather Splurges On New Multi-Million Dollar Car - [RUMORFIX]

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