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New Starts

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News and musings about radio and TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Posted On May 12, 2015. Some changes in Northeast Ohio broadcasting to be chronicled…some permanent, some temporary…. As widely expected, CBS Radio sports WKRK/92.3 “The Fan” has opted for evening host Ken Carman to sit alongside Kevin Kiley in morning drive…who co-hosted “Kiley and Booms” for nearly four years with now-former “Fan” co-host Chuck Booms. Uh…not permanently, yet. In our last item, we pointed out extensive budget cuts at CBS ...

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Past And Future, Part One

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News and musings about radio and TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Past And Future, Part One. Posted On August 3, 2015. A lengthy, unannounced hiatus here at the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm) caused speculation throughout the Northeast Ohio media industry – or, at least, the part of that industry that reads this site. You know what happens when rumors and speculation run rampant in radio and television…sometimes it’s true, sometimes, it’s not true. Our point is that we really, really try to strive for accuracy h...

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Out Of A (Kris) Pickel

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News and musings about radio and TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Out Of A (Kris) Pickel. Posted On April 30, 2015. Local TV newsrooms have always featured a virtual revolving door, but this one’s a big one. There’s one more exit on our list (who is also heading west), but first…. Kris Pickel, brought in from Sacramento to Gannett NBC affiliate WKYC/3 in March 2012 to become co-anchor with former CBS News anchor/reporter Russ Mitchell, is heading back west. From the Plain Dealer’s Tom Feran. Prior to Cle...

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The Mouse Is Silent, Here Comes The Rock

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News and musings about radio and TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. The Mouse Is Silent, Here Comes The Rock. Posted On April 29, 2015. At Cleveland’s WWMK/1260, the “mouse” is silent, but the “rock” could take its place soon. Sometime in the past few days, the kiddie-pop music heard on AM 1260 went away, and the Radio Disney-owned station signed off the air. That meshes with the current “coming soon” message on the “Rock” website. April 29, 2015 at 5:10 pm. I’ve been listening after sunset to all th...

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Organic City Farm: November 2011

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Monday, November 28, 2011. Hillbilly Cream Separator and Making Butter. I've been working for a few months on a way to separate cream without buying an expensive gadget. I read that it is easier to drain the milk off the bottom than to try to skim the cream off the top, and after one failed attempt at buying a second-hand glass jug with a spigot at Goodwill, I decided to go very low-tech:. After several tries where I ended up spraying milk all over the place,. Posted by John Amrhein. I dug through my pil...

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Chuck Collins Passes Away

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News and musings about radio and TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Chuck Collins Passes Away. Posted On May 22, 2015. The Northeast Ohio media community is stunned this morning by the death of veteran Akron and Cleveland broadcaster Chuck Collins. Chuck’s death is not a surprise, per se. He’s been battling brain cancer for years. But Chuck Collins had an impact on local broadcasters in both personal and professional ways. We mourn the loss of Chuck Collins, who passed away last night following a courageou...

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Press Release Theatre, Vol. 13

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News and musings about radio and TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Press Release Theatre, Vol. 13. Posted On May 14, 2015. And as always…oh, you should know by now who comes first in these things…and that the releases were all released in a timely matter. We’re just getting a Round Tuit(tm)…. WKSU WINS TEN OAPME AWARDS FOR WORK CREATED IN 2014. Ann VerWiebe, WKSU. WKSU also swept the awards for Best Breaking News Coverage. Kevin Niedermier, who is stationed in WKSU’s Cleveland Bureau in WKYC’s studios...

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The Booms Fallout

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News and musings about radio and TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Posted On May 8, 2015. As per usual, our Day Two reaction on the exit of morning co-host Chuck Booms from CBS Radio Cleveland sports talker WKRK/92.3 “The Fan”. This morning, Booms’ long-time partner Kevin Kiley and morning producer J.G. Spooner were about as open as possible about the Euclid native’s departure. Kiley says didn’t know what precipitated Booms’ exit from the Halle Building on Thursday. We’d also expect other Fan talent...

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News and musings about radio and TV in Northeast Ohio and beyond. The Mouse Is Silent, Here Comes The Rock. Posted On April 29, 2015. At Cleveland’s WWMK/1260, the “mouse” is silent, but the “rock” could take its place soon. Sometime in the past few days, the kiddie-pop music heard on AM 1260 went away, and the Radio Disney-owned station signed off the air. Up next: OMW hears that the new occupant of the 1260 dial spot, St. [ Click Here To Continue Reading ]. Reprieve For “La Mega”. But as Tom notes, it ...