 DCRTV Front - Contact Us - Mailbag - Advertise - DCRTV Plus - Support DCRTV WDRC Tops Hartford - 5/17 - Radio biz newsletter author Tom Taylor on the latest batch of Hartford radio ratings: History is made. For the first time ever in this market, Buckley’s oldies WDRC-FM gets a piece of the #1 title. WDRC-FM holds its pace (9.0-8.5-8.9) while CBS Radio’s AC “Lite” WRCH (9.8-9.6-8.9) drops to its lowest topline share ever in PPM. Third place goes to CBS Radio’s Top 40 WTIC-FM (9.5-8.8-8.6), followed very closely by CC’s country WWYZ (8.2-8.3-8.5)..... Ric Harris Heads 30 - 5/10 - Ric Harris has been promoted to president and general manager of Hartford's NBC-owned Channel 30/WVIT. Hes joined WVIT in March as vice president of ad sales..... Dan Kain Reires From 3 - 5/10 - Dan Kain, a longtime anchor and reporter at Hartford's Channel 3/WFSB, will retire June 7th..... Seth Lemon To 30 - 5/6 - Seth Lemon, who has been a "reporter trainee" at NBC's WRC-TV in DC, joins NBC's Hartford station, Channel 30/WVIT, as a general assignment reporter..... Dianna Russini Heads To DC - 5/2 - Dianna Russini leaves Hartford's Channel 30/WVIT to be sports anchor and reporter for NBC's co-owned WRC-TV in DC..... David Iversen To 8 - 4/26 - David Iversen joins Channel 8/WTNH in Hartford-New Haven as chief investigative reporter. Previously, Iversen worked at WOWK-TV in Charleston WV..... Socci To Call Pats For WBZ-FM - 4/25 - Bob Socci is the new play-by-play voice for New England Patriots football based at CBS Radio's Boston sports talk WBZ-FM, 98.5 The Sports Hub. He'll work alongside Scott Zolak..... Jen Royle Lands Boston Radio Show - 4/25 -  Jen Royle (right), formerly a reporter with Baltimore sports talker WJZ-FM and the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, has landed a weekend show on sports talk WEEI in her hometown of Boston. Two hours on Saturday afternoons. "It's obviously a sports talk show with guests and various co-hosts each week," she tells the Baltimore Sun. "Since it's my show, I can control not only the content but my co-hosts as well. Primarily, my co-hosts will be female, mostly already established Boston sports reporters." Adds Sun media critic David Zurawik: "Royle, who used social media as well as anyone in Baltimore radio or TV to stir the pot on sports issues and her own place in the Baltimore media world during her time at (105.7) The Fan and MASN, was nothing if not a controversial figure here".....WRCH Tops Hartford's March Radio Ratings - 4/19 - The Hartford radio ratings, according to Tom Taylor Now: Call it 20 consecutive #1 finishes for CBS Radio’s AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH (9.9-9.8-9.6). So CBS stays 1-2 with Lite and hot AC WTIC-FM (8.5-9.5-8.8). Buckley’s classic hits “Big D” WDRC-FM places third (8.3-9.0-8.5) – just ahead of Clear Channel’s country WWYZ (8.8-8.2-8.3)..... Greater Media Promotes Williams - 4/18 - Greater Media promotes Rob Williams, manager of its Boston radio cluster, to the position of vice president for the cluster, which includes WBQT, WKLB, WMJX, WBOS, and WROR..... Marita Rivero To Leave WGBH - 4/17 - After 30 years, Marita Rivero will step down as vice president and general manager of Boston public broadcaster WGBH come June. When Rivero leaves, Managing Director Phil Redo will become general manager for radio while national digital TV multicast TV channel World General Manager Liz Cheng will become general manager for TV opertions. Before joining WGBH, Rivero was general manager at Pacifica's WPFW in Washington from 1981 to 1988..... Kiss 108 Tops Boston Radio Heap - 4/17 - The Boston March radio ratings, according to Tom Taylor Now: How’s the new rhythmic AC doing? That’s Greater Media’s former talk WTKK, now known as WBQT. It grows 1.8-2.4-2.7. The absence of WTKK isn’t helping Entercom talker WRKO (2.3-2.6-2.5). While the new Bloomberg-based business talk WXKS debuted March 1 and has a 0.1 share for starters. Clear Channel’s other WXKS – the FM, CHR “Kiss 108” – tops the market, gaining strength (7.3-7.7-7.9). It’s followed by Greater Media’s AC WMJX (7.9-7.2-6.6) and sister classic hits WROR (6.3-5.8-6.3). Then there’s CBS Radio’s WBZ (5.7-7.2-6.2) – and we’ll see how that does, in the coverage of this week’s bombing at the Boston Marathon..... Sheppard Quits WEEI - 4/15 - Weekend and fill-in host Pete Sheppard quit Boston sports talker WEEI on the air Saturday, saying he could no longer stand working for the company that owns the station, Entercom. More at boston.com..... Prov Journal Ups Bordeleau - 4/12 - Karen Bordeleau has been named senior vice president and executive editor of the Providence Journal. Bordeleau, 54, becomes the first woman to hold the title as top editor in the newspaper's 183-year history. She succeeds Thomas Heslin, who is retiring for health reasons after 32 years in various editing posts at the Journal. While Heslin was on medical leave for most of the last two years, Bordeleau has led the paper's newsroom, first as deputy executive editor, and then, since June, as acting executive editor. More at providencejournal.com..... Investor Group To Bid On Globe? - 4/12 - The Boston Globe's publisher is putting together an investor group to bid on the paper. That rumor is addressed at bostonherald.com..... Anducci To WXRV - 4/10 - Joanne Aducci takes the newly-created role of senior marketing consultant for adult alternative rock WXRV in Boston..... Crystal Hall Joins 61 - 4/10 - Crystal Hall joins Hartford's Channel 61/WTIC as a multimedia journalist. He comes to WTIC from KAUZ-TV in Wichita Falls TX, where she was weekend anchor and reporter..... Jon Rish Leaves WEEI - 4/10 - Jon Rish, the fill-in play-by-play voice and host for WEEI's Red Sox broadcasts, has resigned after being asked to take a pay cut by parent company Entercom. So reports boston.com..... Cindy Fitzgibbon To 5 - 4/10 - Six months after leaving Fox-owned Channel 25/WFXT in Boston to spend more time with family, morning meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon has landed at Hearst's Channel 5/WCVB..... NESN & WTIC Team Up Over Teams - 4/4 - NESN and WTIC, the Fox affiliate in Hartford, have announced a content-sharing partnership for coverage of the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Bruins. As part of the partnership, NESN's analysts and announcers will do pre-grame reports for the Hartford station. More at TVSpy..... 5 Loses Barreda, Gains Vollmar - 4/4 - Boston's Channel 5/WCVB is adding a meteorologist and losing a veteran reporter to retirement. Amalia Barreda who has worked for the station for 21 years, will retire at the end of June. Barreda's departure news comes on the same day that Danielle Vollmar begins as the station's weekend morning meteorologist. Vollmar comes from KDAF, the CW affiliate in Dallas. She has also worked at KOKH in Oklahoma City, WBOC in Salisbury MD and WENY in Elmira NY. TVSpy has more..... 30's Kent To Fox Biz - 4/2 - Jo Ling Kent, a reporter at NBC-owned Channel 30/WVIT in Hartford, jumps to the Fox Business Network to be a New York-based reporter..... WBUR's "Here & Now" To Expand - 3/29 - NPR is forging a new relationship with Boston-based public radio station WBUR to expand its mid-day news program "Here And Now" from a one-hour to a two-hour program updated for different time zones across the country. The expanded program will provide a total of four hours of news programming, noon to 4 PM ET, and serve as a bridge between NPR's signature news magazines "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered"..... 4's Melissa Mack To Cleveland - 3/28 - Melissa Mack, who left Channel 4/WBZ last week, is joining WJW-TV, the Fox affiliate in Cleveland. She will be meteorologist for the Ohio station's 4 PM. It is a return to the station for Mack, who worked at WJW from 2006 to 2009, before joining WBZ..... Loren Raye To 103.3 - 3/26 - Loren Raye joins the "The TJ Show" with TJ Taormina on Boston's contemporary hit WODS, Amp 103.3. Raye worked with Taormina on the NYC-based Elvis Duran show..... Melissa Mack Leaves 4 - 3/22 - Melissa Mack, morning meteorologist for Channel 4/WBZ, has announced she's leaving the Boston CBS-owned station..... WPRO-FM Tops Providence - 3/22 - The Providence radio ratings for February, according to Tom Taylor Live: The 6.3 share for Cumulus talker WPRO and its FM simulcast is the best since February 2011. The three-month trend – 4.5-5.9-6.3. WPRO ranks #6 this time. Sister CHR WPRO-FM stays #1 (10.3-10.8-9.2). Another Cumulus station ranks #2, and that’s AC “Lite 105” WWLI (14.9 – all-Christmas, of course – to 8.4 to 8.1). Providence is a solid country market, with Hall’s WCTK gaining 6.1-6.9-7.2..... Doebler Leaves 30 - 3/20 - David Doebler leaves his gig as general manager and president of NBC-owned Channel 30/WVIT in Hartford for the same jobs at Chicago's WMAQ-TV..... Kiss 108 Tops Boston Ratings - 3/20 - From Tom Taylor Now regarding Boston's February radio ratings: CBS brass should be beaming about the performance of news/talk WBZ, too – seriously crowding Clear Channel CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM for the 6+ lead. Kiss goes 7.6-7.3-7.7. ‘BZ rises 5.0-5.7-7.2 – and yes, the record New England storm weather no doubt helped listeners find “1030” on their AM dial. The 7.2 is WBZ’s best topline number since January 2011. It’s tied for second with Greater Media’s AC “Magic” WMJX (11.8-7.9-7.2). Nice trend for Greater Media’s “Country 102.5” WKLB-FM, in fourth place. It improves 5.3-5.9-6.3. Also gaining – CBS Radio’s classic rock WZLX (5.4-5.8-6.1) and Boston University’s non-com news/talk WBUR-FM (3.3-4.4-4.6). The all-sports combatants both tail off, with the CBS “Sports Hub” WBZ-FM off 4.6-5.4-4.0, versus Entercom’s WEEI-FM, 2.7-3.5-2.9. How about Greater Media's recently-converted talk WTKK, now doing rhythmic AC as "Hot 96.9?" It's improved 1.8-1.8-2.4. And some last laughs for “Matty’s Comedy” WXKS, which goes 0.3-0.3-0.4, before being replaced in late February by more serious stuff - a Bloomberg-led biz-talk format..... Sacred Heart Plans Fairfield County Service - 3/18 - Sacred Heart University has split its NPR news/talk programming service to feature local inserts dedicated to Fairfield County CT. The new service will be heard on 1260 WSHU Westport, 1350 WNLK Norwalk, 1400 WSTC Stamford, 106.5 W293AU Derby, and 91.1 WSHU-HD2 and branded as "WSHU Fairfield County Public Radio." More at radioinsight.com..... Boston Phoenix To Close - 3/14 - From boston.com: In a poignant signal of changing times in the media landscape, the Boston Phoenix sent out a tweet Thursday afternoon simply saying, “Thank you Boston. Good night and good luck.” With that terse dispatch, the ground-breaking Boston weekly, which only six months ago had reinvented itself as a glossy magazine, put a final punctuation mark on its announcement that it will cease publication after its current issue, dated March 15. Sister publications in Providence and Portland will stay in business, but WFNX.com, the Phoenix Media/Communication Corporation’s online radio station, is also shutting down. The company’s custom publishing unit and MassWeb Printing operation, based in Auburn, Massachusetts, will remain open. The online edition of the Boston Phoenix, slated to appear March 22, will be its last, too..... Owens & Brine Re-Sign With WROR - 3/14 - Loren Owens and Wally Brine renew their contract to continue hosting mosnings on Greater Media's classic hits WROR-FM, 105.7, in Boston, The station also announces it has renewed the contracts of show staffers Lauren Beckham-Falcone, Hank Morse, Brian Bell, and Tom Doyle..... New 'Net Show For Michael Graham - 3/12 -  Michael Graham (right) launches a web-based daily talk show from noon to 3 PM at michaelgraham.com/radio. It's called "Natural Truth." The right-leaning Graham was heard on Boston talker WTKK, until it flipped format with the start of the new year.....Giles Leaves WMJX - 3/8 - Amanda Giles leaves her morning show producer/co-host/news anchor duties at Boston adult contemporary outlet WMJX. She's been with the station 12 years..... Catie Wilbur To WUMB - 3/6 - Boston's adult alternative WUMB names named Catie Wilbur as program director. She had the same post at cross-town adult alternative WXRV..... O'Terry Moves To Mornings At WMJX - 3/6 - Candy O'Terry moves from afternoons to mornings, to co-host with Mike Addams at Boston's adult contemporary WMJX, Magic 106.7..... Comedy Yanked From 1200 - 2/28 - Clear Channel drops its relatively new comedy format from Boston's WXKS-AM, 1200, for business news and talk..... John Mayer Leaves WKCI - 2/25 - John Mayer leaves his afternoon hosting gig and assistant program director position at Hartford contemporary hits outlet WKCI for Clear Channel's co-owned and like-formatted WRVW in Nashville, where he'll have the same duties..... Victoria Block To Leave 7 - 2/21 - Victoria Block, a reporter for Boston NBC affiliate, Sunbeam-owned Channel 7/WHDH, has announced that she is retiring..... Globe For Sale? - 2/20 - The New York Times Company has hired Evercore Partners to advise it on a possible sale of the Boston Globe. More at bostonglobe.com..... WMJX Tops Boston Radio Ratings - 2/19 - The Boston radio ratings for January. Full-day, age 6+: 1) WMJX, 2) WXKS, 3) WROR, 4) WKLB, 5) WZLX, 6) WBZ-AM, 7) WBZ-FM, 8) WJMN, 9) WBUR, 10) WBMX, 11) WEEI, 12) WBOS and WODS, 14) WGBH, 15) WRKO, 16) WAAF, 17) WTKK, 18) WCRM, 19) WERS, 20) WEDX..... Paul Benzaquin Dies - 2/15 - Paul Benzaquin, a Boston-area journalist who helped to pioneer local talk radio and whose career also spanned print and television reporting, died Wednesday at his Duxbury MA home. He was 90. More at boston.com..... Glenn Ordway Leaves WEEI - 2/13 - After 18 years in afternoon drive and 27 years at the station, Glenn Ordway has been let go from Entercom Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM Boston. Ordway joined the station in 1987 when then 590 WEEI was bought by the Boston Celtics and became its flagship station. He last through the station’s move to 850 and later 93.7 and served as Program Director for a time in the 1990s. Radio Insight has more..... Cox Sells CT Outlets To Connoisseur - 2/13 - Cox announced last summer that it was selling its radio holdings in six markets as part of its plan to focus on larger markets, cross-media collaboration, and heightened impact in fewer markets. It began shopping the stations around and now announces that Connecticut-based Connoisseur will acquire some of the stations. Including Southern Connecticut's WPLR-FM, WEZN-FM, WFOX-FM, and contract rights for WYBC-FM..... Taormina To 103.3 - 2/12 - TJ Taormina joins CBS's contemporary hit 103.3 AMP Radio, WODS, as morning show host. He comes from the syndicated Elvis Duran morning show..... BZ-TV Extends Marathon Deal - 2/12 - CBS-owned Channel 4/WBZ in Boston has extended its deal through 2016 to remain the exclusive broadcaster of the Boston Marathon. WBZ-TV has held the rights for more than 30 years. The 117th edition will be run April 15th..... Brian Garnett Dies - 2/12 - Brian Garnett, former crimes and court reporter for Hartford's Channel 3/WFSB, died Sunday. He was 57 and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. Garnett worked for WFSB 21 years..... Kevin Winter Leaves WEEI - 2/11 - Kevin Winter exits his morning show gig at Boston area sports talker WEEI. No word on his plans..... Eagen & Braude To WGBH-FM - 2/7 - Margery Eagan and Jim Braude, who hosted mornings on now-defunct Boston commercial news talker WTKK, 96.9 FM, jump to non-commercial mews talker WGBH-FM, 89.7, to create a noon to 2 PM talk show..... Slater To 103.3 - 2/6 - Dustin "Slater" Carlson is the new evening personality on CBS's contemporary hit 103.3 Amp Radio in Boston. He comes from CBS rocker KXTE in Las Vegas..... WHDH Truck Crashes - 1/28 - A satellite truck belonging to Boston NBC affiliate Channel 7/WHDH crashed on the Massachusetts Turnpike Saturday, shutting down an off ramp for hours. Photos show the portion of the truck with the dish attached sheared off and fell onto the roadway. No cause was given by the station. TVSpy has more..... WBZ-TV Moves Ebben To Evenings - 1/25 - Channel 4/WBZ morning news anchor Paula Ebben moves to the CBS-owned station's 5 PM newscast..... 5 PM Newscast For WTIC-TV - 1/23 - Tribune's Channel 64/WTIC, the Fox affiliate for Hartford, will debut a 5 PM newsvast on January 28th. The station already has newscasts at 4 PM, 10 PM, and 11 PM. The new 5 PM one-hour newscast will be anchored by Alison Morris, Al Terzi, Rich Coppola, and Rachel Frank..... Melissa To 96.9 - 1/17 - Melissa joins Greater Media's new Hot 96.9 in Boston for on-air duties. She most recently served as a producer and personality on Clear Channel's crosstown Jam'n 94.5 morning show..... Rex Trailer Dies - 1/13 - From boston.com: Rex Trailer, host of “Boomtown,” a Western-themed children’s TV show that beguiled generations of New England children, has died..... 8 Promotes Logan - 1/11 - Erin Logan, a reporter at Channel 8/WTNH in New Haven has been promoted to weekend news anchor. She'll continue to report during the week..... Format Wheel Stops At Hot 96.9 - 1/8 - From FMQB: After a week of stunting, with a different format almost every day, Greater Media has officially flipped WTKK, 96.9 FM in Boston, to "the All New Hot 96.9, the Rhythm of Boston." Hot 96.9, the Rhythm of Boston, will feature rhythm and dance music from today, along with throwbacks from the 80's and 90's, including artists like Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Usher and Rihanna. "Hot 96.9 Morning Show" pPersonality Pebbles officially kicked off the new format in the studio this morning at 11 AM by playing the first of 13,000 songs in a row..... Valicenti To PRO - 1/7 - Providence talker WPRO, 630 AM/99.7 FM, hires WJAR-TV news anchor Gene Valicenti to head its revamped "WPRO Morning News"..... Greater Media Drops Talk From 96.9 - 1/3 - Greater Media has flipped Boston talker WTKK, 96.9 FM, to rhythmic contemporary as Power 96.9, "Boston's hip-hop and R&B station." After allowing WTKK's morning team of Margery Eagan and Jim Braude to say goodbye Wednesday morning, Greater Media flipped the switch at 10 AM and launched the new format with Rihanna's "Diamonds." Actually, the new music format turned out to be just a series of format stunts. Where will the format wheel land for 96.9? More: Boston radio vet Cadillac Jack McCartmey will program the new station and also be VP of programming for all of Greater Media's Boston area radio cluster..... Annie Rourke Leaves 8 - 12/28 - Reporter Annie Rourke leaves New Haven's Channel 8/WTNH-8-ABC after seven years. No word on her plans..... Boston Gets Electronic Dance Outlet - 12/21 - After just five months on the air, Clear Channel's variety hits WHBA, 101.7 The Harbor, gets dumped in favor of an electronic dance format as Evolution 101.7. It's programmed by Pete Tong, the former BBC DJ who was hired last month by Clear Channel. More at radioinsight.com..... McGrory To Be Globe Editor - 12/21 - Metro columnist Brian McGrory has been named the new editor of the Boston Globe. McGrory's appointment follows the departure of Marty Baron, who left to become executive editor of the Washington Post. More at poynter.org..... Brown Leaves WCVB - 12/18 - After 17 years at Hearst's Channel 5/WCVB, meteorologist David Brown is leaving the Boston ABC affiliate to be the chief advancement officer for the Forysth Institute..... Meehan Leaving WTKK - 12/17 - WTKK, 96.9 FM, late morning host Doug Meehan is leaving the Boston talker. He will be taking a new television position to be announced. Meehan has been with WTKK since May 2011. He previously worked at Channel 25/WFXT as a traffic reporter. This comes as rumors fly that Greater Media will ditch the talk format come 2013..... Brad Davis Injured - 12/13 - Longtime Connecticut talk radio host Brad Davis was hospitalized after a three-car crash on December 12. More at courant.com..... Breezy To WODS - 12/11 - CBS's contemporary hit Amp 103.3, WODS, in Boston names Joe Breezy as afternoon drive host and music director. He comes from urban contemporary WWVA in Atlanta..... WTKK Dropping Talk? - 12/10 - Is Greater Media planning to drop talk from Boston's WTKK, 96.9 FM? More from Radio Insight..... Winter To Do WEEI Morning News - 12/7 - Boston sports talker WEEI names Kevin Winter as sports news anchor for the "Dennis And Callahan" morning show. Winter has more than a decade of Boston sports radio experience, including working at 890 ESPN Radio and 1510 The Zone..... WCVB Vet Dr. Johnson To Retire - 12/7 - After 40 years as medical editor at Boston's Channel 5/WCVB, Dr. Timothy Johnson will retire from television at the end of the month. Johnson joined WCVB in 1972 to host "House Call." In 1985, he joined ABC's "Good Morning America," and later became the network's chief medical correspondent, until his retirement from ABC in 2010..... Melissa Mahan To 25 - 12/5 - Boston's Channel 25/WFXT has announced Melissa Mahan will join Heather Hegedus as weekend anchor. Mahan comes from Albuquerque's KOAT-TV..... Copyright Dave Hughes/DCRTV.....  |
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