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That was a shot of the back of the building, from the tower side. The front of the building was much, much more attractive ...' BH?] Hi...its Larry from Leonardtown. I designed that building, so I hope I know my mouth from my ____. You got many items right, but not the architecture. Oh, where was the private gas pump?....that one I didn't know. I'm including pics of the four sides of the building.....I think Dick, George (who worked for me when he was in high school) and Bob (who turned the license in) might disagree with some of what you wrote. Oh, did you know Bob bought the license for now WGRQ for about $8k and feed the station from via the S-A dish at WKIK back in 1986. (6/19/13)     The reasoning behind the Fauquier Times name change: www.fauquier.com (6/19/13) "3. Get ready, America! The James Gandolfini story will be another opportunity to make it all about Mike O'Meara, with his pork chops and his $12,000 medical bill." - ZombieWoof (6/19/13) I've noticed that the WTOP time checks frequently have the bobbleheaded newsreaders giving the wrong hour. I suspect there are analog clocks strewn about the wall throughout the glass encased news bunker with times showing from different cities from all over the world that are not set to the atomic clock but by hand by the lowly interns at the station. (6/19/13) [RE today's DCRTV Plus Flashback:] So the WBAL-TV show about black people, written and produced by black people, is in color. (6/19/13) Here's a Gannett-Belo story, which could be a DC-related story... WA Senator Maria Cantwell (D) opposes Gannett-Belo deal. Senator Cantwell, a media consolidation critic is criticizing Gannett over its proposal to buy stations from Belo, including 3 in Washington state to create a so-called Super Group. KING/KONG Seattle-Tacoma is among the Belo stations in Washington state being sold to Gannett. More... www.broadcastingcable.com. What some may view as a double standard. Cantwell appears to be okay with the Sinclair and Nexstar buying sprees, which have drawn plenty of attention lately. Sinclair recently scooping up Fisher group (which includes station, like KOMO Seattle-Tacoma and KATU Portland). Sinclair and Nexstar buying sprees could raise questions and concerns about the amount of debt that both media companies are accumulating. Local TV and Allbritton are already looking to sell out, and waiting for definite buyers. In the case of WJLA (ABC 7), many seem to favor it becoming an ABC O&O. (6/19/13) I wanted to comment on the top story that I just saw about Philly and Buffalo to stop using the name Redskins. First off, fine. Whatever floats their boat. WTOP did this a few (wow, maybe 10?) years ago. The funniest thing to me about the Redskins name story is that it only seems to become an issue when the team does well and there is reason to talk about them? Years they win the Super Bowl or make the playoffs, or last year when Robert Griffin III joined the team and there is a lot of hype around them. But when they don't play well, the story goes away. Does anyone else seem to notice this? Also, Good for the Fauquier paper changing its name. (6/19/13) REF:[Ed Norris returns to 105.7 The Fan airwaves this morning. Shattered shoulder and major concussion. Now that's a Trooper, I mean Commissioner] Whoa!!! A trooper? You mean "Fast Eddie??" The same guy who resigned the BPD over allegations of acrimonious relationships with the staffs of his buddy, then-Mayor O'Malley? So, poor Eddie gets appointed to MSP as Superintendent for a few short months, before he gets indicted, and ultimately found guilty of criminal charges that landed his embarrassing ass in jail. Now, after receiving a questionable airlift on one of the med-evac helicopters he once commanded to a Baltimore trauma center with injuries assessed by pre-hospital care providers in the field to be anything but life threatening, we're supposed to salute this newly invented "radio star" upon his return to the airwaves as a "trooper???" Really? The dedicated men and women of the force(s) would be insulted by any association with this guy. Happy that he got a second chance and that he stayed on the sidelines long enough to spoof the insurance company and the courts into believing he deserves to be paid more than he was accused of squandering from a police union fund, but a trooper? He's anything BUT one of "Maryland's Finest." (6/19/13) MAILBAG PARTIAL POST: (I'll leave to others the evaluation of the ethics of many GMs.) I know at WPGC the GM…a demonic GM who was really a good guy paid talent fees to some of us to tag the spots. He had reputation but once you knew him you’d find out he was really a pretty nice guy! (6/19/13) The time nerds saying the delay is the cause of WTOP's chronically bad time checks should listen to the Mike Moss/Bruce Alan show in the morning. It can actually be 9:10, 9:11, or 9:12 and they will ALWAYS say it is 9:11. We laugh about it at work every day. Some co-workers say it is to remind people of 9/11. (6/19/13) To comprehend the odd timing of the “TOH” on WTOP, one must apply the theory of relativity. The top o’ the hour occurs at random times RELATIVE to the spot load in the last segment. Observe, and you will see for yourself. Even the “8”s are fluid. Thurston Unger – Somewhere in Virginia (6/19/13) One more nostalgic look at the soon-to-be-demolished Evening Star Television Center courtesy of "John In Montana." Examine it closely and you can see the outline of the "7 7 7 7 7 7 7 LOOKING GOOD" neon sign that flashed after dark. Enjoy all of John's vintage '69 photos of DC broadcast stations at: www.johninmontana.com (6/19/13) Now here's Martha Raye's gums.....Enjoy! www.youtube.com (6/19/13) [RE: Fauquier Times-Democrat drops "Democrat" from name...] Is there a rival paper there called the Fauquier News-Republican? (6/19/13) [RE: Where can I find some pics from the local Emmys that were just held?] Try the internet….. (6/19/13) [RE: Coke commercials came from the advertising house with the announcer already mixed in. The announcements were not done by local talent at each of the radio stations.] Having been a radio listener in the 60s and an occasional devotee of web sites offering old airchecks, I can assure you that many national advertisers, including Coke, provided prerecorded spots and asked the local announcer to read a tagline at the end. I know it made no sense but it sticks in my mind decades later. And it isn't that the point of a good commercial? Some would say that one of the early milestones in the decline of radio was the GM in the 70s who directed one announcer to prerecord the taglines for the national commercials. I wondered at the time how anyone in good conscience could do that, since the national advertisers, including Coke, were paying him to run the prerecorded spot for the first 25 seconds and the local talent to read the tagline live at the end, but I'll leave to others the evaluation of the ethics of many GMs. (6/19/13) So, podcasting's Mike O'Meara had Buzz Burbank removed from all of the most recent RAW segments. He said he did this on the advice of legal counsel, to make things easier supposedly. So Mike has no problem cutting Buzz out from the segments so he does not have to share the revenue with him, but here we are three weeks after Burbank's departure and his picture is still on the banner ad here on DCRTV. Mike apparently has no problem using Burbank's image to make money but has a problem and needs legal counsel to give him direction on the RAW shows. Personally I think O'Meara and krewe have shown themselves in a bad light through this whole Burbank leaving debacle. It looks like the people over at FFX Underground have really ramped up their displeasure with the "Fat Baby". (6/19/13) "... Barry owns Winchester.."...ah hate to break the news to you but WINC's Barry Lee does NOT own Winchester, at least as far as radio is concerned. In Winchester that "honor" belongs to the Q102 morning team of Chris & Rosie as they have been beating Barry Lee for years in the local ratings there. Now as far as Barry Lee the man is concerned, yes he is very popular in Winchester and it does seem that he is everywhere there. Besides WINC Barry Lee is also the host of the local TV talk show "Talk of the Town" which airs on the local Winchester ABC affiliate every weekend and every Apple Blossom Barry Lee is the host of the parade telecast as well. Whenever some local civic group such as the Chamber of Commerce or whoever puts together some event that needs an emcee usually it's Barry Lee who gets the gig. Why ?? Because Barry Lee has been on the air in Winchester for over 30 years now and people do know who he is even if they do not listen to WINC. The same can be said about Randy Woodward as well. Like Barry, Woodward has been on the air in the Winchester area for over 30 years as well ( first on Q102 and later 95.3 The River ). Randy Woodward may not get blockbuster ratings for his morning show on the River but that doesn't mean he doesn't have his fans. (6/19/13) [RE DCRTV's Twitter & Facebook pages: Former CBS DCer Jerry Hoyt heard doing traffic report for WMAL via Metro Traffic. Hope he's getting some financial stability back.....] Total Traffic Network. He's sitting 10 feet from me and sounds great. Glad to have him here. (6/19/13) ironies of history: Times-Democrat would have opposed Lincoln and Reconstruction; now changes its name to court Republican readership (6/19/13) Where can I find some pics from the local Emmys that were just held? (6/19/13) (EXCERPT) WTOP relies on a network newscast to match up with (TPRECXE). No real reliance there. Modern digital storage and management ("automation") systems can do something called a "rolling playout", where an audio file can be played back while the tail end is still being recorded. Not a big deal really, as every DVR on the planet can do that. At times when a station can't nail the TOH exactly to the second, playback of network news or other feature can be held up in Purgatory for a few moments until needed. Maybe this is something that WKCW ought to consider trying out, rather than dumping out of a song early to hit NBC News or the NBC Business feature right to the second. Paraphrasing an earlier poster, no one is really using their radios to tell the time anymore. (6/19/13) [RE Lisa de Moraes:] they did make A big deal of her having one last chat, maybe they thought a tv columnist did not deserve a goodbye. (6/19/13) [RE Lisa de Moraes:] she left the Post about two weeks ago (6/19/13) [RE DCRTV's Twitter & Facebook pages: NPR invites a select list of journos to see its fancy schmancy new DC HQ. Only to attract a bunch of Drudge hate...] Gotta side with them... why spend all this $$ while we're on the verge of financial collapse? (6/19/13) I get that "Mornings on the Mall" is trying to make a reference to the National Mall and its significance as a place where people go to make their voices heard... but whose voices are heard on WMAL? Only rightie loonies are allowed in this clubhouse, no bra-burning girls or K street liberals! (6/19/13) Always having the correct time when I'm on the go hasn't been an issue since I had Morris Katz and Sons Car Radio & Seatco in Alexandria install one of these after-market bad boys in my car. (6/19/13)  A couple of WMAL musings. First, while Bill Hess may attest that 35-64 is where the "real" money is -and he gets no argument from this space - the "real" buys are 25-54. That is where the rubber meets the road and where WMAL is running on tires that are a little bald. As for the poster who said that Plante gets under the skin of liberals. Let me clarify what bothers "us" about Plante. He is the master of the innuendo. He takes positions that are often unsupported by facts and then poses questions that are misleading. He does NOT engage in a reasoned debate on topics, persuading people to his side based on sound reasoning and cold, hard facts. He whines, opines and generally engages in middle school level debate tactics. Look, we understand his POV and realize he will spin everything he can to support his cause. But, people with a modicum of intelligence can see through this act. What's worse- he's not interesting or entertaining. You may disagree with Rush or Hannity but at least they can hold your interest. But you don't have to believe me. just look at his paltry ratings. While i'm on a rant -what the hell does the "Morning Mall" mean, anyway? Are they doing the show from Tyson's Galleria? (6/19/13) "Sold for undisclosed amount ..." Sounds like code for too proud to admit to selling at a loss. (6/19/13) Dave, as moot as it might be with WRQX ranking 16th overall and WINC-FM tied for 28th overall, could you share in which place in the DC market WINC-FM finished in morning drive? I'm wondering how close it is to Bert at 24th - and granted, had 92.5 surpassed 107.3 in that daypart, I'm sure it would have been reported. The "WINC Wake-Up Show" might be Winchester-centric, but I'd be curious to know how many former Jack Diamond listeners have added 92.5 as a preset, seeking a local and more than viable alternative in Barry Lee. In fact, if Barry does surpass Bert in DC, how cool would it be, on one morning during a week when Barry goes on vacation or something, to have Jack Diamond guest host, and say thank you to the listeners (as well as an "F-You" to Cumulus)? Now, don't misunderstand, I'm not saying Jack should be their new host; Barry owns Winchester and has the right to leave on his own terms, whenever that may be. Nor am I suggesting the station's other talent isn't quite capable of subbing (I recall the last time Barry was on vacation, when the afternoon and night jocks were co-hosting, the vibe in this space was not very positive... "woof!"). I'm saying just one day, and only on the condition that Bert on the big-city "Mix" station trails its counterpart in Winchester. (6/19/13) Dave's response: Winchester's WINC-FM was 28th full-day and 25th in mornings in the age 6+ demo. Seems like it's not doing as well as it used to be. I remember when it was about to crack the "top 20" in the Washington market..... Marty Bass goes ape shit over Oreo flavors this morning. He called it the "story of the day". WHAT! Oh that's right it's Marty Bass. (6/19/13) Early Wednesday morning, WTOP's Dean Lane authoritatively announced the time as 12:42. Only problem was that it was 2:42. After a commercial break, he came back and said it was 1:13 when it was 2:43. I'll have what he's having. (6/19/13) Ed Norris returns to the 1057 The Fan airwaves this morning (06-19-13). Shattered shoulder and major concussion. Now that's a Trooper, I'm mean Commissioner! Welcome back ED! Hope you'are suing that heck out of the Truck Company that pulled in front of you! (6/19/13) Hey, that WKIK Mystery picture was a bit unfair. That was a shot of the back of the building, from the tower side. The front of the building was much, much more attractive ;-) including the Satellite Studio van for remote broadcasts, and our own private gas pump. It was a 1K daytimer until it got its night time license in 1976, with a critical array, directional to the south and the unpopulated Chesapeake Bay, in order to protect the 1370 in B'more. That signal was so directional that you could see the towers coming down Route 5 into Leonardtown before you hear the station. Sadly, that was also the undoing of the station, as all of the growth in the market was to the north, up towards Waldorf, where the station had no coverage at night. I used to see the station's original owner, Larry Bittner, show up here in the mailbag every now and then. He sold the station to two partners in Sound Media . . . Dick Meyers who was a very solid and committed newsman and who is still doing reporting in St. Mary's County, and George Clarke who was an entrepreneur and salesman. When the FM license allocation to that "market" was awarded to the competition, WPTX, Sound Media sold the station in 1977 for about $325,000 to a retired newsman from around Harrisonburg, VA. It was all downhill from there. (6/19/13) Yes, when WNEW says "At the tone, the time will be . . ." it truly IS that time. On WTOP, it's not even close. But here's an even bigger scandal. Is is possible that the top of the hour ID on WTOP has a very loud and prominent "P" popped? It is out there loud and clear and I can't believe that the suits on Idaho Avenue either don't hear it or don't care . . .hour after hour . . . week after week. And that the allegedly great, Pat Garrett, would even send that to them, let alone let them air it that way (6/19/13) I would like to congratulate Chris Plante for doing such a great job of getting under the skin of so many welfare weenies who feel that they're entitled to the fruits of somebody else's labors. Keep up the good work. Liberals really hate to hear the truth. (6/19/13) Here and there on the news--Fox45 last night Kernan mispronounced its Ker-nan' and then story on fire "430pm this afternoon" basic bad writing-should have said "this afternoon at 430". This morning on JZ I saw the comment here on the Bass Oreo comment, but a short time later the traffic lady said there were 4 accidents, some on major roads with details coming up. These teases are a disservice to those who have to leave for work. But that's good for the traffic guru on WBAL radio...the only traffic reporter that matters. (6/19/13) [RE yesterday's "Dave TV":] Love that letter. (6/19/13) /\ June 19 Messages /\ \/ June 18 Messages \/ For all you top of the hour time nerds....WNEW has exact time and they aren't on delay. I matched up my car radio clock to the exact network time on my smartphone. I just happened to be driving one day listening to 99.1 and saw that they're time tone matched up literally to the second to my car clock. WTOP relies on a network newscast to match up with AND they also do segments where take callers, that alone means they have to be on some sort of delay. In a nutshell, WNEW's tone is an exact match to what the exact time is. WTOP's is not. If that matters to anyone.....? Last time I checked it's not 1945 and we can tell what time it is aside from the radio. (6/18/13) Coke commercials came from the advertising house with the announcer already mixed in. The announcements were not done by local talent at each of the radio stations. BTW, there are lots of examples of them online. Just search for "Things Go Better With Coke". (6/18/13) Zombie Goof, reminds me of an old adage in my work. " When you have the facts, bang on the facts. When you don't have the facts, bang on the table". Honestly you aren't funny, amusing or entertaining. Your (proper use) constant banging on the table is both annoying and at many levels bothersome. The only person who could have possibly told you, "you are funny" is your Momma. Find a new venue, where Momma doesn't shower you with praise, where you must stand on your own merits. Only then will you realize what a truly moronic-asshole you are, and will forever be. Run for Congress and be with your own kind. The only reason Dave posts your never ending stream of verbal masturbation is to irritate the masses. And only because he can. - A. Nelprober - Great(ok not so great) Falls (6/18/13) Re. Brenda Carl leaving WCBM. The only place for her to go would be back to WBAL Radio AM. Just what that station doesn't need, another lazy person over 50 reporting dated news with a Baltimore accent. Grandpa's radio station forever. (6/18/13) "I understand Holly Morris went to a new grocer in DC claiming all of their items are local. However, I've since heard that there are indeed some commercial items in their like "Silk" milk and brand name orange juice to name a few." - I would care if you could spell 'there'. Editing is especially important in a critique, my Norwegian. - ZombieSilkRoad (6/18/13) Ever notice how TOP weather forecasts sometimes sound like they're beamed in via defective phone line? (6/18/13) [RE: Washington Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes joins Deadline.com...] What's she going to do without Dave Hughes? She got tons of stuff right off his site... (6/18/13) Would the children please stop bashing Morris Jones, Don Imus and any alleged or admitted lesbians and let's all just stare at Martha Raye's gorgeous gams. (6/18/13)  I understand Holly Morris went to a new grocer in DC claiming all of their items are local. However, I've since heard that there are indeed some commercial items in their like "Silk" milk and brand name orange juice to name a few. (6/18/13) Fox cornering the market on lesbians? Maybe in a world without Democratic operatives Hilary Rosen and Rachel Maddow, who is dating the woman who used to mow her lawn and is now mowing her lawn. Maybe you should worry a little bit more about the obvious molesters on America's Test Kitchen. Or Paula Poundstone of NPR, with her conviction. Stay away from physicist Lisa Randall, she's mine. - ZombieGertrudeStein (6/18/13) I bid a fond farewell to Lisa de Moraes, who is leaving the Washington Post. And now where will I get all my local TV news? I get a letter from a "Dave TV" fan. And I address criticism from WMAL biggie Bill Hess. And I take a look at the latest ratings trends for early June, including WKYS on top and a post-Jack Diamond slump for Mix 107.3. And more in today's "Dave TV"..... (6/18/13) [RE: Washington Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes joins Deadline.com...] Good riddance. Worst TV columnist in American Newspaper history. Can't believe she ever got a job at the Post. (6/18/13) [RE Bert on Mix 107.3:] 24th? How many full power stations are there im the DC market these days? That has to be pretty near the bottom of the ol' barrell. Well done WRQX! (6/18/13) [RE Bert on Mix 107.3:] Wow, that's sad. Going to syndication has to be cheaper but is it that much cheaper? (6/18/13) [RE Bert on Mix 107.3:] You mean playing the same music as every other station with DJ's from Atlanta is not the secret to success? Who knew? (6/18/13) [RE DCRTV's Twitter & Facebook pages: Signing off his WMAL show today, Chris Plante said he'd continue doing his show for just himself in the car on his drive to Fox News...] He should do that everyday. Keep it to himself, that is! (6/18/13) Looks like Lisa de Moraes found a job closer to home and her home court. I'm kinda surprised it's at Deadline. Though it is run more professionally now since Penske bought it, Nikki Finke is still explosive and I can't really imagine she and Moraes won't claw each other out or something -- even though they cover different beats. www.deadline.com (6/18/13) "Listen you ZombieDouche, it takes a dumbass to know one! DCRTV is probably the only reason that more people listen to the train wreck known as WMAL Radio, especially with all the free (but mostly negative) publicity they get from Dave and the Mailbag. So what's the big deal then?" - Wow, who raped you this morning? I have no probl3m with Dave talking about WMAL, it's a little obsessive but it's what he likes. But you're putting the cart before the horse, which a smaht puhson wouldn't have no truck with. - "I was listening to the BBC World Service via WYPR. In the 4:00 AM half hour (14:00 GMT) was a documentary on how radio is coping in the digital world." - "Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving Time (DST) is observed in Washington DC Time , where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); which is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4)." - So no, 4 am here is NOT 1400 Zulu. So there's the guy Chicago was singing about; he REALLY doesn't know what time it is. - ZombieSethThomas (6/18/13) Dave- For clarification sake, what do you consider to be the “older listeners’ driving WMAL’s ratings? In the prime talk demo of Adults 35-64 – where the real money is among consumers – we ranked #11 this week, with “Mornings On The Mall” ranking #7. For the last full month, we ranked 9th overall, and have been Top Ten every month this year. The morning show has been showing great growth- starting 10th in January, 9th in February, 8th in March, and 7th in April and May. There’s always more work to do, but we’re clearly on target. Point is, when you cut off those “older listeners” beyond 65, we actually do even better! But we’re happy to have them, too. Thanks, Dave! -Bill (6/18/13) The Unsigned Corporate Suit wrote "... how about a DaveTV segment remembering the wired wanna-be’s of the past (?) ..." Here's a big one from 1985 that UCS missed in Monkey County. (3.5mb PDF file) DCMemories.com (6/18/13) The voice at the end of the 5th Dimension could be Rolly Ferrara/Tiger Bob Raleigh??? (6/18/13) The mystery photo? WPTX in Lexington Park? (6/18/13) Re: Fifth Dimension/Coke commercial....Definitely not Don Grove (Cosgrove) and I really don't think it's me. ...Johnny Dark (6/18/13) Posted asked, is there a vet of '60s radio present who can identify the announcer at the end of this Fifth Dimension spot? He's real boss! Not positive, but I remember the voice and delivery from years ago on the Big 60. I would say Johnny Dark. What do I win? Gary Michaels/retired (6/18/13) (Quote)Is there a vet of '60s radio present who can identify the announcer at the end of this Fifth Dimension spot? He's real boss!(Un-Quote) That is Don Grove, (WEAM) who last I spoke to him was on the Island of Guam and running the Island station by exciting a pet Ferrite to drive the generator. - Wilson Boulevard, Rosslyn (6/18/13) (SNIP) a girl on WNEW gave the time coming out of traffic as 8:33 and, when I tuned to WTOP, they were just giving the time as 8:31. I felt like I'd been given an extra two minutes of life!(UNSNIP) And you wasted it by bitching about it here. Seriously, find a hobby, dude. (6/18/13) Is there a vet of '60s radio present who can identify the announcer at the end of this Fifth Dimension spot? He's real boss! (mp3 file) DCMemories.com (6/18/13) "What the hell is wrong with Imus? His face is all puffy and bloated. He looks he could be a sister of Angela Lansbury" - Nothing is "wrong" with Imus. That's how he really looks. Its been confirmed, Imus is in fact a Lesbian who loves to go to Rodeo's that feature little boys! Fox seems to have a corner on media Lesbians what with Imus, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly. Don't get me wrong, nothing wrong with being a Lesbian, but lets be "fair and balanced" about it. And all the simpletons say Fox is right-wing! My how the blogs and flames will roll. Lee Keyhole Mt. Pleasant (6/18/13) I think when UCS referred to "the basement of 1524 First Place N.E" in Monday's mailbag, he actually meant this structure at "5321". (6/18/13)  It's about time. When you hear that top of the hour tone on WTOP, it's not for real. I mean it is a real tone, but it is "late, late, late for an important date!" WTOP is on delay so the tone is way late, always. Perfectionists are pissed! Is WNEW on delay? Also, I, too, noticed WNEW and WTOP are not together on the time. Perfectionists are really pissed. But remember: "time, time time is on "my" side, yes it is." (6/18/13) REF: [I was watching TV news this morning involving the rape of a Midshipman at the Naval Academy] WJZ led its 6pm newscast with the story, using footage from its network affiliation, CBS, and the Sunday broadcast of 60 Minutes, that featured the female allegedly raped in what the network labelled as an "exclusive." They spent nearly 10 minutes on it! Fortunately, I was at the gym, which prevented me from dozing off. They even quoted a statement from Congresswoman Mikulski saying she has been fighting this issue of sexual harassment in the military for 25 years. Same 'ole blah blah blah. Maybe she, and the station, should give up on this he-said-she-said anchor-clanker crap and get on with issues and stories that matter. Wow, what a promo..."stories that matter, on the only station that matters!" Or, is that radio, not tv? Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to finish my workout. (6/18/13) It would appear WBAL radio went balls to the wall and pulled out all of their investigative resources to be on top of this story: www.wbal.com... Man-Loses-Suit-Over-Penile-Implant (6/18/13) Dave, While making my usual early in the morning commute to the MARC station this morning I was listening to the BBC World Service via WYPR. In the 4:00 AM half hour (14:00 GMT) was a documentary on how radio is coping in the digital world. You'll hear WTOP's Jim Farley interviewed as an example of how a station stays relevant. That BBC piece is pretty interesting listening for anyone who loves what radio was and could be again (apologoes to "Field of Dreams." You can hear the documentary here- www.bbc.co.uk... Thanks for your work, Dave! (6/18/13) (SNAP) ZombieWizard - blah-blah-blah-drivel....... ((SNIP) Comprehension, turdball, look it up, you lack it! Eff-you right back at cha asshole. And like I said, GET BACK TO YOUR CIVIL SERVICE JOB AND STOP SURFING THE INTERNET WASTING TAXPAYERS MONEY AND TIME! What an idiot! - Hung Whell - Mt. Shasta (6/18/13) From Tom Taylor Now: Bill Bailey will be remembered this Sunday afternoon at the Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids from 1-5pm. Several friends and former co-workers of the major-market jock and program director who died last week say things like “He was the best PD I ever had, and an incredible human being.” Last Thursday’s NOW Newsletter carried some career highlights – being the second “Bill Bailey” at WLS, Chicago, working at Detroit’s WDRQ, Washington DC’s WKYS and then-Xtra 104 WXTR, and most recently doing the sunrise shift at Grand State University’s WGVS/WGVU in Grand Rapids. Bailey died of a heart attack while playing in a station-sponsored golf tourney. (6/18/13) What the hell is wrong with Imus? His face is all puffy and bloated. He looks he could be a sister of Angela Lansbury. (6/18/13) I was watching TV news this morning about a story involving the rape of a Midshipman at the Naval Academy. In that story they used video from the Air Force Academy. Did the video editor just search for academy and pull up this video? Seemed a bit (a lot) in appropriate. (6/18/13) WKIK - I remember that building now. I won a birthday cake from there in 1986. I remember my Mom telling me to say that WKIK was my favorite radio station when they asked me. We never listened to it. I didn't even like country music back then. Good Times! Kevin from St. Mary's County. (6/18/13) Listen you ZombieDouche, it takes a dumbass to know one! DCRTV is probably the only reason that more people listen to the train wreck known as WMAL Radio, especially with all the free (but mostly negative) publicity they get from Dave and the Mailbag. So what's the big deal then? (6/18/13) Being the occasional insomniac that I am, I was surfing the late night radio dial when I came upon the Dallas-based Red Eye Radio on WMAL. Man, what a bunch of mindless right-wing drivel...no wonder these jokers got the graveyard shift and it's exactly where Chris Plante belongs. Cheap Limbaugh/Hannity clones at best. Nonetheless, these clowns make for a great lullaby except for the fact that lullabies are usually soft and gentle, of which Red Eye Radio is not! It still put me out like a candle, and for that I'm only slightly thankful. (6/18/13) Re: Morris Jones' makeup, he's obviously had some work done. And he obviously asked his plastic surgeon to make him look like Eddie Munster.. (6/18/13) Well, Virginia was the Old Dominion before the Klan, so no. - "Jesus, saying the "Wizards" name should be changed because its a "klan name" is as ignorant a comment as I've ever seen on DCRTV. So lets review for the slackers who take verbatim from DC sports talk radio: Grand Imperial Wizard- this is the leader of all KKK dens across the country. - Sorry, Cub Scouts have dens. I don't listen to sports talk radio, so eff you. So you're fine with armed Norwegians bringing their pistols into the locker room at the Verizon Center, where they're forbidden by DC law? AYAK? -ZombieWizard (6/18/13) "Two things about WNEW. Has anyone else noticed how often they are wrong when they give the time? It varies from host to host but, it seems like several of them give the time one or two minutes later than what it really is." - Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody care? - ZombieCaribouLodge (6/18/13) /\ June 18 Messages /\ Messages from June 6 to June 17 can be reached HERE.....  |
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