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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Townsquare Media to Go Public with IPO Hoping to Raise $144 Million. The negative spin on this story is that by going public, Townsquare Media becomes another company that must serve shareholders first – with all that that implies. But the reality is that Townsquare's backers – Oaktree Capital and GE Capital (with 62% and 18% stakes, respectively) – have poured a lot of cash into building the company's portfolio of 312 radio stations and number of digital publications. The company is sitting on $645 million of outstanding debt and the IPO would help put a dent in that if it raises the $145 million it hopes for. The one aspect of the company's balance sheet that is turning radio industry watchers' heads is that, according to its S1 filing, 26% of its revenue is coming from the non-radio end of its operations. At this point, there is no timetable for the IPO or any report of how much shares will be sold for.
New England Radio Pro Brad Shepard Exits WHYN, Springfield. For the past 11 years, Brad Shepard (left) has co-hosted the morning drive program alongside Bo Sullivan (right) on Clear Channel's news/talk WHYN, Springfield, Massachusetts. Now, the station appears to be going with Sullivan alone in the driver's seat as CC's Jennifer Powers confirms to Masslive.com that "Brad Shepard is no longer part of WHYN mornings. We appreciate all of his contributions during his time with us and wish him well." Prior to joining Clear Channel Springfield in 2000, Shepard was morning host at crosstown AC WMAS-FM for seven years. The move appears to be budget related like most of the talent cuts taking place at Clear Channel that TALKERS and RadioInfo have reported this week.
TALKERS Career Moves. Las Vegas radio pro Tom Humm inks a new, five-year deal to remain in his vice president and market manager role at Beasley Broadcast Group's station group there that includes four music stations and news/talk KDWN…..Nicky Sparrow is named the director of sales for the Clear Channel New Orleans station group that consists of six music outlets and news/talk WRNO-FM "Rush Radio 99.5."
WGN, Chicago to Unveil 'Walk of Fame.' This Friday is the day Tribune Company's WGN Radio will hold the WGN Radio Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony at Pioneer Court in front of Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue. The ceremony will be broadcast live on WGN with hosts Steve Cochran and Bob Sirott introducing the 2014 Walk of Fame inductees and interviewing them or their family representatives. Being inducted this year are: Spike O'Dell, Orion Samuelson, Kathy O'Malley, Wally Phillips (represented by wife, Barbara Phillips), Judy Markey, Quin Ryan (represented by his cousin, Justin O'Brien), Milt Rosenberg, Jack Brickhouse (represented by wife, Pat Brickhouse), Roy Leonard, and Bob Collins (represented by wife, Christine Collins).
The New York Festivals Announces International Radio Program Award Winners. Monday evening in New York City, the New York Festivals handed out honors to the winners in the 2014 competition The New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards. The broad competition included entries from all over the world in a wide spectrum of categories. Some of the winner from the United States included the American Forces Network; WGBH, Boston; Bloomberg News; and Gary Theroux Productions. Follow this link and you can search for winners based on country or category.
PodcastOne Targets Young Demos with Brody Jenner Show. The half-brother of the Kardashian sisters – Brody Jenner – is entering the world of podcasts with co-host and relationship expert Dr. Mike Dow for a weekly podcast titled, "The Brody Jenner Podcast with Dr. Mike Dow." Brody – star of MTV's "The Hills" – will focus on the love lives of celebrities and the podcast's audience as they engage them through social media. PodcastOne founder and CEO Norm Pattiz says, "Brody Jenner has an amazing connection with exactly the target audience we want to build at PodcastOne. We're now doing business with over 100 of the nation's biggest brands. We know where we need to go and we're betting that Brody and Dr. Mike Dow can help get us there."
Odds & Sods. "America Now" host Andy Dean will appear on this Friday's edition of "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO at 10:00 pm ET. The Premiere Networks-syndicated talk host will be on with journalist Bobby Ghosh and MSNBC anchor Joy Reid…..Former WEEI, Boston sports talk host Glenn Ordway's digital effort "The Big Show Unfiltered" makes a move on its SiriusXM platform where it is also heard live from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET. The show moves from channel 108 to channel 220 for Sirius subscribers but remains on 206 for XM subscribers. A press release from Ordway's organization reports the show's podcasts (which debuted on March 17) "have generated nearly 312,000 listener hours, up from over 252,000 individual listening sessions. Each of those individual listening sessions, on average, has lasted 1:14, a critical factor in developing listener loyalty."…..The internet video sports entertainment project 120 Sports debuts this evening at 6:00 pm ET. 120 Sports is collaboration between Time Inc./Sports Illustrated, MLB.com, the NHL, Campus Insiders and Silver Chalice. 120 Sports is described as "a first-of-its-kind network partnership involving multiple leagues and media properties created for the digital generation and the devices it uses most. In 120 Sports, today's fans will have access to unauthenticated video programming through a new platform built to intuitively integrate video and data in ways they haven't experienced before. The 120 Sports product will debut as free native applications for mobile and tablet devices as well as a web experience at 120Sports.com and other distribution outlets.
Iraq Turmoil-U.S. Military Role, IRS Scandal Testimony, Influx of Illegals in Southwest, Primary Races/State of the GOP, Hillary Clinton Memoir-Financial Status, News Corp Phone Hacking Trial, LeBron James Watch, and World Cup Action Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (6/24). The continuing march of ISIS toward Baghdad and the U.S. military's potential role in the country's security; the testimony surrounding the loss of Lois Lerner's emails by the IRS; the massive influx of minor illegals in the Southwest and concerns about health problems and criminal activity; the primary races for the fall's mid-term elections and debate over the state of the GOP; Hillary Clinton's latest memoir and her statements about her financial status; verdicts in the News Corp phone hacking scandal; speculation about the future of NBA star LeBron James; and the hoopla over World Cup action were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.
Friday, December 6, 2013
NEW Rosters Coming to SF Talk Outlets. In the banner story first published yesterday (see next item), TALKERS detailed Clear Channel's plans for significant changes involving heritage Los Angeles talker KFI and under-performing sibling KTLK-AM – which will be re-branded as "The Patriot." The City of Angels, however, is not the only locale where the company is mixing things up with its talk properties. As of the first of the year, modified talent lineups will surface on a pair of Clear Channel San Francisco facilities. Changes on "960 KNEW" will include Rush Limbaugh on from 9:00 am – 12:00 Noon, Sean Hannity 12:00 Noon – 3:00 pm, and Andy Dean from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm; Glenn Beck will continue to air in morning drive (6:00 am – 9:00 am). Casts from Fox News Radio will air at the top and bottom of every hour. Down the dial five clicks to the left on "910 KKSF," Armstrong & Getty will add an hour (6:00 am – 10:00 am); Frosty Stilwell moves to 10:00 am -1:00 pm; and Randi Rhodes (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm) segues from KNEW. Gil Gross will remain in his afternoon drive slot (3:00 pm – 7:00 pm). Vice president of programming Don Parker comments, "We are excited to continue to grow the live and local programming on 'Talk 910' with the expansion of Armstrong & Getty. We are also thrilled to welcome the Bay Area's leading midday talk personality, Randi Rhodes, to 'Talk 910.' The new lineup on '960 KNEW' will be a destination for conservative listeners who follow America's top personalities – all in one place." Among persons 6+ this November (PPM), KKSF-AM ranked #17 (2.1, +.1 from October's 2.0), while KNEW finished at #31 (flat from October's .4).
Clear Channel Los Angeles Blows Up Progressive Talk KTLK; Creates New Conservative Talker. Progressive talk radio takes another blow as Clear Channel Media + Entertainment prepares to flip KTLK, Los Angeles to "The Patriot AM 1150" in the New Year with the following lineup: Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, PM drive TBA, and Clark Howard. That leaves a midday hole at sister KFI (Limbaugh airs there from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon right now) as the station moves Bill Carroll to the 10:00 am to 1:00 pm slot leaving the 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm show host TBA for now. In a statement, program director Robin Bertolucci says, "Los Angeles is one of the most dynamic radio markets in the United States and we want to present the best of talk radio from across the spectrum. These changes are designed to give our current and future programming a home where listeners can find and enjoy their favorite talk show hosts." Some of the current KTLK air talent will remain with the company. PM drive host David Cruz will still talk local issues Saturdays from 12:00 to 2:00 pm on KTLK. Cruz will also join the KFI news team, reporting local news for the station in addition to his weekend community show. Mo' Kelly adds another weekend edition of his program to the KFI weekend schedule. His show will air on both Saturday and Sunday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The move takes Stephanie Miller, Randi Rhodes and Bill Press off the schedule.
KOGO, San Diego PD Cliff Albert's Status in Question. The local radio blog SanDiegoRadio.org is reporting that sources tell it longtime KOGO, San Diego program director Cliff Albert (along with talk host Steve Yuhas) has left the building. This has not been confirmed and Albert's "Cliff's Notes" commentary on the KOGO website is still active – often a dismissed staffer's likeness and content are purged upon leaving. Albert has been programming KOGO for the past 17 years.
Steve Murphy to Retire from WCCO, Minneapolis. After 33 years with the station, morning anchor and managing editor Steve Murphy is retiring from the CBS Radio news/talk station at the end of the year. Murphy says that his wife recently retired from her nursing job and he's ready to hang up the headphones and stay up past 7:30 in the evening. CBS Minneapolis SVP and market manager Mick Anselmo says, "He'll be sorely missed. Steve is a wonderful example of a professional radio journalist with a great sense of news, a confident, soothing but direct delivery and an uncompromising work ethic that will be difficult to duplicate." Murphy himself made the news last month after getting mugged and beaten while on the way to work at 2:30 am. He says that incident had no impact on his decision but rather the idea of sleeping past 2:30 am was a huge factor.
Lincoln Financial Media Appoints Prain DOS in Miami. Lincoln Financial Media announces broadcast pro and media sales consultant Jim Prain is named director of sales for the company's Miami cluster that includes: AC WLYF, "LITE 101.5," classic hits WMXJ, "MAGIC 102.7," and sports talk WAXY-AM/FM "104.3 The Ticket." LFM Miami SVP and general manager Maureen Lesourd states, "I have had the privilege to know Jim throughout his career and find him a highly credible, accountable and strategic thinker. His leadership will help propel our sales effort to meet the growing demands of our clientele and maximize all the on air, online and social media assets we have to offer." Prain's media career includes 25-plus years of media management experience in major and large markets, including positions at companies such as ABC, ABC/Cap Cities and Cox Media. He also invested two years as a small business owner in Detroit, where he launched a power sports company. Prain comments, "I've had the pleasure of working with Maureen and LFM CEO Don Benson over the years and feel this is the perfect fit for me professionally and personally. My passion for helping our customers, combined with the recent benefits of owning a small business, affords me a unique perspective on both sides of the marketing equation. I'm excited to get started."
Norm Pattiz and PodcastOne Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek Piece. Westwood One founder and current chairman and CEO of Courtside Entertainment Group and subsidiary PodcastOne, Norm Pattiz, is featured in a piece in Bloomberg Businessweek where he projects revenue from podcasts for his company will reach $8 million for this year. He expects that figure to hit $15 million in 2014. The piece includes more figures: Pattiz says his 200 programs on PodcastOne are averaging 100 million downloads per month and have attracted advertising attention from such corporations as Ford Motor, 21st Century Fox's Fox, Walt Disney's ABC, and Hulu.com. Read the entire piece here.
Odds & Sods. Sports talk host Dan Sileo – most recently with WMEN, West Palm Beach – is doing holiday fill-in work at Broadcast Company of the Americas-owned sports talker XEPRS, San Diego "Mighty 1090." Sileo – who's also worked at WQAM, Miami and WDAE, Tampa, to name a few – tells TALKERS magazine he'll be doing morning drive (6:00 am to 9:00 am) from December 23 through 31…..Former WPGB, Pittsburgh morning team Jim Quinn and Rose Tennent hosted a live broadcast in conjunction with a Toy Treasures charity event at a Pittsburgh-area hair salon this morning. The pair signed copies of their book, Thanking Our Soldiers…..Galaxy Communications-owned classic rock duo WTKW, Bridgeport, New York and WTKV, Oswego, New York (Syracuse market) sign up with CBS Radio to be the local affiliate for New York Yankees baseball for the 2014 season.
TALKERS Weekly Affiliate Roundup. Premiere Networks' Sean Hannity becomes part of KTLK, Los Angeles' lineup in the New Year….."Free Talk Live" with Ian Freeman and Mark Edge joins the programming lineup at WMEL, Melbourne, Florida…..Genesis Communications Network-syndicated "Freedom Feens" with Michael W. Dean and Neema Vedadi is added to the program schedule at WKVL, Knoxville and KINX-FM, Great Falls, Montana.
ObamaCare Criticism Tops Talkers TenTM for Week of December 2-6. Criticism of the rollout of the Affordable Care Act was again the most-talked-about story on news/talk radio this week. At #2 was the decline in support for President Obama from the Millennial generation. Following at #3 was the Rush Limbaugh–Pope Francis Marxism flap followed by the Iran nuclear weapons talks and the NSA cell phone location database story tied at #4. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed on news/talk radio during the week. It is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS and is published every Friday at Talkers.com. To view this week's entire chart, click here.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Hubbard to Buy 10 Sandusky Stations for $85.5 Million. The deal gives Hubbard Radio five stations in the Phoenix market and five in Seattle. It includes Phoenix outlets: classic rock KSLX, active rock KUPD, rock KDKB, oldies KAZG-AM, and sports talk KDUS-AM; and Seattle stations: standards, KIXI-AM, CHR KQMV, talk KKNW-AM, AC KRWM, alternative KLCK. Hubbard board chair Ginny Morris says in a statement, "This is an exciting opportunity to expand Hubbard Radio into two top 20 markets. We have known and respected the Rau/White family, Sandusky's owners, for many years. We admire what they have accomplished and we are honored that they would agree to sell us these established stations. We are committed to maintaining the dedication to excellence and to community that Sandusky has made such an important part of their radio operations." This sale signals the end of the radio business interests for Sandusky as the company turns its total focus to its print and digital operations. For Hubbard, it bumps the number of stations it will own from 20 to 30. Hubbard president and CEO Bruce Reese says, "Hubbard is excited about the chance to add these great stations to our existing operations in Chicago, Washington, DC, Minneapolis/St. Paul, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Sandusky runs very successful radio stations and we plan on continuing that precedent. We look forward to working with our new colleagues."
Wait Is on to See if Greater Media Flips AC WMGC, Detroit to Sports Talk. Rumors have been heard in Detroit for a few months now that Greater Media is considering a format flip to sports talk for moribund soft rock "Magic 105." Now, those rumors are getting hotter and Crain's Detroit Business reports in a story by Bill Shea that sources say that switch could happen next month. The publication notes that WMGC's ratings have been in decline since longtime morning host Jim Harper retired 19 months ago. But the switch would mean taking on CBS Radio's highly rated WXYT-FM – no easy feat, even in a market most would consider a "sports town." Shea's report cites insiders saying Greater Media is talking with former employee Drew Lane who – along with partner Mike Clark – were not renewed for the morning show at the company's rock WRIF two months ago, although they had good ratings and enjoy excellent credibility in the market. In his piece, Shea states that, "WXYT's rating dominance is largely because it has the rights to air live all four of Detroit's professional sports teams' games. The radio contracts for the Detroit Lions, Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons don't expire until 2015, meaning it would be more than a year before a flipped WMGC could theoretically pursue and air pro games." Although the value of play-by-play is real, and there's no doubt the combination of excellent talk show talent and game broadcasts is a winning formula, TALKERS would hesitate to say the station's success is largely because of play-by-play. Ultimately it's all about revenue and rights to those games are very expensive while WXYT's personalities and the advertising rates they command are extremely valuable to the station.
Dave Ramsey Show Jumps to KXLY, Spokane. Nationally syndicated financial talk star Dave Ramsey's program moves to Queen B-owned news/talk outlet KXLY, Spokane after years on Clear Channel's crosstown KQNT. Dave Ramsey vice president of broadcast Brian Mayfield says, "We are excited to have the Dave Ramsey show as part of the lineup on KXLY in Spokane. We are equally excited at the opportunity to partner with the team at Queen B Radio in bringing Dave to town with his latest 'Legacy Journey Live Event' on October 17." Premiere Networks' Sean Hannity show is moved from KXLY to crosstown KQNT and KXLY Radio Group VP Brian Paul Lubanski states, "We were one of the early adopters of Sean's show and thank Sean for 12 great years on KXLY. I'm very excited to have Dave on our station, he's kicked our butt in the ratings in the 12:00 noon to 3:00 timeslot the past couple of years!"
Larry Wilson's L&L Broadcasting to Acquire YMF Media's Jackson, Mississippi Cluster. The six-station Jackson station group Larry Wilson's L&L Broadcasting is set to buy includes three FMs and three AMs: urban contemporary WKXI "Kixie 107 FM," hip hop WJMI "99 Jams," sports talk WRKS "ESPN 105.9 The Zone," news/talk WJNT, gospel WOAD, and oldies WJQS. No price has been announced yet but in a statement, Wilson says, "The YMF Media cluster in Jackson will be a great addition to our Mississippi footprint. As the state capital, Jackson is an energetic and thriving city with endless opportunities for growth. We're excited to bring these heritage stations into the L&L family."
MEDIA BROKER SPOTLIGHT: George Kimble of Kozacko Media Services. In this week's installment of Media Broker Spotlight, Sandi Bergman of RadioTVDeals.com interviews media broker George Kimble of Kozacko Media Services in Tucson, Arizona. Kimble has been in radio since he was 13, as his father was a station owner. By the time he was 17 and a senior in high school, he was also the morning man at his local hometown station. He went on to be a radio and television station owner himself for some 40 years. Kimble agrees with the editorial philosophy expressed in this trade publication that there are indeed opportunities for displaced, experienced radio management in local ownership if they are willing to roll up their sleeves and personally work all ends of it. He states, "There are plenty of good opportunities available. The prices have come down to the lowest in years — so NOW is certainly the time for action. While there are no national financial sources of money — local banks will still back an on-scene, experienced operator with the help of the SBA. And, seller financing is available in a number of smaller market opportunities." Kimble shares several hot listings in this piece. To read the entire installment of Media Broker Spotlight, please click here.
Thom Hartmann to Receive Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Goddard College. Nationally syndicated talk show host Thom Hartmann will receive the honorary degree in September from the Plainfield, Vermont-located school. Goddard College president Barbara Vacarr writes to Hartmann: "This award is designed to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to both the worlds of academe and activism and who, through their work and study, help propel the ideals and aspirations of Goddard College: to advance cultures of rigorous inquiry, collaboration, and lifelong learning, where individuals take imaginative and responsible action in the world. By bestowing you with this honorary doctorate, Goddard College wishes to honor your lifelong work as an author, commentator, entrepreneur, philanthropist, activist, academician, radio talk show host and lifelong learner. Your impact is deep and far reaching in a wide array of areas. Your extensive and groundbreaking work and writing on the subject of ADD would by itself qualify you for this doctorate. Coupled with your lifelong activism and creativity in the fields of broadcast journalism, communications, progressive politics, and humanitarianism, you are truly an outstanding example of an American citizen actively engaged in engendering civil discourse that is provocative and designed to be."
NBC Sports Radio Shows to Broadcast from Celebrity Charity Golf Tourney. The American Century Championship, the "premiere celebrity golf tournament," is owned and produced by NBC Sports and sponsored by American Century Investments. The annual tournament (in its 24th year) features some of the sports and entertainment world's biggest celebrities and raises funds for local and national charities including Expect Miracles Foundation and American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. To date, American Century Investments and NBC Sports have raised more than $4 million through the American Century Championship. Celebrities scheduled to play for the $600,000 purse include: NBC Sports Radio host Rodney Harrison and NBC Sports Radio senior contributor Chipper Jones, as well as Emmitt Smith, Charles Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Ozzie Smith, Ray Romano, John Elway, Jerry Rice, Marshall Faulk, Goose Gossage, and many more. Both "Under Center with McNabb & Malone" featuring Donovan McNabb and Mark Malone, and "Amani and Eytan" with Amani Toomer and Eytan Shander will be broadcasting live from the event this Thursday and Friday from the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Former Talk Host Patrick Kiley Sentenced in Ponzi Scheme. Seventy-five-year-old Patrick Kiley was the fourth of a group of defendants to be sentenced for his part in a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say defrauded victims of $194 million. He was sentenced by a Minnesota judge to 240 months in federal prison. Kiley hosted a nationally syndicated radio program called "Follow the Money" distributed by the Worldwide Christian Radio Network. According to WCCO-TV, in Minneapolis, Kiley and co-conspirators "Trevor Cook, Jason Bo-Alan Beckman, Gerald Joseph Durand and Christopher Pettengill – were all solely and jointly ordered to pay $155,359,411 in restitution to their victims." Kiley was convicted of 12 counts of wire and mail fraud.
Opie & Anthony Host Robert Zimmerman, Jr. In the aftermath of the verdict in the case of George Zimmerman, SiriusXM Satellite Radio hosts Opie & Anthony had Zimmerman's brother Robert Zimmerman, Jr. in the studio for an extended interview. During the program, Zimmerman blamed the media for the way the story evolved, saying, "I think when this happened in the beginning, there was just George and Trayvon Martin — for about a day. And I think that after, in my view, Ms. Fulton and Mr. Martin had grief like any parent would. I think their grief was exploited — that's really what I feel in my heart — by Mr. Benjamin Crump and Ms. Natalie Jackson. And they started a race narrative, a smear campaign that the media was all too happy to…[be a part of]." Pictured here are (from l-r): Opie Hughes, Zimmerman, Jr., Anthony Cumia, and Jim Norton. Photo: Erik Nagel
National Media Personalities to Star in Eighth Annual New York's Funniest Reporter Show Sponsored by TALKERS. The eighth annual New York's Funniest Reporter Show (www.nyfunniestreporter.com) will take place this Sunday, July 21 at 5:00 pm at Comic Strip Live comedy club on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It will feature seven media professionals each doing five minutes of stand-up comedy in order to raise money for the Humane Society of New York. At the end of the night, a winner will be declared. Competing in the show this year will be: Peter Schiff of the Peter Schiff Radio Show, Magee Hickey of WPIX Channel 11, Laurie Dhue of Glenn Beck's TheBlaze TV, Charles Payne of Fox Business Channel, Janice Dean of Fox News Channel, Bob Bodwon of Choice Media, Chris Serico of Newsday, and Dr. Manny Alvarez of Fox News Channel. 2012's NYFR Show Champion Clayton Morris of Fox News Channel will be performing but, not competing. Hosting the show will be comedian Mark Anthony Ramirez. Show judges will be Jane Velez-Mitchell of HLN, and Mark Goldman and Ryan McCormick of Goldman McCormick PR. All participants are offered the opportunity to work with a professional comedian and receive a crash course in stand-up comedy. The Comedy Mentor also helps them to prepare their material and iron out and pre-stage nervous jitters. The cost of admission is $20. To make a reservation, please call (212) 861-9386.
KIDO, Boise's Kevin Miller Cowboys Up. KIDO morning drive host Kevin Miller is pictured here with the Idaho Rodeo Queens during a recent broadcast live from the Snake River Stampede.
Zimmerman Verdict, Edward Snowden Status, Jenny McCarthy Joins 'The View,' 'Glee' Star Dies, and SyFy's 'Sharknado' Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (7/15). The aftermath of the "not guilty" verdict for George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin; the uncertain status of former NSA consultant Edward Snowden; Jenny McCarthy replaces Elisabeth Hasselbeck on "The View," "Glee" star Cory Monteith dies in Vancouver, BC hotel; and the sensation over SyFy channel's "Sharknado" movie were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Pioneering Talk Radio Host Gene Burns Dead at 72. Longtime talk radio host and broadcasting pioneer Gene Burns has died, succumbing to a long illness marked by a series of strokes. In the words of TALKERS magazine publisher Michael Harrison, "Gene was one of the greatest of the great and classiest of the classy – a true 'wordsmith' and gentleman who symbolized everything good about talk radio and served as one of the major engines that drove the ascent of its modern era." Until recently forced by illness into retirement from on-air performing, Burns had spent a decade and a half as a key host on KGO, San Francisco where he did a general news/talk program as well as a very popular restaurant and entertainment show. The veteran of a number of great stations, he made his mark in the late-1980s and early-1990s as a member of the legendary lineup at WRKO, Boston that also included the late Jerry Williams. That was followed by a brief but high-profile stint at WOR, New York and national syndication on the WOR Radio Network. Harrison adds, "Gene Burns practiced a brand of libertarian-based, intellectual populism in his approach to political news/talk that set the standard for the format's emergence as a voice for the average person to stand up to big government, big business, big media and big anything. Although 'conservative' in his orientation, he eschewed blatant partisanship, avoided banal cookie-cutter left-versus-right talking points and dealt with each issue in an academically probing and credible manner." Burns' ground breaking work in the early-1990s stood as the inspiration for TALKERS magazine's annual Freedom of Speech Award and the tradition of the annual State of the First Amendment Address delivered at the publication's conventions. He is ranked the 23rd most important radio talk show host of all time by TALKERS in its "Heaviest Hundred" feature which is updated twice a decade. Harrison concludes, "His rich, baritone voice coupled with the artistry of his word selection and ability to construct a logical argument was about as close to music as one could hear within a spoken word context." A special honoring the life and work of Gene Burns aired on Sunday, May 26 on KGO hosted by David Weintraub and a special tribute will be presented honoring his legacy at Talkers New York 2013 on Thursday, June 6.
Adult Contemporary is a Relatively Low-Involvement Format on Facebook. According to digital radio consultant and TALKERS columnist Chris Miller, "There are several major-market adult contemporary stations on Facebook who have a ton of followers, but very little interaction going on. As a former AC programmer, I absolutely feel their pain; AC is a low-involvement format. At the same time, most of these stations have fallen into a rut about what they post. The quality of the post is in the level of engagement you get from it. When thousands or tens of thousands follow you, and you get two or three 'Likes' on your posts, you gotta shake up your thinking." In a new column posted today (5/28) Miller suggests that although consistency is basically a good and necessary thing, there is a dark side to it and to avoid falling into a rut, radio broadcasters of all formats should make changes to approximately 10% of their posts on a regular basis. To read the details and Miller's entire piece, click here.
Kent Sterling Returns to Indy on Sports Talk WFNI. News/talk and sports radio pro Kent Sterling re-surfaces on the air at Emmis' sports talk WFNI, Indianapolis for a weekend program with Chris Hagan called, "Ahead of the Curve with Hagan and Sterling." He most recently served with Bonneville at its St. Louis sports talker WXOS but exited that post to return to Indianapolis. Prior to his work at WXOS, Sterling served as program director at Emmis' news/talk flagship WIBC-FM, Indianapolis. Sterling's and Hagan's weekend program airs from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays.
NBA on Radio Is a Different Breed of Sports Play-by-Play. Major League Baseball is the sport that could be called radio's best friend and the NFL's astounding popularity makes its games and surrounding programming popular with listeners. While the NBA's regular season games are not generally thought of as "programming gold" across the country, it appears that having even a moderately successful team combined with a flagship station with a strong nighttime signal, can be a recipe for success with basketball play-by-play. According to information from Arbitron based on PPM data from 27 NBA teams in 25 PPM markets, certain places are simply basketball towns – the Los Angeles Lakers rule Los Angeles on KSPN with average game estimates larger than the Dodgers, Angels, Kings and Ducks grabbing a 4.0 share with Men 25-54 (average of all 82 games). And perennial contenders the San Antonio Spurs dominated on WOAI with a 9.8 share with Men 25-54. However, less successful teams on strong flagships performed well during the regular season: the Milwaukee Bucks just squeaked into the playoffs but on heritage WTMJ garnered a 10 share with Men 25-54; the Cleveland Cavaliers missed the playoffs yet grabbed a 9.7 share (M 25-54) on WTAM; and the Detroit Pistons also missed the playoffs but notched an 8.0 (M 25-54) share on the highly rated WXYT-FM. Considering games in the East and Midwest air in the evenings, numbers for the stations cited above – and others not cited here – are impressive nighttime ratings.
Flagship Stations Should Capitalize on Cross-Promotional Opportunities within Baseball PBP. According to Bonneville Seattle creative director Chris Pendl, "If you've made the investment on play-by-play sports on your station, it's important to maximize the return on your investment by trying to recycle that audience to another daypart on your station." Arbitron reports that MLB drives cume increases as much as 50% to 65% during baseball season. Pendl tells TALKERS, "This influx of audience is one of the reasons we pay rights fees, share revenue, or give up inventory to carry this programming. In a climate with little or no external marketing dollars, I've often joked that our promotional time within baseball play-by-play is the closest thing we'll get to an interstate billboard or TV campaign." In an exclusive article posted today (5/28) Pendl describes and shares a production/promo technique conducted by Bonneville to cross-promote the station via the baseball audience that he calls "situation baseball return liners." To read the entire piece and hear examples of its execution, click here.
Buckley to Sell KYZZ, Salinas, California to Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters. Buckley Communications announces it is selling sports talk KYZZ, Salinas, California to Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters. The price is yet to be announced. KYZZ is the FM side of the sports talk simulcast that also airs on Buckley's KIDD, Monterey and Buckley says it will continue with its ESPN Radio affiliation on KIDD. Mt. Wilson has not announced its format plans for KYZZ. Saul Levine's Mt. Wilson also owns country KKGO, Los Angeles and classical simulcast KMZT-AM, Beverly Hills and KMZT-FM, Big Sur, California.
WTOP Hacking: Why You Should Worry. TALKERS legal editor Steven J.J. Weisman writes about the recent hacking of the websites of Hubbard Broadcasting's WTOP, Washington and its sister WFED "Federal News Radio." Weisman is one of the nation's foremost experts on scams, he operates the website Scamicide that presents up-to-date information about scams, fraud and identity theft, and is the author of The Truth About Avoiding Scams (FT Press 2008). In this column, Weisman explains the methods used by the WTOP hackers and explains the steps users can take to avoid becoming the victim of similar attacks. Read Weisman's entire piece here.
Odds & Sods. Martz Communications' WPDM, Potsdam, New York flips from a simulcast of FM sister WSNN to sports talk using CBS Sports Radio Network…..Wilks License Company's sports talk WZOH, Columbus becomes part of the Cleveland Browns radio network based at CBS Radio's WKRK, Cleveland…..WTOP, Washington crowns Nathan Stanford from Harrington, Delaware the 2013 winner of "Commuter Idle" – an "extreme commuter" competition for listeners experiencing the daily horrors of commuting in and around Washington. Stanford's commute begins with a 3:00 am alarm and a one-hour drive. He then boards a commuter bus for a 90-minute ride from Kent Island to Foggy Bottom, rides the Metro, and hustles on foot to his office in Rosslyn. Stanford's travels from Delaware to Virginia average more than five hours a day, though the commute can be much longer in the summer months with Friday beach traffic. He receives $1,000 in gas money and will enjoy a limo ride to and from work from Reston Limousine. WTOP program director Laurie Cantillo says, "The question that we hear most often is, 'Why do these people do it?' It's fascinating to hear their personal stories and accompany them on their crazy commutes. We feel their pain, and as DC's traffic authority we're here to help."
KOIL, Omaha's Mulberry Lane Meets the Beach Boys and John Stamos. Musical act Mulberry Lane opened for the Beach Boys (which includes actor and musician John Stamos) in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Saturday, May 25. Pictured here are (from l-r): Bo Mulberry, Bruce Johnston, Rachel Mulberry, Mike Love, Allie Mulberry, and John Stamos. The Mulberry sisters – based in Nebraska – also host a weekend talk show on NRG Media's KOIL, Omaha called the "Mulberry Lane Radio Show." The station describes the ladies' program saying the sisters "decided to bring their busy lives to live radio with a show based on sisterhood, womanhood, motherhood, and the humor and mishaps of trying to juggle it all – woven together with music, harmony and a dash of wit." It airs Saturdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Longtime KNX, Los Angeles Anchor Harry Birrell Dies. Longtime Los Angeles news personality Harry Birrell died on May 26 after a battle with lung disease at age 85 in Thousand Oaks, California. Birrell was an anchor at all-news KNX, Los Angeles for more than three decades – beginning in 1968 when the station flipped to the all-news format and ending with his retirement in 1999. Birrell switched from his anchor role at the station to Ventura County correspondent in 1993.
Kevin Miller Stops By TheBlaze. KIDO, Boise morning drive talk show host Kevin Miller was visiting Dallas – home of Glenn Beck's TheBlaze – and took some time to stop by the studios to check out the production of the Glenn Beck program. Here's a shot of Beck (l) and Miller (r) inside the spacious former movie/TV studios that are home to Beck's Mercury Radio Arts production facility.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
It's Official: Tom Cuddy to Program WOR, New York. The rumor of former WPLJ, New York PD Tom Cuddy's new gig as programmer of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment's news/talk WOR turns out to be true as the company officially announces his joining the station. He says of his new position, "I'm beyond excited to be joining a news/talk station that enjoys legendary status in New York. We have amazing plans to grow WOR and make it the hottest spot on the AM dial. WOR has one of the best signals on the East Coast." Cuddy will work under former WABC, New York general manager Steve Borneman who recently joined WOR, as well.
Jolana Smith Named PD at Cumulus Media's WFAS, Westchester, New York Combo. In her new position, Jolana Smith will program both the news/talk AM and the adult contemporary FM Cumulus is operating in Westchester. She comes to the stations from Cox Media's AC WEZN, Bridgeport, Connecticut "Star 99.9" where she co-hosted morning drive and did the midday shift. In addition to programming both stations, Smith will host the midday shift on WFAS-FM. Smith states, "What an amazing opportunity to be part of the Cumulus programming ranks and to be working with SVP/programming Mike McVay and VP/AC format captain Emily Boldon…Somebody pinch me!"
David Sirota Exits KHOW, Denver. Progressive writer and columnist David Sirota exits Clear Channel's KHOW, Denver where he'd been paired up with conservative Michael Brown for the past six months. Prior to that Sirota hosted the morning show at progressive talk sister station KKZN. The Denver Post reports neither side is saying much, obviously agreeing to not discuss the change in the press. But Sirota confirmed he's no longer with Clear Channel and CC Denver VP of programing Greg Foster offered the obligatory "we thank him and wish him well" statement.
Rick Sanchez Lands Radio Gig at WIOD, Miami. Former CNN personality Rick Sanchez had been seeking a talk radio gig since his departure from CNN in the fall of 2010. Now, Sanchez takes over the afternoon drive slot at Clear Channel's WIOD, Miami, replacing Rich Minaya. The hiring of Cuban-born and Spanish-speaking Rick Sanchez is interesting in as much as his media experience doing bi-lingual talk and news programs will give him a unique approach to connecting with the Miami audience. Sanchez was let go from CNN after making a comment on a radio program about Jews as minorities in the media business that was construed at politically incorrect.
Steve Deace Show Clears New York City. The Iowa-based Steve Deace talk show clears the Big Apple on Salem Communications' WNYM "AM 970 The Answer" airing weeknights from 10:00 pm to 1:00 am. Deace's program is in its second year of national syndication. Deace states, "To go live in New York City after only 13 months in syndication is quite an honor. There are good hosts on hundreds of radio stations around the country who can't get cleared in New York City, so I'm well aware of what this means for the future of our show." Salem director of spoken-word format Phil Boyce says, "We're excited to see what one of the real rising talents in our industry can do in the nation's number one market. Many of us have been waiting for the next generation of talk radio to emerge, and Deace represents that next generation." Deace hosted a local program on WHO, Des Moines prior to going into syndication. His national show is carried on WHO.
Daily Kevin McCullough Show Adds Nine Affiliates in 2013. The nationally syndicated Kevin McCullough show adds nine new affiliates including: WWRC, Washington, DC; WGKA, Atlanta; KRCN, Denver; and WCRU, Charlotte. The program is syndicated by McCullough's XtreMedia Inc. and the recent additions put McCullough's program over the 300-affiliate mark. XtreMedia also syndicates the Dani Johnson radio program as well as the weekend Baldwin/McCullough show featuring McCullough and actor Stephen Baldwin.
Sports Offers Social Success Templates. Radio consultant Holland Cooke is in Las Vegas covering the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show but prior to that, he took in the New Media Expo (formerly the Blogworld conference). Cooke reports on the nuances of understanding and using social media for radio station promotion after hearing Amy Jo Martin's keynote speech. Cooke says Martin believes, "One of the fundamental adjustments broadcasters need to make the most of social media is to understand that tools like Facebook and Twitter aren't just transmitters. They're conversations." And social media tools can help jocks and talk hosts be more authentic to their audiences. Read more of Holland Cooke's analysis here.
Alex Jones Takes on Piers Morgan. Nationally syndicated talk show host Alex Jones appeared on CNN on Monday evening with host Piers Morgan to debate the gun control issue and the petition to have British citizen Morgan deported in the wake of his high-profile call for new gun laws after the Newtown massacre. Traditional talk show hosts tend to shy away from gun issues on their programs but the right to bear arms is a cornerstone of Alex Jones' belief system and a regular topic on his program. The feisty exchange on CNN was good TV theater and raises Jones' national profile. See the program here.
Obama Cabinet Nominations, Debt Ceiling Issue, NFL Playoffs, Gun Legislation Discussion and Aurora Theater Massacre Hearing Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (1/7). President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary and John Brennan for CIA chief; the issue of the nation's debt ceiling; the weekend's NFL playoff games; debate over changes to the nation's gun laws; and the hearing in Colorado for Aurora theater massacre suspect James Holmes were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.
Cool Job Opportunity. Townsquare Media has an opportunity for the position of operations manager in Wichita Falls. If you have experience in country, rock, CHR and news/talk formats this could be the job for you. The OM will also serve as brand manager for our CHR station, 92.9 NIN, and must have a track record in that format. You will also host an on-air shift on 92.9 NIN. In addition to a strong ratings record, candidates should demonstrate a deep, rich understanding of interactive branding including social media, loyalty programs, content creation, e-commerce, streaming platforms, mobile and texting. This job is much more than picking the hits. The successful candidate will be a great leader, a talent coach, and a highly organized strategist. You'll need exceptional teamwork skills to produce results with experienced talent, programmers, sales and digital teams. Strong working knowledge of music scheduling systems, digital audio systems and online media platforms are required. You'll manage multiple tasks at once, and great communication skills, attention to detail and a sense of humor are all a must. We work hard and have fun doing it! If you're a fun, dynamic, creative, proven winner who loves working in media, contact Chuck Armstrong at Townsquare Media: email@example.com. Townsquare Media is an equal opportunity employer.
Arbitron Client Conference: Format Facts and Forecasts
By Holland Cooke
Radio Consultant
ANNAPOLIS — Now THIS is worth a meeting. If your station is an Arbitron subscriber, you should download, devour, and discuss the just-released "Radio Today 2012," an uncanny mash-up of Scarborough consumer profiles and Arbitron audience data. What you will read about people-who-listen-to your format really fleshes-out the folks you want as heavy listeners, and will send you in specific directions to seem relevant and relatable and habit-forming to 'em.
And that's all I'm allowed to say! Because this information is THAT valuable! Read the legal hear-ye-hear-ye at arbitron.com, and you'll understand that I'm not being coy. But I can share some useful headlines from the Executive Summary Arbitron has released, which follow.


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Who doesn't love hot dogs and hamburgers? I love them both, but I can never eat both, only one. Well...not anymore, now I can have my favorite hot dog, and my burger too! This burger is based on my favorite way to eat a hot dog: chili cheese with onions. You can turn this into your favorite burger dog too!
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1Slice your wieners across ways. Season your meat as you normally would, divide meat into number of equal portions for the number of burgers you plan to cook.
2Now the tricky part. I thought these cow patties would good together just like normal, wrong!! They apparently have an adverse reaction to the wieners. They don't particularly want to hold together. Not wanting to add an egg, I did manage to manipulate one burger together, and added more wieners to it once I got it shaped.
3The other ones, I cut each burger portion in half, made a patty, added the wieners on top, then made another patty and covered the first one. Hence, the wieners were inside like you would put cheese inside two patties. If you use this method, be sure to seal the edges all the way around.
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6Add chili, grated cheese, and diced onion, place on baking sheet in 400° oven for about 4-5 min. to melt cheese and heat bun.
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Patent Citations
Patent citations from the US documents, or as Delphion calls them, "References," are displayed as part of the integrated record view (which also includes bibliographic, full text and some legal status data). A foreign record will show a US citation if a US document happens to cite it; however, no foreign search reports are included in the Delphion system.
Somewhat unusually, Delphion displays the citations without separating them into forward and backward citation groups; instead, they are split into "US References" and "Foreign References" tables. This is probably because all citation data in Delphion comes from the US patent collection, so it is naturally divided into US and foreign citation sections
Any non-patent citations on file for the patent will be displayed in the "Other References" field, not shown in the figure above. This data may be searched for using the Boolean or Advanced search forms.
In addition to patent citation data, Delphion displays a field called "Other Abstract Info." According to its user guide information, this field is displayed from INPADOC data files, and contains a "list of the subject/industry abstract articles that reference (the subject) patent." The other abstract field can contain accession numbers that are used to represent Derwent Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts produced by Chemical Abstract Services (CAS), or Japanese abstracts from the Japan Patent Information Organization (JAPIO) collection. This data is also searchable.
Although citations are not displayed by forward and backward groups, there are links that allow the searcher to explore a new result set consisting of only forward or backward citations. Three hotlinks are provided above these citation tables ("All US References," "Forward References," "Backward References"); these will generate a browse-able hit list containing these documents.
After a user chooses to investigate citations on the document of interest via these citation-search hyperlinks, the original record can be accessed again by the hyperlinked original document number that will appear above the results list. However, once citation analysis is finished, returning to the original hit list the citation-searched document came from can be difficult: this can only be accomplished by repeatedly clicking the "back" button on the browser (a difficult process if many references were reviewed from the citation list), or by re-running the original search by re-entering the query or accessing the saved strategy.
This feature can be used to review cited documents by generating them as new hit lists. However, for in-depth citation analysis, Delphion provides a special application called Citation Link, which can be used with US cited/citing documents only (no foreign citations listed on the US patents will be included, probably because Delphion does not include any citation data for non-US collections and thus cannot graph their citation relationships in detail).
The citation search features in Delphion are useful, in that they allow users to create new hit lists out of citation data, where the citations can be reviewed in-depth as full text documents. However, doing this destroys the current search hit list, so users must be prepared to get involved in a detour citation search before using those options. Other services that provide citation searching by creating a new hit list out of the cited documents, such as PatBase, face the same limitation, so it should not be considered a disadvantage. Unfortunately, because Delphion contains only US citation data, this feature's usefulness is somewhat limited.
Non-Patent Citations
Non-patent citations data for the records is displayed in the "other references" field, shown below. There are two remarkable features that have been added to the non-patent citation data in Delphion: 1) the system provides links to other patent documents that have cited the same non-patent article, and 2) the system provides links to the article's abstract in Thomson's ISI Web of Science database, free of charge. Both of these types of links can be seen in the figure below.
In the figure above, selecting the link that reads "Cited by 3 patents" will load the three citing patent documents into their own hit list; this action works the same way as using the system functionality to display forward or backward patent citations for a subject patent.
In addition, selecting a link that reads "ISI abstract", such as the one seen in the figure above, will cause a separate browser window to appear and load the ISI Web of Science abstract. There is no charge to display these abstracts when using these internal links from Delphion. Unfortunately, not every article that is available in the Web of Science has a corresponding link from Delphion- only a percentage of the eligible records have been linked.
The fact that non-patent citation data text is searchable in Delphion is notable, because this data, while it may be displayed in other databases, is not searchable in all subscription databases. This is one advantage to the Delphion system.
Other Abstract Info
In addition to citation data, Delphion displays a field called "Other Abstract Info." According to its user guide information, this field is displayed from INPADOC data files, and contains a "list of the subject/industry abstract articles that reference the subject patent," such as the re-written abstracts given by Derwent and CAS to patent records. The "other abstract info" field can contain accession numbers that are used to represent Derwent Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts produced by Chemical Abstract Services (CAS), or Japanese abstracts from the Japan Patent Information Organization (JAPIO) collection. This data was once useful when researchers needed to pull paper copies of these abstracts from an index; however, now that these abstracts are available online, the accession numbers are no longer really necessary. Accordingly, this data has since been discontinued and is no longer included in INPADOC updates, but the Delphion system still displays the historical data when available. The Derwent abstract numbers may be hyperlinked to the Derwent WPI record for that document; however, as with most Derwent data in Delphion, selecting the link will case the user to incur display charges.
Citation Link
Citation Link was designed to allow users to analyze US patent citations in a graphical display. It can only be applied to a single document of interest, but it serves to graphically represent the entire generation of forward and backward citations stemming from that one seed document, creating a huge body of related works for review.
Two display modes can be applied in Citation Link: the "citation tree," and the timeline view.
The "citation tree" creates a map using the chosen patent as the single, "middle" document - forward and backward citations extend from that single patent, creating a tree-like map with citations extending forward and behind it.
The alternative view is the timeline, which organizes the documents by publication year (displayed above the data). Timelines can be created in single year intervals, or using 5 or 10 year increments. Naturally, the larger the time increment, the more data is "skipped over" as only documents published in the years which are multiples of 5 or 10 are displayed. Once a format is chosen, single or multiple generations (up to all, from beginning to end) can be displayed at once. Via a drop-down menu, users choose whether one, two, three, or all generations should be displayed on the map. This factor ultimately affects the practical readability of the chart, as "All generation" trees are usually huge.
To facilitate review/analysis, users control how the documents are represented on the map. Small bar icons represent individual documents, and an identifying data field appears within each bar: patent number, title, assignee, inventor(s), IPC class, national class, and assignee country.
Clicking on any one of these bars will load bibliographic data for that individual document on the bottom of the screen, including cited documents but minus any abstract data.
If the need arises to view a complicated map, massive trees/timelines can be viewed using the zoom tool, available via a menu pane to the right of the Citation Link window. A mini-display in the control pane shows the user how much data is excluded from view while the zoom tool is being used.
Other options available from the control pane allow users to print and save screenshot images, and even to create a work file out of the documents displayed in the final tree for further review/analysis. (Searching cannot be conducted within a work file, however. For more information about work files, see the Saving Results section of this article).
For a time, the Citation Link feature was unique to Delphion; however, in 2007 other search services (such as QPAT and PatBase) introduced similar features. Graphical representation of citation relationships may help users understand the value of a patent from a commercial or technology development standpoint. Citation analysis may also uncover related classifications, companies or inventors with similar technologies that should be investigated. Obviously, the usefulness of the feature will vary on a case-by-case basis.
The lack of foreign data citation data is a limiting factor. This may have been an intentional omission on Delphion's part as searching within all the foreign citation data would require additional computing strain, and the US trees already represent massive data sets. However, US citations only represent a part of the overall picture, so users should stay aware of the lack of foreign data when using the tool.


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Martin Kemp Reveals Fave Festival Performances
Festival season is just around the corner and to celebrate, pop legend and live performer Martin Kemp counts down the top 10 best festival performances of all time.
From old school classics to new generation music, the new top ten festival acts list reveals us Brits love nothing better than a show stopping performance, and according to the research, no one did it better than Queen in 1985.
Revealed today to announce the ticket launch for Eurostar's hotly anticipated 'Traction' Festival, the list includes a few surprises:
Revealed today to announce the ticket launch for Eurostar's hotly anticipated 'Traction' Festival, the list includes a few surprises:
1. Queen, Live Aid, 1985
2. Beyonce, Glastonbury, 2011
3. AC/DC, Castle Donnington, 1981
4. U2, Live Aid, 1985
5. Blur, Glastonbury, 2009
6. Jimi, Hendrix Woodstock, 1969
7. Nirvana, Reading, 1992
8. Bob Dylan, Newport Folk Festival, 1965
9. The Rolling stones, Hyde Park, 1969
10. Johnny Cash, Glastonbury, 1994
11. Muse, Glastonbury, 2004
The new research, by Q Now Magazine and shortlisted by the public suggests that it's not only the older acts that are the best.
Beyonce's world famous performance on the main Glastonbury stage in 2011 comes in at a massive second in the all-time list, a fantastic accomplishment for the first female solo act to grace the stage and shows that the 'Bootylicious' B appeals to both the older and younger generations alike.


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The Lexus GS is on sale now and Lexus is bent on refreshing most of its models this year. It looks, then, like the RX sport utility vehicle is next up: Lexus previewed the facelifted model before it reveals the car at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
The RX is finished with Lexus' signature hourglass/spindle grille, which will likely continue to all of the company's other refreshed models this year. The front end will also feature the company's signature LED running lights – which happen to be shaped like the letter L, of course. The rest of the RX might not be visible in Lexus' teaser photo, but full shots of the crossover, which were previously available through a leaked promotional brochure, suggest little else has changed.
There will be two models that will premiere at the Geneva Motor Show: the facelifted Lexus RX450h, and a new RX450h F Sport spin-off. Lexus hasn't shown exactly what the F Sport RX will feature, but if it fall in line with other F Sport models, we'd expect to see some sportier exterior styling touches, a few suspension changes, and unique different interior trim.
We've little reason to believe there's much new underhood. If so, the RX450h will continue to utilize a 3.5-liter V-6 and a pair of electric motors (three, if fitted with all-wheel drive). Presently, that system delivers a net 295 hp, although there is a chance that figure could grow, especially for the F Sport package. A similar system employed in the 2013 GS450h sedan cranks out nearly 338 hp; we think that extra power would be perfect for the sportier F Sport package.
We'll hear more about this model next week when it hits the floor in Geneva. For more on the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, including videos, the latest photos, and more information, click here to visit our 2012 Geneva Motor Show homepage.
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Rita Ora, Drake Dating? Singer Denies Romance With Popular Rapper
LONDON (AP) – Jay-Z's protege Rita Ora says she's not dating Drake, they're just good friends.
She did, however, fall in love with a track he wrote, "R.I.P." It's Ora's debut single in the U.K., where it's No. 1 on iTunes.
The Kosovo-born singer had a party in London on Tuesday to celebrate.
Ora says she loved the track the moment she heard it, but she's only pals with Drake.
Ora says: "We're really good friends actually … He has my back so it's really nice to know I have a guy that's a good friend like that."
The 21-year-old is signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation and is now on the radar of the paparazzi, who hung around outside the party.
Ora says, "I'm like, oh my God, they care!"
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Flamme was designed by Alan Meeks and appeared with ITC in 1993. It is a strong brush script with each stroke doubled and has a nostalgic, retro style. The 1930s and 40s saw an increase in the production of modern script typefaces in foundries all over the world. Expanding markets and their advertisements demanded more and more new typefaces, which then also appeared in newspapers and magazines. A distinguishing characteristic of these typefaces is their informal hastiness and calligraphic roots, a combination which was to embody progress and modernity. Flamme is best used for headlines and short texts in point sizes of 14 and larger.
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Purpose of review: Transurethral resection of prostate is the gold standard for the surgical management of benign prostate hyperplasia. Bipolar devices allow transurethral resection of prostate with saline irrigation, which lessens water intoxication and negates the need for diathermy pad and unwanted stimulation of the obturator nerves and cardiac devices. Several randomized clinical trials compare the various bipolar devices with conventional monopolar ones. For this review, we search all peer-reviewed published literature databases and present the evidence from them to substantiate its advantages and disadvantages.
Recent findings: Of the various types of bipolar devices, Gyrus has the longest clinical experience. Bipolar transurethral resection of prostate overcomes the shortcomings of bipolar transurethral prostate vaporization, which includes the absence of histology, postop irritative urinary symptoms and nondurable clinical outcomes. With bipolar transurethral resection of prostate, there is lesser bleeding which leads to shorter resection time and lower fluid absorption. This also enables shorter cathterization time and hospital stay. Transurethral resection syndrome has not been observed.
Summary: Bipolar transurethral resection of prostate has demonstrated similar clinical efficacy as monopolar transurethral resection of prostate with shorter catheterization and hospital stay. It eliminates the occurrence of transurethral resection syndrome and minimizes bleeding risk. Long term outcomes from these randomized clinical trials will determine the durability of its clinical efficacy and incidence of urethral strictures.
© 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
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RUSH: Now, back on July 3rd, 2012. You can go look it up, with our brilliant exhaustive search feature at RushLimbaugh.com.
"These 'State Exchanges' Are a Health Care DMV," is the slug line of the segment, and I am just gonna read to you excerpts of what I said that day, July 3rd, 2012. "[Michael Tanner]: 'One last wrinkle: It is those subsidies that trigger the penalty,' or the tax, whatever you want to call it, 'under Obamacare for employers who fail to provide workers with insurance. So states that don't set up exchanges could also escape the 'employer mandate.'"
Now, I said it a little differently, but states that didn't create exchanges got them through the federal exchange, but that's not within the letter of the law. I also said, "'Obamacare requires employers with 50 or more workers to provide health insurance or pay a fine...er, tax. But that tax only kicks in if at least one employee qualifies for subsidies under the exchange.'" So way back in July of 2012 we nailed this, that if the subsidies were killed, both the individual and employer mandates were also dead.
I was able to come to that conclusion because it was what the law said, and it was the law that was upheld today. I further said, "'Since subsidies can only be provided via a state-authorized exchange, a state that refuses to set one up could end up blocking the employer mandate altogether.'" Now, I also pointed out that it was nowhere near over. I just wanted to make one more observation, and I repeated what I said there.
But the point was "'[F]ederal subsidies are available only through exchanges that the states set up' because the law says 'The Feds can't offer subsidies through a federally run exchange.'" I cited Talking Points Memo, which is left-wing blog out there, that was very upset about this aspect of the law, that the Feds couldn't offer subsidies through their exchange, HealthCare.gov.
Talking Points Memo said, "Because as the result of a drafting oversight, Congress neglected to include automatic appropriations for federally facilitated exchanges (FFEs)." So even back in 2012 the left said, "Hey, wait a minute! That's not what you meant. We know what you meant! You meant to give away subsidies to everybody." So they've had it set up for two years now.
There was a great article by Michael Tanner at Cato Institute we were bouncing off two years ago in analyzing what was ahead. This is what I mean, folks, when I say you're on the cutting edge of societal evolution if you are tuned to this program, 'cause you're gonna find out way in advance what is gonna happen. Now, Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, boiled this down to its essence. (summarized)
"To hell with the law! We got most of the DC circuit court judges in our pocket, and it doesn't matter, and you haven't lost your subsidies. So all the rest of this is just a bunch of legal eagle, pointy-headed legal academics sitting around and flapping their gums. It doesn't mean a thing. Don't sweat it. Life goes on. We got more fundraisers to attend." That, ladies and gentlemen, is the sum total.


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I have a Summit
If i wanted to be able to do a quick conversion to make it more like an E-revo for
indoor track racing.. what would i need to do. assuming my summit is stock
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soften the springs?
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The Paleo — prehistoric, or early human — diet seems to create more questions than answers. This is because its premise is based on a theory that eating like primitive humans is the closest diet to perfect. But the biggest problem comes in an attempt to identify what early bipeds really ate without considering a host of other important factors ranging from stomping grounds to food availability and everything in between.
Back into the misty past
Paleo diet theory takes us back into the misty past, prior to the advent of civilization. What is not theory is that most of today's "modern" diets have roots in the crossroads of history when humans stopped wandering and began to settle down, roughly ten thousand years ago.
During this stage of cultural evolution it was discovered that, by growing food, humans no longer had to solely brave the travails of hunting, fishing, hiding, being eaten or fighting the whims of the weather spirits. With successful agriculture, human beings could settle down in one place and begin to build empires, wage big wars, conquer other tribes, take slaves and create a division of labor.
Division of labor makes it possible
It was this last point — division of labor, combined with availability of natural resources — that made advanced technology and the growth of cities and kingdoms/queendoms possible. Clearly, if you didn't have to spend your days hunting, you could spend them managing multi-faceted growth. Some of your people could wage war, others could build structures, some could grow food and others could make pottery. Finally, not everyone had to worry about where his/her next meal was coming from.
There's much more to this idea of the birth of civilization, and it is quite fascinating, but to delve any further we risk falling off topic, which is the ever-contested Paleo diet.
The prehistoric diet is said to be better for human health because early human diets did not include the foods that sprang from civilizations— wheat, caged animals, domestically raised livestock, mass produced food and hybrid food.
Historical revisionism and make-em-up science
Many "experts" have written about the advantages of the prehistoric diet. Some of these experts tout the health advantages of the diet while making erroneous claims about early humans' eating habits.
Author of The Paleo Diet, Loren Cordain, PhD, is one such "expert." He makes statements that aren't accurate, anthropologically-speaking, and many of his dietary suggestions defy good health practices. He includes diet soda as a suggested drink within the context of his Paleo diet, he infers that low fat diets are most healthful, and he suggests that wild game available to early humans was low-fat.
Neither Cordain's early human or his diet are real, and his caveman is someone who's been taught misguided lessons regarding the dangers of saturated fats, natural salt and the usefulness of artificial ingredients. So he's way off the mark and his book isn't helpful if you want to be healthy.
Then there's PETA, the pro-vegan group, that merely invents the truth about our early ancestors by reporting, "During most of our evolutionary history, we were largely vegetarian. Plant foods like potatoes made up the bulk of our ancestors' diet."1 This astoundingly baseless statement flies in the face of anthropological evidence gathered by actual scientists who have no motive to massage the truth in favor of meatless diets. While vegans and vegetarians may be sincere in their convictions, they are not entitled to rewrite history.
What do we really know about the diets of early humans?
We know that early human diets were varied and not as limited or simple as some Paleo diet advocates lead us to believe. Archeological finds of teeth, killing sites, ancient garbage dumps, campfires and other discoveries show what kinds of foods were eaten, including the obvious animal food as well as fruit, tree bark, nuts, leaves, and sedges, plants, papyrus and cypress. Anthropologist Darryl de Ruiter, Texas A&M, tells us that early humans had access to more food sources "than we had previously established."


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A Look Back at Jon Stewart's Greatest Gay Moments
A Look Back at Jon Stewart's Greatest Gay Moments. "There's a whole lotta gay going on in the brand-spanking-new archive of The Daily Show video clips."
Anders als die Andern
Anders als die Andern ("Different From the Others") [IMDB|Wikipedia] was one of a series of films on sexual issues directed by Richard Oswald in the late 1910s and sponsored by Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Science. The 1919 movie (photo reconstruction), "the first major gay-themed film ever made," and "the world's first homosexual emancipation film," was made in part to protest against Paragraph 175, which was added to Germany's Reich Penal Code in 1871 and prohibited sex acts "between persons of male sex." [more inside]
Hello, sailor!
Is President Bush a Homo? "Even our least vigilant Republican social commandos have noticed that Mr. Bush has been peppering his otherwise delightful litany of patriotic jingoism and pleasantly embroidered CIA-intelligence recaps with the effeminate mating call 'fabulous'--three giddy syllables that are tantamount to coyly cooing, 'Hello, sailor!'"
Over the rainbow and onto the charts
Over the rainbow and onto the charts Creative loafing counts down the Gay Top 40. [via What Do I Know]
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Infinity Overhead is the highly anticipated fifth studio album from Seattle, WA's prog pop indie rock band Minus The Bear.
For fans of: Circa Survive, Thursday, Thrice
DISCLAIMER: Some of the lyrics and liner notes might be offensive for some of our customers. We would rather let you know ahead of time, in case you're sensitive to that short of thing. We decided to carry this title because we like it.


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Here are some links to pictures Cindy took of the garden and anything else that struck her fancy. Most of them were taken in the garden here, but there are also pictures of Dan Johnson's garden, the Chapungu exhibit at DBG, Harlequin's Gardens in Boulder, border collies, etc.
I thought I would post these in lieu of getting a camera of my own.


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The Yosemite Renaissance, was founded in 1985 to "motivate artists to develop diverse interpretations of Yosemite and its varied landscapes." Artists from around the country have been showcased in Yosemite Renaissance's annual traveling exhibit.
Welcome to Yosemite Renaissance
For over three decades, Yosemite Renaissance has encouraged and promoted diverse artistic expressions of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding area.
Started in 1984 by a small group of visionaries, Yosemite Renaissance was set up to continue the legacy of the great, influential artists of the past - including Thomas A. Ayers, Albert Bierstadt, William Keith, Thomas Hill and Ansel Adams, to name just a few. Yosemite National Park was their inspiration. They captured the hearts and imaginations of a nation, and their art encouraged visitors, generated support and aided in the preservation of the park.
It is as important now as it was more than 160 years ago to continue this legacy; to encourage a new generation of artists and photographers to "dig a little deeper" to discover and express the awesome grandeur and the subtle nuances that is a part of the Yosemite experience.
"If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint." - Edward Hopper
Art brings people together from all nations and cultures. It engages in a universal language. We have an innate need to express ourselves and share our experience. We are visual and tactile beings and through art we are able to connect with others. It can spark a thought or emotion. It can jog a memory. It enables us to slow down, become aware and be in the moment.
"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. " - Aristotle
The audience is as important as the art. While the artist may express a personal emotion through their art, the viewer creates their own experience with it. In this way art becomes interactive and a dynamic and intimate synergy is created. Whether serious or whimsical, art can recreate an emotional response that reflects and reminds us of the experience we had when visiting Yosemite and the surrounding areas.
Imagination and creativity are the pathway to the future. Come join us on the journey.
Christine Obers
Director, Yosemite Renaissance
"A world without Art is a world where progress has stopped." carts.org (A New York City based, cultural education program.)
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853 ENTRIEs SUBMITTED FOR THE UPCOMING EXHIBIT!
Judges now have the difficult task of selecting approximately 50 works that will be exhibited in the historic Museum Gallery in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Renaissance 32 will open February 24th and will run to April 30th, 2017. The exhibit will then travel to two other California art centers
Artists will be notified by email December 16th. A list of exhibiting artists will also be posted on this website.
Art from Yosemite Renaissance Exhibits is Included in NPS 100th Anniversary Celebration Videos
Earlier this year, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy contacted Yosemite Renaissance requesting images of artwork specifically about Yosemite National Park. They have since produced several videos celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Parks. Each video is intended to inform the public of the importance of the history and relevance today of art and the National Parks and invite the viewer to come to the parks to be inspired.
The videos were produced by the San Francisco non-profit organization Baycats http://baycat.org . Baycat is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides access, education and employment for low income youth, youth of color and young women.
The videos have been completed and can be viewed on the National Park Service website. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/arts/100-years-of-art.htm
It is as just important now as it ever was to engage the public. Young people, people who have never visited a National Park need to be invited to find inspiration and their own creative voice. This is imperative for National Parks to maintain their value.
As artists, we can invite people to come and share our surprise, our delight, our reverence, our inspiration, our joy, our reflection, our concern, through our art. In this way we can connect with others and preserve our magnificent natural heritage for the next 100 years.
90 Years, 90 Objects, 90 Stories
The Yosemite Museum opened its doors to the public 90 years ago, becoming the first such building and institution in the National Park Service. To commemorate the anniversary, the museum will host a special exhibit this summer and fall: Why Yosemite Collects: 90 Years, 90 Objects, 90 Stories. The exhibit features a display of the wide variety of artifacts, documents and specimens that the museum preserves. The exhibit will be up from Tuesday, May 31 through Thursday, November 1, 2016.
We had an opportunity to walk through the exhibit last week. It's a fascinating and informative exhibit, and fun for all ages. Here are few photos to give you an idea of the interesting artifacts you'll find.
If you're planning to visit Yosemite Valley this summer or in the fall, don't miss this special exhibit. Museum Hours: 9 am to 5 pm; beginning October 1, 10 am - Noon, 1 pm to 4 pm.
Link to Yosemite National Park website: https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/museum-exhibit.htm


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what happened?
one minute we were enjoying the hottest summer on record... day after day of sunshine and heat... and then POW!... cold, wet, windy... this better be a small glitch in 2010's computer programming, I have a lot of outdoor stuff planned...
but I feel that miserable weather calls for hearty, old-fashioned pots of warming lovelyness that can only come from the depths of the oven.
I had a little of that fantastic tomato sauce left over from the pizza I made on Saturday... it was so rich and unctuous... I urge you to make loads of it and freeze some, or keep some in the fridge... you can use it with so much... I even had it spread on toast for lunch today with a few slices of strong cheddar on top... delicious!... anyhoo, I wanted to get creative with it for dinner and thought it would be great spread onto chicken thighs and potatoes and then roasted... and that's exactly what i did.
Yes, it's an old favourite here at Belleau Kitchen but the one-pot roast is so easy and so effective I can't really complain... I roughly chopped some onions, garlic and celery and also cut some potatoes into chunks, placed it all in an oven proof dish, seasoned with s and p and some fresh herbs and then placed the chicken thighs on top, seasoned again then added a little glug of white wine and gave it all a good drizzle of olive oil.
eat and of course, enjoy!


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Urban meadows planted to promote pollinators
Four UK cities could be abuzz with insects after urban flower meadows are planted to encourage insect pollinators.
Wildflowers will be planted in the meadows in Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds and Reading this summer as part of a three year, £1.3M research project which forms part of the BBSRC-supported Insect Pollinators Initiative.
University scientists are planting flower meadows in the cities' parks, playing fields and schools to examine how pollinating insects are affected by urbanization.
The scheme is part of the Urban Pollinators project, led by the University of Bristol with academic partners at the Universities of Leeds, Reading and Edinburgh.
Last summer, the scientists successfully created flower meadows in several sites across the four cities in collaboration with local councils. These meadows are being re-sown this year, and a further five new meadows are being created in each city.
The scientists are sowing two different types of meadow: annual meadows containing a mix of native and non-native plant species which flower for one year, and perennial meadows which have only native species and are slower to establish. Flowers being planted include cornflowers, poppies, oxeye daisies, meadow buttercups and red campion.
As well as being beautiful to look at, the meadows provide pollen and nectar for pollinating insects and act as 'wildlife corridors', allowing insects and other invertebrates to thrive.
Professor Jane Memmott of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences who is leading the project, said: "Urban areas have the potential to support large numbers of insect pollinators. However, many cultivated plants do not provide suitable forage for them. Sowing meadows like these that contain nectar- and pollen-rich plant species increases the provision of foraging resources for bees and other pollinating insects in urban areas.
"Replacing traditionally planted areas with flower meadows can also have economic benefits as wildflowers are less expensive for councils to replace than cultivated plants."
As well as investigating how planting such meadows can improve conditions for insect pollinators, the scientists have also been quantifying these pollinators and their interactions with flowering plants in 180 different locations across the four cities, including parks, gardens, allotments, churchyards and cemeteries.
Dr Katherine Baldock of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences who is co-ordinating the project, said: "Simultaneously sampling a range of urban habitats in this way will enable us to compare the value of different types of urban habitats for insect pollinators and identify habitat 'oases' for pollinators in urban areas."
The Urban Pollinators project works in partnership with local councils and wildlife trusts. Together with Bristol City Council's Meadow Bristol project, it won the 2013 Mayor's Bristol Genius Award in May 2013.
The Urban Pollinators project is one of nine projects under the UK Insect Pollinators Initiative (IPI), funded jointly by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), The Scottish Government and The Wellcome Trust.
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Funded by Government, and with an annual budget of around £467M (2012-2013), we support research and training in universities and strategically funded institutes. BBSRC research and the people we fund are helping society to meet major challenges, including food security, green energy and healthier, longer lives. Our investments underpin important UK economic sectors, such as farming, food, industrial biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
For more information about BBSRC, our science and our impact see: www.bbsrc.ac.uk.
For more information about BBSRC strategically funded institutes see: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/institutes.
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