WKRP in Cincinnati … and the world!

In conjunction with Hulu & IMDB, thirteen episodes of the classic radio drama WKRP In Cincinnati are now available for online viewing!
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WKRP was the creation of Hugh Wilson and MTM Productions, airing for nearly four seasons on CBS starting in 1978. It is a classic for those of us in the [...]

God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

WKRP in Cincinnati: Thanksgiving Turkey Bomb! @ Yahoo! Video

PDs take note of MSNBC

Everyone who knows me knows that I’m a fan of Fox News Channel.  It’s on 24/7 in my office and at least one of my TVs at home.  The reasons are obvious when you watch this, this, or this great segment from Comedy Central.  But, tonight I watched the official network of the Obama campaign, [...]

Viral Video goes Local

LIN TV, owners of television stations around the country including WISH/WNDY/WIIH Indianapolis, have just announced the debut of a user-generated video upload site called IndyTube.tv …
Official Press Release
It’s exactly what you might expect it to be — a YouTube for Hoosiers. It’s easy to use and promises “15 minutes of fame and hours of [...]

Off to an underwhelming start.

The first advertising revenue figures of the year are now coming in with the January 2008 Miller-Kaplan report. New York City posts a 7.5% drop at radio. But, as bad as radio may look to outsiders, things are worse at print where the New York Times just fired 100 people. Magazines are feeling [...]

Strike … Over!

The Writers Guild of America voted by a 92.5% majority on Tuesday to end their 3-month strike.  Work may resume immediately.
This is good news for radio sales, which can expect television networks to aggressively market new shows as soon as the schedule is ready.   Unfortunately, television has lost viewers — many have come back [...]

We feel their pain …

How many times has your transmitter gone down in the middle of morning drive?  How many times have you had a technical problem and not been able to reach the engineer?  Well, at least your not THIS program director:
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Thousands of football fans in northwest Arkansas missed the first half of Super Bowl [...]

Superbowl Ads

Click here to watch all the spots from Superbowl XLII.
My favorite ads were:

Pepsi Max – “What Is Love” – cameos, fun, well produced and great concept
GoDaddy.com – for reasons discussed below
Fed Ex and Tide To Go – not the greatest, but “cute”
Will Ferrell’s Bud Light ad in Semi-Pro character
Fox’s promo for “Prison Break” coming up [...]