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August 27, 2008
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 Uh Oh, Here We Go Again: Barely a week after Fay soaked the Sunshine State for days, stations all along the Gulf coast are now prepping for the arrival of Gustav, a storm that has already caused deadly flooding and landslides across the Caribbean. Officials believe the storm will become a Category 3 hurricane with current tracking showing it landing anywhere from the Florida panhandle to the Louisiana-Texas border. WWL/New Orleans is reporting that evacuations in Southern Louisiana could begin as early as Friday, depending on the storm's track in the next 24 hours. WNTM/Mobile has launched "Operation Stormwatch" to provide ongoing on-air and online updates and emergency preparation info for residents along the Alabama Gulf coast who will likely be impacted by the storm. Once again local News/Talk radio is on the front lines for listeners in those areas potentially threatened by the growing storm threatening life and property along the country's southern coast.
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Convention Potpourri: In case you didn't notice, the Democrats are having a convention in Denver this week and just about everyone in the Talk radio biz seems to be there. Dial-Global syndicated yakkers Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, Bill Press and Neal Boortz are providing daily video coverage for their affiliate's web sites and the network is also posting the hosts' videoblogs on YouTube. Talk Radio Network's Watchdog On Wall Street, Chris Markowski, is busy watching 14th Street in downtown Denver this week and providing pictures, observations and audio from the Colorado Convention Center HERE. Meanwhile, KABC/Los Angeles host Doug McIntyre also made the pilgrimage to the Mile High City this week where he's broadcasting his daily morning show live from the convention floor. And not to be outdone by the "big guys," WNRP/Pensecola afternooner Marty Stanovich is broadcasting his local show live from "Radio Row" in Denver this week with station owner Dave Hoxeng noting that with a commitment from the staff at all levels, "even small stations can do big things."
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Sir Charles Talks Politics: NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley (l) offered his take on presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama during an on-air chat at the DNC with CNNRadio correspondents Roland Martin and Lisa Desjardins.
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Candidates Up Radio Spending Again: In the week leading up to this week's DNC in Denver, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama aired 3,099 radio ads -- up 455 from the previous week -- and Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain ran 2,353 radio spots, an increase of 110 ads from the week of August 11. Cable and broadcast TV also saw increased political ad spending by the candidates last week according to the latest Media Monitors survey. Read the full report HERE.
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Prager & Colmes? The fraternity that is Talk radio is clearly evidenced in this photo of political opposites. That's FOX News Radio host Alan Colmes (l) stopping for a chat with Salem Radio Network talker Dennis Prager at SRN's broadcast booth at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
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G-Man Meets C-Span: Cameras will roll tomorrow (8/28) when Radio America host G. Gordon Liddy talks with World Net Daily founder Joseph Farah about Farah's controversial new book None Of The Above. In the book Farah outlines why he believes that this presidential cycle has given Americans two candidates who he believes are both harmful to the country's future and he's urging Americans to simply vote "none of the above." Liddy's interview with Farah will air at 11am (ET) as part of the G-Man's daily syndicated radio show.
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Katie's Radio Tour: CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric checks-in with KIRO/Seattle host Dave Ross, one of numerous CBS Radio News affiliates Couric has visited with during this week's DNC in Denver.
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