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August 28, 2008
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 An "Un-Conny" Resemblance: Look closely at venerable U.S. icon "Uncle Sam" and you just might see a bit of family resemblance to WLS/Chicago host Roe Conn. The Windy City yakker is in the Mile High City this week to offer "un-Conn-ventional" coverage of the Democrats' soiree in Denver. You can check out Conn's take on events HERE.
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An Army Of One: Here's another great example of a station that is not letting its market size (#145) get in the way of being part of this week's Democratic National Convention. News/Talk KTBB/Tyler, TX owner Paul Gleiser is in Denver feeding video news reports back home to his station's website. Oh, and did we mention he's sold the online updates to an advertiser? Check it out for yourself HERE.
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Now He's Got A Little Captain In Him: We're not exactly sure of his platform beyond a pledge to always designate a driver, but apparently a "spirited" Captain Morgan was crawling the halls of the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week and WNRP/Pensecola host Marty Stanovich managed to break through the crowd of reporters seeking to interview the rum-running "pirate-for-president!"
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Radio Rap: Southwest Florida gets a new Sports/Talker today as WPTK/Ft. Myers flips from Spanish-language programming to "FOX Sports Radio 1200" ... KQV/Pittsburgh Sports anchor Eric Hagman is out as the result of a reported budget cut at the Calvary-owned all-newser ... Get well wishes to Don Imus sidekick Rob Bartlett who is recovering from blood clots in a New York hospital ... Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook will host a new one hour Monday night show for Greater Media Sports/Talk outlet WPEN/Philadelphia.
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Interviewing A Legend: More in our flurry of photos from the Democratic National Convention in Denver as KMBZ/Kansas City anchor/reporter Eric Bushman (r) snares musician and pop star John Legend for a quick interview on the convention floor.
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Emerging Talk Media: Former Regent Interactive Sales Manager James Thomas signs on as an interactive consultant with McVay New Media ... CRN Digital Talk Radio marks its 25th anniversary by upgrading six of the network's Talk radio channels to HD audio. The company provides Talk radio to cable and satellite providers nationwide ... Sirius XM Radio will provide audio from the September 5 nationwide Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser from 8-9pm (ET) on both XM and Sirius channels ... Online Talk radio website wsRadio.com will debut Pickens Plan Radio, a new show dedicated to the national energy policy being pitched by billionaire T. Boone Pickens.
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C'mon, We Know You're Checking Out Early: With the last days of summer winding down quickly, we expect we're not the only ones sneaking out a bit early to begin the long Labor Day weekend holiday (go ahead, just try to get somebody on the phone on Friday after around noon!). NTS Aircheck Today will return on Tuesday, September 2 with our daily update on all the news that's making news in the Talk media business. And although our offices and phones are closed for the weekend, our email box is open 24/7 to receive your news tips, pictures and items of interest to the News/Talk/Sports media industry. Have a great holiday weekend!
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