» Dr. Laura Launches YouTube Channel: The Take On The Day syndicated talker has debuted The Dr. Laura Channel On YouTube, a 24/7 venture featuring video content posted weekly including video blogs, answers to listener questions and behind-the-scenes footage shot by Dr. Laura. Commenting on the launch of the new video companion for the long running radio show, TOTD President Geoff Rich said, "Dr. Laura already writes a newspaper column, streams her radio show and does podcasts. We're excited to be partnering with the leading video website to help Dr. Laura's fans and interested followers find exclusive, fresh content every week and we look forward to creating more interactive opportunities for visitors to the channel." You can check it out HERE.

» Obama Ratchets Up Radio Spending: The weekly Media Monitors report on media ad spending by both presidential candidates shows that Democrat Barack Obama aired 11,919 spots on radio during the week of September 15-21, a whopping 7,056 increase over the previous week's radio ad spending by the candidate. Republican John McCain also increased the number of ads his campaign ran on radio last week, airing 4,158 spots, an increase of nearly 3600 spots over the previous week. While Obama also increased ad spending on broadcast and cable TV, the McCain camp slowed its pace considerably in both mediums compared with the prior week's survey. You can see the full report HERE.

» Night At The Museum: Or at least a day for about 375 minority kids who will visit Georgia's Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences after an on-air fundraiser by WMAC/Macon host Chris Krok. The talker raised the money in response to City Councilwoman Elaine Lucas charges that, "not enough black kids have access to the museum" and that African-Americans in the community feel the museum is, "not as open to their children as it should be." Krok -- who has had an ongoing public feud going with Lucas in recent weeks -- raised over $1500 from listeners to provide free admission to the museum for local kids. "In three hours on-the-air, no one defended her," said Krok. "She is sitting in the corner with her dunce hat on. There is no 'white boogeyman.'"

» Talk Media News Notes: Kudos to Bob Moore, longtime VP/GM of FM talker KLSX/Los Angeles as he's upped to Station Manager for CBS Radio's entire Tinsletown cluster that also includes all-newsers KNX and KFWB ... Congrats to Chicago Sun-Times media reporter Robert Feder who opts for a company-offered buyout and will leave the newspaper after 28 years on the j-o-b. Read the longtime Windy City scribe's farewell announcement HERE ... Farewell to legendary University of Georgia Bulldogs voice Larry Munson who is retiring at age 85. Munson underwent brain surgery last spring, but returned to the broadcast booth to call two home games this season.

» AAR Expands Web Commitment: New York City-based Air America Radio has named Beau Friedlander Editor-In-Chief of the liberal Talk network's WEBSITE. Most recently President of progressive media consulting group Friedlander and Associates, in his new role Friedlander will build and oversee AAR's online editorial content, recruit guest bloggers and work with the networks' on-air talents and producers in posting text, audio and video content to the website. "Beau is the ideal candidate to lead the charge online," said AAR CEO Bennett Zier. "With more than 20 years of publishing, media and consulting experience, he brings a versatile and progressive voice to our interactive initiatives."