» Deminski & Doyle Return To Motown Airwaves: The former WKRK/Detroit talk duo resurface at Greater Media-owned Classic Rock WCSX where they'll host mornings beginning January 5, 2009. Jeff Deminski and Bill Doyle arrived in Detroit in 1999 and held down afternoon drive at then FM talker WKRK (now Sports/Talk WXYT-FM) until their exit in December 2007. A contractual non-compete has kept the pair off the air since then. "We wanted so badly to stay in Detroit, we chose unemployment for a year to honor our non-compete clause," said Deminski.  "This WCSX opportunity is the chance of a lifetime." Throwing in his two cents Doyle added, "I'm incredibly excited to be part of the Greater Media family. I'm looking forward to working for the premier radio operator in the market, a company that locally manages their stations and has realized amazing success because of it."

» Crawford Upped At TRN: Nine-year Talk Radio Network veteran Bill Crawford has been promoted to COO at the Central Pointe, OR-based syndicator. Crawford served most recently as TRN's VP/National Sales and Recruitment and President of wholly owned TRN sales subsidiary NAC (National Advertisement Co., Inc). "Bill is a great asset to the company and a good friend," said TRN CEO Mark Masters. "He's been there during the early stages and has helped us with our continuing growth. We are pleased to have Bill represent TRN to the industry and we look forward to many more years of success together." Crawford's promotion is the second major executive announcement from TRN in recent days. Last week the company named former WABC/New York PD Phil Boyce as President of TRN Syndications.

» In Other News From TRN: Although a federal judge previously dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Council On American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed by TRN syndicated host Michael Savage, the same judge has now ruled that CAIR is not entitled to recover attorney's fees and costs from the talk host reported to be in excess of $200,000. "This is a huge victory for me, personally, but also for the rest of America who is afraid of this lawsuit-happy group of intimidators," said Savage. Now, people will not be afraid to file suits if they have a legitimate claim against CAIR or some [George] Soros-funded group."The Savage Nation airs daily on a reported 300-plus stations nationwide."

» George Noory Explains It All For You: The host of Premiere Radio Networks nightly Coast To Coast returned to television last night in the first episode of a five-night run of Unexplained With George Noory on cable's Sci-Fi Channel. The series run through this Thursday night (11/20) at 11pm (ET) featuring one-on-one interviews with experts on a number of unexplained topics including reincarnation, witchcraft, legendary creatures and monsters, and alien abduction.

» Memorial Set For Andrew Ashwood: A public memorial service will be held at 2:30pm (PT) on Friday, November 21, at the Hollywood Hills location of Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles for the longtime programmer and VP/GM of FOX Sports Radio who died November 13 following a heart attack. The memorial service will be held at Forest Lawn's Old North Church. For details on the venue and directions click HERE. Meanwhile, for those outside the area who wish to express their sympathies on the loss of one of radio's "good guys," tributes are being posted now at www.andrewashwood.com.

Smoke Eater: Surrounded by smoke and ash is ABC News Radio reporter Alex Stone reporting from Sylmar, CA, the site of one of several wildfires currently raging in Southern California. Santa Ana winds, unseasonably high temperatures and low humidity levels have fueled the fires surrounding Los Angeles that have destroyed more than 800 homes in the region since last Thursday.