radio, media and the music biz

KTSA San Antonio

August 15, 2008

I just spent the last couple of days in San Antonio doing fill-in for afternoon drive. Had a good time working with my old compatriat Karen Kay. No airchecks to post, but here’s a couple of camera-phone picts of the studio and a very bad photo of a roadside taco stand. Why? Hey, it’s Texas. [...]

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Rush and Hannity Want Obama to Win.

August 7, 2008

If I were Rush or Hannity, I would be up nights praying to whichever deity is currently providing the most PAC money to the vast right wing conspiracy to smite the Republican electorate and usher in the brave new world of “change” promised by the HypnoBama . … Better material and an opponent in the White House in diametric opposition to their core values (i.e. something they can rally against on the air to whip the ditto heads into a frenzy) will mean better ratings and of course, more revenue.

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Justin Timberlake Rumored to Host the Oscars.

August 4, 2008

And recently there have been a few semi-scandalous rumors swirling around Timberlake, involving everything from lip-syncing, comments about Kate Moss’ alleged cocaine use, defending Britney Spears often puzzling behaviour and even even mumblings over a gay scandal when Timberlake was with his boy band N Sync. … Timberlake and the Oscars, a Match Made in Tinseltown The question remains, does Timberlake have what it takes to fill the rather large shoes of past Oscar hosts like Douglas Fairbanks, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin or Whoopi Goldberg?

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Newport Folkies Go Live on the Net This Weekend. “The Answer My Friend is Backboned on the Zend”

August 2, 2008

Ahhh, it’s a cryin’ shame it’s not 1965 so we could hear Dylan get booed by the uptight folk-nazi’s frothing at the mouth over Bobby playing rock and roll on holy acoustic folkie ground. Or better yet, ’64 with Skip James pickn’ and moanin’ to “I’d Rather be the Devil.” Well, like they say, “Nostalgia [...]

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Michael Savage and the Viral Savage Truth

July 31, 2008

The controversy stirred up by Michael Savage and his remarks concerning autism have made the caustic radio host the subject of front-page news across the US. A Yahoo or Goggle news search will show no end to the commentary and backlash Michael Savage has garnered from reporters, broadcasters and yes, even everyday American’s like you. [...]

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Video news in a world without TV

May 17, 2008

I’ve abandoned the world of television. It’s been about six months now since I’ve given up the burden of paying for and watching brainless TV. Of course, if there is a TV show or a movie that I absolutely have to or wanna watch, there’s always Netflix or torrents. But the one thing I really [...]

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Your next job is…. “Content Censor.”

May 12, 2008

This morning I surfed over to the usual web sites to gander for the latest openings and job postings. About once a week I do check out the Clear Channel and CBS sites, you never know what might be lurking. But I have learned from experience over the years that once jobs turn up on [...]

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Free Wisdom for Broadcasters, from the “Beleaguered” Apple

May 7, 2008

Today Apple is a darling, a huge success story. A company that has returned from the ashes and reinvented itself more times than The Trixter has. But it wasn’t that long ago that the un-elected computer intelegencia and the everyday end-user was predicting a quick death for the company that has had more lives than [...]

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Adventures in unemployment

April 18, 2008

OK, So I’ve been looking for work, for just about six months now. I’m not going to go into great detail about the foibles of who I’ve talked to or what’s transpired. But it has been very interesting. It seems these days, since I’ve been at this radio thing for quite a while now, and [...]

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My first news anchor gig!

April 14, 2008

Being unemployed, needless to say, can be a real drag. I mean, how much time in a day can you spend looking for work. After a while, it just becomes relentless. So to find just a little bit of a creative outlet for my splendiferous broadcasting talents, I decided to whip up a little newscast [...]

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random thoughts on a monday

April 7, 2008

For some reason I clicked over to the Huffington Post this morning. I’m not much for the politic you know, so for the most part I tend to avoid these kind of blogs like a botfly. Oh! Now I remember why I pinged over. The main yahoo news page ‘news.yahoo.com‘ lists the Huffington Post as [...]

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Name that guitarist

February 7, 2008

I only be gotten one wrongs I scored 86 – Full Shred! – on the Name the Guitarist QuizCan you recognize the guitars of famous guitarists ? by Ibanez Guitars blog

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