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The axe swings on FM News in Chicago, New York
Welcome, i101 overlords. It’s safe to say this now: FM News 101.1 is the biggest bomb in the history of Chicago radio. But you knew that already, right? Merlin Media pulled the plug on its all-news...
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T Dog’s Six Pack: Chicago tells Randy Michaels and Ozzie Guillen to get lost
Ozzie The Sellout Clown. After a long hiatus, T Dog’s Six Pack…the week’s winners and losers in the media world is back! And its strange in the same week two of Chicago’s most hated media people: Randy...
View ArticleT Dog’s Six Pack: Topsy turvy
The Six Pack is back, but this edition is straight out of bizarro world: perennial loser NBC in the winner’s circle while top-ranked WLS-TV is in loserland? As Vince Lombardi would say, “What’s going...
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T Dog’s Grab Bag: “Bethenny” heads to Fox Chicago
Bethenny Frankel’s new talk show is finally coming to Chicago via WFLD in 2013. It’s a done deal: after a successful six-week test run at a few Fox-owned stations this summer, Bethenny Frankel’s new...
View ArticleT Dog’s Grab Bag: Merlin Media sells NYC station to CBS
Today’s Grab Bag features Merlin Media, Friday prime-time ratings, Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey hooking up, and a possible new name for The Insider which you have to see to believe: It looks like the...
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The 2012 T Dog Media Turkey Awards
Yes, a monkey can be a turkey. Get the cranberry sauce ready: it’s time for the 7th annual T Dog Media Turkey Awards where every Thanksgiving, yours truly honors the worst in the media business for the...
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T Dog’s Grab Bag: Julian Nieh exits B96
Julian Nieh. (Credit: Jen Deleon) Another all-local edition of the Grab Bag… including an item on a possible sale of some downstate TV stations: – Julian Nieh, one half of the duo of B96’s (WBBM-FM’s)...
View ArticleT Dog’s Grab Bag: Happy trainwreck TV, everybody!
Happy New Year! The first Grab Bag of 2013 is here: – Countdown Chicago, ABC 7’s annual New Year’s Eve countdown special which aired from 11:08 p.m. to around 12:15 a.m., drew a huge 17.4 household...
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Cumulus takes over Merlin Media’s remaining stations
The reign and terror of Randy “Court Jester” Michaels in radio has finally come to an end. In a blockbuster move, Cumulus announced Friday morning it was taking over operations of Merlin Media’s two...
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Cumulus exercises option to purchase WLUP, WKQX
Pour one on the curb for Merlin Media. As first reported by Radio Insight, Cumulus Media announced Tuesday they have exercised their option to purchase Merlin Media’s classic rock WLUP-FM and...
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T Dog’s Grab Bag: TribLocal makes changes after scandal
Notes and news – in this mostly local edition of the Grab Bag: Even “Ted” here can do a better job of running the Tribune than Gerould Kern. – As mentioned briefly in the Tribune bankruptcy post on...
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