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Monday, April 24, 2017

Michael Savage in Altercation with Man at California Restaurant






Thursday, March 16, 2017
Mar 16th 2017, 13:40, by TALKERS
Michael Savage in Altercation with Man at California Restaurant.  Several news reports indicate that Westwood One nationally syndicated talk show host Michael Savage was allegedly assaulted by an unidentified man outside a restaurant in Tiburon, California.  According to TMZ, the Daily Mail and other media outlets, while Savage was eating inside Servino Ristorante with his pet poodle Teddy, the man taunted him by repeatedly saying "weener, weener" – a reference to Savage's legal surname, Weiner.  It's not clear how it escalated but one report says the two got into some sort of scuffle outside the restaurant, ending with each man declaring the other under a citizen's arrest.  Police arrived, interviewed both men and released them.  The local district attorney's office is reviewing the matter and will determine if charges will be filed.  Savage's attorney – Daniel Horowitz – told the Mercury News that another restaurant patron who attempted to intervene was punched in the face by the heckler.

BFoA to Honor Jeff Smulyan with Lowry Mays Award. This honor from the Broadcasters Foundation of America will be presented to Emmis Communications founder and chairman Jeff Smulyan at the BFoA annual breakfast at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 26.  The Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award is bestowed annually by the BFoA on an individual in broadcasting whose work exemplifies innovation, community service, advocacy, and entrepreneurship.  It salutes its namesake Lowry Mays and is underwritten by The Mays Family Foundation.  The breakfast is complimentary to all, although pre-registration is required.
Westwood One Adds Two Shows to Podcast Offerings. Audio content syndicator and sales division Westwood One announces new partnerships with Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, known together as the comedic duo Frangela (right), and radio pro, author, blogger and cancer survivor Robin Marshall.  Callier and Shelton are hosting WW1's first fully produced podcast titled "Frangela: The Final Word," that promises "insights and witty perspective on news and culture." Marshall's "Sugar Mom" is for "smart and sexy women who want to try something new."  Both programs are available via the iTunes and audioBoom platforms.  Westwood One president/Cumulus Media EVP corporate marketing Suzanne Grimes comments, "Frances, Angela, and Robin are powerful women who inspire, motivate, and make us laugh.  Westwood One is proud to help these fresh and funny shows build audience and brand partnerships."

TALKERS News Notes. Hard-working talk show host Simon Conway (left) is doing a couple days of triple duty this week.  Today and tomorrow, Conway will do is regular shows – afternoon drive at iHeartMedia's WHO, Des Moines and morning drive at the company's WMT, Cedar Rapids – as well as filling in for WOAI, San Antonio-based, syndicated personality Joe "Pags" Pagliarulo (right)…..Nationally syndicated morning talk personality Doug Stephan checks in with TALKERS magazine to report his show, "On Air with Doug, Jen & Victoria," has added 17 new affiliates in the first two months of 2017, including: KPHX, Phoenix; WOMI-AM, Owensboro, Kentucky; KQAM, Wichita; WXDE-FM, Salisbury, Maryland; and KYCA-AM/FM, Prescott, Arizona.  Stephan says, "The table for conversation is growing larger, and co-hosts Jennifer Horn and Victoria Keelan embrace the future and are constantly reinventing the program."…..Cumulus Media's news/talk radio stations WBAP-AM and KLIF-AM in Dallas picked up multiple honors from the 2016 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters contest.  WBAP won first place for "Spot News by a Station" for its coverage of the July 7, 2016 police ambush. For the third consecutive year, KLIF's Dave Williams and Amy Chodroff (pictured at right) grabbed first place for "News Anchor/Anchor Team."  WBAP's Brian Estridge took home first place for "Sports Play-by-Play."  Cumulus Media RVP for Dallas/Houston Dan Bennett states, "We are all extremely proud of our news team, news director Freda Ross and program director Kevin Graham.  These awards speak to them and the talent in our newsroom.  The awards honor a team that brings their news 'A-game' every day."

Jones Receives RTDNF Award. At Tuesday evening's 2017 Radio Television Digital News Foundation First Amendment Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C., ABC News Radio VP/GM Steve Jones (right) received the First Amendment Service Award.  He's pictured here with ABC News' Robin Sproul (left).

Trump Travel Order Blocked, Fed Hikes Interest Rates, Trump Budget Cuts, Wiretapping Accusations, North Korea Threats/Tillerson Asia Trip, GOP Health Care Plan, Trump's Tax Returns, Dutch Elections, Snoop Dogg Video, and March Madness Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (3/15). A judge blocks the Trump Administration's second attempt at a travel ban; Fed Chair Janet Yellen announces raising of key interest rate hike for overnight lending of a quarter point; the Trump Administration's budget proposal that seeks to make drastic cuts to a number of federal departments; the accusation by President Donald Trump that President Barack Obama ordered Trump Tower to be wiretapped during the 2016 election; North Korea's nuclear missile program and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Asia; the Trump Administration's and the GOP's plans to replace ObamaCare with their own health care plan; far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders comes up short in Wednesday's Netherlands elections; controversy over the latest Snoop Dogg video in which he shoots a clown dressed as President Trump; and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.




ESPN Announces Launch of ‘30 for 30 Podcast’ Series




Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Mar 15th 2017, 13:04, by TALKERS
ESPN Announces Launch of '30 for 30 Podcast' Series.  Based on the storytelling formula of ESPN's popular "30 for 30" film documentaries, ESPN Films and ESPN Audio are collaborating to debut a podcast series – "30 for 30 Podcasts" – this June.  ESPN says the series will tell original, high-quality sports stories in the likeness of the acclaimed "30 for 30" documentaries, but made exclusively for audio.  Two of the topics that will be featured in the first season of "30 for 30 Podcasts" will be: "Dan and Dave Revisited," the true story of the massive 1990s marketing campaign around the world's two best decathletes, and "On the Ice," the story of how a group of amateur Brits became the first all-women's team to make it to the North Pole.  ESPN Films and Original Content vice president and executive producer Libby Geist comments, "ESPN Films is continuing to push boundaries in the storytelling space and we're excited to further evolve the 30 for 30 brand.  These audio documentaries will break new ground for ESPN while also bringing our signature long-form archival-based approach to the podcasting arena."

Radio Talent Institute Scheduled for University of Tennessee May 15-24.  This next Radio Talent Institute is being presented by the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, University of Tennessee Knoxville, and the National Radio Talent System.   are proud to announce the inaugural TAB Radio Talent Institute.  The Institute is a 10-day immersion in radio and it involves discovering, coaching and preparing talented broadcasting students with more than 30 broadcast professionals leading all the sessions in their area of expertise in on-air music radio, news and sports, as well as digital/social media, production, promotion, sales, engineering, programming, management and all things radio.  Students from all over the state and region apply to be accepted and will become certified Radio Marketing Professionals by the Radio Advertising Bureau.  National Radio Talent System founder and president Dan Vallie states, "We are very excited to be partnering with the University of Tennessee and working with Sam Swan and the College of Communication and Information, and with Benny Smith, at their award winning college radio station, WUTK."  The TAB Radio Talent Institute is accepting applications from students now.  They should apply at http://tab.nationalradiotalentsystem.com/. The deadline to apply is March 31.
TALKERS magazine Publishes the 2017 Heavy Hundred of Sports Talk. On Monday, March 13, we published the fifth annual TALKERS Heavy Hundred of Sports Talk – formally known as the 100 Most Important Sports Talk Radio Hosts in America. This annual list is compiled and ranked by the editors of TALKERS magazine – with input from industry leaders. As with our publication's "sister list," the 100 Most Important Talk Radio Hosts in America, the criteria are a number of hard factors – including ratings and revenue – as well as such soft factors as talent, recognition, impact, service and more. Executive editor Kevin Casey states, "This annual ranking of the most important sports talk radio hosts is one of the most difficult – but enjoyable – projects we undertake at TALKERS. The reason for that is the partially subjective nature of the criteria combined with the enormous number of talented and successful sports talk hosts working in America. Paring that pool of talent down to 100 is no easy task!" Casey also notes that TALKERS will be publishing the 2017 Heavy Hundred of News/Talk Radio in April. See the 2017 Heavy Hundred of Sports Talk here.
CBS News Radio's Peter King Honored with Legacy Award.  Radio news pro Peter King is being honored by the Florida Associated Press with the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters' LEGACY AWARD.  The organization cites King's distinguished career and his service as a role model and his involvement with the AP Broadcasters' college workshop and more for this award.  He will be honored at the awards ceremony in Orlando in April.
KCMO-AM Talk Host Tom Becka Does TEDx Talk on Fake News.  Longtime talk radio personality Tom Becka (left) recently did a TEDx Talk on "Real News vs Fake News" that you can see here.  Becka hosts the 9:00 am to 11:00 am show on Cumulus Media's KCMO-AM, Kansas City and does a regular commentary on KPTM-TV, Omaha's 9:00 pm newscast.
Trump's Obama Wiretapping Accusations, North Korea Threats/Tillerson Asia Trip, GOP Health Care Plan, Trump's Tax Returns, Dutch Elections, Snoop Dogg Video, Marines Nude Photos Scandal, Northeast Blizzard, and March Madness Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (3/14). The accusation by President Donald Trump that President Barack Obama ordered Trump Tower to be wiretapped during the 2016 election; North Korea's nuclear missile program and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Asia; the Trump Administration's and the GOP's plans to replace ObamaCare with their own health care plan; the rise of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders and today's elections in the Netherlands; controversy over the latest Snoop Dogg video in which he shoots a clown dressed as President Trump; Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller testifies before a senate subcommittee on the nude photos scandal; the blizzard that hit much of the Northeast on Tuesday; and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.
PodcastOne Executive Chairman Norm Pattiz Guests on Harrison Podcast. The executive chairman of PodcastOne and noted industry pioneer, Norm Pattiz joins TALKERS founder Michael Harrison for an in-depth conversation about the general state of radio, podcasting and audio media on this week's installment of the award-winning series, "Up Close and Far Out." The compelling dialogue was recorded this past Friday, inspired by the Thursday release (3/9) of the annual Edison Research/Triton Digital 2017 Infinite Dial Study. Pattiz sums up his impression of the study as follows, "I was very encouraged relative to the audio medium as a whole by the information that came from the study. There's good news in it for almost everybody that's in the audio space." Pattiz and Harrison cover a lot of ground touching upon advertising trends, the evolution of audience measurement metrics, in-car listening habits and much more in this conversation that is a must-listen for radio and audio media professionals. To listen to the podcast in its entirety, please click here or click on the "Up Close and Far Out" player box located in the right-hand column on every page of Talkers.com.

KXNT, Las Vegas Host Alan Stock Leads Listener Trip to Israel. Las Vegas talk show host Alan Stock (pictured at center) recently led a group of listeners on trip to Israel.  Stock tells TALKERS, "It was a mix of seeing Jewish and Christian holy sites, as well as exploring the geo-political nature of the country.  The trip lasted eight days and everyone loved it – in fact, I'm already getting requests for a second go-around."