Paper: Poleman Made Rihanna, Katy Perry Famous

12-10-13

The Daily News has a feature piece on Clear Channel's President of Programming Tom Poleman which says as the guy who decides what songs are played on Clear Channel's 850 stations Poleman has made Miley Cyrus, Rihanna and Katy Perry famous. Of course, with so many different formats, not all of those stations play these artists. The News says in Poleman's powerful position he's also responsible "for making Justin Timberlake?s ?20/20? get major airtime, and gave Rihanna her first radio play." And Poleman tells the paper, he?s been wrong in the past, but that overall, he can make a star when he hears a hit. Read the full story HERE

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Entercom Gets In Spat With Paper Over Guns

1-16-13

Gun control has been a broiling hot news topic lately and it's caused a little he-said-she-said between the Buffalo News and Entercom's WBEN radio. The paper filed a freedom of information request in Erie County, looking for information about gun permits. WBEN reported the paper intended to publish the names and addresses of gun permit owners. The paper denied the accusation and said the station never contacted them to ask why they requested the information. 

The paper reported it was "seeking this information just as it has data of voter registration, criminal records, municipal salaries, property assessments, political contributions and tax rates. When reporting on a gun-related crime, for example, The News could check gun permits to determine if an individual has a legal handgun." Entercom spokesman Kevin Geary told the paper, ?We stand by the story. We called you guys at 9 a.m. and you didn?t return our call for a while.?

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