April 11, 2016 [Monday] Issue #1502

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

WORKING MAN’S POET PASSES INTO ANOTHER LIFE In May 1969, Merle Haggard releases Working Man’s Blues which becomes an anthem for many of us. We all identify with Merle’s The Fightin’ Side of Me. Rolling Stone: During the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, Haggard has an amazing streak of 26 Number One Country singles. Merle Ronald Haggard born on April 6, 1937 in Oildale, CA passes away of pneumonia at 79 on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 in Palo Cedro, CA.

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IHEART MEDIA VS. CREDITORS On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Clear Channel, the largest owner of radio stations in the United States, renames itself iHeartMedia. But the Clear Channel stench remains. iHeartMedia and its creditors are in a fist fight about whether iHeartCommunications unfairly transfers $500 million worth of Clear Channel Outdoor shares to subsidiary Broader Media. A group of 15 creditors avow that the stock transfer violates iHeart’s obligation. On May 16, 2016 they go to trial in Texas.

RANSOMWARE STRIKES NC RADIO Amidst the hysteria of a fundraising drive this week, NonCom WHQR FM (91.3) in Wilmington, NC hysteria sets in. On March 16, 2016 during a cyber crisis a type of malware called ransomware that encrypts files and demands money to return them to normal strikes with vengeance. Ransomware attacks four WHQR FM computers with pop-up ransom messages. WHQR FM station manager Cleve Callison says that it takes a week for Hooks Systems to fix the malware attack.

GANNETT GOBBLES UP TRIBUNE The Tennessean reports that its parent Gannett finalizes a $280 million deal Friday, ‎April ‎8, ‎2016 to buy Journal Media Group. This adds The Commercial Appeal in Memphis and the Knoxville News Sentinel to Gannett’s growing national network. Gannett, which also owns USA Today and media businesses in 91 other markets makes the USA Today Network in Tennessee one of the largest statewide news groups in America, with more than 340 journalists at several locations.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the first television station between the Mississippi River and the West Coast? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Grady McAllister April 12th. Carla Springer April 13, 2016. •LAUREN SESSIONS exits midday post on WVAQ FM (101.9) Morgantown, WV as new evening personality on Alpha Media Top 40 KBFF FM (Live 95.5) Portland, OR on April 25, 2016. •ERIK KUSELIAS Sports personality formerly ESPN, The Golf Channel, and most recently NBC Sports Radio launches new morning show on Genesis Communications Sports Talk WHOO-1080 (The Team) Orlando, FL on Monday April 11, 2016.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1951 PRESIDENT TRUMAN fires General Douglas McArthur on April 11th. •1968 TIM WOMACKsinger/guitarist with Sons Of The Desert born on April 23rd in Brownwood, TX. •1970 THE BEATLES’ singleLet It Be goes #1 on April 11th and remains #1 for 2 weeks. •1989 GARTH BROOKS’ self-titled debut album releases on Capitol records on April 12th. •1996 DANIEL WOLF journalist/Village Voice founder dies at 80 on April 11th. •2001 LEE ANN WOMACK’s first double-platinum album is I Hope You Dance on April 11th.

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CHARLIE VAN DYKE [ex KLIF-1190, WLS-890] (Paradise Valley, AZ) Ingrid (a doctor) says pancreatic cancer is one of the worst. How long probably depends on Johnny (Borders). I’ve seen people linger and a good friend passed overnight when placed with hospice. It also depends on whether they are going to continue any kind of treatments or move to palliative care. Sad times. Prayers activated for peaceful transition and peace for the family.

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JOHN BUTLER [ex KLIF-1190] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio April 01, 2016 [Friday] Issue #1499. I just watched part of a special on Terrell and the WWII era on the local PBS, CH 13 in Dallas. It was a very notable time for Terrell and their support of the Army recruits training at the local camp. If you haven’t seen it, you should with your connection to Terrell. And you or Suzie must have made a typo in your email. “… the number 73 rolls around” for you. I just got out of high school, so I assume you did too. Thanks for looking at the KWJB website. We are in the process of redoing it. I’ll let you know when we finish it. – John

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DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM [ex KXOL-1360] (Austin-Kyle, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio April 08, 2016 [Friday] Issue #1501. Well, every time I open your site I see that noHeart has done it again, now being matched closely by Cumulus. These people have done more to destroy culture than anything any politician could ever do. I am a governmental conservative and all that, but we may well have overdone this “free market” approach to media because there are very few mom-and-pop operations left. Tell me I’m wrong here, but it seems that the only markets that will survive this stupidity are the small to medium towns up to 100K in population, where there are no internet competitions to speak of and the people still count on the local radio station for news and weather. noHeart cannot fail fast enough for me, personally. That is the coldest group of people in the history of media and that is saying a LOT, as you know. Hope you are doing well, my friend. Jeff Cunningham, DC

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TRIVIA ANSWER: On April 5 1948, Tom Pepperday, owner and publisher of the Journal, signs on KOB TV as the first TV station between the Mississippi River and the West Coast.

CHUCK DUNAWAY [ex KLIF-1190, WABC-770, WKY-930, KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: one of the best reasons for supporting the billionaire candidate. Rocker Ted Nugent is never shy about making his political opinions known, and a message he posted about Donald Trump on Tuesday is going viral. In the Facebook post, Nugent contends one of the best reasons for supporting the billionaire candidate is the list of those who oppose him, including President Obama, the media, the establishment of both major political parties, the UN, China, Black Lives Matter and the Pope.

GEORGE BURNS (January 20, 1896 – March 09, 1996) Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

Jim Rose and Suzie
Houston, Texas – Laus Deo