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widespread practice. There are plenty of people who are phoning it in from Volume XXXII • Number 42 • October 20, 2006 their winter homes in Florida. You’d be surprised at who does that here.” THE (The Trib could not find any operators in town to support his ‘phone it in’ assertion.) While Sterling’s presence on the air is admittedly different than AIN TREET using voice-tracking and syndicated talent to fill out air shifts, Fisher got to M S the point: “There’s a lack of talent in the industry.” (Shameless plug: For Communicator Network any talent in or near Charlotte, NC this weekend, the Conclave’s TalenTrak will seek to help remedy that situation!). The article closed with Harrison AA TT TT LL EE stating, “”It’s a controversial issue that needs to be addressed, because TT RR this practice is only going to increase. If you’re creating an atmosphere of localness that you’re not really sharing, in terms of credibility, you’re walking Publisher: Tom Kay Editor: Kate Kennedy a dangerous line.” Cartoons Pilfered by Lenny Bronstein & Jay Philpott 1986-Main1986 Main Street’s 20th Anniversary-2006Anniversary 2006 Two group calling themselves the Right to Decency, Inc., and the American Decency Association, have challenged the Consent Decrees that would Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General for the State of New York, has reached a allow Viacom to settle formerly outstanding indecency claims. The FCC settlement with CBS Radio regarding the Payola investigations taking place has rejected this challenge. Viacom had voluntarily paid $3.5 million to the in his office. CBS has agreed to undertake reforms and immediately end Commission, anti-Mancow pundit David Smith, the Illinois Family airplay. CBS will also dole out $2 million through the Rockefeller Philanthropy Institute, the Concerned Women for America (Illinois Chapter), and Julie Advisors to New York State non-profit entities that fund music education Cordry, which challenged Emmis’s similar Consent Decree for $300,000. and appreciation programs. $50,000 will also be given to OAG’s office to The FCC claims that in each case it had the power to make the deals and cover investigation costs. This settlement follows four other settlements considered all previous violations in doing so. with Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and EMI. Spitzer is negotiating with six other broadcast companies about similar The Omaha City Council has decreed that Clear Channel Talk KFAB-AM/ settlement. Omaha must issue a public apology for spoofing North Omaha’s tourism effort on Tom Becka’s show. The lampoon featured spoofs on the area’s Entercom Communication’s request for dismissal in the Payola suit brought gang violence and the Community’s “stop snitching,” attitude, but council by NY State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has been denied. The case will members from North Omaha were offended by the satire. No community now move forward in the courts, in a ruling by New York State Supreme members showed to support the resolution, but Becka had several Court Judge Ira Gammerman. Says a spokesman for Entercom: “While supporters. The station did post an apology online, but now airs a parody we are disappointed by the court’s decision to permit this case to proceed mocking the city council. beyond this early stage we continue to believe that the evidence will show that the Attorney General’s case is without merit. This ruling was not an Mike Veeck, son of baseball’s popular showman/author Bill Veeck, and assessment of the merits of the case, but rather of whether the allegations former owner of the St.Paul Saints and the Sioux falls Canaries, is pioneering were sufficient to avoid dismissal at the outset of the case. Entercom “Potluck Cafe,” a brand-new food show airing on Citadel Talk WTMA-AM/ continues to comply with federal sponsor identification rules, and we continue Charleston, SC. The show is being co-hosted by John Schumacher. Veeck to enforce our policies prohibiting Payola.” There has been no official owns the Charleston River Dogs, where Schumacher heads up food and comment from Spitzer’s office. concessions for the team, as well as the four other teams owned by Veeck, Marvin Goldklang, and co-owner of the Saints, comedian/actor Bill Murray. Hubbard news-talk KSTP-AM/Minneapolis came under fire earlier this week Veeck has keynoted The Conclave twice! in a Minneapolis Star-Tribune article which asked the question: “Do listeners care if their Twin Cities radio host is 630 miles away? KSTP-AM is putting The Conclave thanks TalenTrak’s Platinum sponsor – Mike Marino’s Bit that concept to the test.” At the center of the question is the station’s new XChange/Audio XChange, and Silver sponsors Envision Radio Networks midday personality, Sterling (Schliesser), who broadcasts from him home and Lincoln Financial Media. Thanks to these stars of the industry, in Columbus, OH. Trib reporter Deborah Caulfied Rybak takes issue with TalenTrak continues to be the nation’s only seminar for air talents in ALL his locality, stating “Although he mentioned Ohio …he never told listeners dayparts! that he was broadcasting his noon-to-2 p.m. show from its capital city, and has done so every day since early September, when he started full time at Tom Athans, Founder/CEO of Democracy Radio and former Air America KSTP.” She enlisted Michael Harrison, editor of Talkers, to opine: “”It’s a Syndication chief has launched Talk USA Radio. It’s been described as a bad thing to make people think that the person is actually in a city when “new radio program supplier that will develop new progressive talk shows they are not. It’s extremely dangerous and problematic.” And Bob Steele, a in an effort to broaden the format and provide more options to listeners senior ethics faculty member at the Florida-based Poynter Institute across the nation.” Athans also launched Ed Shultz and Stephanie Miller’s journalism think tank, called the practice “ethically disingenuous.” KSTP shows in syndication before joining Air America Radio. general manager Todd Fisher brushed aside the question, saying, “It’s a ADDED THIS WEEK STILL Hot AC: ADDING WBWZ! KQIC! & Top 40: BECOMING KKMG! KWYL! Hinder A HIT WKGS! Lips of An KZZO 21x +RESEARCH! IN Alternative: MULTIPLE WKQX! WXRK! Angel FORMATS! Mainstream Rock: WHEB! Triple A: AND MORE!! KSQY! Just Shipped! ARE YOU NEXT? 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Last year, team Stevens & Gridnic. State Rep. Keith Ellison – now the Democratic candidate for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district seat - obtained a restraining order to keep a former Changes. Midday personality El Richi moves to mornings and night jock constituent away from him and his family. Now, his campaign is accusing El Tapatio moves to middays at Continental Broadcast’s WEDJ (La Nueva the woman (Amy Alexander) of working with a friend to blackmail his Latina)/Indianapolis. Night will feature Cynthia Perez, and Ivan Guzman congressional campaign at the same time she is seeking a restraining order joins sister station (WSYW La Que Buena)/Indianapolis for 11a-6p. Harold against him. That friend is Minneapolis free lance reporter and former KSTP/ Mester leaves his ND post at Clear Channel Talk WISN-AM/Milwaukee to WLTE personality Mesa Kincaid. In a Minneapolis Star-Tribune article become the Milwaukee County Board’s new press spokesperson on yesterday, Ellison’s campaign manager said in the motion that Kincaid October 25…Middayer Brandon Scott adds MD stripes at Independence “recounted vague allegations by Alexander against Rep. Ellison personally Media Top 40/Mainstream WPIA/Peoria. as well as allegations that he was having romantic affairs with numerous people.” The Ellison motion also said that “in several phone calls, Kincaid IMPORTANT TALENTRAK TIME CHANGES! Because TalenTrak is demanded that the campaign pay her and Alexander $10,000, in return for attracting so many ‘day-students’ from communities outside Charlotte, the which payment Alexander would not ‘tell her story.’ “ Kincaid told the agenda will be backed up a half hour to accommodate those traveling to newspaper, the allegations are “completely false”, adding - “I never spoke the event by car. That means, the 11th edition of TalenTrak will gets underway of money or anything to (the campaign manager). There are no legs to at 9:30 AM – instead of 9AM - at the Holiday Inn-Charlotte Center City in this.” Alexander’s request for a restraining order will be heard later in Charlotte, North Carolina. The revised morning schedule: 9:30AM (Discovery November, after the elections. Now, back to tonight’s episode of “Desperate Ballroom) - QUALIFYING: HOW TO GET YOUR CAREER ON THE POLE Housewives”… POSITION - will be hosted by Neal Sharpe PD of WLNK/Charlotte and John Reynolds OM/PD Kiss 95.1/Charlotte.