2008 marks the 7th year of this site celebrating all things Chicago radio, and I appreciate your support.
As I also continue to roll as US*99.5's afternoon driver, the site will remain in its current form, which is:
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Drew Walker
Monday, 04.21.08
Continuous improvement - yesterday afternoon, Newsletter Subscribers received an article detailing how Generation Y would make radio relatable to them. Consulting to the future of the medium...
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On that note, the lack of recent newsletters ... aside from a new baby in the house, my web host has now made e-mailing groups much more difficult, and I’m not that technologically inclined concerning scripts.
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Monday, 03.31.08
Seeing is believing - in a long overdue column update, a look at the annual round of Cubs Opening Day broadcasts. Scanning the dial for your favorites:
WXRT-FM 93.1 morning hosts Lin Brehmer & Mary Dixon, followed by midday host Terri Hemmert, will broadcast live 6a-1:20p from Yakzie's on Clark, just north of the field. Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Back Door Slam, and The Waco Brothers are expected to entertain...
WLUP-FM 97.9 midday host Erin Carmen & afternoon driver Eddie Webb will be broadcasting live 10a-7p from The Central on Clark, just south of the field.
WUSN-FM 99.5 morning personalities Lisa Dent and Ramblin' Ray Stevens will broadcast live 5:30-10a from Casey Moran's on Clark, directly west of the field.
WKQX-FM 101.1 morning hosts Alan Cox and Jim Lynam crew will be live 5:30-10a at Rebel Bar & Grill on Clark, just south of the field. The band Safetysuit is slated to perform...
WTMX-FM 101.9 morning personalities Eric Ferguson, Kathy Hart and Melissa McGurren will broadcast live 6-9a from Harry Caray's Tavern on Sheffield, just south of the field.
WSCR-AM 670 will have morning man Mike North broadcasting live 6-10a from Slugger's on Clark, just south of the field. Midday personalities Mike Mulligan, Brian Hanley and Mike Murphy will then broadcast live 10a-1:20p from The Vines on Clark, also just south of the field.
WGN-AM 720 midday personality Kathy O'Malley & producer Steve Bertrand will broadcast the station's annual Cubs homeopener live from 9-12n, followed by "The Noon Show" with Bob Sirott & special guest Ron Santo. Find them directly across from the main gates, at Clark & Addison.
WMVP-AM 1000 nationally-syndicated morning hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic are live 5-9a from Murphy's Bleachers on Sheffield, directly behind the center field bleachers. Also, midday hosts Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman will broadcast their 9a-12n show from Red Ivy on Clark, just south of the field. At 2p, afternoon personalities Dan McNeil, John Jurkovic and Harry Teinowitz broadcast live 2-6p from Red Ivy as well.
Tuesday, 02.05.08
This and that - the AC battle in Chicago continues to heat up between WILV-FM 100.3, WLIT-FM 93.9, and newcomer WCFS-FM 105.9 ... some of their recent tweaks:
WLIT-FM 93.9 has brought back the No Repeat Workday from 8a-5p Monday through Friday, promising "an even better variety for your workday"
WILV-FM 100.3 has expanded their 8 O'Clock Music Marathon from 8 songs in a row, to a full hour of commercial free music each weekday
WILV-FM 100.3 has also added Club LOVE Primetime at 9pm weekdays with Brian Middleton, billed as the "hottest dance mixes"
Quick hits - scanning the dial:
With former WERV-FM 95.9 afternoon personality Scott Childers shuffling to a similar slot at sister WSSR-FM 96.7, Maggie Peterson moves back to mornings on the southwest-suburban Hot AC, replacing Todd Boss. Look for the new slots to be in place tomorrow
In addition to a longer on-air program, WKSC-FM 103.5 morning personality Drex has started video blogging on the station's website, www.1035KissFM.com. Dubbed "DreXVizzzion", listeners can now watch him live from his home Monday through Thursday at 1pm
WIIL-FM 95.1 has expanded PD John Perry's midday show from 10a-3p, following the departure of Katie Kruz
WTMX-FM 101.9 weekend host Jon Hemmer has re-joined WXLC-FM 102.3 for similar duties (he previously hosted middays there)
Monday, 01.07.08
A starved radio public - early yesterday morning, Newsletter Subscribers received an article detailing how listeners' radio habits shift during the end of the year, and how to capitalize on that shift the other 11 months.
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Time to re-position, again - as this week marks the beginning of the Winter 2007 book, it appears WLIT-FM 93.9 has officially switched their attack focus from WILV-FM 100.3 to WCFS-FM 105.9.
Dropping "Chicago's Feel Good Workday Station," WLIT is now imaging itself as "Today's Lite Rock & Your All-Time Favorites" (vs. WCFS's "Today's Soft Music").
An imager heard before Stevie Wonder's 1971 track "If You Really Love Me" on WLIT this morning:
Here's another song you know all the words to, and the Lite is the only station playing it!
Less is more - reducing clutter for 2008, WKSC-FM 103.5 has eliminated the 10a-12n on-air slot of MD Smash, in favor of extending the other shows on both sides of it.
Morning personality Drex now runs 5-11a weekdays (with the last half-hour a repeat of topics heard earlier in the morning), and midday host Nina Chantele moves up an hour from 11a-3p. Smash retains his MD title, but shuffles to control board operator for the morning show.
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