John & Ken Return To KFI; Meet With Black Group

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28th, 2012 –– KFI LA's John & Ken returned to the air yesterday after being benched over remarks made following Whitney Houston's death. Representatives from the LA Urban League and other African-Americans met with John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou on Monday along with KFI GM Greg Ashlock and PD Robin Bertolucci. The LA Times reports that community activist Najee Ali said Monday he was confident that KFI would move in a positive direction to address the concerns expressed in the meeting."The station pledged to make substantive changes in diversity," he said. "They are trying to build a bridge. John and Ken really want to put this behind them and move forward. Their voices are needed in Southern California, and they have done some good things. We can't throw out the baby with the bathwater." The pair spent less than a minute on yesterday's show discussing the suspension. Kobylt said, "We're not going to talk about what happened a week and a half ago in any detail. What I said on the air and in the press statement 10 days ago still stands, and it was sincere."

Radio 1 No Longer For Ears Only; Adds Pictures And Video To It's Final Hour of Official Chart

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28th, 2012 –– For the past several months, Jockline Daily has been touting the rise of video in radio's future. In yet another example of this reality, comes word from the UK's Radio 1 which made radio history on Sunday in The Official Chart by adding pictures and videos to its final hour. According to The Telegraph, following what was described as old fashioned audio only, Reggie Yates (shown) launched 'The Official Chart by leaning into the camera and dissing his crew for not having perked up their wardrobe for the occasion. This video inclusion is just in time for Radio 1's upcoming big free event which will include such artist will.i.am, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, David Guetta and Lana Del Rey in June. Lots of positive tweets and texts quickly followed. “It is definitely impossible to revise and watch The Official Chart,” said Yates. “Focus on your revision.” And just how convinced are we of video in radio's future? Get ready for an exclusive, Comrex sponsored 'Must See Radio,' presented by Jacob's Media's Fred Jacob at this year's Morning Show Boot Camp in Miami. More details coming soon.

POLL: Diane Sawyer Tops List of America's Favorite News Personalities

Political Talkers Not Quite As Loved

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2012/PR Newswire –– From a list of 26 current affairs personalities, 2,016 adults surveyed online were asked by Harris Interactive which three were their favorites, almost one-quarter said ABC News' Diane Sawyer (shown) (23%), while one in five each say CNN's Anderson Cooper (19%) and NBC's Brian Williams (19%). Rounding out the top five favorite current affairs personalities is Bill O'Reilly (15%) and Barbara Walters (15%). A little further down the list are George Stephanopoulos (14%), Matt Lauer (13%), Katie Couric (13%), Rush Limbaugh (9%) and Sean Hannity (9%). On the flip side, when asked for their least favorite, almost half said Rush Limbaugh (46%). Three in ten said Bill O'Reilly (31%) and almost one-quarter said their least favorite was Nancy Grace (23%). Rounding out the top ten least favorite news personalities were Sean Hannity (14%), Katie Couric (10%), Piers Morgan (10%), Barbara Walters (10%), Chris Matthews (10%), Rachel Maddow (7%) and Wolf Blitzer (7%). This data was taken from a Harris Poll of 2,016 adults surveyed online between January 16 and 23, 2012.

Nick And Artie Talk Radio With Adam Carolla [AUDIO]

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2012 –– Nick DiPaolo and Artie Lange of DirecTV's Nick & Artie Show seem to be everywhere these days. Yesterday they joined Adam Carolla's show and talked about, what else? Radio. Carolla talked about the downside of doing a show, at least in the beginning. "...New partners, timing, clocks, reps.... " Of course with Nick & Artie there the subject also covered Paris Hilton’s xxx tape and Shaq’s private parts. (WARNING: Adult Content) LISTEN TO AUDIO

YIKES: Jock Fired For Tweeting; Violated Clause In Contract

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28th, 2012 –– It's a story that happened a few thousand miles away, but it's surely to echo all over the radio world. According to destinyman.com, Fortune Maswanganyi, better known as DJ Cappuccino, was fired by Limpopo-based radio station Capricorn FM. Reportedly, he violated clause 7 of his independent contract that deals with an on-air presenter’s responsibilities in relations to Capricorn FM and announcements made on public platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Going by @cappuccino_DJ , he tweeted: it's true I got fired by @Capricornfm 4 tweeting about other stations, it’s my fault, I dented the brand, please stop inboxing me." "the truth is I got fired for tweeting RT @magdazzer: @cappuccino_DJ. Is it real that you’re fired or are you joking?" This raises the question: Can Twitter (and what you tweet about) be integrated into your employment contract? "Yes," according to Daniela Bascelli, Social Media and Digital Strategist and MD of Platinum VFP Social Media Studio. "...Employers may integrate standard online behaviour expectations into your employment contract and also have a separate company social media policy forming part of their standard employee HR policies and procedures." Read Entire Article Here

KICKIN' ASH: Chatter Continues Following Seacrest Dusting

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28th, 2012 –– It was the talk of radio and on the internet yesterday. The infamous scene from the red carpet prior to Sunday's Oscar telecast where actor Sacha Baron Cohen's dressed in full "The Dictator" costume dumped ashes on Ryan Seacrest. Following the mishap, enquiring minds wondered if it was the real deal, or a page out of the ol' radio playbook. FB Friend Yvette Hoffman told us she thought it was ‎"ash" kickin'.... 99 Virgin Radio/Toronto's Melissa Bunting called it one of the most DVR'd moments at the show's Oscar party. So funny." Just most WMGK/Chicago's just moved to PMD Gary Spears called it "Classic. Will show up years from now. Most everyone agreed, staged or otherwise, a work of brilliance. Even Hollywood weighed in. American Idol colleague Randy Jackson tweeted, “Gotta holla at @RyanSeacrest about he and Sacha’s weird ashes later at the party.” And what did Seacrest say about it. He tweeted: “My mom always told me to pack two jackets for red carpets, always wondered why. Now I know.”

Celebrity Apprentice's Dee Snider Slams Women On This Year's Cast [AUDIO]

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2012 –– The first comment out of the Twisted Sister’s mouth was, “Let me just go on record and say, ‘No it’s not right to put your daughters implants in. No man is meant to hold his daughters nipples in his hand. No!” Duran asked, “Who do you love and who do you hate on Celebrity Apprentice?” Snider responded, “Trump keeps telling us we’re boring…let’s be a bunch of John Riches and get it done and let the women fight it out…This is the worst season of cattiness, viciousness, ugliness on the women’s side. On the men’s side, everyone said ‘I’m going to be a ninja man.’” Snider also promoted a rare Twisted Sister concert this Saturday in Poughkeepsie to benefit Fallen Blue, which raises money for police officers shot while helping others while off-duty. LISTEN TO AUDIO

Miguel Fuller Is Out And Open At Play 98.7 Tampa

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2012 –– Nice piece in Tampa Bay's Creative Loafing featuring FOM Miguel Fuller on of Play 98.7 "That Guy' Kramer Show" featuring Steve Kramer, Holly O’Connor and Miguel. The heart of the story centers on Miguel's quick ties to the local LGBT community for his openess to being the areas only openly gay radio personality. Writer Annie Murphy asked "Have you always been openly gay as a radio personality? Yes, although most other stations I worked for made it something that wasn’t really talked about. When it was brought up the typical response from the stations was, "We’ll see how it goes." With Play 98.7, it was important to me that my program director was comfortable with me being myself, an openly gay black male. He made a point of making this something that was just as important to him as it is to me. As for relaying this to listeners, he says: "I make a point of letting our audience know that being gay doesn’t make someone any different than anyone else. We all have a lot of the same issues and when it comes down to it, we are all the same." Read Complete Article Here

Former Host Transfers Radio Skills To New "Life" Videos Venture

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28th, 2012 –– For over a decade, Jimmy Baron was a household name to regular listeners in Atlanta. Having dominated mornings for many years as part of The Morning X on 99X, he spent the last two years of his radio career at Dave FM before exiting last November. During those years he was well known for interviewing skills engaging some of the biggest names in entertainment. Now comes word that he'll be applying some of well know interviewing skills to a new video project involving creating video stories of people's lives. He told AJC's Rodney Ho. the idea was actually planted bout 30 years ago when he did a video of his grandmother. 'That planted the seed,' Baron said, “a seed that stayed dormant for 20-some-odd years.” Back in 2008 he did another one for a friend’s father. He explained to Ho "Hearing him tell the story of his life and relating his memories is priceless for the family,” Baron said. “I tell people, ‘Think about if your old family photos could actually speak.’ As for radio, Baron says he still keeping the door open to local opportunities, but in the meantime is committed to his new venture. www.storiesofalife.net

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Who's That Lady? Yup, Katy Perry

[LAVA LIZARD]

Nicole Richie Covers C - [JENNY LUVS]

Sean Young Is Major P'off At The Oscar Official - [TMZ]

Trailers We Love: 'Game of Thrones" Season 2 - [THE TELEGRAPH]

Seth Rogan Rips Chris Brown A New One At Spirit Award - [GOSSIP COP]

Oh No: James Spader Leavin' 'The Office' - [ACCESS HOLLYWOOD]

Is Avril Lavigne Headed To U.S. X-Factor? - [EARSUCKER]

George Lopez Headed Back To TV? - [THR]

Lucy Liu Joins CBS' Sherlock Holme's Pilot - [THE WRAP]

Man Busted After Making His Own Cheeseburger At Dennys - [GOSSIP ON THIS]

Seacrest Dusted By "The Dictator" [VIDEO]

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2012 ––– It may have been live TV, but it looked more like a scene taken directly from a radio playbook. Uber media man, Ryan Seacrest found himself on the receiving end of actor Sacha Baron Cohen's stuntage after crashing last night's Oscars in full "The Dictator" costume. There, along with guards standing at full attention (sort of), Cohen proceeds to dump an urn containing make-believe ashes of former North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il on Ryan Seacrest who was there covering the Red Carpet for E!. Cohen said it was Il’s “dream to come to the Oscars and to be sprinkled over the red carpet and over Halle Berry’s chest again.” Once he completed his mission, he was then dragged away by security. Real? Staged? Who cares. It was hilarious. WATCH VIDEO (2)

SHOCKER: Lunchbox Completes 26.2 Mile Marathon--WITHOUT TRAINING [VIDEO]

Picked Up Coverage On Over 60 TV Stations Nationally

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2012 ––– In yet another way to get national attention, all it takes is doing what no human is suppose to do: run over 20 miles without training. What began as way to prove that marathon running is a joke, Lunchbox, from the Premiere syndicated Bobby Bones Show, ran a full marathon on last Fridays show with no training. And to even rub it in further, he ran another mile after he finished. Lunchbox was greeted by over 200 listeners at the radio station when he finished the race. He did 26.2 miles in 4 hours and 20 minutes. News stations in over 60 cities picked up the story, including Indianapolis, Virginia Beach, Providence, and Austin. As of this morning, over 26,000 have watch this video on YouTube. WATCH VIDEO HERE

MOVERS/WAKERS: WFLZ 93.3 FLZ Adds Scotty Davis To Afternoons; Nick & Artie Pick Up WIP Philly

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2012 ––– WFLZ FM 93.3 FLZ, Tampa Bay has added Scotty Davis for it 4-7:00 p.m slot as well as Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Scotty has been at the top of my radar for years. He’s upbeat, positive, friendly, funny, interactive and totally plugged into pop culture,” said Tommy Chuck, Program Director, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Tampa Bay. “The Kane Show in the afternoon has been our highest performing and most consistent daypart. I’m extremely confident that with Scotty Davis picking up the reigns our domination will continue.” --- The Nick and Artie Show has added SportsRadio WIP, in Philadelphia to its growing affiliate list. Produced by DIRECTV, The Nick and Artie Show is distributed by Premiere Networks. The Nick and Artie Show airs Monday through Friday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET and is streamed live on the show’s website, www.NickandArtie.com. --- WTQR-FM/Greensboro adds Tige & Daniel for mornings. They arrive from WGTR-FM/Myrtle Beach, SC. They follow Jeff Roper who recently landed at KCYY-FM/San Antonio. --- Phil Hendrie announced last week to his fans via twitter and www.PhilHendrieShow.com that last Saturday night would be his last KFI-AM 640 Los Angels show. He continues his national show on more than 100 stations , including KTLK AM 1150 Los Angeles, via Talk Radio Network. Hendrie says, "Robin Bertolucci has been one of my best friends in this business and there is nobody that I've loved working with more."

Jay Z Makes Surprise Visit To Z100 New York; Debuts Rita Orr's 'Party & Bulls**t

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2012 ––– Okay, for those who complain how hard it is to get a new record played, listen up. All you do is just drop by one of the biggest stations in America. Ask to speak to one of the most powerful programmers in radio. Introduce him to your new artist an they'll happily interrupt programming and fire that baby up on air right away. Oh wait. Did we leave the part out that it helps if you're Jay-Z? That was the case last Friday when he surprised the staff at New York radio station Z100, to officially debut his latest signing, Rita Orr. According to AllHipHop.com Jay-Z popped up unannounced, with no security or entourage. Then, with the help of Tom Poleman, President of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment’s National Programming Platforms, the station provided the U.S. premiere of Rita Orr’s latest song “Party and Bulls**t” (shown: Poleman, Orr & Jay Z). Jay Z told AHH. “This is what radio is all about– feeling, emotion and discovering new music and artists and sharing it with a huge audience. ... It’s a great example of how radio can activate like no other medium.” Photo: iHeart Radio

CBS' Hawaii Five-O Blows Away Dennis Miller On Tonight's Episode [VIDEO]

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2012 –– On tonight's Hawaii Five-0 Season 2, Episode 18 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, Dial-Global talker Dennis Miller guest stars as, who else, a famous talk radio host named Bobby Raines. Miller will be in fine company, too. Joining tonight's cast will be none other than Academy Award nominee James Caan, father of series star Scott Caan. He'll join as Tony Archer, a private investigator. As you watch the linked video, keep a close eye on the explosion scene. Uhhh, looks like the guy who got blown away lost his hair, too. Just sayin' [WATCH VIDEO]

Boa Constrictor Gets Way Fresh With WCIU's Jeanne Sparrow [VIDEO]

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2012 –– Longtime Chicago radio host Melissa Forman's co-host, Jenne Sparrow, on WCIU's "You and Me Segment" found herself in a bit of tangle, and perhaps a tingle, too, as a boa constrictor got a little frisky with a Chicago morning show host on last Thursday's show. As you'll see in the linked video, as Sparrow talks reptiles, the huge boa apparently had other things on its mind as it plunged deep into Sparrow's upper torso traveling freely through her blouse and down her arm. Sparrow took it all in stride, but worrying that her top may come apart, she quickly exited back stage to avoid a wardrobe malfunction. WATCH VIDEO

Dick Purtan & WJR Team Raise $1,733,977 For Salvation Army Radiothon

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2012 –– Detroit may be experiencing the hardest brunt of the recession, but factor in one of its most beloved radio icons along with powerhouse WJR and things happen. This was the case last Friday at the Oakland Mall in Troy MI, where the final tally drew nearly $1.8 million in pledges, surpassing last year's mark of just over $1.5M. And this was all in one day, broadcast live for 16 hours on WJR AM 760 in Detroit. The event featured special guest Dick Purtan along with WJR personalities Paul W. Smith, Frank Beckmann, Mitch Albom, Warren Pierce, Steve Courtney, Ken Brown, and many others. Some Purtan's former crew joined in as well, including Rebekah Rhodes and Big Al Muskavito. In its 25th year, the event has now raised over $27 million. Oh yes, according radio's best friend, Art Vuolo, Mr. Purtan shaved off his patented mustache for a donation, along with making a personal donation of $50,000. (2)

Hugo Rules, Crystal Rocks At The Oscars

[THR]

Act of Valor Is Kickin' It At B.O. - [SNARKERATI]

Meanwhile, Did You See Who Won The Spirit Awards? - [WHY FAME]

Taylor Swift Accepts Date From Teen Cancer Patient; Will Join At ACM Awards - [USA TODAY]

HIDE THE CHILDREN: Steven Tyler Moons America - [MSNBC]

TOLD YA: Rihanna Reportedly To Play Whitney In Biopic - [ENTERTAINMENT WISE]

DWTS Season 14 Cast Leaked: Sherri Sheppard To Show Her Stuff - [BITTEN & BOUND]

Adam Sandler Dominates 'Razzies' - [THE WRAP]

50 Cent Teams With UN For Africa Effort - [ABC NEWS RADIO]

Ben & Jerry Remix 'LINsanity Flavor' Following Complaints - [BALL DON'T LIE]