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Hostage Situation At Radio Station Turned Out To Be A Hoax [VIDEO]

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2014 –– Another day, another hoax. This one took place in Tulsa at the expense of radio station KVOO. According to News On 6 TV, Tulsa Police responded to a hostage report sometime before 7:00p.m. on Wednesday night. They were told that masked men were inside the station and holding hostages. Within minutes, more than 30 Tulsa officers arrived on the scene only to find workers inside who were unaware of the report. A witness told News On 6 she was next door at a church choir practice, when she said police officers told everyone inside the church to get away from the windows. She then moved all the kids to an indoor room and notified everybody else in the building," Sergeant Mark Mackenzie said the call came in through a third party and they were having a hard time tracking the original caller. In an updated report from tulsaworld.com, Bill Berry, GM of the Journal Broadcast Group, said he and KVOO employees are still confused about exactly what happened and why but are glad no one was hurt. “It was a text message to somebody who then called police,” Berry said. “It was kind of shocking to the employees when multiple police came into the building.

MOTION: Stacy Cunningham Named OM For Entercom San Francisco; 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Names Sean Demery PD

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2014 –– Entercom Communications announced that Stacy Cunningham (L)has been hired as Operations Manager for their San Francisco cluster. “Stacy has been instrumental in re-tooling KBLX’s music mix and repositioning a heritage brand for success. She has taken a leadership role and facilitated a positive working partnership between programming and sales, helping us deliver results for our clients,” said Steve DiNardo, Entercom San Francisco Vice President/Market Manager. “I’m excited for this new role of Operations Manager for Entercom San Francisco and continuing to work with amazing these heritage brands. Our brands have power, reach and momentum and I’m looking forward to seeing their continued growth in 2014,” said Stacy Cunningham. “Entercom San Francisco has one of the most talented programmers, sales managers and staff, led by Steve DiNardo, and I'm honored at the opportunity to take a greater leadership role with this powerful cluster.” Cunningham has been with Entercom since 2012, first as Program Director of KBLX and then as Director of Marketing for Entercom San Francisco. Prior to joining Entercom, Cunningham, who has nearly 13 years of San Francisco radio market experience, served for 9 years with Clear Channel Radio as Program and Promotions Director for varies stations such as KMEL, KIOI and KISQ. ––––––––– Veteran radio programmer Sean Demery (R)has been named Program Director of non-commercial 88Nine RadioMilwaukee (WYMS-FM 88.9, www.radiomilwaukee.org), the station announced Thursday. Demery begins on March 3. Demery has worked in a variety of programming and on air positions, including as PD at CBS Radio’s San Francisco’s “Live 105” (KITS) and as APD at Atlanta's “99X” (WNNX). He has twice been recognized as Program “Director of the Year” by Radio & Records and FMQB. A station programmer and consultant for more than two decades, Demery has focused on creating centralized cultures, ground-breaking creative content and improving station positioning. Other stations Demery has worked with include KXRK Salt Lake City, KMTT Seattle and Radio Central Networks, San Francisco. Most recently, he served as program director/partner for the new Paragon/Sparknet Communications syndicated CHR offering, ”QuickHitz.”Paragon’s Mike Henry will continue to provide programming consulting services to RadioMilwaukee, which he has done since helping launch the station in 2007.

Glenn Ordway Set To Launch 'The Big Show Unfiltered'

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2014 –– Longtime New England host, Glenn Ordway is set to return to the region’s sports scene next month in a multi-platform project called “Big Show Unfiltered” set to debut on Monday, March 17, from 3-6pm and will be heard on the internet through Ordway’s brand new website SportstalkBoston.com, as well as mobile radio. Ordway will host alongside a slew of local personalities and contributors, some of whom will be familiar to the audience and as well as some fresh new voices. The show will available in its entirety on demand following its initial airing. In addition to “Big Show Unfiltered,” Ordway and his team will produce a wide variety of new content that is part of a larger plan to populate his website with fresh programming throughout the day. “I am so thrilled to once again be talking local sports in my hometown with the best fans in America,” said Ordway. “I look forward to presenting an alternative in the market that will feature the best of the past with some new, innovative elements and voices. And there is no reason to hold anything back anymore. It’s all unfiltered. Listeners will be able to access “Big Show Unfiltered” across multiple platforms, including mobile radio on all smart phones, tablets and internet enabled devices via TuneIn or sportstalkboston.com. Ordway adds that talks are underway of future plans to build a terrestrial radio network with affiliates throughout New England, as well as with satellite radio.

Pandora Surpasses 250 Million Users Mark

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2014 –– According to The Business Standard Internet radio behemoth Pandora has surpassed the 250 million users mark, having created more than six billion stations on the web-based radio service. In spite of new competition from the likes of Apple and Google, Pandora has continued to pace at roughly 50 million registered users a year. According to Cnet, Pandora crossed it 200 million milestone in April last year and even though its first 100 million users took six years to generate; the next 100 million only took two years. Pandora is also set for the South by Southwest festival in Austin to stream live performances to be streamed on its radio station.

CBS Sports Radio's John Feinstein Releases Latest Book; One Day Would Like to Write A Play

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2014 –– John Feinstein, host of The John Feinstein Show on CBS Sports Radio, joined in an interview with his partner Andrew Bogusch to chat about his latest release: "Where Nobody Knows Your Name, a behind-the-scenes look at minor league baseball players and their pursuit of the big leagues. This week's release marks Feinstein's 32nd book. He tells Bogusch "I follow all 30 Major League Baseball teams … and having written previous baseball books, I’ve come to have a sense of the huge gap between life in the major leagues and life in Triple-A. The best way to show that is the salaries. The minimum salary in Major League Baseball is $482,000 a year. The maximum salary for someone who’s on a minor-league contract, and these are usually guys who’ve been banging around down there for 10, 11, 12 years, might get it to $100,000 a year — might — most make less than that. Very few guys in Triple-A are going to get to that $100,000 plateau. And it’s the difference between staying in a Hampton Inn or Ritz-Carlton," says Feinstein. And what remains the fantasy project? asked Bogusch. "All kidding aside, there are two things, and I was just talking to my wife about this. You know me and you know I’m not kidding when I say this: I really would love to write a hockey book. I love hockey.." says Feinstein. He adds "if I ever got time, if I ever had actual down time, I’d love to write a play. I love theatre, and I’ve always wanted to write a play. I’ve tinkered with a one-man play based on the Red Auerbach book that I wrote. I have a couple other ideas, but those are the two things I would really, really love to do.

C95 On A Mission To Find Saskatoon's Quickest Baby Crawler

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2014 –– From the same country that brought you last year's highly popular "Win A Baby," Canada's C95 is set for next March 8th, to find Saskatoon’s quickest little crawler at Rawlco/C95’s Spring Baby Crawl. The annual event will take place once again a local mall. Babies will crawl their way to victory in hopes of winning the grand prize: a $1000 gift certificate from a local maternity, baby, and kids boutique. As expected, station members will be on location to cover the event and round up stray crawlers and pass out handi-wipes (we totally made up that last part)

Rosie O'Donnell Denies She's Taking Over Piers Morgan Slot, BUT...

Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher Engaged - [US]

Justin Bieber Back On Cover of Rolling Stone - [ROLLING STONE]

Flotus To Appear On 'Parks And Recreation' - [MEDIAITE]

Rosie O'Donnell Denies She's Following Piers Morgan, But... - [HUFFPO]

Maksim Chmerkovskly Back To DWTS - [TOO FAB]

Paula Deen Compares Self To Black Ball Player Who Came Out of The Closet - [NY DAILY NEWS]

Disney World Drops Boy Scout Funding Over LGBT Flap - [THE WRAP]

Adam Driver 'Star Wars' Role Swirling - [ACCESS HOLLYWOOD]

[WATCH] Jeff Gordon Goes Undercover; Takes Another Man On Wild Ride - [FOX]

[WATCH] Hair Raising Billboard In Swedish Airport - [TIME]

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Cumulus Makes Key Appointments For NASH Programs

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2014 –– Cumulus has announced four key NASH talent and programming appointments for the popular syndicated radio programs “Kickin’ It with Kix” and “American Country Countdown,” hosted by Country music personality Kix Brooks (below). The new appointments are: Suzanne Alexander (R), Co-Host of “Kickin’ It with Kix” Alexander brings to NASH a deep knowledge of the Country music industry, with extensive Country format radio experience and more than a decade spent in Nashville. She is a Country music broadcast veteran, currently serving as host of Great American Country’s “The Playlist.” In addition to co-hosting “Kickin’ It with Kix,” Alexander will serve as substitute host of “American Country Countdown” while continuing her role with Great American Country. Lonnie Napier, Executive Producer of “Kickin’ It with Kix” and “American Country Countdown” Napier is promoted to his new role after serving as Associate Producer of “American Country Countdown” for four years. Prior to joining Cumulus, Napier spent more than 20 years as Producer for the legendary DJ Wolfman Jack and 10 years as VP of Wolfman Jack Entertainment. He has also served as Executive Producer for Jones Media Networks’ “Bill Cody’s Classic Country Weekend” as well as Producer for Great American Country’s video request show, “CRL.” Holly Ennen, Head Writer of “Kickin’ It with Kix” and “American Country Countdown” Ennen is promoted to her new position at both programs after serving as Associate Writer for “American Country Countdown.” Nikita Palmer, NASH Network Producer Palmer joins NASH programming from the Cumulus Digital Division, where she served as a Producer, Content Manager and most recently, Social Media Director of “American Country Countdown” and “Kickin’ It with Kix.”

Longtime Bay Area Radio Host/Turned TV Game Star, Jim Lange Passes Away At 81

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2014 –– Long before there dating websites, Jim Lange became the first host of the highly popular "The Dating Game" on ABC. According to CBS TV/San Francisco, 'The Dating Game,' which debuted in 1965 and then aired for more than a decade, featured many future stars as contestants including Farah Fawcett (introduced as a artist and sculptress), Michael Jackson, Steve Martin and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among many others Lange was born in St. Paul, Minn. and at 15 landed his first radio job after winning an audition at an area station. Lange later moved to the west coast where he held radio gigs in both L.A. & San Francisco. Upon his retirement, he returned to radio in 2005 where he handled mornings on KABL-FM, which played classics from the Big Band era to the 1970s. His wife told the Associated Press on Wednesday, “As much as he’s known for his television work, his real love was radio,” his wife said. “He loved doing local radio, especially before it was computerized ... Lange himself once told the Bay Area Radio Digest "Good radio is still the most fun," he said, "It always will be. Plus, you don't have to wear makeup

Did We Mention That Ryan Seacrest Also Debuted His New Sitcom 'Mixology' This Week?

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2014 –– Adding to this weeks' announcement of iHeart Radio's First Ever TV Awards show on NBC with an assist from Ryan Seacrest Productions, his 10 year anniversary on KIIS-FM, we should also mention lost somewhere in his massive schedule was last night's premiere of 'Mixology' on ABC which, along with Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Shahs of Sunset and Married to Jonas, he also produced. Brought to you by the same guys who wrote 'The Hangover,' this is the show that takes place over a 24-hour period in a trendy New York City bar called Mix, and follows 10 different characters, both male and female, as they meet up, interact, hook up, break up and more. According to ABC, "The entire season is one night long," Seacrest ABC News Radio. "And if you've ever been in a relationship or not been in a relationship I think you'll get something out of this. So I hope it's appealing to everybody. It's very, very funny ... We follow the characters as they date or don't date certain people that they want to date or not want to date over the course of one night," Seacrest continues. Mixology premiered last night at 9:30 p.m et ABC.

Free Beer And Hot Wings Snag Interview With Madison Rising's Dave Bray [AUDIO]

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2014 –– The Compass Media Networks nationally syndicated Free Beer and Hot Wings Show tracked down Dave Bray, the lead singer of Madison Rising on this morning’s show. Since last Saturday, Madison Rising has been taking a ton of heat for their rock rendition of the National Anthem, which they performed before the NASCAR Nationwide race at Daytona. After a lengthy Twitter war with co-host Eric Zane, a band member finally agreed to pass along the show’s phone number to Bray, who had an open invitation from the show o call in at anytime. Much to Free Beer and Hot Wings’ surprise, Bray called in just before 9am on Wednesday to discuss what has been one of the most polarizing stories in recent memory. Madison Rising’s Dave Bray performs the National Anthem before the NASCAR Nationwide race on Saturday.! Many have said that the rock-themed performance showed a lack of respect for the National Anthem and what it stands for. In response, the lead singer of “America’s most patriotic rock band” said "We didn’t get up there to, you know, degrade the song. We kept the reverence to the song and though it may not have looked that way from the outside, we’re a rock band. This is exactly what we do.” Bray also noted that the band’s aim with the National Anthem was to “evolve it into a new form that could be enjoyed by people young and old and that’s exactly the response we’ve gotten”! LISTEN TO INTERVIEW HERE

KVOO'S Sunny Leigh Becomes Latest Radio Host To Join 'Let's Ask America'

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2014 –– In case you haven't noticed, radio hosts are popping up on TV more than ever. According to KJRH TV, Shannon Franco, better known to KVOO Tulsa listeners as co-host Sunny Leigh along with her partner, Rowdy, will be TV's latest contestant on the game show Let's Ask America on Feb. 28. As she apparently seems to have a knack for them. She was formerly a contestant on 'The Price is Right' and ''The Weakest Link. For those unfamiliar with LAA's format, features contestants playing via Skype from their home or work while host Kevin Pereira throws questions out to players in front of a studio audience. Catch Shannon on Let's Ask America tomorrow - check stations and listings in your area for exact time. "Let’s Ask America" was named best new game show of 2012.

REPORT: Radio Digital Sales Poised To Grow 22% This Year

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2014 –– With a digital revenue increase of 15% in 2013, radio is poised to grow 22% this year -- surpassing the half-billion mark in digital advertising for the first time -- according to a new report issued by Borrell Associates on behalf of the Radio Advertising Bureau. The report, Benchmarking: Local Radio Stations’ Online Revenues, states that the average station made $166,490 in digital advertising, or about 3% of its total revenue. Some large-market stations are making millions, Borrell reported. Average revenue for four-station clusters is approaching three-quarters of a million dollars. The report is based on Borrell's ongoing industry-wide surveys of more than 7,400 local online operations in the U.S. and Canada, including more than 2,790 radio stations in 751 clusters. This report analyzes data from three principal sources: ad revenue as reported by the stations, local business ad spending, and a radio manager survey asking questions about digital revenue resources, sales methods, expenses and other digital operations. This year’s manager survey is comprised of 294 respondents representing 2,010 stations. "There are a lot of positives here," said Gordon Borrell, CEO of Borrell Associates. "We’re still seeing three-fourths of the managers say they believe digital sales hold a lot of growth potential, and now we’re seeing some clear suggestions on how to tap it. Training is an opportunity, as is the need to get more buy-in from upper management. Apparently, the rank-and-file are trying to get the word back to the general that there’s gold in them thar’ hills." webinar is complimentary to survey participants.

Longtime Illinois Host, Bob Murray, Loses Battle With Brain Cancer, Dies At 66

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2014 –– Springfield, IL radio host Bob Murray (L), whose career covered more than four decades, died Wednesday at the age of 66. From 2003 until his recent illness which he announced in December, Murray was host of the Morning Newswatch on WTAX in Springfield. According to sj-r.com, Murray, a 2009 finalist for the NAB's Marconi Award, once said “To me, the listener is so important. You have to put yourself in their place: Would I listen to what I’m doing? You can never forget that they are the most important part of your presentation.” He and his wife were married in Springfield in 1984. He is survived by his mother, Irene Williamson, his wife, and families of their two daughters, including three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. March 7 at Holy Family Parish Center, 2400 S. Franklin St., Decatur. Family funeral services will be private.

MOTION: Chris Dimino Returning To The Air In Atlanta; Connor McKnight Crosses Over To 87.7 The Game Chicago

THE MOUTH, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2014 –– Beginning March 17th, Former 790/The Zone morning host Chris Dimino (L) will be returning to the air in Atlanta for mornings on sports talk 680/The Fan. He'll join with Perry Laurentino and Christopher Rude on the Rude Awakening, the Fan president David Dickey confirmed with The AJC's Rodney Ho. Dimino, who's actually been with the Fan for the last five months, hasn’t been able to go on the air because of a non-compete. As Jockline Daily reported, last June, Dimino was part of the Zone’s morning shot Mayhem in the AM, until a bit involving Steve Gleason, an ex-New Orleans Saints football player suffering from ALS, cost him his job. Dimino began his career at The Fan but spent the past decade-plus at rival 790/the Zone. –––––––––– According to Chicago blogger, Rober Feder, after more than four years as a host, anchor and reporter for CBS Radio sports/talk WSCR AM 670, Connor McKnight has jumped to Tribune Broadcasting’s upstart competitor WGWG LP 87.7 'The Game", where he’ll become part of the regular lineup. Todd Manley, vice president of creative content for The Game 87.7 FM, confirmed the hire and said McKnight would make his first appearance Thursday on Mark Carman’s show, which airs from 7 to 10 p.m. This move comes on the heels of two other additions — midday producer and weekend host Ben Finfer, who joined The Game as midday host, and Tribune Bulls beat writer K.C. Johnson, who signed on as NBA expert.