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December 16, 2013 [Monday]
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COUNTRY SINGER ENTERS FINAL DAYS Since the 1950s we Ray Price fans enjoy his big hit tunes like Crazy Arms (#1 for 20 weeks-1956), Heartaches by the Number (#2-1959), Danny Boy (#9-1967) and For the Good Times (#1-1970). During the 1950s Ray’s tunes are mostly twin fiddle two-step dance songs. But in 1967 with Danny Boy he ushers in new Pop style ballads with lush violins. So sorry to report that one of our all time favorite singers Ray Price has pancreatic cancer. Ray’s wife of 45 years, Janie, says that her 87-year-old husband enters what she calls his final days. Price decides against receiving any further aggressive treatment and returns to his ranch in Mount Pleasant, TX. You can send a card to Ray Price at POB 1986, Mt. Pleasant, TX 75456.
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HARSH ICY WEATHER SPRINGS RADIO TO ACTION Radio Ink reports about a remarkable radio person who gives his all to his community NextMedia Operations Manager Jason Taylor of KMKT FM (Katy Country 93.1). When ice storms barrel through North Texas and Southern Oklahoma and the Sherman-Denison, TX area Jason bunkers down in the radio control room throughout the chilling weekend to aid thousands of truckers and travelers as they attempt to ease their way up and down US 75 between Texas and Oklahoma stranding many for over 10 hours in freezing weather. Taylor tells Radio Ink: When you know that the things that you and your coworkers are telling listeners, and sharing in social media could very well save a life, even just one, it makes everything you do worth it.
MARTHA FIRES 100 EMPLOYEES IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS Many us remember way back in March 2004 when a jury finds Martha Stewart guilty on all four counts of obstructing justice and lying to investigators about a well-timed stock sale. On Friday, July 16, 2004 Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison for obstructing a federal securities investigation. The multimillionaire businesswoman receives the lightest sentence possible under federal guidelines. The New York Post reports that on Thursday, December 12, 2013 just in time for Christmas, Martha Stewart fires about 100 members of her Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia staff. Don’t blame Martha. This is the first major downsizing move by her company’s new CEO, Daniel Dienst.
ANOTHER NEW RADIO NAME POPS UP IN MOTOWN WDRQ FM broadcasts from the Fisher Building just north of downtown Detroit, MI from its antenna located at the intersection of 10 Mile and Greenfield Roads in suburban Oak Park. After it struggles in the Detroit, MI radio ratings battle, Cumulus flips WDRQ FM Variety Hits (Doug FM 93.1) to Country music as Nash FM 93.1 to go up against CBS Radio Country giant WYCD FM 99.5 which leads the Detroit radio market with a 7.9 share. In the November 2013 Nielsen PPM ratings, WDRQ FM ranks 18th in the Detroit market with a 2.5 share. Before its long rumored format make over to solid Country tunes, WDRQ FM now spins non-stop Country Christmas music. In January 2014 the all new Country WDRQ FM Nash FM 93.1 emerges.
TRIVIA QUESTION: In 1957, what TV news anchor has the single largest audience of any news medium? The answer appears below.
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Bill Cordell on December 16th & Tony Bridge on December 17th. •BRAD BOOKER succeeds departing morning hosts JB Hager & Sandy McIlree on Entercom Hot AC KAMX FM (Mix 94.7) Austin, TX. •BERNICE KEARNEY takes the place of retiring Jim Boyle as News Director of KSAT TV ABC CH 12 San Antonio, TX. •WFFG FM Pamal Country (Froggy 107.1) Corinth, NY swaps frequencies with WKBE FM Hot AC (The Point 100.3) Warrensburg, NY at 7pm on December 26, 2013 to increase its coverage. •WGN-720 Tribune News/Talk/Sports Chicago, IL raises over $554,000 for November 17, 2013 tornado victims.
ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES
•1952 SUSAN ESTRICH political commentator for Fox News born on December 16th. •1963 JEFF CARSON 1996 Academy of Country Music Video of the Year award winner born on December 16th in Tulsa, OK. •1975 ONE DAY AT A TIME 1st broadcast on CBS TV on December 16th. •1984 ANNE MURRAY & DAVE LOGGINS single Nobody Loves Me Like You Do scores #1 in Billboard Country on December 15th. •1990 KUSW Super Power commercial shortwave radio in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT final radio broadcast on December 16th. •2004 GEORGE STRAIT’s album 50 Number Ones certifies Quintuple-Platinum on December 16th.
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RED JONES [2008 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame - retired on June 15, 2011 [W] after 63 years in radio] (Carrollton-Tallapoosa, GA) Subject: Ray Price leaving hospital. Country music legend Ray Price leaving hospital for Mount Pleasant home, leaves final message for fans Posted by Marshall Stephens From East Texas Medical Center: Country Music Hall of Fame member and American country music singer Ray Price, 87, plans to leave East Texas Medical Center in Tyler today to go to his home in Mt. Pleasant for home hospice care. Price was diagnosed in 2011 with pancreatic cancer, and despite aggressive treatment, the cancer has recently spread to his liver, intestines and now his lungs. Price and his wife of 45 years, Janie, decide to not pursue any further aggressive treatment. “Ray…my beloved husband has entered the final stages of his cancer that he has battled for 25 months…he has strong convictions and great faith in God….return home to spend his final days on his beloved ranch surrounded by the comfort of his home, family and friends.” Price wanted to give a final message to his fans. “I love my fans and have devoted my life reaching out to them. I appreciate their support all these years and I hope I haven’t let them down. I am at peace. I love Jesus. I’m going to be just fine. Don’t worry about me. I’ll see you again one day.”
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JEFF MACK [McClain-KULF/KILT FM/KENR/WNOE/WYYN/KNUZ] (Cleveland, TX) Here’s one for the record books. By the time I graduated from high school, Bob (White) was gone and a new PD by the name of Bill Young from Waco was running the ship. My dream of working at KILT-AM never happened, but I was very fortunate to work for other great stations like, KULF, KILT-FM, KENR, WNOE, WYYN, KNUZ and others during 25 years of my radio career. I never had a day I couldn’t wait to get to work. I loved every minute of it. I really miss the people I worked as much as the business itself. I worked with some great talents through the years and learned a lot from each and everyone of them. In 1988 I left my last radio job at KNUZ and became self employed in a small video production business. I’m sure I wouldn’t recognize the inside of a control room any more. Gotta say, it would be fun just to fall back in time and run a few sets on the radio playing a little Rock N Roll! Keep up the great work my friend, Jeff “Mack” McClain
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BUD BUSCHARDT [former Director WFAA TV CH-8, ABC satellite radio PD/host] (Dallas, TX) Jim, Charley Van (WFAA-Dallas, TX) was a fun person. Typical radio guy though. He and Tony Lawrence used to play pranks on the staff and especially on George Kent, the record librarian. I remember one day when they came back from lunch (back in the days when people did not lock their cars) they set everybody’s radio dials to 570. I also remember when “A Horse With No Name” by America was released, he added it to the playlist immediately. He liked that record! Bud
LESLIE WAYNE HODGES [previously KRCS-550 DJ] (Marshall, TX) Subject: KLBK Lubbock Jim, will you let Jay Weaver know I was on air at KLBK AM and FM Lubbock August 1978 to August 1979. It was a mystic experience. Effortless felt like my 3 or 4 hour air shift lasted all of thirty seven seconds. I was pleasantly fatigued after my on air shift then slept like I was drugged for twelve hours. Leslie
TRIVIA ANSWER: Douglas Edwards with the News (August 15, 1948-62) at 7:30 pm original title is CBS Television News. On December 18, 1957, Variety reports that Douglas Edwards with the News has the single largest audience of any news medium. It reaches 33,975,360 viewers per week and 14,156,400 viewers per day. Variety says that this eclipses all other television news shows plus all newspapers and news magazines. It the first television program to use videotape.
CHARLES GEORGE [Ham radio KC5RAI] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Third Class ticket. I had a third class ticket when it expired and was renewed they gave me an Operators Permit. I still have that though now the more important license for me is my Amateur Radio License, I am a Tech so don’t have all the privileges like my friend KT5A and others but I enjoy the ones I have. There was a Mel Price, who taught at ETSU, Commerce. I think he also worked at KSST 1230 and I had a letter from him for a reception report for KDXE (FM). Charles George, KC5RAI
GERALD R. FORD [38th U.S. President] (July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.
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