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Limbaugh Out on Philly Radio

Mark Russell — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:50:43 CDT

Rush Limbaugh has been bounced off the biggest conservative talk radio station in Philadelphia in another blow to the conservative icon, reports the New York Times . WPHT said it will replace Limbaugh with Michael Smerconish, a moderate alternative who originally hails from Philadelphia. The move is apparently not directly related...

Clear Channel Boss Hails 'King' Limbaugh

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:40:00 CDT

Some women might be considered "sluts" by Rush Limbaugh, but his boss thinks of him as a "king." Despite the ad exodus and female fury after Limbaugh branded law school student Sandra Fluke a slut last month for speaking out for contraceptive health insurance coverage, Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman...

DJs Suspended for Whitney Diss

Rob Quinn — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:00:07 CST

Dissing Whitney Houston has earned Los Angeles radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou a week-and-a-half in the penalty box. KFI suspended the popular duo after they poked fun at Houston's drug problems. "At some point you're just sick of it all, and so is everybody else in the industry,...

NPR's Wait Wait ... Heading to Television

John Johnson — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:15:14 CST

NPR's popular Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me is heading for the bright lights of television. The quiz show will get a one-hour special that will air Dec. 23 on the cable channel BBC America, reports AP . The New York Times sees it as a "try-out of sorts"—if it does...

Your TV, Radio Will Be Interrupted Tomorrow

Matt Cantor — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:49:25 CST

Turn on the tube or radio tomorrow at 2pm Eastern time, and you’ll be witness to the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. It's expected to last about 30 seconds. Though the system has been used locally for concerns like weather alerts, this is the first time it...

Ted Williams on Spat With Kid: 'Fists Got to Flying'

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:59:31 CST

How quickly golden-voiced homeless man Ted Williams went from celebrated comeback story … to scandalous Entertainment Tonight headline. Williams and his daughter went on the show last night to talk about Monday night’s run-in with the LAPD, which resulted in Williams being detained . Williams was in California for an episode...

Next Up for Ted Williams: Co-Starring With Nicholson?

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:57:05 CST

Ted Williams got quite a few job offers after his "golden radio voice" was discovered —but this could be the most exciting. The homeless man says one of his family members got a call from none other than Jack Nicholson. "They're supposed to be making a movie in which Jack...

Bristol Offered Arizona Radio Show

Matt Cantor — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:08:05 CST

Bristol Palin has conquered television ... now on to radio? Phoenix radio station Mix 96.9 has asked Bristol to co-host a morning show, KPHO reports. "Bristol's outlook on life is probably different from mine, and that contrast could be interesting to listen to," said her potential co-host. It’s not a...

Airport Won't Let Man With 'Golden Voice' Go Home

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:11:21 CST

Ted Williams, the homeless man with the incredible radio voice, may have job offers pouring in—but he can’t make it home to see his mom. Williams, 53, has been living in Ohio; after finding fame on the Internet , he planned to fly back to his childhood home in New...