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 :// Tom Has a New Friend  | Sunday, December 16, 2007  Tom @ 107.5 is pleased to welcome a new friend, Meg, who joins the station beginning Monday morning, December 17, 2007. “Meg in the Morning” will be heard on Tom @ 107.5 each weekday from 6:00am-10:00am. “This is yet another piece of the puzzle for both Tom @ 107.5 and Monticello Media,” said Vinnie Kice who serves as Program Director for Tom @ 107.5 as well as Operations Manager for Monticello Media. “There have been a lot of pieces added in the last couple of months,” Kice added.Meg was most recently doing Metro Airborne Traffic in Washington, DC and was on the air on WFLS in Fredericksburg, Virginia. “I’m happy to leave the skies over the beltway to join Tom @ 107.5. I’ve been listening to the station on the internet since we first started talking a number of weeks ago and I can honestly say I am among the many people in the area who have fallen in love with Tom and I can’t wait to get started,” said Meg. Tom @ 107.5 is one of the six Charlottesville stations purchased from Clear Channel by Monticello Media in October. Monticello Media began investing in the market and properties when the sale was announced in July and has continued to do so since with the investments covering everything from market research to new formats, additional personnel, marketing and more. Monticello Media is a locally-based private company whose only holdings are the Charlottesville stations. In addition to Tom @ 107.5 (WWTJ) The Monticello Media stations include NewsTalk 1260 AM WCHV, Country 99.7 WCYK, Hot 101.9 (WHTE), SportsTalk 1400 WKAV and the new generations 102.3 & 94.1 (WZGN).
K95/WKHK Upgrades Tower Signal from 17,500 Watts to 47,000 Watts | Wednesday, December 12, 2007RICHMOND, VA – December 12, 2007– K95/WKHK morning show co-hosts Catfish and Lori announced at 8:20 a.m. this morning exciting news about the station’s signal. The FCC has approved a power increase of 29,500 watts in addition to an antenna height increase. The new tower is 640 feet tall and has a transmit power of 47,000 watts. This increase will expand the listening area K95/WKHK reaches as well as improving office and residential listening. “We are very pleased that the FCC has granted WKHK-FM this significant upgrade,” said Bob Willoughby, Vice President and Market Manager. “This improvement will greatly enhance our service to the Richmond metro and expand our coverage throughout the Central Virginia region.” About Cox Radio, Inc. Cox Radio is one of the largest radio companies in the United States based on revenues. Cox Radio owns, operates, provides sales or marketing services for 80 stations (67 FM and 13 AM) clustered in 18 markets, including major markets such as Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa. Cox Radio shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: CXR. About Cox Radio-Richmond: Cox Radio-Richmond is one of the largest radio companies serving the Richmond area. Located on Richmond’s Southside, Cox Radio-Richmond owns and operates country station WKHK-FM (K95), adult contemporary station WMXB-FM (The New Mix 103-7), classic rock station WKLR-FM (96.5 The Planet), and alternative rock station WDYL-FM (Y101).
| Saturday, December 8, 2007HAMPTON, VA (December 5, 2007) - Riverdale Cinema Café, in conjunction with Selecta AM 1050 WVXX, is proud to announce a special print release of Disney’s National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. In addition to the English language print of the film, we will also be offering a special print dubbed in Spanish. This will be the first time in the Hampton Roads market that a major Hollywood blockbuster film will be released in the Spanish language. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets will be opening nation wide on December 21. New York City is only other East Coast location for this special showing. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (PG) Starring Nicholas Cage, Diane Kruger, Ed Harris, and Helen Mirren. Directed by Jon Turtletub. Treasure Hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by uncovering the mystery of the 18 missing pages from assassin John Wilkes Booth’s diary. Spanish teachers may find this a very exciting and educational way of having students see a movie that they would be very interested in and yet have to decipher the plot in the Spanish language. The Spanish dubbed National Treasure will be playing exclusively at the Riverdale Cinema Café 1044 Von Schilling Drive, Hampton, VA 23666 from December, 21 through January 3rd. It may also stay one extra week if there is additional demand. Teachers can book a field trip with our events office or offer extra credit for students who attend the movie on their own. For field trip package information, you can visit us online at cinema-cafe.com or call our events coordinator at (757) 747–1397 to book your trip.
| Friday, December 7, 2007Portsmouth, VA – December 6, 2007 – WAVY News 10 continues to dominate the late news race in Hampton Roads and was once again number one in November 2007. In fact, WAVY News 10 at 11PM has won 89 of the past 92 rating periods. In morning news, WAVY News 10 Today at 6AM maintained its number one position and added to its lead with 14% growth over the same period last year. WAVY’s Saturday and Sunday newscasts were also number one and delivered similar year-to-year growth. Contributing to this increase in ratings were the groundbreaking “10 On Your Side” investigations uncovering a financing scam, exploring the safety of local bridges, and citing the dangerous accessibility of medications to children online. “Hampton Roads viewers have come to expect meaningful and relevant reports from us, and I am proud of the caliber and depth of content delivered by our newsroom,” said Kathy Hostetter WAVY-TV News Director. In addition, FOX 43 News at 10PM saw a 28% increase over November of 2006 and the station’s nightly FOX 43 SportsWrap increased another 32% with its extensive coverage of local high school and college sports. WAVY-TV enjoyed primetime success as well, as the blockbuster hit Heroes and the perennial favorite Law and Order:SVU delivered a whopping 10 household rating. In addition, medical drama House MD remains one of the hottest shows on television and grew over 20% year-to-year on FOX 43. Football fans also enjoyed some of the most exciting and highest rated games of the season on Sunday afternoons on FOX 43, and Sunday evenings on WAVY on NBC’s Football Night in America. “In this, our 50th Anniversary year, we celebrate our half century of broadcasting in Hampton Roads and it is rewarding to see our loyal viewers continue to seek out WAVY for local news, entertainment and sports”, said Doug Davis, President & General Manager of WAVY and FOX 43. “We are equally proud that FOX 43 News at 10pm has continued its steady growth as viewers get their late news an hour earlier.”
| Friday, December 7, 2007 December 7, 2007 — Portsmouth, VA: Monday, December 10th marks the debut of WAVY’s new anchor, Tom Schaad. Schaad will anchor the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts for the #1 station, alongside Alveta Ewell and Nicole Livas. “I’m excited to join such a prestigious news operation,” said Schaad. Schaad started with WAVY-TV 10 this week and has been familiarizing himself with the Hampton Roads community. “Hampton Roads is an inviting area, and I am looking forward to being a part of it,” said Schaad. Tom joins 10 On Your Side from Orlando, Florida, where he was a news anchor at WESH-TV. Tom spent more than 11 years at the NBC affiliate and was the front man on WESH's morning newscasts. Most notably, Tom was part of the team that received a DuPont award for the station’s coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. “I am thrilled with the energy, experience and enthusiasm Tom brings to the anchor desk,” said Kathy Hostetter WAVY-TV 10 News Director. “He will complement the anchor team nicely, and we are happy he can now call Hampton Roads home.” Tom was born in Pittsburgh and received his Bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from Duquesne University. He has won awards from the Associated Press & Society of Professional Journalists and was nominated for an Emmy award in 1995. Tom’s first job in broadcast television was at a station in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He then moved on to WPXI in Pittsburgh as a freelance reporter. After that, Tom worked at WTEN in Albany, NY prior to joining the news team at WESH.
| Thursday, December 6, 2007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Some of the area's top sports stars and entertainers will be on hand to meet and greet area supporters for 1073 BBT’s and the U.S. Marine Reserves “Toys for Tots” campaign Thursday, December 13 at Big Al’s Bar and Grill across from Innsbrook. 1073 BBT afternoon personality, Tony Booth, will broadcast his entire show on location from Big Al’s beginning at 3pm. Bring a toy or financial donation to Big Al’s, located at 3641 Cox Road, and talk sports or entertainment with folks like NFL Hall of Famer Willie Linear, Johnny Newman-former NBA star who graduated from the University of Richmond, Eddie Kasko-former manager of the Boston Red Sox, Gene Alley-ex Pittsburgh Pirate who played on the 1967 World Series team, and many others. For more details on this great event, go to 1073BBT.com.
WKHK, WMXB and WKLR to present $100 prizes from Western Union to listeners who call in or enter online... | Wednesday, December 5, 2007ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (December 3, 2007) – Western Union and Cox Radio Richmond have teamed up to spread holiday cheer in support of The Salvation Army’s Silver Bells initiative. Beginning today and running through December 14, Cox Richmond stations, WKHK, WMXB and WKLR will run an on-air contest with a $100 prize from Western Union as part of the Santa’s Helper radio promotion. For each winning listener, Western Union will make a matching donation to The Salvation Army. “The holidays represent a time when many Western Union® consumers provide support and gifts to their loved ones,” said Paul Jost, product marketing manager, Western Union. “We are proud to team up with the Cox Radio Stations to offer this promotion as a way of saying thank you to our consumers for the many Western Union Money Transfer® transactions sent each day during the holiday season.” Each radio station will reward 15 lucky listeners – 10 call-in winners and five online entries – with $100 prizes from Western Union. During the two-week program, 45 lucky listeners in Richmond will win $100 and The Salvation Army will receive $4,500 to benefit local families in need. For more than 135 years, Western Union has provided a trusted, reliable service to consumers where they live and work around the U.S., with Agent locations in the heart of many diverse neighborhoods throughout the country. Whether it is to assist with an emergency, every day expenses or send a gift to loved ones across the street, across the state and across the country, Western Union consumers can visit one of the approximately 48,000 Agent locations in the U.S., choose the service option that best fits their need, and enjoy the reliability of the Western Union brand. “The Santa’s Helper promotion allows us, in conjunction with Western Union, to thank the music fans in Richmond for listening to our stations while supporting a great cause,” said Fisher, Program Director of WMXB, The New Mix 103-7. “The holiday season is all about giving to others and we’re happy to do what we can to benefit our listeners and The Salvation Army alike.”
On Demand Service Offers Serious and Less Oft-Heard Classical Music | Monday, December 3, 2007Norfolk: WHRO will launch Connoisseur Classics, a new on-line on demand radio service for serious classical music lovers, on December 1, 2008. Programmed by WHRO veteran announcer Dr. Raymond Jones, Connoisseur Classics will offer programming not readily available from other classical outlets, exploring the music from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century – works rarely performed on mainstream radio and online media outlets. These works will include full-length, obscure operas; out-of-print recordings; and works by lesser-known composers. “Connoisseur Classics will present alternative classical music, designed for the more sophisticated and adventurous listener,” says 90.3 WHRO-FM Program Director Dwight Davis, “It promises to be an exciting adventure, and through online technology, we’re looking forward to attracting listeners from all over the world.” The stream is available to online listeners by going to WHRO’s website, www.whro.org, and clicking on the Connoisseur Classics link. Connoisseur Classics joins WHRO’s growing family of online radio programs, which includes The 1920s Radio Network, radioNtenna and the WHRO Radio Reading Service. Connoisseur Classics will present the music of the Yuletide season during the month of December, and begin programming classical music on January 1, 2008, to start the New Year. WHRO is a regional media company that promotes education, culture and citizenship to the citizens of Hampton Roads, Virginia through a variety of services. Every day, thousands of viewers and listeners tune in to broadcast programming on WHRO's public television and two public radio stations – 89.5 WHRV-FM and 90.3 WHRO-FM, and multiple online audio and video channels. Since its founding more than 45 years ago to support education, WHRO has employed creativity and technology to serve its mission to enrich audiences through content that educates, entertains and promotes understanding. Owned by 17 local school divisions, WHRO delivers educational and new media services to 286,000 students and 25,000 educators per month as well.
| Monday, December 3, 2007 More Hampton Roads’ viewers turned to WVEC-TV13 making WVEC-TV13 the most watched station sign on to sign off for the 13th consecutive rating period, plus WVEC-TV13 grew it’s total news viewership over last year, out-delivering the combined audience of our competitors during 13NEWS AT 5:00 and 13NEWS AT 5:30.13NEWS continues to dominate the local news, weather and information front by being the only station in the Hampton Roads market to increase ratings over last year during 13NEWS AT NOON, and evening newscasts at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 and 11:00. “This is a fantastic accomplishment for the 13NEWS team,” said Executive News Director Rich Lebenson, 13NEWS. “It’s an on-going reflection of our dedicated workforce in front of the camera and behind the scenes, on-air and on-line at WVEC.COM,” Lebenson added. Viewers continued to make WVEC-TV13 the number one destination for quality programming. The Oprah Winfrey Show, Rachel Ray, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy each remain number one in their time periods. The ABC shows elevated WVEC-TV13 to a primetime win. The nightly battles, headlined by hits like Dancing with the Stars and Grey’s Anatomy beat NBC and CBS. “I'm really proud of our team,” said President and General Manager Nick Nicholson, WVEC-TV13. “We work hard everyday to provide the best news coverage in Hampton Roads. The fact that WVEC-TV13 was the only station in the market to grow its news audience over last year during the noon, 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team,” Nicholson added. 13NEWS wins based on NSI Live Only Arianna Final Overnights for November 2007 sweep period (Excluding 11/21, 11/22 and 11/23). M-F 5a, 6a, 12p, 5p, 5:30p, 6p and 11p newscasts.
| Monday, November 26, 2007 101.7 FM WLQM Franklin will begin their 18th season of “play by play” high school basketball on Friday November 30th. While most of the Hampton Roads radio stations focus on college and pro sports broadcasts, WLQM Radio Sports continues to be the voice for live local high school basketball in Western Tidewater.Tim Parsons and Neal Steele will make the call during 22 regular season games featuring two to three highly contested match-ups weekly from late November through mid February. Coverage includes schools in the Bay Rivers District, Tri Rivers District and Virginia Commonwealth Conference. Coverage also continues into post-season play with the advancement of any local schools in the Western Tidewater area. WLQM-FM’s commitment to “play by play” of high school sports was further strengthened over the summer with a substantial capital investment into new state of the art Codec broadcast equipment. Sports Director and Assistant P.D. Tim Parsons says, “This new equipment will dramatically improve the sound of our game broadcasts and rival any college or pro level radio network broadcasts”. We’ll take our sports broadcast sound from the usual so-so phone lines to near studio quality”. “Our listeners will be blown away by the new quality this season.” WLQM-FM begins it’s new season this Friday night with coverage of the Windsor-Mathews Group A game at 6:30PM.
| Thursday, November 22, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WMXB Richmond, The New Mix 103-7 flipped its format today - to all Christmas, all the time!Starting at Midnight on Thursday, November 22, WMXB Mix 103-7 will play all of Richmond’s favorite holiday tunes to get Richmond in the holiday spirit. Program Director Fisher says, “We’re excited here at Mix 103-7 to be Richmond’s Official Christmas Radio Station! The holidays are here and we’re happy to start celebrating it! We’re Richmond’s NEW place for a fresher mix of Christmas music…..all your old favorites….but with some of the newer artists, too, doing their versions of your favorites. All day every day thru Christmas.” All on air shifts will remain the same: Weekday Schedule:About Cox Radio: Cox Radio is one of the largest radio companies in the United States based on revenues. Cox Radio owns, operates, provides sales or marketing services for 80 stations (67 FM and 13 AM) clustered in 18 markets, including major markets such as Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa. Cox Radio shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: CXR.
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Monticello Media has announced the addition of on-air hosts to its newest radio stations.Market veteran Vinnie Kice returns to the 102.3 and 94.1 FM frequencies on Monday, November 26 where he most recently spent over three years as the morning host. Now Kice returns as afternoon host of the new generations 102.3 & 94.1. Kice, who was instrumental in the launch of both the new generations 102.3 & 94.1 and the new Tom @ 107.5 has been working behind the scenes in his capacity of Operations Manager for Monticello Media. Mark Milleson, another Charlottesville radio veteran returns to 102.3 & 94.1 as mid-day host on generations 102.3 & 94.1. The new Tom @ 107.5 also gets its first air person on Monday, November 26, with the addition of Kerry James who will be hosting weekday afternoon from 3:00pm-7:00pm. James is a Virginia native who most recently worked in Culpepper radio. James also has extensive experience in theater, film and television. “I’m excited and honored to be the first air person on Tom and to become part of the Monticello Media team. This is a great radio station that’s part of a company that is committed to local radio. I’ve got lots to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season,” said James.“Monticello Media’s commitment to providing the Charlottesville market with great local radio is very invigorating,” said Kice. “There is a new level of energy in the operation that I’ve never seen here, or maybe anywhere else. It’s hard to keep track of all the positive activity that’s taken place in the short period of time Monticello has been here, and I can tell you we’re not done yet!” Monticello Media also announced that they have applied with the Federal Communications Commission for new call letters for Generations 102.3 & 94.1. They expect to have authorization to change the call letters to WZGN within the next week or so. Since closing on the purchase of what was previously the Clear Channel stations on October 4, 2007 Monticello Media has launched two new FM stations; Tom@107.5, Generations 102.3 & 94.1, added the a live, local morning show featuring Joe Thomas to NewsTalk 1260 AM WCHV, hired news director, Melissa Neeley, and now added additional air staff. The Monticello Media stations are NewsTalk 1260 WCHV, Country 99.7 WCYK, Hot 101.9 WHTE, SportsRadio 1400 WKAV, generations 102.3 & 94.1, and Tom @ 107.5 WWTJ. Monticello Media is a locally-based private company with no other holdings outside Charlottesville.
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Monticello Media has announced the hiring of Melissa Neeley as News Director of their Charlottesville radio operation. Neeley is a native of Dayton, Ohio where she was recently a news anchor and reporter for WHIO-AM/FM. She also held the additional position of producer for WHKO-FM and WZLR-FM. Neeley earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.In addition to her other duties, Neeley will serve as the morning news anchor during the Joe Thomas morning show on NewsTalk 1260 AM WCHV. “I am exceptionally pleased and proud of the investment Monticello Media has been making and continues to make to serve the Charlottesville market. It was sad to witness the discontinuation of the live local morning show on WCHV and the local news department under previous ownership,” said Operations Manager Vinnie Kice. “Now, when we combine our own news operation with the partnership we have with NBC29, central Virginia’s leading news operation, area listeners are going to benefit from top-notch local news coverage.” In addition to being anxious to be a part of the all that Monticello Media is doing in Charlottesville Neeley says she's excited to live here because her Irish ancestors settled in this area during the colonial period. "I can't wait to get to know Charlottesville and make it my home" said Neeley. "I want to lead the best radio news team that will keep Charlottesville informed with the latest, breaking news." When the agreement to purchase the six Charlottesville Clear Channel stations was announced in July, Monticello Media vowed that they are committed to investing in the Charlottesville market and to providing the best possible service. Since closing on the purchase of the stations less than six weeks ago Monticello Media has launched two new FM stations; Tom@107.5, Generations 102.3 & 94.1, added the a live, local morning show featuring Joe Thomas to NewsTalk 1260 AM WCHV and hired a news director. “Those are just the noticeable investments,” said Monticello Media Vice President/General Manager Dennis Mockler. In addition to the three stations listed above, Monticello Media stations include Country 99.7 WCYK, Hot 101.9 WHTE, and SportsRadio 1400 WKAV. Monticello Media is a locally-based private company with no other holdings outside Charlottesville.
106.9 The Fox conducts 11th Annual Mayflower Marathon, Fox Personalities broadcast over 56 hours to benefit area Foodbanks | Monday, November 12, 2007(Chesapeake, VA) Hunger and food security are impacting the lives of more Hampton Roads residents. The number of people served by local food banks increased 30% this past year. More than one-third of those recipients were children. Changes in the economy force many families to make difficult choices. This winter home heating prices are expected to jump 10%. Oil prices have surpassed $90 a barrel. Food prices have increased by a half a percentage point in September alone. The Foodbanks depend on community support to fulfill their mission. In 1997, radio station 106.9 The Fox, WAFX, created a Thanksgiving food drive that has become the largest food drive in the Southeast. The 11th Annual Fox Mayflower Marathon begins at 5am Friday, November 16th and continues until 3pm Sunday, November 18th. Fox personalities will broadcast on location and volunteers will collect donations of food and money on both sides of the water: • Pembroke Mall on Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia BeachThe Fox Mayflower Marathon benefits the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula. “I don’t know what we’d do without their food drive every year,” says Marianne Smith, Development Director with the Southeastern Virginia Foodbank, “We served more than 200,000 on the Southside alone, and the need this year is greater than ever.”
| Saturday, November 10, 2007Norfolk, VA – Chris Wolf has been named Regional Director of Programming and Creative Services for WGNT-TV in Norfolk , Virginia , WTOG-TV in Tampa , Florida and WUPA-TV in Atlanta , Georgia . All three stations are affiliates of The CW Network and are owned by CBS Television Stations. The announcement was made by Steven Soldinger, Vice President and General Manager of the stations, to whom Wolf reports. Wolf, who has served as Creative Services and Program Director at WGNT-TV since January 2006, will maintain his current responsibilities in Norfolk and will also support both functions at the stations in Tampa and Atlanta. He joined WGNT-TV from Philadelphia , where he served as Creative Services Director for CBS-owned KYW-TV. He also spent 8 years as Vice President of Programming and Creative Services for WTXF-TV, the Fox-owned station in Philadelphia . His career also includes stops in Dallas and Orlando, where achievements include managing top-rated stations for both the Fox and WB networks, and working on national promotion and marketing campaigns for television shows including “Seinfeld,” “Frasier” and “Married with Children.” Soldinger stated: “We are very pleased to recognize the contributions that Chris has made since joining us in Norfolk and look forward to having him utilize his extensive experience in program production, acquisition, scheduling and marketing in his new, expanded role.”
| Friday, November 9, 2007 The 2007-2008 Old Dominion University basketball games commence a new radio era in Hampton Roads... For the first time ever, all of the ODU basketball games can be heard on Star 94.1 FM. The first regular season broadcast will be this Saturday with the ODU Lady Monarchs hosting Middle Tennessee State at the Ted, with airtime at 6:45 pm.Star 94.1 FM (WXEZ) is owned by Max Media....ESPN Radio 1310 has carried the ODU women's games for the past 16 years and the ODU men games for the past 14 seasons...."ODU has wanted to be on a powerful FM station for sometime," noted Tony Mercurio, Program Director of ESPN Radio 1310, which still will produce the games on Star 94.1...However, ESPN Radio 1310 will still be involved in ODU basketball by carrying the ODU men and women coaches shows ... "This is the first of a five-year deal to carry play-by-play of ODU basketball on Star 94.1," said Mercurio. "It will also be the first year of Ted Alexander calling the ODU Monarch games while I will be handling the ODU Lady Monarch games for the 17th straight season."
24 BASKETBALL GAMES TO BE TELEVISED | Thursday, November 8, 2007 NORFOLK - The audience for Old Dominion University Monarch and Lady Monarch basketball games will stretch from coast to coast, with a record 24 games televised this season.The package is highlighted by five national broadcasts of Monarch games on the ESPN network, an 11-game schedule on Comcast Sportsnet and CN8 regional cable of conference and non-conference games, and the announcement of a local package with WSKY TV 4, which will produce seven men’s and women’s games. “This television package provides tremendous exposure for our basketball programs, the University and our league,” says athletic director Jim Jarrett. “We are grateful for our partnership with Comcast and the local support from WSKY TV 4 this season, which is important in promoting our programs in Hampton Roads.” In addition to the above schedule, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) will televise the Monarchs home game with Georgetown on Nov. 28. Seven Lady Monarch games will be aired, beginning on Nov.23 with a Comcast Sportsnet broadcast with nationally ranked Connecticut from the Virgin Islands. The ESPN network games include the Monarchs contests from the Las Vegas tournament against North Carolina and either BYU or Louisville, home games with Drexel on Feb. 14 and the Bracketbuster contest on Feb. 23 and at VCU on Feb. 16. The first WSKY broadcast will be Nov. 16 when the Monarchs entertain Toledo. The Channel 4 Hampton Roads package includes men’s games at Richmond on Dec. 19, at Delaware on Jan. 12 and at JMU on Feb. 20, and Lady Monarch games with Penn State on Nov. 29, James Madison on Jan. 13 and William and Mary on Feb. 10. John Castleberry will provide the play by play on all the WSKY games. WSKY-TV is excited about the opportunity to produce and broadcast the upcoming series of ODU basketball games, and we look forward to building this relationship in the future. These games are a perfect fit for our plans to grow the station’s local programming presence in Hampton Roads,” says general manager Glenn Holterhaus. All Old Dominion University home basketball games are video-streamed on the web at www.odusports.com, and available at a monthly subscription fee, which also includes post-game press conference coverage, practice footage and personal interviews with players and coaches.
THAT IS… ANGUZ BLACK! | Monday, November 5, 2007Clear Channel Urban "103Jamz" WOWI/102.9 Norfolk and The Boodah Brothers Morning Show are happy to announce the newest member of the morning show, Comedian, ANGUZ BLACK. Performing stand up comedy since 2001, Anguz has worked with a long list of high profile comedians such as Sheryl Underwood, Rickey Smiley, Katt Williams, Mark Curry, Bruce Bruce and many more. Anguz performs live at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Virginia Beach every Wednesday for the popular Apollo Night. Please continue to join us every morning for the Boodah Brothers Morning Show featuring Brain Busters, the Inside Down Low, Name that Joint, Brain Busters-The Remix and Spill Your Guts, plus be prepared for more laughs during your morning commute!
| Friday, November 2, 2007In today’s disposable world the great music still lives on…the music that transcends all generations and it’s that music that is generations 102.3 & 94.1.Generations is a fresh look at “era based” programming incorporating the best music of the 70’s along with “evergreen” songs from the 60’s and compatible songs from the 80’s. The new generations 102.3 & 94.1 can be heard on 102.3 FM and 94.1 FM. “Once again we didn’t allow ourselves to be confined by the rigid standard industry formats. We didn’t ask area listeners what existing radio formats they wanted, we asked them what music they wanted to hear and what music they wanted to hear together. Our focus continues to be on what the audience wants to hear, not what fits neatly into a pre-defined, pre-determined, pre-packaged industry defined format,” said Monticello Media Vice President/General Manager Dennis Mockler. generations 102.3 & 94.1 listeners will hear the Eagles, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Doobie Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Journey, Beatles, Chicago and the Rolling Stones along with some Carole King, 10cc, Raspberries, Spinners, and Moody Blues. “Although there have been, and probably still are, radio programmers saying you can’t play all those artists together, we disagree. We’d rather follow the direction of our listeners than people who have been doing the same things over and over for years,” said Operations Manager and Program Director Vinnie Kice. “Plus, we were playing these artists together when our listeners first heard them and when many of us began our radio careers. They sounded great then and they still sound great today!” To celebrate the launch the new generations 102.3 & 94.1 will be giving away tickets to the Police concert at the John Paul Jones Arena hourly Monday, November 5 from 6:00am-6:00pm. generations 102.3 & 94.1 is streaming on the internet at www.generations1023.com. Recent market-specific research by Monticello Media and national research by the National Association of Broadcasters and Radio Advertising Bureau indicates that today’s audience wants more diversity in music formats and less “corporate” radio. Monticello Media is a private, Charlottesville-based company that closed on the purchase of the six Charlottesville Clear Channel radio stations on October 4, 2007. They do not own any other radio stations in any other markets. In the month since the closing, Monticello Media has introduced the new generations 102.3 & 94.1, the new Tom @ 107.5 and added a live, local morning show to NewsTalk 1260AM WCHV. The other Monticello Media stations include Country 99.7/WCYK, Hot 101.9/WHTE and SportsRadio 1400 WKAV.
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007Tony Mercurio, Program Director of ESPN Radio 1310, announced that the NFL "battle of the unbeatens" between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts will be carried on WXEZ 94.1FM. ESPN Radio 1310 carries the NFL package, but due to a conflict, this Sunday's game will be moved."We have an Admirals hockey game this Sunday on ESPN Radio 1310," noted Mercurio. "Therefore, we at Max Media decided to move this very important regular season game to one of our sister stations Star 94.1FM at 4 p.m." This won't be the first time that 94.1FM has carried sports. Last year an important ODU women's game at JMU was carried on 94.1 FM due to an ODU men's game at the same time on ESPN Radio 1310, plus a month ago a Major League Baseball Playoff was switched to 94.1FM because of an Admirals game on ESPN Radio 1310. "Plus 94.1FM is the new home for ODU men and women's basketball play-by-play starting this season,"noted Mercurio..."This season is the first of five years of ODU basketball that will be carried on 94.1FM."
The Talk of the Town Media Group Gets the Town Talking | Saturday, October 27, 2007Norfolk , Va. – If a tree falls and no one hears it, does it make a sound? This age-old metaphor sums up the frustration most small businesses experience when trying to stand apart from its competitors. In today's fast paced and fickle economic climate creativity and out of the box thinking is the only way to go. Why suffer in silence? The Talk of the Town Media Group was created with you in mind! Formed by long-time radio personality Dion ""Showtime"" Chavis AKA "Mr. Talk of the Town," (WNRJ and WWHV FM), The Talk of the Town Media Group was created to help small businesses get big results. Offering services in marketing, public relations, event planning and media placement, The Talk of the Town Media Group is a boutique marketing and public relations firm that specializes in the areas of fashion, arts and entertainment. Current clients include entertainers, pro athletes and clothing designers. The Talk of the Town Media Group is dedicated to providing a hands-on approach to all of its clients and focuses on creating customized campaigns to help clients reach their target audience and thus build their brand. With nearly ten years of experience in marketing and communications, Showtime is an expert in his field. His past campaigns include work with Big Easy Promotions, Soul Provider Management, DID Entertainment, Atlantic Records recording artist Governor, and the Norfolk chapter of The Coalition of Young Black Professionals. Showtime is a former radio personality and Promotions Director for Sinclair Communications and On Top Communications, respectively. For tips on how to help your company to stand out in the crowd and other marketing solutions send an email to The Talk of the Town Media Group at Thetottmedia@gmail.com or contact Showtime directly at 757-927-2773.
| Friday, October 26, 2007  Congressman Eric Cantor (R-7th District) will be visiting the studios of American Family Radio's 89.7 WAUQ-FM and 88.1 The "Love" Station (WRIH-FM) to discuss the relevence of voting and how we can hold our candidates accountable. He will also discuss qualities to look for in a candidate and stress the importance of getting out the vote. The interview will be aired appropriately on Monday, November 5 at 5:30 PM. Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, 2007.Congressman Cantor is a fourth-term congressman representing the 7th District of Virginia. He recently won re-election to Congress in November of 2006. He also serves as Chief Deputy Whip, the highest appointed position in the House Of Representatives. American Family Radio has almost 200 radio stations throughout America and is an affiliate of The American Family Association. AFR was established to promote, enhance and inform Americans of issues that affect the family. 89.7 WAUQ-FM and 88.1 The "Love" Station (WRIH-FM) are located at 6000 Wilkinson Road in Richmond.
| Thursday, October 18, 2007Birach Broadcasting of Southfield, Michigan won the Tuesday bankruptcy auction for the licenses and assets of Virginia Beach, Virginia AM Radio Stations WVAB-1550 & WBVA-1450 with a competitive bid of $345,000 cash. U. S. Bankruptcy Court Judge David Adams in Norfolk, Virginia approved the sale to Birach Broadcasting Corporation, subject to authorization of the Federal Communications Commission. The principal owner of Birach Broadcasting is Sima Birach. The company owns a number of radio stations across the country. Bankruptcy Trustee R. Clinton Stackhouse, Jr. of Norfolk conducted the auction which began with a bid for $275,000 by TL Communications, Inc., represented by Terry Suggs, also known as Terry Love. The Media Broker for the sale is Ray H. Rosenblum of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [Phone: 412-362-6311.] Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation is currently operating WVAB/WBVA under a temporary Local Marketing Agreement with the Trustee. Chesapeake-Portsmouth owns WPMH(AM-670) Claremont, WLES(AM-580) Lawrenceville, and WTJZ(AM-1270) Newport News, Virginia.
| Sunday, October 14, 2007 Monday morning, October 15th, at 5:00 a.m. Monticello Media will launch a new live, local morning show on NewsTalk 1260 AM WCHV featuring Joe Thomas. The show will feature local news, sports, weather and traffic as well as interviews and conversations about the issues and events important to residents of the greater Charlottesville and Albemarle County area.“We said from the very beginning that we are committed to serving the Charlottesville market. This is just another indication of that commitment,” said Monticello Media VP/GM Dennis Mockler. Thomas’s twenty-year broadcasting career has taken him from his birthplace in New York City to Philadelphia, PA; Buffalo, NY; and Wilmington, DE. He has a track record of developing a large, loyal following as witnessed by consistently high audience ratings. “I’ve never set out to do anything more than present a show that has a positive, invigorating and informational effect on each listener’s day. Once I felt that we were successfully accomplishing that on a consistent basis, the ratings were just ‘sauce for the goose’ as it were,” said Thomas. Thomas has long been an advocate for citizens’ activism, smaller, more responsive government, and more emphasis on local and regional authority. “I believe that ‘We the People’ is the greatest phrase man has penned in regard to governance,” Thomas says. “However, that puts a great burden on us, and that is going to be a core philosophy of the show. What can ‘We, the People,’ do to make things work?” When asked if there was a particular political agenda or ideology that his show would promote, Thomas replied: “First, I’ve never seen the sense in telling half of a population not to listen for any reason. Second, the exchange of differing views makes for a more interesting conversation. And third, I feel that it is more important to discuss what is right and wrong, socially, rather than what is right and left, ideologically.” Thomas, a married father of three, summed up what Charlottesville will be waking up to weekday mornings: “This is a great place to live and work. That’s why our population is growing as fast as it has been. We will have a big table and everyone is welcome to it. And whether we agree or not, the goal will always be to keep the community great and growing.” When the agreement to purchase the six Charlottesville Clear Channel stations was announced in July, Monticello Media vowed that they are committed to investing in the Charlottesville market and to providing the best possible service. In the eleven days since the purchase closed, they have introduced a new station, Tom@107.5, and launched a new local morning show on NewsTalk 1260 AM WCHV. The other Monticello Media stations are Country 99.7 WCYK, Hot 101.9 WHTE, SuperHits 102.3 WSUH, and SportsRadio 1400 WKAV. Monticello Media is a locally-based private company with no other holdings outside Charlottesville.
| Friday, October 12, 2007October 8, 2007 – Portsmouth, VA: WAVY-TV announces that the 2008 Jefferson Award recipients will be honored at a luncheon on October 26, 2007 at the Chesapeake Conference Center. The Jefferson Awards give honor and recognition to the committed volunteers who serve the Hampton Roads’ community. The Jefferson Awards are given on two levels: national and local. National award recipients represent a "Who's Who" of outstanding Americans. On the local level, Jefferson Awards recipients are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward. These recipients go on to compete on the national level. The 2008 Jefferson Awards recipients are: Townes Alltop - volunteered over 600 hours at Operation Smile Fredda Bryan - member of Sisters Network and ACS Speaker’s Bureau, volunteers for Minority Health Coalition of South Hampton Roads, Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation, Reach for Recovery, Portsmouth Cancer Task Force, and Susan G. Komen Foundation. Leroy Crosby - volunteer-chairman and member of the Board of Directors for the Y.H. Thomas Community Center, and the Y.H. Thomas Athletic Association. Julie Cunningham - volunteers for the Virginia Foodbank. Lauren DiRenzo - active member and volunteers for Church of St. Therese, Suffolk Youth Athletic Association, and Girl Scouts. Larry Grossman & Larry Sawyer - volunteers for the H.E.R. Shelter. Carol Jarvis - volunteers for the Norfolk Department of Human Services S.T.O.P task force, and the Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital’s Foundation. Daniel Key - volunteers for READ Adopt-a-Grandparent Program, Habitat for Humanity Restore, and Community Service Leaders. Jordan Mellington - volunteers for the March of Dimes. Jennifer Smith - volunteers for the American Heart Association, Girls, Inc, United Way of South Hampton Roads, and Bon Secours Maryview Foundation. WAVY-TV has been the exclusive media partner for the Jefferson Awards since 1989. Farm Fresh, Jackson Hewitt, and Langley Federal Credit Union are glad to join WAVY-TV as Partners on Your Side for this annual initiative.
| Friday, October 12, 2007Friday evening, October 12, 2007 at 5:00pm Tom@107.5 moved into Charlottesville. Tom is a new radio station at 107.5 FM that is unlike anything available in the Charlottesville market because Tom plays Anything. Anytime.Traditionally music radio stations have limited themselves to playing one particular genre of music such as country, classic rock, oldies, etc. playing the same songs over, and over, and over… Tom is anything but traditional. Tom may play a U2 song followed by the Bee Gees then Matchbox 20, Lou Rawls, Def Leppard, Madonna, Nickleback then Earth, Wind and Fire. “It’s find of funny that after receiving the results of our market research I attended the National Association of Broadcasters convention at the end of September where the NAB released the results of extensive research they did on the radio industry,” said Monticello Media VP/GM Dennis Mockler. “The research was very, very positive about the value and importance of radio in people’s lives but like everything, it showed that there are some things we need to work on as an industry. One of those key things is that people feel that the ‘corporatization’ of radio has resulted in a lack of variety and diversity in formats. They feel tight corporate playlists has had a negative impact on radio. I had to chuckle because we already knew that and because I knew there is no station around that is even close to playing the variety and diversity of music Tom does and because Monticello Media is as far as you can get from corporate radio.” I’ve been in Charlottesville radio longer than I can remember and I know Charlottesville is going to love Tom,” said Monticello Media Operations Manager, Vinnie Kice. “Tom plays a lot of ‘oh, wow’ songs, you know, the ones that make you say, ‘oh, wow, that’s a great song that I haven’t heard in ages’,” Kice said. Tom’s home on the internet can be found at www.1075Tom.com. Although the site is in the initial creative stages you also stream Tom @ 107.5 at the website. Tom @ 107.5 has applied to the FCC to have the station’s call letters changed to WWTJ. Tom @ 107.5 is part of the Monticello Media family. The little private, locally-based guys who only have radio stations in the Charlottesville market. Tom wouldn’t get along well in a big corporate structure. Monticello Media LLC finalized its purchase of the six stations in the Charlottesville market that had been owned by Clear Channel Communications on October 4, 2007. In addition to Tom @ 107.5 Monticello Media stations include Country 99.7 WCYK, Hot 101.9 WHTE, SuperHits 102.3 WSUH, NewsTalk 1260 AM WCHV and SportsRadio 1400 WKAV.
| Thursday, October 11, 2007Raleigh, NC (October 10, 2007) In what’s believed to be a first for the broadcasting industry, radio listeners across the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan region will help decide which Christmas tunes they’ll hear on leading stations this holiday season. The Triangle’s first Carolina Christmas Music Survey takes place on Thursday, October 11th, at 10:00AM, live on Y-102.9 (WWMY-FM) and 102.3 (WWNF-FM). Short snippets of close to 250 Christmas songs will be played on the air. Listeners will simultaneously rank each song on a scale of 1 (Dislike a Lot) to 5 (Like a Lot) on-line at www.carolinachristmasmusic.com. Station programmers will then tabulate all scores and use the data to select which holiday titles play a lot, a little or not all on co-owned Curtis Media Stations. Y-102.9 Program Director Chris Roth says he’s eager for the input. “Each year we dust off the same Christmas songs and play the ones we think the market wants to hear,” he said. “The question then becomes how often do you play ‘Santa Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ between Thanksgiving and Christmas?” Roth hopes the scores gleaned from this survey will help him properly schedule the holiday music Triangle listeners most want to hear. “Music tastes differ from region to region,” he explained, “and it’s my job to create a music blend that’s uniquely about this area, regardless of the season.” Curtis Media President Phil Zachary notes it’s standard practice to research music played on the company’s radio stations but that this survey is different. “Typically, we gather a core group of listeners at a central location and play songs for them in a private setting,” he said. “But with the Carolina Christmas Music Survey, we’ll actually test the songs live on the radio. It’s a little daring, but I think our audience will have fun with it.” Listeners who can’t participate Thursday morning should note the survey will be re-broadcast that night at 7:00PM. Curtis Media Group (CMG) is North Carolina’s largest independent radio broadcaster with nineteen radio stations reaching more than one-million weekly listeners in The Triangle, The Triad and Eastern North Carolina. In addition, CMG operates the Triangle Traffic Network, Southern Farm Network, TriangleHelpWanted.com, TriangleTrader.com, Cupid.com and State Government Radio. For More Information:
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007Bankruptcy Trustee R. Clinton Stackhouse, Jr. has applied to the U. S. Bankruptcy Court in Norfolk, Virginia for approval to sell the licenses and assets of Virginia Beach AM Radio Stations WVAB-1550 and WBVA-1450 to TL Communications, Inc. for $275,000. TL Communications is represented by Terry Suggs, also known as Terry Love. Mr. Stackhouse’s petition to the court asks for a possible auction for any qualified parties which want to raise the selling price for the stations beyond the offer of $275,000 proposed by TL Communications. The sale is subject to the approval of both the court and the Federal Communications Commission. The court hearing and possible auction will take place at 11 am, Tuesday, October 16th in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court in Norfolk, VA. The Media Broker for the sale is Ray H. Rosenblum of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation is currently operating WVAB/WBVA under a temporary Local Marketing Agreement with the Trustee. Chesapeake-Portsmouth owns WPMH(AM-670) Claremont, WLES(AM-580) Lawrenceville, and WTJZ(AM-1270) Newport News. Earlier this year Chesapeake-Portsmouth withdrew its offer to buy WVAB/WBVA for $775,000. Bankruptcy Trustee Stackhouse stated that new potential buyers should contact Mr. Rosenblum, the court-authorized media broker, at 412-362-6311.
| Thursday, October 4, 2007Monticello Media closed today on the purchase of six Charlottesville radio stations from Clear Channel Communications.The stations include: WCYK-FM, 99.7, Country, WCJZ-FM, 107.5, Adult Contemporary, WSUH-FM 94.1 and 102.3, Classic Hits, WHTE-FM,101.9, Contemporary Hit Radio/Top 40, WCHV-AM, 1260 News/Talk, and WKAV-AM, 1400, Sports. "We are really excited about not only the great opportunity we have, but the reception we've received from the community," said Vice President/General Manager Dennis Mockler. "It is energizing to be operating as a private, independent company with no other interests beyond these six stations. All of our energies and attention are focused on serving the Charlottesville area in the best way possible. We're building a great team that is dedicated to doing just that." New owner George Reed added, “We inherited a fabulous group of people. Dennis and our team have exciting plans for the stations, and we are thrilled to close this purchase and bring local radio back to Charlottesville.”
| Friday, September 28, 2007GideonTV Network is broadcasting Christian messages worldwide via the internet on users’ PC’s, mobile devices, and Internet-enabled Television sets. Based in Hampton, VA, GideonTV is committed to spreading the Gospel through the new media-incorporating web 2.0 structural design. You can watch GideonTV anytime from anywhere in the world by logging onto the website at www.GideonTV.com. With non-stop programming 24 hours a day everyday along with a dedicated staff, viewers can submit prayer requests, chat with other members, sign up to receive updates via their mobile phones, and upload videos at any given time. Founder of GideonTV Network, David Lomosi, states, “It is estimated that 422 million people will have access to broadband internet service worldwide by 2010; we are positioned to capture this audience as they emerge. GideonTV programming will inspire and empower viewers spiritually. In addition, it is the platform to represent and give voice to the unheard preacher without the costly fee paid to established TV networks.” GideonTV will incorporate other web 2.0 methodologies as the digital media evolves. These tools will help both small and large ministries reach a wider audience and especially capture Generation Xer’s with the hope of winning souls to Christ. As IPTV develops, you will be able to watch GideonTV in the comfort of your own living room with the click of your remote. GideonTV Network is based in Hampton, VA and was launched on July 24 2007. For more information about GideonTV, visit www.gideontv.com. Press Contact: Danielle M. Lomosi Tel: 757-328-0636 Email: press@gideontv.com
| Friday, September 21, 2007 WCAV CBS19 in Charlottesville is pleased to announce the official launch of “CBS19 News Weather Now,” Charlottesville’s first 24-hour Digital Weather Channel. CBS19 News Weather Now has been on the air since the beginning of September on Digital Channel 19.2. Currently it is available over-the-air digitally, but will be made available to Comcast Digital Cable Customers in late October on Channel 209.CBS19 News Weather Now is powered by CBS19’s Team of four Meteorologists who can be seen throughout the week on CBS19 News and Sister Stations ABC16 and WAHU FOX27. In addition, one of the most recognizable names in weather forecasting, Accuweather, will be providing some national content early on to help round out each hour. CBS19 News Weather Now also includes local news updates at 19 after and 19 before each hour, and a local weather forecast every 10 minutes, beginning at 2 minutes after every hour. In addition to CBS19 News Weather Now, WCAV has a local Desktop Weather Application called Desktop Alert, and provides radar, satellite imagery and weather forecasts for mobile web users via its CBS19togo.com mobile web site.
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 Free to get a better job. Free to work. Free to be you at the Inaugural CW27.com Career Watch Expo presented by CW 27, WGNT-TV and the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc. Join us on Friday, September 28, 2007 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Chesapeake Conference Center, 900 Greenbrier Circle, Chesapeake, Virginia. This is a great opportunity to meet some of the top employers from the Greater Hampton Roads area. Additional features include on-the-spot interviews and a special career training workshop, “How to Market Yourself” which will be presented by the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc.“CW 27 is more than just a television station,” said CW 27 Vice President and General Manager Steve Soldinger. “We’re a community partner and we’re here to present our viewers the best opportunities available in Hampton Roads.” Participating employers at the CW27.com Career Watch Expo are Army National Guard, Brinks Home Security, Chartway Federal Credit Union, City of Chesapeake, Electronics Systems, Everest Institute, H&R Block, Boddie-Noell/Hardee’s, Harris Teeter, HSBC, Geico, Military Sealift Command, Newport News Police, Norfolk Community Services Board, Norfolk Waterside Marriott, ODU Career Switcher Program, Priority Automotive, Portfolio Recovery Associates, Portsmouth City Schools, Resource Bank, Sysco Hampton Roads, Teletech, Tidewater Tech, US Marines, Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc., Virginia Beach City Schools, Virginia Troops To Teachers, Virginia State Police, West Corp and CW 27, WGNT-TV. The CW27.com Career Watch Expo is free and open to the public and has free parking. For more information, call Ambler Hatchett at (757) 398-3155 or visit CW27.com. CW 27, WGNT-TV is a part of the CBS Corp. Television Stations Group and currently reigns as one of the highest rated CW affiliates in the country. CW 27 is a dominant television force in Hampton Roads, leading our market with top-rated entertainment like Dr. Phil, Judge Judy, WWE Smackdown!, America’s Next Top Model and Judge Joe Brown.
| Thursday, September 13, 2007There will be a huge party this Saturday, September 15, 2007, as the “Tony Mercurio Show” celebrates its 21st anniversary on ESPN Radio 1310. (WGH-AM). Public is invited to attend. The party will be at Dominion Floor Covering, 1911 George Washington Memorial Highway, Yorktown, from noon-3 p.m. The “Tony Mercurio Show” began on September 15, 1986, at the old WGH-AM 1310 studios in Todd’s Center in Hampton. Mercurio’s show has lasted thru three different buildings, six general managers and seven different ownerships. “It hasn’t always been easy, but we have certainly made it,” noted Mercurio. “Several media outlets said that we couldn’t make it, nobody can do a weeknight sportstalk show in this area…They obviously were wrong..We made it big. There will be plenty of food this Saturday…There will be a pig roast, plus food from Pizza Hut, Schooner’s Grill and Cold Stone Creamery of Suffolk….Plenty of prizes will be given away as well during the anniversary party…Plus, Tony will be broadcasting “live” this Saturday, from noon-3 p.m. “The success of the show is attributed to the great sports fans of Hampton Roads, the number advertisers that have made the show a reality for all these years and to the people who have helped work with me on the “Tony Mercurio Show”. My staff is sensational. We proved that this area can support a weeknight sportstalk show, with the proper people in charge." The “Tony Mercurio Show” is heard weekdays from 3-7 p.m. on ESPN Radio 1310.
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Kilmarnock, VA. - Two Rivers Communications, Inc. announced the appointment of Chris Coleman as Operations Manager of its radio properties WIGO-FM and BAY-FM (WKWI). Prior to joining Two Rivers, Coleman was with Millennium Radio Group in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he was assistant program director and afternoon personality for 9 years. “Chris shares our belief that local radio can make a measurable difference through its involvement in our communities,” said Charlie Lassiter, General Manager of WIGO and BAY FM. “His consistently high ratings – the highest in his former station’s history, have proven this out”. Coleman will host the morning show on 104.9 WIGO Country. Coleman’s appointment coincides with WIGO-FM’s increase in power and signal coverage, which now serves Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. For more information contact: Charlie Lassiter (804) 435-1414.
Starts Football Call-In Show Wednesday on ESPN 1310 Radio | Thursday, September 6, 2007 NORFOLK - Ted Alexander, news and sports reporter for WTKR New Channel 3, and Tony Mercurio, the sports director at ESPN Radio 1310, will lead the radio announcer teams for Old Dominion University men’s and women’s basketball game broadcasts, respectively, on 94.1 FM and coaches shows on ESPN Radio 1310, as announced today by the ODU athletic department.In addition, the ODU Football Update show, featuring head coach Bobby Wilder, will begin airing on ESPN Radio1310 for 10 weeks, starting Wednesday, Sept. 12 from 6-7 p.m. The call-in show will be anchored by Mercurio and include discussions on ODU’s emerging football program as well as CAA football and the national college football scene. “We are delighted that Ted has joined our radio team,” says athletic director Jim Jarrett. “He will bring a wealth of local experience and knowledge of our program to the broadcasts that I know our fans will enjoy.” Alexander served as sports director at WTKR News Channel 3 from 1998-2000, and 2001-2005. After a stint as morning host at WWDE Radio, he returned to News Channel 3 in April. He will continue his television reporting in addition to broadcasting the ODU games and coaches shows. He will be joined by long-time color analysts Billy Mann, former ODU basketball great, and Rick Kiefner on the game broadcasts. This is a dream come true, “Alexander said. “I’ve followed ODU basketball for years and to be part of the broadcast team is incredible. I appreciate the opportunity from ODU and the flexibility with my schedule from the new management team at News Channel 3 to do the games and shows.” The men’s basketball show, featuring head coach Blaine Taylor, will air on ESPN Radio 1310 Mondays from 6-7 p.m., beginning Nov. 12. Mercurio will begin his 17th year as the voice of the Lady Monarchs basketball program. A 13-time Virginia Sportscaster of the Year, he will also anchor the women’s basketball coaches show, featuring head coach Wendy Larry, on Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m, beginning Nov. 13. He will be joined by color analyst Susan Montgomery, a former Lady Monarch assistant coach, on the game broadcasts. "We (Max Media) are thrilled to have Ted Alexander as the play-by-play announcer for ODU Men," noted Mercurio. "This starts a new era for ODU, with Ted starting his first year on a new station, 94.1 FM...Ted is well known in the area and should be a major asset for the Monarchs broadcasts." "I am excited to be returning for my 17th year of calling the ODU Lady Monarch basketball games”, adds Mercurio. “Ironically, it has been 16 years of doing the games and 16 CAA tournament championships and it is my hope that my 17th year will again result in another CAA women's basketball championship. I look forward to working with Coach Susan Montgomery again on the broadcasts this season on 94.1 FM."
Agreement with Bonneville Communications Brings the Nation’s Capital Back into the No Spin Zone | Tuesday, September 4, 2007New York, NY – September 4, 2007 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) announced today an agreement with Bonneville Communications for The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly to air in Washington DC and surrounding areas. Beginning Thursday, September 20th, The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly will air on WWWT Monday-Friday 1pm-3pm ET. WWWT can be heard on 1500AM, 820AM and 107.7FM. Since the show’s record-breaking launch on May 8, 2002 on 205 radio stations nationwide, the affiliation list for The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly has grown to more than 400 stations. Other top market stations airing The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly include: WOR-AM New York, KABC-AM Los Angeles, WPHT-AM Philadelphia, KNEW-AM San Francisco, WTKK-FM Boston, KLIF-AM Dallas and WALR-AM Atlanta. "3WT is dedicated to offering the Washington area one place they can get informed opinions from more than one perspective,” said Greg Tatum, Program Director for WWWT-AM. “Bill's reputation for fearlessly expressing his opinions and cutting through the spin is an excellent fit." “We are excited about O’Reilly’s triumphant return to the Nation’s capitol," said Dennis Green, Executive Vice President of Westwood One’s Affiliate Sales and Operations. “This is especially significant as we enter an important election year in 2008, when O’Reilly’s insightful brand of talk radio is never more relevant and resonant with listeners.” Bill O’Reilly is the host of FOX News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor, which is the most-watched cable news program in the United States. In 1996, O’Reilly joined FOX News Channel and began hosting his nightly news analysis program, interviewing top newsmakers, including exclusive interviews with President Bush and other major national and world figures. The Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly focuses on the events and people making headlines, giving listeners nationwide a chance to sound off.
| Tuesday, September 4, 2007 Virginia Beach, VA – 97-3 the Eagle (WGH-FM) has been nominated by the Country Music Association as Large Market Radio Station of the Year. The CMA nominees were announced today (August 30, 2007) on WVEC-TV from New York on “Good Morning America” and on CMT during a special “CMT Insider.”Other nominees in the category include: KNCI/Sacramento, California, WMIL/Milwaukee, Wisconsin, WSM-FM/Nashville, Tennessee, and WTQR/Greensboro, North Carolina. WGH-FM Program Director John Shomby added "What an honor for 97-3 The Eagle. I am proud to be a part of one of the best radio staff's in the entire industry. Most of all, the Eagle has the best and most loyal listeners anywhere. We'd be nowhere without them." The 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards will be handed out on Wednesday, November 7 live from Nashville, Tennessee on ABC (WVEC, Channel 13).
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007  August 29, 2007—Portsmouth, VA: The WAVY-TV and FOX-43 family announce that they have partnered with the Citizen’s Committee to Protect the Elderly and has participated in parent company LIN Television’s national Day of Caring.LIN TV's Day of Caring is a day when employees from 30 television stations in 18 markets will take a break from day-to-day operations and help make a difference in the community. Employees of WAVY and WVBT volunteered at Hill’s Home, an assisted living facility in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. Founded 51 years ago, Hill’s Home houses 43 residents, both elderly and youth, with mental and health needs. “For over 50 years, Hill’s Home has been providing assistance to needy members of our community and WAVY TV 10 and FOX 43 were pleased to provide additional assistance in this year's Day of Caring,” said Doug Davis, President and General Manager of WAVY-TV and FOX-43. Staff members cleaned windows, paint, landscape, stain furniture, and provided entertainment to residents with games, puzzles, and gift bags, led by Citizen’s Committee representatives. Lowe’s provided the materials for this Protect the Elderly initiative.
| Monday, August 13, 2007 August 13, 2007 -- The Association for Women in Communications has announced that the news staff of WFLS-FM is the recipient of this year’s National Clarion Award for Radio Newscast. This is the second year the station has won the prestigious award in this category having also won it in 2006.The award winning newscast was broadcast February 20, 2006 and featured stories from the news staff. The Clarion Awards is a renowned competition and highly sought after by both men and women. The Clarion Awards are named for the medieval trumpet known for its clarity and symbolize excellence in clear, concise, communications. The awards annually recognize excellence in the communications fields. Started in 1972, the Clarion program honors excellence in 149 categories across all communications disciplines, including advertising & marketing, audiovisual productions, books & CDs, brochures, custom & special publications, education, film, fund development, magazines, major news events, newsletters, newspapers, online media, photography, graphics & design communications, public relations, radio and television. The awards will be presented October 5 in Orlando, Florida.
| Saturday, August 11, 2007Portsmouth, August 10, 2007: WAVY TV 10 and WVBT FOX-43 are pleased to announce even further ratings growth in the just completed July 2007 Nielsen rating period. This comes on the heels of record-setting ratings in May’s Nielsen survey just two months ago.WAVY is in its 15th year being number one in morning news and WAVY News 10 Today at 6:00AM grew 24% over July 2006. The Today Show with Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira also posted year-to-year growth of 43%. At the dinner hour, WAVY was the only local television station to grow its ratings in every newscast, with sizable 30% growth at 5:30 and 6:00PM. WAVY News 10 at 11:00PM has won 88 of the last 91 ratings periods claiming dominance for 13 years straight. Yet another milestone was achieved as sister station FOX 43 News at 10:00PM achieved one of its highest ratings in history with 38% growth over the past year. In addition, the FOX 43 SportsWrap at 10:45 remains the only nightly local sports program in Hampton Roads and increased its viewership by 24%. “We appreciate the loyalty of our news viewers in July, and I thank our entire staff for their hard work in producing high quality newscasts on WAVY TV 10 and FOX 43,” said President and General Manager Doug Davis. “The fact that we were the only local news stations to increase ratings over last year encourages us that Hampton Roads continues to make us their daily choice for news and information. That commitment to serving our community will continue in the months to come.”
| Friday, August 10, 2007August 10, 2007— Portsmouth, VA: WAVY-TV and Partners On Your Side announce that the annual Operation School Supplies campaign for the 2007-2008 school year will conclude a week from Sunday.Operation School Supplies is an annual fundraiser aimed at collecting school supplies for the needy children in the Hampton Roads community. The collected school supplies are then donated to area school districts, where they are distributed to students so that they will have everything they need to have a successful school year. It’s not too late, you may donate school supplies at all area Farm Fresh locations, all Langley Federal Credit Union branches, select Jackson Hewitt locations, or at the WAVY-TV 10 studio. Be sure to join WAVY-TV’s Don Roberts and Chopper 10 Pilot John Massey at the Mt. Pleasant Farm Fresh in Chesapeake on August 17th for the final “Stuff The Bus,” where WAVY-TV will be live, encouraging you to “stuff” a school bus with school supplies. Last year, over 50,000 items were collected and donated to 24 school districts. “We are proud to join with our Partners On Your Side for another year of WAVY TV-10’s Operation School Supplies,” says Doug Davis, President and General Manager of WAVY-TV. “We appreciate the generosity of the people of Hampton Roads in joining with us to donate much-needed school supplies to deserving children in our community.”
| Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Elizabeth City, NC -- Mix 96, WKJX-FM 96.7, has reached an agreement with Learfield Sports, Inc. to broadcast University of North Carolina Tar Heels sports for the next three seasons. Mix 96 has also renewed its agreement as an affiliate of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers Radio Network in 2007.The agreement to join the Tar Heel Sports Network includes all play-by-play of football and basketball games, as well as the weekly coach’s call-in shows and a daily show covering UNC athletics. Mix 96 returns an affiliate for the Tar Heel Sports Network that reaches all of northeastern North Carolina for the first time since early this decade. “We are thrilled that Mix 96 can bring the Heels back to fans in Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, and even Gates and Hertford counties on a station that they can hear not only in their cars, but also at home or work, no matter what time of day,” said Sam Walker, program director for Mix 96. Mix 96’s 50-thousand watt signal covers the entire northeastern North Carolina and Outer Banks area, and is the region’s station for Soft Adult Contemporary music from artists like Celine Dion, Phil Collins, Sheryl Crow, Elton John, Mariah Carey and others. “This move will also bring fans in parts of southside Hampton Roads, Virginia the ability to follow Carolina in a way that hasn’t existed in a long time,” Walker added. “And with our signal coverage of the Outer Banks, the Tar Heel Sports Network has a complete radio presence across the entire area once again.” For the second straight season, Mix 96 will bring each game of the Carolina Panthers, plus a weekly call-in show and a daily feature covering the Panthers and the NFL. “After we brought the Panthers to Mix 96 last fall, we received a lot of positive response from fans and businesses about filling the coverage gap that exists in our area for North Carolina’s most popular professional sports team,” said Walker. Mix 96 will also carry selected ACC games from I.S.P. Sports during football and basketball season, as well as daily sports updates that focus on the A.C.C. and sports in general across the region and state. Mix 96 is a part of the seven-station East Carolina Radio Group, based in Nags Head, North Carolina. Sponsorship inquires for Mix 96 sports programming can be made by calling (252) 338-0196 or by email at mix96@ecri.net.
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 SILVER SPRING, MD – Red Zebra Broadcasting today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Hampton, Va. radio station WLRT 1490 AM from Hampton Radio Inc. The acquisition is subject to the approval of the Federal Communications Commission.Red Zebra has also entered into a Local Marketing Agreement with the current owners of WLRT, which will allow them to begin broadcasting on WLRT while FCC approval is pending. Red Zebra intends to simulcast its sports talk radio format, currently heard on 102.1 FM The Game (WXTG-FM) in Norfolk. The programming includes Washington Redskins games, the John Riggins show, and the locally produced John Castleberry program. The simulcast on WLRT will begin tomorrow, August 1st, adding a second broadcast outlet in Virginia’s vibrant southern coastal area. “We have been working on this acquisition for some time and are extremely pleased we were able to complete it prior to the start of the Washington Redskins season,” said Bruce Gilbert, CEO of Red Zebra Broadcasting. “It was vitally important for us to make certain every Redskins fan in Hampton Roads would get clear reception of the Redskins games and all ancillary Redskins programming.” John Castleberry, a veteran local broadcaster and current station manager, added, “102.1 the Game is already receiving very positive feedback from listeners and advertisers. Making our signal available to those on the Peninsula via 1490am will give us incredible full-market coverage and allow us to more effectively serve our clients and fans.” Red Zebra Broadcasting currently owns Triple X ESPN Radio in the Washington, DC, area (WWXT-FM, WWXX-FM, WXTR-AM), WXGI/ESPN Radio 950 in Richmond, VA, and WXTG/102.1 THE GAME, in Norfolk. The stations are all part of the Washington Redskins Radio Network and air a 24-hour sports talk format. “We’re a nascent broadcast company with ambitious intentions to further expand our footprint,” Gilbert said. “We are active buyers examining many possibilities for future broadcasting growth.”
CW 27’S “AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL” HOLDS OPEN CASTING CALL IN HAMPTON ROADS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2007 | Friday, July 27, 2007 Think you’ve got what it takes to be America’s Next Top Model? An open casting call for The CW Network’s hit reality series “America’s Next Top Model” (ANTM) will be held at The Gallery at Military Circle, 880 North Military Highway, Norfolk on Saturday, August 11, 2007 from Noon until 3:30 PM. ANTM producers are looking for females, ages 18 to 27, of diverse backgrounds, shapes, sizes and with a minimum height requirement of 5’7” tall. Radio partner Energy 106.1 will broadcast live to showcase the hundreds of young ladies from Hampton Roads and the rest of the East Coast competing for the opportunity to become America’s Next Top Model.“America’s Next Top Model” follows a group of young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes who live together and vie for a grand prize which will include a modeling contract. The “dramality” exposes the transformation of everyday young women into potentially fierce top models, as they face weekly tests that determine who can make the cut. The finalists compete in a highly accelerated modeling boot camp, a crash course to modeling fame that includes mentoring by supermodel Tyra Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion industry gurus, all under 24-hour-a-day surveillance of the “America’s Next Top Model” cameras, which chronicle every move.  “The casting calls for ‘America’s Next Top Model’ are among one of our favorite station events” said CW 27 Vice President and General Manager Steve Soldinger. “The ANTM fans come from all over—not only Virginia, but also the entire East Coast. Even though this is the 10th Cycle for the show, the enthusiasm continues to grow and along with the fans, we’re enjoying the success of the show.”CW 27, WGNT-TV is a part of the CBS Corp. Television Stations Group and currently reigns as one of the highest rated CW affiliates in the country. CW 27 is a dominant television force in Hampton Roads, leading our market with top-rated entertainment like Dr. Phil, Judge Judy, WWE Smackdown, America’s Next Top Model and Judge Joe Brown. AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment in association with Bankable Productions. Tyra Banks is the creator and executive producer along with Ken Mok (“Making the Band”) and Daniel Soiseth (“American Inventor”) and can be seen on CW 27, WGNT-TV each Wednesday night at 8 PM and will premiere the ninth cycle of the runaway runway hit this fall on Wednesday, September 19, 8-10 PM. • Live interviews available via phone or in-studio with Kafi Rouse, CW 27 Media Contact. • ANTM hi-res photos available from Tyra to contestants of past shows and past casting calls. • Applications and eligibility requirements for Cycle 10 are available at CW27.com
| Thursday, July 26, 2007 Steve Batton has joined Metro Networks as Director of Operations for the Norfolk and Richmond markets. He comes to the position after three-plus years in the Outer Banks as Operations Manager for Max Media's WCMS-FM (94.5 Water Country) and NewsRadio 560 WGAI. Batton said, "My time with Max Radio of the Carolinas was great. They are a great bunch of folks to work with and excellent operators. I hated to leave the Outer Banks, but it was time to come home. I'm extremely excited about the opportunity with Metro Networks." Batton replaces Dan Mandis, who moved on to take a position as PD of a News/Talk station in Colorado Springs, Colorado (KVOR). Mike Baxter will continue to serve as the Assistant Director of Operations. Don Deiulio will continue to serve as the Director of Affiliate relations.Steve is originally from Williamsburg, and has worked in both the Norfolk and Richmond markets. He is splitting time between both offices, but primarily works from the Virginia Beach location. He can be reached at Steve_Batton@MetroNetworks.com or at (757) 499-8885.
| Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Charlottesville, Virginia – July 23, 2007 – WCAV-TV, CBS19 will hold an open casting call for the second season of the CBS reality television series Kid Nation. Kid Nation begins this fall and promises to be one of the most unique and family-friendly shows to hit the airwaves in years. The pilot has been generating incredible buzz and with this level of anticipation, it’s not surprising that casting for the second installment is about to begin! For more information on the show go to www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation.The open casting call will be held on Saturday, August 4th between 1:00pm - 5:00pm at Colonial Auto Center. All children ages 8 – 15 are welcome. Cameras will be set up to video 2 minute interviews of each entrant. Below is Colonial Auto Center’s address, phone number and website. Colonial Auto CenterThose attending the casting call will first need to go to www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation to download and fill out the Kid Nation casting call application. Entrants will need to bring this casting call application completely filled out to Colonial Auto Center. WCAV-TV, CBS19 will mail in to CBS Network their paperwork, along with the VHS tape of their audition. In 2006, Gray Television’s WCAV CBS19 finished runner-up for Outstanding News Operation from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters (VAB) and the University of Virginia named them as their “Official Flagship Television Stations”. In 2007, The Virginia Association of Broadcasters awarded Gray Television the “Outstanding Sports Coverage” award, and recognized the station’s web channel, www.WCAV.tv as one of the best in the state.
| Monday, July 23, 2007Richmond, VA – July 23, 2007: WMXB Richmond, “The New Mix 103-7” is proud to welcome Madison James to “The New Mix 103-7” air staff, holding down the Monday through Friday 10a – 2p air shift and Music Director position. She will begin her on air position starting Monday, July 30th. Madison comes to Richmond from the Cox Radio - Atlanta properties – WBTS “95-5 The Beat” and WALR “Kiss 104-1”. Madison has previously worked at Cox Radio Greenville’s WHZT “The New Hot 98-1” and at stations in Jackson, Tennessee. Program Director Fisher says, “I’m excited to have such a talented on air personality to complete the WMXB on-air staff. Madison will be a great addition to WMXB’s on air product”. Fisher will also be on air, filling the 2p – 6p air shift on WMXB.
| Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Hampton Roads, and Fairfax, VA — The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and TrafficLand, Inc., the largest, authorized aggregator of live traffic video, announced today an expansion of their traffic camera network video content and distribution agreement to add 29 traffic cameras in the Hampton Roads area.The new VDOT cameras are located on I-64 from Military Highway west to I-664 at the Monitor Merrimac Bridge. The expansion brings the total number of VDOT real-time traffic cameras available online in the Hampton Roads area to 234. VDOT plans to add an additional 80 traffic cameras to the network in the coming months. “VDOT’s vision for easy online access to real-time traffic video is one step closer to reality with the addition of these new cameras in Hampton Roads,” said TrafficLand president Lawrence Nelson. “The commitment and incredible cooperation of our VDOT partners has been the key to bringing this time-saving traffic information resource to commuters, first responders and other stakeholders across the state.” “We’re pleased to work with TrafficLand in providing our expanded service to Hampton Roads residents,” said Stephany Hanshaw, facility manager of the Hampton Roads Smart Traffic Center. “Broadening our traffic camera system not only allows us to manage interstate traffic more effectively but it gives us the resources to provide better, more up-to-date information on traffic conditions to residents.” The TrafficLand.com) Web site uses interactive maps to show roadways and traffic camera locations. Web site users click on cameras to view live video streams that update once every few seconds. The service also features a continuously updating display of the 10 most viewed cameras in the selected geographic area, which typically shows locations with heavy traffic congestion or accidents. The TrafficLand.com Web site also provides detailed weather information, localized to the camera or city selected by the user for real-time viewing.
| Wednesday, July 18, 2007 (Clear Channel) WRVA (1140) Richmond has been nominated for a prestigious Marconi Award, the radio industries equivalent to an Academy Award or Emmy, as "Legendary Station" for 2007. The award is presented yearly by the National Association of Broadcasters and is named for Nobel Prize winner and radio patron Guglielmo Marconi. It recognizes radio stations and air personalities on a national basis for excellence in broadcasting. WRVA joins 5 other legendary stations as finalists for the award. Previous winners include WABC New York, KGO San Francisco and KDKA Pittsburgh to name a few. Finalists are selected by an independent panel and winners are voted on by members of the NAB.As Richmond's "50,000 watt voice of the South" WRVA has enjoyed more than 80 years of broadcasting excellence and success. It has won numerous news and programming awards from the Associated Press and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters and the Edward R. Murrow Award but this is the first time it has achieved this level of national recognition. WRVA Program Director and Richmond's Morning News Host Jimmy Barrett says: "We are truly honored that the NAB has selected us a finalist for this great honor. It's great to know that other radio professionals across the country are as aware of our hard work dedication and history as Richmonders are". The award will be presented at the NAB Marconi Awards dinner September 27th in Charlotte. For more information contact: Jimmy Barrett, Program Director
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007(Richmond, VA) American Family Radio’s new 88.1 FM, the “Love” Station, is proud to announce that radio veteran Jim Herring has joined the staff as Program Director in Richmond."We’ve been on the air about 6 weeks now and the response to this new Adult Contemporary Christian station has been tremendous,” says General manager Chris Kinsel. “Jim has already made an excellent addition to the staff here as we move forward to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Richmond community through Contemporary Christian and afr news.” Herring was the Program Director at Fredericksburg’s 95.9 FM, WGRQ before accepting the position with WRIH FM and has worked at numerous stations in the Richmond area including WVGO, K95, 96.5 The Planet and XL102. August 6 will mark the start of the new “Live In Richmond” morning show from 6 – 10 AM, featuring Herring as the host on 88.1 The “Love” Station. Locally, American Family Radio also owns and operates WAUQ, 89.7 FM in Richmond with ministry, AFR news and Inspirational Christian music. American Family Radio owns and operates nearly 200 radio stations across America and is adding an average of 12 more per year.
Hampton Roads’ Best Known Female Radio Personality Teams up with John Reynolds Starting Monday, July 9th | Friday, July 6, 2007(Chesapeake, VA) After 13 years on FM99’s Tommy & Rumble Morning Show, Nikki Reed is leaving the WNOR news chair and moving, a few steps down the hall. Starting, Monday July 9th, Reed will partner with John Reynolds for the “John and Nikki Show” on 106.9 The Fox (WAFX). Tidewater Communications Inc. owns both stations. “I’m going to miss working with Tommy (Griffiths) and Rick (Rumble). I’ve learned so much from them, and they’re so much fun,” she said, “But I look forward to working with John, and I’m ready for a new challenge.” The challenge will be to co-host, do news, and write comedy for the show, while still finding time for her four children (ages 3 to 17). Reed, a radio fixture in Hampton Roads since 1988, has won three awards from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters for her weekly talk show. She’s performed stand-up comedy at the Virginia Beach Funny Bone, and is a guest columnist for The Virginian Pilot. WAFX Program Director Mike Beck welcomes Nikki to the Fox. “I think Nikki is the best news person in Hampton Roads radio – and that’s just the start. She’s been ready for this type of opportunity for years, and I have no doubt that she and John (Reynolds) will make a great team.
| Friday, July 6, 2007 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – 92.9 The Wave (WVBW-FM) is excited to announce the return of Hampton Roads radio icon Paul McCoy to the airwaves. Paul will be heard live and local weekdays between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM beginning on Monday, July 9th. Paul McCoy is a familiar voice to the at-work audience having spent an extended period of time at other radio stations in the area. Paul will blend his unique personality with “More Favorites from Yesterday and Today” that listeners to 92.9 The Wave has loved for almost two years. “I’m so excited to be back on the radio, and even more excited that it’s on 92.9 The Wave”, says McCoy adding “and working with Dick Lamb again…gosh…the guy is a legend! Plus being locally owned and operated by Max Media makes it easier to ask for monthly pay raises.” Vonneva Carter, General Manager of Max Media of Hampton Roads commented, “We are thrilled to have Paul McCoy join the Max Media family and we expect great things for both listeners and advertisers with his addition. Welcome Paul!”
| Tuesday, July 3, 2007July 3, 2007 – Portsmouth,VA: WAVY-TV 10’s Sports Director Bruce Rader was presented with the 2007 George A. Bowles, Jr. Broadcast Journalism Award at the Virginia Association of Broadcasters’ 70th Annual Convention. This convention was held in Virginia Beach on June 15th. The George A. Bowles, Jr. Broadcast Journalism Award is presented to a broadcast reporter, or news director who is distinguished in the field of broadcast news, and who has longevity in the state of Virginia’s broadcasting. The honoree is also respected by his or her peers and exhibits enthusiasm for his or her work in the community. “To be only the third broadcaster in the history of Hampton Roads to receive this award is a great honor,” said Bruce Rader. “Being in the same company as Jim Kincaid and Ed Hughes makes it special. I am also grateful that the VAB has for the first time given this award to a sports anchor. I hope to continue to live up to the principles of the George A. Bowles, Jr. award for many years to come." Bruce Rader has been the long-time Sports Director for WAVY-TV and WVBT FOX-43 for the past thirty years. He is also known for his work with various charitable organizations, including his own Bruce Rader Charities Foundation, where he has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Hampton Roads area. Under Bruce's leadership, WAVY-TV's Sports Department was honored by the Associated Press as having the "Best Sports Department" in the State of Virginia several times. Also, in numerous years Bruce has been named Hampton Roads' "Sportscaster of the Year" by the readers of Portfolio Magazine. “All of us at WAVY TV 10 and FOX 43 WVBT-TV are pleased to congratulate Bruce Rader as this year’s recipient of the VAB’s George A. Bowles, Jr. Broadcast Journalism Award,” said Doug Davis, General Manager for WAVY-TV and FOX-43. “It is a fitting honor, because in addition to his 30 years of broadcast leadership, Bruce has been instrumental in fundraising and community service in Hampton Roads. We are fortunate to have him in our organization and in our community.”
| Friday, June 29, 2007Charlottesville, Virginia – June 29, 2007 – WCAV CBS19 will be holding an open casting call for the sixteenth season of the reality television series Survivor. The open casting call will be held at Rivals Sports Bar & Grill in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday, July 14th, 2007 from 10am to 2pm. Here we will have cameras set up to video 2-3 minute interviews of each entrant. Below is the restaurant’s address, phone number and website.Rivals Sports Bar & GrillThose attending the casting call will need to go to www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor_application to download and fill out the Survivor application. Entrants will need to bring this filled out to the casting call. CBS19 will mail in to CBS Network their paperwork, alo |
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