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Dr. John Turner's Blog http://johnroy.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:54:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png Dr. John Turner's Blog http://johnroy.wordpress.com Long-time radio sound effects creator dies at 64 http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/long-time-radio-sound-effects-creator-dies-at-64/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/long-time-radio-sound-effects-creator-dies-at-64/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:54:35 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=424 ]]> Tom Keith was part of “A Prairie Home Companion” for years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/arts/tom-keith-creator-of-radio-soundscapes-dies-at-64.html

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/long-time-radio-sound-effects-creator-dies-at-64/feed/ 0 johnroy New York Classical station promotes its Beethoven music http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/new-york-classical-station-promotes-its-beethoven-music/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/new-york-classical-station-promotes-its-beethoven-music/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:51:33 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=422 ]]> Usually Classical radio stations aren’t heavy into promotions, but there’s an exception in New York:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/business/media/wqxr-calls-on-beethoven-to-help-lift-its-profile.html

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/new-york-classical-station-promotes-its-beethoven-music/feed/ 0 johnroy WJZ benefits from loss of Oprah on WBAL http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/wjz-benefits-from-loss-of-oprah-on-wbal/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/wjz-benefits-from-loss-of-oprah-on-wbal/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:47:20 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=420 ]]> David Zurawik discusses the impact of no “Oprah” on the Baltimore TV station ratings:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bs-ae-zontv-ellen-ratings-20111028,0,4763350.story

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/wjz-benefits-from-loss-of-oprah-on-wbal/feed/ 0 johnroy Not many viewers for Friday night TV http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/not-many-viewers-for-friday-night-tv/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/not-many-viewers-for-friday-night-tv/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:30:05 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=415 ]]> Friday and Saturday nights are competing for the distinction of being the least-watched night on TV, as the New York Times reports:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/business/media/tv-audience-shrinking-on-friday-nights.html

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/not-many-viewers-for-friday-night-tv/feed/ 0 johnroy Clear Channel cuts back on local DJ’s at its stations http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/clear-channel-cuts-back-on-local-djs-at-its-stations/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/clear-channel-cuts-back-on-local-djs-at-its-stations/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:20:41 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/clear-channel-cuts-back-on-local-djs-at-its-stations/ ]]> Brian Stelter reports in the New York Times:

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/clear-channel-cuts-d-j-s-across-the-country/

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/clear-channel-cuts-back-on-local-djs-at-its-stations/feed/ 0 johnroy NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” evolves with patience http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/nbcs-parks-and-recreation-evolves-with-patience/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/nbcs-parks-and-recreation-evolves-with-patience/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:45:26 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=411 ]]> NBC show follows the slow start of other eventual ratings leaders. From the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/arts/television/parks-and-recreation-finds-its-legs-on-nbc.html?ref=nbcuniversal

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/nbcs-parks-and-recreation-evolves-with-patience/feed/ 0 johnroy A. C. Nielsen, Jr. dies at age 92 http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/a-c-nielsen-jr-dies-at-age-92/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/a-c-nielsen-jr-dies-at-age-92/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:41:26 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=409 ]]> The son who built the Nielsen Company into the main TV ratings service. From the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/business/media/ac-nielsen-jr-who-transformed-research-firm-dies-at-92.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=arthur%20nielsen&st=cse

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/a-c-nielsen-jr-dies-at-age-92/feed/ 0 johnroy Nat Allbright dies; did baseball play-by-play the old way http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/nat-allbright-dies-did-baseball-play-by-play-the-old-way/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/nat-allbright-dies-did-baseball-play-by-play-the-old-way/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:17:58 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=406 ]]> From the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/sports/baseball/nat-allbright-voice-of-dodgers-games-he-did-not-see-dies-at-87.html?ref=radio

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/nat-allbright-dies-did-baseball-play-by-play-the-old-way/feed/ 0 johnroy WFUV GM retires; had strong vision for his station http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/wfuv-gm-retires-had-strong-vision-for-his-station/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/wfuv-gm-retires-had-strong-vision-for-his-station/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:13:40 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=404 ]]> From the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/nyregion/manager-of-wfuv-at-fordam-ralph-jennings-retires-after-26-years.html?_r=1&ref=radio

]]> http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/wfuv-gm-retires-had-strong-vision-for-his-station/feed/ 0 johnroy TV stations adding more local newscasts http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/tv-stations-adding-more-local-newscasts/ http://johnroy.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/tv-stations-adding-more-local-newscasts/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:16:33 +0000 johnroy http://johnroy.wordpress.com/?p=402 ]]> Brian Stelter reports in the New York Times on three trends helping to expand local TV newscasts:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/business/media/newly-flush-local-tv-newscasts-are-expanding.html?_r=1&ref=business

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