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Apr 11 2013
WAMO (660 AM Wilkinsburg; 100.1 FM Pittsburgh) has named Gary Gunter as General Manager of the station. Gunter comes to WAMO from Radio One in Baltimore where he served as the General Sales Manager of WWIN-AM/FM, WERQ-FM and WOLB-AM. Prior to that, he had worked as the director of Integrated Marketing for Clear Channel Chicago. …
Apr 08 2013
Last Thursday evening, the travelling communicator (AKA, the PBRTV computer) went haywire and did so in a major way! Unlike DCRTV Dave, PBRTV Eric doesn’t carry a spare and has been reduced to either using a smart phone or snagging a computer here and there long enough to post an update. Be that as it …
Apr 03 2013
Longtime WTAE-TV (4) investigative reporter Jim Parsons has been named the stations Assistant News Director. Parsons has been with the station since 1998 and has earned numerous awards for reports for the station. Parsons says, “I am honored and humbled to be afforded the opportunity to help lead the WTAE newsroom moving forward. Since I …
Apr 02 2013
WTAE-TV (4) announced today that Matt Belanger will join the station as a weekend anchor and regular reporter. Belanger will join Shannon Perrine on the 6:30 and 11:00 p.m. weekend newscasts. Perrine has anchored these newscasts alone since Jake Ploeger’s departure in January, 2009. Mr. Belanger comes from sister station WGAL-TV (8) in Lancaster, PA …
Apr 01 2013
It’s late in the day, but we wanted to acknowledge another top-40 anniversary. One of our regular informants reminds us that today, April 1 is the 32nd Anniversary of the announcement of the original B-94, WBZZ-FM (93.7). The staff of beautiful music WJOI thought management was pulling an April Fool’s prank.* But from April 6 …
Mar 25 2013
The FCC Broadcast Actions report shows that Ebensburg-licensed WRDD (1580) has been deleted. The station was owned by Vernal Enterprises which has been operated by the widow of Larry Schrecongost. Nancy Schrecongost lives in North Carolina and was the sole heir to her husband’s empire. Kittanning-licensed WTYM (1380) and Gallitzin-licenced WHPA-FM (93.5) were both sold …
Mar 25 2013
Laura Varner Norman was let go from her position as General Manager of WAMO (660 Wilkinsburg; translated via 100.1 Pittsburgh). According to the New Pittsburgh Courier, a reason for Norman’s ouster has not been released publicly by Martz. Meanwhile, the paper expects that a replacement has already been named. Gary Gunter, General Sales Manager at …
Mar 18 2013
This afternoon, listeners will hear a new, but old voice on WBZZ-FM (100.7). Flick returns to CBS Radio Pittsburgh this afternoon after working at rival WKST-FM (96.1) where he worked the same shift as well as APD/MD. Before working at Kiss-FM, he was on the airstaff of the old B-94. AllAccess
Mar 15 2013
It was March 18, 1978 when Larry Berger first took to the airwaves of Pittsburgh with the Saturday Light Brigade. It was over WYEP-FM (91.3) where it would remain for 25 years. In 2003, Berger moved his program to WRCT-FM (88.3) where, despite the less-powerful signal, the program began to flourish. The program can be …
Mar 12 2013
Forty years ago today, if you answered your phone, “I listen to the new sound of 13-Q!” and a DJ from said station was on the other end, you could have won a minimum of $13,000. It was the “Largest Cash Giveaway in Pittsburgh Radio History” at the time. March 12, 1973 was the premiere …
