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Feb 17, 2012 3:00 AM CST

DJs Suspended for Whitney Diss

LA's John & Ken called her a 'crack ho'

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

NPR's 'Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me' Is Getting a TV Special

NPR's Wait Wait ... Heading
to Television

Nov 16, 2011 5:15 PM CST

NPR's Wait Wait ... Heading to Television

It's getting a one-hour special next month that could lead to more

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

Emergency Alert System Test Will Be Tested Nationally Tomorrow at 2pm Eastern

Your TV, Radio Will Be Interrupted Tomorrow

Nov 8, 2011 2:49 PM CST

Your TV, Radio Will Be Interrupted Tomorrow

Emergency Alert System gets first national test at 2pm Eastern

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

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

Jan 12, 2011 8:59 AM CST

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

Daughter claims golden voice 'drinks a bottle of vodka a night'

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

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

Jan 7, 2011 10:57 AM CST

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

The homeless man with the radio voice says he may go Hollywood

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

Bristol Offered
Arizona Radio Show

Jan 7, 2011 10:08 AM CST

Bristol Offered Arizona Radio Show

Co-hosting gig no joke, says station

(Newser) - Bristol Palin has conquered television ... now on to radio? Phoenix radio station Mix 96.9 has asked Bristol to co-host a morning show, KPHO reports. "Bristol's outlook on life is probably different from mine, and that contrast could be interesting to listen to," said her potential co-host. It’...

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

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

Jan 6, 2011 7:11 AM CST

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

Newly famous for his radio voice, Ted Williams still stuck in Ohio

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

NYC Radio Station
Dumps Glenn Beck

Jan 5, 2011 6:45 AM CST

NYC Radio Station Dumps Glenn Beck

Beck, meanwhile, Beck unplugs 'hotline to White House'

(Newser) - Glenn Beck's radio show is currently without a home in New York after having been dropped by WOR, one of the city's biggest talk radio stations. "The reason is ratings," WOR's program director tells the New York Daily News. "Somewhat to our surprise, the show wasn't getting...

'Iconic' King Leaves Throne:
Final Show Tonight

OPINION

Dec 16, 2010 1:55 PM CST

'Iconic' King Leaves Throne: Final Show Tonight

Critics bid farewell to softballs, suspenders

(Newser) - Tonight is Larry King’s final show on CNN—Bill Maher and Ryan Seacrest will be in the studio with him, and word has it he’ll be receiving a taped sendoff from President Obama and chat with more than a dozen other mystery guests via satellite. Some 50,000...

Newsman Calls Politician the
C-Word ... Accidentally

Dec 6, 2010 5:41 AM CST

Newsman Calls Politician the C-Word ... Accidentally

BBC presenter struggles to continue after notable mistake

(Newser) - A BBC radio presenter put his foot in his mouth after stumbling over an MP’s last name, replacing the “H” in “Hunt” with a “C,” the Independent reports. Presenter Jim Naughtie coughed and struggled to resume after making the mistake. “I’m afraid many...

NPR Chief Sorry for
Williams 'Psychiatrist' Dig

Oct 22, 2010 12:02 PM CDT

NPR Chief Sorry for Williams 'Psychiatrist' Dig

Ombudsman says firing mishandled; DeMint want to cut funds

(Newser) - NPR’s chief has apologized for suggesting Juan Williams keep his feelings about Muslims between himself and “his psychiatrist or publicist,” the station’s website notes. “I spoke hastily and I apologize to Juan and others for my thoughtless remark,” said Vivian Schiller. In a separate...

Dr. Laura Calls It Quits
After N-Word Flap

Aug 18, 2010 6:46 AM CDT

Dr. Laura Calls It Quits After N-Word Flap

Host 'wants to regain First Amendment right'

(Newser) - Dr. Laura Schlessinger announced on CNN's Larry King Live last night that she will end her radio show at the end of the year, when her current contract ends. The decision comes a week after her controversial, racially charged on-air comments when she said the N-word repeatedly in response to...

Radio Host Stephanie Miller Comes Out

Aug 13, 2010 3:00 PM CDT

Radio Host Stephanie Miller Comes Out

Country star Chely Wright 'gets a toaster oven for recruiting me'

(Newser) - Syndicated radio host Stephanie Miller came out on this morning's show, crediting country singer Chely Wright with encouraging her to go public. Miller, a longtime advocate for gay rights who had been out to family and friends, has an interesting background, Edge notes : Her dad was Barry Goldwater's running mate...

New Navy Device Uses
Radio Waves to Blow Up IEDs

Jun 28, 2010 6:08 AM CDT

New Navy Device Uses Radio Waves to Blow Up IEDs

Secret technology offers high hopes

(Newser) - After using lasers, projectiles, and jammers in the fight against roadside bombs, the Pentagon last week unveiled a secret new weapon designed to defeat IEDs: radio waves. The new weapon, a beam of radio-frequency energy, can detonate IEDs from a distance and could potentially be used against other types of...

Hitler Broadcasts Fueled
Rise of Radical Islam

new book

Apr 22, 2010 8:08 AM CDT

Hitler Broadcasts Fueled Rise of Radical Islam

Anti-Jewish messages broadcast in Arabic during WWII

(Newser) - Arabic-language Nazi propaganda broadcast during the World War II fueled the rise of radical Islamic views, a new book claims. In Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World, professor Jeffrey Herf uses 6,000 newly-released radio transcripts to show how hate-filled radio broadcasts exacerbated anti-Jewish sentiment in the Arab World. A...

Dynasty Star
John Forsythe
Dead at 92

obituary

Apr 2, 2010 3:00 PM CDT

Dynasty Star John Forsythe Dead at 92

(Newser) - John Forsythe, a versatile actor who gained lasting fame as Blake Carrington on the pioneering prime-time soap Dynasty and as the voice of the mysterious Charlie on Charlie's Angels, died yesterday in California. He was 92. Best known at the time as the affable star of Bachelor Father, Forsythe played...

Radio Exec Bans 'Flee,' 'We're Back,' and 'Death Toll'

Mar 10, 2010 4:38 PM CST

Radio Exec Bans 'Flee,' 'We're Back,' and 'Death Toll'

119 words, phrases go on CEO's naughty list

(Newser) - Anchors and reporters at WGN radio in Chicago have a new job requirement: Don't say any of the station's 119 undesirable words and phrases on the air. Randy Michaels, CEO of parent company Tribune Co., wants information delivered in a more down-to-earth manner, without "newsspeak." On the Voldemort...

Online News
Overtakes
Radio,
Print

SURVEY SAYS

Mar 1, 2010 4:15 PM CST

Online News Overtakes Radio, Print

But television news remains most popular according to Pew study

(Newser) - More Americans get their news today from Internet sources than from local or national print newspapers or from the radio. More than 60% of respondents in a Pew survey get their news online, and most use a variety of sources. The most popular information is weather, at 81%, followed by...

Brownie's Got a Heckuva
New Job—on the Radio

Jan 29, 2010 9:19 AM CST

Brownie's Got a Heckuva New Job—on the Radio

Former FEMA director now full-time host at Denver talk station

(Newser) - The man made infamous in the wake of Katrina by President Bush's "heckuva job" compliment has landed himself a full-time gig on the radio dishing about DC politics. Former FEMA director Michael Brown will host a weeknight show on Denver's most popular talk station, KOA, reports Denver Westword . He...

Don't Dump Your Old Radio for HD Just Yet

TECH REVIEW

Jan 27, 2010 10:11 AM CST

Don't Dump Your Old Radio for HD Just Yet

Sound quality not worth the delays, reviewer finds

(Newser) - In a world of Kindles and flat-screens and iPods, it may be tempting to ditch your radio for a new HD device. But Katherine Boehret decided her trusty old radio doesn't need to fear the trashcan after trying out three HD radio models. HD offers more channels and better sound...