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Indiana RadioWatch
Serving Hoosier Broadcasters Since 1998
26 April 2018
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Good Evening:
Let's start this issue with several remembrances of Lafayette's Bob Vizza, who passed away last week:
Country/WYCM (95.7fm) PD Dave North remembers Bob Vizza.
Chris Nolte with Lakeshore Public Radio in Merrillville remembers Bob Vizza: "Bob and his spouse Chris are dear friends. I worked at WASK Radio begining in December 1979 for about three years, and returned to WASK to work for Max Showalter in 1985 until 1990. I had the great fortune to work with Bob both sides, and with Chris until she left to work for Mike Piggott at TV 18. He also came over to what was then WXUS (now WKHY) when it changed formats and then he returned to WASK-FM.
Bob was the nicest -- and funniest -- person I ever worked with! (for that matter, so was Max, who passed away earlier this year) I was always impressed by his dedication to his craft despite his illness. I feel like another little bit of my past is gone."
From the Reading Pile: Spotify unveils upgrades for free users, sets sights on putting a dent in radio's appeal.
From the Reading Pile: Don’t touch that dial: The early years of WOWO in Fort Wayne.
Northwest
La Porte County Broadcasting receives U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval to sell the assets of their Oldies/WLOI (1540am, La Porte) and Country/WCOE-FM (96.7fm, La Porte). To Spoon River Media, LLC. Brent Lee and Matt Moore own Spoon River Media, which owns an FM in Cuba, Illinois (40 miles southwest of Peoria). The $237,000 sale price includes the tower site ("Eagle 96.7" has their antenna on WLOI's tower). Of note, there's also an application for an FM translator for WLOI on 106.5fm. Finally, WLOI runs 250 watts (daytime only), while WCOE is a Class A (3000 watts at 262.5 feet, horizontal polarization only).
Central
Jenny Dreasler joins the reporter ranks at Nexstar's CW affiliate/WISH-TV (Channel 8, Indianapolis). Ms. Dreasler last worked in Quincy, Illinois, as the weekday morning news anchor for KHQA-TV.
Southcentral
White River Broadcasting's Hot AC/WINN-FM (104.9fm, Columbus) replaces "Open House Party" on Saturday evenings with "Most Requested Live" (7:00pm until Midnight). "Open House Party" continues airing on Sunday evenings at 7:00pm on "Win 104.9."
Southwest
For nearly four years, Kayla Moody was a reporter and weekend anchor for Nexstar's ABC affiliate WEHT-TV (Channel 25, Evansville) and Mission Broadcasting's CW affiliate WTVW (Channel 7, Evansville). In April 2015, Ms. Moody left Evansville and went to Louisville, Kentucky, where she anchored and reported for WHAS-TV. Ms. Moody recently married and will return to Evansville, this time as a morning anchor for CBS and FOX affiliates WEVV-TV (CBS on 44.1, FOX on 44.2). Ms. Moody will begin at "44News" in May.
Employment Opportunities
WIMC + WCDQ + WCVL (Crawfordsville) are looking to hire an APD. Responsibilities will include:
• Writing, editing and producing commercials, promos, and on-air announcements.
• Computer work on radio stations
• Some on-air work
• Personal appearances at remotes and community events.
Must be able to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines. E-mail your resume and references to dapeach@forchtbroadcasting.com or mail to Dave Peach, GM, PO Box 603, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Forcht Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
WIMC + WCDQ + WCVL are looking to hire a Director of Sports Sales. We require prior experience or a marketing/broadcasting education. This position will entail overseeing the sports department, and taking over an existing account list, plus prospecting new businesses in our county and surrounding counties. You must be able to meet deadlines and monthly sales goals, along with handling multiple projects. You also must have reliable transportation. E-mail your resume and references to dapeach@forchtbroadcasting.com or mail to Dave Peach, GM, PO Box 603, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Forcht Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
That's all for this issue. Thank you for your continued support.
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