tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post1189618671030621787..comments2023-09-22T13:45:50.991-04:00Comments on Ohio Media Watch: Catching Up, Midweek EditionOhio Media Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003503894299610300noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-11605782799756653192007-05-10T20:51:00.000-04:002007-05-10T20:51:00.000-04:00Has WNCX fired their morning show yet?Has WNCX fired their morning show yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-88855162888182395852007-05-03T08:58:00.000-04:002007-05-03T08:58:00.000-04:00Deely's wife:Kim Scott.Deely and Scott were togeth...Deely's wife:<BR/><BR/>Kim Scott.<BR/><BR/>Deely and Scott were together on the AM show for a while until they decided to give it up for the marriage and Lanigan was brought in from Tampa.<BR/><BR/>Deely was in PM drive at Majic after that, well into the oldies format period, leaving when Scott Howitt joined in 1991.<BR/><BR/>His stop after that was WQAL.Johnny Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446093700337165187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-6606463379176958522007-05-03T00:13:00.000-04:002007-05-03T00:13:00.000-04:00Nancy Alden also worked at WKDD back when it had a...Nancy Alden also worked at WKDD back when it had a "Mellow Rock" format before it was sold and changed to its CHR/Top 40 format. Personally, I thought the Mellow Rock format was great, just 10-15 years ahead of its time. {And the AM side, WCUE, had the ever popular "Music Of Your Life" format which had about 13 listeners}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-32780431066235511722007-05-02T20:11:00.000-04:002007-05-02T20:11:00.000-04:00OK, history buffs, I remember that Dan Deely first...OK, history buffs, I remember that Dan Deely first came to town to work on the original WMJI 105.7, when Larry Robinson owned it along with WBBG/1260, the "Big Band Grandstand", and it had just flipped from WWWM, M-105, to a "soft rock" format. My memory tells me he and his wife at the time did afternoon drive as a team. They split up, and she stayed in town for a while, and may still be here, but I can't recall her name! Do you folks?<BR/>I also remember Dan as a part-time weatherman on 43 and 19 in the mid-'90's. A great guy, and a real pro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-26981117659045384142007-05-02T20:00:00.000-04:002007-05-02T20:00:00.000-04:00** WAKR and WONE were bought out by then (and curr...** WAKR and WONE were bought out by then (and current) WQMX owner Thom Mandel in April 1994, who organized Rubber City Radio after the purchase. Hence, WQMX is billed as the companies flagship and not WAKR.<BR/><BR/>** Nancy Alden DID host the overnight shift on WDOK from 1987 to 1997, when she took over for Ted Alexander. At that time, Alexander was substituting for morning voice "Tall Ted" Hallaman on WRMR (who was flipped over to afternoons in favor of Bill Randle during that period) and stayed in production afterwards.<BR/><BR/>** Note too, that Nancy was one of the original WNCX staffers, and left not long after Metropolis' Jim Halper botched the Gorman/Sanders Rock/CHR format.<BR/><BR/>** Oh, and Ravenna owns the rights to the "Biz-to-Biz Trivia" name (pointed out in her long-gone WELW bio).<BR/><BR/>- Nathan ObralAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-65108603724558517242007-05-02T17:48:00.000-04:002007-05-02T17:48:00.000-04:00After the winter book WDOK just had, Mr. Miller mi...After the winter book WDOK just had, Mr. Miller might be better served looking st Selector rather than internet blogs. <BR/>Mr. "we're proud to be live with real people" got his arse handed to him by voicetracks playing on a computer across town. <BR/><BR/>Dan Deely is a good choice, but for my money, Bob McKay hands down. No offense to Dan, who is solid, but Bob should be fulltime in Cleveland.<BR/><BR/>and speaking of the winter book, what the hell happened to WDOK, WQAL and WMVX?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-50557460300941195822007-05-02T17:23:00.000-04:002007-05-02T17:23:00.000-04:00About putting Ravenna Micelli on WDOK:You seem to ...About putting Ravenna Micelli on WDOK:<BR/><BR/>You seem to forget that you would have 3 women back to back to back when you factor in Delilah at 7pm.<BR/><BR/>102 is a female skewing station, but Nancy/Ravenna/Delilah from 10a-midnight would almost sound like one continuous show after awhile.<BR/><BR/>You need to mix it up a bit, and having someone with a deep voice in between Nancy and Delilah does that.<BR/><BR/>To OMW Management:<BR/><BR/>Your outstanding site is to us media nerds what WKNR is to sports nuts at draft time, it's fun to play "fantasy program director" and say what DJ/talk host we'd like to see where.<BR/><BR/>And outside of the Eddie Mularz stuff, there are a lot of great opinions here, and you shouldn't feel that the blog is getting out of hand when stuff like Deely/Micelli at DOK is tossed around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-9939217498923528972007-05-02T16:37:00.000-04:002007-05-02T16:37:00.000-04:00I d still like to know who that guy is that keeps ...I d still like to know who that guy is that keeps interrupting Roda all the time and giving his two cents. He gets on my last nerves! It is the Kenny Roda show not the Kenny and blank show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-47129325814460080372007-05-02T16:18:00.000-04:002007-05-02T16:18:00.000-04:00To our 3:45 commenter:No problem!We're just a bit ...To our 3:45 commenter:<BR/><BR/>No problem!<BR/><BR/>We're just a bit paranoid about this sort of thing. You weren't here for a series of comments that made it sound like the entire sports radio world was clamoring for a Saturday morning show hosted by young broadcasters. :)<BR/><BR/>Feel free to post, and contribute. As we mentioned above, we (in general) happen to agree with you about Ms. Miceli, who deserves a higher profile platform than she has now.<BR/><BR/>But though we haven't listened much to Mr. Deely since he has been on "The Fish", we sense he'd fit in the WDOK slot quite well.<BR/><BR/>Expressing opinion is encouraged here. We're just trying to ensure that people don't "astroturf" the site by creating a buzz posting under various anonymous identities.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your kind words!<BR/><BR/>-The ManagementOhio Media Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003503894299610300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-87878054853078568032007-05-02T15:47:00.000-04:002007-05-02T15:47:00.000-04:00Why all this Dan Deely bashing? The guy is a profe...Why all this Dan Deely bashing? The guy is a professional and he was good on Q104. Although Q104 had a lot of older men on a HOT AC station which never made any sense to me. I say Dan is perfect for WDOK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-72387924214620934652007-05-02T15:45:00.000-04:002007-05-02T15:45:00.000-04:00To O.M.W.I think you may be referring to both me a...To O.M.W.<BR/><BR/>I think you may be referring to both me and my friend. <BR/><BR/>I work for an ad agency here in Cleveland that does business with radio and was turned on to this site a couple of weeks ago from a friend that works at Clear Channel (and loves your blog). She also gave me the URL for Ravenna’s own web site and that got me to thinking.<BR/><BR/>I was the person that commented on Jen Toohey moving to afternoon drive as a good thing though I am a little past their target demo.<BR/><BR/>In turn I passed your URL on to another friend who is not in the media business but a fan of radio nonetheless and also my age. <BR/><BR/>We are both huge fans of Ravenna and that is the reason for our comments. It is not a formal campaign or a fan club to bring her back. I have met and worked with Ravenna for one of our clients and really enjoyed her when she was on middays. <BR/><BR/>My friend doesn't know her but her company did play on Biz 2 Biz Trivia once (and lost).<BR/><BR/>I did not mean to insult Dan Deely if that is the bone of contention regarding my post. I am just stating my opinion. He is a good “radio voice” but not the k personality that would fit with the musical direction WDOK is going in. <BR/><BR/>I don't see a problem with a station having two women back to back. No one ever said that about male radio announcers. With WDOK targeting women it makes sense to have women relate to us. I think it makes a positive statement.<BR/><BR/>I apologize if this is a site that only radio employees should contribute to. Since this site is read by radio people (at least the WDOK program director) we thought we could drum up some support for her.<BR/><BR/>We both would like to hear Ravenna back on the air in a regular shift and with WDOK being closest format to the music we like since we listen to Nancy Alden (I met her. A very nice gal and Happy Anniversary). It just makes sense that Ravenna would be a perfect addition to the station for the drive home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-84742824484936301352007-05-02T15:29:00.000-04:002007-05-02T15:29:00.000-04:00Concerning Nancy Alden's anniversary: Do I unders...Concerning Nancy Alden's anniversary: Do I understand that it's 20 years in that shift? I'm almost certain that she started at WDOK in a different shift around 1984 (it might have been evenings). It was during the time that she did the "Lady in Red" promotion. <BR/><BR/>In any event, her longevity at WDOK is remarkable, and so is Nancy. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-34260667621532691382007-05-02T13:21:00.000-04:002007-05-02T13:21:00.000-04:00Two comments have been deleted by request of the c...Two comments have been deleted by request of the comments' author.<BR/><BR/>About the comments we've gotten about Ravenna Miceli recently:<BR/><BR/>Though we don't know how she'd do in a straight-ahead AC format, we'd have to agree...Ravenna would pretty much be at the top of the "underused Cleveland radio personalities" list (along with former WMJI co-hort Scott Howitt).<BR/><BR/>But careful with all the "free promotion" here - you're getting close to the guys who promote the old WKNR Saturday Sports Show crew of young producers/board ops/etc. :)<BR/><BR/>The difference here, of course, is that Ms. Miceli is a proven professional, ratings getter and personality.<BR/><BR/>-The ManagementOhio Media Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003503894299610300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13975530.post-77124891901100985382007-05-02T12:00:00.000-04:002007-05-02T12:00:00.000-04:00I hope WDOK does not hire Deely for the afternnon ...I hope WDOK does not hire Deely for the afternnon spot. He is very indescript, vanilla and would not be the best choice for an afternoon drive spot. If it were me doing the hiring, I'd look to bring back Revenna Micelli. She was GREAT for years on 105.7, especially the biz to biz segment. She could bring some personality and listener interest to the station. And man, think of Nancy Alden handing off to Ravenna. Watch the ratings for women 18-35+ sky rocket. Bring back some personality to the air waves. Ravenna should be doing more than traffic she has far too much talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com