JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO Issue # 716
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September 23, 2009 [Wednesday]
Issue #716
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BOMB INJURES NEWS REPORTER
On assignment in Logar Province, Afghanistan while she travels with United States soldiers, CBS correspondent Cami McCormick suffers injuries after an IED explosion strikes an Army transporter which kills an American infantryman in the same vehicle. To stabilize her condition, Cami undergoes surgery at a field hospital. Then she goes to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for additional care. McCormick joins CBS News in September, 1998. She wins numerous awards. Cami is not just a run of the mill reporter. She is at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 in New Orleans, LA when Hurricane Katrina wipes out its levees. McCormick does the grand tour of Iraq many times since the U.S. invasion. She is in Ramallah at the funeral for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Cami reports from Nablus and Bethlehem during the Israeli aggressions of 2001. She also broadcasts about the disturbances in Gaza and Beirut. Before she joins CBS, McCormick travails for CNN, CNN International, Headline News and CNN Radio. She describes the death of Princess Diana from London plus the deployment of U.S. troops to Bosnia. Cami develops, anchors and produces CNN Radio’s first international newscast, The CNN Radio World News Report that wins the Edward R. Murrow award for Best Network Newscast in 1998. Her other tributes include two AWRT Gracie Allen Awards for stories about the destruction of the Twin Towers on September 11th and her Iraq war coverage, two Associated Press Awards, a CableAce Award for summaries on the re-election of Boris Yeltsin as Russian President also a Sigma Chi Award for her coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its after-effects.
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TV SWITCHES CHANNELS
The FCC makes deals to try to resolve new problems that they create with lost viewership after the switch to digital TV. CBS tells the FCC that KTVT TV loses 57% of its over-the-air audience after the switch to digital plus when viewers rescan their converter boxes it does not reclaim many of those viewers. KTVT TV and the owners of KTXA TV in Ft. Worth-Dallas, TX file with the FCC for a double channel flip. The approval for the move of CBS KTVT TV [ex KFJZ TV] from CH11 to CH19 comes on Friday, September 11, 2009. The FCC says the move is in the public interest. The government makes it effective immediately with a publication in the Federal Register. The governmental proclamation also requires KTXA TV to move from its CH19 position to CH29. The FCC has two to three dozen stations that have major issues with signal loss after the transition to digital TV. This is all due to the big switch to digital TV on June 12, 2009. And the feds want to take total control of America's health care.
TRIVIA QUESTION: Who performs the backing vocals on Paul Simon’s #5 1977 hit Slip Slidin’ Away? The answer appears below.
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
•NASSAU BROADCASTING sells commercial Classical WCRB FM (99.5) Boston-Lowell, MA to non-commercial Classical/News/Jazz WGBH FM (89.7) which is a Public radio and TV broadcaster for $14 million. •DAVID EDGAR formerly Director of Operations for Emmis in Indianapolis, IN is new Operations Manager of Clear Channel Radio's 6 radio station group in Pittsburgh, PA. David also is Program Director for both Top-40 WKST FM (96.1) and Oldies WWSW FM (94.5). •FRED CUSICK longtime Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer on radio and TV for more than 45 years dies at 90.
ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES
•1955 LEON TAYLOR drummer with Rock group The Ventures born on September 23rd. Leon replaces dad Mel in 1996 after he dies of cancer. •1965 CONNIE SMITH & BOB LUMAN join the Grand Ole Opry on September 18th. •1970 ANI DIFRANCO Grammy Award-winning singer/guitarist born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23rd. •1988 CRYSTAL GAYLE & LORETTA LYNN play a concert together for 1st time on September 20th. •1990 JIM HODDER drummer with Steely Dan drowns in his swimming pool on June 15th. •2007 CARRIE UNDERWOOD's video So Small debuts on CMT on September 20th.
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DAVE MICHAELS (Los Angeles-Culver City, CA) Jim..."just reading the description of your medical problem" hurt me! My GOD; I am praying for you my friend that things will get better real soon. May the Good Lord be on your side! Culver City, CA...Dave Michaels
JOANIE GREEN (Tulsa, OK) Jim, Best wishes, good thoughts and many prayers are sent your way for good results from your doctor's appointment. Joan Green Gallo
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BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (Houston-Jersey Village, TX) Subject: JRRR Issue #715, 9/21/09. Jim: First met Peter, Paul & Mary @ Univ. of VA concert in 1963 & several times since, but I have retained the autograph Mary gave me years ago on the biz-card of their management office; they did perform at annual Folk Fest in Kerrville, TX for a few years. The song hit, "Blueberry Hill" was also performed in the Gene Autry film,"The Singing Hill" on 4/26/41. Fortunately, I worked with Fats Domino at the Mosque in Richmond, VA in mid-60's. He suffered a loss at his home in New Orleans during Katrina, but I understand he is now back in his "new-digs" there @age 81! BOB & Sonny Lee @ The Southwest Outpost
NOREEN DICKSON (Houston-Cypress, TX) My prayers are with you on Monday hopefully the dam will flow forth with no problems. A very dear friend of mine has been fighting a prostate infection for ages. It is very painful and you need understanding and compassionate doctors and nurses. Keep a positive thought as hard as it may be. I remember our phone chat and was glad to have been there and am still just a phone call away. Your friend, Noreen, Pets Are Us Rescue
LEE WOODS (San Antonio, TX) Hey Jim, Keep fighting and stay strong. I am battling cancer and have a 50/50 shot at survival. I’ll keep you in my prayers. Part of the battle is to remain strong. Prayers, meditation and music help me get through the day. Lee Woods, Formerly KONO/KRIO; San Antonio TX.
ROBERT REYES [Bobby] (San Antonio, TX) Jim...please know you have many readers and friends who are hoping things get better for you...please include me as one who pass along good thoughts and prayers for your situation...don't know if I had mentioned to you my brother, Eddie, had a prostate biopsy procedure done at the beginning of this year and wound up getting ecoli contamination a day after the procedure was done...he was shaking like a nude man at the North Pole! ...it wasn't pretty and he was in I.C.U. for two and a half days with an extra four more days in the hospital recuperating...with my Post Polio Syndrome situation, if I lost my brother I wouldn't know what to do or how to cope!! I always try to take care of him as he does the same for me...hang in there Jim and all your readers will keep the prayers going out to ya! talk at cha later! Bobby Reyes
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DWIGHT [Shotgun] COOK (Houston, TX) Jim, sorry to hear of your medical challenges. It's hard to keep a positive perspective while in a hospital. I value your radio news and insight and know you have fought this battle before. You have the strength to hang onto your faith. Let your friends encourage you and let God do the rest.
TRIVIA ANSWER: The backing vocals on Paul Simon’s Slip Slidin’ Away are by The Oak Ridge Boys.
RAY WHITWORTH (D/FW-Arlington, TX) Jim: Just keep the positive thoughts going and all will be fine. I know, after 36 years, being a single parent, 3 failed marriages and some past health issues I finally accomplish something started 36 years ago, I graduated from College!! I have a BA in Sociology with emphasis in Education. My Goal is to teach the learning disabled how to communicate using my past 36 years of skill in radio. I taught an autistic child how to form words a few years ago and suddenly the light bulb went off in his head, he knew how to speak. His grandmother (my ex wife) was a special ed teacher and we worked together. Long story short in a year we finally got him into a regular classroom and in 2 years he made the honor role. He has Asperger's. This inspired me to us my skills to give back to the community like radio use to do. I now work at a high school in Arlington, Texas with learning disabled students, plus I teach the regular kids how to do morning announcements like a newscast. This is a great and rewarding job. Finally I kept a promise to my late "adopted" Dad that I finish and I did. Next month I am going to Ft. Sam Cemetery and place a copy of my diploma on his grave site. Ray
ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955) You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
Jim Rose and Tejas
Houston, Texas - En Dieu nous croyons
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