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June 01, 2011 [Wednesday]
Issue #980

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KERN CUTS COSTS DEEPLY To chop expenses; News Talk KERN-1180 in Bakersfield-Wasco-Greenacres, CA fires two longtime anchors plus severs its relationship with a popular talk show host. Brett Reckamp, director of AM programming, confirms on Friday, May 27, 2011 that news anchors Danielle Sullivan and Bill Curtis and former host Inga Barks are laid off effective this past Wednesday: It was just a straight-up economic issue. Working for the news department can be quite expensive. Reckamp says that KERN's news team is parent company American General Media's largest in its seven-station radio group. The layoffs bring KERN's news team down to six people, which includes two anchors, one producer, a show host and two anchor/reporters. Brett is also KERN's news Program Director: We're just doing more with less when it comes to doing news.

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JOE MANNIX SUES CBS Mike Connors is the actor we fondly remember as detective Joe Mannix in CBS' long running TV series Mannix from four decades ago. The 85 year old Connors wants to find out where all of his royalty payments went. Can Joe Mannix really be 85 years old? Connors files a law suit on Thursday, May 19, 2011 against Paramount Pictures Corporation and CBS Television Studios in Los Angeles Superior Court. He claims breach of written contract, negligent misrepresentation and unfair business practices, among other charges. Mike alleges that they owe him royalties on DVDs and other products from the long running TV series. We fans avidly watch Mannix on our TV screens from 1967 to 1975. According to his law suit, Connors has an agreement that grants him 10% of the gross proceeds derived from the use of Mr. Connors' name and likeness in merchandising, subject to a 50% fee for the first four seasons, and 20 percent of the net profits from seasons five through eight. This appears to be a good case for detective Joe Mannix to solve.

JAYNE MANSFIELD'S CAR Country singer and actor Dwight Yoakam once again teams up with his 1996 movie drama Sling Blade co-star Billy Bob Thornton for another romp on the big screen. Dwight tells the San Luis Obispo Tribune: Billy wrote a new screenplay titled ‘Jayne Mansfield’s Car'. It’s supposed to star myself, Billy Bob and Dennis Quaid as three brothers in 1969 who are ex World War II vets wrestling with their own families and lives on a large cattle ranch in western Alabama. Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade brings him an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1996.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does The Jack Benny Show join CBS Television? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•ED BAXTER 35-year radio veteran Morning News co-anchor on News/Talk KGO-810 San Francisco, CA retires. •JON BRISTOW replaces the retiring Ed Baxter at News/Talk KGO-810 San Francisco, CA. •KEVIN MCCARTHY former Entercom-Seattle, WA market manager replaces 16-year market manager Lisa Decker as SVP/market manager of CBS Radio’s 4-station Seattle cluster. •WDUQ FM Duquesne University's Jazz radio flips to all News & information programming on July 1, 2011 under new owner Essential Public Media. •RAY RAMSEY 20 year weathercaster on KOMO TV ABC CH4 Seattle, WA dies at 87 on Sunday, May 22, 2011.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1950 WKZO TV (now WWMT) CBS CH3 in Kalamazoo, MI 1st broadcast is on June 1st. •1964 DOLLY PARTON moves to Nashville, TN on June 1st one day after she graduates from high school, She meets her future husband, Carl Dean, at a laundromat. •1971 ED SULLIVAN's final TV show on CBS is on June 1st. •1988 KEITH WHITLEY's album Don't Close Your Eyes releases on RCA records on May 31st. •1991 DAVID RUFFIN The Temptations lead singer dies of a drug overdose at 50 on June 1st. •2009 JOE NICHOLS' first tour of U.S. military bases in Iraq begins on June 1st.

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SAM LEE (Beverly Hills, CA) To: Sam Lee. From: Mary Ann. Subject: (Cousin) Linnie. Sam, the nursing home just called and said they were going to do a re-evaluation on Linnie and maybe not put him in Hospice after all. She said she didn't think he was near death but that he certainly wasn't improving. He is getting worse but some of the personnel there don't think he needs hospice just yet. I hope that means some good news. I know he will have to go on it eventually but maybe it can be put off for a while. maryann. Subject: Reply 1 to Linnie. Thanks for the update, Mary Ann. I have you both in my prayers. I will let Jim Rose and Scott Hodges know about this good news. Peace & Grace, Sam. The Zeitgeist Corporation (www.ZeitgeistCorp.org)

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BILL LEGRAND (Waco, TX) Jim, It sounds like you arrived at KULF (790) at about the same time as I left. I worked there from Summer of 1970 (KTHT) until May of 1980. I was a jock at first working the 6PM til 9PM shift, following Hal McClain. Then I became Production Director in 1972 for a year. I went into sales in 1973 until I moved to KODA (FM 99.1) in 1980. The LeGrand you remember from Beaumont was my brother Joe. He went by Lee Grant on air. He also used that name at KENR (1070) and KNUZ (1230). It's funny that you did the (KULF) Oldies Show. Jim Heath started the show and when he left, I did it for about a year. I think that was about 1977. Except then it was on Sunday nights. Small world of radio!

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MIKE SHANNON (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Hi Jim! Letting you know about a great event put on last Wednesday by the Press Club of Dallas..."Living Legends of Journalism." Lots of folks from DFW radio, TV and print. Honored were Wes Wise (former Dallas mayor and KRLD-TV sports reporter), Bobbie Wygant (now celebrating 63 years at WBAP-TV/KXAS-TV Ch 5 in Fort Worth as an entertainment reporter), Bill Mercer (sportscaster, college professor & wrestling announcer) Dick Wheeler (former WFAA-TV news anchor & longtime radio news anchor), Bert Shipp (former longtime news director & reporter at WFAA-TV), Ron Chapman (former WFAA-TV personality &longtime radio maestro extraordinaire) and Alex Burton (former newsman, anchor and personality at KRLD/KDFW-TV and the old KDTV Ch 39 in Dallas). See the complete list at www.pressclubdallas.com/living-legends-of-north-texas-journalism-may-25th/. Also attending were Bob Morrison, Charlie Hodges, Bud Buschardt, Clarence & Margaret Bruyere, Mark Oristano, Jo Interrante, Brett Shipp (Bert's son who's an ace investigative reporter at WFAA-TV now), Bill Brown, Pierce Allman, Troy Dungan, Joyce Martin (wife of the late, great WFAA-TV and ABC news anchor Murphy Martin,) and many others...a crowd of over 150! Honorees Blackie Sherrod and Eddie Barker were not able to attend. Thanks and take care! Mike Shannon (www.knus99.com)

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BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo, TX) Jim: Far as I know, Jimmy Sacca is still living. When Hilltoppers disbanded, he went to NYC as distributor for DOT. (he formed a new Hilltoppers group in 1968 after leaving Dot.) Billy Vaughn left in 1955 to become musical arranger for Dot & went on to become the bandleader with most hits in the rock era! HT tenor, Seymour Speigelman died @56, 2/13/87. Last time I was in Bowling Green, KY I visited the Corvette National Museum. BOB @ SW Outpost Trivia Center

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1950, Jack Benny begins to appear infrequently on CBS Television. Beginning in 1952, CBS televises The Jack Benny Show once every four weeks. After a summer break, The Jack Benny Show returns on an alternate week basis. In 1960, The Jack Benny Show airs every week through September 1965. The program wins an Emmy for Best Comedy Series (1958-59 season) and Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor (1960-61 season).

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall, TX) Subject: Wolfman Jack & Hal Evans Shreveport. Jim, Hal Evans has Audio Scan that measures radio audiences. Parker used his service in 1983. Hal managed Bob Smith, AKA Wolfman Jack when Wolfman was in Shreveport. Hal gave Wolfman the new 1964 1/2 Mustang. Hal is very busy with all that it takes in keeping the Marshall Depot functioning. I looked this up in Google. I would like to hear more from you on this. Thanks. Leslie Wayne Hodges (www.kzqx.com)

WOLFMAN JACK (January 21, 1938-July 1, 1995) Come on down here and party with the Wolfman!

Jim Rose and Lacy
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