…if you heard Diane Smith on WTIC-AM 1080 this morning. She was filling in for Ray Dunaway, her former co-host, who had the day off. Great to hear her back on there after her unfortunate lay-off.
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Media Darwinism
Posted on January 2, 2009 by kevhill100
Much of what we will inevitably focus on here at The Laurel is the rise of the New Media in Connecticut. That is, the glacial move away from traditional print and radio toward a more digital and networked way of gathering and disseminating the news.
I bring this up because one of the recent casualties of [...]
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We’re Losing Colin McEnroe, too….
Posted on December 30, 2008 by dubymcd
…but hopefully he will find another home, or another time-slot, as he did after WTIC foolishly cancelled his 10 am show more than a decade ago. Whether or not you love or hate his politics, he’s brilliant, informed and intellectually curious. And unlike most broadcasters, he’s not afraid to criticize those in power.
One of the [...]
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Broadcasting Veteran Diane Smith Let Go by WTIC-AM
Posted on December 30, 2008 by dubymcd
The news from WTIC-AM couldn’t be much worse. In what may be only the first lay-off of high-profile talent at WTIC-AM in Hartford, morning co-host Diane Smith will say goodbye to listeners tomorrow morning, New Year’s Eve. And if that news isn’t bad enough, rumors are swirling that afternoon host Colin McEnroe is also being [...]
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Stan Simpson Cut from WTIC
Posted on December 9, 2008 by dubymcd
Stan Simpson’s radio show on WTIC has been cancelled.
WTIC remarks that they simply could not afford to keep Stan on the air. This is very unfortunate as it was an excellent show and we at The Laurel were ‘regulars’.
Interesting that Stan notes in his blog that his ratings doubled this year and they still could [...]
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