Just a bit of inside Unfair Park news. I covered a meeting last night at which people on both sides of a neighborhood controversy submitted evidence to a hearing board. More on this heart-stopping news in the next edition of what we still refer to fondly as “the paper.” What…
There’s been no mention of this in The Dallas Morning News, far as I can tell. And till it turned up during an unrelated Google search, I had no idea Mark Cuban’s HDNet was suing DirecTV in U.S. District Court in Dallas — and I used to have a show…
A programming note: As the writer’s strike is keeping your favorite talk shows off the air till who knows when, there’s always … oh … I dunno … Charlie Rose? Might as well, if you’re up at midnight tonight, if only because U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson’s one of Rose’s…
Dunham and Miller — actually, from left, Craig Miller and George Dunham If I’ve learned nothing else in the past 20 months of editing Unfair Park, it’s that people love reading about KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket) and posting comments to items about The Ticket almost as much as they love…
Alan Melson of KERA-FM (90.1), home of 12 hours of locally produced programming per week, sends word they’ve got a new Arts + Culture blog. It’s funded in large part by board member Donna Wilhelm, whose $500,000 donation in February jump-started the so-called Arts Alive! project. Anyway, for those so…
KTVT-Channel 11 Wuh-oh. Turns out, The Dallas Morning News wasn’t the only media outlet holding a copy of the VIP list kept over at UT Southwestern. KTVT-Channel 11’s Robert Riggs also had the list, as evidenced by a teaser that appeared on the CBS affiliate’s Web site at 5:11 a.m…
Seems that last week’s dismissal of Josh Venable at KDGE-FM (102.1) was just the tip of Clear Channel’s melting iceberg. Industry observers and insiders have noted that the San Antonio-based multimedia giant has been letting other people go at various local radio stations, among them, ratings giant KISS-FM, where midday…
J.D. Freeman handles all the Clear Channel Communications stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, among them KDGE-FM (102.1) and KZPS-FM (92.5, better known as Lone Star Radio). And the company’s regional vice president called this morning because he heard Unfair Park was lookin’ for him, which was true enough: We…
You’d think on Troy Dungan’s special day on November 13, he wouldn’t have to share the spotlight with the man who replaced him when the WFAA-Channel 8 icon stepped down in July. But, no, weatherman Pete Delkus will indeed serve as the master of ceremonies next Tuesday when the Press…
Josh Venable, pictured doing the job he doesn’t have as of today, damn it. There will be no Adventure Club on Sunday — this Sunday or any other in the near future, at least not on KDGE-FM (102.1). Minutes after his pal Zac Crain posted the news on FrontBurner, Josh…
They like their gigs: The Hardline’s Mike Rhyner and Greg Williams We know where Corby Davidson will be this weekend. We know where Greg Williams still isn’t. But, let’s face it, we’ll probably never know the real identity of Line 4 Guy. “If he walked in this room right now,…
Cody Garrett of The Texas Observer recounts the pub’s visit to the Lakewood Theater on Friday, where it hosted a reading of classic material, a tribute to Molly Ivins and Jimmie Dale Gilmore performing, what else, “Dallas” and “Deep Ellum Blues.” The Observer folks felt right at home: “The streets…
The Securities and Exchange Commission is letting Belo Corp. off the hook concerning those inflated circulation numbers three years ago. Courtesy Editor & Publisher, that info can be found in Belo’s SEC filing yesterday, in which it says: In 2004, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)…
So tomorrow, if you’re cruising the Internets looking for work, you might come across something that says, oh, I don’t know, “Help wanted: Dallas Observer is looking for an editor.” And it won’t be a joke. I’m outta here. And no, I wasn’t fired. Heads didn’t roll; blood didn’t spill…
Kurt Eichenwald If you do not already know the saga of Kurt Eichenwald — who, long story short, more or less rescued an underage Internet porn star named Justin Berry and spawned myriad congressional hearings — there are plenty of places to begin. You should read the original December 19,…
Jeremy Schaap From DART to New York’s No. 7 train, Jeremy Schaap used our fair little burg as a step, step, stepping stone to stardom. Schaap’s one of the ace reporters on ESPN’s new E:60, which airs its second episode this evening at 6. Schaap hasn’t always been the street-tough…
Look, we went almost a whole day without mentioning the Trinity River toll road and The Dallas Morning News — I know, right? Alas, seems we oughta point out that The News’ managing editor, Gentleman George Rodrigue, is back at it today with another shot across Jim’s bow. In today’s…
Dallas Morning News managing editor George Rodrigue just accused you of “lunacy.” Called you a “polemicist.” Says you “demonize.” Insists you are “no longer acting as a journalist.” And he just hates my headline. Says it wasn’t “civil.” Oh, why do I get the feeling George Rodrigue ain’t seen nothing…
Let me get this straight: Greg “The Hammer” Williams is on “personal leave” from KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket). And, right now, Jennifer Engel is announcing that today’s show will be her last on ESPN-103.3 FM. Hmm. How do you feel about The Ticket’s new afternoon drive-time show: Rhyner & The…
Jim Larkin, left, and Michael Lacey As many of you know, the paper version of Unfair Park is part of the Phoenix-based Village Voice Media chain of alternaweeklies; we’re one of 16 papers nationwide. Michael Lacey is executive editor of Village Voice Media; Jim Larkin is chief executive officer. And…
As consistent as a metronome, and slightly more entertaining, KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket) again dominates the sports-talk radio landscape in quarterly Arbitron ratings released this morning. Make that: The Ticket dominates the entire local radio landscape. Radio numbers are tricky and can be easily be twisted into deceptive appearances, but…
The Dallas Morning News just called and made us take down the photo of Jim that appears in today’s paper. And they were so serious about it too. Wanh. I’ve just spent an hour moderating comments for the item about Rebecca Aguilar’s suspension — thanks, Instapundit! I had planned on…
