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This is what a Frank Herzog Redskins broadcast looked like - William World News

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

This is what a Frank Herzog Redskins broadcast looked like

Copyright William F. Yurasko

Every time former Washington Redskins play-by-play man Frank Herzog would say "driving from left to right across your radio dial" this is approximately what I'd see in my mind. Somehow I found an image of an old AC Delco AM radio that looks a lot like the one my dad's 1976 (Super)Nova had. Not pictured -- ambient Camel (unfiltered) cigarette smoke. I can still smell it. Of course, the radio would have been on 630, WMAL, but we can't be too picky.

In 2004, Larry Michael fired Herzog after 25 years of calling the Redskins and took the play-by-play job for himself. Herzog has been doing spot work for WTOP after he was also let go from WUSA-TV late in 2004. He was one of the many post-Glenn Brenner (retconned from Metroblogging DC) anchors on that station. According to DCRTV, he is retiring from WTOP to spend more time with his wife and grandchildren (do his children feel being left out?). This retirement announcement has brought back some nostalgia for the days when Redskins radio (and the team) was good (DC Sports Bog, The Post). Back then, the Redskins were on WMAL, at the time a juggernaut in the D.C. area with all local programming. Johnny Holiday did pregame, while Ken Beatrice did post-game. Holiday is still doing Maryland Terps sports and Nats studio coverage, but Beatrice is long since retired -- somebody track him down and do a profile of him. Unrepentant homers, Hall of Fame Redskins Sonny Jurgeson and Sam Huff are still doing Redskins radio like a pair of your favorite bickering uncles, but their glory, like the team's is faded. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say sports radio was much better back then. Watching the game with "the sound turned down and the radio turned up" was a big part of the fan culture here as in other cities. I even did it and I was not even a Redskins fan growing up.

Like the team, Herzog's replacement, Michael, have been pretty awful. I'll say the team has been better than Michael though, who is just an shill with a slicky-boy attitude, bad propagandist with an annoying voice. If I have listened to a quarter of a Redskins game since then I'd be surprised.

When the Washington Nationals started up, I was hoping Herzog would be involved in the broadcasting because every D.C. team he had worked for had won a world championship -- the 1978 NBA Champion Bullets had you know who at the microphone. That didn't happen but I'm pretty happy with the radio team of Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler. I'd gladly take Herzog on TV though.

So, good luck and a happy retirement to Herzog, who will live in our memories and even on some of those NFL Films of the Redskins in the 1980s.

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I don't think Chico Harlan will be missed on the Nats beat - William World News
Tuesday, March 02, 2010

I don't think Chico Harlan will be missed on the Nats beat

A goodbye - Nationals Journal, The Post
WE WON'T HAVE CHICO HARLAN TO KICK AROUND ANY MORE
Friday evening, Chico Harlan said farewell to The Post's Washington Nationals beat:
...if you want to know more about the low point of that tenure, please reference my name in a Google search.

The Web is full of published items headlined like, "Nats beat writer Chico Harlan does not like his job..."
That headline probably looks familiar because it is the one I wrote after I read Harlan's infamous Washingtonian interview, though Harlan didn't include the link to it. It turns out that saying you are embarrassed to cover sports isn't a great idea, but I don't think Harlan had many consequences other than his own regret. His fellow beat writers (Nats Insider) seemed to like him which says a lot.

To his credit, Harlan could overcome hating his job enough to write some pretty good feature stories (like the Jesus Flores story of last week) but his game recaps tended to be mediocre. He feel in love with his own snark sometimes too, using a hammer when a scalpel was more appropriate.

Adam Kilgore has assumed the role of Nats beat writer and so far I'm pleased with what I am seeing. Kilgore has enthusiasm for the beat and has taken to pulling out the flip cam down at spring training. So far, so good, but the real test is how his gamers come out. I'm eager to read them.

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Sid Vicious: NYC tabs know that Sidney Crosby hates America - William World News
Monday, March 01, 2010

Sid Vicious: NYC tabs know that Sidney Crosby hates America

New York Daily NewsNew York Post

Yes, diver/whiner Sidney Crosby making the winning shot in overtime for Canada to beat the United States for the gold medal is the worst case scenario. The New York tabloids know this to be true. Look at him up there will the poster boy for birth control expression on his face. Ugh. You couldn't have made one more save Ryan Miller?

I wonder how many Yinzers were rooting for Canada yesterday.

Zach Parise though, is an American hero.

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I rooted for the US. However, if Canada had to win, I wanted him to score the goal.

# posted by Anonymous TMBC : Monday, March 01, 2010 9:42:00 AM  

I am a Pens fan so I know why you do not like Crosby. That is o.k., I despise Ovechkin.

As a Pens fan, I was happy that it was Crosby instead of someone else on Canada's team. However, I was strongly (strongly) rooting for the U.S. Having grown up in Pittsburgh, I would be shocked if many (any?) people were rooting for Canada. Like me, glad it was Crosby, sorry the U.S. did not win.

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A Mike O'Meara Show profile in The Post - William World News
Monday, February 22, 2010

A Mike O'Meara Show profile in The Post

With this Web radio gig, who needs FM? - The Post
Now about 2.5 months into his podcast, Mike O'Meara has recouped his original investment through sponsorships and donation and looking to expand into video. The podcast has about 15,000 listeners, 40% from the D.C. area.

I have not listen to the podcast much because I'm stuck in y2k when it comes to technology -- no iPod jack on my car stereo and no iPod for that matter. Had I those two things, I'd probably listen fairly frequently. Also, I have to think that O'Meara wouldn't mind an afternoon or morning drive gig in local radio.

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Mike O'Meara Show returning as a podcast today at 1 p.m. - 12.07.2009

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Bill Waterson of Calvin & Hobbes Q&A'd - William World News
Monday, February 01, 2010

Bill Waterson of Calvin & Hobbes Q&A'd

Bill Watterson, creator of beloved 'Calvin and Hobbes' comic strip looks back with no regret - Plain-Dealer (Cleveland)
There isn't much insight from the creator of "Calvin & Hobbes" in the Q&A, but I'm posting it anyway. I haven't read the comics regularly since "Calvin & Hobbes" and "The Far Side" went away. Let me know if anything is in their ballpark for brilliance.

H/T Kevin Reiss

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I grew up on Peanuts, but Calvin & Hobbes and The far Side were my next favorites. I have not read a Comics page in years with any interest. I've tried a couple times with my local paper but there just is nothing to keep me coming back.

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Mike O'Meara Show returning as a podcast today at 1 p.m. - William World News
Monday, December 07, 2009

Mike O'Meara Show returning as a podcast today at 1 p.m.

After a hiatus of several months, the Mike O'Meara Show returns as a podcast today on mikeomearashow.com. O'Meara, plus Robb Spiewak, Buzz Burbank and new cast member Oscar Santana, formerely of the Big O & Dukes show will be "broadcasting" at 1 p.m. daily. Still no over-the-air gig for the show, though DCRTV posted rumors that the show would be heading to Citadel's 105.9 FM to do mornings. Jack Diamond, of Mix 107.3, another Citadel station and a long-time O'Meara rival, is said to have nixed it.

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Don't feed the Rupert. Thank you.

# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Monday, December 07, 2009 8:24:00 PM  

You have a point there Anonymous.

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MASN to show all Nats games in HD - William World News

MASN to show all Nats games in HD

MASN (Malevolent Angelos Sports Network) is putting all of the Washington Nationals 2010 games in HD. This is a rare sign of competence from the inept, anti-Nats/DC network owned and operated by Peter Angelos. Gutless MLB Commissioner Bud Selig agreed to a corrupt bargain with Angelos just before the 2005 season to avoid a lawsuit. Angelos of course voted against baseball's return to D.C. because he is a coward who mistakenly believes Washington and Baltimore are the same market. Angelos then kept the Nats off of most area cable systems until September 2006, costing the Nats two years of exposure to the greater D.C. area. It stifled the fanbase and hurt the District of Columbia's investment in Nationals Park. Once the Nats were available, Angelos continued his bad faith by making network Baltimore-centric and treating the Nats as the secondary team. The network is prone to technical incompetence. Keep all of this in mind if you are tempted to buy tickets to Angelos' Orioles -- you don't want to reward bad behavior do you?

The news was apparently supposed to be embargoed until today, but Rob Dibble showed his is as good as keeping secrets as he is broadcasting by tweeting about it it on Friday afternoon. I wish I had gotten to post this sooner, I dont' want any of you thinking I'm respecting a MASN embargo.

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NJ Nets: Biggest losers on two tabloid backpages, NBA - William World News
Thursday, December 03, 2009

NJ Nets: Biggest losers on two tabloid backpages, NBA

New York Daily NewsNew York Post

The New Jersey Nets lost their 18th game in a row to start the 2009-2010 NBA season. The ignominious distinction is observed by the backpages of both New York City tabloids today.

I like to think this is happening because the Nets took "NEW JERSEY" off of the road uniforms. Their owner, Bruce Ratner, has been trying to move them to Brooklyn for years and seems to be getting closer. I'd rather they stay in the Garden State and move into the Prudential Center in Newark where the NHL Devils play.

I wonder if the new BS Sports Blog will comment on this development.

Speaking of the NBA, the Washington Wizards have won 4 of 5 (The Post). Where can I get my Earl Boykins jersey?

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Will the Wash. Times void be filled? Maybe - William World News

Will the Wash. Times void be filled? Maybe

The apparent demise of The Wash. Times as we know it means a lot of quality writers and editors section will soon be out of work. That is a shame of course, but hopefully some recent and upcoming developments in D.C. media will lead to new employment for the doomed.

The first thing that comes to mind is the open position on The Post's Nationals beat. Mark Zuckerman and Ben Goessling have both been solid reporters on Nats beat -- on a day-to-day basis, they were better than outgoing Chico Harlan, who was often trying to hard too be snarky and did not like his job. That showed in Chico's lack of reporting what was actually going on. Zuckerman and Goessling are reporters first, but good writers too.

Secondly, Allbritton Communications Co. wants to start a local news Web site "that can become for local news what POLITICO's become for political junkies." Obviously, that could be of interest for local reporters and columnists as well as folks from sports. I think if they want to really go for broke, they ought to do it with sports.

Another possible winner of this decision -- CSNWashington.com, Comcast SportsNet's local site. If they want to make a run about being a big deal, they have one less competitor and can probably find a few writers and columnists who want to be a part of it.

Also, will ESPN go and create espnDC.com like they have with Chicago, Boston and Dallas?

Lastly, there is The Washington Examiner, a "pioneer" in the "let's give it away free to some people, but not others" circulation model. I think of they are unlikely to make much of a move to capitalize on their rival's downfall. Their business model is bare-bones and heavily reliant on bloggers who get paid by the pageview, so I don't expect to see any familiar bylines moving over that daily. The same probably goes for NBCWahington.

I am hopeful that some of these established and emerging outlets will be able to snap up a number of the writers and editors from The Wash. Times and keep their voices out there. Hang in there folks! We value what your body of work and hope that other local media sees that and hires you. Now get your resumes out there!

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Massive layoffs, change of strategy coming to The Washington Times - William World News
Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Massive layoffs, change of strategy coming to The Washington Times

TWT announces new structure, layoffs - The Wash. Times
Washington Times to cut staff to reach goals - The Post
WashTimes cutting staff up to 40 percent - Politico
UDPATED 6:00 AM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009

Rev. Sun Myung Moon has apparently gotten tired of not making money -- his Washington Times is giving up as a general interest daily newspaper after 27 years. Massive layoffs (40% is being mentioned) are on the way, probably 60 days from now. This is an about-face for the paper which as recently as three years ago had serious plans for getting its Web site into the "top 10" in overall traffic. That goal was never realistic though. Even a year ago, they were still pushing forward with the hiring of the John Solomon as managing editor. He left the paper last month.

The paper will follow The Washington Examiner model of circulation and be distributed free in certain zip codes, plus some "premium price home-delivery" and newsstand sales. The content will be the paper's bread and butter -- commentary from and for political conservatives. Local coverage and sports appear to be casualties of the reorganization and that is a real shame. Having two local sports sections available in town was great for sports fans and their Metropolitan section got some stories the Post did not. I'll have more on the sports tomorrow.

Despite the crazy man that owns the paper, The Wash. Times has been an important part of D.C. media for a long time and it will be missed.

25 years of The Wash. Times - May 17, 2007

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Gotta hope (or wish) the Exam can find a way to fill the sports void. They'll never have a better opportunity.

# posted by Blogger Hendo : Wednesday, December 02, 2009 9:45:00 PM  

I'm addressing that in a post tomorrow morning.

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Traffic reports used to originate from the Washington Monument - William World News
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Traffic reports used to originate from the Washington Monument

30 years of steering you home - WTOP
The dean of D.C. traffic reporters Bob Marbourg celebrated his 30th anniversary as a traffic reporter yesterday. Congratulations to him, but the most interesting part of the story was that before he took the job, traffic reports used to come from a department of transportation employee stationed on top of the Washington Monument. That's pretty cool and just about impossible to imagine these days with traffic stretching up to 40 miles away from the monument now, but back that then it was pretty resourceful.

Back to Marbourg, what do you suppose the odds that he and morning traffic reporter Lisa Baden have a rivalry with each other?

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27TH HEAVEN: NY tabloids celebrate Yankees win with same cover headline - William World News
Thursday, November 05, 2009

27TH HEAVEN: NY tabloids celebrate Yankees win with same cover headline


Not surpsingly, editors at both New York City tabloids were thinking the same thing late last night. While the headline seems a little corny, I'm not complaining about it.

They were thinking the same thing on Long Island too.


UPDATE: ESPN did it too:


Apparently deadpsin noticed this stuff too -- If this anyone other tan Steve Allen, you're stealing my bit.

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Yankees clinch playoffs, matching backpage tabloid headlines - William World News
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Yankees clinch playoffs, matching backpage tabloid headlines


It seems like it has been forever since the two New York City tabloids had headlines on the cover that matched. Today, the morning after the Yankees clinched their 14th playoff berth in 15 seasons we see the same headline. Why did the news need to add quotes around "in" though?

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QWK Rock reborn as QWiK Rock - William World News
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

QWK Rock reborn as QWiK Rock

QWIK Rock to launch tonight - The Collegian
State College's QWK Rock is back -- sort of.

Last week, Magnum Broadcasting launched QWIK Rock on 105.9 and 106.9 FM. That didn't take long. QWK Rock on 103.1 FM closed down earlier in the summer. The format will contain current rock and some for the 80s and 90s.

Tomorrow, D.C. rock radio news

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State College's QWK Rock off the air - William World News
Tuesday, August 04, 2009

State College's QWK Rock off the air

State College loses long-running rock radio station - The Collegian
QWK Rock changes its tune - CDT
Forever Broadcasting took long-time rock station WQWK 103.1 FM (97.1 back when I was an undergrad) off the air yesterday. QWK Rock (pronounced Quick Raaaahhhck) lives on online at qwkrock.com. Apparently, they had trouble convincing advertisers that they had a money demographic. It had been on-air for about forty years. In its place is conservative talk radio.

Like Elvis Costello said, radio is a sad salvation.

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The Post advertises on washingtontimes.com - William World News
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Post advertises on washingtontimes.com


Searching for this morning's Nats headlines, I noticed that the prime advertising real estate on washingtontimes.com had an ad for The Washington Post, the direct competitor. This probably happened because washingtontimes.com advertising inventory is being handled by a third party network and not the Web site staff. One would at least hope so because this looks kind of bad if they are selling ads to their biggest rival.

Here is what a colleague in Ad Ops has to say about this:
That's hilarious.

I would assume that it’s coming from a remnant ad network that they're running on their site...It seems very strange that they wouldn’t have The Washington Post in their blocked list, assuming they have one.

Maybe Dan Snyder is running their sales department over there. You know he'll sell ads to anyone and put them anywhere he can.
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Gene Weingarten takes package, will only chat monthly - William World News
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Gene Weingarten takes package, will only chat monthly

Last week, Gene Weingarten announced that he was taking a package from The Post, but would continue to host Chatological Humor monthly and write his "Below the Beltway" column weakly err weekly.
Yes, I took it because I wanted to. Generously, The Post offered to hire me back, on contract, to do the same job I am doing now, whatever that is. But I'm 57, and want to start on some book and movie projects before I get even older and feebler and the DNA in my brain further deteriorates to the point that I can''t even finish my own senten
We should all be so lucky. More details:
I'm not really going anywhere. I accepted a partial contract, and will still be writing my weekly column, which Tom The Butcher, also on contract, will still be editing. Tom and I will still be working on The Post Hunt. Mostly what's different is that after July 1, I'm no longer doing big magazine stories or The Gene Pool, which is the discussion group you all tend to deride because you don't understand that the golden future of journalism is unedited ranting and gnashing by citizen journalists.
So, boo, I like chat on a weekly basis and the long magazine stories tend to be much better than the weekly column. The Gene Pool was stupid. His final weekly chat is going on right now. I'll miss stuff like this on a weekly basis:
Okay, this has been quite a few days for celebrity deaths. First Ed, then Farrah, then Michael. Just when we thought we were done with the mourning ... Billy! Still, that last one felt so ... right, like when they added "Bobby" to "Abraham, Martin and John."

I guess I am the only one who thinks Michael Jackson was essentially a shallow disco phenomenon, generously talented but mostly a product of cynically manipulated personal style and shrewd marketing, personally abhorrent in a number of significant ways related to racial identity and sexual proclivities, and not worthy of all this adulation, particularly by the media, whose hemorrhage of unquestioning accolades is suspiciously self-serving. Okay, just checking.
Hey, man, I'm unmoved by Jacko's demise too, but that's harsh, the guy was scary talented.

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Weingarten is a hack!
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Weingarten does it again
Q&A: Gene Weingarten

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Radio, radio: HFS sort or returns; WJFK going sports; Don Geronimo on in Delmarva - William World News
Monday, June 22, 2009

Radio, radio: HFS sort or returns; WJFK going sports; Don Geronimo on in Delmarva

Cerphe has launched HFS2 on 94.7 HD2. It is a modern incarnation of the former modern rocker that died in 2005, after many years of neglect by CBS Radio. If you have a HD radio, let me know if its any good.

WJFK, another CBS radio station, might be flipping to sports according to The Post. What would that mean for Mike O'Meara Show is uncertain. I'd be annoyed if that goes away. In the end, if they don't get any of the local teams, like the Capitals and Nationals on the frequency, I don't see much point of them flipping to sports. Actually, I don't see the point anyway since sports talk has never done well as a format in this town, though an alternative to Dan Snyder's Redskins Radio (980 AM) isn't a bad idea. Personally, I can't stand most sports talk, too many idiots calling in.

Speaking of O'Meara, his former partner, Don Geronimo landed a gig in Delmarva. His new show started today on WGMD. No stream or podcasts are planned per contractual obligations with CBS Radio. He blogs and is on Twitter.

By the way, is it just me or has BIG 100.3 gotten worse since its competitor the late Classic Rock 94.7 flipped formats?

As always, if you don't want to wait for me to blog about radio, go to Dave Hughes' dcrtv.com

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New newspaper Web sites: Baltimore Sun & CDT - William World News

New newspaper Web sites: Baltimore Sun & CDT

In the last month or so, two newspaper Web sites in my regular rotation have redesigned their front pages.

centredaily.com - The new CDT site is so...2002. After all of these years, the paper of record in State College still doesn't have a very good Web site. The new design is functional, but blocky and boring. The top navigation is useful though.

The site loads slowly though, about 5 seconds before the page becomes visible and it does not completely load until about 12 seconds have elapsed.

baltimoresun.com - The new Web site debuted last week with the "flag" showing "THE BALTIMORE SUN" prominently in the same typeface as the dead tree version. The page is full of modules with internal tabs that make finding stories about specific topics from the "print sections" possible without navigating away from the home page. That is a good thing too since the load time on this page is pretty bad -- about 9 seconds for it to start appearing in the browser and 16 seconds until all the scripts have loaded. The modules probably have something to do with the slow load time, so in the end, they are probably a mixed blessing. The page also has a little too much "trapped gray space." Overall though, not a bad design and improvement over previous efforts.

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The Bronx Beltway is a stupid nickname for new Yankee Stadium - William World News
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Bronx Beltway is a stupid nickname for new Yankee Stadium


Readers choose The Bronx Beltway as the new Yankee Stadium's nickname - NY Daily News
Huh? Why in the world would anyone give the new Yankee Stadium the nickname "the Bronx Beltway?" How does that make sense?

Let's just let a nickname come about organically rather than rush to come up with something. *bronx cheer*

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Final Marc Fisher chat - William World News
Thursday, June 04, 2009

Final Marc Fisher chat

Potomac Confidential - The Post
"Join Post Metro columnist Marc Fisher on Thursday, June 4, at Noon ET for the final regular edition of Potomac Confidential, a chance to talk about the future of news-gathering, the Virginia governor's race, how the GM bankruptcy will affect Washingtonians, and lessons learned from a decade of column-writing."

I will miss his column and chat an awful lot.

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Marc Fisher's final column - William World News
Friday, May 29, 2009

Marc Fisher's final column

MARC FISHER - After 1,250 Columns, the End - The Post
Fisher is moving on to an Metro editor position:
There are a million stories in the naked city, someone once said, and I told 1,250 of them here, and another 1,200 on the blog. I heard from readers 250,000 times and I tried to respond to all of them. I could stay on this road for years to come, I love it so. But this path feels worn and familiar, and the challenge now is to hack out a new one.

Newspapers are in a fight to survive, desperately searching for new ways to reflect the world to an audience that is less trusting, more distracted and diffuse. For many people now, digital connections seem to trump geography as the central definition of home. But those electronic ties don't fulfill all our needs. Where we live still matters. Starting next month, I'll be putting together a group of writers whose job it will be to tell the truths of Washington in compelling and essential ways, combining traditional storytelling with new forms that involve and engage the people who live here.
Sounds like it is worth a shot. Fisher was the best Washington columnist around and I will miss his columns and chats.

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Come on William, you are smarter than this. This is part of the first chapter of hockey 101, when a team is down and losing in a playoff series, the losing team typically starts a fight to "send a message." It doesnt work often, but did actually work for the Penguins in Game 6 of the series against the Flyers in the first round.

# posted by Anonymous TMBC : Monday, June 01, 2009 11:03:00 AM  

TMBC's referring to my tweet. I get the "let's get everybody worked up by starting a fight" thing, but the NHL's continued coddling of the Penguins is an embarrassment.

Go Red Wings!

# posted by Blogger WFY : Monday, June 01, 2009 12:11:00 PM  

He should be suspended, but the league has already let that the Carolina guy get away with sucker punching the Bruin guy in round 2, along with letting Ovechkin get away with a knee-to-knee hit on Gonchar. Lets not act like the Penguins are the only ones to get preferential treatment.

The officiating was poor for both sides last night, so neither team has a complaint.

Its interesting how all the Flyers and Capitals fans are showing their jealousy. How's the offseason been going?

# posted by Anonymous TMBC : Monday, June 01, 2009 4:20:00 PM  

I don't recall Ovechkin getting an intigator penalty and the automatic suspension that comes with it. I do recall that the NHL let the Penguins mess up the second round schedule for a Yanni concert too.

The Caps and everyone else need to realize that the NHL is like Animal Farm -- everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others. Hey, I can hear a flightless bird oinking!

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RIP Harry Kalas - William World News
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

RIP Harry Kalas

Harry Kalas
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While milling around Nationals Park yesterday, Fritz got a surprising text message from a friend that Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas had collapsed and died. As details began to emerge, we determined that the ambulance we saw on the way into Nationals Park was probably for Kalas. The Nationals had a moment of silence for Kalas just before the start of yesterday's game.

I have been a fan of Kalas for a long time, though it was from his work with NFL Films and network radio telecasts of NFL games. It seemed like whenever we would drive out to cut down a Christmas tree in the country, we'd listen to an out-of-market game on Mutual that Kalas was doing. I also enjoyed his NFL Films narration. I might have seen him doing Phillies work a few times over the years and for some reason I remember watching a Cubs vs. Phillies game that went to rain delay Kalas joined the Cubs broadcasters for some lively banter -- that's good rain delay theater if you ask me.

Lastly, my great Uncle Bill, a lifelong Philadelphian and baseball fan (originally the A's until they moved to Kansas City, then the Phillies) used to correspond with Kalas regularly. After Uncle Bill died, his family discovered these letters. Kalas later acknowledged Uncle Bill's death on air.

Kalas will be missed. I'm glad he got to call a Phillies championship live last season.

Harry Kalas 1936 - 2009 - The Inky & Philly Daily News

Harry Kalas, Longtime Phillies Broadcaster, Dies at 73 - The Post

Harry Kalas Tribute - Baseball Insider, The Post

Thom Loverro: Kalas' legacy much deeper than his voice - The Wash. Times

PRESS RELEASE - Washington Nationals statement on the passing of Harry Kalas - nationals.com

PRESS RELEASE - Kalas family statement - phillies.com

Long-time NFL voice Kalas dead at 73 - AP/NFL

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Thanks for sharing this about Kalas. I believe you have told me before of that relationship he had with your uncle, or maybe it was somebody else. Fact is Kalas seemed like family to everybody in the Philadelphia area.

I never met him but always felt like he was my uncle, or grandfather. Yesterday was very tough for me.

The Nationals should be credited for their hospitality during this tough time for the Phillies. They initially offered to post pone their home opener in the wake of Kalas' passing, but the Phillies insisted the game go on as scheduled.

A sad day for baseball, not just in Philadelphia.

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MASN details, but I still don't like the channel - William World News
Monday, April 06, 2009

MASN details, but I still don't like the channel

JIM WILLIAMS - MASN ready for Opening Day and beyond - The Wash. Examiner
In a column that reads like a MASN press release, we get details about broadcast plans for this season. There is some good news:
"We have a new high home camera location on level three of Nationals Park. That means the camera is about 150 feet lower and closer to the field so fans will have a better look at the game action," Glass said. "We will also use X-Mo, a high-speed HD camera..."
Progress, yes.

Later Williams says this:
OK, I am ready for those fans out there that will simply call me an Angelos lover, but MASN is a quality regional sports network. As someone who has first-hand experience in building three of them from the ground up, I can tell you Glass, Cuddihy and their team are very well thought of in the industry. Both the Nationals and the Orioles have top talent in the booth and top-quality talent in the production trucks.
Okay, Angelos lover even if MASN is a top quality sports network, why wasn't it from day 1? The coverage over the years has been poor and anti-Washington. I'm not about to give them a pat on the back because they started figuring it out in year 5.

By the way, hope for rain for more reasons than spoiling the Orioles Opening Day:
"We are producing every Nationals and Orioles game this year in high definition," said Glass, MASN's Executive Producer, Operations Director, on what they have done during the offseason. "That way if say the Orioles' Opening Day game was rained out, then we can switch to the Nationals-Marlins game in HD."
Whoopee, maybe next year all games can be shown in HD.

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Cerphe, classic rock 94.7 sign off - William World News

Cerphe, classic rock 94.7 sign off

D.C. Radio's Last Rock Overturned - The Post
This morning, I have one less radio station to listen to on my commute as 94.7 has become the third adult contemporary station in the D.C. market. Friday was Don Cerphe Colwell's final day at the microphone on 94.7 FM which was classic rock, then "world-class rock" which included current yuppie/boomer rock (Coldplay, Plant/Krauss) and some older stuff and then back to classic rock again. Of the two formats, "world-class" rock was closer to being a great station and probably could have been with a little more commitment from management.

Despite the article saying classic rock is dead in D.C. radio, it is on WBIG 100.3 FM which has billed itself as oldies, but really you can't be oldies and not play Motown. As for Cerphe, he'll be fine and may even do some specials for WJFK. I'm sure we will hear his morning counterpart, Albie Dee, somewhere too, probably on a completely different format. I wonder if we'll hear from Jonathan "Weasel" Gilbert again though. He was let go to make way for Ablie Dee.

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94.7 dropping classic rock format - William World News
Thursday, April 02, 2009

94.7 dropping classic rock format

DCRTV.com reported that WTGB 94.7 FM is dropping its classic rock format and going to adult contemporary, FRESH 94.7. Now I will have one less station to listen to on my commute. This will be particularly tough in the morning.

I liked 94.7's "world class rock" format of last year. It was flawed yes -- (can you really play New Order and Led Zepplin back-to-back?), but overall it was pretty good. Initially, the return to a straight classic rock format was not something I was too enthusiastic about because who needs to hear more .38 Special? However, it got better and for a couple of months I could count on hearing either Bruce Springsteen and/or Rush on my commutes. Perhaps that is why they had trouble attracting listeners.

Marc Fisher of The Post was not too happy about the change either.

One bright spot if you have HD Radio (does anybody) they have something more like "The Globe" format running on the second 94.7 channel.

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I'm not happy about it either so I set up a petition:

http://petitionspot.com/petitions/classicrock947

If you're not happy about this, sign the petition and let your voice be heard !

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Nats beat writer Chico Harlan does not like his job - William World News
Monday, March 23, 2009

Nats beat writer Chico Harlan does not like his job

Post Watch: Harlan Would Rather Write About the Real Hot Dogs - Washingtonian
The other day, We've Got Heart brought to the Natmosphere's attention a Washingtonian magazine profile of Chico Harlan, Nationals beat writer for The Post. I was able to read it this afternoon. In that profile, "Post Watch: Harlan Would Rather Write About the Real Hot Dogs," Harlan told reporter Harry Jaffe of the Post Watch section that "I don't like sports — I am embarrassed that I cover them" and "I can't wait to stop." It is a means to an end and a paycheck."

Those statements did not go over too well in some quarters for understandable reasons. My take -- whatever, though it explains the initial level of coverage he provided when he took over the beat last season. It struck me as being written by someone who was cocky and probably too into himself. However, Harlan has improved and if he is doing it despite not liking his job, well that speaks well to his professionalism. He still tries to hit you over the head with snark sometimes, rather the nuanced writing of his predecessor Barry Svrluga,who had his own Washingtonian profile in 2005 (just an image, the link died).

Harlan has already apologized on the Nationals Journal blog and I am not even going to bother parsing it out. I see Harlan's point and add that being sportswriter never had much appeal to me or at least not after I read Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn. The classic book about covering the 1952-53 Brooklyn Dodgers detailed his coverage of the team and among many insights, reveals that he tired of the extensive travel, endless season, boredom and tedium that is the beat writer's life. Kahn also noted that no matter what he did after his days on that beat, people wanted to talk about the Dodgers which frustrated him. Baseball is probably the hardest sport to cover though if you like to see your name in print, there may be no better beat -- in 2005 Svrluga led the Post for number of stories published.

What will happen to Harlan, I cannot say. I have a feeling his superiors will grumble1, fans will bombard him in his next chat and he might have a few tough days in the clubhouse. Then a few players will tell him off the record that they feel the same way about playing baseball as he does about writing about it. Oh and by the way, Harlan, while there are probably 75 or so MLB beats in American newspapers (maybe more), but I bet there are even fewer food writer beats these days.

Also, in this month's Washingtonian is "Heavy Hitters," an article with a big photograph of Frank Howard that talks about D.C. baseball sluggers.

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Forty years of WTOP - William World News
Monday, March 09, 2009

Forty years of WTOP

WTOP celebrates 40 years in news - WTOP
WTOP went to an all-news format 40 years ago today. It looks like they got about halfway done with their celebration page before giving up.
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Cosby on WTOP - William World News
Sunday, January 11, 2009

Cosby on WTOP

Cosby talks half-smokes, sports and race - WTOP
Here is the story, video and audio from Bill Cosby's rambling visit to WTOP. He would not let them break for traffic and weather on the 8s.

To answer MissChatter's question, no Cosby did not go with the Obamas to Ben's Chili Bowl. In fact he said that Obama had not earned the right to eat there for free.

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Why wasn't Sammy Baugh above the scroll/fold on Post? - William World News
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Why wasn't Sammy Baugh above the scroll/fold on Post?


The greatest Redskin of all (if not the greatest D.C. athlete ever), Sammy Baugh, died last night. For some reason, washingtonpost.com did not feature this news above the scroll as of 9:45 a.m. Their local competitors washtimes.com and dcexaminer.com both had Baugh in their carousels. On the print edition, Baugh's passing is only noted at the bottom. The front page of The Wash. Times has the news on the fold. Even the Philly Daily News had Baugh's passing noted on the back (sports) page.

Baugh made football in this town and revolutionized passing. He was also one of the greatest punters of all time and an excellent defensive back. His #33 is the only number officially retired by the Redskins. He was the only quarterback to lead the Redskins to multiple titles (1937 and 1942). I hope the Redskins honor him with a #33 patch on their uniforms for the rest of the season.

Depending on the source, Baugh may have never returned to Washington after retiring in 1952, preferring life on his Texas ranch.

The First of the Gunslingers - The Post

Sammy Baugh, early Redskins great, dies - The Wash. Times

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WTOP sports puts Baltimore first again - William World News
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

WTOP sports puts Baltimore first again

Quick question with the Nationals and Orioles both playing at home which ballpark do you think Washington radio station WTOP had its reporter at? Was it Nationals Park? Nope, Craig Heist was reporting from Oriole Park in Baltimore. The Orioles vs. Rays game was giving top billing on tonight's sportscast above the Nationals. The reason seems pretty simple if you read Heist's bio:
I love covering my hometown team, the Orioles.
Boy, that's sweet Craig nothing like putting the city your station broadcasts from second. I might have to stop listening to anything on WTOP that does not start on the eights.

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Somebody screwed up: BTN overflow channel on Comcast not working - William World News
Saturday, September 20, 2008

Somebody screwed up: BTN overflow channel on Comcast not working

ARGH! None of the Big Ten Network overflow channels are showing a picture, meaning that we cannot watch the Penn State vs. Temple game that is going on right now. I called Comcast and they are aware of it, in fact the rep said, "Penn State?" when I mentioned the game was not on.

I'm kind of annoyed that Penn State is not the regular telecast here anyway since it is about 215 miles away from here and Temple is even closer. BTN proper went with OSU vs. Troy instead. I don't believe either school is within 450 miles of here.

I will be calling Comcast's billing dept. for a refund on Monday.

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The telecast finally came on with :29 left in the first half. I'm eager to get an explanation of what happened.

# posted by Blogger WFY : Saturday, September 20, 2008 3:39:00 PM  

We had a similar problem during the 1st game vs. Coastal Carolina. That PSU game was on the ONLY overflow channel that wasn't working. Fortunately in our area today, they had the PSU game on the main channel so there were no problems. You didn't miss anything in the first quarter. I did call Comast to complain that day and it took them most of the first half to fix the problem.

# posted by Anonymous The Maryland Bureau Chief : Saturday, September 20, 2008 4:32:00 PM  

Why are you staying with Comcast? Comcast could not be any worse even if they declared 'screw the customer' was their official business slogan & philosophy.
Go get a dish! I did, and I am never making complaints (except when heavy storm clouds knock out reception for 10-15 minutes.

# posted by Blogger SoloVita : Saturday, September 20, 2008 5:35:00 PM  

solovita: The triple-play is a pretty good deal and they have been pretty reliable overall. I barely watch TV, so I'm not sure if getting the dish when I still need phone/internet is cost effective.

FIOS, on the other hand...

# posted by Blogger WFY : Sunday, September 21, 2008 7:53:00 AM  

i followed comcast's troubleshooting tips.

i lost all digital channels, including btn and overflow channels. i then had to wait around for a rep to come out. they said they woud be there between 12-3.

they arrived at 5. i missed the game, and wasted my afternoon.

in short, i hate comcast, and cannot switch due to not being able to have a dish on my townhouse.

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WTOP's Dave Johnson: Putting Baltimore first - William World News
Monday, September 08, 2008

WTOP's Dave Johnson: Putting Baltimore first

This morning, WTOP sports led with the Ravens win over Cincinatti and devoted the largest part of the sportscast to Baltimore's football team. I'm pretty indifferent to the Ravens other than I am glad Baltimore got a NFL team again, even if they have to wear purple. I am not going to suggest that the NFL is not important, if the Redskins had played yesterday instead of Thursday, it would have made sense for them to lead off in sports. I will suggest though that local teams like the Nationals are more important than non-local teams like the Ravens. The Nationals came from behind and won in 14 innings yesterday (The Post) and are broadcasted by WTOP's sister station WWWT.

Even if you accept that non-local NFL games trump local MLB games, I would argue that the Ravens are not even the second most popular team in BeltwayLand. That position is probably held by the Giants with the Eagles, Jets, Steelers, possibly the Patriots and even Cowboys more popular than the Ravens, so why not focus on them if D.C. teams don't matter too much? Perhaps sports director Dave Johnson's bio offers a hint:
Before breaking into sports Johnson was a disc jockey at several stations in Baltimore. His first job was at a station that played Sinatra music and then he went on to "spin records" at rock and country stations.

A graduate of Towson University...
It is not a stretch to suggest that Johnson's colors run purple & black and orange & black instead of red, white & blue and burgundy & gold. He is even wearing Ravens colors in his photo. It is an ongoing pro-Baltimore trend that also rewards the bad behavior by anti-Washington baseball owner Peter Angelo$. Johnson should shape up and focus on the real home teams.

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Dave Johnson here nice blog!!!actually we thought the rookie story (Flacco)was a neat one so we led with that...nationals got bumped because it was an nfl monday..although is still used highlights in every cast.BUT i grew up a colts fans but never made the switch to ravens..as I kid i remeber the ted williams senators..thanks again for listening

# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Monday, September 08, 2008 4:38:00 PM  

Thanks for responding, though I'll note there was no mention of the Nationals in either the 6:45 or 7:15 sportscasts. They had the night off, but they are back tonight.

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Saturday's PSU game: Overflow to the rescue! - William World News
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Saturday's PSU game: Overflow to the rescue!

First off, forgive me if for being such a cable luddite, but I barely watch TV, especially now with Will around. I am not familiar with how everything is set up and will probably not get an HD TV for a long time. Anyway, the news about this weeks' Penn State game appears to be good:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH FOOTBALL GAMES

Catch your Big Ten games on COMCAST! See below for details in your area.

12:00 PM (ET) / 11:00 AM (CT)
YOUNGSTOWN STATE VS. OHIO STATE: channel 257 (SD)
AKRON VS. WISCONSIN *: channel 801 (SD)
MAINE VS. IOWA: channel 802 (SD)
WESTERN KENTUCKY VS. INDIANA *: channel 803 (SD)
COASTAL CAROLINA VS. PENN STATE: channel 804 (SD)
That comes via search on the Big Ten Network gamefinder for my zip code in Alexandria, Va. I have had my skepticisms of BTN, but they do have a pretty useful Web site.

Is it just me or is it silly for Virginia to get Ohio State when the states on the northern and southern border are getting Penn State?

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Nobody is listening to the Nats either - William World News
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Nobody is listening to the Nats either

From the Basement, It's No Wonder Radio Reception Is Poor - The Post
Boy, this really is a lost season -- nobody is listening to the excellent Nationals radio broadcast. How unfortunate, Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler are quite good too.

After the season, I plan on having a really long post about what the Nationals need to do to get the franchise where it needs to be.

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Tape delay for Penn State vs. Coastal Carolina on Alexandria Comcast - William World News

Tape delay for Penn State vs. Coastal Carolina on Alexandria Comcast

The $5 a month I am spending for Big Ten Network and the sports tier entitles me to the watch or tape the Penn State vs. Coastal Carolina game 23 hours after it starts. Apparently, there are no overflow channels for the network. It looks like I will be considering another service provider after all. Given that I can't watch the game live anyway, it is not a big deal – this week. Boo Comcast though.

It was nice watching the 2002 Penn State vs. Wisconsin game last night though, even though it was played on dreadful artificial turf. They looked like they were playing on a floor, not a field. I had forgotten just how terrible those rugs were before FieldTurf/SportTurf/etc.

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I loved the fumble on the goaline with Mills making the pick-up-and-dive touchdown.

Check 801-804.

# posted by Blogger Paterno Lives! : Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:04:00 AM  

Yup, right on 804

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Yesterday's NYC tabs had same frontpage headline - William World News
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Yesterday's NYC tabs had same frontpage headline


Mayor Bloomberg wanted to put wind turbines on top of buildings and bridges and that drew obvious responses. Don't worry, it is not going to happen to any of your favorite landmarks.

Architects and Engineers Express Doubt About Bloomberg’s Windmill Proposal - The Times

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