Talk Radio on WABC Shifts Focus to the Local

WABC-AM is introducing a new lineup on Thursday that emphasizes live and local programming, as its two most popular hosts, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, move to a rival station, WOR-AM.

    



Breaking Bread: Going Unseen, but Asking the Tough Questions for Almost a Quarter-Century at WNYC

Come autumn, Brian Lehrer will celebrate his 25th anniversary on WNYC, the public radio station on which he hosts his namesake morning talk show.

    



Larry Lujack, a Cranky Voice on Chicago Radio, Dies at 73

Mr. Lujack was a longtime disc jockey whose curmudgeonly attitude influenced current radio personalities like Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern.

    



Stan Brooks, a Familiar Voice on 1010 WINS, Dies at 86

Mr. Brooks’s tenure and prolific output on New York’s first all-news radio station made him one of the most recognized voices on the radio for more than 40 years.

    



Larry Lujack, a Cranky Radio Voice That Carried, Dies at 73

Mr. Lujack was a longtime Chicago disc jockey whose curmudgeonly attitude influenced current radio personalities like Rush Limbaugh.

    



Beliefs: Radio Stations Find Ratings ‘Rocket Fuel’ in Switch to Christmas Format

More and more radio stations are trying an all-Christmas-music format to bolster their ratings temporarily.

    



Sunday Routine | Laura R. Walker: One or More Spins Before Feasting

Laura R. Walker, president of New York Public Radio, begins her day with a round of biking, aqua cycling or spinning, and continues with enthusiastic eating.

    

Forget TV; to Spread Word, Cuomo’s on Radio

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, whose brother is an anchor on CNN, seems more at home with an older medium.

    



Capital Radio: The story of 80?s, The story of 90?s

Advertising Agency: Grey, ?stanbul, Turkey
Executive Creative Director: Ergin Biny?ld?z, Engin Kafadar
Copywriter: Merve Selamet
Art Director: Gizem H?z
Account Team: Tunç Alankaya, Deniz Atalay
Agency Producer: Meltem Köse

Campaign Spotlight: Ads Celebrate Mozart in the City

A WQXR campaign aims to present the composer in an accessible, even quirky, light, while reminding New Yorkers that the radio station offers great programming.

    



F.C.C. Plans Sweeping Changes to Bolster AM Radio

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed loosening or eliminating rules that govern nighttime transmissions by AM stations.

    



Bill Mazer, Sports Fixture in New York, Dies at 92

Mr. Mazer, who spent more than 60 years in broadcasting, earned the nickname “The Amazin’ ” for his encyclopedic recall of sports facts.

    



Durex Easy Roll On: Mike Radio

Durex has this thing called Easy Roll On. For announcing that we create conventional media in an unconventional way. We put Durex on the mike on a radio spot.

Advertising Agency: Havas WW, Istanbul, Turkey
CCO: Ergin Biny?ld?z
Copywriter: Merve Selamet
Accout Director: Mali Erdo?an
Account Supervisor: Berk Y?lmaz
Agency Producer: S?la Salg?n

Viasat: Love stories

Advertising Agency: M&C Saatchi, Stockholm, Sweden

Congressman Proposes New Rules for Music Royalties

The Free Market Royalty Act would let record companies and performing artists collect royalties when their songs are played on the radio.

    



Polish Radio: Soundtrack To Your Life

Soundtrack To Your Life is a special app, that automatically matches songs to your mood, and creates a unique soundtrack just for you, using a simple, 100$ EEG headset and Polish Radio music database. We publicly released Soundtrack To Your Life on the Science Picnic, and with 0 Media Budget, we attracted over 150.000 people, who could personally take part in the beta test and sneak peek into the future of broadcasting.

Advertising Agency: Isobar, Poland
Creative Director: Maciej Nowicki
Copywriter: Jan Cie?lar
Art Director: Krzysztof Jagie?o
Account Manager: Sylwia Biegaj
Digital Production: Micha? P?czalski, Juliusz Rutkowski, Piotr Go?dziejewski, Borys Georgijew

Multicebrina: A good memory has it’s benefits

Advertising Agency: Maruri Grey, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Creative Directors: Pipo Morano, Alejandro Pere, Daniel Perez, Luis Campoverde, Federico Russi
Copywriters: David Sanchez, Ernesto Martinez, Rodrigo Gonzalez
Additional credits: Cinestecia

At NPR, a New Host and a Move Westward

NPR officials have billed a move west as a chance for a legacy radio program, previously based in Washington, to rethink what it is and what it does.

    



Voice Actor Gives Himself a Shout-Out in Little Caesars Radio Ad

OK, Alan Varner, you probably think it's real cute that you broke through the "fourth wall" in this Little Caesars radio ad from Barton F. Graf 9000, inviting listeners who visit the restaurant to "tell 'em Alan Varner sent you. They won't know who that is, but as a voice actor, I'm always trying to get my name out there."

Oh, I imagine you fancy yourself "clever" and "innovative" for lines like, "Check me out at AlanDoesVoices.com. That's A-L-A-N-does-voices.com. But first, get the new Deep! Deep! Dish Pizza. It's hot and ready every day from 4 to 8 p.m. for just eight bucks." This isn't about you, Varner! This is about selling pizza … pizza so deep that the word "deep" gets repeated with exclamation points.

Do I insinuate myself into my AdFreak posts, Varner? I'd never sully this blog's reputation with shameless self-promotion, because I'm not even completely sure what the word "sully" means. I'm providing this link to my work and giving out my Twitter handle, @davegian, as a service to our readers, nothing more.


    

Road Safety Russia: BuckleUp!

Road traffic accidents are a major problem in Russia, but this awareness campaign from the creative agency Zavod changes how Russians use seat belts and in turn, saves lives.

Advertising Agency: Zavod Consulting, Moscow, Russia
Creative Director: Svetlana Smirnova
Art Director: Mikhail Razgulyaev
Copywriter: Yakov Krivitsky Designer: Julia Fadeeva
Owner & General Director: Natalia Agre
Strategic Planning Director: Vadim Melnikov
Strategic Manager: Revskiy Alexander
Client Service Director: Alexandra Sidorenko
Account Manager: Maria Novikova
PR Director: Anastasia Bakhmutova
PR Manager: Ekaterina Kuznetsova