DJ Moves

Be A DJ

2012-01-30T09:42:00.002-05:00

Just came across this part-time gig in our local market (CT) and thought we'd share. We know it's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and if you're in this business, you're probably wearing Milk Bone underwear... Lite 100.5 WRCH, Hartford’s leading AC, seeks future part-time on air talent with production ability and knowledge of Adobe Audition preferred. Check the job details here and good luck!

Fired Houston DJs ReHired

2011-11-14T08:35:00.000-05:00

It's nice to report a positive side to a story once in a while. Two DJs in Houston who were fired from their station in July were just hired back to host the station's morning show. The station is flipping from all gospel to all news. Full story from Radio Ink magazine.

Ted Williams and his golden voice

2011-01-06T10:13:00.001-05:00

Time to start believing those signs? A former radio DJ is found living on the streets in Ohio, puts a video up on YouTube, then gets multiple broadcasting offers You probably saw this on the Today show this morning, or will hear about it by a co-worker or friend by tonight. Here's the original video from the Columbus Dispatch reporter who found Ted Williams... the homeless man with the

What Juan Williams Said...

2010-10-22T13:27:00.001-04:00

...that got him fired. We didn't hear this live, but according to industry publication Radio Ink Magazine, Williams said the following on The O'Reilly Factor: "When I get on the plane ... if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."I wonder if Williams got worried and nervous as soon

Quiet Thunder

2010-10-19T21:17:00.000-04:00

We received several reports from the Twin Cities today about a missing DJ, but this one from a reader named Mary had the most details: "Greg Thunder" of the Greg and Melissa morning show on KS95 in Minneapolis/St. Paul was suspiciously absent today. Occasionally they'd mention of a DJ is sick or out and they didn't even mention his name today. They have a producer named Trey that has been

New Zealand DJs Mess Up Too

2010-10-11T09:14:00.000-04:00

A report from CNN this morning about a radio DJ who called the country's governor general a "fat Indian" is refreshing because it shows that our on-air personalities in the US aren't the only jocks that put their feet in their mouths from time to time. Full story: New Zealand DJ sorry for 'fat Indian' insult at CNN

Dr. Laura Heads for the Exit

2010-08-18T10:17:00.000-04:00

The Radio Queen is to end her show in December 2010 after being unable to quell a backlash over her controversial n-word comments. Full story via video from CNN:

Resting His Brain

2010-08-04T09:54:00.000-04:00

Robert Robinson, host of BBC Radio 4 quiz show Brain of Britain, is retiring after more than 30 years on the air with the show. Not much more to say on this, but I thought you Brits might be wondering where he went. Here's the full story from the BBC. On a related note, did you know you can now ride a scented taxi in London? It's true, so says the fashion section in NYMag.com

Don and Mike back in DC without Don

2010-07-06T09:04:00.000-04:00

One half of the Don and Mike show is back on the air in Washington, D.C., starting tomorrow (Wednesday, July 7 2010). Mike O'Meara has a new morning show and a new on-air partner in Kirk McEwen on The Edge, 105.9 WVRX. If you were a Don & Mike fan, this is as close as you're probably going to get to hearing both personalities on the air at the same time. Don Geronimo keeps retiring, but is

WTIC Continues to Test Talent

2010-06-29T09:38:00.000-04:00

A big talk radio station in Connecticut, 1080 AM WTIC, is continuing to allow local talent - people that could easily carry a show on a permanent basis - fill in for Jim Vicevich. First, they let people like Joe D'Ambrosio, Mark Davis and Sebastian fill in while they renegotiated Vicevich's contract. It looked like they would continue down that road until they chose a successor or until they

Tea Baggers Love America More Than Nazis and Mexicans

2010-04-27T11:53:00.000-04:00

Three headlines came together in my newsfeed this morning to bring you the above ridiculous blog post title. I didn't check the exact dates and times, but almost as if trying to form a perfect trifecta of ignorance, fate brought us these three impossible statements from radio hosts across two different media outlets - Twitter and The Wall Street Journal. Here's what has been published in the

Hide your young girls

2010-04-08T11:56:00.000-04:00

A DJ in Darlington in the UK quit his job after he sent a FaceBook message to a 14 year old girl last week. They had met earlier that day when the DJ's radio show did a live broadcast from the girl's school. Looks like the girl's father was arrested after he beat the crap out of the DJ, but the police did not arrest the DJ. In addition to resigning, the DJ in question has stated that he now

1080 Drops Vicevich

2010-04-01T10:31:00.000-04:00

I know I haven't posted anything in a while, but a local DJ being fired has brought me back. The Hartford Courant reported this morning that the guy on WTIC AM 1080 - heard after the Ray and Diane show (that no longer features Diane) and before Rush - will no longer be heard. The guy's name is Jim Vicevich, and that's pretty much all I'm going to say about him. If you really liked listening

Turn on the Light

2010-03-10T20:51:00.000-05:00

and change the station if you want to hear Coast to Coast again in the NY area. Sure, many of his New York fans probably thought host George Noory was abducted by aliens, or taken away to a secret location by real life men in black trying to stop him from spreading the truth. But he was really just dropped from 770 AM WABC in New York (while his show was still syndicated in other parts of the

Imus crazy like a FOX

2009-10-05T16:50:00.000-04:00

Although Don Imus frequently talks about country music and being a cowboy, the rural-focused RFD-TV was clearly nothing more than a place of penance for the gravely voiced radio icon. Love him or hate him, his ability to land the a-list politicians, business leaders and political commentators makes him a good fit for a bigger news outlet such as Fox, the TV network on which Imus debuted today.

Jim Dai Dumped

2009-09-23T10:39:00.003-04:00

When I received a bunch of emails yesterday asking thinks like "What happened to Jim Dai and the entire "good" radio personalities at KWJZ 98.9 Seattle??", I knew something was up. Jim Dai, who we told you three years ago moved from AM to the FM dial after being fired from 880 AM (KIXI), seems to have been cut loose from another Seattle station this month. Radio-Info reports simply that Jim Dai

Radio Host Busted

2009-09-22T14:27:00.002-04:00

If you give investment advice on the radio, try not to get busted for identity theft and bank fraud. It might hurt your credibility. I'm just saying.Full story in the Dallas news courtesy of Larry Shannon's RadioTVDaily.com: Dallas CNN 1190 host Clifford Robertson charged with ID theft, bank fraud

The iPod-Man

2009-09-09T15:59:00.002-04:00

Cool news announced today about the iPod. FM is here. What's next for Apple? An iPod that plays CDs? Seriously, this is a good development. I almost brought my iPod with me this morning, but decided it would be nice to have the option to listen to something live or on the air such as talk radio instead of my own pre-loaded songs. So I didn't bother. And the new iPod's live pause feature is nice

Back on Top @Alltop

2009-09-04T08:17:00.002-04:00

We were pretty excited about a year ago when Guy Kawasaki's Alltop featured DJMoves as the pole position news feed in their new radio category. We even helped by suggesting other news and information sources.Unfortunately, when we took a hiatus here and there, Alltop was smart enough to notice, and our feed was automatically removed from their site.I thought we were banished, but it seems it was

Melissa Foreman Fired

2009-09-02T11:10:00.005-04:00

We have received many, many emails similar to this one over the past few days:Wendy wrote us and said, "Where's melissa foreman for Chicago 93.9 the lite?"Regina emailed us with the simple question: "What has the LITE done with Melissa?"And faithful fans such as our friend Faith wrote notes like this: "Suddenly Melissa Foreman is missing from WLIT in Chicago, again! I have emailed the radio

Your DJ Out - Syndication In

2008-12-11T12:27:00.003-05:00

Why did I start DJMoves.com? Randy Dotinga probably never even heard of this site, yet he pretty much summed it up in his article yesterday for the North County Times of San Diego.He writes, "... across the country, nationally broadcast hosts like Seacrest are snatching up time slots once manned by local disc jockeys." (full article)The only part he missed is how nobody bothers to let you, the

Dallas-Fort Worth's Live 105.3 is Dead

2008-12-09T15:02:00.003-05:00

Russ Martin fired, station format flipped. No, you're not hearing things, and no, you don't have your radio tuned to the wrong station.Live 105.3 is now The Fan 105.3, an all-sports station in Dallas-Fort Worth.Russ Martin's afternoon job from 3 to 7 will now be filled by Ben & Skin, who had been on the station earlier in the day. The Jagger morning show will still be starting up the station in

O & A Out in Boston

2008-12-03T12:09:00.002-05:00

The third time is no charm for Opie & Anthony - they have been removed from the Boston airwaves yet again, making it three times in ten years.A report in the Boston Herald states that Boston's 104.1 (WBCN FM) may have cut the infamous duo because of poor ratings, but also mentioned that the station claims they simply wanted to move to a local format with local talent. Alternatively, O and A

Cheryl Kaye Found

2008-12-02T15:02:00.003-05:00

Just received an email tip that Cheryl Kaye has been found on 102.9 Lite FM in the Twin Cities, MN.It's been about one year almost to the day that we first reported her disappearance from KS95.If you live in the Twin Cities area, you can find Kevin and Cheryl Mornings on 102.9 Lite FM weekdays from 5 to 9 a.m.I almost worked in Minnesota once when my small Connecticut business got acquired by a

Go West Young Man

2008-11-05T09:26:00.003-05:00

Unfortunately for Steve West, San Diego is about as far west as it gets.Modern Rock XTRA-FM 91X, San Diego's Cutting Edge of Rock did some real cutting when it relieved Steve West of his midday host duties yesterday. In a Godfather-like moment, the same corporate bean counting company that owns 91X, Finest City Broadcasting, simultaneously cut host Sherry Knight from their sister San Diego