In October Radio One made a few format changes at their radio stations in Detroit that resulted in a new Gospel format on 102.7 FM and moving Hip Hop to the new Hot 107.5. As a result veteran Detroit radio personality John Mason and the music of WGPR went by the wayside. At the time […]
>Last week Ms. Smiley said, “And I always joked with him by saying ‘Jay’ (Stevens VP of Programing), you know you’re creating a monster here.’ Well apparently after a public incident at a station sponsored event over the weekend, Ms. Smiley became a monster and is no longer with Radio One-Detroit. A little less than […]
>“Steve, you use the word ‘fraudulent’ about this,” Gaddis said, chiding him. “You know where that word came from?” Wilson replied, “From the Federal Communications Commission. It perpetuates a fraud on the viewer when they are not told that these people have paid to be on the program.” Mildred Gaddis of Detroit’s AM 1200 WCHB, […]
>Sports columnist Rob Parker has resigned from the Detroit News newspaper, the paper’s managing editor told Journal-isms on Tuesday. Parker had been demoted to general assignment sports reporter, in the fallout from a news conference question to the coach of the Detroit Lions NFL team that drew criticism from management, readers and other sports journalists. […]