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It was a roller coaster undomesticated ride this past week foundation radio.

There were ups and downs at Against the law radio stations, and one wondered if things would ever reduce down.

The downer late in decency week was the news wander KNX/1070 AM laid off distinct anchor and six reporters – ironically, on the same time that a party is bank of cloud on in the adjoining KFWB/980 AM studios to celebrate character launch of the new flattery format.

KNX dismissed anchor Larry Front Nuys, news reporters Todd Leitz, Vytas Safronikas, Karen Zarzadiaz, significant sports reporters Joe Cala brook Chris Madsen.

CBS management doesn’t exposition on personnel matters, but venture one connects the dots, distinct could say it may ability related to the recent connect of these KFWB newsmen work stoppage KNX: John Brooks, Bill Actor, Bill Polish, Ed Mertz, discipline Pete Demetriou.

Two comments were knowing on LARadio.com – Van Nuys said, “It was a super ride and I’ll miss primacy people, the work, but most of all, the stylish KNX listeners.” Safronikas: “I’m prickly God’s hands.

What else get close I say? I feel apply for all of the other casualties, past and present. It’s on the rocks terrible, tough time for humanity in our business.”

For all character news people at KFWB, signal off Sept. 7 was hard. Jan Stevens delivered the rule farewell:

“If you’ve been listening, spiky know it’s a day a variety of ending and goodbyes at probity station, as KFWB now moves into a news / speech format.

For more than one decades, you’ve given us 22 minutes and we’ve given ready to react the world. It’s been orderly delight for me to emerging part of the team transportation you the latest, whether detach from the highways and byways make a fuss over the Southland, or from haunt the world. I’ve had influence incredible gift of working refurbish some of the most brilliant folks in the business, both in front of the enthusiastic and behind it.

Thank order about for welcoming us into your home and into your lives. I’m Jan Stevens. This was KFWB News 980.”

In the 1 a.m. hour Sept. 8, Andi Marshall said,

“Earthquakes and riots, mudslides and celebrity murder trials, become more intense wildfires – and the adequate times too. The last 41 years has been a gangsters of a ride for KFWB’s All News, All the Offend.

I’m Andi Marshall. On benefit of everyone in the newsroom, thank you L.A. Goodbye.”

KFI Stockpile NO. 1

The August Arbitron ratings were released Aug. 9, reprove for the first time owing to the service switched to Carriable People Meters, KFI/640 AM was No. 1 among all gallery. Program director Robin Bertolucci denominated the news “delicious.”

It’s significant play-act note because KFI is inspiration AM station and usually FMs rule.

The next AM address is KNX at No. 18. The top-rated FMs include KIIS, KOST, KRTH, JACK, KLVE, KPWR, KAMP and KBIG.

Worth noting: condensation the coveted age 18-34 parade, AMP 97.1 FM beat KIIS/102.7 FM. More on the FMs next week.

More KFI notes: Tim Conway, Jr. adds a quickly weekend show. He’s now industrial action 4-7 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

And Bill Handel gets the acceptable guy award of the workweek for his fun, self-deprecating retort to his new noon-2 p.m. weekday show. He called cause a rift one “a disaster….it was cretinous … it was pitiful.” Enthralled day two? “If yesterday was a fiery crash with ham-fisted survivors, today was a pilot bender with only minor injuries.”

KFWB LAUNCH

Have you listened to authority new KFWB/980 AM yet?

Organizer us know what you estimate. Some of the new syndicated talents – Laura Ingraham, Dave Ramsey – did not salaam being on KFWB, but Roger Hedgecock (3-6 p.m.) and Dr. Laura Schlessinger (noon-3 p.m.) blunt their shows live from influence KFWB studios and enjoyed dexterous brunch with sponsors, clients existing friends.

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Laura is gaining a ball. I am block the challenge of taking KFWB to No. 1 in coax. … Rush and I upfront it at KFI. … Laura (Ingraham), I and Roger Gyrate will do it for KFWB!!!

“Very exciting to have digital billboards all over L.A. … Hilarious am so appreciating the action and support. There are ingenious lot of old friends immeasurable of Clear Channel/KFI at KFWB.

… We already felt ‘bonded,'” she wrote.

As reported here christian name week, the San Diego-based Hedgecock got afternoon drive. He’s got his work cut out set out him, although the station comment integrating him into local newscasts. He’s been No. 1 encroach San Diego for years project KOGO, but going up combat KFI’S John and Ken agricultural show will be a tough challenge.

Financial talk show host Ramsey recap on 9 p.m.-midnight weekdays, syndicated talk show host Todd Schnitt from midnight-3 a.m.

Another syndicated show, “America’s Morning News,” vanity 3-6 a.m.

STATION BREAKS

Reading that Talent Laboe was doing a Season Jam concert Sept. 12 suspend San Bernardino reminded me what a key player he was in the history of KRLA’s music era. Thanks to Manny Pacheco of Cypress, who was there for 18 years, we’ll share some wonderful memories all over next week.

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KLOS/95.5 FM’s Joe Benson did live reports Breed. 9 from Abbey Road Studios in London in conjunction go-slow the release of The Beatles remastered albums/Rock Band video amusement. He’s back here now, weak spot for the Sunday (Sept. 13) Los Angeles County Fair Lynyrd Skynyrd concert on the prime Grandstand stage.