Eric Florack on January 26th, 2010

From radio buddy Scott Fybush,  on Northeast Radio Watch, on Monday:

*The final collapse of New York-based Air America Radio made big industry headlines at week’s end, but the bankruptcy liquidation of the pioneering progressive talk network won’t

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Eric Florack on June 15th, 2009

Welcome, one and all, to the  most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble

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  • Iran: I’ve not commented much on Iranian election, mostly because the thing was breaking so fast

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Eric Florack on June 10th, 2009

Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere…The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble.

This is the Sporting Goods Edition
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  • Letterman smear? Of a 14 year old, no less? And of course it’s OK if they’re

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Eric Florack on May 18th, 2009

Being WHAM/1180 is a local station, I normally wouldn’t post this, but with WHAM’s 50kw signal, and the huge coverage it had back before the FCC decided 750 miles was enough for one station, (Half the bleedin’ country…. literally) I’ll

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Eric Florack on March 23rd, 2009

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This is the “Goin’ Mobile” edition.

Yes, that pic is taken outside the Jake in Cleveland, just before a wind gust knocked it over, wiping

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Eric Florack on March 2nd, 2009

Welcome, one and all to the most INTENSE nightly read on the sphere… Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble

This is the Roadside Cafe edition.

  • Death Wish 17: ramble-cafeIs it just me, or does the name of Charles Bronson sound odd in this

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Eric Florack on February 16th, 2009

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This is the President’s day edition. Historians say that Lincoln had his car serviced here. Then again, these are the same people who

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Eric Florack on February 1st, 2009

After years of planning and billions of dollars spent on new equipment, including those $50.00 digital TV converter boxes, the government is currently trying to figure out whether not actually wants to follow through on the timetable it originally proposed

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Eric Florack on January 13th, 2009

Congrats and a pat on the mack to Scott Fybush at NorthEast Radio Watchradio.jpg, who passed the 15 year mark for his website yesterday. 

If you’re anywhere in the Northeast and want to keep up on all that’s happening

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Eric Florack on November 3rd, 2008

Scott Fybush an NERW relates some sad news, today.

*It was supposed to be a joyous week in upstate NEW YORK – the debut of the airstaff at Ithaca’s new top-40 station, Finger Lakes Radio Group’s WFIZ (95.5 Odessa). In

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Eric Florack on July 14th, 2008

For all the cries of local ownership of radio stations as opposed to larger concerns like Clear Channel, none of the  people encouraging small independent stations has ever gotten around to dealing with the issue I see coming from New

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Eric Florack on April 29th, 2008

Word from Scott Fybush, this monring, that Big Ron O’Brien has passed on.  Ron was a great one, and held court at some of the great stations of the country. I recall catching his show several times on WCFL,

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