"Bob & Tom" head to WGN America

Indianapolis’ popular radio duo – Bob & Tom – are headed to WGN America. The pair (which are heard locally on WRXQ-FM in southwest suburban Joliet) signed a cable deal with the network for a daily one-hour late-night show beginning in November. The late night show features highlights from its syndicated The Bob & Tom Show, which is syndicated by […]

Randy Michaels promoted

In a just a short time at the Tribune Co., Randy Michaels has already received a promotion – to COO (Chief Operating Officer) – responsible for all the publishing, broadcasting, and interactive divisions at Tribune.

Lee Abrams joins Tribune

XM it seems can’t catch a break: first, AOL Radio dumps them for CBS, and now Lee Abrams – who has been with XM since 1998 – has jumped to Tribune as Chief Innovation Officer (no, I am not making this up), where he will report to Randy Michaels, who is Tribune’s chief executive of broadcasting and interactive. Abrams, who […]

Randy Michaels returns to Chicago

Robert Feder in the Sun-Times today has a rather detailed look at the career of Randy Michaels, the guy who saved WFLZ-FM in Tampa by creating “The Power Pig” – and his most infamous radio stunt right here in Chicago – Using “hell” as a marketing slogan in 1991 that practically destroyed former contemporary-hit radio station WYTZ-FM (Z95). Michaels is […]