http://radioinsight.com/boards/ RadioInsight Discussion Boards en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:34:54 +0000 http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/17578#post-72309 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:05:09 +0000 Adam 72309@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/42154672.html" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/42154672.html"><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertain" rel="nofollow">http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertain</a> ... 54672.html</a><!-- m --></a><br /> <br /> <table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>Quote:</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote"><br />The expert on Milwaukee's TV history, **** Golembiewski, died Sunday after suffering an apparent heart attack while shoveling snow.<br /></td></tr></table><br /> <br /> Sad. As many know, he also was a contributor here.<br /> <br /> -Adam http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/17522#post-72113 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:36:39 +0000 Dick Nitelinger 72113@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ I'll be making a return appearance on Frank Carmichael's "Happenings Q&A" show Monday 03/24 between approximately 2:15-3:00 p.m. to discuss more about Milwaukee TV (and perhaps other) broadcasting history. See the link below. They do stream.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.happeningsmag.com/kcms/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=81" target="_blank"> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.happeningsmag.com/kcms/modules/tinycontent/index"><a href="http://www.happeningsmag.com/kcms/modul" rel="nofollow">http://www.happeningsmag.com/kcms/modul</a> ... tent/index</a><!-- m -->. php?id=81</a><br /> <br /> - **** http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/17376#post-71601 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:42:31 +0000 Joseph_Gallant 71601@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ Since there is no specific television board for Milwaukee or Wisconsin, I'm posting this message on this board.<br /> <br /> WITI-6 is about to "suspend" most of it's local weekend newscasts. Weekend morning and early-evening newscasts will be affected.<br /> <br /> The change is due to take effect the weekend of April 4th-5th.<br /> <br /> <i>Milwaukee Business Journal</i> story: <a href="http://bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/03/02/daily60.html" target="_blank"> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/03/02/daily60"><a href="http://bizjournals.com/milwaukee/storie" rel="nofollow">http://bizjournals.com/milwaukee/storie</a> ... 02/daily60</a><!-- m -->. html</a> . http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/17349#post-71504 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:35:58 +0000 Dick Nitelinger 71504@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ For anyone interested, I'll be talking about my book, MILWAUKEE TELEVISION HISTORY: THE ANALOG YEARS, on WUWM's "Lake Effect" Thursday morning. The show airs at 10:00 a.m. and repeats at 11:00 p.m. It's also available for download online the day it airs.<br /> <br /> I've been informed that the book will receive the Gambrinus Prize from the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Named for the god of brewing, the Gambrinus Prize is awarded each year for the best book-length contribution to Milwaukee historiography. I'll accept it at the society's annual awards dinner next month. http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/17118#post-70751 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:27:31 +0000 Dick Nitelinger 70751@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ I'll be speaking at the central (downtown) Milwaukee Public Library this coming Saturday, 14 February at 2:30 in the afternoon as a part of their "Authors' Series." It all takes place in Meeting Room 1, which is to the right of the rotunda as you walk into the library from Wisconsin Ave. Light refreshments will be served.<br /> <br /> I'll speak for about 30 minutes, and then open things up for Q&A.<br /> <br /> A representative from my publisher, the Marquette University Press, will be there to sell copies of my book: Milwaukee Television History: The Analog Years, and I'll sign them after the presentation. If you've bought a copy elsewhere, bring it along, and I'll be happy to sign it for you!<br /> <br /> To promote the appearance, I'll be making an appearance on "Fox Six Wake Up" this coming Wednesday morning, 11 February, at around 08:40.<br /> <br /> Hopefully, we'll see a few of you there! http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/16440#post-68603 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:18:21 +0000 Dick Nitelinger 68603@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ It's been years in the making, but, my book: <i>Milwaukee Television History: The Analog Years</i> is at the printer. We're expecting delivery later this month -- hopefully still in time for Christmas.<br /> <br /> You can download a flyer (in PDF format) at: <a href="http://www.milwaukee-horror-hosts.com/DGTV_flyer_web.pdf" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.milwaukee-horror-hosts.com/DGTV_flyer_web.pdf"><a href="http://www.milwaukee-horror-hosts.com/D" rel="nofollow">http://www.milwaukee-horror-hosts.com/D</a> ... er_web.pdf</a><!-- m --></a>. Ordering information can be found on it.<br /> <br /> You might also go directly to the Marquette University Press website and place your order there: <a href="http://www.marquette.edu/mupress/" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.marquette.edu/mupress/">http://www.marquette.edu/mupress/</a><!-- m --></a><br /> <br /> - **** http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/16224#post-68023 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:39:37 +0000 Dick Nitelinger 68023@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ I'm going to be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Milwaukee Area Radio Enthusiasts (MARE) on Sunday, 11/16. <br /> <br /> I know it's Packer-Bear game day. I didn't realize that when I accepted the invitation, but am happy to speak anyway.<br /> <br /> I'll be discussing local broadcasting history, my forthcoming book on Milwaukee TV history, and perhaps look into my crystal ball.<br /> <br /> The meeting starts at 2:00 p.m. in the community room, G-110, in Mayfair Mall. Once in the mall go to the Garden Suites East and take either the stairs or the elevator downstairs. G-110 is in the basement of the suites.<br /> <br /> Perhaps we'll see a few of you there. I promise not to have an earphone with the game! http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/7743#post-67976 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:22:45 +0000 Detroit 67976@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ WAUK had three towers when I was the CE there from 1965 to 1968. The guy wires were cut, and the third tower was allowed to drop back in 1965 or 1966. That's about the simplest way to change a tower light... http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/11089#post-67858 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:16:47 +0000 Detroit 67858@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ <table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>Quote:</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote"><br />One more tid bit-- Richard V. Steffen passed away recently. He, along with his wife Lois, bought WMKE which was one of the newer FM's in the second surge in the '60's. (Probably about three<br /> years after it came on the air with the original owners-- because of the FCC transfer of ownership regulations at the time.) Anyhow, the original xmitter location was atop a building somewhere on<br /> Michigan Avenue in downtown Milaukee. Maybe the building is gone, because I can't spot anything familiar. **** Steffen moved the transmitter/antenna from this Michigan Avenue location to his new store location at 55 th and North Avenue. Then, later, the station was sold to the owner<br /> of WAWA (AM).<br /> <br /> While the Steffen's ran the FM, Lois had a nightly concert of piano and/or electronic organ music. She had quite a music background.<br /> <br /></td></tr></table><br /> I vaguely still remember the old WAWA-FM site at 55th and North Avenue back around 1966 or so. I helped out when they would be short-handed at WAWA and would get a call to go there and help that day. Working there back then meant that I was employed by three separate radio-station employers simultaneously.<br /> <br /> There was an old piano in that large room that housed the board, transmitter, et al. I thought the place was a verifiable dump. I was trying to place in my mind a couple months ago where exactly that place was. [I knew it was somewhere a bit east of 60th on the south side of North Avenue.]<br /> <br /> Most of the WAWA-FM programming was loud black religious brokerage programs where the mostly, if not all, fake ministers would hawk expensive Bibles and such whenever any listeners would call in. They were referred to as being brother this or sister that...<br /> <br /> There was this guy who would have an hour of brokered German programming--Louie something, I think. One of those black preachers there went by the name of W. D. Patterson. It was rumored that he was illiterate, so he would have others read Bible verses for him. So, I would oblige him occasionally while running the board. <br /> <br /> Anyway, the German guy told me on occasion that there was nothing worse than smelling a Patterson fart. So, he would light up a cigar or two to clean up the smell. And sometimes, the German guy would be late, and I would have to do his program until he got there, either on North or afterwards when WAWA-FM moved out to the AM site on Blue Mound. http://radioinsight.com/boards/topic/15872#post-67037 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:39 +0000 RadioDoc 67037@http://radioinsight.com/boards/ Well, Brian Kelly went on to program Z95 in Chicago and is now the PD of Kiss FM in Milwaukee. Don't know about the rest of them though...