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Welcome to SDRadio for Monday, November. 26, 2007

The World Famous [3] GelderHead Thought Of The Day: Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. ~ William A. Ward

Radio is a Zoo: AM 540 has been many formats over the years, from all news, all traffic, jazz, classical, adult standard.

Tomorrow, the station from Baja California changes. again. Operated by Mount Wilson Broadcasting, owner Saul Levine will introduce legendary talk show host Michael Jackson to the San Diego market. You won’t be disappointed either.

A recipient of seven Television Emmys (and 13 nominations), Jackson has also been awarded six Golden Mikes, also known as Radio’s Oscar, Michael received two in January 2006 for outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting.

“My show meets and reflects the changing world of Los Angeles and California. Listeners will be meeting people from all walks of life: stars, artists, politicians, world leaders, educators, We’ll be speaking about everything and anything with everyone, and each day giving this weary and exciting world of ours a kick in its axis. We’ll be asking the tough and frequently ignored questions and together learning. My job is to entertain, enlighten and inform.”

Michael’s various honors include membership in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, (the MBE), presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, along with being presented with the French Legion of Merit bestowed by President Mitterand. He has his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Western School of Law.

The proposed line-up:
6 a.m. - Wall Street Journal Morning Edition
7 a.m. - Neal Boortz
9 a.m. - Michael Jackson
11 a.m. - Dr. Drew Pinsky
1 p.m. - Dr. Joy Browne
3 p.m. - Lars Larson
5 p.m. - Michael Jackson
7 p.m. - Larry King Live
8 p.m. - The Great American Songbook

Update: Saul Levine, President of the family owned and operated Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters, announced that beginning tomorrow, KGIL 1260 “News/Talk” will be simulcast on the company’s San Diego-based 540 AM.

“The combined signal strength enables us to reach over 15 million listeners across Southern California,” explains Levine. “We’re pleased to provide this full-service radio station featuring news, traffic, advice and diverse, balanced perspectives to the entire Southland.”

Saul emphasized in a phone interview that the station will focus on all of Southern California from San Diego to Los Angeles. “We will continue to include San Diego in the format,” he said.

The simulcast launch comes with the premiere of the station’s new weekday lineup, which moves national superstar Neal Boortz into a live morning drive slot, and features the live addition of radio veteran Lars Larson as well as the live and local daytime debut of celebrity MD, Dr. Drew Pinsky.

In the evening and overnight the station will continue to present standards from the Great American Songbook. Weekend highlights include consumer activist Clark Howard (Sat. 11am-1pm and Sun. 12-3pm), and travel authority Arthur Frommer (Sun. 9-11am).

Magical things happen at 92.5 FM. Jagger and Kristi chair the morning show and long time listeners know their passion for animals. The morning husband and wife team are dog and horse owners. Last week, the good folks from the Helen Woodward Animal Center stopped by to tempt a listener with a welcome addition. Prancer yelped it up and was a nice paws in the morning routine.

Univision Radio San Diego announced the appointment of Blair Giesen as Senior Account Executive, effective immediately and Johanna (Jo Jo) Thomas as National Sales Manager.

Jim Votaw, Director of Sales for Univision Radio San Diego, commented: “Aside from his proven experience in terms of delivering solid results for his radio clients, Blair has a deep understanding of the power and impact of Spanish-language Radio in San Diego.” Giesen was most recently a Senior Account Executive with Clear Channel Radio in San Diego and, prior to that, was a part owner in Edge Snowboards.

Giesen commented that he’s enthusiastic about the increasing growth and importance of Hispanic media. “Univision Radio has developed a strong bond with both the advertiser and the listener communities and it’s exciting to be a part of such a passionate organization,” said Giesen.

Giesen lives with his wife and two young children on San Diego’s North Side. His hobbies are playing soccer, wakeboarding and surfing.

Jim Votaw, also said about JoJo: “In addition to many years of successful selling at the agency and direct level, Jo Jo brings a passion for and personal understanding of Latino culture that will make her indispensable to her clients’ Hispanic marketing efforts. We’re very pleased to have her be a part of the Univision Radio San Diego team.”

Thomas was most recently a Senior Account Executive with Clear Channel Radio in San Diego and, prior to that, held account management positions with KLOS-FM, KABC-AM and KYSR-FM in Los Angeles.

Thomas said of her new position, “What a great time to join the team that General Manager Peter Moore and Jim Votaw have built here in San Diego. I have admired the Univision effort for a long time and am thrilled now to be a part of it.”

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 99% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 89% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, La Calle Records and Mexico-based Disa Records as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 14.9% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish language media company. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

Double XX Xtra Sports: Yesterdays warm up to football had both XX Sports and Xtra Sports 1360 carrying the same program. At 10 a.m., Fox Sports’ NFL preview radio show could be heard on 1090 AM, 105.7 FM and on 1360 AM. This arrangement ends in early December when 1360 AM becomes the only station in the market to carry Fox Sports.

Today, XX Sports 1090 is hinting at a major announcement.

Almost Live Sports: Rock 105.3’s coverage of the San Diego Chargers is on target and delivers as good as Philip Rivers’ arm. However if you are at the stadium and wanting to listen to the game live … you’ll have to wait several seconds. The main reason is HDRadio. In order for the signal to be in sync between the analog and digital broadcast a delay is introduced. So much for snap and pass ….

Thank you for making SDRadio part of your internet travels today! See YOU on the radio today and here later in the broadcast week. More news, of course, as it happens.