{"id":13720,"date":"2017-03-24T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=13720"},"modified":"2017-03-24T08:15:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T13:15:44","slug":"robservations-nielsen-may-drop-kenosha-chicago-radio-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2017\/03\/24\/robservations-nielsen-may-drop-kenosha-chicago-radio-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Nielsen may drop Kenosha from Chicago radio ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Kenosha County, Wisconsin<\/p><\/div>\n

Robservations on the media beat:<\/p>\n

A new map for Chicago radio? Sources say there\u2019s an effort underway among local broadcasters to eliminate Kenosha County, Wisconsin, from the Chicago metro market defined by Nielsen Audio.<\/a> Along with the addition of Jasper County, Indiana, the proposal would more closely align the radio market with Nielsen\u2019s Chicago television DMA (Designated Market Area). The biggest hit would be felt by Hubbard Radio classic rock WDRV FM 97.1 <\/a>since it derives up to one-third of its ratings from its simulcast signal on WWDV FM 96.9,<\/a> blasting into Kenosha and licensed to Zion. \u201cThis really is about creating a level playing field,\u201d according to one source, who said the Kenosha boost gives The Drive an unfair edge over other Chicago FM stations. If nine out of 12 Nielsen subscriber groups vote to approve the change, the new boundaries could take effect later this year.<\/p>\n

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Kathy Voltmer<\/p><\/div>\n

Good news for fans of Kathy Voltmer,<\/strong> who signed off <\/a>last December after more than 15 years as news and public affairs manager at The Drive. On Tuesday she\u2019ll be filling in for vacationing Mary Dixon<\/strong> as news anchor on Lin Brehmer\u2019s<\/strong> morning show on CBS Radio adult album alternative WXRT FM 93.1.<\/a> It\u2019s a reunion for Voltmer and Brehmer, who worked together for three years in the \u201990s. Said Voltmer: \u201cI'm really looking forward to being back on the air for the day with my \u2018best friend in the whole world.\u2019 \"<\/p>\n

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John Idler<\/p><\/div>\n

John Idler,<\/strong> president and general manager of ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, <\/a>has been named recipient of the 2017 Dante Award from Chicago\u2019s Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.<\/a> The award celebrates local media figures who answer the call of Italian poet Dante Alighieri<\/strong> to be \u201cno timid friend to truth.\u201d Also honored at the ceremony May 18 will be Alison Pure-Slovin,<\/strong> Midwest regional director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. <\/a>She'll receive the group\u2019s Mazzei Award recognizing extraordinary skills in public affairs.<\/p>\n

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Beau Duran<\/p><\/div>\n

Beau Duran<\/strong> is expected to be named the new voice of morning drive traffic at CBS Radio all-news WBBM AM 780\/WCFS FM 105.9,<\/a> starting April 3. As tipped here, Bart Shore<\/strong> is losing his driver\u2019s seat<\/a> after 17 years on WBBM Newsradio because CBS Radio has dropped affiliation with iHeartMedia\u2019s Total Traffic Network. In addition to reporting traffic, Duran doubles as fill-in host at Cumulus Media classic rock WLUP FM 97.9.<\/a> Through a spokeswoman, CBS Radio had no comment. Duran made national headlines in 2002 when he was fired <\/a>from a Phoenix radio station for making an on-air prank call to the widow of St. Louis Cardinals' pitcher Darryl Kile,<\/strong> asking if she had a date to that night\u2019s playoff game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n

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Rahm Emanuel<\/p><\/div>\n

Would you pay $20 to hear Rahm Emanuel?<\/strong> That\u2019s the entry fee to witness Sun-Times <\/a>editorial page editor Tom McNamee<\/strong> interview the mayor April 4 at the Chicago Cultural Center. On the bright side, all proceeds from ticket sales <\/a>will be donated to the Chicago Sun-Times Charity Trust.\u00a0If everything goes as planned, insiders said, McNamee\u2019s \u201cOne-On-One With Mayor Rahm Emanuel\u201d could become a quarterly event.<\/p>\n

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Judge Greg Mathis<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cJudge Mathis,\u201d <\/a>the syndicated reality-based court show produced at NBC Tower in Chicago, was nominated Thursday for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Legal\/Courtroom Program. It\u2019s a first for the show in its 18-year history. Also nominated in the category of Outstanding Talk Show\/Informative was \u201cThe Steve Harvey Show,\u201d <\/a>now wrapping up<\/a> its five-year run in Chicago. Harvey received two individual nominations \u2014 for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host and Outstanding Game Show Host (for \u201cFamily Feud\u201d<\/a>). The 44th annual Daytime Emmys will be presented April 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: A new map for Chicago radio? Sources say there\u2019s an effort underway among local broadcasters to eliminate Kenosha County, Wisconsin, from the Chicago metro market defined by Nielsen Audio. Along with the addition of Jasper County, Indiana, the proposal would more closely align the radio market with Nielsen\u2019s Chicago television... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13720"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13734,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13720\/revisions\/13734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}