{"id":32441,"date":"2022-02-28T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=32441"},"modified":"2022-02-28T09:21:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:21:30","slug":"robservations-kristie-graybill-leaves-kiss-fm-morning-show-newsnation-moves-dan-abrams-live-days-celebrate-belated-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2022\/02\/28\/robservations-kristie-graybill-leaves-kiss-fm-morning-show-newsnation-moves-dan-abrams-live-days-celebrate-belated-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Kristie Graybill leaves Kiss FM morning show; NewsNation moves 'Dan Abrams Live'; 'Those Were the Days' to celebrate belated milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kristie Graybill<\/p><\/div>\n

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

It\u2019s over and out for Kristie Graybill<\/strong> after one year as a contributor to Christopher \u201cFred\u201d Frederick\u2019s<\/strong> morning show on Top 40 WKSC 103.5-FM.<\/a> She'd been missing from \u201cThe Fred Show\u201d for two weeks without explanation before iHeartMedia confirmed that she no longer works for Kiss FM. No further comment was provided. Graybill, an Ohio native who previously co-hosted mornings at KSLZ in St. Louis, joined the show after longtime co-host\u00a0Angi Taylor<\/strong> shifted to mornings on rock WCHI 95.5-FM. A replacement for Graybill is expected to be named soon. In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, Kiss FM ranked first in mornings among all listeners between 18 and 34 and among women between 25 and 54.<\/p>\n

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Dan Abrams<\/p><\/div>\n

Dan Abrams<\/strong> proved to be a bust at 7 p.m., so NewsNation<\/a> is moving his weeknight talk show to 8 p.m., starting tonight. After six months on Nexstar Media\u2019s Chicago-based cable news network, \u201cDan Abrams Live\u201d averaged 57,000 viewers nationwide \u2014 down 36 percent from the same time last year. (Among viewers between 25 and 54, it averaged a mere 8,000.) By switching the show to 8 p.m., NewsNation bosses hope Abrams can benefit from the absence of Rachel Maddow<\/strong> from MSNBC and Chris Cuomo<\/strong> from CNN. The move \u201cwill expose Dan and his show to millions of new viewers at a time when the cable news landscape is going through a lot of transition, with a number of schedule changes and anchor realignment underway,\u201d said Michael Corn,<\/strong> president of news for NewsNation. \u201cNewsNation Prime,\u201d anchored by Marni Hughes,<\/strong> will move to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Those Were the Days<\/p><\/div>\n

Tickets are on sale for the 50th anniversary of \"Those Were the Days\"<\/a> \u2014 a live event April 10 at Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 North Knox Avenue. (Here is the link for tickets.<\/a>) Among special guests will be Rich Koz<\/strong> of \"Svengoolie,\" Tim Kazurinsky<\/strong> of \"Saturday Night Live,\" Scott Lowell<\/strong> of \"Queer as Folk,\" Kevin Murphy<\/strong> and Mary Jo Pehl<\/strong> of \"Mystery Science Theater 3000,\" and Jim O\u2019Heir<\/strong> of \"Parks and Recreation.\" Musical performers will include The Dooley Brothers and The Flat Cats. \u201c'Those Were the Days\u2019 has always been about taking sounds from the past and giving them a new life, and that\u2019s our goal with this anniversary show,\u201d said Steve Darnall,<\/strong> who's hosted the show since he succeeded founder Chuck Schaden<\/strong> in 2009. \u201cWe\u2019re delighted for the chance to honor this milestone anniversary \u2014 even if it\u2019s a little after the fact \u2014 and we\u2019re especially thrilled for the chance to celebrate both our show\u2019s history and radio\u2019s history with some very talented people who share our affection for the golden age of entertainment.\u201d The actual 50th was May 2, 2020, but the celebration was postponed because of COVID-19 concerns. \"Those Were the Days\" airs from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday on College of DuPage WDCB 90.9-FM.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Marci Braun<\/p><\/div>\n

It turned out to be a banner week for WUSN 99.5-FM<\/a>: First the Audacy country music station enjoyed a\u00a0notable surge<\/a> in the Nielsen Audio ratings,<\/a>\u00a0boosting its overall share\u00a0by 55 percent and returning to the top 10 after years in the doldrums.<\/a> Then it took home t<\/a>op honors in the annual Country Radio Seminar\/Country Aircheck Awards<\/a> Friday. US99 was cited as large market station of the year, and Marci Braun<\/strong> was cited as large market operations manager\/program director of the year. Braun, who was born and raised in Arlington Heights and graduated from Buffalo Grove High School and St. Norbert College, has been a pillar of US99 since 2004.<\/p>\n

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Samantha Chatman<\/p><\/div>\n

Samantha Chatman,<\/strong> consumer investigative reporter for ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7,<\/a> will receive the 2022 Diogenes Award for Excellence in Media from the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois.<\/a> She'll be honored at the group's virtual 95th annual meeting March 24. Allison Rosati<\/strong> and Rob Stafford,<\/strong> news anchor at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5, will emcee the event, and famed Chicago chef Rick Bayless<\/strong> will serve as keynote speaker. (Here is the link to register.<\/a>) Chatman, who grew up in Hyde Park and graduated from Lincoln Park High School and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, joined ABC 7 in 2019 from NBC-owned KXAS in Dallas.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s comment of the day:<\/a> Bill Molloy:<\/strong> Block Club Chicago is some of the best $50 I spend each year. Great news about the expanding staff!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: It\u2019s over and out for Kristie Graybill after one year as a contributor to Christopher \u201cFred\u201d Frederick\u2019s morning show on Top 40 WKSC 103.5-FM. She'd been missing from \u201cThe Fred Show\u201d for two weeks without explanation before iHeartMedia confirmed that she no longer works for Kiss FM. No further comment... 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\/32441"}],"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=32441"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32465,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32441\/revisions\/32465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}