Newspaper survival (was: Can Citadel Broadcasting survive?)

[Maureen Carney]

I know from dealing with various radio and TV outlets that the writers can't wait to get on the air as guests, and that certain ones are just waiting to be named as hosts of their own shows. Some will still be waiting 5 years from now, but there's always hope!

I guess we could have said we saw it coming 35 years ago, when the original Herald-Traveler sold out to the Record-American (and became the Herald-American) after the Herald lost the channel 5 license and WHDH AM/FM were spun off seperately. The revenue from TV sustained the whole business. I'm guessing the Herald is on life # 8-1/2 at this point and I can't see anyone bailing them out this time.

----- Original Message ----
From: "kvahey@comcast.net" <kvahey@comcast.net>
To: Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>
Cc: kvahey@comcast.net; Boston Radio Group <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 2, 2008 4:19:48 PM
Subject: Re: Newspaper survival (was: Can Citadel Broadcasting survive?)

We see it in sports especially. The Herald would be unable to keep
their sportswriters if they did not have the secondary income provided
by radio and tv. The Globe had to work out a complicated arrangement
with NESN that they partly own to avoid having to buyout Bob Ryan who
they didn't want to lose but NY wanted him off the books at the Globe.

The Times owns a piece of NESN and now Ryan has the same free lance
status that Bud Collins has had for years. Felger and Callahan have
the same status and I wouldn't be surprised if the same applies to
Howie Carr.

The Providence Journal could never afford to keep Sean McAdam if it
wasn't for his outside income.

Lawrence Eagle-Tribune couldn't afford to keep Russ Conway who was the
most connected hockey writer in the country. Jim Baker does his old
Herald media column in Nashua.

Monica Collins has vanished completely.

One huge problem for newspapers now and TV news as well. The
instutional memory is gone.

On 3/2/08, Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com> wrote:
> And notice how many newspaper columnists and writers are flocking to radio
> and TV. Newspapers are used for background info, if that, these days.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "kvahey@comcast.net" <kvahey@comcast.net>
> To: Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net>
> Cc: boston Radio Interest <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 2, 2008 12:26:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Newspaper survival (was: Can Citadel Broadcasting survive?)
>
> It is a little scary to be on the subway and the only newspaper you
> see being read is the Metro.
>
> News junkies today are flocking to Google News which is like having
> thousands of newspapers at your desk.
>
> The Boston papers were wounded by the loss of Filenes which reduced
> the number of full page ads. Classifieds are virtually extinct. I
> doubt the Herald will be around in 2 years. They have been dropping
> comic strips like Wizard of Id because they can't afford them.
>
> Ask yourself this question? When was the last time you saw a newspaper
> headline about a story you didn't already know?
>
>
>
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