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• August 15, 2011

  Longtime Braves Pitcher, Broadcaster Ernie Johnson Sr. Dies

  

  ERNIE JOHNSON SR., the former major league pitcher who became a longtime radio and television broadcaster for the MILWAUKEE and ATLANTA BRAVES, has died at 87, the team announced FRIDAY. JOHNSON, the father of TNT and NBA-TV sportscaster ERNIE JOHNSON … more »

• October 8, 2010

  WRQE Discovers A 'Twitter Curse' Affecting Packers Players

  

  MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS Multi Media Content Manager LORI LEWIS clues ALL ACCESS into "a TWITTER curse," that seems to affecting the GREEN BAY PACKERS. Said LEWIS, "There's something wierd going on with PACKERS players ... kinda like the … more »

• March 8, 2010

  WLFE Gets Wired

  

  RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES Rock WLFE/BURLINGTON VT, make some imaging and call letter changes, dropping the “102.3 PURE ROCK” moniker in exchange for “HIGH VOLTAGE, THE WIRE” and picking up WIER as its new call letters.  The … more »

• November 11, 2009

  Allen Kepler Acquires Full Ownership Of Broadcast Architecture, Pacts With USRN

  

  CLEAR CHANNEL has agreed to sell its interest in BROADCAST ARCHITECTURE INC. to company President ALLEN KEPLER. BROADCAST ARCHITECTURE will go forward as an independent entity ; KEPLER takes full ownership of BA on JAN. 1st, 2010. "I'm deeply … more »

• October 12, 2009

  Texas Music Legend Rusty Wier Passes

  

  ALL ACCESS sends prayers and condolences to the family of TEXAS Music legend RUSTY WIER, who passed away FRIDAY (10/9) after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 65.  WIER was considered one of the original AUSTIN COSMIC COWBOYS, along with JERRY … more »

• May 19, 2009

  Ross Block Named Dir./Content Of Smooth Jazz Network

  BROADCAST ARCHITECTURE’s The Smooth Jazz Network has appointed ROSS BLOCK Dir./Content. ROSS will be responsible for content on the company’s websites, including www.smoothjazztop20.com and www.yoursmoothjazz.com. Additionally, he will … more »

• January 27, 2009

  Don Sutton Rejoins Braves For Radio Duties

  The ATLANTA BRAVES have made it official and are bringing Hall of Fame pitcher and former BRAVES TV broadcaster DON SUTTON back as a member of the team's radio crew. SUTTON was released from his contract with the WASHINGTON NATIONALS, where he was part … more »

• January 22, 2009

  Report: Braves Ink Powell For Radio

  

  The ATLANTA BRAVES have finalized a deal to hire MILWAUKEE BREWERS voice JIM POWELL as the team's new radio voice, reports the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION's DAVID O'BRIEN. POWELL has been long rumored to be the BRAVES' choice to fill the seat left … more »

• October 21, 2008

  Braves Voice Van Wieren Retires

  Longtime ATLANTA BRAVES broadcaster PETE VAN WIEREN has announced his retirement. "THE PROFESSOR," known for his banter with longtime broadcasting partner SKIP CARAY (who died earlier this year) on TBS television and the team's radio outlets, … more »

• October 6, 2008

  Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame Inducts '08 Class

  

  This year's inductees into the GEORGIA RADIO HALL OF FAME, honored in a ceremony SATURDAY night in MARIETTA, GA, included the previously-announced ATLANTA BRAVES team of SKIP CARAY, ERNIE JOHNSON SR. and PETE VAN WIEREN, whose entry was announced earlier … more »