Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert… This is BDR Newsletter 873, Volume 17, #40 for May 6, 2026
WKRP IS BACK – IN CINCINNATI – AND THIS TIME FOR REAL! Randy Michaels and Jeff Zeissman have done what many a broadcaster has dreamed: bring the ethos of WKRP to the airwaves of Cincinatti for real, over 45 years after the fictional station grabbed the attention and hearts of broadcasters across the country.
Reimagining the famous set of calls from the TV show in the 1980s, Michaels and Zeissman plan to feature the fun displayed by the TV characters in an environment of super-serving their local audience. Welcoming listeners during the opening broadcast: Gary Sandy, the actor who portrayed the Program Director Andy Travis on the TV show. Among the first questions: what will happen for Thanksgiving? The new owners will not say as yet but aver that it will be interesting and fun. And will the morning guy say “booger” on the air? As they say, stay tuned!
MAY FLOWERS Now that the six extra weeks of Winter are over, a lot of flowers are blooming, along with other vegetation. For many folks, this is the right time – now – to make sure vegetation does not take over your transmitter site. Do not delay, the result can be perplexing.
MORE FROM THE FLOOR Among the busiest booths at the NAB Show last month was the Nautel booth. Location was part of the reason, the Nautel booth was right in the middle of the somewhat consolidated radio-TV floor but many folks were coming over to see some of the things shown and discussed at the Sunday Radio Technology Forum, the new name for the Nautel NUG.
As we are happy to have Jeff Welton with us this week (and likely Jeff Wilson lurking), we will have some discussion of the new products and features, and an update or two on things you may want to know about.
The get together is at 2PM Eastern / 11AM Pacific. The link request is at www.theBDR.net/TLG/ We hope to see you tomorrow (Thursday)! You will also find a list of prior videos there. E.g., did you see Frank Foti last week?
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