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Media Frenzy

  • The Problem of the Source

    February 23, 2010

    In the movie “All the President’s Men,” the famed reporting duo of Woodward and Bernstein are pictured repeatedly meeting with the shadowy figure “Deep Throat. …

  • ‘Underground’ Media on the Rise in the Port City

    February 09, 2010

    If you’ve paid a bit of attention lately, you may have noticed there’s a pretty amazing bit of “underground” media taking place around Mobtown, delivered at the hands of a guy who goes by the name “Priest. …

  • New Station All ‘The Rage’

    January 26, 2010

    I’ve got something for you if you’re dressed in leather and want to rock out with your… well, what you pull out while you rock out is your business. …

  • FOX-10 on Top Again

    January 12, 2010

    The folks over at FOX10 must be pretty happy right now — they don’t have to deal with the ratings debacle the “Jay Leno Show” has become and the recently released November sweeps numbers put them out in front of their competition. …

  • Think Before You Tweet

    December 29, 2009

    Well, the year is over and the new one starting, so it’s a good time to talk about the State of the Union (so to speak) at Lagniappe. …

  • Buy-outs at P-R, Hires at WALA and Changes at CW

    December 15, 2009

    Layoffs at P-R
    According to multiple sources inside the Press-Register, the management of Mobile’s daily newspaper has made a buyout offer to its employees in an effort to cull the number of people on the payroll, Lagniappe has learned. …

  • Buyouts Offered Across the Board at P-R

    December 09, 2009

    According to multiple sources inside the Press-Register, the management of Mobile’s daily newspaper has made a buyout offer to its employees in an effort to cull the number of people on the payroll, Lagniappe has learned. …

  • 92 ZEW Celebrates the Big 25

    December 01, 2009

    Catt Sirten still remembers the instant at which 92ZEW — at least philosophically —was born. …

  • WKRG Hires News Director Nearly Eight Months After Losing Cates

    November 17, 2009

    Since April of this year, WKRG-TV has been without a news director since the departure of longtime newsroom leader Dan Cates, but that has ended with the recent hiring of Mike Rausch. …

  • Visits With the Ghosts of Media People Past

    November 03, 2009

    This seems to be primarily a week for catching up with folks who used to ply their trade in the Port/Azalea City, but we’ll get to that after a little bit of new news from the Press-Register. …