Mick Anselmo, a radio executive whose high-profile firing at the local branch of Clear Channel made headlines, has turned up at the local branch of CBS Radio.
Anselmo's greatest claims to fame while at Clear Channel was to build K102 (102.1 FM) into a country music powerhouse, winning several national awards. He was also credited with starting KFAN (1130 AM), a sports talker that isn't always 'jock around the clock', and KTLK (100.3 FM), which has evolved into just another conservative talker, albeit with bigger names (Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Jason Lewis) than the other guys.
Between radio gigs, Anselmo's been working for one of local auto king Denny Hecker's companies. Now we learn that Hecker, one of the most ubiquitous advertisers in town (he sometimes literally phones in his ads), is about to put some of his companies in bankruptcy, reportedly caused by a legal dispute with Chrysler over financing. Well, we knew Detroit's problems would hit home eventually.
In Anselmo's new job at CBS, speculation is rampant that he'll want to make changes at the three stations he'll oversee:
- WCCO (now called News Radio 830, but it's still more of a talk station than, say, WBBM in Chicago) seems ripe for some changes. But can they do it without alienating their core nursing home demographic?
- WLTE (102.9 FM) is your go-to channel for light rock. Where else are you gonna go for your Barry Manilow fix? Keep this one.
- KZJK (104.1 FM) plays the kind of classic rock that can be found on other stations. If Anselmo wants to challenge K102, here's where he should do it. Say goodbye to Jack FM.
If there are any changes made, it probably won't be until after the holidays. Or shortly after WLTE finishes its annual holiday music marathon.
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