News If we're all quiet, we can hear the wails of sports radio talk show host Jim Rome's "clones" throughout the Greater Portland area today in mourning over this news release below. (Of course, feel free to comment here. We're always happy to "rack" your responses) Sports Radio 1080AM The Fan, KFXX Announces New On-Air Lineup Popular Syndicated Show “The Dan Patrick Show” is added ...   More

News Dateline Hollywood: Just moments ago I received a text message from the Academy Awards big post-show party, The Governors Ball, where Pink Martini is entertaining the movieland's A+List right now. So far George Clooney has samba'd his sweet self next to the stage as has Portland's own, director Todd Haynes, and Mr. Talk Show himself, Regis Philbin, who requested copies of the band's latest, "Hey Eugene," ...   More

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News On the March 21 edition of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said he was about to introduce legislation in Congress to make it okey-dokey to carry around small amounts of marijuana. Said Frank to Maher when pushed on how he would get it through Congress: "The notion that you lock people up for smoking marijuana is pretty silly. I'm going to call it the 'Make Room for ...   More

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News UPDATE, 10 AM: While KOIN-TV sticks with the hoops, KPTV has joined the Obama coverage. While waiting for Sen. Barack Obama to speak this morning at the Memorial Coliseum, those of us stuck in the office channel-surfed to see what the local TV stations are doing with the Democratic presidential candidate in town. KATU, and KGWwere broadcasting live. Meantime, KPTV was here. And KOIN was ...   More

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News “Oh yeah, I'm going out and getting a gun, I'm not going out like a bitch!” says a shaken-up P.K.—morning radio host for Jammin 95.5. “I think I'll get a taser first, like the ones that shoot out, but I got to get something to protect myself.” The Playhouse morning talk show host, along with his staff, spent most of this morning talking about a Vancouver man identified ...   More

News This time of year, with the May primaries approaching, reporters spend way too much time looking at candidates' websites. Tony Marino, a former radio voice-over guy with serious pipes who is running as a Republican in House District 35 (Washington County), wins points for the Tony Robbins infomercial award with this production (click on film clip titled "Politics Unusual"). But for people ...   More