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Miami CC Progressive Talker Goes Local Live in AM Drive

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Jim DeFede Joins WINZ/Miami For Mornings

CBS O&O WFOR-TV (CBS4)/MIAMI commentator and former MIAMI HERALD and MIAMI NEW TIMES columnist JIM DEFEDE is joining CLEAR CHANNEL Talk WINZ-A/MIAMI as morning host, starting JULY 24. DEFEDE was fired by the HERALD in a controversial move after he admitted tape-recording a call from a local politician who later committed suicide in the paper's lobby, a firing that drew widespread opposition from journalists nationwide.

The HERALD reports that DEFEDE is also starting a column in LRM (LIVING REAL MIAMI) MAGAZINE (formerly LINCOLN ROAD MAGAZINE), starting in the SEPTEMBER issue, and will remain on CBS4's staff.
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This makes Miami's WINZ the final progressive talk station with decent numbers to go AAR-free before noon. Recently, the station dropped Jerry Springer to pick up Stephanie Miller (even though WINZ had taken Jerry directly from Clear Channel before Springer made a distribution deal with AAR).

Another demonstration of the winning formula for progressive talk:
  • Have a good signal.
  • (In the East)Take Steph, not Jerry.
  • Go local live in morning drive
Mornings are crucial to building an audience in radio - especially AM drive. And mornings are where AAR is weakest, which cripples them throughout the day. Maybe Cincinnati will take a hint.
 
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