Pam Maples, the managing editor of the Post Dispatch is out as of August 18, ending her three year stint in that position.

Oh and they say she is “resigning”, if you want to believe that.

We don’t.

Here’s why:

1. No one…I repeat…no one…puts out a press release or an announcement on a Friday evening unless they want people to never notice it.

2. The Post Dispatch is no refilling the position.

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Hey ladies of St. Louis!  Do you ever feel like you need to dress up in weird outfits or nothing at all and go to a strange-looking man’s office so he can take pictures of you for free as long as he can keep some himself and maybe post them on his website?  Well have I got the guy for you!  …also, I’m very sorry your daddy didn’t love you.

A fire ravaged the house of Carole Buck, wife of the late Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck, and mother to current broadcaster Joe Buck yesterday in Ladue.  Though the cause is not known at this time, they do know that many of the family’s baseball collectables were damaged.

The fire clearly did a lot of damage as you can see from the photo above, but its confusing thing is that it was only rated as a two-alarm fire.  We’ve had chili hotter than that!  Maybe it was a crapy house.

We know for a fact there have been talks about selling each of these stations before and we have have heard the continuing rumors since and we are hearing them again.  Both Simmons (who owns Team 1380) and Big League Broadcasting (who owns 590 The Fan) are rumored to be looking for buyers of their AM signal.

Of course both General Managers will tell you otherwise, the fact is the decision to sell isn’t up to them.

One would think that an outspoken blogger and radio host would be ready and comfortable with people disagreeing with her, but that wasn’t the case today as Loesch lash out on Twitter about her “former” friends.

“Tired of fake friends and people who exploit your friendship until they have an opportunity to blog about you.” #

“You’re good when you get them free trips but hey, if you’re a conservative you are FAIR GAME.” #

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In a press release from Bonneville Radio (who locally owns 101 ESPN, WIL 92.3 and 106.5 The Arch), emphasis mine:

In response to sustained, slow economic indices and market conditions that are producing below-projected revenues industry-wide, Bonneville International today announced to its employees a series of cost-reducing measures designed to trim operating expenses while at the same time continuing to produce high-quality products for its audiences and clients.  Among those measures implemented are salary reductions for its higher-paid employees, adjustments to vacation accruals and carryovers, elimination of company-participation health club memberships, and a reduction of holiday remembrances for employees.

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Real quick review for those that may have forgotten or never heard of it:

Radio is the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light.[1] Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space. Information is carried by systematically changing (modulating) some property of the radiated waves, such as amplitude, frequency, or phase. When radio waves pass an electrical conductor, the oscillating fields induce an alternating current in the conductor. This can be detected and transformed into sound or other signals that carry information.

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This is a little old being as it was posted in October of last year, but I just ran across it today and its a great little piece shot in the Loop about a street musician named Bryson Gerard.  I know I’ve seen this guy sitting in front of Vintage Vinyl from time to time, and I’m guessing many of you have too.

The page for this on Current is here: current.com/items/89393462_street-musician-st-louis.htm

First Deanne Lane, then Cordell Whitlock, who’s next to leave local NBC affiliate KSDK?  Apparently it could be anyone because our source says they are all pretty pissed:

****…morale is way down there because of forced pay cuts everyone had to take last year.  That’s why you’ve seen several resignations there in the last year and you’ll likely see a few more.

This recent reports matches what much of what me and others have heard for a while now:  No one is happy there.  We aren’t just talking about “I work in a dying media that is run by morons” pissed off, this is really pissed off.

Craig Cornett managed to barely survive the swing of the Radio Grim Reaper’s scythe the last time the bell tolled at ClearChannel, but his time may have finally come.

Our sources say he posted this on his Facebook profile last night:

Hey everyone… I wish I could explain everything, but just hang in there and someday soon… uh, um, ahh… I think I’ve said too much. As MacArthur said “I shall return!” Wait… the Filipino people waited over 2 years. I would never do that to you. Think of me more like Tupac. A hail of bullets and even death will not be enough to shut me up! I will be posting as often as possible. God Bless You All

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