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Jeana Gondek Named Co-Host of ‘Colorado’s Morning News’

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Jeana Gondek Named Co-Host of ‘Colorado’s Morning News’

iHeartMedia Denver has named Jeana Gondek the co-host of Colorado’s Morning News with Marty Lenz on KOA.

“I am beyond excited to return to iHeartMedia, the company that truly helped me first begin my broadcasting career with West Michigan’s Morning News at WOOD Radio,” said Gondek. “KOA is a legendary station I have always dreamed of being a part of in a city that I am thrilled to finally call home. With big shoes to fill, I’m honored to work alongside Marty and bring a new voice and new perspective to Colorado’s Morning News.”

Gondek will step into the role previously held by April Zesbaugh, who announced her retirement in March after joining KOA in 1996.

In addition to her work at WOOD in Grand Rapids, she most recently served as the assistant news director and morning news anchor at WOKV, a news/talk station in Jacksonville.

“We are thrilled to have Jeana joining Colorado’s Morning News and KOA. Her personality, experience and passion for news will be a refreshing addition,” KOA Program Director Dave Tepper said. “Jeana, Marty Lenz, and the KOA news team will keep Denver and all of Colorado informed and entertained throughout the morning.”

Robin Meade Bids Farewell to ‘Morning Express’

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Robin Meade Bids Farewell to ‘Morning Express’

After a 21-year run, Morning Express with Robin Meade concluded this morning on HLN. It was announced last week that Meade, along with all original news programs on HLN, would be part of the budget cuts put in place by new CNN CEO Chris Licht.

Meade thanked staffers, executives, and viewers during the show’s final segment.

“I’m so grateful to our bosses who over the years either started this show or allowed it to continue. Most of all, they allowed us to be ourselves,” Meade said before addressing the production crew who had assembled on the set. “Doing this show with you has been the joy of my life. And my biggest concern is for my colleagues and that they land on their feet. I wish I could make this change less scary.”

After noting that HLN viewers will be in the hands of “incredible journalists” with the network’s “corporate cousins” at CNN, Meade turned her attention towards viewers, with the final words of her tenure with the channel.

“I’ve heard that you mourn something when it passes, either because you feel guilty for leaving something unresolved or you mourn because you truly appreciate what it was. The emotions this morning are of appreciation of you and for this 21-year run. You will always be my morning sunshine.”

FOX Sports Sees Nearly 13 Million Viewers For USA vs Netherlands World Cup Match

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FOX Sports Sees Nearly 13 Million Viewers For USA vs Netherlands World Cup Match

The United States was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup after a 3-1 defeat to The Netherlands, but the viewership was a ratings win for FOX Sports.

The broadcast averaged nearly 13 million viewers Saturday morning. It averaged 12.966 million, which is up 163% from the 2018 Knockout Round average from the 2018 World Cup, which the United States didn’t participate in. The 12.966 million figure is a slight dip compared to total from the USA’s match against England in the group stage, which saw 15.377 million viewers. That game was the most-watched soccer match in US English-language television history, which was played on Black Friday at 2:00 PM ET.

The match peaked at more than 16 million viewers during the second half of the contest. Nearly 600,000 viewers streamed the match, making in the second-most streamed game of the tournament.

The top five highest-rated markets were Cincinnati, St. Louis, Washington D.C., Kansas City, and Austin.

Gregg Henson Exits WRVA, WRNL to Return to the Airwaves in Michigan

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Gregg Henson Exits WRVA, WRNL to Return to the Airwaves in Michigan

Gregg Henson is heading home. After four years in Virginia serving as Audacy’s program director of news/talk station WRVA and sports station 910 The Fan, Henson is back behind the microphone. He’s returned to Grand Rapids as morning host on classic rock station 97 WLAV-FM.

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Henson has been well traveled during his radio career. He’s enjoyed on-air and programming stops in news/talk, sports and music in many top markets including Detroit, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Austin. He’s also worked in smaller cities such as Fort Wayne, Lincoln, and most recently, Richmond.

WRVA performed well under Henson’s watch. The station has consistently appeared in the Top 10 with Persons 12+. The search for his replacement should begin soon. Zach McHugh will take the reigns in the interim until a permanent decision is made.

Will Cain: No ‘Smoking Gun’ In Twitter Files

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During Sunday’s edition of Fox & Friends, host Will Cain admitted that the recent “Twitter Files” released that accused the Biden Administration of working in conjunction with the social media platform to suppress negative stories lacks a real “smoking gun”.

During an interview with the owner of the Delaware computer store that turned over Hunter Biden’s laptop — John Paul Mac Isaac — Cain asked if the owner believed there was any documentation that shows there was any sort of government conspiracy to limit stories.

“As much as we’ve seen from what Elon released about the coordination between the government and Twitter, there isn’t necessarily a smoking gun to your case,” Cain said. “In other words, we don’t have the government official saying ‘Spike that’. Do you think that probably exists? Do you expect that somewhere and is yet to be seen? We see a Twitter that is ready and willing to do what the government wants…But we haven’t yet seen who made the call and who put it in their mind?”

Isaac responded by saying he believed “the FBI is smart enough not to create a paper trail when it comes to affecting the course of an election.”

Matt Taibbi tweet a thread of more than 36 tweets documenting alleged collusion between the Biden campaign and administration with Twitter officials to ensure stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop were not as prevalent on the social media platform. New Twitter owner Elon Musk has insinuated the actions equate to election interference, and gave the documents to Taibbi with the idea that their release would help Twitter’s reputation on transparency.

Angelo Cataldi ‘Too Emotional’ For Twitter

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94WIP morning host Angelo Cataldi is a radio legend, but don’t expect to see him become a social media star any time soon.

Cataldi, who is slated to retire at the conclusion of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season, told listeners Twitter isn’t a great platform for him, and showcased a tweet from a station analyst as a reason why.

“I had a brief dalliance with Twitter, and then I realized that I am too emotional to be successful offering my in-the-moment thoughts on Twitter,” Cataldi said. Later, he asked both Rhea Hughes and Al Morganti about their Twitter presence. Hughes has departed the platform, while Morganti said he uses Twitter but won’t give his thoughts during games because he’s doesn’t want others influencing his opinion on what he’s seeing.

Cataldi then pointed out that former Eagle Seth Joyner, who works as an Eagles analyst for the station, put his foot in his mouth with a tweet during yesterday’s victory.

“Seth Joyner believes in communicating with the people in the moment, and it is not good,” Cataldi joked.

Joyner’s tweet was in regards to Eagles Defensive Coordinator Jonathan Gannon. “He held them to 10 points,” Cataldi argued, saying Joyner “looked like a smacked ass” after his tweet.

“Somebody get some seasoning, because Mr. Joyner has to eat this. He’s gonna have to dine on this crow this morning.”

Robin Roberts: ‘I Am Going To Tell Peyton To Be Nicer To Eli On Manningcast’

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One of the celebrity guests for the Week 13 Manningcast has been revealed. Monday on Good Morning America, Robin Roberts revealed that she will be a guest of the Manning brothers when her hometown team, the New Orleans Saints, take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Eli Manning joined Roberts to make the announcement. He told her to be prepared to make fun of some of her GMA co-hosts, because that is kind of par for the course with the Manning brothers.

“I am going to be on Team Eli,” she responded. “I’m gonna tell Peyton to knock it off. Be nice to your brother!”.

Eli Manning appreciated that Roberts recognized how hard the older Manning is on his little brother.

“Your Saints won a Super Bowl in 2010, and you know who they beat? My brother!” he said, promising that the topic will come up during the game, so he hopes that Roberts is ready to “come in hot.”

Robin Roberts is no stranger to the sports world. Prior to making the move to news, she was a part of ESPN’s SportsCenter lineup. She also played basketball in college at Southeastern Louisiana University, which Eli says he may have pictures of to share with the audience.

Roberts asked Eli how the brothers like having guests from outside of the football world on the Manningcast as opposed to current and former players and coaches.

The former Giants quarterback namedropped Barack Obama, Condoleeza Rice and Snoop Dogg as celebrity guests that have been great on the show.

“Getting to hear their passion they had about the game growing up, their favorite teams, favorite players. Just like myself, I grew up a Saints fan like you. I remember all those players when I was 14, 15, 16 years old going to games and that is such a vivid memory for me and a time when the passion was so real. So it is fun to hear those people and those guests talk about that time and see that they are huge sports fans and huge football fans and they have their team and are loyal to their team.”

In addition to Roberts, Peyton and Eli Manning will welcome ESPN’s Randy Moss and UFC president Dana White to the Week 13 broadcast.

Mark Kaye Raises More Than $36,000 For Kids With Poker Tournament

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The Mark Kaye Show held its annual Ho, Ho, Hold ‘Em Charity Poker Tournament last week, raising more than $36,000 for Kay’s charity.

Kaye’s Kids partners with Dreams Come True to give “dream gifts” to children fighting life-threatening illnesses.

“We had an incredible turnout which helped make this such an amazing event,” Kaye said. “The players, the spectators, the sponsors came out in force. Every year this tournament gets bigger and better. And every year we are able to raise more and more money for Kaye’s Kids.”

The top three finishers in the 5th annual tournament were all women, with Linda Purvis taking home the top spot and a $1,000 cash prize.

Sports Media Reacts to Adam Schefter Report on Deshaun Watson

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson played his first NFL game in nearly two years Sunday, returning to action after an 11-game suspension for repeated sexual misconduct with more than two dozen Houston-area massage therapists. Sunday morning, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter released a story that, according to anonymous sources, Watson had showed “signs of progress” during his treatment program.

Many in sports media took issue with the fact that Schefter’s report was anonymously sourced, with many pointing out the fallacy that Watson couldn’t show “signs of progress” if he hadn’t done anything wrong, which he has maintained throughout the entire ordeal.

Hugh Hewitt: Don Lemon ‘Could Not Be Bothered’ To Do Research on Guest

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Hugh Hewitt: Don Lemon ‘Could Not Be Bothered’ To Do Research on Guest

Hugh Hewitt mockingly “thanked” CNN This Morning anchor Don Lemon for his “rude, unprofessional treatment” of former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Len Khodorkovsky, who served in the Trump Administration.

In a Twitter thread, Hewitt said seeing the interview from Lemon with Kodorkovsky led to him being booked as a guest on Hewitt’s Salem Media Group morning show.

Khodorkovsky was a guest on CNN This Morning on Monday, November 28th. He condemned former President Trump’s meeting with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, who have both used anti-Semitic remarks and tropes.

During the interview, Lemon repeatedly questioned and interrupted Khodorkovsky in a contentious back-and-forth that included the former Trump administration official saying “I didn’t realize I was on the witness stand here, Don” after Lemon interrupted one of his answers with “It’s a yes or a no”.

Lemon repeatedly accused Khodorkovsky of “whataboutism” during the nearly 10-minute interview.

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