On The Radio…or Off

As readers of this blog you may know my undying quest to see that the Reds on Radio broadcast is loud and clear from the beginning of the game to the end, without interruption.  That, however, is proving to be elusive.
Last year I contacted Joe Zerhusen and met him in person at RedsFest.  He told [...]

Reds Winter Caravan:Louisville

So yesterday was the start of the Reds Winter Caravan and one of the first stops was Louisville Slugger Field.  The event was held in the ballpark’s foyer (think concrete slab floor, florescent lights) as opposed to the last two years at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory.  The event was moved due to renovations [...]

Another RedsFest Note

Just a final note to wrap-up RedsFest and the weekend.
I talked to Joe Zerhusen, the PA announcer at GABP and Reds on Radio affiliatte manager, face to face on Saturday at the Duke Energy Center.
He was a very nice man and told me that he had recieved my letter about the problems we’ve been having [...]

Reds Broadcast in Jeopardy

Here we go again.
Rick Redding, a local media critic and journalist has reveled that the Louisville affiliate for Reds broadcasts will be pulling the plug on their sports-talk format.  A move that could leave the Louisville market without any radio broadcast of Reds games.
A dispute has developed between 93.9 The Ticket (Reds affiliate) and 790 [...]

New Radio Affiliate in Louisville Brings New Problem

When we wrote earlier about the problems we were having with our local Reds on Radio affiliate being a very weak station and we were happy to hear that a new partner had stepped up.  93.9 WQKC FM “The Ticket” will be the new radio affiliate for the Reds in Louisville.  That’s good news.  A [...]

WKRD and the Reds on Radio

For those of you not aware of the situation here in Louisville, the Reds radio affiliate WKRD 790-AM/101.7 FM has been a sore point of contention starting last year when the station became the primary radio affiliate for the Triple-A Louisville Bats leaving Reds fans out in the cold.
WKRD 790 AM, a much stronger station, [...]