It has to depend on whether the station feels they have to (like if they
promised an underwriter that they would get a plug on every break), but I
believe WBEZ in Chicago has never used the break, partially because they're
on automation on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and the automation can't leave the
netw
WHYY Philadelphia has never had an announcer cut in during the Powdermilk
theme - they've always played the song all the way through, going back to
when they first started carrying PHC over thirty years ago.
The first time I listened on WNYC and heard an announcer talk over the
music, I was real
NBC News has already updated the "Today's Take" open to remove all host names
(the VO now simply says "From NBC News...this is Today's Take...live from
studio 1A". This is should similar to what they did in the weeks leading up to
the Rio Olympics, when it became known that Natalie Morales was r
And John Hodgman next week.
Thile has only thirteen new shows to prove himself, although I assume
they'll be spread out. There'll probably be a Kellior rerun within the
next few weeks. And since the "sponsors" are the same familiar ones from
all these years, one wonders if "Manuel Transmission"
Harry Connick Jr will host the third hour of today on the 17th and 18th (the
Variety link says just Monday, but an email I received from Connick's fan club
says both days). Not sure if this is still technically subbing for Billy Bush
or not.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/harry-connick-today-b
