Will Karmazin Leave Sirius XM Radio ???

Tuesday, November, 17, 2009 by Mel Phillips.

Here we go again. Another new plum media position, the name Mel Karmazin and a denial.

It happens every time, doesn’t it? This time the position doesn’t come any bigger — running NBC Universal once Comcast owns a majority of the struggling media giant. He already denied that he would accept a job as number two to Warren Buffett and that no amount of money could convince him to leave Sirius XM Radio. That Buffett mention is as believable as Bill Belichick saying that 4th and 2 on his own 28 was a good play. Karmazin told Neil Cavuto in a Fox News exclusive that he has no desire to run another large media company…

Always the showman, Karmazin sold his product in the Cavuto interview comparing his competition to an era where 8-track tapes were supposed to have been the end of terrestrial radio. Stating that Sirius XM realized trailing earnings of $2.5 billion a year. Karmazin went on to explain that the interview he was giving Cavuto was being listened to all over the country as it occurred on Sirius XM Radio and that the content available on Sirius XM Radio is much more than just music…

All that was missing in the interview was the Clash singing “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” in the background…

1. 1934] Wedding Bells: Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor, but you know her as Lady Bird“…
2. 1956] A Hollywood ending: Jim Brown finishes his college career at Syracuse by running for 6 touchdowns and kicking 7 extra points in a 61-7 massacre of Colgate. Here’s a highlight clip of one of the best…
3. 1968] Heidi Ho: NBC-TV switches from an exciting Jets-Oakland game to “Heidi“. Here’s what we didn’t see: The Raiders score 2 TD’s in 9 seconds to hold on to a 43-32 win over the Jets. The final score is shown in a crawl over, what else ? “Heidi”…
4. 1973] I’m not a crook: President Richard Nixon tells an AP managing editors meeting in Orlando (FL) that “people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” In front of a news organization’s meeting ? Nice timing Mr. President…
5. 1985] Debuted on this date: Howard Stern on K-Rock (WXRK). This is typical Howard Stern, post-K-Rock…
6. 1997] The Joe Gibbs Academy: To graduate, you get elected to the Hall of Fame and then come back. NHL great Mario Lemieux gets inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame and then returns to play and eventually get into ownership of the Pittsburgh Penguins…
7. 2003] Guilty as charged: John Allen Muhammad is convicted of two counts of capital murder in the Washington (D.C.)-area sniper shootings. He was executed by lethal injection last week…
8. 2003] This I swear: Action actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is sworn in as the 38th Governor of California. Just call him ‘The Governator’. Here’s the celebration of his re-election…
9. 2006] Kramer goes off: Former ‘Seinfeld’ star Michael Richards unleashes a barrage of racial slurs during a stand-up routine at the Laugh Factory…
10. 2006] ‘Happy Trails’: Hall of Fame college football coach Bo Schembechler dies at 77…

Music Memories:

• 1965] Number One on this date: “I Hear a Symphony” - Supremes…1975] “That’s The Way (uh huh, uh huh) (I Like It)” - KC & the Sunshine Band…1984] “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” - (my boys) Wham…
• 1980] Released on this date: “Double Fantasy” LP - John Lennon…

Commentary:

Make plans now for the Second Annual New York Voiceover Mixer at the White Rabbit on East Houston Street on December 5, 2009 from 6 to 10 pm. Admission is free. Talent, Coaches and Agents are encouraged to bring business cards. The mixer will feature food, drinks, raffles and prizes…

“Happy Birthday…happy birthday“:

RuPaul (49), Howard Dean (61), Tom Seaver (65), Lorne Michaels (65), Danny DeVito (65), Lauren Hutton (66), Martin Scorsese (67), Bob Gaudio (67) and Gordon Lightfoot (71)…

Timeline Countdown: 9 days until Thanksgiving, 24 days until Hanukah, 35 days until winter and 38 days until Christmas…

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