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Plain Dealer Names Thom Fladung Managing Editor

Vince Grzegorek — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:41:31 -0500

This week's issue includes an article on PD Editor Debra Adams Simmons and the mixed reviews she's received in the newsroom since taking over for Susan Goldberg.

On Jan. 18, The Plain Dealer staff met their new managing editor: Thom Fladung, who had been editor of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press in Minnesota.…

Mike Trivisonno Has a Message for Tony Rizzo

Vince Grzegorek — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:12:27 -0500

Mike Trivisonno had that to say on Twitter today about the long-rumored but still not official move of Tony Rizzo from the 9 to noon morning slot on ESPN 850 WKNR to the afternoon drive-time slot, where he will go head-to-head with Triv, the long-standing ratings king of the afternoon.

This could get fun.…

Vintage Scene — Breaking News: We Hired a Mexican!!!

Joe Tone — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:13:11 -0400

Three years ago, Debra Adams Simmons was hired as Managing Editor of the PD. The PD celebrated this with a front-page story. Scene liked this so much that we wrote a story about how we hired a Mexican.…

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O'Brien Factor: Terrorists should either get color-coordinated or get tortured

Joe Tone — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:03:25 -0400
We read Kevin O'Brien so you don't have to ... Column: The terrorists get their day in court. Topic: Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that terror suspects will get their day in court.…
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PD's Pluto shockingly level- (and smooth!) headed about sports blogs

Joe Tone — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:01:42 -0400
In the growing debate between the mainstream sports media -- mascot: a giant-headed, froth-spewing Buzz Bissinger -- and the sports blogosphere -- represented by an angry band of bloggers in Deadspin T-shirts, all of whom are highly skilled in the art of the dick joke -- it’s always interesting to see on which side of the fence big-time print guys fall. Thankfully, the ever reliable folks at Cleveland sports blog Waiting For Next Year posted a pretty lengthy and comprehensive interview with the PD’s Terry Pluto this week, and beyond sounding quite reasonable on the internet/media debate, he also heaped some pretty high praise on sports blogs: ...
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Grading the PD's Web site

Joe Tone — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:57:56 -0400
The financial web site 24/7 Wall Street has graded the web sites of the country's biggest newspapers. The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle get well-deserved As.…
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The Masters of Metal Tour skips Cleveland. How do you feel about Pittsburgh?

Joe Tone — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:07:07 -0400
The Masters of Metal Tour -- the most metal tour ever, assuming you're a die-hard old-school guy -- featuring Heaven and Hell (that's the Dio-era lineup of Black Sabbath), Judas Priest, Motorhead, and Testament has announced tour dates. Cleveland's not on the itinerary, but Pittsburgh is. Maybe it has something to do with gas prices.…
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O'Brien Factor: Kevin fears Obama's race speech was full of hidden blackness

Joe Tone — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:41:33 -0400
We read Kevin O'Brien so you don't have to ... Column: Obama's response to Rev. Wright is a split decision Topic: Kevin’s stern disapproval, and savvy decoding, of Barack Obama’s race speech Kevin's Sanity Level Today: 47 percent What Your Head Would Feel Like if You Read it Yourself: Ever see that video of Fabio riding a rollercoaster and a goose smashes into his face? Reading this mimics that experience: you’re meandering through, following his logic, and then—splat!—a large waterfowl of Kevin-brand nonsense smashes into your nose.…
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At South by Southwest, nothing says alt-country like booze and beards at the New West day party

Joe Tone — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:28:48 -0400
There was an odd dearth of bearded people on the streets of Austin Thursday afternoon. Turns out, they were all at one of SXSW’s best day parties, hosted by New West Records, home to such alt-country acts as Drive-By Truckers and the Old 97’s (as well as former Kinks frontman Ray Davies).…
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O'Brien Factor: Kevin wonders, If Global Warming's real, why did I spend the weekend shoveling?

Joe Tone — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:35:53 -0400
We read Kevin O'Brien so you don't have to. Column: For global warming worry-warts, an inconvenient cold spell Topic: O’Brien’s old standard: if global warming is real, why is my windshield iced over? Kevin's Sanity Level Today: 19 percent What Your Head Would Feel Like if You Read it Yourself: You’ve strayed into Apache territory, and they’ve buried you to your neck in sand, coating your cranium in honey to attract hordes of bees, ants, and flies.…
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Dear Public Radio: We love your stuff and really want it to keep going. But what's with the Pledge Drive?

Joe Tone — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:32:45 -0400

We love you, Diane Rehm. Your show, too.…
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Carl Monday’s back, and he’s not better than ever, which makes us sad

Joe Tone — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:14:59 -0400

Ah, the goold ole days, when Carl tricked unsuspecting Buckeye fans into admitting they crank it in the library.
In late January, we questioned whether Carl Monday had gone soft. He hadn’t done a Carl Monday Investigation worthy of that title in two months, instead wasting his valuable time and even more valuable moustache on two boring Cleveland Clinic stories that didn’t even require a trench coat.…
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Sound of Ideas Host Dan Moulthrop steals our idea, raises money for cancer

Joe Tone — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:21:27 -0500

St. Dan Moulthrop, WCPN
Alright, Dan Moulthrop, we get it. You’re the world’s most amazing person.…
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Dick Feagler: Snow storms just aren't what they used to be

Joe Tone — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:06:55 -0500
Today's topic: Snow… I was at the coffee shop, and the guys all agree: This snow outside is a goddamned imposter. Why, back in my day, snow was something you feared more than pinkos.…
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92.3 dumps Rovers Morning Glory

Joe Tone — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:40:27 -0500
Rover has barked his last bark -- at least on 92.3 K-Rock. His popular and controversial morning show, Rovers Morning Glory -- featuring naked fat men prancing in the street, stomach-turning bets, death-defying dares, as well as heated debates between the shrilly clueless Duji and nasally arrogant Rover -- is officially done.…
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Tony Rizzo's Air Rizzy shoe, the ugliest thing in the history of footwear, up for auction

Joe Tone — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:29:30 -0500
Let’s say that you really want to step on Bill Martin’s face, maybe because he makes bags and bags of cash, or his perfectly coifed hair annoys you, or you’re just a big Ted Henry guy. Let’s additionally say that you are a huuuuuge fan of wooly bears.…
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The Investigator Hits Canton Police. But Nothing Compares to the Promo

Joe Tone — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:52:25 -0500
Via clevelandsaplum.com: The above video is the promo WKYC aired this week for a story by The Investigator, Tom Meyer, who Scene investigated ourselves a couple years back. Meyer's is a worthy story that raises questions about the behavior of some Canton police officers, who seem to have confused their holding cell for the champagne room at Christie's Cabaret.…
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Blog Launches “Sexiest Reporter in Greater Cleveland” Contest

Joe Tone — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:33:51 -0500

WKYC's Maureen Kyle is among the finalists for Cleveland's Sexiest Reporter. Who's your hottest?
Earlier this month, local blog Political Science 216 announced it was holding a contest to crown the Sexiest Reporter in Greater Cleveland, because what else would a political blog write about during an election year?…
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Feagler: Stimulus package is for sissies

Joe Tone — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:02:35 -0500
Today's topic: George Bush’s planned economic stimulus I was at the coffee shop, and the guys all agree: This economic stimulus is an under the table tugjob for the weak. Why, back in my day, we didn’t get stimulated by the government.…
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Where Have You Gone, Carl Monday?

Joe Tone — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:02:29 -0500

Has Carl gone soft? Will Cleveland survive?
What’s happened to Carl Monday lately?…
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Ask Susan Goldberg: Are the changes at The Plain Dealer working?

Pete Kotz — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:30:33 -0500

It's probably too early to tell if editor Susan Goldberg's changes are working.
For many readers, their daily newspaper is like that old buddy from high school: Year after year, he keeps showing up on your doorstep. And year after year, you keep letting him in.…
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PD's Readers Out-Feagler Feagler, Debate Sterilization for Black People

Joe Tone — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:18:18 -0500
Two Sundays ago, The PD's Dick Feagler wrote a column about the white lawyer who was beat up by a gang of little black kids in Shaker Heights, essentially arguing the inevitability of white flight. Though some found it racist – and just as many agreed – it could likely be chocked up to an old man talking the way old men do.…
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PD Unleashes Wildebeest On City Hall

Joe Tone — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:44:05 -0500

According to a Plain Dealer memo, the paper's new city hall reporter is a whiz at public records but has a tendency to accidentally knock over secretaries.
The Plain Dealer is shuffling several of its news reporters this month, unleashing an apparent "wildebeest" on City Hall, moving to the courts beat a reformed "neophyte ... with the notion that public officials were somehow to be feared," and sending a veteran courts reporter to that muckrakers' pasture in the sky, the general assignment desk.…
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PD's Sister Paper Losing Money by the Ton

Joe Tone — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:40:37 -0500
The regular blood-letting at daily newspapers shows no signs of slowing in 2008. Editor and Publisher reports today that The Star-Ledger, in New Jersey, has informed its employees that it’s lost of millions of dollars in advertising, and must tighten its belt.…
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Explaining Kevin O'Brien & the Really Cool Thing about the 2nd Amendment

Pete Kotz — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:16:02 -0500
We read Kevin O'Brien so you don't have to ... Column: It's nice to see a gun even things up a bit December 12, 2007 Topic: Kevin addresses the recent religious shootings in Colorado, where two teenage girls died, their dad got shot, but at least a church security guard got to blast a bad guy. Kevin's Sanity Level Today: 63 percent What Your Head Would Feel Like if You Read it Yourself: Imagine a fat guy sitting on it right after he ate Thanksgiving dinner.…
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