ASeacrest will start Monday in middays (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) on Z100 in New York. I'd guess he'd take the same slot here. What would happen to Q102 middayer Lisa Paige would be anyone's guess. Z100 moved its midday person to nights.

AWYSP rebranded itself on Aug. 25, so September was the first full month. It's hardly fair to judge something right out of the gate. Among its 18-34 target audience, WYSP's overall share was off marginally, but its cumulative audience was on the higher side. Among the 25-54s, though, the share was off but the audience was up significantly.

AYou have to set your alarm clock earlier. He's doing mostly mornings while Maria LaRosa is on maternity leave.

AHe's free-lancing.

ATim left the Inquirer (took a buyout) and is writing for csnphilly.com, SportsNet's new Web site.
And to you, "Devon": Thanks for your patience. I answer questions as quickly as I can get reliable answers. It also helps if you provide your real e-mail address.

AExcellent points, Joe. Officially, the station is not saying anything, but come on now... The writing is on the wall. Clear Channel killed off the successful Booker morning show to clear the way for Elvis Duran. Management seemingly would have little incentive not to put on the syndicated Seacrest here, too. Just today, Clear Channel named a program director for Q102 to replace Rick Vaughn, who went to Chicago. She's Tracy Austin, whose last stop was in Australia. She starts on Oct. 16. Typically, top management doesn't make big talent changes while it's "between" program directors.

AIt would be impossible to conclude that Missanelli is "hurting" or having a direct impact on Eskin's ratings. Ratings are affected by a number of factors, including the performance of the sports teams. If you look at Eskin's ratings among his male 25-54 demo in September, he pulled a 4.8 share and had an average weekly cumulative audience of 109,200. This was his largest "cume" since last October. Since Missanelli's launch on ESPN950 on April 1, Eskin's audience share has been off (by about 10% to 15%) but his "cume" has been fairly constant -- which suggests that some listeners are flipping back between shows. In September, Missanelli had a 1.7 share and a "cume" of 47,300 -- more than double the "cume" of his afternoon-drive predecessor Jody McDonald. Missanelli's is far and away ESPN950's best-performing show.

As a station, ESPN950 is trending better over last year. Its "cume" among men 25-54 is about 75,000, while WIP's is about 187,300. Among all listeners ages 12 and up, ESPN950 has nearly triple the audience.

AFrom what I hear, he's fine. He's merely burning off the gobs of vacation he's earned after 25 years with Action News.

AVacation.

AHe had knee surgery and is expected to return "at the end of next month," a station spokeswoman said.