The problem with Marie's show was that although
it was doing O.K. in the SLC Arbitron book, it was
getting thoroughly trounced by the competition in all
of it's other markets, also according to Arbitron.



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> 1. Marie & Friends Cancelled - News Item
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> 2. Syndication company cancels Marie Osmond's
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:52:58 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Tracy Roberts" <tracyfl@...>
> Subject: Marie & Friends Cancelled - News Item
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http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600108011,00.html
> Network cancels Marie's show
> Jones Radio Network, which syndicates the
> "Marie and Friends" show, has canceled it.
> However, reruns of Osmond's show are still airing on
> KBEE (FM-98.7) each weekday from 2-7 p.m. "As
> for Marie, Jones Radio Network has decided to stop
> producing the nationally syndicated 'Marie &amp;
> Friends,' " Rusty Keys, KBEE program director, told
> the Deseret Morning News in an e-mail. "KBEE is in
> current negotiations with Marie's management and
> working to retain her services." The official
> Osmond family Web site (www.osmond.com) states, "We
> are sorry to report that Marie's show was canceled."
> Osmond's program of adult contemporary music
> and conversation geared toward women used KBEE of
> Salt Lake as its flagship station. Osmond did the
> show from a Provo office building. "Marie and
> Friends" started with two other stations, KISY in
> Twin Falls, Idaho, and KSYV in Santa Maria, Calif.,
> on Feb. 1, 2004, and had grown to a syndicate of at
> least 10 affiliate stations by last summer. For
> the Salt Lake market last summer, Osmond's show was
> ranked first in the afternoon among female listeners
> ages 25-54, according to Arbitron's estimates.
> Radio was one of the few mediums where Osmond, a
> versatile entertainer, hadn't worked before. Much of
> the show was taped so that Osmond, 45, could
> maintain her family life.LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
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> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:54:19 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Tracy Roberts" <tracyfl@...>
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http://www.casperstartribune.net/apdata/wire_detail.php?wire_num=193689Syndicati\
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> company cancels Marie Osmond's radio show2flstmrSalt
> Lake City (AP) - The five-hour afternoon drive time
> radio show hosted by Marie Osmond has been cancelled
> by its national syndication company. ''Marie &amp;
> Friends,'' which Osmond did from a Provo office
> building, featured adult contemporary music and
> conversation geared toward women. The program
> director for Salt Lake City-based KBEE, the show's
> flagship station, said the station was in
> negotiations with Osmond to keep her on the air in
> some capacity. Despite being dropped by the Jones
> Radio Network, reruns of Osmond's show continue to
> air on KBEE (FM-98.7) each weekday from 2-7p.m.
> ''Marie and Friends'' started with two other
> stations, KISY in Twin Falls, Idaho, and KSYV in
> Santa Maria, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2004. It was carried
> by at least 10 affiliate stations by last summer.
> Osmond's show was ranked first in the Salt Lake
> market last summer in the afternoon among female
> listeners ages 25-54, according to Arbitron's
> estimates. A Jones Radio Network spokewsoman did not
> immediately return a call from The Associated Press
> Friday seeking comment. Information from: The
> Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com.
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