Congrats to  Ira Weintraub of 1050AM WTKA on a well deserved promotion.  Yesterday he was officially named program director at the station.   As someone who’s been around the studio on occasion I know that Ira is the straw that stirs the drink over there, doing much, much more than forming half of the dynamic duo on the morning show.   Well done Ira!   Now—brace yourself for lists of suggestions from fans!  Official press release: Ira Weintraub Named Program Director for SportsTalk 1050 WTKA, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI. December 14, 2011 Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ: CMLS) has announced the appointment of Ira Weintraub as Program Director for Sports Talk 1050 WTKA. Ira had been the Assistant Program Director and Morning Show Producer since March 2009. Ira Weintraub has an impressive track record as a digital editor and producer with the Redskins Radio Network, a correspondent with the Washington Examiner, and most recently as the Assistant Program Director of Sports Talk 1050 WTKA, Ann Arbor. His proven leadership skills, team building abilities, and unwavering dedication to providing the very best sports related broadcast product in the market have been essential elements to his success in Ann Arbor. “There’s just something about Sports Talk 1050. Combine the greatest local teams and their passionate fans with the quality of this community and there’s no…

It’s an MVictors tradition and admittedly an odd one at that.  I don’t live blog unless we’ve got a bust on our hands, and this will be the third year running.   You should join in case Grobin [sic] strikes back: The bust starts at 5pm but there’s usually autographs and speeches from the alumni reps for the first couple hours.  I’ll start it up once the action hits the stage and particularly during Desmond’s opening remarks, Hoke’s word and of course the speeches by the seniors, probably around 6:30pm or 7. 2011 Michigan Football Bust

Tip of the hat to MVictors undercover agent Kelley.   Check out the posted lyrics to the fight song of Yuma, Arizona’s Cibola High School: I ran this through the CSI Hard Evidence comparison widget and it came back as a 106% match to Louis Elbel’s original, ‘The Victors’.   Perhaps it’s fair game since Elbel himself borrowed the melody from his pal George Rosenberg or more importantly, it was published before 1923 and is in the public domain.  Either way, Dave Brandon is on the horn with the marketing department and his jet is warming up as I type.   The Cibola High gym will be a pile of rubble before the sun goes down.

Just released, via Big Ten Media Relations: Big Ten Statement on Penn State Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) held its regularly scheduled meeting this week with several items on its Agenda, including the series of events recently unfolding at Penn State University. With regard to the Penn State matter, the Big Ten office issued the following statement on behalf of the COP/C: The Big Ten Presidents and Chancellors express their sincere concern for any harm done to innocent young victims and their families.  Protection of our children is one of society’s most central responsibilities and institutions of higher education should be particularly vigilant.  We are committed to examining our own institutions to assure that effective measures are taken to assure the safety of children on our campuses.  It has been approximately one month since the initial release of the Grand Jury report in the Penn State matter and a number of federal, state and institutional investigations have been launched.  While it is premature to reach any conclusions regarding civil or criminal liability arising out of these events, there does appear to be sufficient information to raise significant concerns as to whether a concentration of power in a single individual or program may have threatened or eroded institutional control of intercollegiate athletics at Penn State. …