Laura Ingraham returns to airwaves

There goes the Judge! WKRC-AM (550) has pulled the plug on “Brian and The Judge,” the Fox radio replacement for Tony Snow that debuted Thursday. Instead of Brian Kilmeade from “Fox & Friends” and retired New Jersey judge Andrew Napolitano, WKRC-AM listeners heard Laura Ingraham 9 a.m.-noon Monday. Ingraham was on the WBOB-AM (1160) talk lineup until the station switched to oldies Feb. 11. WKRC-AM had considered adding Ingraham in January, when the station blew out Glenn Beck for Snow.

Local “Wife Swap,” but not “Supernanny”
The “Wife Swap” shot in Deerfield Township last month with Kim Carrao’s family airs at 8 p.m. today (Ch. 9), but we’ll have to wait a while to see the “Supernanny” shot in Erlanger in March. “Supernanny” ends its season today (9 p.m., Ch. 9) after “Wife Swap.” The Kentucky episode will air in the fall, if ABC renews the series for a third season on May 16, says an ABC publicist. Or it could air this summer. The network has never revealed the name of the Kenton County family on the show.
For “Wife Swap,” hair stylist Kim Carrao switched places with “Cowgirl Jen” Ridgely, who’s married to a Delaware professional bull rider. We’ll see her shoveling manure in high heels tonight, and later see Ridgely’s husband take a swing at Carrao’s husband. For more details see the story by Jessica Brown, the Enquirer Warren County reporter. Here’s the link:
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060501/NEWS01/605010351/-1/CINCI

Series finales
As promised, here are dates for series finales this month:
May 8: 7th Heaven
May 11: That 70s Show
May 14: The West Wing, Malcolm in the Middle (against the season finale for Survivor)
May 18: Will & Grace, That 70s Show
May 21: Charmed
May 22: Alias

NBC news
NBC, which announces its fall lineup two weeks from today, has announced the renewal of six shows: Las Vegas, Medium, Crossing Jordan and the three Law & Orders…
The first hour (7-8 a.m.) of NBC’s “Today” show is now available at www.msnbc.com. Starting today, the first hour will be streamed for free after 11 a.m. (when the first hour ends at 8 a.m. PST). Shows will be archived for a week.

Congrats to Jerry
Jerry Thomas celebrated his 44th anniversary on WKRC-AM Monday.