KUFO (101.1) night DJ Marconi is teaming up with Tiny, his former co-host on KNRK (94.7), for a live, daily podcast on KUFO.com.

The pair were last heard together on Portland's air in 2004, when they made national headlines for laughing over the audio of American Nick Berg in Iraq, leading to their firing.

Their new show will be online-only, every weekday at 2 pm.

Hear a promo for the new show:

In quick response to today's moves by KPAM (860), KCMD ("Freedom" 970) is moving the planned March 29 debuts of Sean Hannity and Mark Levin up to today. The new shows push Jerry Doyle and Dennis Miller later into Freedom's evening schedule, while Rusty Humphries is the odd man out.

A before-and-after of KCMD's lineup:

See Freedom's full press release after the jump:

KPAM (860) is launching a new schedule today, and the station is eager to play up a local "radio war" between KXL (750)'s Lars Larson and their own Victoria Taft. KPAM is also adding the syndicated Michael Savage to their lineup.

The programming changes are prompted by moves by Alpha Broadcasting's KXL and KCMD ("Freedom" 970). Freedom picked Sean Hannity and Mark Levin off of KPAM's schedule after moving toward more consistently right-leaning political talk. And when KXL bumped Savage later into its evening lineup to accommodate afternoon news, the host jumped to KPAM for a better time slot.

KPAM is now moving Victoria Taft up from evenings to middays, airing from 11 am to 3 pm against KXL's Larson from Noon to 4. KPAM is calling this a "head-to-head battle." Both shows also compete with noon news and Dr. Laura on KEX (1190). Taft additionally goes up against the last hour of Rush Limbaugh.

Savage will debut from 3 to 6 pm today, live in KPAM's afternoon drive. Elsewhere in the schedule, John Gibson bumps consumer advocate Clark Howard from late mornings to late evenings, and Hugh Hewitt moves from early mornings to evenings.

In response to KPAM's new schedule, KCMD is moving Hannity and Levin's planned March 29 premieres up nearly a month to debut today. Look for that story soon on OMC. (11:05 am update: Link.)

A before-and-after of KPAM's schedule:

See KPAM's full "radio wars" press release after the jump:

Compared to January, KGW didn't get as big a bump as one might expect from the Olympics, with most shows gaining just two tenths of a ratings point or less among viewers aged 25-54. There were two big exceptions, though: the 6:30 pm newscast, which was up more than 25 percent over January, and Live @ 7, which nearly doubled its ratings. Olympics coverage began at 7:30. KGW's late news isn't listed because of its irregular air time following the games.

UPDATE (8:17 pm): We've added KGW's locally produced "Olympic Zone" at 7:30 pm to the chart. The special aired for 13 days.

  = Morning and midday news
  = Evening news
  = Late news

And I scrapped the asterisks for shows that include weekend ratings in their averages. The difference it makes isn't as significant as I first thought.

Starting today, WWeek began a five-part series on Portland radio. Admitting they don't know a lot about local radio, writer Casey Jarman says:

Seattle has KEXP, Los Angeles has KCRW—and we often sing the praises of local music, so where’s Portland’s iconic FM station?

Along with the print articles, WWeek hopes to use their music blog Local Cut as a resource and sounding board for readers.

Debuting tomorrow night, The Lounge After Hours will air weeknights, 10pm-midnight. Hosted by Brad Dolbeer, the two-hour show will feature music and interviews performed by artists in the station’s Live Performance Lounge.

“The Lounge After Hours will focus on these live acoustic versions which are literally one-of-a-kind, performed here at KINK. These performances are beloved by our listeners and over time have become a signature of what KINK is all about,” commented KINK Program Director Dennis Constantine. “Going back through the archives we’ve unearthed some real treasures, and I believe our listeners will find this an enjoyable way to unwind at the end of the day.”

The Lounge After Hours will replace Lights Out, which moves to Sunday nights at 10pm. Lights Out will continue to be available 24/7 as a streaming channel at kink.fm.

Tyra's ditching daytime, Martha's moving to cable, and Bonnie got the boot.

With three daytime TV shows leaving the fall lineup, local stations are searching for new syndicated programming to replace them. OMC asked the general managers of KATU, KOIN, KGW, KPTV, KRCW and KPDX what changes are coming to Portland's TV schedules.

Martha Stewart left KATU for KPTV last year, but now that she's moving to the Hallmark Channel, the local Fox affiliate has poached Rachael Ray from KGW. KGW, in turn, has cleared a new program hosted by Nate Berkus, Oprah's interior designer, for 11 am.

KPTV GM Patrick McCreery says the station has yet to decide on a replacement for the canceled Bonnie Hunt show at 2 pm.

Meanwhile, KRCW, Portland's CW affiliate, is dealing with Tyra Banks' decision to end her daytime show. The station currently carries two hours of Tyra: first-run shows at 4 pm, preceded by reruns at 3. KRCW plans to keep "best of" shows at 3, and will most likely air sitcoms at 4. The station picked up a new Nancy Grace vehicle called "Swift Justice," a sort of court show minus the courtroom set, which is likely to air earlier in the day. KRCW also cleared "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Entourage," but those shows are set to run in late night.

Among other new shows yet to find a Portland home is "Don't Forget the Lyrics," a remake of the karaoke-based game show that first ran on Fox from 2007 to 2009.

KATU and KOIN currently have no plans to change their schedules this fall, while no major new first-run shows are slated for KPDX.

After more than 22 years, Margie Boulé has closed her column with The Oregonian:

I wrote my first column for The Oregonian on Sept. 20, 1987.

This will be my last.

My first column began, "As a rule, people's beginnings and endings are untidy affairs. They're so often beyond our control. We cannot choose our birth dates; we cannot look ahead and know the day we will die. And in the intervening years, there are often exasperating gaps between the ends of things -- the day your true love packed his banjo and his softball glove and left for San Diego -- and the beginnings we wish to jump to -- the chance meeting by the Literature Fa-Fl shelves in Powell's Bookstore."

But Sept. 20, 1987, was a day of synchronicities. On that day I ended my career in television and began my career as a print journalist. On that day, too, my daughter started first grade, and my grandfather died. It was his 87th birthday. It was a day of beginnings and endings.

And so is today. Today I end my career as a columnist for The Oregonian and look ahead to something new.

She goes on to recount some of the most memorable stories ever told in her over 3,000 columns. If you haven't read it yet, do.

Boulé was among 37 staffers laid off from the paper last week.

Stacey Wilson, former associate editor of Portland Monthly, is joining The Hollywood Reporter as a television features editor. Byron Beck has an interview:

How did you hear about the job?

I saw it posted on Mediabistro.com two weeks ago and thought, ‘Wow, that sounds like the perfect job for me.' But knowing the climate and how many talented journos are out of work right now, I felt the site would be utterly flooded with resumes, so I got sneaky. I asked my friend who reviews films for Us Weekly (with whom I used to work in New York), if she knew anyone there and she did. I wrote him, and he referred me to the Editor in Chief, who referred me to the Executive Editor in charge of hiring. That was Monday two weeks ago. By that Wednesday, he’d asked if I was going to be in L.A. anytime soon; funny enough, I was. I changed my ticket to arrive a day sooner, and that was that. Honestly though, I felt like I’d won the lottery just getting an interview.

The Oregonian reports that Dick Bogle, remembered as a pioneer in Portland television news and city politics, has passed away at the age of 79.

Richard Bogle spent eight years on the Portland Police force before shifting to television, working as a reporter and anchor, at Channel KATU-Channel 2 for 15 years. After a career in television news, Bogle was elected to city council in 1984, where he served as a commissioner for eight years.

No funeral has been planned, but a memorial to celebrate Bogle's life is tentatively set for March.