James Loving - National Radio Text Service

 

A look at our all-time most read Top 10 charts and visited sub pages - The sub page results were quite a shock as some sections have accumulated numbers over a period of time on subjects that we no longer cover - We tried something different with our archives choices. In a search for the three oldest most viewed stories from our top 70 listings

 

Wednesday December 29, 2010

BLASTS FROM THE PAST

Given its Happy Holiday time when all of the TV networks and news media sit back and do their recall of the year we are taking a look at our all-time most read Top 10 charts and visited sub pages.

The most viewed TOP 10 column was last month November which features our coverage of the aftermath of the tragic deaths of 353 people who were crushed or smothered on the Diamond Bridge in Phnom Penh while celebrating Cambodia's Water Festival.

From there the ratings leaped back in time to March 2007 where pop singer Ronan took center stage and drove the ratings up with his concert appearance in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Of the top 10 selections three came from 2007. The year that took the most spots was 2008 with four while 2009 took the other two positions.

In a 2009 experiment we split the column in parts with the column text separated from the top 10 list. The result was the list received the most views and took the seventh in the overall most viewed NR Top 10 columns.

The sub page results were quite shocking as some sections have accumulated numbers over a period of time on subjects that we no longer cover most namely the Freshie Girl & Boy contest. That page matured from a search to the bookmark direct link from interested sources category that has taken a life of its own although we deleted our link to the page three years ago.

Of the 10 categories seven are new from our previous months most viewed sections in 2010. The major surprises include the Entertainment section from 2006, the television section from 2008, as well as the television archives section.

ARCHIVES

We tried something different with our archives choices. In a search for the three oldest most viewed stories from our top 70 listings. Ironically they turned out to be American sports stories. It was an aberration from our previous results.

Those top sports stories include Jordan Rules a feature of the former NBA star and now owner of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. The focus of the story is about his second comeback to the NBA after retiring from the league twice. Jordan proved that he was still great at the age of 38. That story ranked third.

The second place top archive sports story is about a person not known internationally but well known and respected in the USA. He's Howie Long who came up the hard way living a tough life in a tough Boston Massachusetts neighborhood from a broken home. This human interest story transcends all nations of how to pick yourself up and move forward from a difficult situation via dedication and hard work.

Long had a stellar NFL (National Football League) career as an all-pro player with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. The former Villanova University star was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame. After his football playing days were over Long moved into the broadcast booth as a NFL game analyst for the Fox Television Network. He also had a brief film career mainly on action films that included films Firestorm, a 1998 film in which he starred. He also appears in the movie Broken Arrow alongside John Travolta. He played a minor role in the movie 3000 Miles to Graceland, alongside Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, and Courtney Cox.

The Top Archive sports story is one we couldn't remember what it was all about. The Super Bowl 2006 took first place honors as our all time top Archive sports story. That featured Jerome (Get On The Bus) Bettis who was a great guy and had a sterling NFL career. He will be a hall of fame selection in time.

We wish all good health and a Happy & Prosperous New Year

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The Top 10 most visited sections are:

 

DROP OUT - (1) - TELEVISION REVIEWS

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1.	NATIONAL RADIO TOP 10 - December 2010
	NR TOP 10 - CAMBODIA'S BRIDGE OF DEATH TRAGEDY TAKES TOP SPOT - November 2010 It was a tragic occurrence that shocked the world in which 347 Cambodians lost their lives when all they wanted to do was enjoy their annual Water Festival party - Bruce Lee topped the most diverse sports stories that gained our readers interest - In a shocking revelation the NFL (National Football League) leaped to the top of the charts. It is the highest position that the NFL section has ever achieved - Our Archives features three Asian Games stories from 1998 Previous - TRAVEL TIP NEWS UPDATE - CAMBODIA'S WATER FESTIVAL CATASTROPHE - November, 2010 A CELEBRATION GONE BAD - Within 20 hours of a stampede over a bridge 345 have been reported dead and 300 injured. The day after the death toll rose to approach 400. The government said that the investigation would be conducted by a special committee that would take evidence and testimony from witnesses to the incident. - The government announced that they would pay $1200 to the families of the deceased and $600 to those injured.
2.	NR All-time Top 10 Stories - March, 2007 Great people make for great stories and that certainly applies to Jim Murray and Dr. Beat Richner and former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. Football star Ronaldinho makes the list as well as Cambodia's Royal Palace. Our Top 3 sections visited are??? ... - Business Internet Technology Previous - NBA BEAT - MAGIC JOHNSON DOWNS LeBRON JAMES - July, 2010 DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS - The reality is that Johnson as great as he was had problems playing with players that would take the spotlight off of him. As a rookie Kareem Abdul Jabbar had to put him in his place as to who was the Lakers top dog - NBA salary cap for 2010-11 season
3.	NR TOP 10 - JULY, 2007 Most read stories for the period July 2006 to July 2007 RONAN ranks # 1 - Overall ranking continue to list Dr Beat Richner at # 1 - Big Brother take 5 of 10 spots including fastest rising story the Wendy Wars - Freshie contestants Wholesome Look ranks # 8 - Paris Hilton meets Larry King in 5th position - Old guards Royal Palace and musician Lam Morrison continue to rank in top 3 overall Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 1 - TROUBLE BREWING ON AMAZING RACE ASIA - October, 2010 LIES AND DECEPTION COME INTO PLAY - Party girls and rebel pals are playing dirty tricks and making enemies on the Amazing Race Asia - The Australia Network is offering some interesting programming this week Future Express Turkey - Rejected Love and Surviving Disaster - Eruption at Mt St. Helens - Recommended TV Listings
4.	NR TOP 10 - JULY, 2008 - CRISTIANO RONALDO’S SPORTS NOTES ROCKS NR TOP 10 Within a 24 hour period our Sports Notes July column rocketed to the top position on our NR Top 10 ratings for July. This is the fastest rising story ever in our National Radio history. The subjects were Cristiano Ronaldo, Filipe Scolari and Ronaldinho - Another fast mover was out Phnom Penh column published June 29th which raced up the charts to the number three position - Our Video Beat column is growing in popularity evidenced in its taking four of the Top 10 spots. Sports Notes regained its strength also taking four spots. Our Phnom Penh column took the two remaining positions - SEARCH ENGINES GUILTY OF INTERNET THEFT? Previous - Sports Notes Part 1 - RANDY MOSS.... SILK PURSE or SOWS EAR? - November, 2010 His talent is unquestionable he's a great player. Moss holds the NFL single season touchdown reception record (23, set in 2007), and the NFL single-season touchdown reception record for a rookie (17, in 1998). Talent is not the problem, it's the 33-year-old veteran's attitude and ego and if it needs to be adjusted. - FIFA TOP 10
5.	NR TOP 10 - JUNE, 2008 - The NR TOP 10 stories For June Asks Wuss_Sup? FASTEST MOVER VIDEO BEAT MAX JUNE - If you were to sift through these burning coals of information the flaming cinders are the NBA referee scandal and the discrimination on the Dream Academy program where one contestant appears to be in a situation where she's being set up to fail although she has more talent than half of the other contestants. This leap up the NR charts is unprecedented and much more may come from this sizzling column. - TATA YOUNG Controversy - SEARCH ENGINES GUILTY OF INTERNET THEFT? Previous - Sports Notes EXTRA - DAN HARDY's FAMOUS LAST WORDS - November, 2010 SAY WHAT!!! - "He's writing a check with his mouth that his ass can't cash." - FIFA TOP 10
6.	NR TOP 10 Stories - FEBRUARY, 2008 National Radio TOP 10 rankings top the February NR TOP 10 list with the July edition taking the top spot and May notched second place - Our December 2007 edition of Sports Notes was our fastest riser this month. The column features England hiring Fabio Capello - VIDEO BEAT took the ninth and 10th spots with the focus being American Idol, Cambodia’s beauty contests - This month we’ve added an 11th spot since it is largely about American Idol’s Antonella Barba who created quite a stir last season given her sexy looks - SEARCH ENGINES GUILTY OF INTERNET THEFT? Previous - Sports Notes EXTRA Part 2 - GERMANY MISSED (THOMAS) THE FUELER MUELLER - July, 2010 GERMANY'S GO TO GUY - Mueller who was ineligible due to being yellow carded in their previous game against Argentina. That bad call by referee Ravshan Irmatov of Uzbekistan was another indication of the need for some sort of instant replay that FIFA prefers to avoid - FIFA'S Broadcast rights and fees - HIV/AIDS
7.	NR TOP 10 CHARTS - NOVEMBER 2009 - MOST READ SECTIONS & National Radio TOP 10 RATINGS The top 10 most visited sections and Novembers Top 10 ratings of our most popular stories and columns. Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMAZING RACE ASIA SHAPING UP - October, 2010 In our view the two teams who are the long shots to win the $100,000 grand prize are the two oldest in combined team age - The Australia Network is offering some interesting programming this week. In addition to the 26 week series Future Express other eye catchers for this week are Mind Over Money and Bhutan, Height of Happiness?- Recommended TV Listings
8.	NR TOP 10 - SEPTEMBER 2009 - SPORTS DOMINATE TOP 10 NFL'S Michael Vick rocks charts taking the number one spot. The ever popular David Beckham notched the second position. Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar proves there's more to him than AI judge Simon Cowell sees as he rocked the charts by taking the number three slot. ASEAN football stories sparked our reader's interest. In the sections most visited department Cambodia Sports continues to maintain a strong interest taking first place while International Football made a strong return to the charts notching the second position. Previous - Sports Notes - GEORGE BLANDA FOOTBALL'S IRON MAN PASSED AWAY - September, 2010 Blanda holds the NFL record for longevity by playing in the league until the age of 48 just a month shy of his 49th birthday. The pro football Hall of Famer played 26 Professional Football seasons - FIFA TOP 10
9.	NR TOP 10 According to Yahoo - JUNE, 2007 Dr Beat Richner Retains # 1 - NR Top 10 listings take two spots # 4 & # 6 - Saudi Arabia's World Cup Qualifying game vs. Thailand just 4 days after WORLD TRADE CENTER crisis BOLTS to # 3 - RACIST RADIO holds down # 9 position - Toshu Fukami retains # 7 - MUSIC PIRACY JUMPS 8 spots to # 12 Previous - Sports Notes EXTRA EXTRA - BRUCE LEE WOULD BE 70 - November, 2010 Contrary to what many believe Lee didn't make many films particularly in the English language. It was his most popular film Enter The Dragon that gave him the filmmaking credentials that he sought. The irony is that he didn't live to see it.
10.	NR TOP 10 - MAY, 2008 - NR TOP 10 For May We Changed The Pace This month we varied our focus on the stories that were published from January 2007 till the beginning of May 2008 - International football/soccer and Cambodian sports continued to hold down the 1st and 2nd positions. The shocker of the month was our Phnom Penh column jumping on the list and ranks third - SEARCH ENGINES GUILTY OF INTERNET THEFT? Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - CNN FOUNDER TED TURNER on CNBC TITANS - November, 2010 THE MASTERMIND OF CABLE TELEVISION - Turner easily could be considered the godfather of cable television. Without his vision and determination International cable television wouldn't be what it is today - America's Next Top Model Final - AUSTRALIA NETWORKS FUTURE EXPRESS - Recommended TV Listings
ARCHIVE STORIES	Sports Feature - HOWIE LONG IN NFL HALL of FAME - Thursday August 3, 2000 Howie Long made his underdog life TOP DOG. During his childhood he had to travel a bumpy road on which he endured not having a stable upbringing. He came from a broken home. His mom and dad separated when he was 11 years old. They divorced a year later. He was an unwanted child. He found himself on the move being passed from family member to family member and often had to sleep on couches. There were times when food was hard to come by SPORTS NOTES - SUPER BOWL - Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks... - February 2006 Steelers Dynasty, Get On the Bus - Super Bowl Trivia - America Eats Large on Super Bowl Day - SAY WHAT! The Family Hill Grant & Calvin "I HATE Fobbed?" - Super Entertainment - NR Top 10 According To Google - More SPORTS NOTES - (Michael) JORDAN RULES - Monday December 31, 2001 Since his return to the NBA after a voluntary three year retirement the sports media have been questioning his abilities and if he were capable of competing with the new generation of NBA players.

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