WMGF-FM 107.7

Mount Dora

Original Call Letters: WFAC (Construction Permit)

Originally Licensed: 1965 

Original City of License: Mount Dora  

Original Frequency: 107.7

Origin of Call Letters: 

Original Power: 100,000 watts

Original Location: 

Original Format: Soft Adult Contemporary


Network Affiliation(s):


Associated Press


Owner(s):


1965-
Frasure Hull, Inc.
1969-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp
1978-Sudbrink Broadcasting
1981-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
1993-Paxson Communications ($5.6 million with WWZN-AM 1440)
1997-Clear Channel Communications


History Of Call Letters and Formats:


WFAC
-1965-Construction Permit
WHIY-1966-Country Western
WORJ-1971-Country Western/MOR
WORJ-1972-Progressive Rock 
WORJ-1978-Rock  "Zeta 7"
WJYO-1981-Soft Adult Contemporary "Joy 108",  "Joy of Orlando"
WMGF-1990-Soft Adult Contemporary  "Magic 107.7"


WMGF Personalities

Dean Miuccio-1989-2002-Mornings/1994-Morning co-host with Tracey Young/1996-Afternoons /Asst. Program Director /Music Director-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc./2000-Morning co-host with Darby Collins/Music Director-Clear Channel Communications

                                                                                                                
  Dean and Darby                             Dean and Leslye


Randi Martin-1990-1993-Afternoon Drive/Music Director-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.

Stan Reynolds-1991-1993-"Magic After Dark"-8PM-Midnight-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc.
Stan died of a heart attack in 1994 in Washington, D.C. where he went after leaving WMGF.  He was 44.

Bob Kelly-1992-2PM-6PM-Metroplex Communications of Orlando Inc./1995-1997-Music Director-Paxson Communications



Kathy Aparo
-1993-Paxson Communications

Joe Belsito-1993-Morning Show Producer/Weekends-Paxson Communications

Wanda Roland-1993-News fill in-Paxson Communications



Tracey Young
-1994-Mornings with Dean Miuccio/1996-1999-Mornings with Shawn Burke - Paxson Communications 
Biography




Shawn Burke-1996
-Mornings with Tracey Young-Paxson Communications



Dave Kelly-1998-Weekends/Fill In/2012-7PM-Midnight-Clear Channel Communications Biography

Rich Kennedy-1998-1999-Clear Channel Communications



Ken Payne-1998-2012
-Program Director-Clear Channel Communications

Brenda Matthews-1999-2008-Mid-days-Clear Channel Communications Biography
B
renda resigned from Magic 107.7 on Friday, 3/3/2008
12-21-10-The Magic is back for WMGF-FM 107.7. Brenda Matthews is back doing mid-days at the station. Brenda spent 14 years in Orlando radio. Brenda was the mid-day personality and Assistant Program Director at WMGF-FM 107.7 as well as mid-dayer for WLRQ-FM 99.3. She resigned back in 2008. Brenda has also worked part time for CBS Radio and was heard on WOMX-FM 105.1 and WOCL-FM 105.9. Welcome back Brenda!

Mike Stevens-1999-Overnights-Clear Channel Communications



Leslye Gale-1999-Morning co-host with Dean Miuccio/Dave Collins/201
0-Morning show co-host with John Forsythe-5AM-10AM-Paxson Communications /Clear Channel Communications



Geoff Winter-1999-2001
-Paxson Communications/Clear Channel Communications



Darby Collins-2000-Morning Co-host with Dean Miuccio-Clear Channel Communications




Reagan Smith-2000-News Director-Clear Channel Communications Biography



Dave Collins-2000-2010
-Morning co-host with Leslye Gale
-Clear Channel Communications



John Tesh-2008-2010-Mid-days-Syndicated-Clear Channel Communications



John Forsythe-2010
-Morning show co-host with Leslye Gale-5AM-10AM-Clear Channel Communications


Lori Bradley-2010-Evenings (Voice tracked)-Clear Channel Communications

Jana Sutter-2011-Assistant Program Director/Voice track nights/2012-10AM-3PM-Clear Channel Communications 


David Allen-2011-Weekends/2012-3PM-7PM-Clear Channel Communications

Ron Kocher



Zack Roberson

Mike Roberts



Dean O'Neal

Vic DeVore-P/T-also working for the Clear Channel Traffic Department.  Vic works a split shift anchoring AM reports for WTKS and working other markets in the PM.  I will also fill-in for the other anchors on WJRR, WMGF, WQTM, WFLA and stations in our other markets, like WMMB.



Kevin Baldinger-News  Biography

Uncle Johnny

Andrew Silanskas-Promotions Assistant-Clear Channel 

Bob Kelley

Steve Geiger-Weekends

Jim Davis-Host of "The Glory Of Joy"

Doug Burton

Justin Taylor



Michelle Court (Michelle Betancort-Lugo)-Traffic
Arlene Ross-News Director 

Delilah-Syndicated


Other Names In WMGF History

Jeffrey Kimmel-1991-Local Sales Manager



Chris Kampmeier-1996-Vice President of Programming-Paxson Communications/1997-Program Director /2000-Vice President of Programming-Clear Channel Communications
Rochelle Rich-1996-General Sales Manager/2000-Regional Sales Manager-Clear Channel Communications
John Frost-1996-Vice President of Programming-Paxson Communications
Alan Mason-1996-Senior Vice President of Programming-Paxson Communications

Jenny Sue Rhoades-2000-President/General Manager-Clear Channel Communications

Mark Kanak-2000-Vice President of Sales-Clear Channel Communications
Frank Celebre-2000-National Sales Manager-Clear Channel Communications
Dawn Disanti-2000-Promotions Director-Clear Channel Communications
Dave Murray-2000-Vice President of Engineering-Clear Channel Communications
Mike Spry-2000-Chief Engineer-Clear Channel Communications


Linda Byrd-2005-General Manager-Clear Channel Communications
Sam Nein-2005-Sales Vice President/Sales Director-Clear Channel Communications

Rick Everett-2007-Marketing Manager-Clear Channel Communications


Dave Donahue-2012-General Sales Manager-Clear Channel 

Matt Mills-General Manager 

James Dobson-Syndicated-''Focus on the Family"

Laura Dane-Program Director 

Steve Streit-Program Director

Shawn Williams-Traffic Manager-Clear Channel Communications


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