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Familiar Voice Is Back On The Air 7-1-08
Brenda Matthews can be heard in
Orlando once again. She will be filling in on WOMX-FM
105.1 for the next three weeks.
Radio Disney Partners With Azteca America 7-1-08
Radio Disney WDYZ-AM 990 and TV station
Azteca America signed a partnership in Central Florida to provide
Hispanic entertainment to local residents. The partnership was signed at Azteca
America's studio located in Universal Studios Orlando by Azteca
America President, Mario Ragazzo and Radio Disney's station manager, Michele
Bastone. The Radio Disney and Azteca America partnership is
expected to provide a variety of Hispanic programming serving Central Florida's
Latin community.
Ryan
Seacrest Debuts Today 6-26-08
WXXL-FM 106.7
launches On Air with Ryan Seacrest
today. The music and
entertainment news program will air from
1
to
4pm
, Monday through Friday.
Seacrest will focus on all aspects of the entertainment industry,
highlighting and interviewing top talent from the worlds of music, film and
television. XL 106.7 Program
Director Michael Bryan said,
“Ryan’s track record speaks for itself.
He’s a superstar personality with instant name and brand recognition
around the world. Adding Ryan to an
already strong talent lineup positions XL for sustained growth well into the
future, and that’s incredibly exciting!”
Scott "Scooter" Sherwood Celebrates A Birthday
6-26-08
Former
morning man and program director of WOCL-FM
105.9 "Cool 105" Scott
"Scooter" Sherwood turns 61 tomorrow June, 27. Scott is
afternoon host and Program Director at KABG-FM 98.5 in Los Alamos, New
Mexico. Happy Birthday Scott!
Buckethead
Gone From 101.1; Lineup Shakeup Too 6-23-08
Jason
"Buckethead" Bailey
has left the Clear Channel building in Maitland. Jason had been heard locally on
WJRR-FM 101.1 as well as on Tampa's WXTB-FM
97.9. Buckethead has been replaced by the syndicated Lex and Terry.
The new WJRR lineup includes Mel Taylor on 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Crash
from 3 p.m.-8 p.m. and evenings still to be decided.
Listen as Buckethead Says Goodbye With Crash
& LT 
courtesy of WJRR
WLOF
Program Director Passes 6-16-08
Tom
Siegfried, the Program Director of WLOF-AM
950 at the peak of it's popularity passed away last night, June 15. Tom,
a somewhat quiet mannered but incredibly creative man was loved by all who
worked with him. A Celebration of Tom's life will be held on Thursday, June
19th, at 7:00pm at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, 428 East Plant Street
in Winter Garden. The family will receive visitors from 6:00-7:00pm before the
celebration. All family and friends are invited to a reception immediately
following the celebration at the Siegfried's home at 707 Valencia Shores Drive
Winter Garden, Fl 34787.
New Sunday Program On WMEL-AM 1300 6-15-08
Two
time Emmy award winning producer Patricia
Lewis now hosts Brevard Speaks on
WMEL-AM 1300 Sundays at noon.
Monster Birthday 6-11-08
Daniel Dennis of
WTKS-FM 104.1's The
Monsters in the Morning will celebrate his 32nd birthday tomorrow, June
12. Happy Birthday Daniel!
Veteran WFLA-AM 970 Newscaster Passes
6-10-08
Don Richards who spent more than 40 years in radio, but became best known
for his 1998 controversial on-air interview with police killer Hank Earl Carr,
who was a violent convict who was wanted in four states and in the space of four
hours killed his girlfriend's son and three police officers. Richards, news
director of WFLA-AM radio, died of cancer Friday afternoon in hospice care. He
was 65.
"The Arts Connection" Leaves The Air After 16 Years 6-4-08
WMFE-FM
90.7 has dropped the program "The Arts Connection" after 16
years. Funding was one of the reasons given for the move. Producer Rebecca
Morgan lost her job last week. She had been the producer of the program
for 6 years and has been with WMFE-FM 90.7 for nine years.
True Oldies No More 6-1-08
WEUS-AM
810 quietly changed formats this weekend from Scott Shannon's True
Oldies Channel to religious/ brokered programming.
Bill Vermillion Passes 5-25-08
Dick
Camnitz aka Dick Shane
reports the passing of an Orlando radio legend. Bill
Vermillion known as "the weird beard" on WLOF-AM
950 has lost his 2 year battle with Cancer. Bill requested no formal
funeral or memorial service but there most likely will be a Celebration of his
life at some later date. Stay tuned for details as they become available.
We have added a tribute page to Bill Here; The
Weird Beard, Bill Vermillion
Hockey fans Rejoice! 5-24-08
WAMT-AM
1190 will be broadcasting the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Pittsburgh
Penguins in Detroit against the Red Wings starting
tonight at 7:45pm.
Happy Birthday WDBO 5-23-08
On
May
24,1924 history was made at Rollins College in Winter Park. What began as a physics class
project, went on to become WDBO-AM
580. Happy 84th birthday
WDBO!
Scott and Erica Will Give You Gas 5-22-08
Tomorrow (Friday
5-23-08), Scott and
Erica of WOMX-FM 105.1 are giving
away free gas to 105 people. The event will take place at the 7-11 in
Longwood on 434 and Grant Ave. If you are one of the lucky folks in line Scott
or Erica may even clean your windshield. The pumps will begin flowing at 7AM.
Police will start lining up vehicles at 5AM. The limit will be 8 gallons of
regular (87 octane) gas.
New
Morning Show For WINT-AM 5-21-18
Liz Litterello
formerly of the defunct WMEL-AM 920 has
taken over mornings at WINT-AM 1560. Liz
is hosting "The Space Coast Speaks" a locally produced
program highlighting businesses in the area.
Carole
Nelson Returns
5-16-18
After
a stint at the now defunct WMEL-AM 920, Carole
Nelson returns to the Central Florida air. WWBC-AM
1510 which is a mixture of Christian programming, secular talk shows
i.e. Dr. Laura, health, cooking and decorating. Carole's show, Carole
Nelson LIVE!, can be heard Wednesdays from 10AM-11AM. To hear
archived programs and to read Carole's blog point your browser to wwitvn.com.
Baldinger To Fill-In For Thunderbirds 5-16-18
Kevin
Baldinger who is known mainly as the traffic reporter for Clear
Channel Radio will be filling in on Sunday for the public address announcer
of the Daytona Beach Thunderbirds.
This is not out of his area of expertise, he has done PA for the Orlando
Predators and other area teams. Baldinger also volunteers as the PA
announcer for Cypress Creek High School and all of their major sports
teams. And for over seven years he has been the voice of Rollins College.
"The
Liberty Hour" Gets Try Out Today
5-16-18
Nick
Egoroff the Orlando Ron Paul Meetup organizer will debut a new talk
show on WAMT-AM 1190 today from 11am-Noon.
This is normally the time slot for Doug Guetzloe's "The Guetzloe
Report". Today's show will be a "tryout" for the Liberty
Hour.
Alan Rock Highlighted In Orlando Magazine
5-15-08
Besides
the terrific biography here on CFLRadio.net, Alan
Rock is highlighted this month in Orlando Magazine. The
article can be read online, here; "Not
Just Any Bozo"
WELE
Adds New Morning Show 5-14-08
Since Gregg
Lake has left WELE-AM 1380 along
with his "Radio Free Volusia" talk based morning program, a new
morning host has joined the station. Gary Colombo
is the new morning host of the "Good Morning Coffee Club". The program
includes talk, and adult standard music. Gary also has guests that talk about
different FYI subjects.
Tom
Franklin Passes
5-12-08
Pamal Broadcasting's WRZN-AM 720 Hernando-Ocala general
manager Tom Franklin passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 from an apparent heart
attack. In
Memory
WROD-AM Sold 5-12-08
WROD-AM
1340 in Daytona Beach has new owners. Volusia
Broadcasting consisting of Joseph Hopkins, Daniel Cohen, and Jeff
Greenhawt have
purchased the station from Gore-Overgaard for $775,000. The station which
was once Daytona’s local Top 40 station king, but has been playing adult
standards since 1986.
Carpenter's
Home Church Sells WTWB 5-9-08
WTWB-AM 1570 has
been sold by Carpenter's Home Church Inc. to La
Raza Media Group LLC.
More
Moves Around The Dial
5-9-08
Paul
Walker informs us that WOKB-AM
1600 moved up the dial to the 1680 frequency. Meanwhile, WLAA-AM 1680,
moved down the dial to the frequency vacated by WOKB at 1600. WKIQ-AM
1240 and WOKB-AM 1680 are simulcasting, as they were
doing when WOKB was on 1600.
It's
Official Now 5-9-08
WMEL-AM has moved up
the dial to 1300 AM. Programming
includes Imus in the Morning, 6AM
to 9AM with local news, traffic and weather anchored by Stefani Troye.
Laura Ingram airs fro 3PM to 6PM with local news,
traffic and weather anchored by Nancy Kenney.
Scott
McKenzie Shares News Of His Cancer
5-8-08
WOMX-FM
105.1 morning co-host Scott
McKenzie has
announced to his listeners that he has non-Hodgkins Lymphoma a slow moving
cancer. He says chemotherapy will most likely be the treatment. Good
luck and God's speed Scott!
Blackbean
Back In The Producer's Chair 5-8-08
We
thought maybe WTKS-FM 104.1 former
producer and "Monster" cast member Blackbean
aka Carlos Navarro would
be moving
into acting full time. At least for now he has found a new job as the producer
for the Thompon Brothers
EA Sports GameShow, an
online trivia game with live hosts.
Gross
Communications Announces New President/COO 5-6-08
Gross Communications has named Mark
Steinmetz as their new President and Chief Operating Officer. Gross owns "Smooth
Jazz" WLOQ-FM 103.1 Winter Park,
plus the five-station Bend Radio Group in Oregon. Mark was with ABC
Radio for 17 years and that includes five years as ABC Radio Group
President. From 2004-2006 Steinmetz was VP/Market Manager of the CBS Radio
Phoenix cluster.
Lake
County Talk Show Is Movin' On Up
5-3-08
WLBE-AM
790's "The
Lake County/Central Florida
Roundtable" hosted by Tavares tire-shop owner Ralph Smith and
Howey-in-the-Hills Town Council member Fred Johnson was moved this week
to Wednesdays from 11AM-Noon. The
program debuted on Saturday afternoons in March of this year.
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