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9-9-11 Melissa
Moore
Melissa
Moore,
former morning co-host on WWKA-FM
92.3,
who left Orlando for KSTP-FM
94.5
in
Minneapolis in 2007, will be leaving to move to
Nashville.
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9-5-11 Kay
(Barone) Stelling
Kay, former Program Director/News Director at WKIS-AM
740 and Florida's Radio Network. She also became
Regional Account Manager for Florida's Radio Network, an
Account Manager for the Cox Radio Group, a Senior Account
Executive at Cox Interactive Media. Kay developed
the plan for InsideCentralFlorida.com
that hosted all of the Orlando Cox radio stations and WFTV
Channel 9. Kay then became General Sales Manager at WFLF-AM
540. Kay now owns and operates an advertising and marketing
company called Genius!
Advertising and Marketing.
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7-21-11 Greg
Lake
Luvern Katzman
let's us know Greg Lake formerly
of WELE-AM 1380 is now operating
a voiceover service called Voxominous.
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7-19-11 Rad
Messick
Former Program Director at WDIZ-FM
100.3, Rad Messick
has been chosen to program Citadel Media's "Classic
Hits" format. Rad was
most recently Senior VP at Broadcast Architecture. Messick was
a contributor to the former Radio & Records and the Chicago
Tribune. He also served on the Affiliate Advisory Board of ABC
Rock Radio Networks.
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7-10-11 Baldinger
Kevin Baldinger
continues to do sports public address announcing, and has recently
started doing work as a voice over artist for commercials and more. Baldinger
also does news and sports for the Internet radio station WSUPFL.com.
He also joins Doc on Friday evenings for a segment on News and Sports
together.
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7-10-11 Doc
Former WXXL-FM
106.7 and WWKA-FM
92.3 morning host Doc
is hosting weekdays 6PM-9PM on Internet radio station WSUPFL.com.
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6-30-11
Jill
Strada
Orlando's own Jill
Strada, former Program Director at WPYO-FM
95.3, is headed back to Florida. Jill will become Program
Director at Miami's WPOW-FM 96.5
“Power 96.” Strada’s been in New York for the past three years.
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6-12-11 Pete
DeGraaff
Pete was kind enough to drop us an email recently. From that
email;
"It
was a good run in Orlando...loved it...after Orlando in 2005, I went
to the Treasure Coast in July 2005. I worked at a cluster in Vero
Beach. Originally I was hired to be PD for WGNX & WTTB.
80's-formatted WGNX 99.7 became Adult Hits-99.7 JACK fm (WJKD)
about a year after I started there. WTTB 1490 AM remains a
News/Talk station. Somewhere around early 2007, they bumped me up to
Ops Manager of the entire cluster...which also included Mainstream AC WGYL
93.7FM (The Breeze) & Adult Standards WOSN-FM 97.1 (The
Ocean.) I was on air on WGNX before it became JACK, then I
shifted over to WGYL for mid-days. Early 2010, they booted me
out of there. Around early 2008, I started doing part-time
at CBS WEAT-FM Sunny 104.3 in West Palm. I
wrapped up my time at Sunny 104.3 in August 2010, when I accepted the
job as PD at Cox Media Group's WNGC-FM 106.1 (Country)
in Athens, GA. This past January, they bumped me up to Ops Manager of
the 3 stations in my building...my station and the 2 news-talk
stations in the cluster WXKT-FM 103.7 & WGAU-AM 1340.
I wrapped up my time at Sunny 104.3 in August 2010, when I accepted
the job as PD at Cox Media Group's WNGC-FM 106.1
(Country) in Athens, GA. This past January, they bumped me up to Ops
Manager of the 3 stations in my building...my station and the 2
news-talk stations in the cluster WXKT-FM 103.7 & WGAU-AM
1340.
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5-7-11 Scuba
Steve
I left the Orlando, FL market in
Feb of 2010 to hit the west coast. I'm still working for Clear
Channel, just in San Francisco, CA. I am the On-Air morning show
producer for Don Bleu in the morning at KIOI Star 101.3!
Yes I will always miss Orlando, but I needed to take my career to the
next level. And moving out here was by far the best decision I ever
made. BUT one day Ill be back and
ready to take over the Orlando market, so keep your eyes and ears open
for the name 'Scuba Steve'
ScubaSteveRadio
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4-2011
Buddy
Pittman
Buddy has been a
blogger/part time reporter on local races for Bright House Sports
Network for past couple of years. You can read Buddy's
latest blog here.
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4-14-11 Ray
Junior
Former morning host on WEUS-AM
810, Orlo Vista, will be heard on WFOY-AM
1540, St. Augustine. Ray will start the 5PM-6PM slot on May
2.
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4-6-11 Frank
Reed
A good friend of this website, Frank
Reed the Morning Personality at
KLTY-FM 94.9 in Dallas has been
interviewed by HisAir.Net.
You can read the interview here.
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3-24-11 Ken
Dixon
Former Production Director at WBJW-FM
105.1, WOMX-FM 105.1 and WLOQ-FM
103.1, lives in Ormond Beach and is writing and producing
radio commercials on a freelance basis (http://www.kentraco.com).
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3-19-11 Bud
Brewer
Bud
Brewer, who left Central Florida Radio in 1985 to join Massey
Communications, announced he will retire as Vice Chairman from
the advertising and marketing firm during 2011.
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3-18-11 Pat
Campbell
Former WFLF-AM
540, Orlando morning drive talk host Pat
Campbell has signed a multi-year contract extension to remain
with KFAQ-AM 1170,
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Campbell has been there since he was let go by Clear
Channel three years ago.
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1-6-11 Nate
Graham
, Staff Support
, Christian Church in the
Wildwood
"I started in commercial radio at WWJB(-AM)
1450, Brooksville, Florida in 1978 where I had just returned
from college radio in TN. At the end of Summer, Bob
Penrod (then owner/manager) called me into his office and told
me I was fired. That I should stay away from Radio as I was “No
good!” Crushed I DID stay away for many years until I moved back in
1986 where I was contacted by Mickey
Brayton at WTRS(-FM 102.3)
and given a fulltime overnight gig. Fortunately for me Mickey didn’t
remember me from '78 when we had briefly worked together. They liked
my style and moved me to 6-11PM slot within 2 weeks. While I really
enjoyed working there, my old friend Jack
Webb (Shawn-o-matic, Shawn
Scott) tempted me to move to overnights at WMMZ(-FM
93.7) after a year of the Country format at WTRS(-FM
102.3) I was ready for CHR. I worked overnights at
"Z-93.7" (WMMZ-FM 93.7) for about a year before being
promoted to 7PM-11PM and later on, Middays. Eventually, moving into
the office to work Music and since I was skilled in computers, the
mailing list database. I was the Host of "The Z-93.7 Saturday
Night Dance Party" at (broadcast from) Gabriel's, (located)
inside the Holiday Inn at SR 40 & I-75. We were one of the first
live broadcast of live DJ mixing. I held the gig for about 5 years
before moving on."
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1-6-11 Jay Waggoner
checks in and tells us "...last August I accepted the
director of engineering position for Entercom
Communications in Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
, I am no longer alone and
am honored to have the best engineering and IT team ever assembled. I
plan to stay.
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12-22-10 Steve
Nikazy checks in. "I started my career in Central Florida
and have many fond memories of my mentors Tim Jerrico and the
late Bill
Gephart." "My service record includes...WACY(-AM
1220) 1973-1975 (jock/"Steve
Nick"), WDBO(-AM 580)
1975-1976 (jock/ "Steve
Nick", WDBO TV (booth announcer), WZNG(-AM
1360), 1975-1977 (jock/"Lon
Moore"). I went to WFIL News in Philly in '77 then
had stints in Austin, TX., and Denver six years later. I wound
up at KYW Newsradio
in 1990 and have been there ever since, working an an anchor.
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11-16-10 Brenda
(Gardner) Matthews is now in
Charlotte, North Carolina along with her new hubby. Brenda is a radio
Traffic Reporter for Chuck Roads Traffic, Inc. Roads
Traffic is the exclusive traffic service provider for WBT-AM
1110/FM 99.3, WLNK-FM
107.9, and WBTV in
Charlotte.
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10-30-10
Al
Brock
"...I grew up in Central Fl (near Tampa), but always loved
coming to Orlando and listening to the great stations. I
remember lots of the jocks on WDBO(-AM
580), WKIS(-AM
740), "BJ-105" (WBJW-FM
105.1), WLOF(-AM 950) and
more. In fact, one of my fondest memories was my getting a
job doing afternoon drive on "The Original 95 WLOF"
back in the Scott Walker
era. I was also Assistant PD. It was one of the best times
in my long and storied radio career. I met my wife there and we were
married 30 years ago. It was interesting at WLOF. When I
first got there, my radio name was Al Brock then, a few days
into the job, they changed it to Larry Brock. I think
because there was already someone there named Al (Gardner) the
news guy, who ironically, used the name Lee Simpson when
he was the news guy on (WBJW-FM
105.1) "BJ105" and his brother Bill
(Gardner) was doing the morning show there. I later came back and worked
weekends and swing while I was in between jobs in the late 80's".
"...I am now living in Nashville, doing independent record
promotion to country radio and working from home.
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10-27-10 Stick
On The Radio
Stick has joined KTFM-FM
94.1 in San Antonio, Texas, weekdays
from 3PM-7PM. He
encourages in car sing- a-longs, and is willing to go that extra mile
to make the listeners commute entertaining, informative and feel like
they’ve done it with a friend.
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10-23-10 Melony
Torres
Former WOMX-FM
105.1 night jock Melony
Torres moved to WAPE-FM 95.1
in Jacksonville back in July. Melony is on the move again. She has
just been hired by WSJT-FM 98.7
in Tampa as Music Director and night-time personality.
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10-12-10 Alan
Spector
Alan
Spector has re-launched his comedy prep service, Alan
Spector’s Comedy News Network, with a brand new website, www.alanspector.com.
Says Alan, “Delivered daily, it’s quick, to-the-point, topical
humor that easily fits into just about any show or format, especially
in the PPM era. Check out the site, get a free two-week trial, and be
as mildly amusing as I am.” The
original Comedy News Network ran for 14 years and featured an
impressive list of clients, including radio legend Charlie Van Dyke:
“I really like your sheet! Topical bits are essential.” Also, Bill
Gable, currently doing mornings on The New AM
740/Toronto:
“(Alan’s) humor stays contemporary and I think that’s a big
reason his skills fit any format.” And Dave McKay, morning
host on WQYK/Tampa: “Direct, topical and entertaining.” Alan
Spector, most recently heard as morning co-host/executive producer
at Cox’s classic rocker, WHTQ/Orlando, is a veteran of
morning radio in markets including Orlando, Jacksonville and
Milwaukee. His experience as an AM drive co-host, producer and writer
gives him valuable insight into what a radio personality desires in a
comedy service. His clients have spanned market sizes from major to
small and formats from country to classic rock, testifying to the
broad appeal of Alan Spector’s Comedy News Network. Alan has
also been the subject of All
Access' "On the Beach" feature.
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9-30-10 Donna
French
"...I
was a part of the Central Florida Radio scene from 1978 through 1985,
when I left regular on-the-air work to sell advertising. I started at WRMF-AM
(1060) / FM (98.1)
licensed to Titusville (and located in Mims, actually) working
weekends, went on to work at "Y106" (WHLY-FM
106.7) Radio under TC
Dooley (Chris Kampmier who went on to program Clear
Channel radio stations) and also "BJ105"/Rounsaville
Radio (WBJW-FM 105.1)
working for Bill
Gardner who went on to work at WFYR-FM in Chicago.
"...much of my full-time radio career was spent doing morning
drive at WORL-AM (1270) with the
late Otis J Gamble.
I also worked with Maxwell
Saint Clair..." Willie
J. Martin (from Jacksonville was our General Manager and
became an owner in the early to mid 80’s. "... what’s more
important to me is to be able to catch up and reconnect with some of
my former colleagues.
I can be contacted at donnarosenblum@bellsouth.net
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9-25-10 The
Crazy Kid DJ Nailz checks in and lets us know he's now at
"Power 95.3" WPYO-FM 95.3,
pulling nights from 7PM-11PM.
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9-18-10 Dean
Miuccio who joined WRRM-FM
98.5 in Cincinnati in 2002 after leaving WMGF-FM
107.7 has been let go from the Cincinnati station. Dean posted
a message on his Facebook page. “Hi to all my friends! I want
to let you know that WARM 98 just fired me. Hey if you know of an
opening that fits my line of work…which is pretty much
anything….”
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9-9-10 Bob Kelley
Celebrating 20 Years
Bob Kelly will celebrate
his 20th anniversary at WLOQ-FM 103.1 this
year. Bob will also be enjoying his 59th birthday on September 10th.
Congratulations and Happy Birthday Bob!
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8-18-10
Dean
Miuccio
Former WMGF-FM
107.7 morning co-host Dean
Miuccio is now the solo morning host at WRRM-FM
98.5 in Cincinnati .
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8-14-10
Beau
Richards
Beau
Richards is now Program Director/Morning co-host on CHR KQID-FM
93.1 in Alexandria, LA. Beau previously did mornings for WQOL-FM,
Vero Beach, was Program Director/Afternoon host at WNFI-FM
99.9, mornings at WKKO-AM
860 and Program Director at WAOA-FM
107.1.
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8-13-10 Tommy
Roberts
"...I worked with Gabe
Burton, Brian
Morgan and Jon-David
Wells at "Star
101", with Dave
Edwards and Bill
Barber at "K92".
Phil
Hendrie trained me at "BJ
1440" ( I was at WWFL
in Clermont at the time). Steve
Biddle (Craig) is a long time friend as is Lon
Wagner (locked himself out of the studio at WKIS
while watching the Rosie O'Grady Plane do sky writing and locked
himself in the WDBO-FM studio to
protest the format change to "K92").
Bill Gephart
was one of my truest and best friends". "...(Rest in peace
my Brother) " "...I worked at "Star
101" and "K92" at the same time
(part-time at both, Hey Gabe remember "Star 101" Love Songs?
(Of course you do). I worked with Annie
Somers (One Great Lady), Craig
Williams and T.C.
McGuire at "Q96",
(I worked with T.C. again at Clear Channel Tallahassee
from '99, until Sept. '01). I worked at WORL
(as Kellen Thomas) with
Max St Clare and Jo
Jo Dancer (I remember the first time she walked into the
studio, long before she started her radio career) and P/T at "Joy
108". I was P.D. at WLBE
for a short time. Worked at WTRR/WWJZ
with Rick Padilla
and of course traveled around for radio gigs. After many years as on
air talent and as a PD/MD, I'm now working on Harley Davidsons.
I sure miss radio, but love tinkering on scooters. I'd like to hook up
with the old crew sometime. Dave, Gabe, Steve, Lon, Billy
Barber, Mitchell
Stone, Terry
Long, Carol Dedman
and everyone else that I've worked with, email me at ozarklowrider@yahoo.com
and let's get together sometime." "...Of course we all
have a ton of stories and I look forward to going back through the
good old days with y'all.
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7-28-10
Launa
Former WJRR-FM 101.1 personality
Launa, is co-host of the "Catfish
Morning Show" along with Craig "Catfish" Hunter on
Tampa's WFUS-FM 103.5
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7-21-10 Paul Duckworth
Thanks to "Mr. News" Mark
Williams for letting us know where Paul
Duckworth former WDBO-AM 580
Program Director, has been appointed Program Director at KLIF-AM
570 in Dallas-Fort Worth. Previously, Paul was programmer at
stations in Washington, D.C. Seattle and Portland.
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7-20-10 Dave
Edwards WKKO-AM
860 WRKT AM 1300/FM
WEZY-FM 94.1 WCIF-FM
106.3
Dave dropped us a line and let us know; "My family and I
recently moved to
DeLand
,
FL
to being serving as the Pastor of Administration/Senior Adults at Stetson
Baptist
Church. Glad to be back in central FL where it all started in radio."
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7-17-10 Linda
Gutierrez WHOO-AM 990
 "...I'm
no longer in radio, but I like to keep up w/what has happened to
my former on-air buddies. After I left WHOO as copywriter
(Andy Wilson was my
Production Mgr.) in 1984, I took a year off to spend time with my 2
sons before the oldest started kindergarten. I did the
occasional freelance voiceover job and eventually accepted a
position in the Community Relations office at Orlando International
Airport. For many years, the voice on the terminal public
announcements was me! ("Do not leave your vehicle
unattended. It will be towed". "Smoking is
permitted in designated areas only." "Ticketed
passengers only beyond the security checkpoint.") In 1996,
I accepted a position at San Antonio International Airport and
currently manage tenant leases. My boys are grown and my
"babies" are now furry and 4-footed: 3 Appaloosa
horses, 6 dogs of varying pedigrees and a cat. I live in the
"Strawberry Capital of Texas", just south of San
Antonio.
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7-15-10
Ken Charles
Former Executive Producer/Program
Director at WWNZ-AM 740 Ken
Charles is the Program Director at Miami's
WIOD-AM
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5-16-10
Downtown
Billy Brown
I asked Billy Brown about
his plans since being let go by WOCL-FM
105.9. Here's what
he told us. "My family and I would love to stay in Orlando.
My wife, teenage daughters and I love it here. I have contacted
all of the stations in this area and though Cox and Clear
Channel
Programmers have been very sympathetic and supportive, no full-time
positions are available at this time that coincide with my talent
and/or experience. I have had 3 Orlando programmers and 1 Tampa
programmer forward my package to other program directors in markets
outside of Florida but nothing has transpired at this time. I believe I was the front runner for the Morning Personality position
at KLTH in Portland, OR. After an hour long phone
interview that went very well with PD Chris Sargent, a 26 year
Portland market veteran was let go at KUPL (Country). KLTH
hired former midday star Rick "Bubba" Taylor for the
much sought after Morning gig. I have tremendous respect for
Chris at KLTH and I applaud his hire. I would have made
the same choice. "Bubba" is a pro and sounds
fantastic. I wish all the best for "Bubba" and Oldies
106.7 in Portland. Though I am still searching, I do have a few irons in the fire and
look to be broadcasting somewhere in America by this summer.
Anyone interested in my audio resume, I invite you to log onto www.downtownbillybrown.webs.com
and go to "My Audio Resume".
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5-11-10
Mark
Williams lets us
know that Paul Duckworth,
former WDBO-AM 580 Program
Director, has exited WMAL-AM 630 in Washington, DC. Paul joined
WMAL in 2005.
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5-3-10
Jay Waggoner,
Central Florida Radio "Engineer extraordinaire" is now with
the Cayuga Radio
Group which is owned by Saga Communications of New England
LLC. Jay is the Chief Engineer for a cluster
of seven stations in the west-central section of Upstate New York.
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4-17-10
Dennis Moore
of
WDBO-AM 580/WDBO-FM
92.3, WDIZ-FM 100.3,
WHOO-AM 990 and WMFE-FM
90.7 fame has been in Chicago at Public Radio Station WFMT-FM
98.7 since 1990.
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3-24-10
Mike
Scudiero former producer for the Marc
Bernier Show on WNDB-AM 1150
is now the spokesman for the Central
Florida Police Benevolent Association in Daytona Beach.
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3-21-10
Mike
Burger recently (March 7) celebrated 40 years in the radio/TV
business. Mike is at KTVT 11
in Dallas/Ft Worth. Mike began his Central Florida Radio career in 1970 at WHOO-AM
990, handling mid-days nine
years, eventually taking over the program directors position in 1978. Mike moved
over to WDBO-AM 580, hosting the mid-days
there. TV station WDBO (channel 6) needed someone to take over the weekend weathercasts.
Mike left
radio for WCPX-TV (now WKMG) in 1988. He returned to Central Florida
from Houston in 1996 to replace retiring newscaster
Ben Aycrigg. After
four years, Mike returned to Dallas-Fort Worth and has been there ever
since.
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3-14-10 Randi
Martin formerly of WMGF-FM
107.7 checks in. Randi is doing voice work and can be reached
at Randi
Martin....Voice Talent.
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2-4-10
Max
Goldberg checks in. Max known as "Snake"
at WHTQ-FM 96.5 and Mike
Young at WDIZ-FM
100.3, is now the Production Director at CBS Radio San
Diego.
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1-18-10
Jerry Steffen formerly
of WMMO-FM 98.9 dropped us a
note and let us know he's out in Palm Springs, California. He's doing
weather on KESQ-TV.
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12-28-09
Blue
Christie of WLOF-AM 950
is now host and executive producer of "The
Boomer Show with Brian Christie". The show is based out
of San Diego, California.
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12-4-09
Mark
Hellinger, formerly of WDBO-AM
580, has opened a new radio station in Jasper, GA. WIVL-FM
88.3, is the first station in the nation operated by
physically challenged people. Read more about it here.
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11-10-09
Steve
Biddle, back in the 70's known on the air in Orlando as Steve
Craig checks in. "...I started out my career in 1972,
doing news and later the
overnight shift at WKIS-AM 740.
Then worked at a variety of stations, most notably at WDBO-AM
580 for several years, before moving to Daytona Beach, where
I spent two years at WMFJ-AM 1450.
There were other stops along the way at WLOF-AM
950 and WDIZ-FM
100.3. Moved on to Honolulu, where
I worked for KIKI, and later KPOI-FM. Came back to
Florida, met and married Sandie
Corbin, who did the old "Mrs. Roger Holler"
commercials when she worked at WKIS. We moved to PA in 1989.
Three years ago we divorced. I did a lot of freelance
voiceover/narration work, and went to work for Penn State Public
Broadcasting. I was there for about 5 years, until June,
when I was laid off along with nine or ten others. Time to start life
over... so I came back to Orlando in August, 2009, without a job and
not many prospects. Now, though, I'm hosting "All Things
Considered" on WMFE-FM 90.7,
using my real name, Steve Biddle. I'm now 55, and frankly, not sure
what the future holds, as the position at WMFE is part-time and
temporary. The job is open...but since I was hired as the
interim host, I'm not at all sure whether I'll get it permanently.
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10-15-09
Pat
Duggins On His New Job
The
Tuscaloosa News.com has an article on Pat
Duggins, who spent 24 years in Orlando at WMFE-FM
90.7.
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10-4-09 Garden
Rebel's Roots
"The Garden Rebel" Robert
Vincent Sims got his start in radio at a small Mount Dora
radio station, WBGB-AM 1580.
Thanks to Debra
Courtright for sending along the following info in a
recent email; "...We hired this kid out of college--Robert
Vincent Sims---to do a one day a week "Garden Show". He is
now nationally known as "The Garden Rebel". He is a super
star who does national TV and Radio." Vince's national show is
syndicated by the Radio
America Network.
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6-11-09 Frank Reed
is
enjoying life in Arlington, Texas at KLTY-FM
94.9.
Frank
reminded me that he's coming up on 40 years in the business. "...amazingly
its going to be 40 years since my start at WFIV-AM
1080 this August. Never in a million years did I
ever think I would be doing this, this long, but I still love
it..." Frank will be the guest speaker at the DFW Christian Chamber of Commerce
on June 17.
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4-9-09
Zack
Skyler who spent eight years at Orlando's WOMX-FM
105.1 as producer of the Scott
& Erica Morning Show joins Shelly K for mornings at
Hot AC WMEE-FM 97.3 in Fort
Wayne, Indiana. Skyler also served as Executive Producer for Greg
& Melissa on KSTP-FM 94.5 in
Minneapolis.
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11-20-08
Ric
Russo at Tampa's "Q105" WRBQ-FM
104.7 drops us a line to let us know "...that former WLOF/BJ
105 morning show host and WLOF(-AM
950) Program Director Scott
Walker, is now the Program Director at the legendary "Q105"
in Tampa..."
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| 10-13-08
Gina
Jordan-Heard Gina doing a report from the NPR
station in Tallahassee.
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9-19-08
Drew Garabo
Drew currently works as a ticket account executive with
the Orlando
Magic. He continues to reach his fans with a weekly podcast at
drewshow.com with
co-hosts Ryan Valeriano of the podcast: Standup
Orlando and the eccentric Johnny Diggs of Howl
at the Moon in downtown Orlando. He continues to ride the
crest of cutting edge radio now on the internet no longer
terrestrial. Read more about Drew here:
Biography
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8-3-08
Don
Gould dropped us a note to let us know "...I've been at 10-10
WINS Radio (WINS-AM 1010)
in New York City doing weekend morning sports since December 2006.
I'm doing this to make just enough money to pay my enormous (and might
I say unwarranted) property and school taxes and cover my golf
expenses".
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6-14-08 Gene Witt
drops
us a note: "...I was on the air for WKIS(-AM
740) as Gene Witt in Sky-watch 1 from late 1983 through spring
1986. I proposed to my wife over the air live during one of my traffic
reports. I was also one of the "traffic twins" on WOCL(-FM
105.9) "Cool 105.9" in the fall of 1985. I was alone in one
plane, and another DJ flown by a pilot was in another. We would do the
reports together. I'm currently a Captain for Delta Airlines,
and my wife Kathy (who was the pilot for
WHOO(-AM
990)'s Sergeant
Jim Humphries) is also a Captain with American Airlines..."
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6-5-08
Lee Brandel of WFIV-AM
1080, WHOO-AM 990,
WHOO-FM 96.5, WTLN-FM
95.3 and WTLN-AM
1520 is now station manager of WKTS-FM 90.1 ("The
Bridge") in Kingston, TN.
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6-4-08
"Slats" (Tim Guinane)
checks in and let's us know he still has a hand in Central Florida
radio. "...now just a semi-retired golf bum who works at Grand
Cypress in the pro shop & v/t (voice tracks) 3-7pm Sundays
on WJRR(-FM 101.1)."
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6-4-08 Carol A. Arvo (Carol
Lewis) also checks in. "...I was a
sales rep for WBJW(-FM 105.1) from 1976 through 1979 and remember many of the
people that you have on the list. I worked with Jerry
Peterson,
Tom West (long gone) and
MF. Kershner, who I am still on touch with.
My name back then was Carol Lewis and that is what the BJ people would
know me as. It was a wonderful time to be in radio and we had so
much fun. I still remember all the jokes that we played on each
other, the famous book parties and the times we spent together at the
“House of Beef” with other radio reps in the area. I left BJ in
December of 1979 and went to Detroit, Michigan where I worked and met
my husband, Tom Arvo who owned his own agency. We brought the
agency back to Orlando in ’82-’83 where it still is and we
are on Howell Branch Road, known as Arvo Communications, Inc.
I still see a few radio people still working in radio and the
industry. Our agency for the last 25 years specialize in
the hospitality industry and I do not have the opportunity to work or
buy local radio anymore.
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4-16-08
Remember "The Hideout"
with El Heffe
(Dro Hinojosa) and co-host J
Dubbs that ran on WTKS-FM
104.1 for
a bit less than a year? Well, El
Heffe has been named Program Director at Genesis
Communications' talker, WWBA-AM 1040 and Sports Radio WHBO-AM
1470 in Tampa. He will also host "Next!",
a weekday show from 9AM-10AM on WWBA, counting down Tampa's Top
Five Stories of the Day.
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3-25-08 Jon-David
Wells checks in. The former morning host at WSTF-FM
101.1 has checked in. He is host of "The Wells Report" at TalkRadio
570 KLIF, Dallas. You can reach him at jon-david.wells@cumulus.com
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3-11-08
We've heard from Clare
Carver (Bennett)
formerly of WLRQ-FM 99.3. She is
now working in Illinois on
WAJK-FM 99.3 and
WKOT-FM 96.5.
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3-3-08
Larry Novak let's us know that
Susie
Cerone can now be
heard doing traffic reports on
WEPN-AM
1050 New York's ESPN 1050
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Happy New Year To Everyone !!! I hope everyone had a nice Christmas
and remembered what Christmas is all about. 2007 has been a difficult year
for us. Valerie's father passed away on October 16th. Soon
after, my dog Lucy died after 12 years of being the greatest dog in
the world. I miss her so much. In May, Valerie's son
Gregory was shot on his way home from work in Miami. Thank God
he is doing OK. Also in 2007, I found out that cancer was detected
after I had a colonoscopy. Dr. Frank Lopez believes he was able
to catch it just in time. I have to be tested on a regular
basis. My father also battled colon cancer but the doctors
believe they were able to remove the cancer. In 1985, my uncle
Charles Hellinger, former mayor of Ontario, Ohio an co-founder of
Jones Potato Chips Company, died from colon cancer. For
those who know me, it's hard to believe that my little body can
have so much trauma and survive. I remember in 2002, doctors at
Grady Hospital in Atlanta told my parents that I had less than 48
hours to live after heart failure and kidney failure. I
totally believe that God had his reasons for keeping me on this earth.
I know for a fact that God brought me to Jasper, Georgia to
reopen WYYZ Radio to be of service to hundreds if not thousands
of people. I know for a fact that what we (the staff) at WYYZ
was a blessing to many. Even though the past five years has been
a struggle, there has been a lot of good that has happened in my life.
I met Valerie in January of 2004. We were married six months
later. Before January of 2004, I thought no one would ever want
to spend their life with me. When I least expected it, God
answered my prayers. During my illness, I know for a fact that many
people prayed for me and that's why I am here today. No matter what
2008 might bring, I know that I am in good company. A
wonderful wife and a God who loves me no matter what I have done in
the past. I know that God does answer prayers so I am asking
you to say a prayer or two for me, Valerie, and my family. I LOVE
ALL OF YOU !!! HAPPY NEW YEAR AND PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH.
LIVE EACH DAY AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST.