Re: Here's some other name's I'd be curious to know about
From the news departments...
How about
Ed Richards
Eric Braun
Dave McBride
From the news departments...
How about
Ed Richards
Eric Braun
Dave McBride
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Re: Here's some other name's I'd be curious to know about
Sad to report that Lee Andrews passed away of a heart attack
in November 2000. Lee and I worked together in the late 70's
at 108 FM (then WDMT)when it was an AC format with a sprinkling
of appropriate oldies, kind of what WGAR was doing on AM at the
time. We also ran the Chardon daytimer on 1560 (then WCDN)from
1985 to 1987, with Lee as GM, Bob Lewis (Beda) as Station Mgr.
and me as PD/CE. All of us were also on air. Lee was a great
guy to work with. I knew him since the late 60's.
Newsman Ed Richards I've also known almost as long. First met
him at WHOT in Youngstown. We then worked together for 4 years
in the early 80's when I was at 1220 WGAR. After Ed got shafted
in all this corporate "restructuring", he left the business and
now is a Communications/Public Relations person for Medical
Mutual, I believe. I keep in touch with him and he says there's
no way he'd go back to radio now....doesn't want to give up the
Mon-Fri 9 to 5 no nites, holidays, or weekends schedule.
Mai T. Kwinn
Sad to report that Lee Andrews passed away of a heart attack
in November 2000. Lee and I worked together in the late 70's
at 108 FM (then WDMT)when it was an AC format with a sprinkling
of appropriate oldies, kind of what WGAR was doing on AM at the
time. We also ran the Chardon daytimer on 1560 (then WCDN)from
1985 to 1987, with Lee as GM, Bob Lewis (Beda) as Station Mgr.
and me as PD/CE. All of us were also on air. Lee was a great
guy to work with. I knew him since the late 60's.
Newsman Ed Richards I've also known almost as long. First met
him at WHOT in Youngstown. We then worked together for 4 years
in the early 80's when I was at 1220 WGAR. After Ed got shafted
in all this corporate "restructuring", he left the business and
now is a Communications/Public Relations person for Medical
Mutual, I believe. I keep in touch with him and he says there's
no way he'd go back to radio now....doesn't want to give up the
Mon-Fri 9 to 5 no nites, holidays, or weekends schedule.
Mai T. Kwinn
D
david5258
Guest
> Jerry Vincent passed through the revolving door at Q92 on
> his way to church. It was his last stop in radio, AFAIK.
>
> Zak Stevens is married to Veronica Vandress. He's out of
> radio now, too. Last I heard, Veronica is a reporter at the
> Canton Repository.
>
> Mike Fete was part of the great defection from Q92 to NPQ in
> the late 80's. Last I heard, he was an account rep at
> WONE.
>
> What about Chris Casale? Anyone know where he landed after
> being blown out of Q92?
>
> Speaking of Dancin' Danny Wright, where does he park his
> coffee mug now?
>
i remeber jerry vincent when he moved from hello radio to win-wonderful1520, back when i was in high school. todd t taylor took over pm drive (iirc) from jerry, following johnny andrews and uncle joe cunningham when 640 was top40.
one thing i recall is that whlo always did mornign news from signon till 9 with such esteemed newsmen like carl day, bill jasso, steve fullerton, dave lieberth and ken cartwright. even tho hello radio played music, they were serious about news on a local basis--david5258
> his way to church. It was his last stop in radio, AFAIK.
>
> Zak Stevens is married to Veronica Vandress. He's out of
> radio now, too. Last I heard, Veronica is a reporter at the
> Canton Repository.
>
> Mike Fete was part of the great defection from Q92 to NPQ in
> the late 80's. Last I heard, he was an account rep at
> WONE.
>
> What about Chris Casale? Anyone know where he landed after
> being blown out of Q92?
>
> Speaking of Dancin' Danny Wright, where does he park his
> coffee mug now?
>
i remeber jerry vincent when he moved from hello radio to win-wonderful1520, back when i was in high school. todd t taylor took over pm drive (iirc) from jerry, following johnny andrews and uncle joe cunningham when 640 was top40.
one thing i recall is that whlo always did mornign news from signon till 9 with such esteemed newsmen like carl day, bill jasso, steve fullerton, dave lieberth and ken cartwright. even tho hello radio played music, they were serious about news on a local basis--david5258
Greetings -
This may be my only ever post here - but just because someone mentioned to me that I was mentioned...
Chuck Meyer is alive and well in Austin Tx - last I heard working for Clear Channel as a PD and newshost (on a sister station).
How in the world did you find out who his producer was?
-someone formerly known as Big Head.
> > > Chuck Meyer 1220/WGAR, WWWE
>
> Last I checked, Chuck retired after WWWE let him go in early
> 1996.
>
> (BTW: Chuck's producer at WWWE, Todd Richards, is on
> WBWC/88.3 Sundays 1a-3a with his long-running "Running Late"
> program.)
This may be my only ever post here - but just because someone mentioned to me that I was mentioned...
Chuck Meyer is alive and well in Austin Tx - last I heard working for Clear Channel as a PD and newshost (on a sister station).
How in the world did you find out who his producer was?
-someone formerly known as Big Head.
> > > Chuck Meyer 1220/WGAR, WWWE
>
> Last I checked, Chuck retired after WWWE let him go in early
> 1996.
>
> (BTW: Chuck's producer at WWWE, Todd Richards, is on
> WBWC/88.3 Sundays 1a-3a with his long-running "Running Late"
> program.)
Re: Here's some other name's I'd be curious to know about
WOUB had some great talent, a few years before I arrived The Real Bob James held court on 1340.
From 73-76 here are some of the other charecters that kept 1340 rockin' and 91.3FM twangin!
Carol Ford (don't know where she is now)
Cris Edmonds (now am drive WNIC)
Don Blesse (now sales rep WTAM)
Greg "Boogie" McAurthur (now in Seattle)
Frank Micheal Krauss (Beau Weaver of WQIO Canton fame)
Chuck Freeman (now a minister in Canton)
"Jazzy" Jeff Nidert- now radio station owner
Wynn Richards Roseburg- worked at various Cleveland stations...I have no idea where he is today.
Ted Jankowski-long time voice at the Illinois Farm bureau
Most of us were also involved in the jingle paradoy "There Buddy" which can be heard on Uncle Ricky's site.
Of course when we aproached our Junior and Senior years at Ohio University, many of us "honed" (sp) our craft and got weekend gigs in Parkersburg. Frank, Greg McAurthur,Don and myself were all involved with WXIL during it's early years.
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Here's my musical question, Since "The Big Game" is being played in the Motor City, Howz come J.Geils ain't playing at half time with the Stones?"</P>
WOUB had some great talent, a few years before I arrived The Real Bob James held court on 1340.
From 73-76 here are some of the other charecters that kept 1340 rockin' and 91.3FM twangin!
Carol Ford (don't know where she is now)
Cris Edmonds (now am drive WNIC)
Don Blesse (now sales rep WTAM)
Greg "Boogie" McAurthur (now in Seattle)
Frank Micheal Krauss (Beau Weaver of WQIO Canton fame)
Chuck Freeman (now a minister in Canton)
"Jazzy" Jeff Nidert- now radio station owner
Wynn Richards Roseburg- worked at various Cleveland stations...I have no idea where he is today.
Ted Jankowski-long time voice at the Illinois Farm bureau
Most of us were also involved in the jingle paradoy "There Buddy" which can be heard on Uncle Ricky's site.
Of course when we aproached our Junior and Senior years at Ohio University, many of us "honed" (sp) our craft and got weekend gigs in Parkersburg. Frank, Greg McAurthur,Don and myself were all involved with WXIL during it's early years.
<P ID="signature">______________
Here's my musical question, Since "The Big Game" is being played in the Motor City, Howz come J.Geils ain't playing at half time with the Stones?"</P>
> i remeber jerry vincent when he moved from hello radio to
> win-wonderful1520, back when i was in high school. todd t
> taylor took over pm drive (iirc) from jerry, following
> johnny andrews and uncle joe cunningham when 640 was top40.
> one thing i recall is that whlo always did mornign news from
> signon till 9 with such esteemed newsmen like carl day, bill
> jasso, steve fullerton, dave lieberth and ken cartwright.
> even tho hello radio played music, they were serious about
> news on a local basis--david5258
>
David, You bring back some fond memories. I worked in that newsroom in 1970-1971 and it WAS one hell of a news operation!The Steve Fullerton partying stories are legendary,but he was one of the best on air news people ever. Never forget my first weekend on the air, Steve stopped by to see how I was doing. He walked in drinking a can of Colt 45 and had another cold one in a bag he was carrying. This was at 10am on Saturday morning!
Other WHLO news alumni include Gene Ferguson who was WHLO's investigative reporter and won several national awards for his work. Other who worked there included Ron Allen, Ken Gray and Ed Richards who went over to WCUE in 1973 and later to 1220/WGAR in 1976.
Jerry Vincent was a dear friend and I am happy to see he and Sherry are doing great things with their ministry in Canton.
> win-wonderful1520, back when i was in high school. todd t
> taylor took over pm drive (iirc) from jerry, following
> johnny andrews and uncle joe cunningham when 640 was top40.
> one thing i recall is that whlo always did mornign news from
> signon till 9 with such esteemed newsmen like carl day, bill
> jasso, steve fullerton, dave lieberth and ken cartwright.
> even tho hello radio played music, they were serious about
> news on a local basis--david5258
>
David, You bring back some fond memories. I worked in that newsroom in 1970-1971 and it WAS one hell of a news operation!The Steve Fullerton partying stories are legendary,but he was one of the best on air news people ever. Never forget my first weekend on the air, Steve stopped by to see how I was doing. He walked in drinking a can of Colt 45 and had another cold one in a bag he was carrying. This was at 10am on Saturday morning!
Other WHLO news alumni include Gene Ferguson who was WHLO's investigative reporter and won several national awards for his work. Other who worked there included Ron Allen, Ken Gray and Ed Richards who went over to WCUE in 1973 and later to 1220/WGAR in 1976.
Jerry Vincent was a dear friend and I am happy to see he and Sherry are doing great things with their ministry in Canton.
Re: Here's some other name's I'd be curious to know about
> From the news departments...
>
> How about
>
> Ed Richards
> Eric Braun
> Dave McBride
>
The cream of the crop! Throw in John O'Day and you have what amounts to a radio news dream team. No wonder l220/WGAR's news department was the most copied in all the nation back in the 70's and 80's. Know what? I have tapes of those guys on WGAR that would put today's WTAM to shame!
Richards(a really good guy who really got screwed by Clear Channel at 99.5 WGAR) now is a big shot in the Corporate Communications Department at Medical Mutual of Ohio. He says its nice having a "real job."
Braun is a TV rep for Raycom Media, last I talked with him he was based in Birmingham, Alabama and loves his job. Says he missed Cleveland, though.
And McBride, for reasons unknown, reportedly got blown out of his gig at a prominent station there. McBride was a high profile news guy in the windy city with his unique and witty writing style.
Don't forget WGAR also has Dorothy McIntyre, who ended up at ABC Radio News, and Jim Chenevey who is at CBS Radio News.
The old GAR was just loaded with news talent to be sure.
> From the news departments...
>
> How about
>
> Ed Richards
> Eric Braun
> Dave McBride
>
The cream of the crop! Throw in John O'Day and you have what amounts to a radio news dream team. No wonder l220/WGAR's news department was the most copied in all the nation back in the 70's and 80's. Know what? I have tapes of those guys on WGAR that would put today's WTAM to shame!
Richards(a really good guy who really got screwed by Clear Channel at 99.5 WGAR) now is a big shot in the Corporate Communications Department at Medical Mutual of Ohio. He says its nice having a "real job."
Braun is a TV rep for Raycom Media, last I talked with him he was based in Birmingham, Alabama and loves his job. Says he missed Cleveland, though.
And McBride, for reasons unknown, reportedly got blown out of his gig at a prominent station there. McBride was a high profile news guy in the windy city with his unique and witty writing style.
Don't forget WGAR also has Dorothy McIntyre, who ended up at ABC Radio News, and Jim Chenevey who is at CBS Radio News.
The old GAR was just loaded with news talent to be sure.
Re: Here's some other name's I'd be curious to know about
Didn't Ed Richards go to Detroit for a bit after WGAR?
> Sad to report that Lee Andrews passed away of a heart attack
>
> in November 2000. Lee and I worked together in the late 70's
>
> at 108 FM (then WDMT)when it was an AC format with a
> sprinkling
> of appropriate oldies, kind of what WGAR was doing on AM at
> the
> time. We also ran the Chardon daytimer on 1560 (then
> WCDN)from
> 1985 to 1987, with Lee as GM, Bob Lewis (Beda) as Station
> Mgr.
> and me as PD/CE. All of us were also on air. Lee was a great
>
> guy to work with. I knew him since the late 60's.
> Newsman Ed Richards I've also known almost as long. First
> met
> him at WHOT in Youngstown. We then worked together for 4
> years
> in the early 80's when I was at 1220 WGAR. After Ed got
> shafted
> in all this corporate "restructuring", he left the business
> and
> now is a Communications/Public Relations person for Medical
> Mutual, I believe. I keep in touch with him and he says
> there's
> no way he'd go back to radio now....doesn't want to give up
> the
> Mon-Fri 9 to 5 no nites, holidays, or weekends schedule.
> Mai T. Kwinn
>
Didn't Ed Richards go to Detroit for a bit after WGAR?
> Sad to report that Lee Andrews passed away of a heart attack
>
> in November 2000. Lee and I worked together in the late 70's
>
> at 108 FM (then WDMT)when it was an AC format with a
> sprinkling
> of appropriate oldies, kind of what WGAR was doing on AM at
> the
> time. We also ran the Chardon daytimer on 1560 (then
> WCDN)from
> 1985 to 1987, with Lee as GM, Bob Lewis (Beda) as Station
> Mgr.
> and me as PD/CE. All of us were also on air. Lee was a great
>
> guy to work with. I knew him since the late 60's.
> Newsman Ed Richards I've also known almost as long. First
> met
> him at WHOT in Youngstown. We then worked together for 4
> years
> in the early 80's when I was at 1220 WGAR. After Ed got
> shafted
> in all this corporate "restructuring", he left the business
> and
> now is a Communications/Public Relations person for Medical
> Mutual, I believe. I keep in touch with him and he says
> there's
> no way he'd go back to radio now....doesn't want to give up
> the
> Mon-Fri 9 to 5 no nites, holidays, or weekends schedule.
> Mai T. Kwinn
>
The 'Q' 'Z' great defection and the revolving door - Here are some names for you from 92.5 (one of the few things that remain intact):
Fred Chenevey
Kyle Schwarz
Zack Stevens
Tom Sullivan
Scott Williams
Renee Champion
Doug Lane
Rex Combs
Kevin Scott
Dave Michaels
Doug Dock
Chris Casale
Veronica Van Dress
Morgan Taylor
Tom Daniels
Jim Chenot
Jim Steele
many more, but can't think of them now.
>
Fred Chenevey
Kyle Schwarz
Zack Stevens
Tom Sullivan
Scott Williams
Renee Champion
Doug Lane
Rex Combs
Kevin Scott
Dave Michaels
Doug Dock
Chris Casale
Veronica Van Dress
Morgan Taylor
Tom Daniels
Jim Chenot
Jim Steele
many more, but can't think of them now.
>
Ed Richards, Dana Mills
Ed Richards was ND and morning news voice at WOMC-FM, Detroit (Dick Purtan's station) from 1984 to 1992.According to Detroit News and Plain Dealer articles, his newscast beat out WJR and WWJ for first place, best newscast in the Michigan Associated Press competition in 1990. The Detroit News article noted that the WOMC news department consisted of only Richards and a part-timer.The article madea big deal out of the fact that it was a David and Goliath story.
Interestingly Dana Mills ended up taking Richards place at 'OMC. She is the former Dana Hudak from Akron who worked with Richards at 1220/WGAR in the late 70's-early 80's. She ended marrying Paxton Mills, formerly of WIXY, WBBG, and 1220/WGAR. Tragically, Paxton committed suicide a couople of years ago.Dana is still at WOMC.
> >Didn't Ed Richards go to Detroit for a bit after WGAR?
> > Newsman Ed Richards I've also known almost as long.
> First
> > met
> > him at WHOT in Youngstown. We then worked together for 4
> > years
> > in the early 80's when I was at 1220 WGAR. After Ed got
> > shafted
> > in all this corporate "restructuring", he left the
> business
> > and
> > now is a Communications/Public Relations person for
> Medical
> > Mutual, I believe. I keep in touch with him and he says
> > there's
> > no way he'd go back to radio now....doesn't want to give
> up
> > the
> > Mon-Fri 9 to 5 no nites, holidays, or weekends schedule.
> > Mai T. Kwinn
> >
>
Ed Richards was ND and morning news voice at WOMC-FM, Detroit (Dick Purtan's station) from 1984 to 1992.According to Detroit News and Plain Dealer articles, his newscast beat out WJR and WWJ for first place, best newscast in the Michigan Associated Press competition in 1990. The Detroit News article noted that the WOMC news department consisted of only Richards and a part-timer.The article madea big deal out of the fact that it was a David and Goliath story.
Interestingly Dana Mills ended up taking Richards place at 'OMC. She is the former Dana Hudak from Akron who worked with Richards at 1220/WGAR in the late 70's-early 80's. She ended marrying Paxton Mills, formerly of WIXY, WBBG, and 1220/WGAR. Tragically, Paxton committed suicide a couople of years ago.Dana is still at WOMC.
> >Didn't Ed Richards go to Detroit for a bit after WGAR?
> > Newsman Ed Richards I've also known almost as long.
> First
> > met
> > him at WHOT in Youngstown. We then worked together for 4
> > years
> > in the early 80's when I was at 1220 WGAR. After Ed got
> > shafted
> > in all this corporate "restructuring", he left the
> business
> > and
> > now is a Communications/Public Relations person for
> Medical
> > Mutual, I believe. I keep in touch with him and he says
> > there's
> > no way he'd go back to radio now....doesn't want to give
> up
> > the
> > Mon-Fri 9 to 5 no nites, holidays, or weekends schedule.
> > Mai T. Kwinn
> >
>
> > W.D. Sandaferd...ex-WGCL news guy from the early 70's,
> ended
> > up in Chicago on FM in the mid-70's....and in the late
> 70's
> > became Chief Engineer of an AM in Laredo, Texas for about
> 5
> > years...and had a bench-tech job later for a number of
> > years.
> >
> > He's today married, and retired in a small town in
> > Texas...even though he's only in his mid-50's!
> >
> > A great guy...a what a talent back in his newsman days. He
>
> > was far more talented than he had any idea.
> >
> Now that is some food for appetite, some of these people I
> have not heard of or maybe too young to remember. But I know
> the likes of some others that were not
> mentioned.
Joey Harper of 91.3 using Bill Hall's user name to reply to the posting of where I am now! I love reading where so many of us radio geeks have wound up!
Bill's upset that nobody asked where he is now...he of the fabulous fill-in fame for FM talker, WNIR, who now has the largest radio audience in it's history. Well,we're working together for the third time in radio at 91.3 The Summit. He's on the air from 4-8 and not only am I on the sales staff with Jim Chenot, but I have a radio show on Tuesday evenings there at 11pm, called Late Night Jazz with Joey..it's fun, I get to program an hour's worth of jazz from my own library...very fun! Chenot also has a show on Friday nights at 11pm called The Radio Sandbox. It may be public radio, but Scene magazine called 91.3, radio the way FM radio should be! And we're having more fun in radio than we've had in years...knowing the state of radio these days...
Thanks for mentioning me
>
> Doc Reno- WKDD, WPHR mid-late 80's
> at Big 105.9 http://www.big106.com/pages/doc.html in Miami
> I e mailed him two years ago and he responded about the
> memories
> of NE OHIo
>
> Colleen Brannigan-WKDD, WRQK wqith Spaceman Scott (mornings)
>
> now voiceovers with her own website out of Virginia
> somewhere
> at: www.colleenbrannigan.com
>
> Ruby Cheeks of WMMS fame and also on WNCX and WRQK briefly
> now in
> Mesa, AZ at KDKB: http://www.kdkb.com/showdj.asp?DJID=20138
>
> Wendy Miller who was on the old Y 103, WYFM and WONE
> replacing Deeya McKay I believe I am having trouble finding
> although there is a Wendy Miller who does middays in Houston
>
> or did rather, at KLOL.
>
> Christie Maxx from WMJI and WQAL disappeared as well.
>
> Jonathan Rush of WKDD successfully hosting mornings at WNOK
> in Columbia, SC: http://www.themorningrush.com/
> and here: http://www.wnok.com/main.html
>
> Lisa Reynolds of WHOT now mornings at HOT 92 in Harrisburg,
> PA as
> Venetia.
>
> Cat Shannon once a weekend personality at WHOT that I do not
> know what
> happened to.
>
> Both Zak Stevens of WZKL and Mike Benson briefly mornings
> on WHBC FM were in Lansing, MI at two separate stations.
> Zak supposedly was married to Veronica Vandress from
> local radio news.
>
> I can also remember the likes of JR Richards and Gene Wise
> of WKDD
> fame and JR Richards who worked also for WQMX and WNPQ. WQMX
> as Rick Stevens.
>
> Mentioning the Stevens name, Sean Stevens of WMXY Mix 98.9
> in Youngstown
> sure sounds like Bill Ryan who worked at both WJER and WQAL.
> Help on this one.
>
> Mentioning of WNPQ, Scott Davidson whom also worked there
> and at the
> old Q 92 was on WHYI- Y 100 in Miami as well as many other
> south
> Florida radio stations for many years. I know his sister
> personally
> and saw her at a recent gathering and Scott is now out of
> the radio business.
>
> Tresa Robinson from WDOK weekends now in Wenatchee, WA at
> KSYN:
> http://www.kysn.com/tresabio.shtml
>
> I also knew Scott Williams from the oldies WZKL personally
> and lost track
> as to what happened to him as well.
>
> Charlie Kendall from old WMMS in the 70's was mornings for
> KOLL
> I believe in Phoenix.
>
> Don't know if anyone remembers the distinctive Australian
> personality from Hot 101 in the 90's Maria Diale and
> whatever
> happened to her?
>
> Sue O Neil from WKDD fame now in Buffalo at Star 102.5:
> http://www.mystar1025.com/showdj.asp?DJID=22633
>
> Pam Godfrey, a nice sounding personality on the old WLTF on
> the weekends
> I am also trying to look for. Trish Collins was another good
> one.
>
> Tim Byrd of WZZP fame now in Florida:
> http://www.sunny1043.com/timbyrd.htm
>
> And Townsend Coleman who got the transition from WZZP to
> WLTF
> in mornings does voiceovers.
>
> I also recall Doug Sutherland, Ted Lux and Bruce Ryan from
> there as well.
> Wendy Miller, mentioned above, did weekends briefly on WLTF
> when she
> worked middays during the week at WYFM before the WONE
> stint.
>
> Kelly Kyle of WJER fame also did a Sunday night show in the
> 80's
> on WKDD as well.
>
> I am also trying to look for John Russell who did evenings
> on WQAL
> 5 or 6 years ago as well as Johnny Williams who did middays
> there.
>
> There was also Cat Thomas from WPHR fame last I saw
> programming
> WAPE in Jacksonville and Downtown Eddie Brown whom I still
> have not found
> but did find Skip Presson who programs a station in Orlando,
> FL.
> Rick Michaels who did afternoons, I may have found online,
> but there
> were a number of Rick Michaels.
>
> Also, I wanted to know what happened to Big Dave Nicholas of
> Hot 92 fame
> and the old WRQC as well as WKDD.
>
> Rick Allen has worked everywhere from WRQC, WDJQ, WQMX when
> it was Mix 95,
> WJMO (before the 92.3 The Beat days as Jammin' 92),WKDD of
> course
> WRQK both as Rick Allen and Rick Savage and now of course
> overnight on
> WNCX, fill in at WQAL and Sat. nights at WDOK something
> unheard of years
> back when there was competition in radio.
>
> Jim Albright of WNIR Dating Show fame is now on WHBC AM
> weekends and a Fred
> Chenevey fill in as well.
>
> Joey Harper from the old Gameradio on WNIR and the Sunday
> night Dating Show was on WHBC FM and now has her
> picture on The Summit's website as sales personnel.
>
> Tom Pappas of WHOT I read somewhere last year on the boards
> went to Las Vegas?
>
> I hope I was not boring here but helpful on triggering some
> more old names from
> our local radio. More to come when I venture into more
> research of recollections
> of names I remember.
>
> ended
> > up in Chicago on FM in the mid-70's....and in the late
> 70's
> > became Chief Engineer of an AM in Laredo, Texas for about
> 5
> > years...and had a bench-tech job later for a number of
> > years.
> >
> > He's today married, and retired in a small town in
> > Texas...even though he's only in his mid-50's!
> >
> > A great guy...a what a talent back in his newsman days. He
>
> > was far more talented than he had any idea.
> >
> Now that is some food for appetite, some of these people I
> have not heard of or maybe too young to remember. But I know
> the likes of some others that were not
> mentioned.
Joey Harper of 91.3 using Bill Hall's user name to reply to the posting of where I am now! I love reading where so many of us radio geeks have wound up!
Bill's upset that nobody asked where he is now...he of the fabulous fill-in fame for FM talker, WNIR, who now has the largest radio audience in it's history. Well,we're working together for the third time in radio at 91.3 The Summit. He's on the air from 4-8 and not only am I on the sales staff with Jim Chenot, but I have a radio show on Tuesday evenings there at 11pm, called Late Night Jazz with Joey..it's fun, I get to program an hour's worth of jazz from my own library...very fun! Chenot also has a show on Friday nights at 11pm called The Radio Sandbox. It may be public radio, but Scene magazine called 91.3, radio the way FM radio should be! And we're having more fun in radio than we've had in years...knowing the state of radio these days...
Thanks for mentioning me
>
> Doc Reno- WKDD, WPHR mid-late 80's
> at Big 105.9 http://www.big106.com/pages/doc.html in Miami
> I e mailed him two years ago and he responded about the
> memories
> of NE OHIo
>
> Colleen Brannigan-WKDD, WRQK wqith Spaceman Scott (mornings)
>
> now voiceovers with her own website out of Virginia
> somewhere
> at: www.colleenbrannigan.com
>
> Ruby Cheeks of WMMS fame and also on WNCX and WRQK briefly
> now in
> Mesa, AZ at KDKB: http://www.kdkb.com/showdj.asp?DJID=20138
>
> Wendy Miller who was on the old Y 103, WYFM and WONE
> replacing Deeya McKay I believe I am having trouble finding
> although there is a Wendy Miller who does middays in Houston
>
> or did rather, at KLOL.
>
> Christie Maxx from WMJI and WQAL disappeared as well.
>
> Jonathan Rush of WKDD successfully hosting mornings at WNOK
> in Columbia, SC: http://www.themorningrush.com/
> and here: http://www.wnok.com/main.html
>
> Lisa Reynolds of WHOT now mornings at HOT 92 in Harrisburg,
> PA as
> Venetia.
>
> Cat Shannon once a weekend personality at WHOT that I do not
> know what
> happened to.
>
> Both Zak Stevens of WZKL and Mike Benson briefly mornings
> on WHBC FM were in Lansing, MI at two separate stations.
> Zak supposedly was married to Veronica Vandress from
> local radio news.
>
> I can also remember the likes of JR Richards and Gene Wise
> of WKDD
> fame and JR Richards who worked also for WQMX and WNPQ. WQMX
> as Rick Stevens.
>
> Mentioning the Stevens name, Sean Stevens of WMXY Mix 98.9
> in Youngstown
> sure sounds like Bill Ryan who worked at both WJER and WQAL.
> Help on this one.
>
> Mentioning of WNPQ, Scott Davidson whom also worked there
> and at the
> old Q 92 was on WHYI- Y 100 in Miami as well as many other
> south
> Florida radio stations for many years. I know his sister
> personally
> and saw her at a recent gathering and Scott is now out of
> the radio business.
>
> Tresa Robinson from WDOK weekends now in Wenatchee, WA at
> KSYN:
> http://www.kysn.com/tresabio.shtml
>
> I also knew Scott Williams from the oldies WZKL personally
> and lost track
> as to what happened to him as well.
>
> Charlie Kendall from old WMMS in the 70's was mornings for
> KOLL
> I believe in Phoenix.
>
> Don't know if anyone remembers the distinctive Australian
> personality from Hot 101 in the 90's Maria Diale and
> whatever
> happened to her?
>
> Sue O Neil from WKDD fame now in Buffalo at Star 102.5:
> http://www.mystar1025.com/showdj.asp?DJID=22633
>
> Pam Godfrey, a nice sounding personality on the old WLTF on
> the weekends
> I am also trying to look for. Trish Collins was another good
> one.
>
> Tim Byrd of WZZP fame now in Florida:
> http://www.sunny1043.com/timbyrd.htm
>
> And Townsend Coleman who got the transition from WZZP to
> WLTF
> in mornings does voiceovers.
>
> I also recall Doug Sutherland, Ted Lux and Bruce Ryan from
> there as well.
> Wendy Miller, mentioned above, did weekends briefly on WLTF
> when she
> worked middays during the week at WYFM before the WONE
> stint.
>
> Kelly Kyle of WJER fame also did a Sunday night show in the
> 80's
> on WKDD as well.
>
> I am also trying to look for John Russell who did evenings
> on WQAL
> 5 or 6 years ago as well as Johnny Williams who did middays
> there.
>
> There was also Cat Thomas from WPHR fame last I saw
> programming
> WAPE in Jacksonville and Downtown Eddie Brown whom I still
> have not found
> but did find Skip Presson who programs a station in Orlando,
> FL.
> Rick Michaels who did afternoons, I may have found online,
> but there
> were a number of Rick Michaels.
>
> Also, I wanted to know what happened to Big Dave Nicholas of
> Hot 92 fame
> and the old WRQC as well as WKDD.
>
> Rick Allen has worked everywhere from WRQC, WDJQ, WQMX when
> it was Mix 95,
> WJMO (before the 92.3 The Beat days as Jammin' 92),WKDD of
> course
> WRQK both as Rick Allen and Rick Savage and now of course
> overnight on
> WNCX, fill in at WQAL and Sat. nights at WDOK something
> unheard of years
> back when there was competition in radio.
>
> Jim Albright of WNIR Dating Show fame is now on WHBC AM
> weekends and a Fred
> Chenevey fill in as well.
>
> Joey Harper from the old Gameradio on WNIR and the Sunday
> night Dating Show was on WHBC FM and now has her
> picture on The Summit's website as sales personnel.
>
> Tom Pappas of WHOT I read somewhere last year on the boards
> went to Las Vegas?
>
> I hope I was not boring here but helpful on triggering some
> more old names from
> our local radio. More to come when I venture into more
> research of recollections
> of names I remember.
>
I found him ! I'm wearing his pants!
***That Kevin Coan guy returned to SC (South Carolina not South Canton) in 2008; PD/Mornings WBHC FM Hampton (almost Hilton Head, SC). Also VO and outsourced commercials, vt's and local news through www.kevincoanmedia.com
> Hmmm, some more names for the pile...
> Kevin Coan (I believe in NC doing news/VO)
If by "NC" you mean North Canton.
***That Kevin Coan guy returned to SC (South Carolina not South Canton) in 2008; PD/Mornings WBHC FM Hampton (almost Hilton Head, SC). Also VO and outsourced commercials, vt's and local news through www.kevincoanmedia.com
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