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Where Is Zito?

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exxear

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A check of Worcester's WXLO-FM website, http://www.wxlo.com reveals an apparent change
on the morning show. There's no mention of co-host Chris Zito. Anybody know what's going on?
 
How very interesting. Perhaps he has followed newsreader Chris Engel out the door. Chris Engel has disappeared from the WXLO/The Pike/Oldies 98-9 newscasts as of a couple of weeks ago.

I don't often listen to Zito and Jen. Anybody hear them this week? Did either of them say anything or hint at anything?

Anything on the XLO site that might have referenced "Zito and Jen" now references "The XLO Morning Show". He's gone.
 
I'm listening now and it's not too too bad. Jen is doing her Hollywood Buzz and Sully is interacting with her alot. Seems to be better with two people rather than three. I don't know what Jen's radio experience is or was beyond her years with Zito but she sounds pretty good and it might be time for her to stand on her own.
 
Just before Zito disappeared, Frank Foley and Steve Donovan, both former morning show
co-hosts at WXLO, did a couple of days of fill-in while Zito was on "vacation." Could it be
either, or both, were testing the waters for a permanent return engagement?
 
exxear said:
Just before Zito disappeared, Frank Foley and Steve Donovan, both former morning show
co-hosts at WXLO, did a couple of days of fill-in while Zito was on "vacation." Could it be
either, or both, were testing the waters for a permanent return engagement?
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I believe someone mentioned in another thread that Frank Foley also filled in for a couple of days for Bruce Palmer at co-owned 100.1 The Pike. It wouldn't suprise me to see Frank resurface at the Worcester Citadel station group.
 
Zito’s contract was up… He decided not to renew. Look for him in Boston some time after January. Their were no hard feelings and he was not fired he just felt it was time to move on.
 
check out www.myspace.com/zitoandjen

Several days ago, that was a "Zito and Jen/WXLO" page. Now it's specifically a Chris Zito page and does have a blog titled So Long For Now where he says they couldn't come to an agreement on a new contract. And he says he'll be popping up somewhere on the dial soon.

Meanwhile, he is hosting some comedy nights in Worcester.

I haven't heard the NEW morning show since Monday morning. Jen sounded ok at the time but relied alot on interaction with Sully. Basically, it was the same show, just without Zito. Anyone listen Tuesday, Wed, or yesterday? How's it been since? Will they let Jen stand alone?
 
There is a small ad in today's Worcester Telegram promoting Steve Donovan returning to the WXLO morning show.

Page A8, bottom of the page ad: "Jen Carter and Steve Donovan. They belong together." Morning show will continue to run from 5:30-10.

It doesn't say when Steve starts but it may very well be tomorrow. No updates on WXLO.com
 
'Jen and Steve': The New XLO Morning Show

Steve Donovan has joined the XLO Morning Show as of this morning (although he isn't listed on the website yet). It's being billed as "Jen and Steve" and, so far, it sounds like it's Jen's show with her two comedy sidekicks, Steve and Sully (as opposed to Zito and Jen with their 1 sidekick, Sully). All three of them are on-air between music blocks. No disrespect to Steve or Sully but I don't know why Jen needs two comedy sidekicks.

Adam Webster from the Oldies 98-9 morning show is still doing the news updates following the disappearance several weeks ago of Chris Engel who did news on all three of Citadel's Worcester stations. Why not make Sully the newsreader??

Overall, they sound ok for their first day although I'm a little bit tired of Jen's Buzz reports which she has EVERY SINGLE HOUR, maybe twice an hour. And they are already doing better than Lobel and Karen Blake over on WODS. I still can't listen to them.
 
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