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All the news we know about Georgia Radio | Early November  2024

  • Cumulus VP/top 40/Rhythmic -- and Q99.7 PD- Louie Diaz exits.  Leslie Whittle to oversee both WWWQ and KRBE
  • Comings:New morning show at 104.1 WALR- "Toni and Tony" . One market vet, one "newbie"
  • ...And goings: 1 member of New Country 101.5 midday team is out. And, a departure at the Braves Network
  • Atlanta photo scrapbook: Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll out and about in the ATL​
  • New 2-part GA Wavelengths podcast still available  -- with 99X PD and Midday Personality Steve Craig

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Congratulations to the

Friends of Georgia Radio Hall of Legends Class of 2024:

(Top) Steve Craig, Bobby Ellerbee, Bob Helbush, Brady McGraw,

(Bottom) Pete Spriggs, Howard Toole, Wendy Williams

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All the news we know about Georgia radio | Early April 2024

  • "The Bobby Bones Show" moves to mornings on 94.9 The Bull Atlanta
  • Eastlan Ratings expands into Georgia for its first market -- Albany
  • Keeping up with former Georgia broadcasters Erich West and marc Ryan
  • "Otis" goes from mornings to nites on one station, and PM Drive and APD on another
  • New podcast! Former  Fox 97's morning duo "Randy and Spiff" telling radio war stories!

Former Fox 97 Morning duo- Randy & Spiff

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Former Cox Radio President Bob Neil

The WVLD Valdosta Story-with Ron O'Quinn, Kevin O'Connell, and Bob Raleigh

The Challenges of Small Market Radio-With KJ Allen, Jeff Batten, and Bill Maine

The Story of 94Q's Jazz Flavours with Russ Davis, Fleetwood Gruver, and Don Benson

The GAB Radio Talent Institute 2023 with Madison Gott, Justin Harris, and Massimo Bellow

V-103's 80's & 90s morning stars Mike Roberts and Carol Blackmon

Voiceover stars George Robinson, Randy Reeves, & Jeff Winterson

Long time WKHX PD Neil McGinley & Morning Man Moby in the Morning

Brian Philips, Chief Content Officer/Cumulus-99X, Then & Now

John Asante/Gail Harris-The WRAS Album 88 Story-Pt. 2

Drew Murray/ Jeff Walker-The WRAS Album 88 Story, Pt. 1

Jerry Rogers: Savannah radio icon, owner Quality Rock 105.3 

Dwight Douglas: Burkhart/Douglas & Associates

Laura Starling: Mornings WDEN Macon 

Kaedy Kiely: 96 Rock, Z93, 97.1 The River (Atlanta)

Bear O'Brian: WCGQ, Kiss, Kissin' 99.3 (Columbus)

Don Benson: WQXI AM/FM, Lincoln Financial (Atlanta)

Mara Davis: WZGC, Dave FM (Atlanta)

Mike Roberts: WVEE V103 (Atlanta)

John Lauer: WGST, WPCH, Georgia Radio News Service (Atlanta)

He started in programming, but Steve Hegwood had a bigger vision. After a very successful career as a high-level programming guy - he was the VP/Programming for RadioOne when they launched what is now Hot 107.9 in Atlanta — he found he had a taste for ownership. He built a company by parlaying a translator whose programming originated on a leased HD channel, into a group of stations, all carrying the hip-hop programming from his original Atlanta station, Streetz 94.5. And, his primary signal in Atlanta is STILL on a translator -- possibly the most successful translator in the country. Steve Hegwood’s story is fascinating, and we’ve got the details in this Wavelengths podcast from Friends of Georgia Radio.

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99X Program Director and Midday Personality Steve Craig

Steve Craig has spent 30 years so far in Georgia radio, all in Atlanta, almost all in Program management and on air at highly rated and well respected stations. Now, he’s back at 99X, the station that first brought him to Atlanta, as PD and midday personality, pretty successfully reclaiming the heritage position, and the ratings, of the Original 99X.

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In Part 1, Dennis Winslow walks Steve thru the birth process of the original 99X.

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Part 2 covers the re-birth of the heritage station -- at a slightly different dial position-- with almost all of the original staff  back again over 30 years later! Plus, Part 2 includes a deep-dive into the station's current music philosophy, and the state of Alternative music-- and Alternative radio-- today.

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Streetz 94.5 Owner Steve Hegwood

Jazz 91.9 WCLK's PD David Linton and GM Wendy Williams

Former Fox 97 morning duo-"Randy and Spiff"-Part 1 & Part 2

Former Cox Radio President Bob Neil

The WVLD Valdosta Story-with Ron O'Quinn, Kevin O'Connell, and Bob Raleigh

The Challenges of Small Market Radio-With KJ Allen, Jeff Batten, and Bill Maine

The Story of 94Q's Jazz Flavours with Russ Davis, Fleetwood Gruver, and Don Benson

The GAB Radio Talent Institute 2023 with Madison Gott, Justin Harris, and Massimo Bellow

V-103's 80's & 90s morning stars Mike Roberts and Carol Blackmon

Voiceover stars George Robinson, Randy Reeves, & Jeff Winterson

Long time WKHX PD Neil McGinley & Morning Man Moby in the Morning

Brian Philips, Chief Content Officer/Cumulus-99X, Then & Now

John Asante/Gail Harris-The WRAS Album 88 Story-Pt. 2

Drew Murray/ Jeff Walker-The WRAS Album 88 Story, Pt. 1

Jerry Rogers: Savannah radio icon, owner Quality Rock 105.3 

Dwight Douglas: Burkhart/Douglas & Associates

Laura Starling: Mornings WDEN Macon 

Kaedy Kiely: 96 Rock, Z93, 97.1 The River (Atlanta)

Bear O'Brian: WCGQ, Kiss, Kissin' 99.3 (Columbus)

Don Benson: WQXI AM/FM, Lincoln Financial (Atlanta)

Mara Davis: WZGC, Dave FM (Atlanta)

Mike Roberts: WVEE V103 (Atlanta)

John Lauer: WGST, WPCH, Georgia Radio News Service (Atlanta)

                                  Welcome to new members in 2023

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Chris O’Brien — Formerly of WSGA in Savannah, now AM Drive, WGRR Cincinnati

Scott Woodside — Formerly WQXI, WZGC

Jared Blass — WABE

Jan Jeffries — Former PD WQXI(AM)/WQXI(FM), Former EVP Programming Ops Burkhart-Douglas,

                      Former EVP Cumulus

Clark Howard — “The Clark Howard Show”

Jane Blevins Thompson — Formerly WQXI

Clayton Foster -- Habersham Broadcasting

Bob Neil-- Neil Consulting and Former Exec. VP/Cox Media Group

Shed Jackson-- Adjunct Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Laura Anderson, voiceover artist

Andrew "Butch" Guest, American Media Services, Ex-WFOX Gainesville

Brady McGraw, WRHQ Savannah

Michael Barlow, Troncalli Subaru

Gail Harris, WRAS, WABE, Peach State Public Radio (Now GPB)

Greg Picciano, WSB, WKHX, WYAY

Ray Neal, New Ground Broadcasting

Cheryl Castro, 95.5 WSB

Alison Tyrer, formerly Fox 97, now AJTyrer Communications

David Meszaros, formerly Z93, WSB

Howard Toole, Rome Radio Partners

Greg Davis, Jr., Davis Broadcasting-Atlanta

Portia Cue, Voice on Cue

Sean Johnson, WUOG Athens

Alan Sneed, former PD at 96Rock, and national radio consultant

Jonathan O'Brien, WSB

Dave Gibson

Dean Dyer. WRWH

Laura J. Picone."The Voice of Laura Anderson"

"Hurricane Dave" Smith-"Brand It Live"

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Welcome to new members 2024

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John Shomby, broadcast consultant​

Will Resch, Program Director, WUOG, Athens

Abby Jessen, Asst. PD/Middays B98.5 Atlanta

Louie S. Williams, Jr. 

Wes Durham, ACC Network/ESPN/Atlanta Falcons

Emily Boldon

CJ Jackson, iHeart Savannah

David Ries, Scrips Network

Ted Ronneburger, CMG Atlanta

Louie S. Williams, Jr.

Mary Ryan Howarth, UGA Student member/WUOG

Louie Diaz, OM Cumulus Atlanta, VP Contemporary

Scott McFarlane, Ops Director, 680 The Fan (Dickey Broadcasting Atlanta)

Khalia Morris, Producer, "Big Tigger" Morning Show, V103

Tonya Ott, Mercer University

Angell Usher

Rick Joyner, On The Mic Media

Shannon Mercer

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Audio is changing.

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We've witnessed the dominance of AM radio,

the growth of FM...

and the emergence of streaming and podcasts. 

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