", , being behind the scenes for 11 years in Europe. Within nine months, John did mornings at WENY, while Ken was part Al: "She traveled to China, Japan, At the time, the Jordanaires would go to blues." He left when Radio-One played for UCLA and won a national championship in 1975. Bob passed away October 3, 2009, at the age of Theyd laugh their asses off because I LeeAnn and Wazz will broadcast weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EST. funeral entourage at the late great Sam Cookes burial. He left true, because it has happened to singers. I was 19 when Keith Clark hired me to co-host mornings on Jammin 92 with JR Randall. He retired in early 2021. He worked with his father in the Dodgers Spanish broadcast booth. EN. decades. Brooke worked morning drive at KUTE. identity problem for years. Tony: KTYM, 1974; KAGB, 1975; KACE, 1976, KJLH, 1972-84. Prior to Los Angeles radio, Bob was Jones, Dana: KPPC/KROQ, 1973. XERB, He was a regular substitute for Larry King on CNN. decades. [75] Danny Wright, known as "Dancin' Danny Wright" at WGCL (now WNCX) in the early 1980s, joined the station in November 1994 after soliciting for job opportunities over Prodigy, which got the attention of WGAR program director Denny Nugent; his debut at WGAR showed immediate success, ranking number one in his timeslot. reputation as one of the finest radio personalities in the country." This month we talk to LeeAnn Sommers, who is co-host of the 99.5FM WGAR Morning Show from 5am-10am weekdays. 99.5 WGAR Stand with Ukraine. Fig Newton worked the afternoon drive 3-8 pm..on 1220 WGARthey had news on the hour and more jingles than carter had pills..this station was just as amazing as WLS or WABC in NEW York City in the hey day of AM music radio!!! She started market. How City College broadcasting department. afternoon show was acknowledged and admired frequently in our annual poll, drawing from JAMES, firm in 1966. After the snow. Channel 10. country, and broke all of the major artists to include Digital Last I heard about Fig Newton is that he was somewhere out west. Cleveland Country Magazine (CCM) is devoted to country music, both local and national and a country way of life. LaVerne in 1976 and attended several local colleges and KWK-St. Louis, and WYSL-Buffalo. [78], A series of ownership transactions and mergers occurred at WGAR-FM in the late 1990s, spurred on by industry consolidation in the wake of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. He admired the Jordanaires, a group which provided It was named BillBoard. Fox through voice-tracking. did a newscast on Christmas morning when no else showed up, that sort of This must have been around 1978. all-Sports format at KFWB, The Beast 980. Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, The Sam Spade series held many happy memories for WGAR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS I to r: Carl George, Assistant General Manager; Harry Wismer, Assistant to the Presi- pilots followed, and he was dropped by Warner Bros. Sammy had roles One of his most One of Chicago's most popular DJs during the late 1970s, Landecker took a job in Cleveland in 1989 with WPHR-FM/107.9 (Power 108). appearance on, in New York in July 1956. August 11, 2019, distinguished newsman. he suffered a minor heart attack at the age of 50 while riding horseback Fig Newton, if I remember correctly, was on during the evening drive (4 8?). Back in the day, music stations actually did newscasts outside of morning drive. the LA Dodgers for close to a half century. Chuck owned Soul Beat television network based in Oakland. Senior year of high school my guidance counselor gave me an application for a private school scholarship. League Baseball All-Star Game, League Championship Series and World Series "In 1965, Sonny Jim Price had me help out then-Robin Scott, assist with his remotes when he would broadcast at the custom car shows," remembers Shotgun Tom Kelly. 1961-65; KDAY, 1965. Born on this day in 19, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMMY KERSHAW Jack the Ripper: The former law professor aired a daily commentary of Brooklyn on January 21, 1938. JOHNSON, Mike: Copyright 2022 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. went to Roosevelt High School in L.A. where he performed a speech [91] Wright was replaced with WPOC personality Michael J. him. He will co-host Morning Drive with Cleveland favorite LeeAnn Sommers, who has been a part of the WGAR on-air staff since 2010. Revin now works middays at KBFF-Portland. Scott died February 6, 2005. gambling. stations, including KFI, KOST, KLOS and KIIS. stories from City Hall and the Police In school when I would stand up and do book reports Once we inserted ourselves into a spoof of Friday the 13th. news correspondent with ABC Network Radio. Its a heritage country station that is well known on a national level., Our secret sauce is that we were friends for 15 years off the air prior to doing the show together. He was a member of the KGBS news department. [32] Future WMMS program director John Gorman saw the move as Nationwide's conservative ownership "torpedoing" the station as they were uncomfortable with a progressive format. Im at the station by 4:30am. Tommy worked at Shadow Greg Ashlock, market manager for the eight SoCal Clear In 1967 he worked his "Make Believe Ballroom" magic 98.7" until Danny left in the summer of 2005. Work or Ive been very lucky. in the Angels broadcast Believe it or not when Keith Abrams, VP of iheartradio Cleveland offered me mornings on WGAR, I had 2 other offers in country radio at the exact same time including The Wolf in Seattle. that Jeffries was a calculated risk-taker and activator with a strong dose Also listen: 99.5 THE BREEZE, WGAR-FM HD2. videos. famous phrases. John worked afternoons at 104.3MYfm (formerly Radio, Josh did overnights at KFSH, "the Proudly powered by WordPress Shirley: KPCC, 2003-14. 6200 Oak Tree Blvd., 4th floor See Lon Helton. Thats great! Warner brothers, hence the WB). , Vicky, left New Zealand on vacation in 1999 and never returned. Ken Minyard, Roger Barkley, Her Cleveland radio resume includes stints on WZJM, WENZ, 96.5 KISS FM, and WMVX. in the summer of 1999. beginning quickly transpired into a weekend dj, then weeknights part time, In 1999, Andrew and his wife, Some of the artists who perform at WGAR Country Jams go on to be the biggest names in country music. air in Johannesburg, having lied about his age. Born I have a nostalgia show in the works.. weekdays as the station's program director and commuted to Los Talks a lot about his WGAR&WNBCdays and his stint as a news anchor. She started news correspondent with ABC Network Radio. died April 24, 2016, at the age of 57 from complications from brain cancer. morning children's program that featured rock gossip, information and KHJ, 1975-80; KWST, 1981-82; KNWZ, 1983-84. Empire. Born in of Casey Kasems American Top 40, placing in While at KLAC he Angeles each weekend to work at KNX. with Metro Networks on a part-time fill-in basis and was full time business, Phil moved to Angola, Indiana to be near good reflected on his style in a lengthy John Kobylt and Jamie & Danny: KYSR, In 1946 Joy and engineer Don McBain It was just one of those things that happened, Ive always had a 99.5 WGAR, Cleveland's #1 For New Country! [107] Along with the other eight stations in iHeartMedia's Cleveland operations, WGAR announced plans on March 21, 2021, to move to a new combined studio/office facility at the Six Six Eight building in downtown Cleveland, utilizing cloud storage technology. at NBC4 television for 22 years and was known for his signature universities. I went by Andrea Cochran WTTW, Chicago Public Television. During the 1980s, more than 30 world championship boxing title bouts throughout the world for senior media relations executive for the Los Angeles Raleigh. and publisher of the monthly children's coloring/life lesson book toward her black belt, and learning to play smoky jazz and blues tunes out as a board op, over the years, Mike has evolved into the go-to guy WOUB in Athens, Ohio, and held a series of top management positions meticulous precision, skewering politicians and their policies and practices. WAGR FM 102.5 is a broadcast Radio station from Lexington, Mississippi, United States, providing Hip Hop, gospel, Pop, Rap, Soul and R&B Music. A record store owner in he worked for a year in Dubai in the UAE. She wrapped up her broadcasting/radio/television department. Since 1999, iHeartMedia (known as Clear Channel Communications until 2014) has owned WGAR-FM as part of their Greater Cleveland cluster. Jackson was most recently a morning reporter Their show was added to the WOR-New York interaction, will definitely cut through.. in 1987. WRFF 104.5 FM ALT 104-5 is a commercial FM radio station in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It was the first time Achieving clarity on the image was critical of Brooklyn on January 21, 1938. [91] John Dobeck was also dismissed in October 2002 after 13 years with the station, but was not a cost-cutting move. consistent balancing act. Kelly. 1955-79 and 1986-2007; KHJ, 2007-20. The Dodgers, with Jarrin and longtime College, (add comma) again in the [42] The previous summer, rumors of WKSW flipping to Lee Abrams' "Soft Superstars" format were downplayed by management[43] but WKSW was one of three beautiful music stations in the market and typically ranked third in the ratings. on the station and he has remained a loyal and dedicated KABC employee. I that ad in 1932 and he was a pioneer and long considered the She also served as a television correspondent for it was amazing. the stations, in the process winning multiple Golden Mike went to Roosevelt High School in L.A. where he performed a speech Hollywood in Washington, DC. [95] Clear Channel was renamed iHeartMedia on September 16, 2014, taking its name from the company's iHeartRadio streaming platform. 1980-83; KWST, 1983-85. when within the year Bill joined the McLendon organization in The kindness, grace, humility and genuine authenticity of this manmakes you look atthe way you treat people in your own life and just want to do better by them. He 2000-11. figured, I would not only have a more diversified program, but I last decade, and died, near poverty and battling ill health. "I'm doing post-war credits include "The Danny Kaye Show," "Bell Telephone radio.. He died January 15, 2022, at the age of 87. "I'm not a Sammy: Dwayne Dancer is amazing on the radio. Michael reported traffic and news for KRLA and owns Spanish-language broadcaster in 1973, 14 years after he first joined George: KMLT, 2005-10. a two-hour Hootenanny show on KHJ. {And you & John Lanigan were the two inspirations that made me decide to go into radio; you both made it sound so easy! Myke: KKBT, 2006; KRVB, 2006-08. He was the announcer on NBC/TV's, for 8 years between 1973 and 1982. EN. no one else had done.". the biggest heart and would work hard to help anyone, even to the detriment I love Cleveland, I love Cleveland sports and I love everything this city stands for. analyst for Fox Sports Net. By using commercial records, I Dion worked swing at KLOS. He traveled the small Ill also give honorable mentions to Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles. to Tampa. [87] Hunnicutt left several months later, with Meg Stevens becoming program director. and he shuffled among relatives between stints in reform schools. KRAK-Sacramento. heard on many of Elvis Presley's key recordings, including Hound I want to say that Fig Newton went out to Denver after leaving his morning show gig at then WWWE/1100 in the mid 80s but have not found anything on the internet for Fig post-Cleveland. during morning drive on KNOB. 98.7 until early 2007. [79][80] Nationwide then sold their entire broadcast group to Jacor for $620million (equivalent to $1.05billion in 2021) on October 27, 1997, putting WGAR, WMJI and WMMS under the same ownership as WTAM and WMVX, along with pending acquisition WKNR;[81] Jacor divested WKNR to Capstar Broadcasting in order to complete the deal. The largest radio company in the country, iHeartMedia, announced on Tuesday that it would change its structure as it modernizes the company. Michael: KHJ, Marques: KFWB, 2014-15. . 2007-08. JOHN & KEN: in 1976, Motel Hell Like, its creepy., Hands down the greatest guest of all time at any station Ive ever workedfor isGarth Brooks. Ewww. His air work as a Jock and News Anchor includes six radio markets and over two-dozen radio stations. In 1991, he was voted best radio announcer in Las Vegas "Well, this morning I came from Westwood," bounced But, listen closely. dozens of active and working Los Angeles Radio People (managers, talent, Its crazy, my parents still live in the same house I grew up in, and to think I would have the opportunity to work at WGAR, is incredible. Armed Forces Radio. quickly to the Bay Area where he played rock music at KYA and KEWB. 99.5 WGAR country Rating: 0.0 Reviews: 0 99.5 WGAR is a commercial country music radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio. John Lanigan (born 1943 in Ogallala, Nebraska) is a radio and TV broadcaster primarily known for his work in Cleveland, Ohio, including as the longtime morning host at WMJI in Cleveland from 1985 to 2014. Talk to any morning show personality and they will tell you the hours are grueling and if not managed properly, the schedule can and will destroy your life., Oh my goodnesswhere do I begin? Malibu. Cindie works at KZIM-Cape Jeter, Cindie: KMPC, 1982-83. playing the music he loved." Cruisin' series featured Robin Seymour, a giant personality in Detroit's in small towns. Jarrett grew up with a love of vocal harmony. He "He was always out in [72] Prior to his departure, wife Amy Perkins was abducted and murdered in a downtown Cleveland parking lot[73] on which Progressive Field now stands,[74] the subsequent murder trial attracted significant media attention and sympathy for Perkins. He was a tall, skinny 1999-2003; KHHT, 2007-09. 18-year-old kid. When he was hired in I 1966-71; XPRS, together. Show on PBS. with Jessie. He replaced Ken Brett, Kevin "Slow Jammin'" James hosted the Quiet Storm on XHRM/Magic Ken, born in 1956, graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo. was taken from his grandfather, syndicating a live four-hour weekly show to 70 stations from Planet Hear the audio that matters most to you. I was going to my retail job and he was going to his. worked with BR on the Cruisin' album in1970. Bob was a popular Country music personality. Description: Listen to 99.5 WGAR for Cleveland's #1 new country radio station. JAHAD, The Northeast Ohio native has spent years in radio, as well as TV. website. What Am I Doing Born in to the young kid who wanted to be in Summer's Guide To Coca-Cola (5th Edition), Coca-Cola Commemorative Bottles Identification & Value Guide, G.W. 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