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Steak Shapiro lands second career with Atlanta Eats
Atanta Eats founder Steak Shapiro with Cody Hicks (left), who runs day-to-day operations for both Atlanta Eats and his Bread n Butter Productions. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/...
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Rickey Smiley holding town hall Tuesday in Decatur after recent shootings
Rickey Smiley is hosting a town hall in Decatur Tuesday. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, July 11, 2016 With all the violence in Dallas, Minneapolis and...
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Radio briefs: Steve Harvey in Radio Hall of Fame, Ray Mariner, Drake tops...
Steve Harvey won two Daytime Emmys. His right-hand man Rushion McDonald accepted the awards in his place. This photo is from 2012. CREDIT: Vino Wong vwong@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally...
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2016 WSB Careathon raises $1.536 million for AFLAC Cancer Center
Clark Howard at the 2016 WSB Care-a-thon with one of the adorable patients. CREDIT: WSB By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally Wednesday, July 13, 2016 News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB raised more than $1.5...
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Porsche Foxx debuts today (July 14) on Old School 87.7
Porsche Foxx left V-103 in late 2008 and is now on Old School 87.7. CREDIT: V-103 By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Thursday, July 14, 2016 Porsche Foxx, the popular V-103 host in the late...
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Star 94.1 drops afternoon show Drex, Cassiday and Tingle
Drex, Cassiday and Tingle lasted 18 months at Star 94.1. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Saturday, July 16, 2016 More change is happening at Star 94.1. The...
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Life after ‘American Idol’: Carrie Underwood, Ruben Studdard, Kellie Pickler,...
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, July 18, 2016 Carrie Underwood rang in her latest No. 1 country hit with “Church Bells” this week. Her run of hits on country radio over the past 11...
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Atlanta radio ratings midyear report: WSB, Kiss, Hot, Star, Fish on the rise
Jeff and Jenn are now competing with their former boss Bert Weiss (right). CREDIT: (left) Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com, (right) Twitter profile photo By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, July...
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Radio/TV briefs: ‘Rickey Smiley For Real,’ Streetz 94.5 anniversary, ‘Shark...
ATLANTA, GA – MAY 04: Comedian Rickey Smiley speaks on stage during TV One’s “Rickey Smiley For Real” season 2 premiere at SCADshow on May 4, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty...
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Scotty Kay and Bret Mega (Power 96.1) moving to Dallas at Hot 93.3
The two guys on the right Bret Mega and Scotty Kay were cut by Power 96.1 after two years this past spring. They are now off to Dallas. Riley Couture remains with the new guy PK. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/...
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Don Stewart, WSB-TV broadcaster and Peach announcer, has passed (1931-2016)
Don Stewart was in Atlanta media over five different decades.. PHOTO: Contributed By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Don Stewart, a broadcaster on WSB-TV and host on...
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The Bert Show once did an infomercial with the late great Miss Cleo
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Miss Cleo – real name Youree Dell Harris – has reportedly died at age 53 from cancer. TMZ broke the news. The supposed psychic was...
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Majic adds back 97.5, bumping off Boom after less than seven months
Steve Harvey’s ratings have taken a nose dive on Majic over the past two years. CREDIT: Vino Wong vwong@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, July 29, 2016 R&B station Majic...
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Rush Limbaugh, heard on WSB, signs multi-year extension
Rush Limbaugh remains the dominant radio talk show host in America in total listeners. CREDIT: Publicity photo By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Tuesday, August 2, 2016 IHeart Media and...
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Big Tigger denies rumor that he’s the daddy of Keshia Knight Pulliam’s child
ATLANTA, GA – JULY 29: (L-R) Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam and Big Tigger attend UrbanDaddy Presents Grey Goose Le Melon Fruit Of Kings at W Atlanta Buckhead on July 29, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia....
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Interview with Shannon Burke, new NewsRadio 106.7 host
Shannon Burke at 103 West in July at a police appreciation lunch with APD officer B. White. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, August 5, 2016 Shannon...
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Sean Hannity in Twitter war with Wall Street Journal editor who calls him Fox...
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 11: Sean Hannity appears on FOX News Channel’s “Hannity” at FOX Studios on May 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed...
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Bert Weiss is loving radio again nine months after Jeff Dauler’s sudden exit
Bert Weiss at Don Anthony’s Morning Show Boot Camp for radio personalities after he was part of a panel called “Masters of the Morning.” Here he is talking to Power 96.1 host Riley Couture. CREDIT:...
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Porsche Foxx’s welcome back party at Boogalou Lounge for Old School 87.7
Porsche Foxx at her welcome back party at Boogalou Lounge in Midtown Thursday, August 11, 2016 with R&B singer Case. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed...
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Jeff Dauler breaks down talking about Jenn Hobby’s baby with cancer on Star 94.1
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, August 15, 2016 My colleague Jenn Brett today reported Star 94.1’s Jenn Hobby‘s shocking news that her 10-month-old Reese has cancer and is in...
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