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Bert Show listeners send out 190K letters to troops for 9th annual Big Thank You
Bert Weiss kibitzes with Athena, a young volunteer. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com Posted Thursday, November 9 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk For the ninth year, Q100’s the...
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The late Rhubarb Jones honored at 2017 CMA Awards
Rhubarb Jones, who died earlier this year of a heart attack, was honored at the 2017 CMA Awards on ABC Wednesday night. Posted Thursday, November 9, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio &...
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Melissa Carter has new podcast ‘She Persisted’ on Progressive Voices radio
Posted Friday, November 10, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Melissa Carter, former Q100 and B98.5 morning show host, has joined Progressive Voices for a daily...
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The Regular Guys & Larry Wachs are no more at 106.3/1230 The Fan 2
Larry Wachs on his opening day at the FAN 2 (WFOM): AM1230 and 106.3 FM back in May CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com Posted Friday, November 17, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV...
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Fish 104.7 switches to Christmas November 21 at 5 p.m.
Marietta’s Nicole Lassiter and Gloria Lassister were rewarded gifts to help them get through Christmas this year, courtesy of Fish 104.7. Afternoon host Beth Bacall was able to make the announcement....
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Radio/TV briefs: Mark Zinno subs at The Fan, Tyler Perry shows, Jon Mero out...
Mark Zinno. CREDIT: Twitter profile pic Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Former 92.9/The Game evening host Mark Zinno subbed in this...
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Catching up with former V-103/WAOK’s Mo Ivory after her city council run
CREDIT: Mo Ivory Posted Friday, November 24, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Former V-103/WAOK host and attorney Mo Ivory wasn’t able to unseat an entrenched,...
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Tom Joyner off Kiss 104.1; Art Terrell, Roy Wood Jr. take over
Art Terrell and Roy Wood Jr. are the new morning show on Kiss 104.1 as of November 27, 2017. CREDIT: Cox Media Group Posted Monday, November 27, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV...
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Michael Baisden gone from Kiss 104.1 as well
Posted Monday, November 27, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Michael Baisden’s syndicated show, which Kiss 104.1 aired for about a year in the afternoons, is no...
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Atlanta-based Cumulus Media files Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Posted Wednesday, November 29, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Atlanta-based Cumulus, the second largest radio company in America, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
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Public Broadcasting Atlanta gets $502K gift, remains in good financial shape
Posted by Thursday, November 30, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Public Broadcasting Atlanta, which owns 90.1/WABE-FM and PBA30, recently received a $502,000 gift...
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Mark Zinno takes Larry Wachs’ spot on The Fan 2 (1230/106.3)
Posted on Friday, December 1, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Former 92.9/The Game host Mark Zinno is taking over a slot left by Larry Wachs and his Regular Guys show...
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Old School 87.7 becoming Mix 87.7 with younger R&B sound
Posted Friday, December 1, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog Old School 87.7 on Monday will rename itself Mix 87.7 and begin playing more contemporary R&B mixed in...
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Radio 105.7 changes name to Alt 105.7, keeps same format
Posted Tuesday, December 5, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog On Monday night, Radio 105.7 changed its name to Alt 105.7. The name doesn’t reflect a shift in format. It...
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Q100, Kicks 101.5, Rock 100.5, NewsRadio 106.7 Radioathon; 11Alive Canathon
Posted Tuesday, December 5, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog In its third year, four local radio stations raised $261,000 last week during a one-day on-air radio-thon...
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House rep honors Jamie Dupree as he still struggles with vocal issues
Posted on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog On the House floor Monday, a Florida congresswoman honored Jamie Dupree, a veteran Washington D.C....
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Kristin Klingshirn signs new five-year contract with the Bert Show
Kristin Klingshirn has been a part of the Bert Show since 2011 and is set to be around at least through 2022. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com Posted Thursday, December 7, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on...
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Porsche Foxx breaks ground as new Mix 87.7 morning show host
Porsche Foxx at her 2016 welcome party for what was then Old School 87.7 and what is now Mix 87.7. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com Posted Thursday, December 7, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC...
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Clark Howard’s 27th foster kids Christmas gift drive still needs help
Clark Howard meets Amanda Howard, who has helped out 23 out of 27 years of the event, save for four years living in Kentucky. Her mom has brought her as a teen and she has been bringing her daughter...
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Podcaster Guy Raz (‘How I Built This,’‘TED Radio Hour’) coming to Atlanta Dec. 6
How I Built This with Guy Raz Posted Tuesday, December 5, 2017 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his myAJC Radio & TV Talk blog Guy Raz is on the forefront of the newest type of rising media star:...
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