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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Making Moves: Time-Change Weekend

Making Moves

Radio-Info confirms that longtime New York City newsman Cameron Swayze has announced he will be leaving his anchor slot on WCBS-AM (880), and as he says, we were always "really glad we could get together" ... Another veteran newsman is hanging up his headphones. Award-winning Boston WBZ-AM (1030) morning news anchor Ed Walsh, whose time behind the mic includes stops at New York City's WOR-AM (710), WCBS-AM (880 & WINS-AM (1010), is retiring ... Current Providence, Rhode Island WPRO-AM (630) host John DePetro will begin doing weekend talk on Citadel sister-station WMAL-AM (630) in Washington, DC, hosting a Saturday afternoon show ... Montauk, Long Island's WELJ-FM (104.7) has ended its news/talk simulcast with WXLM-AM (980) and is now carrying Citadel sister-station WPLJ-FM (95.5) morning hosts Scott & Todd and playing 10,000 songs in a row ... Conservative talk host Laura Ingraham signs on to remain at Fox News, inking a multi-year contract extension that is "seven-figures," and includes staying as the primary guest host for Bill O'Reilly ... Gary Bryan will remain in morning drive on KRTH-FM (101.1) "K-EARTH," signing a contract extension, says the Orange County Register ... Following a job outside of the business, John Mercure is heading back to radio, taking over for the retiring Jonathan Green in afternoons on Milwaukee's news/talk WTMJ-AM (620) ... "Floydian Slip", the weekly Pink Floyd specialty show from Craig Bailey and Random Precision Radio Network, adds CKJX in Olds, Alberta as a new affiliate. "Rock 104" will air the show twice each weekend.


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