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Bill Heywood, former Phoenix personality, is found dead in a hotel room
Update: The Arizona Republic says Heywood and his wife had "confronted financial hardships in recent years", and Susan Heywood had medical issues. At least one of the deaths appears to be a suicide.The body of Bill Heywood's wife Susan was also found at the Homewood Suites hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, and authorities say there was a note. Read More
Making Moves: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Radio-Info.com hears from Chicago, where Merlin Media's rock WLUP (97.9) announced they will part ways with morning news/weather/traffic sidekick Jill Egan, and she's looking for a new opportunity in the Windy City ... In Austin, Texas, classic rock KLBJ-FM (93.7) moves B-Doe to afternoon drive and CJ into nights.
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Making Moves in Sports
In Phoenix, former KFYI-AM (550) talk host Bruce Jacobs can now be
found across town on sports KDUS-AM (1060) "The Fan", talking sports
from 1pm-3pm ... In Toronto, CJCL-AM (590) "The Fan" has parted ways
with hockey reporter Howard Berger after a 23-year run, replacing
him with former Toronto Globe & Mail newspaper reporter Michael
Grang…
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Making Moves: Thursday, December 9, 2010
Radio-Info hears from conservative talker WPTI-FM (94.5) Greensboro, NC, where KDKA, Pittsburgh's (1020) weekend talk host Dimitri Vassilaros is heading south for a full-time gig. He'll do the local morning drive shift on "Rush Radio" starting after Christmas.
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Talk radio's J.D Hayworth facing huge odds in today's Arizona GOP primary
At one time, former 2008 Presidential candidate and Arizona Senator John McCain was facing the distinct possibility of losing his seat in the US Senate. What a difference a few months make.
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New poll: former Phoenix talk host J.D. Hayworth losing ground against McCain
Former Congressman and one-time KFYI-AM (550) drive-time talk host Hayworth is falling behind in his attempt to unseat John McCain in the GOP Arizona US Senate primary. A recent Rasmussen Reports poll finds Hayworth, who bills himself as “The Consistent Conservative”, falling further behind the four-term Senator by 54% to 34%.
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The FEC dismisses a complaint against KFYI, Phoenix and former host JD Hayworth
A complaint filed in December with the Federal Election Commission claimed that having former KFYI-AM (550) afternoon drive talk show host JD Hayworth on the air despite talk of a Senate run amounted to “an illegal corporate in-kind contribution.” The Arizona Republic reports the complaint was filed by former Arizona Attorney General Grant Wood…
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Making Moves: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Clear Channel’s Phoenix talker KFYI-AM (550) names Jim Sharpe as the new 5-7am morning host, replacing Terry Gilberg on “The Valley’s Talk Station” … In Houston, Radio-Info confirms a parting of the ways between Radio One’s KBXX-FM (97.9) “The Box” and the Krackernutz night show. Read More
Former KFYI Phoenix talker J.D. Hayworth kicks off a primary challenge to Arizona Sen. John McCain
He was a part of the “Republican Revolution” in 1994, and spent 12 years in Congress. After working the last 2-½ years as the afternoon drive talk host on Clear Channel’s KFYI-AM (550) in Phoenix, J.D. Read More
Phoenix talk host J.D. Hayworth to challenge John McCain for the US Senate?
While current KFYI-AM (550) afternoon talker and former Representative Hayworth has not announced yet whether he will make a run for the the seat currently held by Senator and former GOP Presidential candidate John McCain, he is getting pressure to announce his plans. Former Arizona attorney general Grant Woods, a McCain supporter, filed a complain… Read More
Making Moves: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Mike Connolly leaves Citadel Media as Senior VP of sales to return to a job he handled once before – running ESPN Radio sales … Kelly Music research recruits Clark Roberts, where he will lead their national sales efforts. Clark was a partner with VIP Research … Phoenix talk host J.D. Read More
Making Moves: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Trey Morgan is leaving Hartford’s WKCI-FM (101.3) “KC-101” for New York City;s WHTZ-FM (100.3) where he takes over late-nights … In upstate New York, former Utica WSKS/WSKU-FM (97.9 / 105.5) midday host Jesse Jordan has resurfaced on Rochester’s WBEE-FM (92.5) hosting middays, says CNYRadio.com … Former Don & Mike Show sidekick Robb Spewak is now h… Read More
Radio-Info is tracking a number of people moves in Phoenix
The merry-go-round of moves starts at CBS Radio-owned KZON-FM (101.5), where budget cuts claim morning host/APD Strawberry. No replacement has been named at “105 Jamz.” Across town at Riviera-owned KEDJ-FM (103.9), Jamie Cooley moves to Arizona after a 13-year run in Portland, to co-host the morning show with Gadger. Read More
Phoenix talk host J.D. Hayworth may get back into politics, with a run for John McCain's Senate seat
He’s a former US Congressman who spent 12 years representing Arizona’s 5th District. Lately, J.D. Read More
Making Moves: Thursday Morning
In Phoenix, weekender Mike Broomhead is promoted to mornings at News Talk KFYI (550) covering the 5 -7am slot. He starts Sept. Read More
Making Moves: Monday Morning
Former WERQ “92Q” Baltimore morning host Mark Clark is back—this time on TV. He’ll host “The Mark Clark TV Show” on WUTB-TV, Channel 24, each weekday morning starting at 7 am. Read More
Making Moves: Thursday Afternoon
Radio-Info is told that San Juan, Puerto Rico’s WOSO-AM (1030) drops carrying the 90 second Rush Limbaugh morning feature, due to contractual obligations … A weekend change on New York City’s WCBS-FM (101.1), which is replacing the Sunday night “Radio Greats” with “Dick Bartley’s Classic Countdown,” says the Daily News … In Syracuse, New York, Buck… Read More
Making Moves: Wednesday Morning
Morning man Bruce Jacobs has exited Talk KFYI (550) Phoenix. The Radio-Info.com boards are discussing more potential changes at KFYI here: … Former talk show producer Heather Smith is joining a non-radio entity: Americans for Life, where she will be director of communications. Read More
Making Moves: Wednesday Afternoon
How “Rational” is this? In Dallas, former KRLD-FM (105.3) talkers Pugs & Kelly are returning to radio, this time on “Rational Radio,” progressive talker KMNY-AM (1360). Read More
NewsMax names their Top-25 "Local Limbaughs"
The question by the conservative website NewsMax is, “Who ’s the next Rush in Reno or Hannity in Houston?” According to NewsMax, that distinction goes to KABC-AM (790) Los Angeles conservative and openly gay Al Rantel, known for his voice impressions. Also in the top-5 are nationally syndicated and sometimes Rush fill-in Roger Hedgecock, WTKK, Bost… Read More
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