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Thursday, January 5, 2012

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

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Sports KTAR-AM (620) in Phoenix to flip its lineup

The morning team of sports/talk KTAR-AM (620) isn't leaving. They're just waking up later. Read More

Monday, July 18, 2011

Making Moves: Monday, July 18, 2011

NextMedia names Scott Kosak as station manager for WERV-FM (95,9) "The River", in Aurora, Illinois ... Radio-Info.com has learned that longtime news anchor/reporter Racquel Williams is leaving New Jersey's talk/music hybrid WKXW-FM (101.5) for a yet-unnamed destination, but New York City appears to be her next stop ... Read More

Monday, June 27, 2011

Making Moves: Monday, June 27, 2011

Former Minneapolis WCCO-AM (830) news director Adam Thomas has resurfaced in Arizona, taking over as news director for news/talk KTAR-FM (92.3) ... Could Lois Melkonian be leaving Denver? Read More

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Two Tastes of Heresy

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels (R) recently caused a brief uproar by suggesting that the Republican Party needs to expand its base by reaching out to less-active and less-pure conservatives—“those who never tune-in to Rush or Glenn or Laura or Sean.” Not surprisingly, many conservative talk hosts were miffed by what they perceived as a slight. But … Read More

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Making Moves: Wednesday, February 23, 2011

In Phoenix, KTAR-FM (92.3) programmer Russ Hill announces that he is ending "a long chapter in my life", explaining on his website that he is leaving both the station and radio for a new venture next month, starting "Ownd Media Group" - Discuss it ... Also in the Valley of the Sun, CBS Radio's KZON-FM (101.5) PD Rick Gillette adds PD duties for sis… Read More

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Congresswoman Giffords shot in Tucson, local radio and networks react

In Arizona, Phoenix news/talker KTAR-FM (92.3) pre-empted its local computer show at noon on Saturday (January 8) and soon had weekday talkhost Bruce St. James on the air, backed up by weekday news staffers who responded to the breaking news. Read More

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

"Magic Christian" dies at 66

Charles Christianson/Chris Charles scored his first radio job at 17, at KLAS, Las Vegas and he was soon on a major-market whirl through Los Angeles (KBLA, KGBS), Chicago (WCFL), Boston (WMEX), Phoenix (KTAR) and San Diego (KCBQ). LARadio.com says Charles moved to Canada in the early 1970s and worked in Toronto, before returning to the States, to st… Read More

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Making Moves: Thursday, May 14, 2010

The last day for sports talk host Kevin Graham at Salt Lake City’s KZNS-AM (1280) “The Zone” is Friday. Graham was named PD of sports KTAR-AM (620) in Phoenix, and will be on the air there … Radio-Info confirms that Clear Channel’s WKSI-FM (98.3) in Winchester, VA replaces former PD Hunter Quinn with Derrick Cole, who'd worked in Poughkeepsie, New … Read More

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Making Moves: Tuesday, May 4, 2010

In Phoenix, Ryan Hatch is out and former Salt Lake City KZNS-AM (1280) PD Kevin Graham is in, as the new PD of KTAR-AM “Sports 620” … Tulsa, Oklahoma’s KHTT-FM (106.9) brings in former Dallas “Edge” host Billy Madison for morning drive – Discuss it … Add Boston’s WWZN-AM (1510) & WWIC-AM (1050) in Scottsboro, Alabama to the list of af… Read More

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

St. James Joins Airstaff at news/talk KTAR-FM, Phoenix

Bruce St. James, the former PD of CBS Radio’s country KMLE and rhythmic KZON Phoenix, is joining the crew at Bonneville’s crosstown news/talk KTAR-FM (92.3). Read More

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

St. James Joins KTAR-FM Phoenix Airstaff

Bruce St. James, the former PD of CBS Radio’s country KMLE and rhythmic KZON Phoenix, is joining the airstaff at Bonneville’s crosstown news/talk KTAR-FM (92.3). Read More

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Making Moves: Thursday, February 25, 2010

After 20 years of mornings on Phoenix AC KESZ-FM (99.9) and 4,000 live radio shows, morning co-host Bill Austin says he will hang up his headphones and retire, this week … Albany, New York’s WGY-AM (810) will drop local host Al Roney and replace him with the syndicated Glenn Beck, starting March 1 … Radio-Info has learned that News Director John Zi… Read More

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Making Moves: Wednesday, November 5, 2009

Rob Astorino, former Shadow/Metro Traffic reporter, Executive Producer of The Michael Kay Show on New York’s WEPN-AM (1050) and PD of the Catholic Channel on Sirius XM, is the new Westchester County (NY) Executive-elect … In other election news, Dick Gleason, owner of Gleason Media Services and five Maine radio stations, has been elected Mayor of A… Read More

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Making Moves: Tuesday Afternoon

Philadelphia’s WYSP-FM (94.1) cuts Shila from the Danny Bonaduce morning show, leaving Bonaduce and producer Metro as the team for now … Radio-Info checks in with Bonneville’s news/talk KTAR-FM (92.3) in Phoenix, where the syndicated Phil Hendrie is out and the syndicated Dave Ramsey is in from 10pm-1am weeknights – Discuss it … Walt Swanst… Read More

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Making Moves: Tuesday Morning

Yesterday, Radio-Info reported changes at smooth Jazz KWJZ Seattle. While morning man Jim Dai is out, he will continue to be heard noon – 3 pm weekdays, on Adult Standards sister KIXI (880) … News-talker KIDO (580) Boise, ID will add a local afternoon drive talk show, hosted by Austin Hill, according to Idahoradionews.com. Read More

Monday, August 24, 2009

Making Moves: Monday Morning

Albany, New York’s WFLY-FM (92.3) morning host Jim Clark is the new PD of Philadelphia’s WHAT-AM (1340) … In Denver, Norm Jones is out as the radio play-by-play voice of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche in a budget-cutting move, says the Denver Post … KAST-AM (1370) in Astoria, KBBR-AM (1340) in Coos Bay, KCFM-AM/FM (1250/106.9) in Florence and KSKR-A… Read More

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