WDIZ-FM 100.3
Orlando

Original Call Letters: WORZ
Original City of  License: Orlando
Originally Licensed: 1950
Power:  100,000 watts                                
Original Format: Solid Gold, Progressive Rock, Pop
Original Location: 200 E. Robinson, Orlando

Owner(s): 1950-
                1971-Shamrock Communications
                1996-Paxson Broadcasting                
                1997-Clear Channel Communications
                
History Of Call Letters and Formats: WORZ-1950-Solid Gold, Progressive Rock, Pop
                                                         WDIZ-1971-Oldies (Drake/Chenault "Solid Gold") 
                                             WDIZ-1977-Album Oriented Rock
                                                         WSHE-1996-Soft adult contemporary "She 100.3" 
                                                         WSHE-1999-Oldies "Cool 100.3" 
                                                         WEBG-2004-Oldies  "Big 100.3 FM" 

WDIZ Personalities
Steve Mitchell (Steven M. Schiffman) 
Steve Craig
Mike Lyons
Alan Baxter-Baxter and Mark-1983-1992-5:30AM-10AM
Mark Samansky-Baxter and Mark-1983-1992-5:30AM-10AM
Mike O'Keefe-Co-host with Mark Samansky right after Baxter left for about 6 months
Lee Randall-Mid-days now doing mornings in Columbus at a smooth jazz station)
Greg Morgan-Afternoons-now APD/MD/Mornings at KHJZ in Houston
Suzy Cruse
Neal Mirsky-1979
B. Rock-1978
Lee Arnold-1972
Ron Willett
Jan Williams-nights
Ron Louis-overnights                                                                            
Mick Dolan-promotions director (now at WLOQ)
Casey Dameron
Dave Lee
Evan Lee (no relation to Dave) 
Jim Steel
Jimmy Beck (Dave Adams)-1990-1993 Biography
Lisa Kendall
Hank Bonecutter
Mike "The Snake" Young-
Ron Lewis-overnights
Ken Stevens-news director and anchor
Randall Scott-news anchor 
Wayne Osley-1978-1983-7PM-midnight also production and promotions
Tim Travis-Mid-days
Steve Mack (McMahon) 
Brian Sykes aka "Russell the Love Muscle"
"Slats" (Timothy J. Guinane)-1985-1987-7pm-Midnight, 1993-1994-3pm-7pm, 1994-1995-6am-10am
Gary Mandino
MudMan (Mike Gross)-1993
Heather the Intern (Heather Dutton)-1993 
Pat Lynch-Music Director/10AM-3PM 
Zak-10AM-3PM, 7PM-Midnight
Brent Carr
Crash-1993 
Sideshow Dan 
Larry the Cable Guy-1993
Zippy
Just Plain Mark

Ron and Ron-1992-1997-(Syndicated)-(Moved to WJRR-FM 101.1)


Steve Fluker-1983-Engineer
Rocko-1994-1995-Afternoons
C.J.-Morning show producer/interim morning host
Dickerman-Intern/board op for the Ron & Ron show/Morning show producer/weekends
Kato
Zack Miller
Fish-Mornings
Drew Townsend-Mid-days
Amy Newman-1991-1994-Nights 



"Captain" Chris Hill-1992-1994-Orlando producer of the Ron & Ron Show/overnight host of "The Night Desk"


, a former air personality in St. Louis who goes by the name MudMan, will join the cast on Oct. 18;  finally graduated from UCF and has been hired full time as a Samansky sidekick; and Larry the Cable Guy (they claim not to know his real name), who used to be a regular on the rival morning show, Ron & Ron, which airs on WJRR-FM (101.1), has joined the cast. Carol Dedman will continue doing news.

Other Names in WDIZ History
William Pope-1971-General Manger/Commercial Manager-Shamrock Communications
Rad Messick-Program Director-now VP of the Western Region with Broadcast Architecture
Bill Pope-General Manager
Bob French-General Manager                                  
Tom Owens-General Manager  
Dick Sheetz-1996-Program Director  In Memory   
Ken Stevens-General Manager
George Duffy-General Manager
Mike Beck-Program Director

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