WORJ-FM 107.7 
Mount Dora

                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                        WORJ license plate courtesy of Dave Edwards
               
 

courtesy of June Myers

At 10 PM on Friday, February 19,1981 "Zeta 7" changed from it's rock roots for easy listening. The disc jockeys cried, and loyal listeners turned their Zeta 7 license plates upside down in protest. That was the day WORJ became WJYO for the "Joy of Orlando". WORJ would move from rock to the sounds of Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, etc.  On his last morning show Thom Robinson asked listeners to memorialize "Zeta7" by turning their license plates upside down on their cars. Program director, David Sousa, recalls "Zeta 7"'s last hours. "It was probably the most terrible day of my life. That was my radio station ...my flesh and blood. It was my child and it had to be shot. We had one bad rating book and management pulled the plug on "Zeta 7".

WORJ Personalities

Bob Lyons-1969-News Director-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Wayne Trout-1969-On air personality/News Director-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp  Biography  In Memory

Pete Forman-1969-Program Director-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Steve Flesher-1969-Program Director-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Lee Arnold-1972-1975-Program Director-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Neal Mirsky-1973

Paul Yeskel-1973-Copywriter-Promotions Director-DJ-Chief booker for The Southern Progressive Radio Network at WORJ. Paul would go on to become president of AIM Strategies, a New Jersey-based service that works with music companies to help promote and market records. In Memory

Brock Whaley (B. Rock)-1978

David Sousa-1978-1980-Program Director/Afternoon Drive

Bill Mims-1978-1980-Evenings/Music Director. Bill left with the format change to Joy 108.  He went to the sister station in Honolulu, HA.

David Schulz-1978-1980-Midnight-6AM then 10PM-2AM-host of Feature Artist or Feature Album at Midnight as well as "A Space in Time" on Tuesday evenings

William McGathy-1979-Music Director-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Steve McMahan-1979-News Director-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Doug Van Allen-1979-Promotions Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Larry Besler-1979-1980-2AM-6AM

Frank Reed-Biography

Pat O'Day (Jerry Thompson)

Mike Lyons-Mid days In Memory

Steve Mack

Chal Martina                                                                                                   courtesy of Lee Arnold's worj.com

Randy Molnar

Bill McGathy

Tom Webb

Marian Van Atta

Hanna Skrobko

Lee Hallock

Dave Murray

Connie Denson

Bob Church

Jack Curran

Shirley Christmas

Toy Patterson

Vince Ziggenbein

Paul Weiss

Gay Bean Arnold

John Cyr

Al Carroll

Jackie Sanderson

Jimmy Silverman

Bobby Dennis

Diane Silky

Sheila McConnell

Rick Namey-1975-1976-Station Manager

Peter David Kaufman

Scott Harris

Jim Kerr

Johnny Sutton

Donna

Bill Herrington

Geri

Carol Winkler

Charles Odom

Gary Brown

Andy Warden

Lee Morris

Mike Cooper

Rachel

Wayne Osley

Doug Clifford-1973-1975-Afternoon News Anchor/Assistant News Director. Now weekend talk host at WSKY-FM 97.3

Rob Word

Michael Z.

Liesel Glaser

Pam Lap

Jerri Hanna

Rudy Markowitz

John Averill

Shirley Jensen

Craig Michaels

Dennis Winslow-Biography

Larry Cox

Dave Matthews

Thom Robinson

Hanna Skrobko

Zaida Zoller

John Averill

Doug Clifford

David Lipstein

Greg Galloway-1968-1970 Biography

Other Names In WORJ History

Walter Beinecke, Jr.-1969-President-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Vernon Arnette-1969-General Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Tom Doyle-1969-Operations Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Brantley Slaughter-1969-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp In Memory

Hap Ison-1971-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Emil Corona-1972-President/1979-President/General Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Jim Moore-1972-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

John Curran-1973-Vice President/Sales Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Don Welsh-1973-Sales Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Vincent Ziegenbein-1973-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Al Baker-1979-Commercial Manager-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Don Hiedshiem-1979-Chief Engineer-Orlando Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp

Leon Ganapol-President-Cherry Hill Broadcasters

Woody Sudbrink-1978-1981-President-Sudbrink Broadcasting