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December 2024 |
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Nielsen PPM Ratings 12-1-24 November PPM ratings are here. |
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Tragic Day For Gainesville Station 12-4-24 Heather Jennings, who began to host mornings at WPLL-FM 106.9 just last month (Nov. 6) was killed in a head on collision o her way to work on Tuesday morning. Marc Media Group announced her death. An hour before sunrise today, I Am Country morning DJ Heather Jennings was driving to work on the country roads of Alachua County when her sedan was met head-on by another vehicle. She did not survive. We knew something was very wrong at 6 a.m. when patriotic Heather wasn’t standing at her mic, hand over her heart, proudly leading her audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. It was time to begin her signature broadcast, “The Heather Jennings Morning Show”, but instead her booth was silent. Then we got the dreaded phone call confirming that it was indeed Heather in that double-fatality crash. It’s a phone call we’ll never forget. We’re still grappling with the reality of that news, fervently praying for her two daughters, Dixie and Jacy, whom she loved beyond measure. It was barely a month ago when we welcomed her cheerful, creative personality to the MARC Radio airwaves. Our November 5th company press release, accompanied by a beautiful picture of her in our studio, reflected Heather’s enthusiasm for her first day at the station. It read in part: “You may recognize her as that woman on the Harley cruising down the back roads of Alachua County singing out loud to her favorite musical artists. “Country music is hands-down the soundtrack of my life, and I’ll help you make it yours, too,” said Heather.” "We are having a hard time realizing that the halls of our radio station will no longer reverberate with Heather’s voice singing along, word-for-word, with every song we air. She sang with enthusiasm, and yes, always on key. We lost Heather this morning. Before we shared our grief with you, we wanted to be certain that Heather’s family and closest friends had been informed first. Now we’re struggling to find the words to write about this friend we cherished. Not very many people can make the kind of impression that Heather Jennings did in just one short month. But as a professional broadcaster, she quickly made her mark. We join her family, her friends and her listeners all over Gainesville in the incomprehensible loss of her young life and her distinctive on-air presence. There was a void on our airwaves this morning. And it will be there again tomorrow and forever after. But we are a company built on faith. Today the airwaves of heaven got even sweeter. We’ll miss you, Heather." |
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New News Person Joins WDBO Team 12-16-24 Thanks to Leo Vargas for telling us that David Espinosa-Hall has joined WDBO-AM 580/107.3 news team. He comes from Tampa, where he previously worked as a reporter & anchor for WFLA-TV News Channel 8. |
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Tim Robish Has Left The Building 12-16-24 Leo Vargas has let us know as part of cost-saving and restructuring at Salem Media's Orlando stations, WORL-AM 660 and WTLN-AM 950, Tim Robisch was let go as General Manager. He has been replaced by Carolyn Cassidy, who also manages Salem's Tampa stations. |
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José A. Fajardo Passes 12-21-24 Central Florida Public Media (formerly called WMFE-FM 90.7) extends deep condolences on the passing of José A. Fajardo, who served as President and CEO of WMFE from 2007-2012. José started at WMFE as director of radio programming in 1996 and held various leadership roles with the organization before becoming president. He served on the boards of NPR and Florida Public Media (then called Florida Public Broadcasting), chairing the Florida board for two years. José passed away at his home in Honolulu on December 19, 2024. He’s survived by his wife, Jennifer Barrett Fajardo, five siblings, three children, and three grandchildren. (Thanks to Leo Vargas) |
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Nielsen PPM Ratings 12-28-24 December PPM ratings are here. |
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