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7-24-24 From Dick Camnitz; Sadly I must pass along that the first female Chief Engineer of a Central Florida broadcast station has passed away. Violet Sidebottom passed away in Tidewell Hospice House on June 10, 2024 in the Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte area. This from her sister Diana with whom we worked at sister station WLOF. Violet was at WLOQ-FM at it's inception, hired to manage the station by owner John T. Rutledge in the early 60s. Violet was the first female DJ that I knew of as well. |
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Congratulations! 7-16-24 Cox Media Group is proud to announce that Heather Torres-Thomas of CMG Orlando has been named the 2024 Salesperson of the Year. This prestigious recognition was bestowed upon her by Radio Ink during the Medallas de Cortez award ceremony at the 2024 Hispanic Radio Conference. |
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New Program Added At 540 7-16-24 WFLF-AM 540/93.1 has added the “Jesse Kelly Show” from The Premiere Networks. Kelly will be heard from 7PM to 10PM. |
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PAMS Jingle Singer Passes 7-16-24 A good friend of this website, Dennis Snyder has let us know that Trella Hart female singer from Pam's jingles passed away on July 4th. She was the awesome lead in "Fun Vibrations" jingles and others.
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June PPMs 7-12-24 Nielsen PPMs for April are in here. |
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Joe Kelley Lands In Dallas 7-11-24 Joe Kelley, formerly of WDBO-AM580/107.3 FM has landed the role of morning host at NewsRadio 1080 KRLD in Dallas. . |
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Congratulations! 7-3-24 Hunter Wallace celebrated 25 years at WNDT-FM 92.5/WYND-FM 95.5 known as WIND-FM. That's a milestone in the nomadic business of rtadio. |
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Serrano Has Left The Building 6-27-24 Danny Serrano, morning co-host with Jenn Lopez, has departed WOMX-FM 105.1. Danny joined Mix 105.1 last June. |
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Changes At WDBO 6-26-24 There have been cuts at WDBO-AM580/107.3 FM. News Director/early evening host Joe Kelley who replaced Jim Turner in the mornings in 2012, when he came from KRMG in Tulsa. Another casualty of the cuts at Cox Media Group, is director of branding & programming Keith Memoly who has been with CMG since 2010. |
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Phil Hendrie Enters Hall Of Fame 6-18-24 Phil Hendrie, who began his career at WBJW-AM 1440, thanks to his friend Bill Barber, will join the National Radio Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony takes place Thursday, September 19, 2024. |
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47 Year Veteran Retires 6-14-24 Marsha Taylor has retired from WDBO-AM 580/107.3 FM after 38 years there. Marsha began her career at WDIZ-FM 100.3 in 1977. In 1980 she joined WMFE-FM 90.7 as reporter/anchor. Then on to WDBO in 1986. Marsha, your presence and voice will be missed. |
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SOLD: WFYY and WDYZ 6-14-24 JVC Broadcasting has sold WFYY-FM 103.1, "Florida Man Radio" as well as WDYZ-AM 660/105.5 FM to family owned Norsan Media for $6,000,000. A Time Brokerage Agreement will take place on Monday, June 17. |
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May PPMs 6-14-24 Nielsen PPMs for April are in here. |
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WNDN Becomes WWCQ 6-10-24 Suncoast Radio has launched WWCQ-FM 107.9 "Classic Rock 107.9" on June 1. The first week was commercial free and a listener will win $1,079. |
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New Owner, New Call Letters 6-6-24 WNDN-FM 107.9 in Chiefland, has been sold. John Elliot of Suncoast Radio is the buyer. The deal included the WNDN tower site but not the call letters. Suncoast Radio also operates Classic Country WLQH-AM 940/93.1FM and WZCC-AM 1240/96.3FM. The purchase price was $150,000. |
WDBO Celebrates Centennial 5-22-24 WDBO-AM 580 began as a physics class project on May 24, 1924. E.F. Wineberg, a Rollins College math, physics and engineering professor, launched a 50-watt radio station in a small wooden building on the Winter Park campus. We have a complete history here. |
April PPMs 5-17-24 Nielsen PPMs for April are in here. |
New Sales Manager For MARC Radio 5-3-24 Lance Ballance has been named General Sales Manager of MARC Radio Group‘s Gainesville/North Florida market, leading the sales team for Alternative/Rock WHHZ-FM 100.5, Rhythmic WTMG-FM 101.3, Classic Hits WXJZ-FM 100.9, WPLL-FM 106.9, WDVH-AM 980/94.1 and Christian Teach/Talk WRZN-AM 720/WTMN-AM 1430. |
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Congratulations! 5-3-24 Johnny Magic of WXXL-FM 106.7's "Johnny's House" has been nominated for this years Radio Hall of Fame. Voting for inductees begins Monday, May 20th and runs through Monday, June 3rd. The top six vote recipients will gain induction as part of the 2024 Radio Hall of Fame Induction class. The two additional inductees that will make up the eight-person induction class will be selected by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The Radio Hall of Fame inductees for 2024 will be announced on Monday, June 17th and will be honored at the 2024 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday, September 19th at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, TN. |
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