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Friday, May 5, 2006
5/5: 1270AM grabs Glenn Beck
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here’s an email I just got:
Rodney… wanted to let you know that Glenn Beck has replaced Tony Snow at NewsTalk AM 1270 - WYXC in Cartersville. Daytime signal covers Kennesaw to Dalton for those former WGST Beck fans in that area.
Thanks,
Chuck Shiflett
NewsTalk AM 1270 - WYXC www.NewsTalk1270.com
Beck was on WGST in the midmornings for about three years before Denny Schaffer.
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5/5: Rhubarb raises $268K, 99X cuts, Father Crunk
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The changes at 99X/Q100 won’t immediately be apparent beyond the departure of Jamie Massey.
But behind the scenes, the 99X general manager Mark Renier who helped launch the station nearly 14 years ago is out. So is Jay Herron, the man who handled the music on 99X. The entire Web design team is out. And direct mail is out. Cumulus, the Atlanta-based company, officially takes over 99X/Q100 and other Susquehanna radio stations today. This is part of the expected cost cutting at the stations.
Over at Eagle 106.7, Rhubarb’s big charity golf tournament at the Golf Club of Georgia raised an impressive $268,000, the most in 14 years that he’s been doing it. His 14-year total is $1.6 million. From the press release:
We were proud to have the legendary Charlie Daniels return for the fourth time to serve as Honorary Chairman of the event. Other participants included, Randy Owen of America’s band, Alabama, T. Graham Brown, songwriters Jeffrey Steele, Bob DiPiero, Craig Wiseman and Tony Mullins, former Atlanta Falcons Coach Dan Reeves, former UGA and Chicago Bears player, Kevin Butler, and local television celebrities Chuck Dowdle, Fred Kalil and Ken Rodriguez.
And if you haven’t seen it already, the “Faith & Values” editor Kevin Austin (and my fine former boss) wrote a story about Rev. Ricardo Bailey that was on the cover of ajc.com Friday. He’s Father Crunk, heard weekly on Q100’s morning show. I didn’t have time this week to do the story so he did. Here’s the link.
