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Monday, June 2, 2008
6/2: B98.5’s Kelly Stevens is back on air, Fan’s John Kincade’s contract extension
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kelly Stevens, outgoing morning co host on the “Kelly & Alpha” morning show on B98.5, has returned from a rehab facility to battle alcoholism. He briefly talked about his rehab on the air Monday morning, thanked his fans for their support, then went right back to playing cuts from Avril Lavigne, 3 Doors Down and Journey.
Stevens was in rehab for about two months.
(If this had been a member of the Bert Show, they would have spent hours on the topic and taken calls.)
Stevens & his on-air partner Alpha Trevette are in an awkward position. B98.5 has been promoting the return of Steve & VIkki to the airwaves on July 1 for weeks while the pair has to do a morning show knowing their time clock is ticking away. The two DJs quietly (and successfully) did their job for about a decade on the station but were never given much breathing room to show off their personalities. It was always about the music.
Cox Radio felt Steve & VIkki would be a perfect demographic fit for its listeners and as known personalities, they will be given more leeway to gab.
-John Kincade is about to sign a three-year extension on his contract with the Buck & Kincade show on 680/The Fan, the station’s No. 1 show. He’s been with Buck Belue for nearly eight years.
-Here are some bonus photos I took of Dagmar Midcap of WGCL-TV. I wrote a feature about her that was prominently featured in Monday’s print edition.:
ABOVE: Dagmar with evening anchors Bill Gaines and Stephany Fisher.
ABOVE: Dagma with the weather producer Jason Disharoon.
By the way, sorry I posted a virtual blank page for hours. It was a holding spot and I forgot to “unpublish” it while I was doing other stuff.
