Already seasoned radio personalities as solo air talents when they teamed in 1997, Andy Ritchie and Alison Mencer spent 20 years waking up Knoxville at the legendary WIVK. During that time, Andy and Alison were consistently recognized by the industry as one of the top morning shows in America, with seven CMA Personality Of The…
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All Access: WKHT (Hot 104.5)/Knoxville MD Mean Jean Fremont Is Outbound
SCRIPPS Top 40/Rhythmic WKHT (HOT 104.5)/KNOXVILLE MD/nights MEAN JEAN FREMONT has stepped down. FREMONT is exploring new radio opportunities and can be reached at (407) 453-2557 or itsmeanjean@outlook.com. FREMONT’s last day at WKHT will be FRIDAY, JUNE 1st.
Tom Taylor's NOW Newsletter: “The longest active winning streak in Nielsen’s continuous-measurement markets comes to an end.”
Cumulus country WIVK Knoxville/107.7 was just defeated by Midwest’s “Classic Rock 103.5” WIMZ, with total-week age 12+ AQH share. Ratings-watcher Chris Huff knows this is radio history. He tells this NOW Newsletter that “The last time WIVK was not the #1 station in Knoxville, Jimmy Carter was president, and it was the April-May book…
WIVK/Knoxville Adds Justin Scheman As Exec. Producer For 'Tony & Kris'
CUMULUS Country WIVK/KNOXVILLE has added JUSTIN SCHEMAN as Exec. Prod. for its “TONY & KRIS” morning show. In the newly-created position, SCHEMAN will handle producer duties for the “TONY & KRIS” show as well as the pair’s forthcoming syndicated weekend programming. TONY RANDALL and KRIS ROCHESTER joined WIVK last JULY (NET NEWS 7/11/17); longtime “ANDY…
Radio's Will West reveals secret past
On the air, it’s a success story. “When I heard sports talk radio for the first time, that was always my dream,” said Will West. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for just about my whole life.” Before the lights ever came on for West it was a very different story. It was a story…
Pirkle Picks Up A Silent Stick In Knoxville
KNOXVILLE — Along Strawberry Plains Pike on the east side of the Holston River sits a dormant 10kw Class D daytimer that until recently was the home of a Sports format powered by SB Nation Radio. It is one step closer to returning to the air, as the station is being traded to an…
Radio Host Defends ‘F**k’ Tweet At 98-Year-Old Nun And Team Chaplain
“I don’t regret the joke,” Cody McClure said of his message about Sister Jean of Loyola University Chicago. Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the 98-year-old nun and team chaplain of NCAA Tournament upstart Loyola University Chicago, has become the darling of March Madness. But WKGN-AM radio host Cody McClure in Knoxville, Tennessee, figured some irreverence…
FOX Sports Radio Host Makes Inappropriate Comment About Loyola’s Sister Jean
A FOX Sports radio host in Knoxville is getting crushed for what can only be described as an inappropriate comment about Loyola Chicago Team Chaplain Sister Jean. Loyola Chicago is one of the best stories of this year’s NCAA Tournament. The Ramblers have upset both Miami and Tennessee en route to the Sweet 16. Along…
All Access: WCYQ/Knoxville Ups Carina To Morning Co-Host
Carina ALL ACCESS has confirmed that SCRIPPS Country WCYQ (Q100.3)/KNOXVILLE night host “CARINA WITH A TWIST OF LIME” STEWART has been upped to morning co-host alongside OPIE JOE as “Q MORNINGS WITH OPIE AND CARINA.” CARINA succeeds KRISHA NEWPORT, who departed the station last AUGUST (NET NEWS 8/22/17). She was recently nominated for an ACADEMY…
Tyrone Beach is leaving the Marc and Kim Show on Star 102.1 Radio
Tyrone Beach, producer and co-host of the Marc and Kim Morning Show on Star 102.1 radio, announced Wednesday morning that he is leaving the company. His last day is Friday, March 9. During an emotional conversation with morning DJ’s Kim Hansard and Marc Anthony, the producer explained that his desire to help others had become…