Indiana RadioWatch: December 29, 2001
Northeast
Jim Allgeier is the new GM at Classic Rock/WFWI & Rock/WBYR (92.3fm, Fort
Wayne; 98.9fm, Van Wert, Ohio). Allgeier arrives from the Citadel
Communications stations in Lansing, Michigan. He starts on Wednesday (2
January).
Changes at N-T/WOWO (1190am, Fort Wayne) as Dr. Laura Schlessinger is
replaced by Glenn Beck. Laura's last day is Friday 4 January, and Beck
debuts at 9am on Monday 7 January. No time change on WOWO - 9am - Noon.
Also, Dean Pantazi departs the nightly "Sports Talk" show. Pantazi, along
with former co-host Art Saltsberg, started the show in 1985. Current
co-host Dean McNeil continues the show solo.
Leann Brown, GSM at Hot AC/WMEE (97.3fm, Fort Wayne) exits. Replacing
Brown is Joel Pyle. Pyle was a salesman for sister N-T/WOWO (1190am, Fort
Wayne) from 1995-1999. Pyle starts his new duties on Wednesday (2
January).
Alternative/WCYT (91.1fm, Lafayette Township) announces plans to go 24/7,
starting in February. Also, expect a Summer, 2002 FCC decision on their
application to increase power from 125 to 800 watts.
Northcentral
Talk/WTRC (1340am, Elkhart) adds The Greg Garrison show, effective today.
Northwest
Leigh Ellis' Porter County Broadcasting adds Country/WXRD (103.9fm, Crown
Point) and N-T/WZVN (107.1fm, Lowell). WZVN retools as a rock station,
while WXRD rolls out as "X-Rock 103.9 The Rock of the Region." The
Classic Rock station will air The Bob & Tom Show.
Central
After a stint as "The Christmas Channel", WGRL (93.9fm, Noblesville) flips
formats to 1980's music as "Retro 93.9." The format change occurred
Christmas night. Tom Willhoite joins "Retro 93.9" for mornings.
Willhoite last had the PD slot at Oldies/WERK & WURK (104.9fm, Muncie;
101.7fm, Elwood). Also, Karen James, who was in the Production Department
at Susquehanna exits as does Donnie Claw. Claw last did afternoons at WGRL
and was assistant production director for all of the Susquehanna/Indy stations.
Finally...
This week's bonus comes from IRW reader Bruce Allen. An Indy native,
Bruce is now working in The Big Easy, at Country WNOE near New Orleans,
Louisiana. Thanks for sending this in, Bruce!
Bruce sent IRW a jingle montage from the former WNAP (93.1fm, Indianapolis
[now WNOU]). As always, you can find this week's bonus at:
http://www.well.com/~irw/bonus/bonus.html
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That's it for this issue. See you in a week!
Blaine Thompson
Indiana RadioWatch
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