Host of "The Clubhouse with Kyle Bailey," as well as Charlotte Good news gathering service as well. Update: Dave Simon also got the axe from CJAD. Due to its nighttime signal limitations, UNC signed up WFNZ's former FM sister WRFX to simulcast Tar Heel basketball games from 2008 to 2011, as well as any football games kicking off after 5 PM. On August 31, 1992, 610 AM became Charlotte's first all-sports station as "Sports 610 AM WAQS." [5] Stan and Sis Kaplan of Boston bought WAYS in May 1965 for $550,000. Though Packer, son of Billy Packer, continued his "Southern Fried Football" and "Packman on Sports" on the WJZY 10:00 newscast, he would be off Charlotte radio due to a non-compete clause until July 2011. The first run at The Fan for Wilson lasted just under eight years. In the meantime, Barrett Sports Medias Stan Norfleet is filling in with Wilson. He had 20 family members in a suite on Thursday including his son and his sister. This was also confirmed by none other than his former station, WKRK-FM. One of the joys of working with Dave was being with him for his homecomings to his beloved Chicago, Freed told the Tampa Bay Times. Once the games start, make sure to tune in to Sports Radio FNZ for all your tournament action news and for updates on the Big Bracket Challenge. in January. Thank you for subscribing! With the Urban One acquisition, WFNZ offered local sports hosts weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. On nights and weekends, it carried programming from CBS Sports Radio. R. Jim Ralph; Sean Rameswaram; Jim Richards; Bill Richardson; Erika Ritter; Leslie Roberts; Tom Roberts; Ken Rockburn; Shelagh Rogers; Richard Ryder; S. Bernard St . announced the appointment of Jeff Rickard as Program Director. I checked on CJAD.com, and it seems the weekends are mirroring the weekdays as it becomes a Best Of station. Kenny Mayne To Boomer & Gio: You Were Forced To Interview Me, I Get It, Controversy Surrounds Bumping of Popular Segment on 590 The Fan in St. Louis. Wilson joins the station after four years in middays at Radio Ones 610 WFNZ/92.7 WFNZ-FM Charlotte. Instead, the late CTV Montreal anchor (usually Maya Johnson) will be expected to read hourly newscasts for CJAD through 10pm. He evetually moved his radio career to Vancouver. The QCGN is appalled to learn that BellMedia is gutting its newsrooms. WFNZ's sports radio personality/host Stan Norfleet joined Will Kunkel and Carla Gebhart to talk about the Panthers offense, the trade deadline, and Deshaun Watson. No word on whether The Nick Wilson Experiment will make a comeback. Listen Live ON AIR The Kyle Bailey Show 3:00pm - 6:00pm UP NEXT Instant Replay 6:00pm - 7:00pm LATER CBS Sports Radio 7:00pm - 6:00am Mac & Bone Verify to immediately update business information, respond to reviews, and more! RICKARD, a former ESPN RADIO and SPORTING NEWS RADIO host and KFNZ-A/SALT LAKE CITY PD, left WEEI in JANUARY after five months in BOSTON."We are committed to making sports radio even bigger. Personal announcement:Last week I made the decision to leave Wilson & Parcell. Nick Wilson is going home. Instead, it will only have a cameraman there and rotate in reporters from Montreal as necessary, as it did while Johnson was on maternity leave. WAYS was one of 24 affiliates carrying programming from KABC and KGO such as Michael Jackson, Dr. Irene Kassoria, Dr. Toni Grant and Owen Spann. Station News Talk 1110 & 99.3 WBT Charlotte, NC. Station 92.7 The Block Charlotte, NC. Sad news.Gord Sinclair must be turning in his grave. [31] Since the Hornets had priority on WFNZ, when both teams were playing at the same time, the Charlotte FC broadcast moved to sister station WBT. Content gets created in the boardroom/government backroom and is submitted for distribution over the airwaves. Wilson joined the station from 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. The Clarity Communications station labels the new format as Kentucky-centric music. What about Todd Van Der Heydens show Viewpoints? With the Rays on the Southside of Chicago this week, the White Sox took a moment before their game on Thursday to pay tribute to Wills. So. The Ohio native is returning to Cleveland to anchor afternoon drive on 92.3 The Fan alongside Dustin Fox. WFNZ (610 AM), known on air as "102.5 The Block", is a commercial radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Top 8 Sports Media Stories of the Day, sent directly to your inbox, every morning at 8am ET. Leaving Cleveland was an impossible decision four years ago, said Wilson. With the Rays on the Southside of Chicago this week, the White Sox took a moment before their game on Thursday to pay tribute to Wills. Supporting cast: Terry Hanson,. Instead of picking up syndication from Sporting News Radio or ESPN Radio, the station added a one-hour show featuring Chuck Howard and added an hour to the "Mac Attack" show. Following a transition period, sister station WFNZ-FM (92.7), which (as WQNC) had served as the previous outlet for "The Block", became the new FM simulcast of WFNZ. On October 18, 2016, Beasley announced that WFNZ and its FM translator would be sold to Entercom, pending FCC approval. I think all of the announcers at CJAD these days are afraid to say anything about CJAD that might annoy the higher ups. In January 2022, MLS expansion team Charlotte FC announced a radio partnership with Radio One that made WFNZ the team's radio flagship. CJAD also cut its reporter at the National Assembly five years ago, with Bell having . Phil Jackson Says He Stopped Watching NBA Games Because Of Black Lives Matter "Politics," Twitter Roasts Him Wilson will join the stations afternoon show alongside co-host Dustin Fox weekdays from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Based on social media announcements, news reports and website scrubbings, here are who we know are gone: I should also mention that Martin Spalding, a long-time Montreal-based manager whose last role was Vice President, Radio & CTV Operations, was among the cuts last month when they filtered down to the mid-management level. During the day, it provides at least grade B coverage to 35 counties in North and South Carolina. Even Global still has a reporter in Quebec City, and it doesnt have two news-talk radio stations and two music radio stations to share costs with. Gerry Vaillancourt, formerly of WCNT, was the station's first local sports talk host, debuting on September 14. Josh Parcell is out in Charlotte. Over the two days, WRKO on-air personalities Jeff Kuhner, Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong encouraged listeners to donate and raise funds for the DAV of Massachusetts' homeless shelter and transportation programs. During an appearance on the ESPN New York morning show on Monday, Kiper promised he would work a mention of Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg into the ESPN broadcast of the first round of the NFL Draft. He had previously worked behind the scenes in television. News director C. Michael Blackwell would interview winners. Nearly 40 more friends were in the stands. Besides being a sharpshooter for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets,. After 18 months, on June 27, 1988, WAES began airing the "AM Only" adult standards satellite format during the day, and talk show hosts Bruce Williams, Neil Myers and Larry King at night.[12]. WRFX-AM switched its call letters to WFNZ, on November 20, 1995, with the slogan "Where Fans Rule." Already cut to what one might have thought was the bone, CJAD is eliminating whats left of its reporters. Cleveland sports fans are ecstatic that Nick Wilson is returning to 92.3 The Fan. The play-by-play voice of the Tampa Bay Rays was 58 years old. The other lady from Morning Live Ottawa could go to Rogers TV Ottawa or CTVs competition on Sparks St. Dr. Laurie could go to AM 600. Avid Tar Heel fan, Panthers Radio reporter, WBT sports reporter, and mom of 3! He worried that it meant that Kiper considers DiPietro & Rothenberg a fifth-round show., If I go to day 3 and havent mentioned you, Ill be replaced by Todd McShay on this show, Kiper joked, saying he has never been under so much scrutiny before. Those stations were to be spun off to a divestiture trust in order to stay under ownership limits, but were also sold to Entercom as well. Coming home on his last day. Parcell had been partnered with Nick Wilson, who remains in afternoon drive at the station. Last time I checked, BCE had not been converted into a charity. WFNZ ran a tailgate prior to Carolina Panthers home games at the station's "Doghouse" located near Bank of America Stadium. Kiper countered that despite what it may look like on TV, there is a lot of structure to the conversations on the dais on draft night. July 15th will be Wilson's final show in Charlotte. Is this you? Todays media is nothing more than propaganda departments for whomever pays the most. The video board at Guaranteed Rate Field showed footage of Wills during his tenure with the White Sox. Lexington sports station 96.1 The Zone has flipped from sports to Americana music and rebranded as 96.1 The Hound. 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By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. QCB. His longtime friend and WFNZ colleague Travis "T-Bone" Hancock broke the news on Twitter. Written by WFNZ Staff Published on March 11, 2022 Source: iOne Digital / Radio One Digital Compete for bragging rights against your favorite Sports Radio FNZ personalities in the 2022 Big Bracket Challenge. The station will now begin a search for a new afternoon co-host. Oddly enough, the Bahamas Guardian Radio (broadcast live there on FM as well as online) retains the more pleasant, traditional, laid-back call-in talk programming, even welcoming regulars who express their opinions and are not abruptly cut off by impatient hosts fearful of overstepping into commercial time. Charlotte Job & Recruitment Fair Presented by Radio One, Inc. 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Bell Media doesnt like to give specifics about these kinds of things, nor does it like to allow its local managers to face the music when theyre forced to make cuts like these, so most of the information below is pieced together from sources within the CTV Montreal and CJAD offices, plus some information from Bell Media and the union.