1500 posts, Yay! Alright, put away the champagne and let's get down to business...
WGN-AM and WLS-AM both have new program directors this evening.
WGN hired Kevin Metheny, who previously ran Clear Channel's cluster of radio stations in Cleveland (including rock outlet WMMS-FM "The Buzzard"), as their new program director. He replaces Bob Shomper, who now moves to the same capacity at WLS-AM, replacing Kipper McGee in the process.
Methany was once PD at WNBC-AM in New York City in the early 1980's, and the boss of Don Imus and Howard Stern - the latter referring to Metheny as "Pig Virus" (now you tell me if that's positive or negative...)
WGN is entering a new era today, as John Williams took over the morning drive from now-retired Spike O'Dell.
2 comments:
Was Metheny the guy in "Private Parts" that wanted Howard Stern to say W EEEENNNNN BEE SEE! on the air? That guy was cast in a really negative light in the movie, but at least he won't have to deal with the likes of Stern and Imus at WGN.
Stern and Metheny did not get along at all at WNBC. Their relationship was indeed a very turbulent one. Yikes!
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