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Monday, March 3, 2008
3/3: America’s Next Top Model casting call
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CW’s “America’s Next Top Model” cycle 11 is casting for new would-be models this Wednesday:
Atlanta: Wednesday, March 5
Wyndham Midtown Atlanta
125 10th Street NE
(Corner of Peachtree St & 10th)
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
10am-3pm
Sorry, no Tyra or Miss Jay in sight. Not even any past ANTM models are going to show up.
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3/3: Kicks/Eagle hangover - Words from Sandy Weaver, Jim Vann, Wylie Rose
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I hear Eagle will stick around for another week in stripped down form with Dallas McCade all by herself but the station is certainly a goner. What will replace it is still pure speculation. (I’ll post a new blog listing the likely candidates later today or tomorrow.)
Over at what remains of Kicks, Bill Celler will do the 3 to 7 p.m. shift and it seems McCade will be joining Cadillac though it’s possible they’ll place her in middays. For this week at least, Caddy is on his own.
Sandy Weaver (right), who worked many years at Peach/Lite before joining Eagle as the mid-day gal, got back to me via email Saturday:
Thank you for your concern. While it was quite a surprise and quite a blow, things will be fine. Thinking of all the people in the room yesterday, it’s hard to believe that not one of us will be going back into the building as an employee. There is a lot of great talent there, and all are great people. Hope everyone lands softly and quickly into their new adventure. And hope that [general sales manager] Rick [Mack] and [program director] Mark [Richards] can shake off the very difficult thing they had to do yesterday and move forward. They’re both very nice men who shouldn’t have been put in that position.
And here are comments from Jim Vann (right), veteran morning guy and traffic man at Kicks until Friday and the man who many deemed had the best radio voice in town:
On Friday, February 29th I, along with some of my friends and associates were corporately downsized. While I have been looking for a way to downsize for years, the effectiveness of this weight loss plan came as a complete surprise.
I went to my car to leave and turned on my Ipod, One of my favorite Jim Croce tunes came on. “Workin’ at the Carwash Blues,” is a great song but, the timing was just wrong.
If there is one thing I want to say it is that I am proud of the almost 20 years I was on the air at KICKS 101 5. It has afforded me the opportunity to work with some of the most talented and dedicated professionals in the business. With 6 morning shows, two afternoon shows, three Operations managers and 4 * General Managers to my credit, it is fair to say that I work and play well with others.
It has let me be a part of raising millions of dollars for worthwhile charities. I am especially happy about the work we did for St. Jude. Over the years my friends have learned not to ask me about St. Jude unless you have time to listen. Believe me, from the corner offices on down (or up) the heartfelt dedication was as real as it gets.
I have gotten a lot of calls and emails asking what I am going to do now. I will continue my blog at jimjustthinking.blog.com and I have recently put the finishing touches on my next book, “Jim Just Thinking…Out Loud.” It will be an audio book and I recommend it highly.
Will I be on the radio again? I cannot answer that. A part of me hopes so. I have been behind a mic for the better part of 40 years (yes, there was life before KICKS) and radio is a big part of my identity, but only time…and Wall Street…will tell.
I thank you and everyone for their kind words. I wish you well.
And here are thoughts from Kicks’ former afternoon gal Wylie Rose (right, with Larry the Cable Guy):
Honestly I have nothing but great things to say. I was blessed to work for an amazing radio station for 6 years with talented people I consider family so my quote would be “only blessings, never losses”. I am now going to aim higher personally and pray for those I left behind because surviving it isn’t a picnic either. Thank you for giving the situation attention. I’m sure it will help all of us find employment.
If you want to get in touch with Wylie, go to her myspace page.
