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Friday, July 18, 2008
7/18: Lexie Kaye is out at the River, Jamie Massey’s last day, Star 94 GM going away party
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Chris Miller, program director at the River, dropped me an email this morning to tell me Lexie Kaye has been let go as morning host of the classic hits station after about two years. No explanation given and no comments forthcoming beyond what they are seeking for a replacement:
We’ll be looking for a new morning air talent who can shine within our limited-talk format, add great content to our website and interact well with listeners at stations appearances and events.
Lexie Kaye was a nice gal. I had lunch with her once. But like former B98.5 morning hosts Kelly & Alpha, she wasn’t given a lot to do so she wasn’t ever able to really become a true “personality.”
One of the bloggers noted below that the River still calls itself “new.” I think Cox Radio just does that. 95.5/The Beat was new for seemingly years after it launched, too. The River is now 2 years, six months, three weeks old. “At some point, we’ll drop new,” Miller said. “But we have no plans to drop it now. New has a good connotation for people. And we talk to people all the time who are just discovering us.” This reminds me of this NBC promotion during the summer for repeats in which the concept was, if you haven’t seen it yet, “it’s new to you.”
-790/The Zone raised $350,000 this week for Camp Twin Lakes, a camping facility for children with chronic illnesses and diseases, based in Rutledge.
-I stopped by to wish Jamie Massey off on her last day at 94.9/The Bull. After eight years on the radio at Star 94, Q100 and the Bull, she’s off to Phoenix to be with her boyfriend Chad Jennings. She leaves tomorrow for Wyoming to hang with her dad at a ranch before she leaves in early August to the dry heat and a country station out West. She told listeners she can be found at myspace.. At 8:30 a.m., the station played “Take This Job and Shove It.” But that wasn’t the song for her. Rather, the morning show played “By The Time I Get to Phoenix” by Glen Campbell. Cledus T. Judd was actually off today. He got hitched this past Tuesday for a fourth time.
Here is Jamie Massey with former co-host Slam Duncan this morning:
-On Thursday night, I checked out the going away party for the general manager at Star 94 Mark Kanov, who worked at the station for a whopping 40 years. Among the attendees at the Mansion in Buckhead: former 94Q morning host Gary McKee, long-time Star vet (until recently) Tommy Sullivan, former 99Xer Jimmy Baron (right), “Better Mornings” reporter Corinna Allen, former station manager Jerry Blum and the entire Star on-air staff including Tripp West, Cindy and Ray, the Morning Mess and the new night guy Darik Kristopher. No shows: Steve and Vikki. I’m going to add photos I took below:
ABOVE: Superphat Mikey (left) and Marco Orem (right) sandwiched by their agent Norm Schrutt, who also reps Mara Davis, the 2 Live Stews, John Kincade, Christopher Rude, Cindy & Ray and a host of others.
ABOVE: Tommy Sullivan with former Star 94 promotions manager Maren Sprowls, who now works at AOL.
The new night-time jock at Star 94 Darik Kristopher, who last worked in Denver and grew up in Iowa.
Tripp West, the mid-day guy at Star. He’s really really tall, though this photo doesn’t really help make that clear.
ABOVE: Mark Kanov, the man of the hour, who received original seats from the Omni as a going away present from his son.
