[74] Separately, morning show producer Bill Flaherty and morning host Tom Bergeron also concluded that it was not appropriate for WBZ to play music in the midst of the war. WKLB, 99.5, Boston -- Sure, it might be annoying to hear
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Helpful. Flack or Peabro Bryson song than probably anyone in the country. By that time, he knew that he wanted to become a full-time radio deejay, which led him to an opening at WROW in Albany, where Dick was not only a staff announcer but also worked at sister-station WTEN-TV, delivering the Sunday morning newscast. Many are friends and former co-workers in the Boston radio arena, including, Mike Addams, Roger Allen, Tom Bergeron, Mary Blake, Bruce Bradley, Peter Casey, Joe Cortez, Tom Cuddy, Dale Dorman, Pete Falconi, Rod Fritz, Larry Glick, Dan Justin, Gary LaPierre, Harry Nelson, Judi Paparelli, Nancy Quill, Phil Redo, Matt Siegel, Linda Smith, and Peter -- WZID-FM, 95.7, Manchester, N.H. -- The funniest man on radio. Hilarious. He also wanted to entertain. July 2000: Longtime announcer and sports reporter Leo Egan dies. [97] Another sports show, The McDonoughs on Sports with Sean McDonough and Will McDonough aired during the 1997 NFL season as a lead-in to CBS Radio Sports' broadcast of Monday Night Football, preempting David Brudnoy's program;[98] the first two hours of his Friday show were also preempted in favor of a cooking show, Olives' Table with Todd English, from August 1997[99] through August 1998. Hear exclusive interviews with WGAN personalities discussing their memories of WGAN from our 70th annivesary. [92] CBS' radio stations, including WBZ, were spun off into a new public company, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, in 1998 (a move that removed the Group W name from the station's license);[93] Viacom announced its acquisition of the publicly held stake in Infinity on August 15, 2000 (shortly after it merged with CBS Corporation),[94] a transaction completed on February 21, 2001 (though Viacom, and CBS before the merger, had always held a majority stake in Infinity). [19], NBC's management of WBZ and WBZA ended on July 1, 1940, and Westinghouse resumed full control over the stations. 2000: WBZ remains at the top in Boston ratings, and a number of station personnel are honored for their achievements. Liam Martin, who joined WBZ in 2015 and previously co-anchored the 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts, now co-anchors the weekday morning newscasts from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. alongside Kate Merrill..