Friends of Georgia Radio

All the news we know about Georgia Radio | Early May 2025

Emily Boldon is new Brand manager for Star 94, after leaving CMG last year
Ali Mac is baaaack! WKHX, Star 94, and B98.5 veteran joins 92.9 The Game's "Morning Shift"
Dual Honors for Q99.7's Bert Weiss- "Centennial Ambassador" and "Hall of Fame" nominee
99X's Leslie Fram forms FEMco for talent development, leadership, and artist mentorship
Saying goodbye to "Cadillac Jack," Statesboro's Mike Mull, and Jeff Dantzler's wife Emily
New Podcast Alert- Georgia Wavelengths # 30 with Howard Toole, Managing Partner, Rome Radio partners Click HERE to listen

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Rome Radio Partner's Howard Toole

Howard Toole started as a jock in 10th grade in Augusta and quickly earned his first-class ticket right after high school. He continued his radio journey at WRFC in Athens while finishing his degree at Georgia, then moved on to Louisville and New Orleans as an air personality and PD. Soon, he switched to sales, and ended up in Atlanta when Plough Broadcasting flipped WPLO-FM to Disco V-103. From there, he worked in Dallas, San Antonio, and returned to Athens as a GM. Along the way, he bought his first station in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Now, he’s settled in Rome, Georgia, as managing partner of a six-station cluster—each station sounding much larger than its small-market size. Howard runs a lean operation, of necessity, relying on a core team plus a network of 80+ voices he can call on when needed, along with modern digital tech and AI voices – including one of his overnight hosts, AI Gunner. Yup. He’s AI. We'll dive into Howard's unique approach, his use of technology, and hear more about AI Gunner in Wavelengths #30.

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99X PD and Midday Personality Steve Craig

Streetz 94.5 Owner Steve Hegwood

Jazz 91.9 WCLK's PD David Linton and GM Wendy Williams

Former Fox 97 morning duo-"Randy and Spiff"-Part 1 & Part 2

Former Cox Radio President Bob Neil

The WVLD Valdosta Story-with Ron O'Quinn, Kevin O'Connell, and Bob Raleigh

The Challenges of Small Market Radio-With KJ Allen, Jeff Batten, and Bill Maine

The Story of 94Q's Jazz Flavours with Russ Davis, Fleetwood Gruver, and Don Benson

The GAB Radio Talent Institute 2023 with Madison Gott, Justin Harris, and Massimo Bellow

V-103's 80's & 90s morning stars Mike Roberts and Carol Blackmon

Voiceover stars George Robinson, Randy Reeves, & Jeff Winterson

Long time WKHX PD Neil McGinley & Morning Man Moby in the Morning

Brian Philips, Chief Content Officer/Cumulus-99X, Then & Now

John Asante/Gail Harris-The WRAS Album 88 Story-Pt. 2

Drew Murray/ Jeff Walker-The WRAS Album 88 Story, Pt. 1

Jerry Rogers: Savannah radio icon, owner Quality Rock 105.3

Dwight Douglas: Burkhart/Douglas & Associates

Laura Starling: Mornings WDEN Macon

Kaedy Kiely: 96 Rock, Z93, 97.1 The River (Atlanta)

Bear O'Brian: WCGQ, Kiss, Kissin' 99.3 (Columbus)

Don Benson: WQXI AM/FM, Lincoln Financial (Atlanta)

Mara Davis: WZGC, Dave FM (Atlanta)

Mike Roberts: WVEE V103 (Atlanta)

John Lauer: WGST, WPCH, Georgia Radio News Service (Atlanta)