Tom Gamble Leaving 96 ROCK
After 15 years on radio, Tom Gamble is calling it quits. His last show on 96ROCK — aka WFTK-FM, 96.5 — is 6-9 a.m. Friday. Could this open the door for Eddie Fingers’ return to rock radio? I just filed...
View ArticleEddie Fingers On Eric Deters Thursday
Former WEBN-FM and WLW-AM personality Eddie Fingers makes a rare radio appearance Thursday. He’ll be on “1160 Real Talk” at 8 a.m. with Eric Deters and Sensible Don Lewis, also formerly of WLW-AM....
View ArticleWhat are Eddie Fingers, Mike McConnell up to?
Former radio favorites Eddie Fingers and Mike McConnell make a rare public appearance 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Montgomery to help raise money for Tom Hoeweller, an old friend recently diagnosed with...
View ArticleEddie Fingers back on WLW-AM!
Eddie Fingers returns to WLW-AM Monday in a shake-up as surprising as his firing 16 months ago by the city’s No. 1 station. The 30-year radio veteran let go by Clear Channel in October 2010 will rejoin...
View ArticleEddie Fingers returns to WLW-AM
UPDATED 3:30 P.M. MONDAY, JAN. 30: Eddie Fingers returned to WLW-AM at 3 p.m. today, thanking his listeners for their support during his 16 months of unemployment. “The support has been amazing,” said...
View ArticleDoc – Gone but not forgotten
The poll results are in… and Doc Thompson finished a strong #2 behind Eddie Fingers when we asked readers to pick their favorite from four WLW-AM talk hosts earlier this week, after the firing of...
View ArticleDoc Thompson loses Virginia radio job
Former WLW-AM talk host Doc Thompson has lost his other Clear Channel job. He’s no longer at WRVA-AM in Richmond, VA., where he kept doing afternoon drive after moving here to work at WLW-AM in October...
View ArticleI’m back, with news on Ch 9, Doc Thompson
Thanks for all the kind words of support and sympathy after my father died last week. It helped us through an emotional week, even though we thought we were prepared to lose him after 96-1/2 years….....
View ArticleSee our cool new WLW-AM photo gallery
DUH! When I posted this late Tuesday, I forgot the put in the link to the new photo gallery. So HERE IT IS. Enjoy! In honor of WLW-AM’s 90th birthday — full service started on March 23, 1922 — we’ve...
View ArticleBill Bangert checking in from Cambodia
Former WLW-AM newsman Bill Bangert, who’s traveling around the world with his family, will report in from Cambodia today. He emailed me to say that he’s calling Eddie Fingers and Tracy Jones at 3:05...
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