Cumulus Media's Grand Rapids Classic Rock Station 97 WLAV-FM Taps Gregg Get articles like this right in your News Feed. Matthews today is uploading two podcasts a week, Monday and Friday, which then are archived for subscribers. Tony Gates, Lori DeYoung, Tim Steele, Doc Donavan, Aris Hampers, Ed Buchanen, Allision Harte, Ogie Dryer. She talks at you not to you. So, if you take some history with you, please leave some for the next to read. At the same time, they switched the FM signal back to a more classic rock-driven format. LAV who? I love it here, he said. He was able to do the radio show with Drew McCarthy and Jim Costa from western Pennsylvania. that did a lot of custom painting at a now gone business at 28th st & Ivanrest was busted also. Your email address will not be published. Were beyond happy with our next adventure., Michelle McKormick, Co-Host, Michelle and Gregg With Travis, added: This idiot. ", Henson remarked, "Returning home to Michigan to work with Michelle McKormick and Cumulus is very exciting for me and my family. Love Listening in Market Harborough, Leicestershire UK, on the Grand Union canal. by yankeesprings Mon May 02, 2022 4:03 pm, Post Maria Ciuffo is a well-known radio host who works for Barstool Sports and is the co-host of the popular pop culture show Chicks in the . Attention! West Michigan Radio Legend Ed ''Uncle Buck'' Buchanan Dies Ironically, as it got to a point where it was really noticeable, I suddenly got more offers than I had in years for voice work, guest podcast requests and even an offer to go back on the radio for a full-time afternoon air shift. Elisabeth Gottmann started her business 35 years ago. Myself, John Barry and yes Mike Slavko aka Dung worked on the AM/weekends at that time. His upcoming plans include hosting a jazz festival for St. Mary's Health Care, and he's working on a wine auction for Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Visit our, Christen Limon Rises To KYSR Music Coordinator, WKHX Launches Amanda & Garrett In Middays, FCC Report 4/30: Another Attempt At Inland Empire Upgrade, VP/Rock Programming & WKQX PD Troy Hanson Exits Cumulus Media. According to the station, Buchanan started at WLAV in 1970, but . Lance also advises stations, talent and brands on digital content strategies, programming integrations, and brand extensions. Holding Court: Aris Hampers and some of his historical artifacts. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group. On Memorial Day, 1991, the station changed to a modern rock-based format, since it felt that modern rock was the direction that progressive rock was heading in. The Grand Rapids radio icon, fired in November from WLAV-FM, soon traded broadcasting for podcasting. Citadel Broadcasting has owned the station since acquiring it from Bloomington Broadcasting (doing business as Michigan Media) in 2000. Matthews, 55, a Detroit-area native who got his start at WLAV-FM in the early 1980s, later left for St. Louis but was recruited nine months later by Dahl to come to Chicago for a run lasting more than 22 years. He (the doctor) found a mass beneath my voicebox but was still initially stumped, since he said he hadnt seen that before and it wasnt common. Alot of chaos on the radio, Lori holding the show down as some days Tone the Fun Guy would be a little late artiving to work the Morning show. by Jeff Cunningham Sun May 01, 2022 11:26 pm, Post Don't miss a beat. We're beyond happy with our next adventure. They had no appreciative on-air chemistry in my book. Henson returns to Michigan from Richmond, VA, after a successful run at heritage News/Talk station, WRVA. Do I really need to say this? WLAV posted Thursday that Ed Buchanan, "Uncle Buck", has died. Hopefully, you will understand. Starting in 1979, Ed teamed up with former WZZM TV-13 "Eyewitness at Noon" host Dick Richards to do middays (10 am to 2 pm) on WCUZ. If I recall one/some individual(s) went into the Federal Witness program. Henson joins renowned West Michigan personality Michelle McKormick and audience favorite, Travis Gibbs, on WLAV weekdays from 5:30am-10:00am on the newly-named Michelle and Gregg With Travis show. Jacobs Media to Present Techsurvey 2023 Results on May 10, WJJK/Indianapolis Appoints Laura Steele to Afternoons, KRMG Adds More Local Coverage, Expands Afternoon News, DJ Thump Named Celebrity Ambassador by the NFL Alumni, WYFM/Youngstown Celebrates ''Alice Cooper Day'' on April 29, Cumulus Media Q1 Net Revs Fall 11.4% to $205.7 Million, RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, December 7, 2022. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Grand Rapids radio legend has died. I remember my first thought when I awoke from the first surgery unable to speak It was simply, It is what it is the only way I could mentally and emotionally accept any of this. Ed Buchanan, known as "Uncle Buck," died on Thursday, according to WLAV's website. The station experienced difficulties in the 1980s. We caught up with the former radio diva and all-around Chatty Cathy to find out why millions upon millions of people now know her as the Bell Ringer . Hailing from Troy, MI, Henson started his career at Classic Rock WCSX-FM in Detroit, and six years later, he headed to crosstown Sports/Talk WDFN-AM as Director of Programming and morning host. Wouldn't be surprised. Raft race concerts first held outside at Riverside( who could forget 1975 Bib Seger-Frank Marino Mohogeny Rush) andl like 250,000 people or so it sermed. Cumulus West Michigan Operations Manager Lori Bennett said, "With the 50th anniversary of WLAV next year, it's thrilling to have an innovator like Gregg join us in bringing the station to the next generation of Classic Rock fans. WLAV posted on it's Facebook page that Ed Buchanan, or Uncle Buck died Thursday. In 1949, WLAV-TV 7 signed on, later becoming WOOD-TV 8. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO POST YOUR BUSINESS CARD OR CLASSIFIED AD ON OUR WEBSITE PLEASE CONTACT: WMMusicHystericalSociety@yahoo.com FOR RATES AND FURTHER INFORMATION. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WLAV-FM&oldid=1151769244, Classic rock radio stations in the United States, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2011, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 26 April 2023, at 03:27. The radio voice of Kevin Matthews has been heard over airways across the country for nearly 25 years. In the spring 1991 Arbitron report, WLAV, which had been a top five station just a year before and had been the #1 station 12+ as recently as fall 1987, fell completely out of the top ten stations 12+, its role as Grand Rapids' top album-rocker having been usurped by WKLQ. Necessary cookies are responsible for the basic functionality of Online Radio Box. Welcome to AllAccess.com, the web's largest radio and music industry community. Tony Gates left in 1984, and in 1986 popular morning personality Kevin Matthews left to work in St . This is no disrespect to Mr.Gates as he is a West Michigan radio legend, but his show had grown unbearably stale. In 1986 popular morning personality Kevin Matthews left to work in St. Louis. We look forward to Greggs contributions to the next incredible chapter in the history of one of the countrys greatest Classic Rock stations., Henson remarked: Returning home to Michigan to work with Michelle McKormick and Cumulus is very exciting for me and my family. Its pretty apparent that the Steve Gorman show (from Westwood One, a division of Cumulus) is being forced by Cumulus corporate onto every classic rock station they have. In 1974, it became western Michigans first full-time AOR station and was an instant success. . Harte had been in a medically induced. Hailing from Troy, MI, Henson started his career at Classic Rock WCSX-FM in Detroit, and six years later, he headed to crosstown Sports/Talk WDFN-AM as Director of Programming and morning host. Citadel Broadcasting acquired the station from Bloomington Broadcasting (doing business as Michigan Media) in 2000. Those Tony Gates Laurie DeYoung and raft race years of the 1970s and early 1980s were very chaotic. by iwndry1015 Mon May 02, 2022 2:30 pm, Post Kev, as he prefers to be called, began his radio career in 1978 at WSRX student radio at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Mich. After graduating from GVSU, Kevin worked his way up through the Grand Rapids radio market until he . He joins Michelle McKormick and Travis Gibbs weekdays from 5:30 -10 a.m. on the newly-named "Michelle and Gregg With Travis Show." i have been listening to wlav since 1993 and i still love it ..the best classic rock is on wlav. English Website 72 Listen live 5 Playlist Contacts On the air 97 LAV 97 LAV playlist TOP songs on 97 LAV 5 Vernisha McCracken 20.02.2023 But recently, we havent heard those stories, or seen Hampers, despite efforts to contact him. Radio personality Ed 'Uncle Buck' Buchanan dies - WOODTV.com Going by memory these individuals were getting a lot if heat put on them to talk. He joins West Michigan personality Michelle McKormick and audience favorite Travis Gibbs on WLAV, weekdays from 5:30-10am on the newly-named "Michelle and Gregg With Travis Show." 57 talking about this. by MWmetalhead Mon May 02, 2022 3:50 pm, Post YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Tony Gates Pulled From WLAV - Michigan Radio & TV Buzzboard His Jackie Stewart skit was a classic. WLAV | West Mich Music Hysterical Society Michelle McKormick - Wikipedia Copyright 2023 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. I figured it was time to finally speak out as to why Ive been absent here on Facebook and from life in general for the past six months. Today, Local Spins shares his story. She is the former co-host of Mouth 2 Mouth on WOOD (AM) with Scott Winters . How do we use Cookies. McKormick is a 1985 graduate of Central Michigan University. Post With the election year ahead, listeners also can expect visits from Bill Clinton and the ghost of Ron Reagan on Matthews' show. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. I left LAV in the fall of 1979 to go to work for WGRD. radio stations have been draconian for a long, long while. Henson returns to Michigan from Richmond, VA after a successful run at heritage News/Talk WRVA. Depending on the selected settings, some functions may become unavailable! WLAV-FM Taps Gregg Henson as Morning Co-Host December 9, 2022 Greg Henson Cumulus Media's WLAV-FM Grand Rapids has announced that former Detroit radio personality Gregg Henson is joining the station as morning co-host. Kevin Matthews - Facebook Who handled mornings with Michelle today? ARIS HAMPERS explains what he has gone . Local radio host Ed 'Uncle Buck' Buchanan passes away

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