WIOQ/Q102 loses one

[RMHinNEO]

From All Access:

CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40 WAKS (96.5 KISS-FM)/CLEVELAND PD DAN MASON announces that sister Top 40 WIOQ (Q-102)/PHILADELPHIA afternooner (and WAKS voicetracking night slammer) KASPER is returning to CLEVELAND to assume the APD/MD/afternoon drive post, effective in late AUGUST or early SEPTEMBER. This marks a homecoming for OHIO-native KASPER, who returns to the same position that he held at WAKS before heading to WIOQ late last year.

Stepping into the now-vacant night slot will be sister Top 40 WIHT (HOT 99.5)/WASHINGTON D.C. weekend/swing shifter J-NIICE, a relative newcomer to the radio game who's been behind the mic less than 2 years. His first night in the building will be JULY 18th.


As a result of the above changes, WAKS and current afternooner STICK "ON THE RADIO" part company. STICK will continue to voicetrack afternoons at 94.7 HITS-FM/MONTREAL and X107.1 in the CAYMEN ISLANDS, as well as do swing at Z100/NEW YORK. He won't be idle for long, so pick up STICK at (216) 269-5500 or radiostick@aol.com.


Wonder if it would be a possibility for the 2 to just trade places?
Stick is a very good jock.
Sorry you guys lose Kasper, but it's great to have him back here in Cleveland.

[Slinky]

> CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40 WAKS (96.5 KISS-FM)/CLEVELAND PD DAN
> MASON announces that sister Top 40 WIOQ (Q-102)/PHILADELPHIA
> afternooner (and WAKS voicetracking night slammer) KASPER is
> returning to CLEVELAND to assume the APD/MD/afternoon drive
> post, effective in late AUGUST or early SEPTEMBER. This
> marks a homecoming for OHIO-native KASPER, who returns to
> the same position that he held at WAKS before heading to
> WIOQ late last year.

Ouch!  Kasper was the best thing Q102 had going for them.  

 
> Stepping into the now-vacant night slot will be sister Top
> 40 WIHT (HOT 99.5)/WASHINGTON D.C. weekend/swing shifter
> J-NIICE, a relative newcomer to the radio game who's been
> behind the mic less than 2 years. His first night in the
> building will be JULY 18th.

There's a missing piece here.  If J-Niice is going to nights, I guess that means Jessie Jordan is going to afternoons.  Good move there.  I like Jessie Jordan, but I don't think she really fit at night.  She's not really up to the task of replacing Kasper, but she'll do OK.

J-Niice is a bit green, but he does a good weekend show on Hot 99.5.  Lots of phones, very active promotionally.  He should do well on Q and give them a little boost against Wired at night.
 
> Wonder if it would be a possibility for the 2 to just trade
> places?
> Stick is a very good jock.

Stick was on nights in Philly a few years ago.  He wasn't that impressive.  The show sounded very canned.  I don't know if it's improved since then, but he really didn't sound good the first time he was on Q.

[StopsetBreak]

Hey Slinky,

I think that blurb means this J-NIICE guy is going to nights at WAKS in Cleveland, not here in Philly.

> > CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40 WAKS (96.5 KISS-FM)/CLEVELAND PD DAN
> > MASON announces that sister Top 40 WIOQ
> (Q-102)/PHILADELPHIA
> > afternooner (and WAKS voicetracking night slammer) KASPER
> is
> > returning to CLEVELAND to assume the APD/MD/afternoon
> drive
> > post, effective in late AUGUST or early SEPTEMBER. This
> > marks a homecoming for OHIO-native KASPER, who returns to
> > the same position that he held at WAKS before heading to
> > WIOQ late last year.
>
> Ouch!  Kasper was the best thing Q102 had going for them.  
>
>  
> > Stepping into the now-vacant night slot will be sister Top
>
> > 40 WIHT (HOT 99.5)/WASHINGTON D.C. weekend/swing shifter
> > J-NIICE, a relative newcomer to the radio game who's been
> > behind the mic less than 2 years. His first night in the
> > building will be JULY 18th.
>
> There's a missing piece here.  If J-Niice is going to
> nights, I guess that means Jessie Jordan is going to
> afternoons.  Good move there.  I like Jessie Jordan, but I
> don't think she really fit at night.  She's not really up to
> the task of replacing Kasper, but she'll do OK.
>
> J-Niice is a bit green, but he does a good weekend show on
> Hot 99.5.  Lots of phones, very active promotionally.  He
> should do well on Q and give them a little boost against
> Wired at night.
>  
> > Wonder if it would be a possibility for the 2 to just
> trade
> > places?
> > Stick is a very good jock.
>
> Stick was on nights in Philly a few years ago.  He wasn't
> that impressive.  The show sounded very canned.  I don't
> know if it's improved since then, but he really didn't sound
> good the first time he was on Q.
>

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Steve Rodgers
Radio Geek Extraordinaire
Upper Darby, PA

[ATyler]

> Hey Slinky,
>
> I think that blurb means this J-NIICE guy is going to nights
> at WAKS in Cleveland, not here in Philly.

Correct.

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Aaron Tyler
Afternoons / MD
WVZA / Marion - Carbondale, IL
www.kissfm927.com

Weekends / Swing
KSLZ / St. Louis
WAKZ / Youngstown, OH

[Slinky]

> I think that blurb means this J-NIICE guy is going to nights
> at WAKS in Cleveland, not here in Philly.

You're right.  The All Access article now has a paragraph mentioning that Q102 PD Todd Shannon is looking to fill Kasper's spot.

[RMHinNEO]

> Stick was on nights in Philly a few years ago.  He wasn't
> that impressive.  The show sounded very canned.  I don't
> know if it's improved since then,


Yes, he has been much improved, IMO.
He used to VT weekends here on WAKS a few years ago and I was not a big fan, but he has really improved and I thought did a good show every afternoon here.
I think he'll land a nice gig soon.