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Front Page - Contents - News Archive - NYC Archive - Boston Archive - Support DCRTV Recent News - news from the past two weeks or so can be found on DCRTV's Front Page... July 2008 to Present - news from January 2008 to present (not including the past two weeks or so) can be found on DCRTV's current News Archive page... January 2008 to June 2008 - Scott Garceau leaves 2, Dan Snyder buys WTEM, 104.3 drops smooth jazz for alternative rock, 1250 goes classic country, new news directors for 2 and 4, new talk format for WPGC-AM, Don Geronimo leaves WJFK-FM, Greaseman returns to DC101, 105.9 drops smooth jazz for oldies, WMAL drops Chris Core, 94.7 veteran Bill Hamlin dies, 1590 goes soul oldies, WMAL veteran Brooke Stevens dies, Marc Steiner leaves WYPR, much more... July 2007 to December 2007 - Steve Rouse leaves WLIF, Tracey Neale leaves 9, PD gone from WMAL, new ND at 5, WHFS veteran Tom Terrell dies, Salem buys WAMD, WMAL veteran Bob Gneiser dies, 5's Gwen Tolbart injured in bus crash, Darrielle Snipes leaves 11, Doug "Greasemen" Tracht leaves WMET, Tony Kornheiser to join 3WT, Washington Post Radio is replaced by talker 3WT, Anita Brikman gets anchor gig at 9, WAMU bluessgrass host Red Shipley dies, 9 boots Doug Buchanan, WTRI drops nostalgia for Spanish, WHFS founder Jake Einstein dies, Shari Elliker get WBAL radio show, WMAL's Andy Parks has heart attack, 5 launches 6 PM newscast, Baltimore radio veteran Harry Shriver dies, WYPR buys Ocean City station, much more... January 2007 to June 2007 - Bonneville transfers 104.1 to Radio One for gospel Praise 104.1, Redskins to WBIG, Mid-Atlantic sells WINC and WBQB, Clear Channel sells Eastern Shore radio stations, Donielle Flynn gets canned from DC101, DC radio/TV legend Milt Grant dies, James White leaves WAMU, Big Tigger returns to WPGC, Ben Campbell leaves WMZQ, Bennett Zier leaves Red Zebra, 94.7 drops classic rock for alternative-ish rock, All Horlick becomes GM at 9, Kornheiser joins Washington Post Radio, Bonneville kills classical WGMS and puts adult hits George in its place, WETA-FM goes classical, PGC exec Jay Stevens to Radio One, 5's Lark McCarthy to Vegas, WRC radio veteran Stan Karas dies, WEAM "Redcoat" Paul Christy dies, much more... July 2006 to December 2006 - Susan Kidd, IJ Hudson, and Arch Campbell leave 4, George Michael announces he'll be leaving 4, WITH becomes WRBS, Kathleen Matthews leaves 7, Bonnevile tries to sell WGMS, radio great Jack Alix dies, Hot 995 fires "Morning Mess," Kirk and Mark leave 98 Rock to be replaced by Mickey and Amelia, Pat Goss jumps from WJFK to WTWP, DC's Channel 23 debuts with religion, WRBS's Dick Ireland retires, WPFW's Raymond Whitfield dies, Comcast agrees to carry MASN, Hot 99.6 axes Albie Dee, Comcast takes over Adelphia's cable systems, Channel 49 debuts on DC's airwaves, Mary Catherine Sneed leaves Radio One, Redskins owner Dan Snyder's Triple X sports talker debuts, much more... January 2006 to June 2006 - Levan Reid leaves 9, 2 loses news director, Redskins owner Dan Snyder plans Red Zebra sports talker, Fox 5 to start 11 PM news, 4 axes Wally Bruckner, WWLG drops oldies to become female talk WVIE, WJFK-FM adds Opie and Anthony to middays, WRBS's Dick Ireland suffers stroke, 2's Keith Mills fired after arrest on drug charge, "Wall Street Week" founder Louis Rukeyser dies, Channel 50 becomes WDCW, Rush Leaves Baltimore's WBAL-AM for WCBM, WBIG drops oldies for classic rock hits, Bonneville launches Washington Post Radio, Z104 silenced, WTOP moves to 103.5, WMET goes brokered tallk and ethnic, Sinclair closes News Central, much more... July 2005 to December 2005 - 4 sports anchor George Michael injured in horse fall, Mega flips 92.7 and 94.3 to Spanish "Classica," Junkies to replace Howard Stern on WJFK-FM and WHFS, Tony Perkins leaves "Good Morning America" to return to Channel 5, Greaseman joins WMET, talker Michael Graham leaves WMAL, EZ Street Leaves WPGC-FM, 5 Fires weatherman Tom Sater, WJFK-FM afternoon man Don Geronimo's wife dies in car accident, WJFK-FM's Ron and Fez jump to XM, Leesburg's WAGE sold, WETA political show host Paul Duke dies, WPGC-FM newsman David Haines dies, WCTN's tower collapses, much more... January 2005 to June 2005 - WJYJ sold, WCAO vet Bob Bartl dies, 98Rock newsman Lopez dies, Lindsay Czarniak joins 4's sports, Frank Herzog and Mike Buchanan join WTOP, WQSR drops traditional oldies for "Jack" oldies, Infinity sells WBMD and WBGR to Family Stations, G. Gordon Liddy jumps to WMET, Hillary Howard joins WGMS, WANN founder Morris Blum dies, WMAL to increase daytime power, Baltimore broadcasting legend Chuck Thompson dies, Vegas Radio debuts on WTRI, Nationals get carried by Z104 and WFED, WETA-FM drops classical for news and talk, Infinity flips 99.1 from alt rock WHFS to Spanish El Zol, WHFS moves to Baltimore's 105.7, Junkies return to WJFK-FM, Michael Powell leaves FCC, WWRC flips to lefty talk, DC radio legend Walt Starling dies, much more... July 2004 to December 2004 - Nassau buys WARX, WARK, and WAFY, Gurvir Dhindsa jumps moves to Channel 5, Caryn Mathes named general manager of WAMU, Infinity sells WBGR and WBMD to Family Stations, WTOP starts WFED, Mathew Blades moves to the morning show at Z104, Tony Kornheiser returns to WTEM, Gordon Peterson jumps from Channel 9 to Channel 7, former Channel 9 weatherman Bill Kamal arrested in sex sting, WERQ cans Marva Williams, WBIG cleans house, Tracey Neale debuts on Channel 9, Brett Haber becomes sports anchor at Channel 9, Eric Meyrowitz becomes Channel 50's general manager, Stevens and Medley take over the morning show at WARW, Alan Leinwand leaves WJFK-FM, Pat Sajak buys WTTR, DC music promoter Bill Asp commits suicide, Shawn Yancy named evening anchor at Channel 5, Todd McDermott joins Channel 9, Opie and Anthony join XM, Bob Edwards joins XM, Dave Roberts fired as Channel 9 news director, Channel 9 discharges Frank Herzog, much more... January 2004 to June 2004 - Jill Sorenson jumps from 4 to 5, WPFW's Nap Turner dies, Ron and Fez debut in Baltimore, WTTG's Joe Rizzo dies, WUSA's Sheldon Levy dies, WMAL's Fred Grandy has heart attack, Steve Rudin leaves 5, former WBAL-TV anchor Rolf Hertzgaard dies, former XMer Mark Parenteau goes to jail, Tony Kornheiser says adios to radio show, Tracey Neale jumps from 5 to 9, new GM at 7, DC101's Elliot Segal fined, WGTS hikes signal, former 9 film critic Davey Marlin-Jones dies, Baltimore radio vet Johnny Walker dies, Frank Herzog kicked out of Redskins radio booth, 98Rock's Lopez battles cancer, Orioles move to 20, former 11 sports anchor Chris Thomas dies, Del Walters moves to 2, WETA founder Elizabeth Campbell dies, 7 sports anchor Rene Knott moves to St. Louis, much more... July 2003 to December 2003 - Steve Davis to WBAL radio, Tim Brant replaces Rene Knott at Channel 7, Mike Buchanan leaves Channel 9, 1260 goes sports, Eddie Gallaher dies, WAMD sold, WCTN sold, Julian Barber dies, WNVT goes digital, WKCW sold, Del Walters leaves 7, Susan Clampitt leaves WAMU, Loo Katz moves to WASH mornings, WHAG sold, Jim Clark retires, Leon Harris joins 7, Jeff Pegues leaves 11, Buddy Rizer leaves DC101, new general manager for 9, Deena Clark dies, Steve Allan leaves WASH and WBIG, Buddy Deane dies, Robert Benjamin leaves WHFS, much more... January 2003 to June 2003 - Mike Buchanan leaves 9's morning news, weatherman Charlie Gertz dies, Scott Brady leaves WASH, John Butler leaves WMAL, new news director for WJLA, Stan Stovall returns to 11, reporter George Baumann dies, WPLC flips to talk, WYRE goes Spanish, Frank Herzog becomes 9's top sports anchor, Brett Haber joins WWZZ, Orioles move to 66, new news director at 2, Michael Hughes joins Infinity's DC radio cluster, Bill Hamlin leaves WARW, much more... July 2002 to December 2002 - Olivia Fox leaves Radio One, WTMD goes AAA, WETA founder turns 100, new GM for MAL, Channel 26 starts digital multiplexes, former WRC sports anchor Darrian Chapman dies, Sports Junkies move to WHFS, Dennis Owens Leaves WGMS morning shift, Channel 7 moves to Virginia, Don and Mike move back to PM drive on WJFK, Graeme leaves WHFS, Opie and Anthony get cancelled, WKCW hikes power, WPWC and WKDV go Spanish, WWLG moves to 1370, Brian Bolter gets top anchor job at WTTG, WWGB sold, Channel 13's Dick Gelfman injured in car accident, WJZ launches 4 PM newscast, the Greaseman moves to WGOP, much more... January 2002 to June 2002 - WGOP is born, Jess Atkinson leaves 9, Murphy And Cash move to WBIG, Tim Brant leaves WMAL, Dale Solly Dies, Oldies 100 becomes Big 100, 13 Cans John Buren, Apple Country gets replaced, Mark Plotkin joins WTOP, 610 goes sports talk, Mike Landess leaves Channel 5, MAL fires Victoria Jones, WRYR launches, WJHU becomes WYPR, Channel 14 goes Telefutura, former NC8 anchor Clif Webb dies, WCBM replaces Dr. Laura with Sean Hannity, much more... July 2001 to December 2001 - Multicultural Buys 1050, Weiner leaves Channel 45, Phil Wood leaves Clear Channel, Stan "The Fan" Leaves WJFK-AM, Stan Stovall leaves Channel 2, Channel 14 becomes WFDC, Kirk Clyatt leaves Channel 45, Siani Lee killed in car crash, Fox buys Channel 20, Dou McKelway moves to Channel 7, Bob Duckman leaves Clear Channel, Z104 drops contemporary hit format, Channels 53 and 56 become MHz Networks, area radio and TV cover 9/11 terror, WQSR moves to 102.7, WXYV flips to urban and moves to 105.7, Sean Hannity debuts on WMAL, G. Gordon Liddy leaves WJFK for WTNT, Johns Hopkins sells WJHU, much more... January 2001 to June 2001 - WAMU drops bluegrass, Multicultural buys WKDM, Mega drops "Amor" format from 94.3, Gordon Liddy bounced from WJFK-AM, Univision buys Channel 14, former Channel 9 news director Jim Snyder dies, 99.5 drops "jam'n oldies" for "hot" hits, Johns Hopkins puts WJHU up for sale, nostalgic WGAY goes business, 570 becomes "Dynamite Talk" WTNT, Greaseman airs on WZHF, Morris Jones leaves Channel 5, WWIN-FM picks up Tom Joyner, much more... July 2000 to December 2000 - Eddie Gallaher retires, Captain Chesapeake dies, TOP adds Frederick relay, Bob Duckman injuried in car accident, Channel 9 drops 4 PM newscast, Viacom buys BET, 92.7 and 94.3 go Spanish, WTOP drops Orioles, Loo Katz leaves WRQX, WASA sold, WPLC relays on 1050 AM, WNST goes back to sports talk format, Hagerstown's 104.7 goes country, Brett Haber leaves WTTG for NYC, Johnny Batchelder dies, Johnny Riggs resigns from HFS after controversy, Tom Joyner moves from HUR to MMJ, Comcast buys HTS, WZHF goes Chinese, much more... January 2000 to June 2000 - Channel 20 to air Dr. Laura, WPLC goes Spanish, Doug Hill leaves 9 for 7, WHUR/WPGC-FM top radio ratings, WKCW sold, Ken Beatrice retires, WZHF and WKDV go to Multicultural, Victoria Jones joins WMAL, Don And Mike fined, WMJS signs off, WPWC's Cousin Ray Woolfendon has heart attack and dies, shake up at Pacifica's WPFW, WTOP2 is born, Ken Broo returns to Cincinnati, DC101's Elliot Segal is suspended, Jim Vance re-signs with 4,Cox Cable drops channel 5, WNVT picks up MuchMusic, much more... July 1999 to December 1999 - Channel 14 goes AIN, WTRI sold, Jess Atkinson joins 9's sports team, Bob Dalton dies, WGRX drops country for adult rock, WPGC and WHUR dominate radio ratings, Mega buys WMJS, MuchMusic comes to Channel 53, Greaseman updates, Salem buys WABS, Sonny Taylor dies, Count Gore returns to 20, WNST goes talk, Chip Franklin goes to Baltimore, Ken Broo fired from 9, JFK's Don & Mike get in hot water, Tribune buys Channel 50, Martin Agronsky dies, Drudge joins WMAL, 99.5 becomes WJMO, much more... January 1999 to June 1999 - 99.5 goes "Jammin' Oldies," 1260 gets WGAY calls, Comcast buys DC and Baltimore cable TV systems, 94.3 drops country, Cox buys Fairfax cable system, more Spanish on AM with Mega purchase of WZHF and WBZS, the Greaseman tells a racist joke and gets fired, Channel 50 dumps Howard Stern, much more... July 1998 to December 1998 - WMZQ traffic reporter injured in plane crash, WINX changes format, WTEM dumps Kiley and Booms, Don Geronimo busted for pot possession, McGinty joins Channel 7, DC TV stations start digital broadcasts, Comcast buys area cable systems, WXYV makes format changes, DC area gets expanded band AM station, much more... April 1998 to June 1998 - Young Dave Brown leaves DC101, Baltimore digital TV tests, ABC talks to purchase Channel 7, Jacor buys WCAO and WOCT, Comcast buys Jones Communications, WINX goes top 40, WTOP moves to 107.7, WHUR tops radio ratings, Cerphe joins WARW, WZHF adds Rainbow Radio, WDCT goes Korean... January 1998 to March 1998 - Doug Bailey dies, HFS reduces Weasel's workload, PaxNet sale rumors, Z-105?, WETA makes programming changes, WTEM/WRC swap dial positions, Baltimore HDTV tests, Channel 28 signs on, DC101 bought by Chancellor, WWRC goes business news, WFRE/WFMD sold, KYS tops ratings... September 1997 to December 1997 - WKDL/WKDV go Spanish, WCSP signs on, WWGB signs on...

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