WEZB

'WEZB', AKA 'B-97FM', is a mainstream Top 40 outlet based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station is owned by Entercom and they broadcast their format at 97.1 MHz with a ERP of 100 kW.

Contents

History

Air personalities

Past Air Personilities

Past Engineers

External links

History

WEZB has been the prominent heritage Top 40/CHR radio broadcast station in the New Orleans, LA metropolitan area since June 1980, except for a break between 1994 and 2000 when it made a detour to Talk and Adult Top 40. The station became arguably more Rhythmic in its musical format before making the shift in 2005 to its current true Top 40 approach. WEZB was also a member of the United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans, an alliance of broadcast stations formed by the joint ventures of WEZB's parent company, Entercom Communications with Clear Channel Communications, during Hurricane Katrina in September of 2005.
WEZB's current slogan and/or positioning statement is '"All The Hits,"' as of February, 2007. WEZB on-air radio imaging and/or station voice is Will Morgan, an accomplished professional voice talent based in California. WEZB's Program Director is Mike Kaplan, with Ken Beck as General Manager, as of February 2007. The station has no radio jingles.
WEZB's transmitter is located on the ''i49'' (WPXL-TV) tower in Algiers, LA.
WEZB's business office and studio is located at 400 Poydras Street, Suite 800, New Orleans, LA, 70130.
The Request Line can be reached by calling 1-888-340-9797, or (504) 260-9797.
The Rhythmic Contemporary sub-station is coming soon to 97.1 HD-2 (HD Radio needed).

Air personalities

Air Talent/DJ's, Present or Future, heard on WEZB FM in a regular dayparted shift/show (Monday-Friday) include but are not limited to:

★ "Kidd Kraddick" (Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Syndication)(6 a.m. CST-10 a.m. CST)

★ "Ron" (Ron Roberts, former PD at KQID/Alexandria, La)(just started in mid-July,replacing Tyler)(10 a.m. CST-2 p.m. CST)

★ "Tierza" or "T-Pot" (2 p.m. CST-5 p.m. CST)

★ "Afternoon Swirl" (also known as the 5 o'clock Free-4-All)(feat. T-Pot & Stevie G.,real-life husband and wife)(5 p.m. CST-6 p.m. CST)

★ "Stevie G." (6 p.m. CST- 10 p.m. CST)

★ "Speedy" (weekend hunk 'o' man)

Past Air Personilities

★ "Cajun" Ken Cooper

★ Scoot in the Morning (Scott Redmond)

★ John Walton & Steve Johnson Walton and Johnson in the Morning

★ "Fast" Eddie Coyle

★ "Skinny" Tommy Cheney (worked at WTIX-AM 690 for many years before going to FM on B-97FM. Now doing country artist promotion with the George Strait group in Nashville, TN.)

★ Shadow Stevens (later went to 95.5 WPLJ-FM, New York)

★ Boomer (used to host "Top 5 at 8", later became "Top 8 at 8", and "Boomer's Rumors")

★ Brother J.J. Malone

★ Elvis Duran

★ Brian Pierce Afternoons as "Pierceshow" Later to WZOU Boston and KLUV Dallas

★ Allen Beebe (The Legend and maybe one of the longest running jocks on B, now at Magic 93.7, WMJY-FM in Biloxi, MS)

★ Bo Walker (prime time DJ & host for the "Top 9 at 9" in the early 90s, now on The New 99-5FM.COM, WRNO New Orleans)

★ "Bubba" Carson (real name Paul Donovan, now at country station KYGO, Denver)

★ Kim Carson (Worked on country station 101.1 WNOE New Orleans for years. Later went to B-97. Married to Bubba for a while and has her own country music band)

★ The Monkey Boy (prime time host)

★ Ron Carter

★ Jeff St. John (part-time)

★ Eddie Munster

★ Eddie "The Hurricane" Monson

★ Cadillac Jack (one of many)

★ Brian Thomas (PD)

★ Rob Halloway ("Rob & Robb In The Morning") (left B-97 to do mornings on MIX 104.1 KUMX)

★ Scott Robb (was working with Kidd Kraddick) ("Rob & Robb In The Morning") (left B-97 to do mornings on MIX 104.1 KUMX)

★ Atom Smasher (he, or someone with the same name "ADAM" SMASHER was on B-97FM...)

★ Charlie Matkin

★ Rob Waggman (PD & DJ)

★ Regular Joe (PD & DJ)

★ Ted Kelly

★ Cheryl Robichaux (was at 94.5 KSMB-FM, Lafayette, LA, now retired)

★ Patty Steel (worked at Z-100 in New York, NY before coming here to NOLA)

★ Catfish

★ Jake "The Snake" (part-time)

★ Charese Frugé

★ Hollywood Harrison

★ Stacie Brady (now hosting the morning show with PD John McQueen and Mike Thiess on DIVA 92.3, WDVW-FM, New Orleans)

★ John "Johnny Balls" Marty (now on 97.5 WABB-FM, Mobile, AL hosting the morning show "John, Mena, & Q-Tip In The Morning")

★ Danny Cruz

★ Janet Gross (news/traffic director & part-time jock. Later went to WVUE-TV to host their Sat. morning news)

★ Maxwell

★ Matt Cain

★ Will The Thrill (serving time in our nations military in Iraq)

★ Carson

★ John Shomby

★ Jason Reed (part-time; also worked for other local Entercom stations Kool 95.7, Magic 101.9, Bayou 105.3, and WSMB-AM 1350)

★ Celest Matthews

★ Dave Nichols

★ Billy Brown (was in Florida)

★ Michael Bryan

★ Kris O'Kelly

★ Ted Striker (programming genius -- worked there very briefly, now at Kiss 106.1 Seattle, WA)

★ Jenna Jordan (part-time, also worked on 105.3 THE ZONE; now on DIVA 92.3 WDVW-FM doing weekends)

★ Booker

★ Gangi (part-time)

★ Charlie Scott (retired)

★ J. Love

★ Barry Foxx (part-time, now back in Atlanta, GA)

★ Wankus

★ Tom Mitchell

★ Bam-Bam

★ Travis Torrence (part-time)

★ Terry "Motormouth" Young (currently a host on XM Radio's "60s at 6" Channel)

★ Rick Friedman

★ Kim Diamond (after leaving Lite 105, WLTS-FM New Orleans. Now in the Biloxi/Gulfport area of Mississippi)

★ David Marxx a.k.a. "Skid" Marxx (left KHOM MIX 104.1 to come to B-97; now D.K. Pierce, the PD at Q-93 KQID-FM (CHR) Alexandria, LA)

★ Jason Peavy (part-time)(Left B-97 then to KUMX MIX 104.1 then to WCAC-FM Baton Rouge, LA)

★ Tyler (did midddays on B-97; left in the summer of '07)

Past Engineers

★ Kevin Duplantis. Kevin, who guided WEZB thru its most successful years, has moved on to WJXB in Knoxville. He is perhaps most famously know for his unsuccessful run for Lieutenant Governor in 1999; a race ultimately won by Kathleen Blanco. He was reguarded as one of the best broadcast engineers the city had.

★ Oscar Talbot. Oscar engineered WEZB for many years in the early eighties thru 1994. He died from a gunshot after learning he had the early stages of alzheimers. Oscar was in a league of his own. He will be missed.

★ Ernie Kane. For five years Ernie was Chief Eng at WEZB.

External links

★ B97's website

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