According to the Twitters, 99X is going back on the air tomorrow at 9:09 A.M.
The new 99X will air on 97.9 FM because its old spot on the FM dial, 99.7, was taken over by Q100 in 2008. This explains the station’s new slogan “Less hertz. No Berts.”
WSB Radio host Mike Kavanagh, a 40-year broadcast veteran and host of the station’s Money Matters show, died unexpectedly on Saturday. He was 57.
According to Condace Pressley, WSB’s assistant program director, Kavanagh suffered a heart attack while decorating the family Christmas tree.
From WSB:
Said [Lisa Campbell, Kavanagh's former co-anchor], “Mike was an incredible talent, a good human-doing, my longtime co-anchor, but most of all, my dear, dear friend. I will miss sharing our stories, and hearing about how much he loved Grace. There will never be another Kavanagh.”
A certified financial planner since the 1990s, Kavanagh was known for his ability to help listeners sort through red tape, even e-mailing listeners long, thorough pieces of advice. He lived a notable career, as well:
His long career included work in Washington D.C. and New York as well as Atlanta. In addition to local radio and TV, Mike worked in the early days of CNN both as a radio anchor for daily business news and as a TV anchor for CNN Headline News.
Kavanagh won numerous awards, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for the investigative report, “Ripped off in the Name of God” a series which exposed multi-million dollar investment scams. He also worked as part of the team backing up noted consumer advocate Clark Howard.
WSB says donations to Kavanagh’s favorite charity, Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, can be made in his name. Funeral arrangements are pending.
(Photo courtesy of WSB Radio)
Do you think your opinions, insights, experiences or observations are radio-worthy? If so, Georgia Public Broadcasting’s daily news program, “Georgia Gazette,” might want to air them.
Georgia Gazette’s host, Rickey Bevington, is calling all would-be commentators. Here are her requirements:
Anyone with an opinion can write a commentary.
Some commentaries are issue-oriented — having our first black President, trying to outlaw baggy pants, the influx of “big box” stores, the demise of independent book stores, the Atlanta/rural Georgia water war, how digital media influences our children, whether ethanol is a good thing for our country.
Some commentaries are humorous — how you know you’re spoiling your dog when you spoon-feed it yogurt, a play-by-play of a Southern Thanksgiving, pretty much any childhood story that others can identify with.
Some commentaries are reflective on universal issues— losing a friend to cancer, dealing with a parent’s Alzheimers, dealing with death, dealing with obesity, what it means to be a Southerner, what it means to be a father.
The fine print:
