by Michael Mackie. Grand Rapids, MI Joined March 2011. Cumulus Media Classic Rock 97 LAV WLAV Grand Rapids MI has announced the addition of Gregg Henson to its morning show alongside Michelle McKormick and Travis Gibbs for what its being branded as Michelle and Gregg With Travis. Love Listening in Market Harborough, Leicestershire UK, on the Grand Union canal. "Ed Buchanan was the . By the fall of 1992, WLAV switched back to a more classic rock-driven format and continued refining the format during the 1990s, to success in the ratings. 467 Following. I worked middays at LAV-AM late 70s early 80s. in November 1979 to promote the station and its personalities. As a listener of LAV since the late 70's and early 80's, it's certainly time for a significant change there. For those who may not be keeping score, WLAV is near all-time record low ratings, WHTS is at all-time record low ratings, and hardly anyone has listened to WTNR since its move to 107.3 (I think every WTNR book but one has been beneath a 2 share at 107.3 MHz). I found the Tony and Michelle show unlistenable. Lance also advises stations, talent and brands on digital content strategies, programming integrations, and brand extensions. Jackie is why WLAV's numbers have tanked. The station was sued for the death of two people and the injury of two people at its popular raft race event. He joins Michelle McKormick and Travis Gibbs weekdays from 5:30 -10 a.m. on the newly-named "Michelle and Gregg With Travis Show." Who handled mornings with Michelle today? 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. WLAV-FM began broadcasting by 1948. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Grand Rapids radio legend has died. Michelle McKormick (born November 28, 1964) is a Grand Rapids, Michigan based talk radio personality. Classic Rock WLAV-FM Grand Rapids appoints former Detroit radio personality Gregg Henson as morning co-host. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. My eye sight is shaky nowadays so pardon some of my missed mis-misspelled words. Hailing from Troy, MI, Henson started his career at Classic Rock WCSX-FM in Detroit, and six years later, he headed to Detroits Sports Talk WDFN-AM as Director of Programming and Morning Show Host. 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Cumulus Media's WLAV-FM Grand Rapids has announced that former Detroit radio personality Gregg Henson is joining the station as morning co-host. 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." May he R.I.P. Kidding! CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has appointed well-known former Detroit radio personality Gregg Henson as On-Air Co-Host, Mornings, on heritage Classic Rock station 97 WLAV-FM (96.9) in Grand Rapids, MI. by MWmetalhead Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:29 pm, Post Matthews today is uploading two podcasts a week, Monday and Friday, which then are archived for subscribers. He and I would smoke together often, but nothing outside of a few joints. His radio career then took him to stations in Austin, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Dallas, TX, and Pittsburgh, PA, in roles including On-Air Personality, Operations Manager, and Program Director. Henson returns to Michigan from Richmond, VA after a successful run at heritage News/Talk WRVA. This is no disrespect to Mr.Gates as he is a West Michigan radio legend, but his show had grown unbearably stale. Some stations had people fly into Chicago and write down everything and try to duplicate it, Matthews recalled. 595 Followers. To make matters worse, many of WLAVs top D.J.s began to leave. It serms like the ???? He has also hosted and programmed Sports 1130 WDFN and 1270 WXYT Detroit, 950 WPEN Philadelphia, 970 WBGG Pittsburgh 1300 KVET Austin and 105.3 KRLD-FM Dallas and News/Talk 1190 WOWO Fort Wayne during his career. "I had a job for a while as an announcer at WWV but I finally quit, because I couldn't stand the hours.". Don't miss a beat. Grand Rapids did get a modern rock station a few years later when WGRD-FM tweaked its format from Top 40 to modern rock. Jackie Green will host middays on WLAV from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning 9/23 and West Michigan's own Steve Gorman is hosting nights from 7 p.m. to Midnight, and made his debut on 9/9. And his tales of that milestone era and beyond have regaled many of us over the years. 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. Missing the Pup: Hampers and his beloved Asia. Ironically, those were Ric Ocaseks final words to his family before he passed. The move reunites Henson and McCormick, who previously co-hosted together at 97.1 FM Talk WKRK Detroit from 2002 to 2006. I'm going to be 65 years old next month.Uncle fred of wyoming michigan.could you please play when i'm 64 by the beatles for me. that did a lot of custom painting at a now gone business at 28th st & Ivanrest was busted also. WLAV-AM went on the air in 1940. Your email address will not be published. I don't have to play the same songs over and over, he said. I love it here, he said. He started at WLAV in 1970. Nearly four years ago. He's known for doing voices, including that of his irascible sidekick, sportscaster Jim Shorts. 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. Steve Aldrich joins the show to talk about this long-time friend and the legacy he left behind. They had no appreciative on-air chemistry in my book. by MWmetalhead Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:37 pm, Post (Photo/John Sinkevics). And Patty Haze at 101 who was the opposite calm cool collected. Rock on.and thanx fred, Been listening a long time but it seems now you can here the same songs over and over by the same artist it like you forgot there's more than 1 album to pick from just saying. 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. by yankeesprings Mon May 02, 2022 4:03 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 . It ever so slowly got worse over the next three but a lack of insurance in the beginning and a general so what attitude prevented me from following up on it. She talks at you not to you. I am beyond excited to begin another epic chapter with Gregg at WLAV along with the best team in the business.". Radio personality..CLASSIC ROCK 97 WLAV..Talk show host The Buzz with Michelle McKormick 1340am WJRW. "Kevheads" sounded off over the abrupt departure of one of West Michigan's best-known radio personalities. In the early 2000's, Henson moved to Talk WKRK-FM in Detroit and created a hybrid FM 'Hot Talk' show "Motor City Middays" with McKormick. Also for a time in the early 1970s WLAV-FM played oldies under the tag line "Grand Rapids' Goldmine." After the seven-hour surgery, the conclusion was the tumor and all remnants were successfully removed. In WEST MICHIGAN, this is the equivalent of one of the BEATLES passing, asED celebrated his 50th anniversary of broadcasting last year and has been a monumental presence in ourcommunity, where he lived his entire life. John Sinkevics, Support our coverage ofWest Michigan's music scene. radio stations have been draconian for a long, long while. In the early 2000's, Henson moved to Talk WKRK-FM in Detroit and created a hybrid FM 'Hot Talk' show "Motor City Middays" with McKormick. The entertainment/music business is filled with bad health choices and I dabbled in all of them over those 40 years before retiring. WLAV posted Thursday that Ed Buchanan, "Uncle Buck", has died. (Photo/John Sinkevics), EDITORS NOTE: Longtime Grand Rapids DJ Aris Hampers represents a legacy of groundbreaking rock n roll radio, part of WLAV-FMs progressive, landscape-changing format in the 1970s that influenced artists regionally and nationally with help from a familiar crew of memorable on-air personalities. A longtime West Michigan radio personality has disappeared from the airwaves and listeners have been left in the cold wondering what exactly happened to Tony Gates at WLAV?. by unreel Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:23 pm, Discussion pertaining to Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Battle Creek, Big Rapids, and Michiana. i have been listening to wlav since 1993 and i still love it ..the best classic rock is on wlav. Seems like some nationwide budget cuts could be imminent for the Cloud company. In 1974, it became western Michigan's first full-time AOR station and was an instant success. She was 58. What do you think? A longtime broadcaster for 97 LAV-FM, Matthews was ousted in Cumulus Media's takeover of Citadel Broadcasting. There are no details regarding servicesat this time. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Several of WLAV's DJs appear in. Please accept my apologies for that. Along with the Step Dad of one of my High Shool Classmates. How do we use Cookies. [1], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}430202N 853116W / 43.034N 85.521W / 43.034; -85.521. WOOD-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for West Michigan. 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 by Freqman Sun May 01, 2022 10:32 pm, Post 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. Just two weeks after he was sacked, Matthews joined his former colleague Steve Dahl on The Steve DahlCast. <br>A second area was digital marketing at the time when it startet. 97 LAV - WLAV-FM is a broadcast radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, providing Classic Rock music. If I recall one/some individual(s) went into the Federal Witness program. . 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. by MWmetalhead Mon May 02, 2022 3:50 pm, Post Grand Rapids Radio DJs were very talented during that era. 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After prerecorded shows have been running for weeks, Tony Gates has been pulled off the website. That means 88 percent are not doing something stupid that you ARE doing. Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. In the early 2000s, Henson moved to Detroits Talk WKRK-FM and created a ground-breaking hybrid FM Hot Talk show, Motor City Middays, with Michelle McKormick. ), https://www.mibuzzboard.com/phpBB3/view 16&t=48619, https://radioinsight.com/headlines/1806 ht-months/. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. At the same time, they switched the FM signal back to a more classic rock-driven format. Whoever wrote the press release had to be cringing. ", Vice President/Market Manager Derek J. Morning host Laurie DeYoung left for Baltimore, because she thought it was time to move on. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. <br>Today Gottmann GmbH is a shareholder in several companies, a marketer, founder . Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! He was a true giant of radio and will be profoundly missed. Elisabeth Gottmann started her business 35 years ago. Time for a change. Required fields are marked *. ARIS HAMPERS explains what he has gone . We're beyond happy with our next adventure. by iwndry1015 Mon May 02, 2022 2:30 pm, Post At this time, WLAV was tanking in the ratings, and had a decimated air staff that was made up of rookies. It is the dominant classic rock-formatted radio station in the market and is generally a top ten performer in the Grand Rapids ratings. WLAV-FM began broadcasting by 1948. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Radio news and headlines delivered right to your e-mail box -- and it's free. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). WE ARE GETTING AN AVERAGE OF 1500 VISITORS PER DAY TO THIS WEBSITE. I was hired in the spring of 1979 by Curt Kelly to work Sunday afternoons from Noon-6. Grand Vally and historic now gone Dome where a lot of legenary concerts were performed. Myself, John Barry and yes Mike Slavko aka Dung worked on the AM/weekends at that time. Tony Gates, a long-time radio personality in West Michigan, has vanished off the airways, leaving listeners in the dark. Would love to hear anything by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band please x, LOVE THIS STATION,I'VE LISTENED SINCE YOU WERE AM, 60 Monroe Center, Suite 300 Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
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