Colorado Media Newsroom
June 25th, 2023, 05:10 PM
From Radio Insight:
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2023/06/wgow-fm-200x200.jpgKevin West will retire as Program and News Director and morning co-host at Cumulus Media News/Talk “Talk Radio 102.3 (https://www.wgow.com)” WGOW-FM Soddy-Daisy/Chattanooga TN on Friday, June 30.
West joined 1150 WGOW (https://www.wgowam.com) in 1987 after beginning his carer in Jackson MI. He and other WGOW staffers would jump to 102.7 WBDX and then 102.3 WFXS in 1994 where he became Program Director. WFXS would become WGOW-FM in 1996 when they came under common ownership, with West adding PD duties of it in 2011. During his tenure at WGOW-FM, West also served in the Navy Reserve and saw duty as Deputy Director of Public Affairs in Afghanistan in 2016/17.
Woah – that was a bombshell. Kevin has announced he's retiring from radio. His last day on-air with us will be Friday the 30th. There have been only 3 PDs at WGOW in more than 40 years. The nationwide search for his replacement is on! pic.twitter.com/akDFXFbXWK (https://t.co/akDFXFbXWK)
— TalkRadio 102.3 WGOW (@TalkRadio1023) June 23, 2023 (https://twitter.com/TalkRadio1023/status/1672235568888156162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254085/kevin-west-retires-from-wgow-fm/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2023/06/wgow-fm-200x200.jpgKevin West will retire as Program and News Director and morning co-host at Cumulus Media News/Talk “Talk Radio 102.3 (https://www.wgow.com)” WGOW-FM Soddy-Daisy/Chattanooga TN on Friday, June 30.
West joined 1150 WGOW (https://www.wgowam.com) in 1987 after beginning his carer in Jackson MI. He and other WGOW staffers would jump to 102.7 WBDX and then 102.3 WFXS in 1994 where he became Program Director. WFXS would become WGOW-FM in 1996 when they came under common ownership, with West adding PD duties of it in 2011. During his tenure at WGOW-FM, West also served in the Navy Reserve and saw duty as Deputy Director of Public Affairs in Afghanistan in 2016/17.
Woah – that was a bombshell. Kevin has announced he's retiring from radio. His last day on-air with us will be Friday the 30th. There have been only 3 PDs at WGOW in more than 40 years. The nationwide search for his replacement is on! pic.twitter.com/akDFXFbXWK (https://t.co/akDFXFbXWK)
— TalkRadio 102.3 WGOW (@TalkRadio1023) June 23, 2023 (https://twitter.com/TalkRadio1023/status/1672235568888156162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254085/kevin-west-retires-from-wgow-fm/)