5.03.2006
The Latest 92.3 Buzz: Fez or Fuzz?
As of this moment, evenings are wide open at 92.3 Free FM, what with Booker going to Philadelphia, and Jake & Jackie fleeing for Sirius. (By the way, J&J, say hi to Cousin Brucie for me.)
It's no secret that WFNY is in pursuit of a new evening talk show. Most speculate that it will go to Ron & Fez, simply because most of the other camaraderie of the old WNEW-FM "Dream Team" (Opie & Anthony, Leslie Gold and crew) are in place. But those outside of Washington D.C. may not recall that R&F had a falling out with CBS management while at their last terrestrial job at WJFK. They're currently entrenched at XM, although Opie had hinted on the air that they, too, are Free-FM bound. Of course, Opie has bluffed a time or two on the air, so don't take the bait just yet...
Dateline - Morristown, New Jersey: The morning team of Matt & Fuzz are gone from WDHA-FM and replaced by Jim Monaghan from the old classic rock WNEW-FM. Granted, M&F didn't do anything of "Sex for Sam" or even "Jersey Guys" proportions to set the radio world afire. It's possible they're keeping it hush-hush until they announce they're taking their show to 92.3, evenings.
If I were to choose between Ron & Fez or Matt & Fuzz joining 92.3, I'd choose both. Remember, Ron & Fez were heard in virtually every daypart on WNEW before and after O&A were booted in 2002. They can fit in at 7 PM, or at the very first timeslot they broadcast from on WNEW back in 2001, 11 PM. But if I were a gambling man, I'd say Matt & Fuzz will follow the "CBC" three-ring circus at 7 PM. Starting Monday, May 8, perhaps.
It's no secret that WFNY is in pursuit of a new evening talk show. Most speculate that it will go to Ron & Fez, simply because most of the other camaraderie of the old WNEW-FM "Dream Team" (Opie & Anthony, Leslie Gold and crew) are in place. But those outside of Washington D.C. may not recall that R&F had a falling out with CBS management while at their last terrestrial job at WJFK. They're currently entrenched at XM, although Opie had hinted on the air that they, too, are Free-FM bound. Of course, Opie has bluffed a time or two on the air, so don't take the bait just yet...
Dateline - Morristown, New Jersey: The morning team of Matt & Fuzz are gone from WDHA-FM and replaced by Jim Monaghan from the old classic rock WNEW-FM. Granted, M&F didn't do anything of "Sex for Sam" or even "Jersey Guys" proportions to set the radio world afire. It's possible they're keeping it hush-hush until they announce they're taking their show to 92.3, evenings.
If I were to choose between Ron & Fez or Matt & Fuzz joining 92.3, I'd choose both. Remember, Ron & Fez were heard in virtually every daypart on WNEW before and after O&A were booted in 2002. They can fit in at 7 PM, or at the very first timeslot they broadcast from on WNEW back in 2001, 11 PM. But if I were a gambling man, I'd say Matt & Fuzz will follow the "CBC" three-ring circus at 7 PM. Starting Monday, May 8, perhaps.
