FORMAT FLIPS – Page 687 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Hancock Hanging Up His Cans

• After 29 years of stimulating conversation, Charlotte radio icon John Hancock announced his impending retirement from afternoon drive on Entercom

• SummitMedia Rhythmic WKHT (Hot 104.5)/Knoxville, TN, which, amazingly, has been without a morning show since 2003, has now remedied

• Last week we reported that “Hurricane Dave” Smith had exited as VP of Programming & Operations for Radio One Atlanta

• Congrats to longtime Miami radio pro DJ Holiday, MD/afternoon drive personality on Entercom Classic Hits WMXJ (102.7 The Beach), who

• RAMP has confirmed that Tamo Sein has exited the midday shift at iHeartMedia Alternative KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles after 13 months on the

• We are pleased to pass along the news that Alyssa Boccuzzi, midday goddess at Entercom Alternative KNDD (107.7 The

• Townsquare Media Inc. has acquired the services of major market radio exec Peter Bowen as Director of Sales for the

• Press Communications Classic Rock WWZY (107-1 The Boss)/Monmouth-Ocean, NJ just pulled off the Springsteen coup of the decade, creatively

• Entercom has dropped the Throwback format on KRBQ (Q102.1)/San Francisco and has relaunched the station as a Rhythmic Oldies outlet.

• XTRA-FM (91X), San Diego’s Local Independent Alternative station has an immediate opening for a morning show host as John