Scott Shannon Announces Retirement
• Radio legend Scott Shannon used the sizable platform of his radio show on Audacy Classic Hits WCBS-FM/New York on Friday to break the news that will retire from morning radio, effective Dec. 16.
Shortly after Shannon’s on-air announcement, Audacy New York Market President Chris Oliviero issued a staff memo that reads, in part, “Scott is synonymous with FM radio in New York City having achieved unmatched success at three spots across the dial. The journey began first at Z100, then 95.5 PLJ and of course, for the past eight years right here with us at CBS-FM.”
Oliviero continued, “Name a Hall of Fame and Scott is in it — from the NAB in Washington, DC to the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago. He even had his remarkable career chronicled in a recent documentary, Worst to First: The True Story of Z-100.”
In conclusion, Oliviero noted, “The good news though is that Scott will be remaining with Audacy as the host of the nationally syndicated America’s Greatest Hits, which airs on CBS-FM each Sunday morning plus his The True Oldies Channel on WCBS-FM-HD3.” Shannon’s announcement is posted on WCBSFM.com.
