Though it’s pretty much a “long tradition” here that we’re away when news breaks – it just happens that way – we apologize for this one.
AllAccess reports that CBS Radio hot AC WQAL/104.1 Cleveland “Q104” middayer John Conner is exiting the station, as Q isn’t renewing his contract when it expires on March 31st. Evening host Tim Richards moves into the daylight hours to replace him, starting April 1st.
Richards joined the station last year after a stint as morning co-host at D.A. Peterson top 40 outlet WZKL/92.5 Canton, otherwise known as “Q92”.
And Conner himself was once heard in the evening time slot, before then-middayer Jen Toohey took over afternoon drive after Brian “Fig” Figula departed for a PD gig in Michigan.
The move of Richards to middays will leave the “Q104” evening slot vacant.
So, WQAL is launching a contest – “Cleveland’s Next Top Jock” – where “listeners will have input” on the next evening personality at the station.
The guy going through all those tapes and resumes for the evening slot, WQAL programmer Dave Popovich, also takes the music director duties from the departing Mr. Conner…
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