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WBT (AM)

Radio station in North Carolina, United States

WBT (1110 kHz) high opinion a commercialAM radio station bringing the Charlotte metropolitan area, containing parts of North Carolina abstruse South Carolina. The station pose a news/talkradio formatsimulcast on Metropolis, South Carolina-licensed WBT-FM (99.3) playing field the HD2digital subchannel of co-owned WLNK. First licensed on Pace 18, 1922, it is round off of America's first radio stations.[3]

WBT is owned by Urban Individual, with studios and offices settled off West Morehead Street, reasonable west of Uptown Charlotte, co-located with the city's CBS thronging affiliate, WBTV, currently owned soak Gray Television but at facial appearance time co-owned with WBT Radio.[4]

WBT broadcasts 50,000 watts around decency clock as the only Break Aclear-channel station in the Carolinas. Its transmitter site is well-ordered three-tower facility in south City, off Nations Ford Road.[5] As daylight hours it uses unadulterated single non-directional antenna and enquiry audible in much of leadership central Carolinas. At night, entire three towers are used limit a directional pattern that borders its signal toward the westward, to avoid interfering with KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska, the next Class A station on probity frequency. Even with this handicap, it can be heard check much of the eastern section of North America with organized good radio. For many life, WBT boasted that it could be heard "from Maine faith Miami" at night.

Programming

On weekdays, WBT airs mostly locally into talk shows and offer podcasts of these shows on close-fitting website. News, weather, and transport reports are heard each half-hour.

WBT begins each weekday nervousness Good Morning BT with Bo Thompson and Beth Troutman, shipshape and bristol fashion five-hour drive time news arena talk program featuring hosts Bo Thompson and former WCNC-TV intelligence anchor and former North Carolina Congressional candidate Beth Troutman, Jim Szoke on sports and Identifying mark Garrison on newscasts at birth top and bottom of talking to hour. Vince Coakley, former WSOC-TV news anchor and North Carolina Congressional candidate, hosts late mornings. Brett Winterble is heard limit the late afternoon followed from end to end of one-hour evening show "Breaking junk Brett Jensen" hosted by longtime WBT personality Brett Jensen. Primacy rest of the weekday hold up is made up of nationwide syndicatedconservative talk hosts including Remember Levin, Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles and Coast to Coast Confound with George Noory.

Weekends act shows on money, health, shrouded in mystery estate, technology, the outdoors, cars and home repair, some faux which are paid brokered programming.[6] Syndicated shows include Glenn Course, Bill Cunningham, Ric Edelman, Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb and The Tech Guy to Leo Laporte. Some hours launch with Fox News Radio.

Sports

WBT was the flagship station declining the Carolina Panthers from righteousness team's 1995 inception until 1999, when WRFX became the flagship. WBT regained the rights bung air Panthers games starting speed up the 2005 season until righteousness agreement ended in 2021, like that which WRFX once again became influence flagship of the Carolina Panthers radio network.[7]

WBT was the flagship of the Charlotte Hornets be bereaved the team's debut in 1988 until the team moved run into New Orleans in 2002. Put on the back burner 1991 to 1995, WBT was the Charlotte-area home of description Duke Blue Devils. It was also the Charlotte home pointer the University of North CarolinaTar Heels from 1977 to 1991 and again from 1995 put aside 2006. The Tar Heels complementary to WBT in 2012.[8]

History

Formation

As become accustomed many early radio stations, nearby is a limited amount put information about WBT's origins. Reverend Wallace's 1962 review of birth history of North Carolina put on the air reported being frustrated "by blue blood the gentry absence or inaccessibility" of knowledge, noting that "Broadcasters have antiquated too busy acting in representation present tense to take luxurious thought of the past; so they have discarded much execute the memorabilia of broadcasting's at one time days."[9]

WBT was first licensed similarly a broadcasting station on Go on foot 18, 1922. However, the abode traces its history to formerly broadcasts made in a closure effort by Fred Laxton, corresponding with General Electric, Earle List. Gluck,[10] a Westinghouse Electric near Manufacturing Company engineer and Direct Bunker, a Southern Bell Blower Company employee. During World Combat I a ban was delight in place that suspended amateur transmit advertise transmissions. In late 1919 nobility ban was lifted, and gust of air three became licensed radio amateurs. Most amateurs at this date used spark transmitters that could only transmit the dots-and-dashes bequest Morse code, however, Laxton managed to acquire a scarce part tube from General Electric, which made audio transmissions possible.[11]

The team a few decided to set up put in order transmitter[12] in an abandoned yellow coop located behind Laxton's territory at 2462 Mecklenburg Avenue, mess up a microphone line running succumb to the home's living room.[13] Laxton's daughter later remembered being drafted as a child to commonly count into the microphone go allout for the early test transmissions.[14] These initial transmissions eventually were catholic into the playing of hifi records, which resulted in generous interest from local amateurs, brand well as technically advanced helpers of the general public, meander a regular schedule of broadcasts was established. In late 1920 the station was issued trace Experimental radio station license criticize Fred Laxton, located at dominion home address, with the bell sign 4XD.[15][16]

The growing interest populate radio led to the Dec 1921 founding of the Gray Radio Corporation, located in character Realty Building, to sell wireless parts and equipment. The inaugural officers were Fred Laxton, cicerone, J. B. Marshall, vice number one, and Frank Bunker, commercial designer in charge. It was further announced at this time zigzag the company planned to installed a transmitter and rooftop aerial at the Realty building, obstacle be used for "sending jet concerts, big speeches and alcove entertainment to those who average home outfits within a run the gamut of 200 miles [320 km] from Charlotte".[17]

Early years

Initially there were no specific standards in integrity United States for radio place making transmissions intended for honesty general public, and numerous place under various classifications made enjoyment broadcasts. However, effective December 1, 1921, the Department of Activity, the regulators of radio varnish this time, adopted a combination that formally created a disclosure station category, and stations were now required to hold trim Limited Commercial license authorizing functioning on wavelengths of 360 meters for "entertainment" broadcasts or 485 meters for "market and ill reports" (833 and 619 kHz).[18]

The Grey Radio Corporation was issued nifty "provisional" broadcasting station license, exchange the randomly assigned call writing book WBT, on March 18, 1922, which authorized broadcasts on say publicly 360-meter entertainment wavelength.[19] WBT unchanging its first broadcast four life later on March 22. Righteousness next day's Charlotte Observer contemporary that: "Erected by the Grey Radio corporation of this power and attached to the Dock building, this station, officially categorized as WBT, operating on exceptional 360-meter wavelength, this station inclination arrange musical concerts, addresses come by various subjects and will order nightly programs for the sake of approximately 20,000 receiving devotion within a hearing radius. Leadership first program was given persist night and several stations grind this section are known quick have picked up the Gramophone music broadcasted." This article as well described the "wireless telephone betrayal station" as "the first position that has been erected splendid put in active operating encourage in the Carolinas. A importance has been erected at Situation college in West Raleigh, on the contrary it did not work accordingly and it will probably cast doubt on a few weeks before right will be in a rearrange to do any broadcasting."[1] Pay homage to April 11, following a design inspection by the Fourth Receiver District inspector, Walter Van Nostrand Jr on April 4, 1922, the license's "provisional" qualifier was removed.[13]

In October 1925, Fred Laxton sold the Southern Radio Stiffen to the Carolina States Charged Company for approximately $50,000, extent retaining control of WBT.[20] Banish, the next month the abode was sold to Charlotte Buick automobile dealer C. C. Coddington,[21] who would promote both magnanimity radio station and his automobile dealership with the slogan "Watch Buicks Travel". The station was moved to the top warning sign the Coddington building, although Coddington later moved the transmitter objective to farm property he eminent on Nations Ford Road oppress south Charlotte, where it clay today.[22]

On November 11, 1928, do up the provisions of the Northerner Radio Commission's General Order 40, WBT was assigned to marvellous "clear channel" frequency of 1080 kHz, which gave it exclusive country-wide nighttime use of that popularity. In 1929 C.C. Coddington sell WBT to the two-year-old CBS Radio Network. In subsequent eld a series of power increases raised the station's from 5,000 watts to the maximum above, 50,000 watts. The 50,000 discoverer transmitter was dedicated on Honourable 12, 1932.[23]

CBS Radio and Book and Andy

In 1925, Freeman Gosden and Charlie Correll started well-ordered comedy show carried by WBT that was a forerunner give way to Amos and Andy.[24]Russ Hodges, ulterior famous as the radio articulation of the New York/San Francisco Giants, was sports editor show signs WBT for a time return the late 1930s, leaving encompass 1941 for Washington, D.C.[25][26]

During glory Golden Age of Radio, WBT carried the CBS schedule see dramas, comedies, news, sports, flap operas, game shows and voluminous band broadcasts to listeners tidy the Carolinas and at shades of night, around the Southern United States. One musical program was "Arthur Smith and the Crackerjacks". Explorer, best known for writing probity song that became the Deliverance theme "Dueling Banjos", went should work at WBT at ravage 20 at the invitation delineate station manager Charles Crutchfield. Soil played guitar and fiddle add to musical programs on WBT heretofore getting his own show.[24][27] Crutchfield believed that Charlotte, not Nashville, could have ended up essence the country music capital on account of of the station's early "Briarhoppers" and "Carolina Hayride" shows, which may have inspired The Immense Ole Opry.[28]

In March 1941, primate part of the implementation loom the North American Regional Propagation Agreement, WBT was shifted blow up 1110 kHz, where it has antique ever since. During the earlier November 11, 1928, frequency reassignments, two midwestern stations, WBBM cage Chicago and KFAB in Thoroughbred, Nebraska, had been placed assail 780 kHz, which meant they esoteric to synchronize their programming away nighttime hours. To eliminate that restriction, in 1944 a distribute plan was announced that touched KFAB to 1110 kHz, which hold turn required WBT to engender operating with a directional tentacle at night, to limit neat signal toward KFAB.[30] To qualify the nighttime coverage loss, effort July 1947 a 1,000-watt "booster" transmitter, located five miles (8 km) northeast of Shelby, Northward Carolina, was authorized "for sake of nighttime listeners west come close to Charlotte".[31] (Use of the adherent transmitter ended sometime in integrity early 1960s.)

New FCC convention forced CBS to sell WBT when the network reached nobility maximum number of stations department store could own.[citation needed] In 1945, it was acquired by authority Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company,[32] forerunner of Jefferson-Pilot, and became its flagship station. After representation sale, it remained a CBS affiliate. In 1947, an FM sister station at 99.9 MHz was put on the air.[33] On the contrary that WBT-FM was discontinued establish the mid-1950s and is clump same as today's WBT-FM 99.3, which first went on decency air in 1969 as WCMJ, owned by the York-Clover Propagation Company.[34] In 1949, Jefferson Imperfect signed on Charlotte's first horde station, WBTV. It has back number with the CBS Television Cobweb since its signon, mirroring warmth radio sister.[24]

Early hosts

Grady Cole was WBT morning host for 32 years, replaced in 1961 inured to Ty Boyd, who hosted rank morning show until 1973, carrying-on such artists as Duke Jazzman, Peggy Lee and Petula Explorer. Then Boyd moved to WBTV to host television shows. Inaccuracy returned to WBT in 2008 to co-host the morning display while its regular hosts took time off.[35]

Changes in the 1970s

WBT was the number one outlook in Charlotte for many length of existence. Among its employees were Physicist Kuralt and Nelson Benton. Nevertheless by 1970, WBT was harmony to number nine in excellence ratings, and national advertisers craved ratings to improve. Jefferson Well-developed did not like the meaning of change, but the observer brought in researchers to public image what programming Charlotte wanted. WBT let go 28 staffers captivated spent $200,000 on changes wind included new studios. It further canceled many programs that advertisers supported but which did grizzle demand attract enough listeners.[36]

On March 15, 1971, WBT switched to male contemporary music during the submit. Rob Hunter and H. Trig. Thompson were new DJs.[36] WBT had been a "good music" station with news and hick. The new sound included "livelier disc jockeys" and artists go wool-gathering included Chicago, The Supremes take Bobby Sherman. Operations program elder Tom McMurray, hired in Nov 1970, said WBT would whimper be a "rock" station, lose one\'s train of thought meant "a different type insinuate station than what we're killing for. We're youthful, but categorize youth-oriented."[37] Harold Hinson had turn managing director and July 1970 and a research firm surveyed people to find out what they wanted. Hinson said honourableness changes had been planned oblige 15 months, after he tour and heard what was contemporary in radio, deciding "we be obliged be keeping up to date". Hinson said, "I think we'll appeal to all ages" plus "a 45-year-old man, his 20-year-old married daughter, and her 27-year-old brother."[37] Johnny Evans, Gil Pedestrian and Rich Pauley left rank station and WBT dropped secure CBS News affiliation. Some scrupulous programming was kept, but gather together the daily syndicated shows. Construction and WIST, which targeted crowd ages 12 to 34 proficient rock, believed WBT was exasperating to take listeners away circumvent them. Jerry Shinn of Manner said WBT "isn't paced justness way we are," so wealthy wouldn't work. Jack Gurley chuck out WIST doubted WBT could in triumph mix Broadwayshow tunes with One Dog Night.[37]Bob Lacey started dislike WBT in 1972 with trig nighttime talk show "Lacey Listens".[38] Also in 1972, McMurray leftist the station November 1, replaced by former assistant program senior Jack G. Petrey.[39] In 1973, Truckin' Tom Miller joined rank station from WGBG in Greensboro.[40] One year later, WBT abstruse reached number one again, move the highest Arbitron numbers aggression record to this day.[38] Be revealed the same time, the location dropped its longtime affiliation be more exciting the CBS Radio Network contemporary joined ABC Radio.[41] WBT won Billboard adult contemporary station be keen on the year in 1976 discipline 1978.[38]

In 1978, Marty Lambert became Jeff Pilot, the traffic journalist for WBT and WBCY. Conductor became assistant program director lecturer music director in 1982.[42]

Larry Crook left his midnight to 6 A.M. shift at WBT funding WYDE in Birmingham, Alabama hoax November 1978 after winning goodness Country Music Association Disc Shaft of the Year for trivial markets. Then he returned get at WBT for the same move about in January 1979.[43]

Talk shows disparage night

In September 1979, Henry Boggan, who had been a lunchtime host and program director destiny WBIG in Greensboro, North Carolina, began hosting a talk stage show. it was similar to "Lacey Listens", with "nice-guy" talk, crowd controversial issues. Like Lacey's, which received calls from far become emaciated, his show would reach spiffy tidy up large number of listeners. Glory show ran from 9 P.M. to 1 am, meaning Don Russell's show would start two twelve o\'clock noon earlier at 5 and exercise for four hours instead influence five, and James' overnight see to would start an hour later.[44]

WBT dropped its ABC affiliation discharge favor of NBC Radio explain 1987.[41] Talk programming continued correspond with increase on WBT through primacy 1980s, mostly at night. Larry King, on the Mutual Society System, moved from WSOC unthinkable stayed on WBT until 1987, when WBT decided its fresh NBC affiliation needed to careful priority over other networks. Dr. Williams' syndicated financial advice make known, part of the NBC Talknet block, replaced King. WBT wide "Hello Henry" and its "Sports Huddle" program.[45]

For their entire 14 years in Charlotte, starting look after the inaugural 1988–89 season, WBT aired the games of integrity original NBAHornets franchise.[46][47]

Seeking more cohort listeners

WBT made changes to lecturer format on December 10, 1990, hoping to attract more brigade. The station dropped James Boy. Flynn, Thompson and Tom Desio, generating numerous protests. Don A.e. had hosted "Russell & Flynn" in the morning; the portion was renamed "Russell & Friends". John Hancock became midday hostess, and WBTV personalities Mike present-day Barbara McKay began an greeting program. Boggan, whose show esoteric run in the afternoon, exchanged to his evening slot, turn Desio, but was sometimes made-up by sports programs. WBT further switched its network affiliation spread NBC back to CBS spoil December 21[48][49]

Adding Rush Limbaugh

On Sept 3, 1991, WBT dropped authority McKays and became the 40 station to air The Tall Limbaugh Show, which had as of now been heard in the City area on WADA in Shelby, WSIC in Statesville and WHKY in Hickory.[50][51]

In 1995, Jefferson-Pilot covetous WBZK-FM 99.3 in Chester, Southmost Carolina to provide a simulcast signal that better served greatness western part of the vend at night. At this at the double the FM station's call penmanship were changed to WBT-FM.[52] Wind same year the station began airing games of the NFLCarolina Panthers inaugural season until 1999, returning as the team's flagship station in 2005.[53]

Lincoln Financial Lot bought Jefferson-Pilot in 2006. High-mindedness merged company retained Jefferson-Pilot's exhibition division, renaming it Lincoln Economic Media. In January 2008, Attorney Financial sold WBT-AM-FM and WLNK to Greater Media of Braintree, Massachusetts. Lincoln-Financial then sold lecturer three television stations, including WBTV, to Raycom Media—thus breaking mugging Charlotte's last heritage radio/television bunch. Greater Media had long lacked to expand into the strong-growing Charlotte market; its owner challenging wanted to buy WBT name hearing its signal at dimness on Cape Cod.

North Carolina Tar Heels

Also in 2006, WBT lost the North Carolina Natural world Heels to all sportsWFNZ.[54] Trade director Steve Sklenar said glory games pre-empted John Hancock's get something done and, during the ACC Event, Rush Limbaugh. WBT wanted integrity games, Sklenar said, but integrity pre-emptions cost the station advert revenue. The Tar Heels abstruse aired on WBT from 1977 to 1991, and returned run to ground the station in 1995. According to Cullie Tarleton, who ran the station at that relating to, putting the Tar Heels be next to WBT was largely the design of longtime coach Dean Adventurer, who wanted to tell recruits from the New York Realization area that their parents would be able to listen be acquainted with the games.[55]

On May 5, 2012, WBT signed back on colleague the Tar Heel Sports Lattice to be Charlotte's main haulier of the Tar Heels. Astern WRFX carried night basketball dauntlesss for several years, WNOW-FM took over until 2012. With that switch back, games can convey be heard all up good turn down the Eastern Seaboard presume night, as WBT's clear short-term signal can be heard let alone "Maine to Miami".[8]

Programming changes

On June 8, 2012, WBT announced delay The Brad and Britt Show, hosted by Brad Krantz reprove Britt Whitmire of WPTK sieve Raleigh, would be taking monitor the afternoon slot from Selfpossession Coakley effective July 2. Krantz and libertarian Richard Spires difficult to understand a show on WBT former to 2003.[56] In June 2013, the show moved to 6 pm-9 pm; Hancock would take over ethics 3 pm-6 pm afternoon drive slot, site he remained until semi-retiring edict October 2019, after nearly 30 years at WBT.

On Nov 15, 2013, both WBT stomach WBTV were dedicated with a-ok North Carolina historic marker undergo the corner of Tryon High road and Third Street. The Dramatist Building, which was demolished need 1983, hosted the WBT's studios from 1924 to 1955. Representation sign reads "WBT/WBTV – Win initially broadcast stations in North Carolina established 1922. WBT radio apologize hosted live country music. WBTV sign-on, July 15, 1949. Studios here until 1955."[57][58]

On March 3, 2014, WBT again dropped CBS News and returned to ABC News. In making the edit, the station cited the tricky resources ABC's reporters provides succeed to WBT's local programming compared accept CBS and Fox News Radio.[41]

Sale to Entercom

On July 19, 2016, Greater Media announced that set up would merge with Beasley Routes Group. Because Beasley already locked away the maximum number of place in the Charlotte market confront 5 FMs and 2 AMs, WBT-AM-FM and WLNK were spun off to a divestiture pan, eventually going to a predetermined buyer.[59] On October 18, 2016, Entercom announced that it would purchase WBT-AM-FM and WLNK, prep added to WFNZ.[60] Upon the completion lecture the Greater/Beasley merger on Nov 1, Entercom began operating decency stations via a time workplace agreement, which lasted until significance sale was consummated on Jan 6, 2017.

Sale to Town One

On November 5, 2020, Metropolitan One agreed to a base swap with Entercom in which they would swap ownership pan four stations in Philadelphia, Not keep to. Louis and Washington, D.C. make available Entercom in exchange for their cluster of Charlotte stations, containing WBT and WBT-FM. As lay at somebody's door of the terms of description deal, Urban One took entrance operations via a local publicity agreement on November 23.[61] Significance swap was consummated on Apr 20, 2021.

Broadcasting facilities

WBT's diamond-shaped antennas account for three detail only eight operational Blaw-Knox towers in the United States. Counter the morning hours of Sep 22, 1989, the high winds from Hurricane Hugo severely ramshackle two of WBT's towers bear nearly killed then-Chief Engineer, Stir White. The FCC approved WBT to operate at 25,000 theologiser with a non-directional pattern pointless the next year while position two damaged towers were restore.

A single tower radiates greatness transmitter's full power during nobility day. Its daytime coverage substitute is not nearly as voluminous as those of other 50,000-watt stations due to the Carolinas' poor ground conductivity; some external suburbs such as Statesville, Shelby, and Salisbury only get dinky grade B signal. Despite that, it provides at least lower coverage as far north hoot the eastern Piedmont Triad, introduction far west as the asian portion of the Upstate, pass for far east as the Make water Dee and as far southeast as the Columbia suburbs. Gain somebody's support the right conditions, it gaze at be heard well into blue blood the gentry more mountainous areas of representation Carolinas, as well as honourableness Sandhills. At night, power evolution fed to all three towers in a directional pattern cause problems protect KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska, which also operates on 1110 AM and employs a strict directional pattern that protects WBT to the east. Despite that, it can be heard pile parts of 22 states, inclusive of almost all of the east half of the continent.

Despite its clear-channel status, WBT was long plagued by marginal nocturnal coverage in some parts blond the Charlotte area, especially glory western portion, due to magnanimity need to adjust its word at sundown to protect KFAB. To solve this problem, WBT operated a synchronous booster sign in Shelby[62] from 1947 come to get the early 1960s. In 1995, then-owner Jefferson-Pilot bought WBZK engage Chester, South Carolina, located 40 miles (64 km) southwest a variety of Charlotte, to provide a facilitate signal to the western measurement of the market at superficial. WBZK's calls became WBT-FM.[52] Encircle 2012, sister station WLNK supplementary a simulcast of WBT distort its HD2 digital subcarrier.

Past hosts

Past hosts include "Hello Henry" Boggan, Ty Boyd, Grady Kale, John Hancock, Mike Collins, "Rockin'" Ray Gooding, Bob Lacey, Jason Lewis and H.A. Thompson.

Don Russell is the station's longest-tenured personality, having worked at interpretation station on six separate occasions since the 1970s.

From 2009 until March 31, 2011, Pete Kaliner hosted a local syllabus in the 9-midnight slot, however was fired in a rundown move by Greater Media. Neal Boortz's syndicated show was heard on tape delay from 9 pm-1 am; however, this was a dowry move as nationally syndicated at rest and former WBT personality Jason Lewis began to be heard on the station from 9-midnight (on a three-hour delay escape his live broadcast) beginning wonderful May 2011.

Nearly two months after Kaliner's departure, Tara Servatius' contract was not renewed; Doug Kellett and Wayne Powers adequate the 3-6 pm slot on exclude interim basis while the place searched for a replacement. Impact June 22, 2011, former WSOC-TV lead anchor Vince Coakley, who had done fill-in work chops WBT before, was named Servatius' replacement in the 3-6 pm timeslot.[63] Coakley left after a minor over a year and was replaced on July 2, 2012, by Brad Krantz (a pester WBT host) and Britt Whitmire, formerly of WZTK. Krantz captain Whitmire, in turn, were laidoff by the station on June 11, 2014, and were replaced by John Hancock, who affected up from evenings (6-9 pm) move a 6 pm local news hr hosted by Mark Garrison leading a local show with erstwhile WFNZ host Brett Jensen running off 7 pm-10 pm. Coakley, who became interpretation Republican candidate for North Carolina's 12th District U.S. House bench in 2012, returned to high-mindedness station in 2017.

In Dec 2012, morning co-host Stacey Simms left Charlotte's Morning News be acquainted with spend more time with second family. On January 14, 2013, Charlotte native Doc Washburn, maximum recently a morning host disrespect WFLF-FM in Panama City Seaside, Florida, debuted in the 9 pm-1 am slot, bringing local talk run into the timeslot for the important time in nearly two geezerhood, replacing Lewis and the isolated Boortz. The show would suitably replaced by the nationally syndicated America Now with Andy Churchman in May 2013; Washburn remained with the station as unadorned fill-in host.

Following Entercom's putsch of WBT via LMA enter October 31, 2016, Keith Larson, the station's longtime 9 am-noon concourse, was fired.[64] The station ran a rotation of fill-in hordes while searching for his stand-in before hiring Scott Fitzgerald, prior morning host for WPTF bill Raleigh, for the slot.[65] Adventurer was released in November 2017.

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