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Howard Stern's Joey Boots AKA 'Baba Booey' Passes Away At 49
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 –– One of Howard Stern's 'Wack Packers', was found dead at his New York Bronx apartment. According to TMZ the NYPD responded to an emergency call on Friday night for a man in need of medical attention, before pronouncing the actor dead on arrival (DOA).
When Joey didn't answer the door, the building manager was called to enter the residence, where they found him in a chair 'with no pulse'. Joey was famous for his catch phrase Baba Booey, and a well known character on the Stern show reported - in addition to being a Stern regular, Boots also aired a live podcast each Friday called 
"The Joey Boots Show." on Friday nights. On Saturday afternoon, Stern tweeted: "Tribute to the one and only Joey B in the new year. He will be missed. #BabaooeyHowardSternpenis" Tribute to the one and only Joey B in the new year. He will be missed. #BabaooeyHowardSternpenis — Howard Stern (@HowardStern) December 24, 2016- PHOTO/Shutterstock
Man Surrenders In Hit-And-Run Death of New York Host
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 –– The suspected driver in the hit-and-run death of a popular New York City host has turned himself in, police said. CBS reports The 27-year-old man surrendered on Friday morning, police said. Charges are pending. Jean Paul Guerrero, better known as DJ Jinx Paul on La Mega 97.9. Guerrero was hit by a car while crossing a street in Brooklyn early last Monday. Police said he walked in front of a double parked flatbed truck to cross a street and was struck in the center lane. Police say Guerrero was hit by a black Nissan Maxima going at a high rate of speed.
A worker at a body shop told police that the vehicle in question came in for repairs on Monday, the same day that the 39-year-old radio DJ was fatally struck, police said. The body shop employee told investigators that the owner of the vehicle appeared like a normal customer except for his insistence that he didn’t want the car parked outside. The radio station called Guerrero “a true warrior of the radio.”
ON-AIR: WAAF Boston Adds Matty & Nick To Afternoons
Mistress Carrie Moves To Middays; Mike HSU to Mornings
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 –– Boston's WAAF announced a shift in dayparts, plus the addition of two new 
hosts. New to afternoon drive are Matty Blake and Nick Stevens (shown above). With the move, WAAF midday host Mike Hsu re - joins the popular Hill-Man Morning Show, and afternoon fixture Mistress Carrie (R) slips into the midday chair. Blake, a comedian, is also a TV, film and commercial actor. Nationally, he hosts “The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down” on The History Channel. Matty returns to Boston for the new afternoon gig with his comedy cohort, Nick Stevens who has been doing stand-up in New York for 20 years.
Mistress Carrie is among WAAF’s most recognized on-air personalities . She began her career as a station intern in the early 90’s, ultimately making her way to the microphone. Carrie hosted afternoons on WAAF for the past 11 years and now returns to her original midday (10:00 A - 3:00P). Mike Hsu, another Boston area native, took over middays on WAAF in 2005. His move to The Hill-Man Morning Show is a reunion of sorts with Greg Hill; Hsu originally served as the program’s News Dire ctor until 2004.
MOTION: WPRO-AM's John DePetro Announces End To Weekday Talk Show On Blog
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 27TH, 2017 –– Providence talker John DePetro posted Saturday on his personal blog that he would be leaving his midday slot on WPRO-AM, which airs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. According to WPRI, DePetro had previously cited a “health situation” as the reason he was off air for much of December.
“Thank you to all my listeners for making 2016 my best year ever in radio, with my coverage of the Trump campaign, my many exclusives, plus my national work on The Savage Nation and CNN,” DePetro wrote. “I am very grateful for the many loyal listeners who have been entertained by my program on WPRO over the past 10 years.” No official word has been made by the station regarding his announcement.
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MOTION: Radio Vet Carl Anderson Announces Change In Career Path
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 –– Longtime radio executive Carl Anderson caught many of us off-guard by announcing on Facebook that he was changing career paths. "Please forgive this unusually long FB post, but after more than 28 years of working in this whirlwind business of radio/media, I am about to pursue a completely different career path...and thought I should let you know ;) In January, I will become the COO of Premier Auto Center and justtrucks.com. It's truly a humbling opportunity filled with the challenge of learning a whole new business. Plus, the bonus of working alongside a terrific friend and visionary, Scott Lehman My time in media, and specifically with iHeartMedia, has been nothing short of amazing and rewarding for me and my family."
Anderson continued: "As I reflect, it has been a career path that has far exceeded anything I could have planned. From my first radio job in Beaver Falls, PA...to Pittsburgh...to Richmond...to Chicago...to DC...to Dallas...and now, Tucson. Whew! It's also impossible to not think of the terrifically talented people that I've had the privilege to work with over the years. It has been a uniquely precious and challenging journey and I have learned so much from so many of you reading this. For that, thank you! I pray that you all continue to reach for success, life's balance and continue to chase a dream that may have been on the back burner for a while...and if you need a car, let me know. I can probably get you a pretty good deal ;) Blessings!"
FORMATICS: San Jose’s KBAY Becomes Bay FM, iHeart Dallas Debuts New AC Star 102.1; Tampa's Donald 98.7 Back To Rock
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 –– Alpha Media, Silicon Valley announced that legendary station KBAY will become ‘94.5 Bay FM’. Alpha Media VP of Programming and Bay FM 
Program Director, Ronnie Stanton commented “This is a hugely exciting moment in the history of these call letters."
iHeartMedia Dallas announced the debut of Star 102.1, the new home of Mainstream Adult Contemporary (AC) for Dallas / Fort Worth, effective December 26. The station’s lineup will include 20-year radio veteran personality Ryan Lovet, American Women in Media on-air personality of the year winner Rick O’Bryan, and newcomer to the DFW radio landscape, Amanda Flores (R).
----Following its announcement on December 13th of dropping Bubba The Love Sponge from it's Tampa outlet,* Beasley's WBRN-FM segued to Christmas music, but now has returned to rock and rebranded itself as "Donald 98.7 FM' Predictably, it promises to "Make Radio Great Again." Adding to the brand, the website features an image of $!00 bills (L)with the name "98.7 Donald FM." *The Bubba the Love Sponge Show continues to air on Beasley's WRXK / 96K-ROCK in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Global Music Rights Announces License Extension Deal with Radio Music License Committee
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 –– Attorney Dan Petrocelli who represents GMR led by Irving Azoff (L), offered the following statement: "Today, GMR has offered a license to all radio stations represented by the RMLC allowing the stations to play GMR's repertoire in exchange for specified license fees. This license extends ‪through September 2017 and gives everyone additional time to negotiate long-term licenses with GMR.
GMR offered this license to the RMLC last month, but the RMLC refused it and, instead, chose to sue and seek an injunction. With this latest agreement, the RMLC has withdrawn its request for an injunction and radio stations across the country will have the opportunity to offer their listeners GMR's quality music."
iHeart's Presents National Jingle Day By Jingle Punks”
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 –– iHeartMedia announced its partnership with audio creative agency Jingle Punks for a fun adventure in sound featuring original audio collaborations from 13 leading brands. iHeartMedia’s National Jingle Day Presented by Jingle Punks took place on Monday, December 26 and will debut new jingles from the ACLU, Aloe Gloe, Axe Hair, Band-Aid® Brand Adhesive Bandages, Chase Freedom Unlimited, Glade®, Logitech, musical.ly, Outback Steakhouse, Suave, Ziploc® and more.
The brands collaborated with iHeartMedia and Jingle Punks to script, record and produce 13 original jingles back-to-back in 13 hours. Select jingles aired nationwide on hundreds of iHeartMedia radio stations as well as on iHeartRadio. In addition, musical.ly, the world’s fastest growing video social network, will celebrate iHeartMedia’s National Jingle Day by sharing a selection of the original jingles with its community of more than 160 million users, allowing them to create videos set to their favorite jingle. As part of iHeartMedia’s National Jingle Day Presented by Jingle Punks, recording artist Barry Manilow will be the first-ever honoree inducted into the National Jingle Day Hall of Fame for his voice work on iconic brands such as McDonald’s, Band-Aid, KFC and State Farm. Fans can visit youtu.be/MRRQHHBcnp4
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Pop Icon George Michael Passes Away At 53
THE MOUTH, DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 –– Pop icon George Michael has died of heart failure according to his longtime manager Michael Lippman. Michael, who topped the 80's chart with his group Wham! died at his home in England on Sunday reports The Huffington Post. He was 53. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period,” his publicist said in a statement. “The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage,” the statement said.
British police said Michael’s death was “unexplained but not suspicious.” Born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou June 25, 1963 in London to Greek Cypriot immigrant parents, Michael once played music on the London underground train system before finding fame with Wham!. With a school friend, Andrew Ridgeley, he formed Wham! in 1981, a partnership that would produce some of the most memorable pop songs and dance-floor favorites of the 1980s. Following news of Michael's death, Sony Music Entertainment issued this statement: "George Michael was a supremely gifted artist and a true music icon. Sony Music had the privilege to have worked with him over several decades on a number of his legendary releases, and we join the world in mourning the loss of a great superstar. Our condolences go out to his family during this difficult time."