99.9 KEZ (KESZ) has said goodbye to the syndicated nighttime request and dedication Delilah show. KEZ is filling the new opening in the evenings, bringing Lori Bradley on-board for 7pm to midnight, weeknights.

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When will we get some Christmas music on the radio? 99.9 KEZ, or how about 94.5 KOOL-FM? You can find the question asked on websites such as Yahoo! Answers.

It’s late November and we had no shortage of Christmas music this time last year. In fact, no shortage of it on Halloween. The season hasn’t seen the light of day so far in 2009.

As of this morning, the Christmas music lovers’ eagerly awaited wish has finally come true. KEZ kicked off all-Christmas this morning at 8am.

KOOL has yet to flip to all-Christmas– as the website hints that it may play Christmas here and there, it also provides a station on KOOLradio.com to be streamed that plays only Christmas music. It could be a holiday race not chosen to venture, unlike last year’s excitement and spirit.

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Mark Waters has left the building at CBS Radio Phoenix as Sr. VP/Market Manager, overseeing Country station KMLE, Classic Hits KOOL, and Rhythmic/Top 40 KZON.

In 2006, Waters left Bonneville Phoenix. He joined CBS Radio Phoenix in November 2006, and has held the Sr. VP/Market Manager position of the three station cluster since February 2007, succeeding Marco Camacho.

It is not known at this time who the replacement will be.

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Last year we got an early Christmas music battle between 99.9 KEZ and 94.5 KOOL-FM.

KEZ, the “Holiday Station” of many years, has yet to flip to all-Christmas music this season. Rumor had it that the flip was to occur November 1, but word got out too early on the Phoenix Radio-Info.com boards. The date also drew national attention in Radio-Info’s newsletter by Tom Taylor. Several days later, a new date was disclosed by the same anonymous informant on the Phoenix Radio-Info board as being November 16, which is today.

During the weekend, new all-Christmas competitor, KOOL (since flipping to all-Christmas last year on Halloween before the doorbells even rang), began advertising Christmas to happen, and to listen Monday (today) at noon.

Considering the KEZ Christmas rumor to be true, and imagining the KOOL Christmas date for today as being a reaction to it, today is a potential day for an all-Christmas music showdown, balk, or tease– and what better day than on a Monday?

We should soon witness which Phoenix radio station sits on Santa’s lap first.

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We reported here at the end of August that Ruben S. (formerly of KZON, KKFR, and KZZP), landed a gig at Sierra H rhythmic oldies Mega 104.3 (KAJM) doing Friday nights’ “Mega House Party.”

Beginning Monday, Ruben will be spending afternoons on KAJM, and nights on sister station, KNRJ “The Beat.”

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Rumor sparked earlier in the week on the radio industry message board of Radio-Info.com about former Power 98.3 (KKFR) DJ, “Melissa the Midnight Mamacita” getting the midday spot at competing station, 101.5 Jamz (KZON). Melissa had fallen victim at KKFR to cutbacks, along with several others at the station and sister station KEDJ.

It is confirmed that since Monday, November 9, Melissa is back on the radio at competing station, 101.5 Jamz (KZON) doing middays. You can call her: “Melissa the Music Mamacita.”

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Former Valley talker Charles Goyette appeared last night as a guest on nationally syndicated radio show, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

Goyette, who has been a talk show host on such stations as KFYI, KTAR, KXXT, and most recent, KFNX, spoke about his views on a looming financial crisis yet to come for America and viable investments to deal with it– topics all of which are included in his new book, The Dollar Meltdown.

Since the guest appearance, The Dollar Meltdown spent its first day in Amazon.com’s top 100 Bestsellers at 18th place.

Goyette is now set to hold a discussion and book signing in Scottsdale Thursday. It begins at 7pm at the Barnes & Noble on 90th St. south of Shea.

Click here to check out the website and purchase.

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Nicole Franks joins KFYI as afternoon news anchor. She comes from Clear Channel sister station WTVN-AM in Columbus, OH.

Franks, a Phoenix native, is no stranger to Phoenix radio. She has been with KTAR-AM in the past, first as an intern while attending Arizona State University, and later as an associate editor of the morning news show.

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Bonneville Phoenix, with Valley radio stations Sports 620 KTAR (AM), News/Talk 92.3 KTAR (FM), and 98.7 The Peak (KPKX), are currently in the process of moving studios and offices to another building.

The current building, located on the southwest corner of Central and Georgia avenues (just north of Camelback), will move four miles to the northeast near 16th St. and Northern at 7740 N. 16th St. The new location is said to be an upgrade from the cramped quarters of the Central Ave. location.

Old location at 5300 N. Central Ave. Photo courtesy: Google

Click here for Phoenix Business Journal’s story.

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This year’s VA Veterans Day Parade in Phoenix will include longtime Valley morning radio host, Dave Pratt, as Celebrity Grand Marshal. The parade is set to begin at 11am from Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center on Wednesday November 11.

Pratt, who has been on the radio in Phoenix for nearly thirty years (KUPD, KZON, KMLE), was let go from CBS Radio/KMLE in late 2008 due to budget cuts. His support and dedication for the Phoenix community continues on. You can catch him at the upcoming parade.

Click here for more parade information.

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