The “call to public service remains,” and so former Representative turned talk show host, J.D. Hayworth, says goodbye to his listeners today on Clear Channel’s news/talk 550 KFYI.

The brand-new programming schedule is not yet released. There is speculation on whether Mike Broomhead will get J.D.’s afternoon shift, or if the Nearly Famous Barry Young gets the earlier shift.

Hayworth is scheduled to appear on Darrell Ankarlo’s show at 10am on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR.

Keith DeGreen, of DeGreen Capital Management LLC. returns to NewsTalk 550 KFYI on Sunday, January 10.

His show focuses on investment strategies and wealth, and has been a Sunday morning fixture on KFYI for many years. You can hear Keith DeGreen between 7-9am, Sunday mornings.

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.

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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.

Nationally recognized radio historian, Radio & Records, and All Access columnist Bob Shannon is coming out with a new book. It’s titled Turn It Up!: American Radio Tales and it features several of the biggest names of radio– talent, programmers, the innovators, and brilliant ones behind the magic of radio.

Some of those included are names us Phoenicians may know: Larry Daniels, John Sebastian, Gary Stevens, and Todd Wallace.

Turn It Up!: American Radio Tales by Bob Shannon.

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Beginning Thursday, Valley talker Austin Hill will be hosting KIDO-AM Boise’s afternoons, 3 to 6pm. For the past couple of months, Hill has frequently filled-in on KTAR-FM for Darrell Ankarlo.

Valley talker, Austin Hill (KFYI, KKNT, KTAR) has a second book set to come out May 1, 2010, titled The Virtues Of Capitalism: A Moral Case For Free Markets. His first book is called White House Confidential.

The Nearly Famous Barry Young show on KFYI goes for three hours, 7-10am, starting Tues. Sept. 8.

Jim Sharpe will be among 18 people hoping for an interim position in District 3 of the Phoenix council. The seat has been vacant for a week after former District 3 Councilwoman, Maria Baier, unexpectedly resigned.

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