From Chicago and I just saw this:
Mancow's done with Q101
'It?s just not what it used to be,' says station's GM
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>By Melanie Velisek
RedEye
July 11, 2006, 11:59 PM CDT
Today was the last time Mancow will wake you up on Q101.
The final live airing of DJ Erich "Mancow" Muller and his Morning Madhouse was Tuesday, 101.1-FM General Manager Marv Nyren told RedEye.
"It's just not what it used to be," Nyren said of the shock jock's morning radio show. "I felt a little bad; I think he wanted to stick around. But it's the best thing to do knowing his audience. Best for both of us."
According to Nyren, the station will air previously aired Mancow shows Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He also said that the station offered Mancow the opportunity to record "thank-yous" and other statements to be aired through Friday, but the DJ had not responded to the station by early Tuesday afternoon.
In a news release Tuesday Macow said: "To expand my audience without interference I need a new partner."
Mancow's Morning Madhouse has aired on Q101 since 1998.
Beginning Monday, Q101 will kick off the music-focused "Summer of Shuffle," hosted by James Van Osdol, according to the company statement.
"Mancow has been an enormous asset to Q101, and we're grateful to him for his eight great years at the station," Mike Stern, vice president of programming for Emmis Radio Chicago, said in the statement. "Mancow is a tremendous talent, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors."
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