Georgia Wavelengths (™): Podcasts from the Friends of Georgia Radio

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In this series of interviews from Friends of Georgia Radio, we'll profile the men and women who have served listeners across the state and made a name for themselves through leadership and innovation.

  1. MAR 5

    GA Wavelengths #33-Ken Johnson Talks Podcasting

    Ken Johnson has a long history as a smart programmer, from his days in markets like New York, Philadelphia, and DC-- just to name a few. He's also the former VP for Urban Radio formats for Cumulus, iHeart, and the ABC Radio Networks. Now, he runs his own company, Mean Ole Lion Media, a podcast production company and content distribution network. Ken knows how to create compelling podcasts, and he shared his knowledge in February, 2026, is a special webinar hosted by Friends of Georgia Radio's Wendy Williams. This is the recording of that session.

    50 min

  2. 11/26/2025

    GA Wavelengths # 32-Star 94.1's Kevin and Taylor

    Dennis Winslow sits down with Kevin and Taylor. After a long, and tremendously successful run at 104.7 The Fish, the station was sold and they were "on the beach." But, in September, they emerged as morning co-hosts at Star 94.1. Hear how they got their start, who influenced them along the way, and how they were able to seamlessly switch from a Christian to a pop music format.

    34 min

  3. 07/09/2025

    Wavelengths # 31-Beth Bacall

    Dennis Winslow talks with Beth Bacall, longtime personality at the now defunct 104.7 The Fish/WFSH.Bacall had a storied broadcasting career at legendary stations like KFRC and KYCY in San Francisco and Jammin’ 105.1 in New York City, and anchored afternoons at The Fish for over 13 years.She’s a talent coach, a network personality, has won awards from Gabbys to an Industry Achievement Award from the Christian Music Broadcaster’s Association, and has some great stories and advice.

    34 min

  4. 05/18/2025

    GA Wavelengths # 30-Howard Toole, Rome Radio Partners

    Howard Toole started as a jock in 10th grade in Augusta and quickly earned first-class ticket right after high school. He continued his radio journey at WRFC in Athens while finishing his degree at Georgia, then moved on to Louisville and New Orleans as an air personality and PD. Soon, he switched to sales, and ended up in Atlanta when Plough Broadcasting flipped WPLO-FM to Disco V-103. From there, he worked in Dallas, San Antonio, and returned to Athens as a GM. Along the way, he bought his first station in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Now, he’s settled in Rome, Georgia, as managing partner of a six-station cluster—each station sounding much larger than its small-market size. Howard runs a lean operation, of necessity, relying on a core team plus a network of 80+ voices he can call on when needed, along with modern digital tech and AI voices, including one of his overnight hosts -- AI Gunner. Yup. He is A.I. We'll dive into Howard's unique approach, his use of technology, and hear more about AI Gunner in Wavelengths #30.

    45 min

  5. 01/03/2025

    GA Wavelengths #29-Tim Davies

    He's a UGA graduate who got his radio start in Augusta, then spent 12 years in Houston, 6 in Memphis, then 16 years in Atlanta as Market Manager and then Regional VP for Radio One, and now, he's retiring after an incredibly successful career. He'll talk about his career, the new realities of radio today, and pass on great advice for young broadcasters today. It's all here, in Georgia Wavelengths # 29.

    45 min

  6. 10/15/2024

    GA Wavelengths#28-99X PD Steve Craig-Part 2

    Steve Craig has spent 30 years so far in Georgia radio -- all in Atlanta-- and almost all in Program management and on air, all at highly rated and well respected stations. Now, he’s back at 99X as PD and middays, and successfully reclaiming the heritage station's position, and the ratings, of the Original 99X. Here, in Part 2, Dennis Winslow hears from Steve how the staff was put back together, how they all get along (again), and how the 99X music philosophy has evolved.

    28 min

  7. 10/14/2024

    GA Wavelengths #27-99X PD Steve Craig-Part 1

    Steve Craig has spent 30 years so far in Georgia radio, all in Atlanta, almost all in Program management and on air, all at highly rated and well respected stations, and now, he’s back at the station he started in Atlanta radio at – with a slight change in dial position—and leading the charge that’s so far done a pretty good job at reclaiming the heritage position, and the ratings, of the Original 99X. this podcast -- Part 1 --covers the original birth, and the demise of the first 99X. Then, in Part 2, hear how the station came back to life, and how the music philosophy has evolved.

    32 min

  8. 09/15/2024

    FoGRPod #26-Steve Hegwood, owner of Streetz 94.5

    He started in programming, but Steve Hegwood had a bigger vision. After a very successful career as a high-level programming guy - he was the VP/Programming for RadioOne when they launched what is now Hot 107.9 in Atlanta — he found he had a taste for ownership. He built a company by parlaying a translator whose programming originated on a leased HD channel, into a group of stations, all carrying the hip-hop programming from his original Atlanta station, Streetz 94.5. And, his primary signal in Atlanta is STILL on a translator -- possibly the most successful translator in the country. Steve Hegwood’s story is fascinating, and we’ve got the details in this Wavelengths podcast from Friends of Georgia Radio.

    37 min
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In this series of interviews from Friends of Georgia Radio, we'll profile the men and women who have served listeners across the state and made a name for themselves through leadership and innovation.

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