Lester St. James is no longer employed as Program Director at KEZO (92.3 FM).St. James, who was well-known to listeners due to his own on-air shift, told Radio and Records that it was an "amicable parting," and that he was looking forward to his next challenge.
Tom Land, Journal Broadcast Group's Omaha Director of Radio Programming told R&R that the station is seeking someone who can continue the 25-54 (year-old) institution that Z-92 has been in the ratings for years.
"(We) need a rock programmer with a proven track record and the ability to work with a very dominant morning show," Land said.
Journal has already posted the job opening on its corporate website.
With the exception of the morning drive-time when Todd & Tyler are on the air, ratings for KEZO have sagged. According to the latest Arbitron numbers, among all listeners ages 12 and older, KEZO was the fifth most listened to radio station in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area. But its rating has dropped from a 7.0 a year ago to a 5.3 in the most recent summer measurement period.
4 comments:
He was probably let go because the Z doesn't play enough AC/DC. They will sometimes go an entire half hour without playing an AC/DC song.
I very seldom listen to that station anymore because their playlist is far too tight. Same stuff over and over. Not as bad as 99.9, but they do need more variety.
Z-92 should change their name to OZ-92 because every time I flip over to them, they are playing ANOTHER Ozzy Osbourne song. Geesh. I wonder how far The Brew has chipped into Z-92's ratings?
OK, I know that Z-92 is trying to take a stab at The Brew every time they say "playing more than just the 80's." But the Brew also plays more than just the 80's also...in fact the Brew says "the 80's and MORE". This logic of Z-92 makes no sense.
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