Jack Elliott |
WSB-FM B98.5 has named former Bert Show cohost Melissa
Carter as part of its new morning show, replacing Vikki Locke.
The new male host Jeff Elliott has extensive radio
experience in markets such as Los Angeles , Dallas and most recently, West Palm Beach . He takes over for Kelly Stevens.
Carter and Elliott debuts on Wednesday, August 14. The show
will air from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.
According to Rodney Ho at accessatlanta.com, Program
Director Chris Eagan said he received more than 100 legitimate job inquiries
nationwide after he posted for the job a few weeks ago. "We were just
inundated," he said.
Although Elliott and Carter have never worked together
before, Eagan
paired the two in social settings and liked the chemistry.
Melissa Carter |
Carter, Eagan
said, "brings a good name from the market. The audience that listened to
her on the Bert Show should now be the B98.5 audience. They've grown and
evolved."
Carter first entered Atlanta
radio as the news writer at the Morning X on rock station 99X, then landed a
full-time on-air hosting job with the new Bert Show in 2001.
The first openly gay on-air radio host in Atlanta , Carter was known on the Bert Show as
the voice of reason. In 2011, she decided to leave voluntarily, unsure whether
she even wanted to stay in radio. A year later, she turned up at the new All
News 106.7 as an afternoon host but stepped down last week after just over a
year on the job.
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