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| Joe Kelley and Jim Turner |
On May 28, 1972, Turner joined the staff of then AM 580 WDBO
by responding to an ad in a broadcast trade magazine. Over 8,000 shows later, Jim Turner has
celebrated a rare milestone in the broadcast business. “It wasn’t something planned. The years just sort of piled up on me,”
Turner said. In 2004, Turner was honored
with a coveted Marconi Award for “Personality of the Year” by the National
Association of Broadcasters.
After 12 years as WDBO’s afternoon host, Turner took over
the morning drive time slot, and in 1985, (then) Program Director David
Bernstein decided that Jim was the personality who should lead the station’s
move away from music and into the information and talk format.
“Jim is a broadcast icon,” said Drew Anderssen, WDBO Program
Director. “He has been revered as one of
the premier morning hosts in America for many years, a true professional, and a
great man. We stand by Jim in
celebration of his 40 years of community service and dedication to Central
Florida as he begins to write a new page in his life. He will truly be missed as the daily voice of
morning news in Orlando radio.”
“Jim has been WDBO’s anchor to our listeners and community,”
added Susan Larkin, Cox Media Group Orlando Vice President and Market
Manager. “His talent, engagement, and
sheer love of radio is to be admired. We
will miss Jim and cannot thank him enough for his part in building this brand.”
Upon Turner’s retirement, fellow CMG News Talk host, Joe
Kelley, will be at the helm of Central Florida’s Morning News on NewsTalk 96.5
WDBO.
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