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Where's Al? |
UPDATE 03/18/2913: An
internal memo last Tuesday told iq staffers that Gardner had “decided to move on
and weigh his options – perhaps hanging up his headphones altogether or at
least finding a role that doesn’t require going to bed at 6 PM and getting up
at 2 AM,.” What next? The memo says
“we’re weighing our options for possible replacements for Al in the morning
show,” and in the meantime, Michelle Murillo is co-hosting with Lionel, who has
an expanded role in mornings for the moment while the station sorts out its
future plans.
Earlier Posting....
Someone please ask Merlin's Randy Michaels: Where’s Al Gardner?
Morning show co-host Al Gardner is missing from the WWIQ 106.9
FM station website line-up. Co-host
Lionel is still there at the talk station, but a new addition seems to be Michelle Murillo from
the news department. No mention of Al
Gardner, who came on board last April to launch IQ, with then co-host Larry Mendte.
Also, the 65-year-old Gardner has not been heard in days.
Also, the 65-year-old Gardner has not been heard in days.
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Michelle Murillo |
Murillo was recruited Fall '11 by Merlin Media from Clear Channel's N/T WFLF in Orlando to join the company's start-up WRXP News format in NYC. When Merlin sold WRXP to CBS for $75 million last fall, Murrllo started voice tracking news for IQ. Of course, she is now live in Philly and it looks like she's just been promoted.