Atlanta Radio: Roy Wood Jr. Added To WALR

Roy Wood Jr.

Former Birmingham morning host and Stand-up comic Roy Wood Jr. has joined WALR Kiss 104.1's afternoon show to inject some humor with the R&B music.

Wood started Monday with long-time afternoon host Art Terrell for a 3 to 7 p.m. show called "ATL Drivetime Live."

According to media write Rodney Ho at ajc.com, Tony Kidd, who oversees Kiss as vice president of programming for Cox Radio Atlanta, said he wanted to give listeners a blend of music and comedy.

"We did a test with the two of Roy and Art on Saturday mornings and it went really well," he said. "We want people to go home with a smile on their face."

The bits, Kidd noted, will be fairly condensed: 60 to 90 seconds two or three times an hour. Music will remain the dominant force in the afternoons, with 11 songs an hour vs. 12 before.

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Wood has been a prank-call specialist on radio and hosted a radio show in Birmingham, his hometown. Wood’s morning show on FM 97.5 Jamz was cancelled last September. (See original posting, Click Here)

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