Tucson Radio: KTGV Adding Matt Condie To Morning Drive

Matt Condie, known in many Tucson radio circles as “Rascal,” is the new morning show host at KTGV 106.3 FM The Groove.

In the process, he becomes the station’s first on-air talent for the so-called “old-school” music format, which is more or less an R&B hits station.

“It’s already an established brand, so it’s a format we don’t have to change,” Condie told Tucson Weekly. “The format has held its own jockless, but at this point (management) wants to work on building a big station. It’s a perfect opportunity to grow the brand of the station.”

Condie is best known in this market for morning show stints on what is now iHeartMedia owned modern hip-hop format KOHT 98.3 FM and the old Power 97.5. Condie hopes that original audience will make the transition with him to “The Groove.”

“It’s the same music and the same crowd who liked that music. It’s just growing up with them now,” Condie said. “The state of modern hip hop and pop is garbage, but this is classic. This is where hip hop and pop came from, and this is what we grew up listening to. I still have the best of the Gap Band, the Earth, Wind and Fire box set. It’s when music was fun.”

The “Rascal on the Radio” morning show debuts Nov. 10.