Phoenix Radio: Morning Host Smasher OUT At KOOL-FM

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Classic Hits KOOL 94.5 FM confirms radio personality Smasher is officially off the morning show as of Jan. 15.

“We just decided to move in a different direction with the sound of the morning,” said Tim Richards, program director for CBS Radio Phoenix, which also owns Country KMLE 107.9 FM and KZON Live 101.5FM.

Midday host Charlie Huero has been filling in opposite Maria Knight, and Richards said the company is recruiting a permanent partner to join her in the next couple of weeks.

Smasher — not to be confused with Texas radio personality Atom Smasher — teamed up with Knight in February 2014.