As Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford depart mornings at iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX Boston, former “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM morning host Rich Shertenlieb will join the station to take over the daypart.
Shertenlieb shared a video with the following statement, “Boy oh boy are there a lot of things we need to talk about the least of which including how non-competes are the worst and should be totally illegal but also about how much l’ve missed you and how l’ve worked every day over the last several months to put together this show and great group of co-hosts well not every day because there were some days when I went to the movies by myself because no one in my family wanted to see Dune 2 which was a quality film but I prefer the David Lynch version with Sting and the guy with pus boils all over his face hey how about them Celtics.”
Shertenlieb hosted mornings with Fred Toucher at WBZ-FM from its launch in 2009 until last November after previously hosting afternoons and mornings at Rock 104.1 WBCN. The duo had previously worked at Alternative “99X” WNNX Atlanta where Shertenlieb served as morning show producer. He also was a producer on the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show.
Original Report 10:30am: iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX Boston is making changes in mornings at Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford have departed the station ahead of new morning show to be announced later today.
Their exits follow the passing of co-host Kevin Karlson last October. The trio joined WZLX in 2005 with Karlson and McKenzie previously being teamed together since 1985 with a previous Boston stint at “Eagle 93.7” WEGQ and have also worked at stations including WYYS Charleston, WZNE Rochester, WRVQ Richmond, WIOT Toledo, and KAYI Tulsa.
In a statement made by a local rep, the station announced, “On behalf of everyone here at WZLX, we’d like to share some news about the future of Boston’s Classic Rock. First and foremost, we’d like to thank Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford for all the laughter, wild stories and fun moments they have brought to Boston morning radio over the years. We truly appreciate them. With that said, we have decided to close that chapter of WZLX. After careful consideration, it was our decision to bring you, the loyal WZLX listener, a new show to take us into the future. We will debut this new show soon. Stay tuned to WZLX for more details today.”
