Cromwell Media has officially announced the return of Woody Wood and Jim Chandler to mornings in Nashville as the duo will join a rebranded Classic Hits “93.3 Totally Hits Nashville” on Monday, July 22.
Woody and Jim spent 25 years at WRVW from 1998 until their layoff in May 2023. They will be heard on the station from 5-10am. Cromwell Media President Bayard ‘Bud’ Walters stated, “We are glad that Middle Tennessee can hear Woody & Jim once again on all of these platforms. We look forward to growing together. Welcome back!”
General Manager Shawn Fort added, “We are beyond excited to have Woody & Jim join our team Their ability to not only entertain but connect and give back to the community perfectly aligns with our motto at Cromwell Media of ‘making a difference where you are.’ After our first meeting with them we knew we had to make this happen. Woody & Jim are back, and they found the perfect home.”
Cromwell Nashville Director of Music Programming Chris Atticus stated, “Their chemistry and connection with the community is unparalleled, and we can’t wait for them to bring their energy and fun back to Nashville radio.”
Finally Woody and Jim were quoted, “We’ve missed our listeners and are excited to reconnect with them. We’re ready to bring back the fun and make mornings something to look forward to.”
The new brand will replace “Classic Hits 93.3” and be heard on 93.3 W227DC Nashville, 95.1 W236CI Murfreesboro, 102.5 WPRT-HD4 Pegram, and 102.9 WBUZ-HD4 La Vergne.
Original Report 7/16: Woody Wood and Jim Chandler are teasing their return to Nashville morning radio starting Monday, July 22.
On a “Woody & Jim Tell All” YouTube stream on on Sunday evening, the duo announced their upcoming return, but not disclosing the station until a press release comes out this week. Also in the live stream, they discussed their exit from iHeartMedia CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW Lebanon/Nashville in May 2023 commenting that they hold no ill-will towards the station or local management as their cuts were determined at the corporate level and local management was “as blindsided as we were”.
Wood and Chandler spent 25 years at WRVW from 1998 until their layoff. The duo also spent seven years together at “Fly 92” WFLY Albany NY. Wood previously worked at stations in Allentown PA, Dallas, Philadelphia and San Diego before being paired with Chandler, who began his career in Buffalo and Rochester NY and first co-hosted mornings at WFLY with Todd Pettingill from 1988-91.
