Beasley Media Group Rock 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia has named Matt Cord as its new midday host starting Monday, December 1.
Cord will take the timeslot that has been held by the late Pierre Robert and was the last person to hold middays other than Robert. Cord originally came to Philadelphia in 1994 to host middays at WMMR during Robert’s brief stint in mornings. He then had a long run in afternoons at Alternative “Y100” WPLY until returning to the station in 2005 hosting nights and afternoons. He moved to mornings at sister Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM in January 2017 and then to middays at Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK in January 2020 before moving to mornings there in August 2023.
Cord commented, “Although no one can step into those sparkling high-top Converse and fill them, I’ve known Pierre for 35 years. I was honored to do the midday show from 1994-1995 when Pierre moved to mornings – in the ‘wake up and smell the karma’ days. Along with MMR’s loyal listeners, I’ve shared so many cool moments with ‘The Duke.’ The people who have worked at the station over the years have formed a brotherhood and sisterhood. Pierre was at the heart of it. And like all brotherhoods and sisterhoods, when one falls, those remaining carry on as a tribute to the fallen. Nobody replaces Pierre- let’s make that clear. But this will be my third stint at MMR, and I’ve never been too far away, working at BEN-FM and MGK, and I saw my friend every day. I promise to carry his amazing spirit into the studio bearing his name and do my best to make him proud.”
Program Director Chuck Damico commented, “Dealing with the sudden and tragic loss of the legendary Pierre Robert is something nobody at WMMR had ever imagined we would have to face, and then trying to figure out how we move forward and who could possibly be the next midday host has proven to be incredibly challenging as well. Everyone at the station is so grateful that our longtime friend and radio family member Matt Cord is willing to take that on. Matt is a 40-year Philadelphia radio veteran, very talented, very welcoming, very trusted and beloved by the Rock community. No one can replace Pierre, but I know that Matt can do him proud and Pierre would absolutely 100% approve of this. We will all continue to honor Pierre in everything we do forever. And the way to start healing and moving forward is by bringing Matt back home.”
WMGK will announce its new morning show host in the coming weeks.
