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Deminski and Doyle to air on WCSX 94.7 FM in January
By Bill Shea
Crainsdetroit.com
D&D will be back on Detroit’s morning airwaves starting Jan. 5.
The morning-drive radio talk show duo Jeff Deminski and Bill Doyle, who spent 8 years on the air at CBS Radio’s WXYT 97.1 FM until their contract wasn’t renewed last year, will replace “J.J. and Lynne” in the 6-10 a.m. slot on WCSX 94.7 FM, said John Gallagher, market manager for station owner Greater Media Inc.
Deminski and Doyle had a one-year, no-compete clause in their last contract, so they couldn’t go on the air in Detroit until 2009, Gallagher said.
“We just recently came to terms and couldn’t say anything until today,” he said. “We’re going to build a regular show around them. We couldn’t negotiate with other members or participants until the contract was finalized.”
He termed the contract a “multiyear deal” for the hosts, but declined to go into details.
Greater Media shed Jim Johnson and Lynne Woodison last week in hopes of getting better ratings and revenue from the morning drive slot, Gallagher said.
Deminski and Doyle will face their CBS Radio replacements, Jay Towers and Bill McAllister’s general talk program, “Motor City Mornings,” for the morning ratings and revenue, which are considered the most lucrative for radio.
