Word on the street is that Chris Love has "resigned" as PD of The Beat 94.5. Can anyone say Curtis Strange??

Interesting........ Curtis would seem like the right choice for the gig, but would he really want to leave CHBE?

That was a short stay!

Don't think he would be a good fit.

Quoted from Gotobreak

Don't think he would be a good fit.

Couldn't agree more. But:
1. From all accounts he and jaXon Hawks are pretty tight.
2. He's from a CTVGlobeMedia sister station.
Be prepared for the end of any innovative programming out of The Beat. NG takes bottom line and a** kissing over creativity. But hey...That's just corporate radio for yah!

The Beat's entire on air image changed the day the station moved into West 2nd... The station is too predictable! The only thing the station has going for it is the music.... That's it!

C R S

The image changed when SOLD to CHUMCTVGlobeMedia.  

Quoted from Gotobreak

The image changed when SOLD to CHUMCTVGlobeMedia.  

Which was just after they moved into the building........  The final decision on the sale was not approved until after they were in the building with the three other stations..

Then we are both correct.

I'd say C.S. is in.  No job posting on MM yet. Heard he was one in the running for the Beat PD job before but Chris Love beat him out.

if C.Love  "resigned" he'd have anounced another job.  he must have been tossed out like the rest of Beat management.

Yup, thats corporate radio... all about keep'n whoever works for the lowest pay.

Quoted from newsbeat

The only thing the station has going for it is the music.... That's it!

C R S

Right on the money I so agree- they could toss all their DJs (except for Filpout) and it wouldn't make a diff!

yea, cause CHR Top40 music is so great.

It's never a good thing when the person who hires you (Barry Duggan) is fired weeks later.  I'm guessing Mr Love was asked to resign.  

photo: courtesy of KOOL FM

Curtis Strange is the new guy in charge...

he'll move from the other CTV Radio Station Kool FM in Victoria

  to the Beat...  



Congratulations Curtis Strange!

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Congrats to Curtis, a good choice.
Curtis has a great ear for hit radio and is a student of the format he will do a good job.
Let the battle of the Beat and 95.3 begin! Should be fun to listen to the changes that will be made by both stations as we head into summer. Having two CHR stations in one market is always a battle for every quarter hour.

Zack