WGST - Former WGST On-air Staff

Former WGST On-air Staff

Skinny Bobby Harper. One of the nation's top jocks during 1960s and 70s, the late Bobby Harper ruled at WGST during 1971-72.

• Bert Parks. Parks won a singing contest and became an overnight sensation on WGST. Later he became famous as MC of the Miss America Pageant.
• Don Naylor, producer, announcer, singer, actor, and director (1936–1950)
• Sean Hannity, then a local midday host in the early 90s before joining Fox News Channel and WABC syndicated radio show can be heard on rival news/talk station WSB AM. A little known fact is that Hannity replaced Neal Boortz after Boortz left for rival station WSB.
• Tom "The King" Hughes, former morning show host, now retired.
• Kim Peterson, "The Kimmer", former afternoon show host, now retired. He routinely is a guest on Rusty Humphries local WGST show.
• Denny Schaffer, former midday host. Currently hosting mornings on WRNO in New Orleans.
• Sam Memmolo, former weekend host of "The Car Show". Currently hosts the nationally syndicated "Sam's Garage" on radio and Motor Head Garage television program on Fox Sports Network. Also hosts a local version of "Sam's Garage" on WGKA/920 in Atlanta, Saturdays 11:00am to Noon.
• Neal Boortz, now syndicated nationally by Cox Radio and the Jones Radio Networks including WSB (AM)
• Wayne No Offense, Kimmer's sidekick until 2006, was Morning Show Producer for Rhubarb Jones and Dallas McCade Morning Show on Eagle 106.7FM WYAY in Atlanta. Now working production for WKHX and WYAY.
• Steve Getty is now selling cars in metro Atlanta and doing voice overs.
• Jim Gossett formerly worked with Mimi Gentry on "The Spiff and Fred Show" on True Oldies 106.7 as well as other stations in syndication.
• Kari Dean, former morning news anchor, is now a writer and weekend news producer at Fox5 in Atlanta.
• Denis O'Hayer is now on WABE-FM in Atlanta.
• The Regular Guys were fired from WKLS in 2006. Now at WNNX Rock 100.5 in Atlanta.
• Stu Klitenic freelances.
• Wade Medlock, former news director, is now retired.
• Jim O'Neill (Jim Atkinson) is now a Television Engineer at WAGA Fox5, the Fox O&O in Atlanta.
• Bill Edge is now spokesman for Georgia Public Service Commission.
• Bill Caiaccio is now with CNN Radio.
• Jack Kennedy, former sports show host.
• Keith Kalland traffic reporter during the 1980s and 1990s, died in 2002.
• Michael King (weekend morning anchor 1997-1999) is now a producer and reporter at WXIA-TV
• Sam Lake has returned to WGST and is doing traffic and news.
• Brad Nessler, former sports reporter, is now an analyst on ABC/ESPN's college football coverage.
• Kirk Dorn, former morning anchor Georgia Radio News Service (Georgia News Network), weekend anchor WGST
• Spiff Carner, retired.
• Matt Stewart, former sports reporter, is now on Comcast Sports in Atlanta
• Steve Holman, play by play man of the Atlanta Hawks now heard on 790 the Zone.
• Clark Howard, syndicated consumer advisor, is now heard on rival AM 750 WSB.
• Matt McClure, former morning show producer, anchor and reporter is currently co-anchor of "Currents" on NET in New York, NY.
• Wendi Grossman, former morning reporter, is now with WIOD-AM in Miami, FL.
• Andy Rose, former morning anchor, is now with All News 106.7 in Atlanta.
• Dave McBride, former co-host of The Car Show, died in April 2007 from complications due to cancer.
• Mike Rose, former producer and program director, is now a Home Loan Consultant with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.
• Dave Michaels, former CNN & WXIA-TV Anchorman, worked at WGST writing news and reporting while serving at Ft. McPherson - Third Army Headquarters PIO in 1959 until he got out of service in March, 1960.
• Brennan Price (occasional reporter and anchor, 1997–2000) is Chief Technology Officer of the American Radio Relay League.
• Mike Jones is now a country/bluegrass songwriter with several charted hits.
• Nathan Roberts, former morning DJ and newscaster-sportscaster 1965-68.
• Pete Konenkamp, former anchor and ND, Georgia Radio News Service (Georgia News Network)
• Maria Boynton, Georgia News Network, General Assignment and Legislative Reporter 1987-1994; former freelance Writer WCBS-AM New York; former News Anchor WOR Radio New York; former Award-Winning News Director at Radio Stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania; former Anchor, Editor and Supervising Producer at the CNN Radio Network.