4af1Randy Cook Spiff Carner 300x225 2011 Atlanta radio year in review: Randy & Spiff, Jimmy Baron, Elle Duncan, Herman Cain

Randy and Spiff are seeking work after losing their fifth job in Atlanta in October. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/[email protected] I’ve covered Atlanta radio for ten years. 2011 was a relatively quiet one. We lost a few morning shows but otherwise, there was not a single major format change, at least as of today. (We still have nine days left in the calendar year but the latest a station has changed format in a calendar year since 2001 is Dec. 18. That was in 2006, when Lite 94.9 dumped Christmas in a total bah humbug move and switched to country station 94.9/The Bull.) Here… >>

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