![]() December 1997 - Jim McCarthy, who replaced Wohlfeld, - leaves. August 1997 - Bob "the Wolf" Wohlfeld leaves for - more money and heads to WPYX-FM in Albany. Voices keep changing with WPDH turnover Nevertheless, ads are already out - in industry publications to find their replacements. Benfer said he would love for this to pass over - and to have the guys back on WPDH. "WPDH is a great radio station and we'll miss working - there," he said. The team doesn't know yet when they will start go - on-air in Boston, McKenzie said. "He continued - to pursue a contract that doesn't exist. "If you're going to play a contract that doesn't - exist, our working relationship is over," McKenzie said. According to McKenzie, the pair offered - to stay through the event, but then Benfer said he couldn't produce - the signed contract. Among the casualties in this rift is the radio station's - annual "Roof-A-Thon," which raises money for local charities. If you're presented a - better offer, you're gonna go." "We're very sorry it went down the way it did, but it's something - we had to do for ourselves and our families. "We weren't looking, someone came to us," McKenzie - said. According to McKenzie, the team wasn't job hunting, - but the offer was too appealing to decline. I didn't foresee them - leaving until August 2006." ![]() "I - expected them to be around longer than this. I wish they had given - me an opportunity to match it (the Boston offer)," Benfer said. Benfer assured the Times Herald-Record that there is a contract, - but that because of legal proceedings, he was unable to show it. McKenzie challenged Cumulus to produce a signed - contract. "We are 'at-will' employees and a contract - was never executed between two sides." "The big disagreement is that there exists a binding - contract," Pete McKenzie said. "I got - a call from Gary Cee (WPDH program director and DJ) and he told me - they were packing up their office." ![]() "They left Thursday night," Benfer said. But, according to Benfer, before they could meet, the DJs went - to him on July 20 and told him they definitely wanted to leave. Benfer met with them on July 19 and set up another meeting for July - 21. Chuck Benfer, general manager at Cumulus in Poughkeepsie, - said he was approached July 18 with a rumor about the duo leaving. WPDH at 101.5 FM, owned by Cumulus Broadcasting, says the - co-hosts are still under contract. Team members, whose last broadcast was Thursday - morning, claim they have the right to leave because they're "at-will" - employees. Heather Ford, who reads the - news, is going with them. Kevin Karlson and Pete McKenzie, morning co-hosts - at WPDH-FM since August 2003, are moving to the Infinity Broadcasting-owned - classic rock station WZLX-FM in Boston. Poughkeepsie - It all comes down to a piece of paper. Kevin Karlson and Heather Ford of The Karlson and McKenzie Morning Show.- and McKenzie bound by a contract or not? The winner was Zack Burwick of Brighton, MA, who racked up a ridiculous 18 million-plus points - the highest score on that pinball machine to date! Pictured, (l-r): Pete McKenzie of The Karlson and McKenzie Morning Show winner Zach Burwick Ernie Boch Jr. ![]() Aerosmith also sent 12 autographed items, one for each contestant.Įach contestant was given five minutes of playtime, or three balls each, whichever came first. Everyone then retreated to Boch’s private lair, where the Aerosmith pinball machine was nestled alongside his private exotic car collection that includes a Kaiser Darren, an Allard and rare Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Twelve finalists joined WZLX at the brand-new LEED Platinum Certified Subaru building in Norwood, MA for a pre-tournament soirée featuring some amazing hors d’oeuvres from Chef Peter of Cibo Matto Caffe. The premise was simple: a pinball tournament would decide the winner. The Karlson and McKenzie Morning Show on CBS Radio Classic Rock WZLX/Boston recently joined forces with two other area legends - Aerosmith and automotive magnate Ernie Boch Jr., President and CEO of Subaru of New England, to give away a brand-new Aerosmith-branded pinball machine to a lucky WZLX listener.
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