From Rodney Ho's Blog:
Best rumor at [Crash Bash 2006]: [Former Morning X Stunt Guy Rich] Shertenlieb is joining Crash and Fred Toucher, whose future at 99X is in doubt, for a morning show being shopped around to other stations. They would only say, repeatedly, "No comment." Attendees said Phoenix’s FM talk station KZON [link added] is testing them for an afternoon show this Wednesday through Friday but they might be put on other "Free FM" stations owned by Infinity as well. Technically, Toucher has a contract with 99X through October but new owners Cumulus are set to close the deal to buy the station (and others) by mid April. 99X’s future, given its ratings, is in serious doubt. Jimmy Baron’s contract is up in April, too.
Other rumors from the party include the fact that afternoon guy Axel Lowe's "hanging out for Toucher*," this Wednesday through Friday, is in fact an audition for a permanent (whatever that word means given the Cumulus acquisition) morning show gig at 99X.
Developing...
Updated 7:30 AM 2/15/2006
Changed "fill in" to use Axel's phrase this morning. Added link to KZON.
