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96.5 KRBZ-FM - 96-5 the Buzz
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| Website: | www.965thebuzz.com |
| Branding: | 96.5 the Buzz (Sign-on - 2002) |
| 96-5 the Buzz (2002 - Present) | |
| Positioning: | "Today's Best Music" (Sign-on - ???) |
| "Kansas City's Only Alternative" (Summer 2002 - 2004) | |
| "The Alternative" (by September 2004 - Present) | |
| Call Letters: | KXTR (Sign-on - August 25, 2000) |
| KRBZ (August 25, 2000 - Present) | |
| City of License: | Kansas City, MO (Sign-on - Present) |
| Format: | Modern Adult Contemporary (Sign-on - 2002) |
| Alternative Rock (Summer 2002 - Present) | |
| Sign-On Date: | August 17, 2000 |
| First Song: | "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters |
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| Sign-Off Date: | Currently On-Air |
| Final Song: | Currently On-Air |
| Ownership: | Entercom (Sign-on - Present) |
| Prog. Director: | Valorie Knight (Sign-on - March 2002) |
| Mike Kaplan (March 2002 - July 2003) | |
| Greg Bergen (July 2003 - May 2004) | |
| Lazlo (May 2004 - June 2006) | |
| Greg Bergen (June 2006 - October 16, 2008) | |
| Lazlo (October 2008 - Present) |
Airstaff:
| Mornings: | Valorie Knight & T (??? - ???) |
| The Morning Madhouse (October 2000 - October 2001) | |
| Ryno (October 2000 - October 2001) | |
| Mongo [Producer] (October 2000 - October 2001) | |
| Val (October 2000 - October 2001) | |
| Valorie Knight & Todd Violette [Temporary Lineup] (October 2001 - October 2001) | |
| The Buzz Home Team (October 2001 - March 2002) | |
| Doc Reno (October 2001 - March 2002) | |
| Valorie Knight (October 2001 - November 2001) | |
| Laurie Arbore (November 8, 2001 - March 2002) | |
| Misti Mundae (November 2001 - March 2002) | |
| The Kenny & Afentra Morning Showgram / Kenny & Afentra (April 2002 - July 17, 2003) | |
| Kenny Holland (April 2002 - July 17, 2003) | |
| Afentra (April 2002 - July 17, 2003) | |
| Porkchop (??? - ???) | |
| Salamander (by May 2002 - ???) | |
| Scoops [Producer] (April 2002 - July 17, 2003) | |
| Bean the Horny Dwarf (January 2003 - July 17, 2003) | |
| Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz (August 2003 - November 2006) | |
| Afentra (August 2003 - November 2006) | |
| Scoops [Producer] (August 2003 - at least September 2005) | |
| Bean the Horny Dwarf (August 2003 - ???) | |
| Jeriney [Producer] (by November 2005 - November 2006) | |
| Mike Austin (October 2003 - April 2004) | |
| Danny Boi (April 2004 - September 16, 2006) | |
| Slimfast (September 2006 - November 2006) | |
| MyList Mornings [Automated] (December 2006 - February 9, 2007) | |
| The Dick Dale Show (February 12, 2007 - July 8, 2008) | |
| Dick Dale (February 12, 2007 - July 8, 2008) | |
| Jessica Chase (February 12, 2007 - March 2007) | |
| Kevin Quinn [Producer] (March 2007 - July 8, 2008) | |
| Shea (after March 2007 - by May 2008) | |
| Kevin Quinn [Temporary Lineup] (July 9, 2008 - July 11, 2008) | |
| MyList Mornings w/ Kevin Quinn (July 14, 2008 - August 22, 2008) | |
| Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz (August 25, 2008 - Present) | |
| Afentra (August 25, 2008 - Present) | |
| Kevin Quinn (August 25, 2008 - October 2008) | |
| Jeriney [Producer] (August 25, 2008 - Present) | |
| Finch (August 25, 2008 - September 2008) | |
| Travis Halverson (January 2009 - by March 2009) | |
| Keith (by March 2009 - 2009) | |
| Scoops (May 4, 2009 - August 4, 2010) | |
| Danny Boi (August 16, 2010 - Present) | |
| Middays: | Misti Mundae (by April 2001 - November 2001) |
| Valorie Knight (November 2001 - March 2002) | |
| Misti Mundae (March 2002 - April 2003) | |
| Todd Violette (April 2003 - July 2003) | |
| Jason (October 2003 - August 23, 2010) | |
| Jeriney (August 24, 2010 - Present) | |
| Late Afternoons: | Chris Phoenix (??? - ???) |
| Todd Violette (by April 2001 - October 2001) | |
| Stash [Temporary Lineup] (October 2001 - October 2001) | |
| Todd Violette (October 2001 - April 2003) | |
| The Church of Lazlo (April 2003 - June 2006) | |
| Lazlo (April 2003 - June 2006) | |
| Slimfast (April 2003 - June 2006) | |
| Suzy McDumbitch (??? - June 2006) | |
| Slimfast's After School Special (June 2006 - September 2006) | |
| Slimfast (June 2006 - September 2006) | |
| Suzy McDumbitch (June 2006 - September 2006) | |
| Punky Jewster (June 2006 - September 2006) | |
| Brian & Suzy [Temporary Lineup] (Sept. 2006 - December 1, 2006) | |
| The Church of Lazlo [Simulcast from KNDD/Seattle] (December 4, 2006 - July 2008) | |
| Lazlo (December 4, 2006 - July 2008) | |
| Afentra (December 4, 2006 - July 2008) | |
| Slimfast (December 4, 2006 - July 2008) | |
| Jeriney [Local Producer/Early Mass Host] (December 4, 2006 - July 2008) | |
| The Church of Lazlo (August 25, 2008 - Present) | |
| Lazlo (August 25, 2008 - Present) | |
| Slimfast (August 25, 2008 - Present) | |
| Keith (2009 - ???) | |
| Stroke (2009 - ???) | |
| Meredith (2009 - Present) | |
| Rhonda Moss [Sports] (August 2008 - October 2008) | |
| Nick Wright [Sports] (October 2008 - Present) | |
| Nights: | The Bone Brothers - Fish & Wish (??? - ???) |
| The Ash Brothers - Slash & Stash (??? - ???) | |
| Stash - "The Stash Radio Program" (by April 2001 - September 2002) | |
| Lazlo (September 2002 - April 2003) | |
| Slimfast (??? - April 2003) | |
| Danny Boi (April 2003 - April 2004) | |
| The Cooz (April 2003 - ???) | |
| Travis (April 2004 - by March 2005) | |
| Brian - "Brian at Night" (by March 2005 - Present) | |
| Overnights: | Phillip Werline (??? - ???) |
| The Unknown DJ (by April 2001 - ???) | |
| Punky Jewster (??? - at least February 2007) | |
| Weekend/Swing: | Chris Phoenix (??? - ???) |
| Kevin McCullough (??? - ???) | |
| Aiven (by May 2003 - ???) | |
| Cyndee Campbell (by 2001 - ???) | |
| Brad Stevens (??? - ???) | |
| Raiyne / Suzy McDumbitch (by December 2004 - 2007) | |
| Danny Boi (2002 - April 2003) | |
| Other Staff: | Jason [Asst. Program Director/Music Director] (October 2003 – August 23, 2010) |
| Jeriney [Music Director] (September 2010 – Present) | |
| Slimfast [Asst. Program Director] (September 2010 – Present) |
Specialty Programs:
Alterated - Saturdays 10PM to 1AM (March 12, 2011 - Present)
- Brian Prince (March 12, 2011 - Present)
- Blair Pierce (March 12, 2011 - Present)
Black Clover Radio - Sundays 9 to 10PM (December 2006 - Present)
w/ Mac Lethal (December 2006 - Present)
- Punky Jewster (December 2006 - ???)
The Buzz Drive In - Sunday 8 to 9PM (by June 2003 - at least March 2005)
w/ Danny Boi (by June 2003 - at least March 2005)
- The Cooz (by June 2003 - ???)
The Flo Show - Fridays 10PM to Midnight (April 12, 2002 - at least September 2002)
- Flo (April 12, 2002 - at least September 2002)
Homegrown Buzz (by June 2003 - Present)
w/ Stash (by June 2003 - ???)
w/ Brian & Jeff (??? - by Fall 2004)
w/ Jeriney (by Fall 2004 - Present)
The Jumpoff - Sundays 9 to 10PM (by December 2005 - November 2006)
- Slimfast (by December 2005 - November 2006)
- Mac Lethal (by December 2005 - November 2006)
Lazlo's Hard Drive - Saturdays 8 to 10PM (by March 2005 - Present)
Liquid Buzz - Saturdays 10PM to 2AM (2002 - March 5, 2011)
w/ DJ C. Vaughn (2002 - March 5, 2011)
Loveline [Syndicated] - Sun. through Thurs. 10PM to Midnight (April 2003 - Present)
Resurrection Sunday - Sundays 8AM to Noon (by March 2005 - Present)
w/ Afentra (by March 2005 - November 2006)
w/ Suzy McDumbitch (December 2006 - by Summer 2007)
w/ Jason (by Summer 2007 - August 22, 2010)
w/ Afentra (August 29, 2010 - Present)
Sonic Spectrum - Saturdays 6 to 8PM (September 8, 2007 - Present)
w/ Robert Moore (September 8, 2007 - Present)
Audio Vault:
2000 – 96.5 the Buzz Jocks' First Day (12:04)
- Morning & afternoon audio from the first day of jocks on 96.5 the Buzz
- Includes Phillip Werline, Valorie Knight, T (aka Theresa), and Chris Phoenix
2000 – Jocks' First Day Bone Brothers Night Show Snippet (00:23)
- On night one, they were The Bone Brothers, on night two, they were The Ash Brothers
- One voice is Ryan Morton (aka Stash), but the other has eluded me for years
- If you can name the other half of this tandem or explain why it ended so quickly, please contact us
2001 – Stash Dorm Storm Break (01:18)
2001 – Misti Mundae Breaks (00:32)
2001 – Kevin McCullough Weekend Shift Scoped w/ Imaging (04:46)
- Includes Ryno, Mongo & Val promo
April 1, 2002 – April Fools K-GAY Stunt w/ The Flo Show (09:39)
- KRBZ's April Fools Day stunt the day before Kenny & Afentra debuted in mornings
June 2003 – Buzz Cut "Future is Coming" Intro (00:08)
June 20, 2003 – Kenny & Afentra KUDL Bit (01:00)
July 2003 – Lazlo Calls Entercom CEO David Field After The Buzz is Saved (10:56)
- With Lazlo, Raiyne (aka Suzi) & Guest DJ Sara
- Includes "Sensual Traffic" with Charley O
August 2003 – Mike Austin's First Day on Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz (05:59)
- Features Afentra, Mike Austin, and Scoops
August 2006 – Lazlo's Last Break into Brian at Night (06:04)
- The end of the final Church of Lazlo before his departure to the KNDD/Seattle PD post
- Features Lazlo, Slimfast, Suzy McDumbitch, and Brian
- Includes Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz and 7 at 7 That Don't Suck imaging
Spring 2008 – Dick Dale Show "Backcracker" Guest Ambush (11:37)
- Dick Dale (as "Banana Jack") ambushes a chiropractor
- With Kevin Quinn (as "Skippy") and Shea
August 23, 2008 – Kevin Quinn (08:13)
- Scoped partial shift heavy on Afentra/Lazlo return imaging
August 25, 2008 – The Return of Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz (12:08)
- Scoped highlights with Afentra, Jeriney, Kevin Quinn & Finch
October 6, 2008 – Jason Break (00:31)
- Hason makes a great point about The Flys
February 10, 2009, 7:00PM – Brian & The Indecent Exposure (05:17)
- Scoped Indecent Exposure feature
- Includes Afentra's VD Party imaging
User Contributions:
Thanks to Mark for his contributions to this page!
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