In the mid-1990s Ron Bennington assembled a comedy troupe to tour to the markets where The Ron & Ron Show was syndicated. In 2007, Bennington began Unmasked, a solo venture which has one-on-one interviews with comedy legends and established and emerging comedic talents. Ron Bennington Interviews is a weekend program on XM which replays different interviews every week which Ron conducts. In April 2015, following the retirement of Fez Whatley, Bennington began airing five days a week, in Ron and Fez's noon–3:00 time slot, in addition to their Friday spot on Opie Radio. The show initially aired on the Opie with Jim Norton Friday 7–10:00 am time slot when Opie and Norton were off.
In October 2014 he began co-hosting Bennington, with his daughter Gail. On April 1, 2015, Fez announced his retirement, with their final show being April 3. Bennington and Whatley moved back to New York and debuted on XM Satellite Radio on September 12, 2005. where it aired live from 2003–2005, a station that had been simulcasting the WNEW-based show since 2000. After stints in Daytona Beach, New York City, and Washington, D.C., the show was broadcast from New York City (originally briefly called "Ron and Fez dot com" as it was devoted to discussing Web sites) on 102.7 FM WNEW-FM from 2000–2003, and syndicated to additional FM stations toward the end of the run, until the station ended the talk format, and eventually moved to 106.7 FM WJFK-FM near Washington D.C. Ron and Fez (1997–2015)Īfter The Ron & Ron Show ended Bennington teamed up with Fez Whatley to create The Ron and Fez Show. Ron Diaz announced his departure in early 1997, and on Septemthe show ended. Reback became President and CEO of the newly formed network and quickly negotiated a deal to broadcast the show in Miami, FL, Orlando, FL, and Jacksonville, FL with another dozen markets soon following (including a new more lucrative deal in Tampa, FL). The show's final broadcast for WYNF was on March 12, 1993. The show had huge ratings success and Ron & Ron known as "Radio's Bad Boys" then partnered with their agent Ross Reback to form The Ron & Ron Radio Network to own and syndicate the programming. About 655,000 Americans die from heart disease each year-that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.In 1986, Bennington opened the Ron Bennington's Comedy Scene in Clearwater, Florida he met Ron Diaz, on whose radio show he plugged his club, and quickly the two created the morning radio program The Ron and Ron Show at Tampa Bay's WYNF-FM, known as 95YNF. Of these, 605,000 are a first heart attack, according to the CDC. Every year, about 805,000 Americans have a heart attack.
In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. If a plaque ruptures, a blood clot can form and block your arteries, causing a heart attack. Fatty deposits build up over time, forming plaques in your heart’s arteries. He spent a few days on a ventilator and is now breathing on his own.” Heart AttackĪccording to Mayo Clinic, a heart attack occurs when an artery supplying your heart with blood and oxygen becomes blocked. “Fez had another massive heart attack this week, He flatlined on Tuesday, but was able to be revived by doctors. His former co-host, Bennington, updated his fans on Whatley’s health problems on Instagram. PHOTO CREDIT: Mark Von Holden/Getty Images What happened to Fez Whatley?įez Whatley died of a heart attack. His former co-host Ron Bennington made the announcement on Instagram. A post shared by Bennington comedian and radio host, half of the iconic Ron & Fez show which aired on sister station WNEW has died at the age of 57.
0 kommentar(er)
