In the final chapter of *Who Killed Live 105.3?*, the people who built the station look back on what made it special, what ultimately brought it down, and whether something like it could ever exist again. Hosts, producers, programmers, and staff members reflect on the culture, friendships, rivalries, and larger-than-life […]
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Episode 9 takes listeners inside the final days of Live 105.3 and the events that led to the station’s dramatic switch to sports radio. Former hosts, producers, and staff members share their memories of the rumors, secret meetings, management decisions, and growing uncertainty that signaled the end was near. As […]
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Pugs Moran and the former Live 105.3 crew turn their attention to one of the most turbulent chapters in the station’s history: the firings, walkouts, layoffs, contract battles, and power struggles that reshaped the building from the inside out. Former hosts, producers, programmers, and staff members share firsthand stories about […]
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Pugs Moran and the former Live 105.3 crew take a hard look at the station’s most polarizing figure: Russ Martin. For years, the relationship between the Russ Martin Show and the rest of the building was defined by rivalry, resentment, and, in many cases, outright hostility. Through stories from hosts, […]
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The focus turns to Gavin Spittle, the young program director tasked with holding together a station full of big personalities, bigger egos, and almost no guardrails. Through stories from hosts, producers, and staff, a complicated picture emerges of a guy who wanted to build something special and, at times, genuinely […]
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The focus shifts to what made Live 105.3 feel different from anything else on the dial, as former hosts and staff describe a stretch where the station wasn’t just popular, it was a lifestyle. Listeners didn’t just tune in, they showed up, filling bars, joining events, and becoming part of […]
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This chapter pulls back the curtain on the lineup that made Live 105.3 what it was, starting with a chaotic launch that had to improvise without Howard Stern and piece together a schedule built around Russ Martin, Ed Till, and a rotating cast of syndicated and local voices. What begins […]
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Pugs Moran tells the story of how getting fired in Chicago turned into the opportunity that brought him and Kelly Mohr to Dallas, thanks to Reid Rieker offering them a second shot as part of a new station built around big personalities. What starts as a late-night show meant to […]
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Pugs begins with the night he and Kelly landed in Dallas, shaken from a post September 11th flight and hustled straight into a dingy hotel bar near the station for what management pitched as a creative meeting. The room is loud, boozy, and filled with the people who will shape […]
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