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Long time radio morning show personalities Ed Volkman and Joe Bohannon are back on the air in Chicago...They join CBS's WJMK (104.3), which is switching its format to classic hits of the 60's, 70's and 80's...It has been three years since they left WBBM-FM..more on the story here from the Chicago Sun-Times...

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In today's Chicago Tribune Patrick Kampert gives 6 good reasons why the "shock jocks" of yesterday are going away.  This includes the FCC crackdown, advertisers reluctance to advertise on certain shows, a cut back in morning show staff, the "tenor of the times" and others.  Of particular interest in Patrick's column is a quote from Derrick Brown, PD of WVAZ-FM in Chicago who noted that electronic measurement (PPM) is changing everything...Brown ...