{"id":15430,"date":"2017-09-10T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=15430"},"modified":"2017-09-10T13:45:52","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T18:45:52","slug":"long-kathy-year-rocked-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2017\/09\/10\/long-kathy-year-rocked-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"So long, Kathy: The year that rocked The Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart in happier days<\/p><\/div>\n

The dismissal<\/a> of Kathy Hart last week \u2014 and the demise of the phenomenally successful \u201cEric & Kathy\u201d brand after 21 years on Chicago radio \u2014 culminated a tumultuous year for WTMX FM 101.9.<\/a><\/p>\n

Eric Ferguson, who\u2019s been hosting solo since Hart went on leave from the Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary station in late April, officially carries on without her now.<\/p>\n

A new title for the morning show is expected to be announced this week.<\/p>\n

Hart\u2019s next move is anyone\u2019s guess.<\/p>\n

Here is a timeline of events leading to the breakup of \u201cEric & Kathy,\u201d as reported on this blog. To read the full posts, click on the headlines:<\/p>\n

November 18, 2016:<\/strong> Robservations: Radio cheers for Hall of Famers Eric & Kathy<\/a><\/p>\n

January 17, 2017:<\/strong> Robservations: The Mix renews morning stars Eric & Kathy<\/a><\/p>\n

May 3:<\/strong> Kathy Hart missing from The Mix<\/a><\/p>\n

May 16:<\/strong> Eric & Kathy ready for a Hart break?<\/a><\/p>\n

June 13:<\/strong> \u2018Eric & Kathy\u2019 still No. 1 \u2014 even with Kathy out of The Mix<\/a><\/p>\n

July 28:<\/strong> The Mix message: \u2018Eric & Kathy\u2019 appear headed for splitsville<\/a><\/p>\n

August 15:<\/strong> Robservations: Missing from radiothon, Kathy Hart changes agents again<\/a><\/p>\n

August 17:<\/strong> Kathy Hart tells fans: \u2018I fully intend to be back on the air\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

September 7:<\/strong> \u2018Eric & Kathy\u2019 kaput: The Mix fires Kathy Hart<\/a><\/p>\n

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WTMX<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The dismissal of Kathy Hart last week \u2014 and the demise of the phenomenally successful \u201cEric & Kathy\u201d brand after 21 years on Chicago radio \u2014 culminated a tumultuous year for WTMX FM 101.9. Eric Ferguson, who\u2019s been hosting solo since Hart went on leave from the Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary station in late April,... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15430"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15430"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15437,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15430\/revisions\/15437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}