Longtime Kansas City radio voice Codie Allen was most recently known as the morning co-host on Country 106.5 The Wolf. Additionally, she was the station’s Assistant Program Director and Music Director.
Allen, along with her co-host Zeke and afternoon host Jeff “Shotgun” Jaxson, was let go on earlier this month. (BMM 8/14)
A Shift in the Music—and in the Room
For Allen, the first sign that something was wrong at 106.5 The Wolf didn’t come from the ratings or from her listeners. It came from the music.
“As a music director, months ago, probably six months ago, I went to my boss, JR, and I said, I feel like the music is off,” Allen recalled. “We’re hearing the same songs at the same exact time. I’ve had to delete a lot of songs, which might be throwing off the logs, but things are just not right with the music.”…