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Ten years ago today: 96rock ended its reign

3:30 pm Nov. 17, 2016

This was posted on Thursday, November 17, 2016 by Rodney Ho on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Ten years ago today, 96rock spun the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” and ended its 32-year-run as Atlanta’s first major FM rock station.

That was the station’s first song as well in 1974.

The station beget DJ legends such as Kaedy Kiely, Willard and Christopher Rude. Kiely is now on afternoons on 97.1/The River. Rude has been a

(Starting top left, clockwise) Jason Momoa ("Game of Thrones"), Emilie de Ravin ("Lost," "Once Upon a Time"), Stephen Amell ("Arrow") and Robin Lord Taylor ("Gotham") will be in Atlanta this weekend for the new Heroes & Villains FanFest at Georgia World Congress Center. CREDIT: Getty Images

Heroes & Villains con this weekend in Atlanta features ‘Gotham,’ ‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘Arrow’ actors

11:52 am Nov. 16, 2016

This was posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 on the AJC Radio & TV Talk blog by Rodney Ho

“The Walking Dead” may be the primo show to focus a fanfest around but other shows need love, too.

So when Walker Stalker Con organizer James Frazier heard from “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell about doing an event that focused more on other superhero-type shows, he was game.

Starting one a year ago in San Jose,

THE VOICE -- "Live Top 12" Episode 1114B -- Pictured: (l-r) Darby Walker, Aaron Gibson, Ali Caldwell -- (Photo by: Tyler Golden/NBC)

Who was cut this week on ‘The Voice’? Did Atlanta’s Aaron Gibson survive?

9:52 pm Nov. 15, 2016

This was posted by Rodney Ho on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog on Tuesday, November 15, 2016

R&B singer Sa’Rayah’s out-of-the-box performance of “Living on a Prayer” didn’t resonate with the voters and cost her a spot in the top 11 on “The Voice.”

She was the only singer who failed to land in the top 200 on iTunes.

There are at least three other black female singers that outpaced her: Ali Caldwell (who

DANCING WITH THE STARS - “Episode 2310” - The five remaining couples advance to the Semi-Finals in one of the show’s tightest competitions ever, on “Dancing with the Stars,” live, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Eric McCandless)
CALVIN JOHNSON JR., LINDSAY ARNOLD

Did Calvin Johnson Jr. (Detroit Lions, Ga Tech) make the finals on ‘Dancing With the Stars’?

10:36 pm Nov. 14, 2016

This was posted Monday, November 14, 2016 by Rodney Ho on the AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Continuing to surpass expectations, recently retired Detroit Lions wide receiver and Georgia Tech player Calvin Johnson Jr. landed into the finals on “Dancing With the Stars.” He is one of four battling for the win next week.

In a mild surprise tonight, he managed to get more votes than “Little Woman L.A.” star Terra Jole, who has been

Kordell Stewart is leaving as an afternoon host on 92.9/The Game. CREDIT: The Game

RadarOnline: Kordell Stewart wins defamation case against man who claimed to be his gay lover

1:07 pm Nov. 14, 2016

This is posted on Monday, November 14, 2016 by Rodney Ho on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Kordell Stewart, retired NFL player, ex-husband of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” castmate Porsha Williams and former sports talk host, has won a defamation case against a viral video star who claimed they were gay lovers.

RadarOnline got a hold of the lawsuit.

Stewart, who has previously denied he is gay, won a default

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‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ recap (‘Housewife House Wars’): season 9, episode 2

10:49 pm Nov. 13, 2016

This is posted on Sunday, November 13, 2016 by Rodney Ho on AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Kenya Moore has a finely tuned ability to manufacture drama for the purposes of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”

Extending from last week’s season debut, she created a house-warming party and invited everyone on the cast but Porsha Williams.

Shocker! Porsha shows up, courtesy of an invite from mischievous Phaedra Parks, also well aware that this might