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| Lee Cruse |
"She was a legend, and this is quite an honor,"
said Cruse, who provides doses of humor on the morning and noon television
newscasts of NBC affiliate WLEX. "And to be bookended by two guys I grew
up listening to in Jack Pattie and Kruser ... I'm tickled."
Cruse's show is expected to be lighter at times than
Wylie's.
"I'm looking for more light and fun," said Cruse,
who has worked in radio before. "It won't mean we won't talk about things
like Boston and
other things happening here in our community, but I'm always looking for the
laugh. Always."
Scott Johnson, WVLK's program and news director, emphasized
Cruse's humor in explaining the hiring.
"This is an opportunity to change it up a little and do
something a little different," he said. "Lee is the kind of guy who
if we want to do something lighter one day, he can do that, but he's certainly
capable of stepping up on days when we need it to be more of a hard-news
show."
Cruse previously had an afternoon show in the mid-2000s on
WVLK rival WLAP 630-AM before he was let go as part of a larger restructuring.
"I do miss the interaction with the audience the way
you do on talk radio," Cruse said.
Wylie announced her retirement from radio in March
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