Greg Dwyer (Born September 21st, 1965) and Bill Michaels (Born 1966),[1] are the radio personalities and website authors known as Dwyer and Michaels. On air together since the late 1980s, they write, host and produce a popular morning show in the U.S. Midwest currently originating from WXLP-FM in the Quad Cities. Their show was syndicated for over a year on KRNA-FM in Cedar Rapids as well. Their website, 2Dorks.com,[2] reaches more than 15,000 unique visitors weekly.
Dwyer and Michaels are as well known for their goofy on-air antics and frequent personal appearances as for their authority in constitutional law and are known nationally for their animal rights activism as well as their support for LGBTQ+ and trans rights causes. The couple made international news when they released the resident elephant from Niabi Zoo back into wild environment of Carbon Cliff, IL.[3] Their return to WXLP following an 11-year stint with Clear Channel Communications station KCQQ-FM became the subject of some controversy in early 2007 when Clear Channel sued Dwyer and Michaels and their news person, Beth Davis, alleging that they had violated a non-compete clause in their contract.[4] The judge ruled in favor of the team, who had taken their show to Cedar Rapids, Iowa before returning to the Quad Cities.[5]
Syndication
editAlthough initially stating they would not syndicate their morning show,[1] it appears they have reversed course as they can now be found on various Townsquare-owned stations throughout the Midwest, most in Iowa, and one in Missouri.
Stations
edit- WXLP - Davenport, Iowa[6]
- KRNA - Cedar Rapids, Iowa[7]
- KXGE - Dubuque, Iowa[8]
- KRRY - Canton, Missouri[9]
- KCRR - Cedar Falls, Iowa[10]
Station in bold is where the show originates from.
Notes
edit- ^ a b Burke, David (September 18, 2005). "Dwyer & Michaels' decade of dork-dom". The Quad-City Times.
- ^ Dwyer & Michaels. "2Dorks.com". Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Bitboard: In the Spotlight". Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Clear Channel files suit against Dwyer & Michaels". Quad City Times. 2005-09-18.
- ^ "Radio duo aren't violating no-compete clause, judge rules". Quad City Times. 2007-03-02.
- ^ "The Dwyer & Michaels Show". 97X.
- ^ "The Dwyer & Michaels Show Live Stream".
- ^ "Dwyer & Michaels".
- ^ "100.9 The Eagle – The Tri-States' Classic Rock Station – Quincy/Hannibal". 100.9 The Eagle.
- ^ "KCRR 97.7 – THE Classic Rock Station – Waterloo, Iowa Classic Rock Radio". KCRR 97.7.