St Louis Magazine: KDHX fans and former DJs unite for Save Our Station Festival
The day finally arrived for the Save Our Station festival. Organized by members of the Save KDHX Facebook group, the event hosted a full day of live music and vendors…
The day finally arrived for the Save Our Station festival. Organized by members of the Save KDHX Facebook group, the event hosted a full day of live music and vendors…
Following the unprecedented series of firings, mediation sessions, and DJ's declaring a strike, Gary Pierson, KDHX's board president released a statement addressing the turmoil created by his actions. In the…
A week after KDHX instituted a round of mass firings and mandatory mediations, Matthew Vianello, a member of KDHX's already sparsely populated board resigned. Jessica Rogen of the RiverFront Times…
In this thorough examination of the situation following the mass firings and resignations and strikes at the station, Jeremy D. Goodwin gathers the facts and perspectives. Jeremy explains the history…
Following Drea Stein's firing, she filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to compel KDHX to reinstate her as a DJ. In response, KDHX board president Gary Pierson announced…
In the weeks following Andy Coco and Drea Stein's dismissal, KDHX continued to remove DJ's from the air. In a letter signed by board president Gary Pierson and executive director…
Throughout the firings and mismanagement, KDHX's fans were listening and organizing. In the midst of the turmoil listeners and passionate community members created the SAVE KDHX 88.1 Facebook group. Originally…
Following the publication of the letter of no confidence in the board and the firing of Tom "Papa" Ray KDHX's executive director Kelly Wells made the extraordinary move to fire…
A lot happened after Tom Ray's abrupt firing in March of 2023: Protestors began assembling outside the station each week during the time when Ray's Show would normally be broadcast.…
For 35 years Tom 'Papa' Ray was a mainstay on KDHX, hosting Soul Selector each Monday. That is until March of 2023 when he was fired by executive director Kelly…