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Tom Hughes (radio host)

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Unlike other weekday shows on WGST, AM Atlanta was a news program rather than a talk program. Hughes didn't normally express many personal opinions on the show. Rather, he interviewed newsmakers, and talked about the day's news in a generally unbiased manner. Hughes did crack jokes about the day's
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On November 21, 2006, Hughes announced that this would be his last day. The reason that he was leaving was not disclosed either by Hughes or by the radio station management. However, it appears to be linked to a
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Hughes had been broadcasting in the Atlanta area for decades, and was affectionately referred to as "The King" among his co-workers at
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events, though, especially entertainment stories. Hughes was let go in 1997 when WGST changed to Planet Radio. Hughes went to 680
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is an American radio personality. Until November 21, 2006, he was the host of a morning
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song, "Until we meet once again, you and I, wish me luck, as you wave me goodbye."
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Atlanta. This is a nickname that was initiated by afternoon show host
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Hughes closed his final broadcast with words from the chorus of a
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