▁including ▁Rich ▁Pi omb ino ▁and ▁Michael ▁Luc zak , ▁came ▁and ▁went ▁with ▁varying ▁levels ▁of ▁success . ▁ ▁DJ ▁add itions ▁included ▁station ▁engineer ▁Ric ▁Ben nett ▁as ▁" R oc co ▁the ▁Rock ▁Dog ," ▁S co oter ▁( WM MS ▁music ▁director ▁Brad ▁Hans on ), ▁former ▁W R Q C ▁night time ▁Person ality ▁and ▁later ▁W NC X ▁Af ternoon ▁Drive ▁and ▁Production ▁Director , ▁Tom ▁" Jack " ▁Daniel s ▁( who ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁air w aves ▁after ▁a ▁successful ▁st int ▁as ▁Program ▁Director ▁of ▁W LE V , ▁All ent own , ▁PA ), ▁Lisa ▁D illon ▁and ▁station ▁veter an ▁Matt ▁the ▁Cat , ▁( who ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁m idd ay ▁slot ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁after ▁a ▁two - year ▁absence .) ▁However , ▁Matt ▁would ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁perman ently ▁from ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁budget ▁cut s . ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁stead ily ▁increased ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁G ulf ▁War , ▁but ▁The ▁Howard ▁Stern ▁Show ▁was ▁soon ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁then ▁struggling ▁W NC X . ▁ ▁Stern ' s ▁ratings ▁expl oded ▁and ▁this ▁– ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁growing ▁ur gency ▁from ▁management ▁not ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁or ▁mention ▁Stern ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁– ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sudden ▁and ▁ste ep ▁ratings ▁decl ine ▁for ▁The ▁B uzz ard ▁Mor ning ▁Z oo . ▁ ▁Matt ▁the ▁Cat ▁was