▁however ▁WM MS ▁Prom ot ions ▁Director ▁He idi ▁K lost erman ▁– ▁working ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁He idi ▁K ram er ▁– ▁later ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁a ▁fel ony ▁charge ▁of ▁attempted ▁dis ruption ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁service ▁and ▁a ▁mis de mean or ▁of ▁receiving ▁st olen ▁property ; ▁Greg ▁Smith , ▁a ▁former ▁K lost erman ▁colle ague , ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁a ▁mis de mean or ▁of ▁breaking ▁and ▁entering . ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁rock ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 9 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation ▁Al ready ▁program ▁director ▁at ▁Om ni America ▁station ▁WM J I , ▁station ▁veter an ▁John ▁G orm an ▁returned ▁to ▁WM MS ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁operations ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁G orm an ▁changed ▁the ▁WM MS ▁format ▁to ▁alternative ▁rock , ▁playing ▁new ▁acts ▁like ▁N ir v ana , ▁The ▁Off spring , ▁and ▁N ine ▁In ch ▁N ails , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁To ▁emphas ize ▁this ▁change , ▁WM MS ▁was ▁re - brand ed ▁and ▁ag gress ively ▁promoted ▁as ▁" B uzz ard ▁Radio : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation ", ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation ▁and ▁its ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁G orm an ▁brought ▁back ▁the ▁original ▁B uzz ard ▁design , ▁now ▁drawn ▁by ▁David ▁Hel ton ' s ▁successor ▁Brian