0 s ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Billboard ▁Magazine ' s ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁O ' B rian ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁programming ▁position ▁at ▁Z 1 0 4 ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁Rick ▁O ' She a ▁arrived ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁morning ▁show , ▁and ▁Doug ▁Ham and ▁was ▁given ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁programming . ▁The ▁O ' She a ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁station ' s ▁Break fast ▁Club ▁also ▁featured ▁local ▁radio ▁legend ▁Matt ▁Ja eg er ▁and ▁former ▁Miss ▁Kentucky ▁Krist ie ▁H icks . ▁ ▁Other ▁popular ▁Mix ▁ 9 4 . 5 ▁air ▁talent ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁included ▁Barry ▁Fox ▁and ▁long time ▁Lex ington ▁air ▁talent ▁Mike ▁Gra ves . ▁Fox ▁served ▁as ▁music ▁director ▁before ▁assuming ▁programming ▁duties , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁prosper ed ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁O ' She a ▁left ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁Matt ▁Ja eg er ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁show , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁Lex ington ▁adult ▁audience . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁that ▁the ▁station ' s ▁owner , ▁Jac or ▁Broadcast ing , ▁began ▁to ▁replace ▁live ▁air ▁talent ▁with ▁out - of - town ▁recorded ▁shows ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁company . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁audience ▁share ▁began ▁to ▁slowly ▁er ode , ▁and ▁WM X L ▁has