. ▁ ▁Radio ▁& ▁Records ▁twice ▁named ▁WM MS ▁" R ock ▁Station ▁of ▁the ▁Year : ▁Mark ets ▁ 1 - 2 5 " ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁publication ' s ▁annual ▁Indust ry ▁Ach iev ement ▁Awards . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁" Chr is ▁Ty ler " ▁Mer l uz zo ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁WM MS ▁program ▁director , ▁succeed ing ▁Bo ▁Matt he ws . ▁Form er ly ▁program ▁director ▁for ▁WH J Y / Pro v idence , ▁Chris ▁Ty ler ▁began ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Mor ning ▁troubles ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁exit ▁of ▁Jeff ▁& ▁Flash ▁( J eff ▁Kin z bach , ▁Ed ▁Fer enc ) ▁– ▁themselves ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁nearly ▁twenty ▁years ▁– ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁R over ▁( Sh ane ▁French ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁WM MS ▁was ▁bes et ▁by ▁a ▁ro ster ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁different ▁morning ▁shows ▁in ▁as ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁Ross ▁Brit tain ▁tempor arily ▁filled ▁in ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Brian ▁and ▁Joe ▁( B rian ▁F ow ler , ▁Joe ▁C ron auer ). ▁ ▁Brian ▁and ▁Joe ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁af tern o ons ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁after ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁ownership ; ▁the ▁station