Jenn Ryan is stepping down as the morning co-host at Audacy’s AC B101 Philadelphia. Of her 32-year broadcasting career, 16 have been with B101 and 14 years on “The B101 Morning Show with Jenn & Bill.”
Ryan who will host her final show on March 31 said, “This is with very mixed emotions that I want to tell you guys that I am retiring from radio. After 32 years of working in radio, which has been the best career that I ever could have had. Exactly half of it, 16 years, has been right here on B101, and this has been the most joyous time of my life – I mean my marriage, my kids, and my job here on the B.”
Ryan is a Gracie Award winner and was named Best Morning Show by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasting.
“Philly sports fans are the greatest fans in the world, and I truly feel like Philadelphia radio listeners are the greatest,” Ryan added. “So, we have a lot of memories that we are gonna take with us, that I’m going to take with me to my next chapter…I want this last week to be fun. I really do. I do not want this to be sad. Change is good. Life happens. Change happens. Let’s have a great last week together. Let’s have fun, and thank you guys for listening.”
Bill Tafrow said, “I could write a book about you and I. Jenn, you’ve heard every story from me because we carpool together, but I will tell you one story that sticks out.”
“I’ve been with this morning show, in so many different versions of this morning show since 2004. Friends was still on, think about that. You and I started in 2014 doing this together. I had three shots at being the co-host and three shots at the job. The first two failed. The third time was with you.”
“A Coworker said to me a year after, ‘Well, I guess the third time was the charm.’ I said, ‘No, the charm was Jenn Ryan, that was the charm.’ I can’t do this without you. I can’t imagine doing it without you. You’re my best friend here, my work wife. We’ve been through pandemics together, snow storms together, sleepless nights, lots of whining and crying, and I think this is justified. Doing this show, my heart is full with you.”
Morning show partner Bill Tafrow will continue in mornings alongside producer Laura Boss.
You can hear her retirement announcement here.
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