The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 15

THE MORNING CALL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 B5 It Must Be Hiirf was WHYM intro Longtime morning radio host bumped off the air at B104 Vikki Carr's old hit was broadcast 14 hours, as Christian format replaced WKAP radio. 'Him' or 'HYM' is God. By Randy Kraft Of The Morning Call It was all about God. To draw attention to the fact that WKAP was about to become WHYM, a commercial Christian radio station, WKAP deliberately played Vikki Carr's 1966 hit "It Must Be Him" for 14 hours Sunday and Monday, with only limited commercial interruptions. Never mind that Carr's song is not about God but a romantic breakup, although she does invoke help from the Almighty a few times.

Craig Stevens, the White to listen to the song that long, because Stevens said it was programmed by a computer to begin playing when the Phillies game broadcast ended about 4 p.m. "No one was on duty at the station," he said. The bigger news is that, after more than 50 years, a local radio station with the call letters WKAP no longer will exist. When located at 1320 on the AM dial, WKAP was a popular Top 40 station that Lehigh Valley baby boomers grew up with, along with local competitor WAEB. Stevens said the WKAP oldies format that ended Monday began in 200L Before that, the station played adult standards such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Per- ry Como.

He said WKAP moved from 1320 to 1470 on the AM dial in 1998. randy.kraftmcall.com 610-820-6557 will remain at 1470 on the AM dial. Playing Vikki Carr's hit was appropriate, Stevens said, because WKAP was an oldies station since 2001. He explained that, for decades, many radio stations going on the air, off the air or changing formats have played and replayed a song with lyrics that have something to do with their new image. He said Sunny 104.5 in Philadelphia played the Beatles song "Here Comes the Sun" for about a day.

And when Oldies 99 was Hot 99, it played "Some Like it Hot," by Robert Palmer. Stevens' station format change was announced on the air for two weeks before it happened, but no one warned listeners to brace themselves for 14 straight hours of Carr singing, "It must be him or I shall die. No WKAP personnel had Disc jockey was known for goofy humor and antics. By Kathy Lauer-Williams Of The Morning Call After 15 years of greeting morning listeners with his cheery brand of slightly goofy humor, Ken Matthews will no longer be the host of the popular morning show on radio station B104. On Monday Laura St.

James, program director for B104, said Matthews' latest contract had ended and the station decided to "take the show in a different directioa" Matthews could not be reached for comment. St. James said Matthews' last day on air was Friday, during which no mention was made of the change. Monday's morning show was hosted by B104's afternoon disc jockey Mike Kelly. St.

James said Matthews will continue to be an employee of radio conglomerate Clear Channel Communications, but he will not be on air. Clear Channel, which is based in San Antonio, owns WAEB-FM known as B104, as well as local stations WZZO-FM and WHYM-AM. "We've definitely enjoyed working with him," St. James said, but declined to give details about what Matthews will be doing. St.

James said she couldn't give any more information about B104's new morning show but said the station would be looking for a new host. She said until a replace- Woman eager to confront suspect in court hall station's program director, picked that song just because it has the word "him" in its title. Stevens said he wanted to play something less obvious than, say, "Oh Happy Day," "My Sweet Lord," "Spirit in the Sky" or "Jesus Christ, Superstar." "The idea was to raise questions about what was going on, to get people talking about it who didn't know we were changing," said Stevens. "They won't turn it off, they want to hear what's happening." He said The Morning Call's Monday story about the Vikki Carr one-song marathon proves the gimmick worked. Stevens said the name of the new station is "Him," referring to God, and its call letters are WHYM.

He said it will be the only commercial Christian AM or FM radio station in the Lehigh Valley. It moved to Manchester soon after his release in January 2005. Six months later, he was charged with beating his new girlfriend to death. Brandi Bernard, 19, of Manchester, was pregnant with Lopez's child. She was beaten to death with a hammer at her mother's home.

Williams, now 32 and the mother of a 19-month-old girl, plans to attend the first days of the first-degree murder trial to support Bernard's family. Jury selection begins Tuesday in Hillsborough County Superior Court, and the trial is expected to begin Sept. 18. "I know how hard this is going to be because I went through it," Williams told the sentenced by Judge John Pursel for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. He was fined $2,205.

With jail-time credits, Moore could be eligible for parole in months. The judge recommended Moore apply for the Intensive Supervision Program through the state parole board, which might allow Moore to be released on parole earlier because this was his first offense. According to court records, a confidential agent arranged to buy crack cocaine April 14 in Phillipsburg from Moore, who had gone to New York City to pick up the In 1994, Robert Lopez nearly killed Olivia Williams in Bethlehem. MANCHESTER, NK A Pennsylvania woman nearly killed by a man more than a decade ago plans to be in the courtroom when he faces charges of murdering another woman. Olivia Williams still bears the scars from when Robert Lopez stabbed her 13 times in the head, face, arms, hand and neck in 1994 in Bethlehem.

Half of the 7-inch kitchen knife snapped off in her skull and had to be surgically removed. Lopez, 36, served 11 years in prison in Pennsylvania and months later, but their relationship started to break down, and Bernard moved into her mother's home the week before she died, said Christina Chenette, Bernard's mother. Chenette has been pushing the Legislature to pass a bill making an unborn child a victim under the state's homicide laws. She also visits her daughter's grave every evening at dusk, sometimes playing her favorite song, "Brandy You're a Fine Girl," on her car stereo. "I will say, 'Brandi, why didn't you run out of the house? Why didn't you call Chenette said.

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By jay Richards Special to The Morning Call An Easton man who confessed to transporting crack cocaine for distribution was sentenced Friday to three years in New Jersey state prison. Ramel Kareem Moore, 25, of 208 E. Lincoln was Ken Matthews last show aired Friday ment is found, Kelly, who hosts the afternoon drive-time show, will fill in. The station was number two in the Allentown Bethlehem market in the spring Arbitron radio ratings behind WCTO-FM Cat Country. Matthews, who hosted the B-Morning Crew show for the entire 15 years he was on air, became a popular local celebrity with on-air antics like giving away pieces of bricks from the Corporate Plaza in Allentown to listeners after it was imploded in 1994.

Matthews frequently served as a host for fundraisers and was the emcee of the first Freddy Awards which are given to high school musicals. A huge "American Idol" fan, Matthews also hosted the B104 "Be an Idol" contest at the Allentown Fair and was one of three "celebrity judges" in The Morning Call's "American Idol" coverage in the spring. Excellence Miienrown -tjt increase their loan by $5,000 Rates subject to change, and offers owner occupied homes. Homeowner's insurance is required Title $100,000 All other closing costs will be waived tor loans with new Member FDIC Equal Opportunity lender New Hampshire Union Leader. Williams said she hopes her presence sends a message to Lopez.

"Your time is up," she said. "There is a time for him to understand this isn't a game no more this isn't a world of taking lives. We're not God and we're not here to take lives." Williams said she was 19 when Lopez locked her in his grandparents' kitchen and accused her of seeing someone else when he was in jail. She told him she didn't want to see him anymore. He took out a knife and started stabbing her.

Lopez met Bernard at the temporary employment agency where Bernard worked. They moved in together a few drug and was driving back to Easton. The amount of crack cocaine in Moore's possession at the time of his arrest exceeded a half-ounce. Facing a five- to 10-year prison sentence, Moore pleaded guilty on June 9. Jay Richards is a freelance writer.

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