Bob Waugh Announces Departure from WRNR/Annapolis

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, February 7, 2022 | 12:50pm CT

Bob Waugh

After a storied 43-year career, WRNR-FM/Annapolis, MD's longtime Program Director and on-air host Bob Waugh has announced he will be hanging up his headphones and signing off of the iconic AAA station at the end of this month. His last day at WRNR will be February 22.

"It's been a pretty wild ride, and definitely a satisfying career," commented Waugh. "I am so grateful for all the relationships I've had and still have with some of the most influential people in the industry, and for the opportunity to forge friendships with a wide range of artists from Brandi Carlile to Elvis Costello. It was always my love of music that drove me to radio... never the other way around."

Waugh started his career at WLIR on Long Island in 1978 as an air personality helping to develop the station that "Dared To Be Different." In 1985, he moved to KRock New York and hosted a weekend/overnight swing shift, preceding the Howard Stern Show. 1991 brought Waugh to Washington DC's Alternative WHFS, where he became Music Director and Assistant PD and initially hosted the morning show. He joined Steve Kingston's WRNR as OM/PD in 2004.

Waugh mentioned, "I have some important family obligations that I need to focus on. I also want to take some time off to travel with my daughter before she begins college in August. But after a short hiatus, I expect to return to the fold in a new broadcast and media capacity of which I am very excited. This is surely not the end of my radio career but rather the beginning of a brand new chapter."