BOSTON, Massachusetts — Carter Alan plans to end his regular midday show at 100.7 WZLX on December 18 after 47 years in Boston radio, according to an October 19 report from Barrett Media.
Alan spent 19 years at WBCN before joining WZLX in 1998. His career connected listeners with rock artists through music programming and interviews.
A familiar voice will take over
WZLX program director Chris Tyler, also a co-host of the station’s Chuck Nowlin morning show, will assume middays. Alan is expected to make occasional on-air appearances after leaving the daily schedule.
The station plans a retrospective drawing on archival audio and photographs. A broadcast date for that retrospective was not specified in the report.
Alan’s departure offers an opportunity to preserve the history behind the broadcasts: how artists reached listeners, how station identities developed and how music radio changed across nearly five decades.
Source: Barrett Media’s report, including statements from Alan and Tyler.
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