Steve McCoy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2008)

Steve McCoy is a radio personality best know for his show with Vikki Locke in Atlanta, Georgia for over 18 years. The duo was nominated for the Marconi Award^{[citation needed]} McCoy came to Atlanta in 1981 to work at legendary top 40 WZGC FM (Z-93). He remained there until 1987, when he jumped to new top 40 station Power 99. This is where he began working with Locke,who was doing the news at the time. In 1989, Steve left Atlanta, after a nationwide search by Ron Chapman found Steve to be his one and only replacement for his long-time morning show at KVIL FM in Dallas, Texas. One year into the plan, however, Clarke Brown ,the man who launched Star 94 (Atlanta)talked Steve into coming back to the town he loved to take over the morning show. He said he'd only come back if they'd get Vikki to come on board. Steve returned, and he and Vikki helped the struggling WSTR FM (Star 94) morning show (and eventually the whole station) receive higher Arbitron ratings.^{[citation needed]}

In the fall of 2006 Vikki was diagnosed with a blood clot in her arm and began a year and a half long process of treatment.^{[citation needed]} Just before christmas 2007 she had her final MRI on her arm, and the treatment had worked. The blood clot had broken apart,and she was clear of danger.^{[citation needed]} Steve and Vikki will once again be back together to do the morning show on B98.5 FM beginning July 1, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2008, the owners of WSTR sued WSB-FM for airing TV commercials featuring McCoy and Locke prior to their show's debut on the station, claiming that the timing violated a non-compete agreement. A judge disagreed and the ads continued.^[1]