Longtime Morning DJ Chuy Gomez Leaves KMEL

Giving new meaning to “Funky Friday,” KMEL listeners are adjusting to life without DJ Chuy Gomez on air after he lost his job with the station yesterday.

Gomez, who worked at KMEL for 20 years, is arguably the station’s most recognizable personality and a Bay Area icon for local hip-hop fans that grew up listening to him in the mornings. He also hosts the popular afternoon music video show California Music Channel, one of the few outlets for local artists to share their videos before the Internet.

Gomez posted this brief message on Twitter early this morning:

Radio industry website AllAccess.com reported that afternoon DJ Sana G. will move to the morning slot with co-hosts Miss Kimmie and Lady Ray starting August 19, Big Von will move to afternoons and Shay Diddy will take over as the weekday evening DJ on KMEL. “Sana has a huge following and proven track record as an entertainment personality,” said VP/Programming and KMEL Program Director Don Parker to AllAccess.com. “We are all very excited about her move to mornings.” Gomez’s fans, on the other hand, are not so excited and let it be known on Twitter:

 

Chuy Gomez in action (via Facebook):

Comments

  1. Sorry..Sana just doesn’t do it for a lot of us with her annoying as hell voice. I HAVE ENOUGH music on Cd’s, ipod, & mp3 where I can tune her out completly. We love Chuy., trust & believe. DONE WITH KMEL.

  2. KMEL (Clear Channel) throughout the years has slowly killed off any thing resembling what they were in the 80’s & 90’s that made them one of the nations hottest Hip Hop & R&B station in the nation.

    They used to show love to local talent, Too Short, E-40, Digital Under Ground, 2Pac, Richie Rich, The Pack, Mac Dre, MC Hammer, Paris Panther, Conscious Daughters, Mac Mall, B-Legit, Luniz, Rappin 4-Tay, E-A-Ski, Ray Luv, Keak Da Sneak, Mistah Fab .. …etc, etc.

    The mix shows were legendary because mixes could include new music the DJ’s would throw in the mix….. those days are gone.

    KMEL is just another pre packaged station playing music that gets played 20 times a day and is paid to be played!
    YOU no longer have a voice in what is played, they tell you what to like. The most request countdowns are a complete sham.
    The peoples station is now The Corporate Station. Thank you Clear Channel!

    I think Chuy was the final nail in the coffin.

    Props to all of the pioneer DJ’s with KMEL who helped change radio nation wide…..

    Cameron Paul, Michael Erickson, DJ Theo Mizuhara, DJ Glen Aure, Dave The Hitman Myers, Franzen Wong, Trace Dog, The Latin Prince, Rick Lee, Mind Motion, DJ Supreme, DJ Back Traxx, Renel Lewis, Davey D, Sway and King Tech, DJ Revolution,
    Big Von, DJ Scotty Fox, DJ Pleez, DJ Knuckles, Rick Chase,

    1. KMEL was my station. It was what I listened to in my teens from the morning show (remember the suckwall?) to Theo’s late night love show and Chuy Gomez.

      Chuy was a fixture and part of the vibe the made KMEL the great station it was. What a fuckin mistake this is. Clear Channel is why we cant have nice things…

  3. COME TO VEGAS WE NEED YOU HERE!!!!

  4. KMEL ain’t shit without Chuy…. One love, I’m moving to another station.

  5. 106 kmel is on some bullshit

  6. Chuy gomez runs kmel fuck.the rest.gone be missed
    Brah brah.better opportunities for you no doubt about that……
    Make.your.own.station be.running the.music.station scene
    In.the bay area yeeeeeeee

  7. i dnt even like Sana G… she’s so messy. She’s not what I want to hear in the morning.

  8. Chuy is loved by many, this is not the end of him…KMEL will lose this round and Sana G and Kimmy don’t have the heart to take over the morning show or any show for that matter!!

  9. I can’t believe it, there crazy for letting him go. This means loosing a lot of kmel fans gone!! U will go on to better things Chuy!! Best of luck!!!

  10. Noooooo! Funky Friday will NEVER be the same. Please let us know where you will be Chuy. Fans for LIFE!

  11. who ever fired Chuy needs two be fired he was the man that kept the Bay area going in the morning you will B miss big time kmel sucks

  12. :( it already wasn’t the same this morning it sucked ….Good Luck Chuy!!!

  13. I feel the same @ Felecia ….WTF KBLX it is….see ya KMEL #boycotting

  14. Biggest mistake you can possibly make to let the best DJ in the history of bay area radio go.Sana G and Miss Kimmie show. REALLY?
    WHAT A JOKE NO THANKS!
    Morning radio will never be the same without Chuy!

  15. I’ve been a long time listener and all I listen to in the morning was Chuy Gomez I gues now I will be tuning in elsewhere. Chuy goodluck and now that you are gone I am now doing the same. Kmel goodbye and I hope other people stop listening to 106.1 Kmel !

  16. Chuy Gomez u was the bomb and always will be . keep doing ya thing . something better is in store for you going to miss you dj .

  17. Ummmm Who’s bright idea was this?! Obviously this change wasn’t approved by the people who listen to kmel everyday…his fans!

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