Connor Kenney Announces Departure From B100

If you've listened this week, you already know this news, but it's not official unless you post it on the internet for page views, right?

If you've followed radio DJs in the past few years, most aren't leaving on their own accord. Typically, people in this industry get told to leave because of layoffs and don't get to tell listeners goodbye. In this rare instance, I get to tell you and prepare you for my exit at B100 as I prepare for a new job in the industry.

That's right. I am leaving B100 and moving on to a new job in radio, which I'm very excited about.

For the past 5 years, I've had the extreme pleasure and opportunity to work on a radio station that is close to my heart. Every radio DJ in this industry dreams of doing one thing: working at the radio station they grew up listening to. For me, that is B100.

I thought the only time I was going to even be close to being on this station was when I was given an opportunity to shadow Red Hot Brian Scott and Cody Tucker back in the summer of 2013. Without them so graciously allowing me to watch and help, I don't think I would have even gotten into radio because once I walked into the same studio that I'm about to leave, I was hooked.

Since getting into radio, essentially starting at B100, I've not only gotten to meet the radio stars I grew up listening to, but I've been able to work with them and call them my peers.

When I was "interning" back in 2013, it was so cool to work with Red Hot and Cody. When I was hired as the Brand Manager in December of 2019, I was now coworkers with the famous Dwyer and Michaels, along with Goose, Hairball, Megan, Bill Stage, and Ryan from I-Rock 93.5. My family thought that was cooler than getting hired to work on B100.

In my time at B100, I've also had the pleasure of working with Red Hot's former partner, Tony Tone, in his former role with the Muscatine School District. While Tony isn't in radio anymore, I definitely learned a lot from talking with him when he brought students up to tour the station.

We brought back Open House Party for a little while to B100, which gave me the opportunity to meet Kannon and maybe have one too many beverages one night in Camanche of all places.

When Ellie and I went to Nashville, I met Lauryn Snapp, and just recently, on our trip in L.A., we met up with Donny Meacham (I totally forgot to get a picture with him). Both are the hosts for PopCrush Nights on B100.

Whether they like it or not, all of these people I named dropped above and plenty more, I consider my dear friends.

While meeting all of these people, making relationships, and growing professionally as a radio DJ, my time at B100 has brought me the three greatest things in my life.

In September of 2020, mid-COVID pandemic, I got to marry the love of my life, my wife, Ellie Kenney.

In August of 2021, we found out that Ellie was pregnant and shared our exciting news with our listeners. Although things for scary for us when Caelyn arrived 6 weeks early in February of 2022, we were excited to share the news of her coming into the world, making us parents for the first time.

Fast-forward to September of 2023, we found out that our family of 3 was turning into a family of 4.

Once again, I got to share the awesome news that we were expecting, and in May of 2024, Cooper was welcomed into the world.

As great as it has been to work for a radio station I've listened to for its 25 years of existence, the greatest things I've done in the past 5 years during my time on the station has been becoming a husband and a father. No job, whether in radio or anywhere else, is more important than those two jobs.

It's been an absolute pleasure to share my real life with you and the Quad Cities for the past 5 years. I'm as real as it gets, and hopefully, you've seen that.

Also, although I've written a lot of weird articles over the past 5 years, I've really enjoyed being able to highlight new businesses, businesses and places that many don't know about that deserve a spotlight, share a lot about the history of the Quad Cities, and so much more.

Yes, we write articles that are goofy sometimes, but if you go back and look at some of my stuff, you can tell which ones I really put a lot of effort and time into that actually meant something, and I hope you enjoyed them.

Oh, and thanks to B100 and Shawn Loter at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds for giving me moments like this.

Pitbull, Flo Rida, Nelly, Ludacris, Lil Jon and T-Pain?! Those are moments I'll never forget.

Where am I going, you might ask? Well, you'll find out soon.

This new job is near the Quad Cities, but out of respect for B100 and its parent company, Townsquare Media, I'll announce on my personal social media accounts at a later date where exactly I'm going. But this new job is a huge opportunity for my radio career, and I'm looking forward to the challenges and adventures I know it will bring.

My final show is this Friday, March 28th, 2025. Tune in from 10 am to 3 pm for my final show. It should be a fun one. Follow me on my Facebook, Instagram, and X (Twitter) for future updates.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Quad Cities.