Jim DeFede? WINZ South Florida talk? AAR, what happened to him?

[Nimrod2005]

Why did he leave? Where is he going?

Any information out there?

[SteppingRazor]

1. Defede has definitely severed all ties to 940 AM...

but other than that, nothing but rumors. However, those rumors appear to point to his joining another station:

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2007/09/wheres_jim_defede.php

[Scurrilous]

2. Defede and the Dial

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"Jim DeFede, whose talk show on WINZ-AM (940) ended on Aug. 31, is moving to another South Florida radio station. He won't say where, but reportedly he'll join WFTL-AM (850) in early December. (DeFede's noncompete agreement with WINZ owner Clear Channel requires him to sit out for 90 days.)

DeFede, a WFOR-CBS4 commentator and former Miami Herald columnist, says his one-year deal with WINZ expired on July 24. ``My show was not canceled.''

The station asked for an extension through Aug. 31, he says. He agreed. As that deadline neared, WINZ offered another two months. DeFede wanted long-term. ``They told me that if I didn't like it, I could go out and try to find myself another station to work for.''

He did -- with the help of agent Andrew Korge. DeFede cut a two-year deal."

http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/234422.html