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Fez Whatley
Todd Hillier (March 31, 1964 – August 14, 2021), better known by his on-air name Fez Marie Whatley, was an American comedian and radio producer and personality who gained prominence as the co-host of The Ron and Fez Show with Ron Bennington from 1998 to 2015.
Whatley originally became well known after becoming a producer and contributor for the popular syndicated radio program The Ron and Ron Show. The show disbanded after being cancelled for low ratings following the departure of Ron Diaz. Whatley then teamed up with Ron Bennington to create The Ron and Fez Show on a small Daytona Beach radio station (WKRO). The duo subsequently created a show titled Ron and Fez Dot Com as they moved to overnights on WNEW-FM in New York City.
In 1990, Whatley was an on-air personality at WYNF in Tampa Bay, Florida and producer and contributor for the syndicated morning program, The Ron and Ron Show. During this time, he developed the Fez Whatley moniker which a reporter in The Orlando Sentinel described as "an effeminate, lisping character." After the show disbanded due to being cancelled for low ratings after the departure of Ron Diaz, Whatley then teamed up with Ron Bennington as a co-host to create The Ron and Fez Show on WKRO FM, a small Daytona Beach, Florida rock station. After a relatively short stint there, they then retitled the show: Ron and Fez Dot Com and premiered on overnights on New York City radio station WNEW-FM on April 17, 2000.
Whatley and Bennington continued on WNEW until the end of 2002, as well as being simulcast to a few other FM markets, including WJFK-FM in Washington, D.C. After being canceled in New York City, as well as the other markets, due to a format change at WNEW-FM, they continued to broadcast from WJFK FM, and relocated to DC.
On July 19, 2004, Whatley and Bennington unceremoniously returned to the Florida airwaves in the 1 pm to 3 pm slot on Tampa Bay, Florida's The Buzz WBAA-AM 1010, a relatively low wattage station which adopted a new talk format, and abandoned its former sports talk format. The duo didn't produce well in the ratings however, and their tenure was short lived.
The Ron and Fez Show moved to XM Satellite Radio on September 12, 2005, after leaving WJFK 106.7 FM in Washington D.C.
On December 20, 2006 The Ron and Fez Show premiered on 92.3 Free FM in New York City from 6 to 9 pm, while still holding on to their XM Satellite Radio show from Noon to 3 pm. The Ron and Fez Show was discontinued when WFNY reverted to a rock format as WXRK on May 24, 2007.
From October 9, 2007, to June 27, 2008, Whatley also served as executive producer.[citation needed]
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Fez Whatley
Todd Hillier (March 31, 1964 – August 14, 2021), better known by his on-air name Fez Marie Whatley, was an American comedian and radio producer and personality who gained prominence as the co-host of The Ron and Fez Show with Ron Bennington from 1998 to 2015.
Whatley originally became well known after becoming a producer and contributor for the popular syndicated radio program The Ron and Ron Show. The show disbanded after being cancelled for low ratings following the departure of Ron Diaz. Whatley then teamed up with Ron Bennington to create The Ron and Fez Show on a small Daytona Beach radio station (WKRO). The duo subsequently created a show titled Ron and Fez Dot Com as they moved to overnights on WNEW-FM in New York City.
In 1990, Whatley was an on-air personality at WYNF in Tampa Bay, Florida and producer and contributor for the syndicated morning program, The Ron and Ron Show. During this time, he developed the Fez Whatley moniker which a reporter in The Orlando Sentinel described as "an effeminate, lisping character." After the show disbanded due to being cancelled for low ratings after the departure of Ron Diaz, Whatley then teamed up with Ron Bennington as a co-host to create The Ron and Fez Show on WKRO FM, a small Daytona Beach, Florida rock station. After a relatively short stint there, they then retitled the show: Ron and Fez Dot Com and premiered on overnights on New York City radio station WNEW-FM on April 17, 2000.
Whatley and Bennington continued on WNEW until the end of 2002, as well as being simulcast to a few other FM markets, including WJFK-FM in Washington, D.C. After being canceled in New York City, as well as the other markets, due to a format change at WNEW-FM, they continued to broadcast from WJFK FM, and relocated to DC.
On July 19, 2004, Whatley and Bennington unceremoniously returned to the Florida airwaves in the 1 pm to 3 pm slot on Tampa Bay, Florida's The Buzz WBAA-AM 1010, a relatively low wattage station which adopted a new talk format, and abandoned its former sports talk format. The duo didn't produce well in the ratings however, and their tenure was short lived.
The Ron and Fez Show moved to XM Satellite Radio on September 12, 2005, after leaving WJFK 106.7 FM in Washington D.C.
On December 20, 2006 The Ron and Fez Show premiered on 92.3 Free FM in New York City from 6 to 9 pm, while still holding on to their XM Satellite Radio show from Noon to 3 pm. The Ron and Fez Show was discontinued when WFNY reverted to a rock format as WXRK on May 24, 2007.
From October 9, 2007, to June 27, 2008, Whatley also served as executive producer.[citation needed]