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Johnny - On Air Weekdays, 7a-3p

Top Song #1: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
Top Song #2: Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Top Song #3: The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
Top Song #4: Switchfoot - Dark Horses
Top Song #5: The New Pornographers - Moves
Best Album of 2011: Blink 182 - Neighborhoods
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist
Artist of Year for 2011: Adele
Best NEW Artist of 2011: Of Monsters and Men & Gotye
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: Sorry, I will plead the 5th
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: Foo Fighters at Wells Fargo Center
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: The Airborne Toxic Event/The Naked and Famous
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue: TIE: Mann Center, Tower Theater, and The Electric Factory
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Weezer (Great catalog of music, but Rivers needs to recharge his batteries)
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: The Killers
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Switchfoot
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com): Twitter
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: Mark Hoppus

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Wendy - On Air Weekdays, 3-11p

Top Song #1: AWOLNATION - Sail
Top Song #2: Foo Fighers - Dear Rosemary
Top Song #3: Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math
Top Song #4: Foster the People - Don't Stop
Top Song #5: Young the Giant - My Body
Honorable Mention: Mogwai - Letters to the Metro
Best Album of 2011: Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Incubus - If Not Now When - gentlemen, you are capable of so much more!
Artist of Year for 2011: Foo Fighters
Best NEW Artist of 2011: Foster the People
Best Music Video of 2011: TIE - Cage the Elephant - Around My Head and Foo Fighters - Walk
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: You know who you are
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: TIE for sonic assault: Biffy Clyro @North Star Bar and Cage the Elephant @Electric Factory
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: The Airborne Toxic Event with Naked and Famous and Panic Years
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue: Trocadero
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Adele
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: Muse or Silversun Pickups
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Mumford and Sons for their modesty, Bush for being true professionals, Foster the People for proving me wrong, Young the Giant for being flawless, and The Airborne Toxic Event... for being The Airborne Toxic Event
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com): www.henryrollins.com
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: Matt Pinfield (he's an artist to me)

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Stephen - On Air/Music Update/Photography

Top Song #1: The Naked & Famous - Young Blood
Top Song #2: M83 - Midnight City
Top Song #3: The Joy Formidable - Whirring
Top Song #4: Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
Top Song #5: Death Cab for Cutie - You Are A Tourist
Best Album of 2011: Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Radiohead - King of Limbs
Artist of the Year for 2011: Foster the People/Adele (TIE)
Best NEW Artist for 2011: AWOLNATION
Best Music Video for 2011: Cage the Elephant - Aberdeen / OK Go - All is Not Lost (TIE)
Favorite Philly-area Band/Artist: Circa Survive
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: The Early November reunion show at Electric Factory, 9/10/11
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: The Naked & Famous/Airborne Toxic Event/Panic Years
Best Philly-Area Concert/Show Venue: Trocadero
Artist/Band You Hope Takes a Long Break in 2012: The Strokes
Most Anticipated Album for 2011: Silversun Pickups / Mumford & Sons (TIE)
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: City and Colour
Favorite Web Site (Excluding Radio1045.com): Gizmodo.com
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to Follow on Twitter: Wayne Coyne/Mark Hoppus (TIE)

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Paul - Air Sundays 10a-6p

Top Song #1: Foo Fighters - Rope
Top Song #2: Mastodon - Curl of the Burl
Top Song #3: Foo Fighters - Arlandia
Top Song #4: Young the Giant - My Body
Top Song #5: AWOLNATION - Sail
Best Album of 2011: TIE: Foo Fighters - Wasting Light and Mastodon - The Hunter
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Everybody's art is great... uh hum (cough, clearing throat) 
Artist of Year for 2011: Foo Fighters, duh!
Best NEW Artist of 2011: Foster the People
Best Music Video of 2010: "White Limo" from the Foo Fighters! Lemmy, Nate's short shorts and Dave puking out a window? Doesn't get any better!!! *FOOTNOTE* Rise Against's videos for both "Help Is On The Way" and "Make It Stop (September's Children)" were chilling and effective. I salute you Rise Against for raising awareness on important (but often overlooked) social issues.
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: ! The old trick question! Bait and switch, ehh? Too many to name...
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: Being on stage with Mastodon at the Trocadero!!!
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: The first one! 5.14.11 - A Silent Film, Biffy Clyro, Kingsfoil
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue: Seeing Mr. Tony Bennett at the Academy of Music 11.4.11! Classy guy, classy room!
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Justin Bieber, and not just in 2012, permanently!!!
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: I'd love to hear something new from the Silversun Pickups in 2012...
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Anberlin 1.31.11
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com): dwdrums.com
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: ???

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A.J. - New Music Show Host, On Air Sundays 9p-3a

Top Song #1: Fitz & the Tantrums - Moneygrabber
Top Song #2: Company of Thieves - Tallulah 
Top Song #3: honeyhoney - Don't Know How 
Top Song #4: Talain Rayne - Dear Sister, Your Brother (featuring Meg Lynch) 
Top Song #5: Dropkick Murphys - Going Out in Style
Best Album of 2011: Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You (guess Dave Navarro wasn't available?)
Artist of Year for 2011: Foster the People and Adele
Best NEW Artist of 2011: Of Monsters and Men
Best Music Video of 2011: fun.- We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) and Gotye- Somebody That I Used to Know
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: Terrible Things (concept album about Coatesville? I'm on board)
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: NOFX / Anti-Flag / Old Man Markley at TLA, October 18 & 19
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: Biffy Clyro/A Silent Film (You’ll never see Biffy Clyro in anything smaller than an arena ever again. You heard it here first!  And I heard it from Wendy Rollins) 
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue:  It really is so hard to choose since none are perfect and yet all are great.  I’ll say anything that’s not a huge, concrete, impersonal, overpriced stadium or amphitheater.
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Blue October (@jammminjessie knows why and it involves suicide, stalkers and ice cream sundaes)
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: Dr. Dog “Be The Void”
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Cage the Elephant
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio 104.5): Since I can’t say Stephen’s Off the Air page, I’m going with http://www.themusicninja.com
Favorite Artist to Follow on Twitter:  @KREAYSHAWN ?  kidding.  @CakeMusic

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Kade - "The New Guy"

Top Song #1: The Joy Formidable - Whirring 
Top Song #2: Coldplay - Charlie 
Top Song #3: The Kills - DNA 
Top Song #4: The Head and the Heart - Lost In My Mind 
Top Song #5: Black Keys - Lonely Boy
Best Album of 2011: Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist
Artist of Year for 2011: Radiohead
Best NEW Artist of 2011: Foster the People
Best Music Video of 2011: Florence + The Machine - No Light, No Light
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: The Day Life
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: Foo Fighters w/The Joy Formidable & Social Distortion at Wells Fargo 
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: Grouplove last September! I really think this "little band that could" are destined for greatness. Can't get enough of their record "Never Trust A Happy Song, " and of course the song "Colours."
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue:  The Troc
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Foster the People
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: MUSE!!! Also, wouldn't be mad at Arcade Fire if they'd deliver something new.
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Bush
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: Coldplay, AWOLNATION, The Naked & Famous

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Bob Stei - On Air Weekends & Tech

Top Song #1: Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
Top Song #2: Adele - Someone Like You
Top Song #3: Black Keys - Tighten Up
Top Song #4: Death Cab for Cutie - You Are a Tourist
Top Song #5: The Naked & Famous - Young Blood
Top Song #5.5: Rise Against - Make It Stop
Best Album of 2011: Adele - 21
Artist of Year for 2011: Adele
Best NEW Artist of 2011: Foster the People
Best Music Video of 2011: Rise Against - Make it Stop
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: The Defog (bringing the Rider choir to the Studio Session was brilliant!!)
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: Honestly, the Bush and Cake studio sessions
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: REM (so they realize they need to get back together)
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: MORRISSEY!
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Bush
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com): The Onion
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: Still figuring out Facebook!

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Brinson - Street Team

Top Song #1: Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Top Song #2: The Naked & Famous - Young Blood
Top Song #3: Rise Against - Make It Stop (September's Children)
Top Song #4: Coldplay - Paradise
Top Song #5: Skillrex - First of the Year (Equinox)
Best Album of 2011: Adele - 21
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Evanescence
Artist of Year for 2011: Coldplay
Best NEW Artist of 2011: The Naked & Famous
Best Music Video of 2011: Rise Against - Make It Stop (September's Children)
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: Panic Years
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: Crystal Castles @the TLA (March 15, 2011)
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: The Naked & Famous
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue: TLA
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Adele (she needs to rest those vocal chords)
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: New Sleigh Bells!
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: My Chemical Romance (Sept. 17, 2011)
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com): #twitter
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: Diplo

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Ray - Street Team

Top Song #1: Naked and Famous - Young Blood
Top Song #2: G. Love - Just Fine
Top Song #3: Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
Top Song #4: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
Top Song #5: Korn - Get Up
Best Album of 2011: Cake - Showroom of Compassion
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
Artist of Year for 2011: Foster the People
Best NEW Artist of 2011: Foster the People
Best Music Video of 2011: Best Coast - Our Deal
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: G. Love
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: LMFAO & Ke$ha at Festival Pier, August 2011
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: July - Alright Junior, The Moxy, Young the Giant
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue: Union Transfer
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Adele
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: No Doubt
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2010: Cake - April 18th
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com): www.flavorwire.com
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: @MarkHoppus

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Jess - Street Team

Top Song #1: Foo Fighters - Rope
Top Song #2: Black Keys - Little Black Submarine
Top Song #3: Fitz & The Tantrums - Money Grabber
Top Song #4: Incubus - Adolescents
Top Song #5: Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise
Best Album: TIE -- Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two &
Black Keys - El Camino
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Incubus - If Not Now, When?
Artist of Year for 2011: Foo Fighters!
Best NEW Artist of 2011: Foster the People
Best Music Video of 2011: Cage the Elephant
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: Ehrig-Wills
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: GIRL TALK! At Popped! Festival
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: The Airborne Toxic Event (Frontma Mikel Jolett climbing the side stage?! Insanity!)
Best philly conert venue:  THE LAWN in the SUMMER at Susquehanna Bank Center
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Mumford & Sons (sorry)
Most Anticipated album of 2012: MGMT
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Cage the Elephant, January 17, 2011. One of the most intense/emotional sessions I've seen with them. BLEW ME AWAY!
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com):  magicmondaze.com
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: Stefan Lessard of DMB - @SLessard

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Trish - Digital Producer/Photography

Top Song #1: tUnE-yArDs - Gangsta
Top Song #2: Black Keys - Lonely Boy
Top Song #3: Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
Top Song #4: M83 - Midnight City
Top Song #5: Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High
Top Song #5.5: Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know
Best Album of 2011: Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
or tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures... This album is amazing, don't get me wrong. I just can't listen to these amazing songs without being sad about her loss to the music world. She more than redeems herself with many of these songs.
Artist of the Year for 2011: hmmm... so tough... I can't choose
Best NEW Artist of 2011: The Naked & Famous
Best Music Video of 2011: ummm... LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem was my fave, to be honest.
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: West Philadelphia Orchestra
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: tUnE-yArDs at Union Transfer was amazing
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: Biffy Clyro and A Silent Film
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue: Union Transfer
Artist/Band You Hope Takes A Long Break in 2012: Coldplay
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Sleigh Bells or something by a Jack White band
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Young the Giant or Foals
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com): Mashable or Turntable.fm
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter: Jared Leto, but I hardly ever read twitter anymore...

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Amanda - Continuity Coordinator

Top Song #1: Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
Top Song #2: Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Top Song #3: Young the Giant - My Body
Top Song #4: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
Top Song #5: The Naked & Famous - Punching a Dream
Best Album of 2011: Adele - 21
Most Disappointing Album of 2011: Sum 41 - Screaming Bloody Murder
Artist of the Year for 2011: Adele
Best NEW Artist for 2011: Foster the People
Best Music Video for 2011: Foo Fighters - Walk
Favorite Philly-area Band/Artist: The Roots        
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: Don't hate me: NKOTBSB! My inner 15-yr old loved it!
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer: The Airborne Toxic Event
Best Philly-Area Concert/Show Venue: Trocadero      
Artist/Band You Hope Takes a Long Break in 2012: Foo Fighters. I love them, but they deserve a break!
Most Anticipated Album for 2012: Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Company of Thieves
Favorite Web Site (Excluding Radio1045.com): Hellogiggles.com
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to Follow on Twitter: Zooey Deschanel @therealzooeyd (Yes…she sings & will take the music world by storm!)

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Gina - Sales Manager

Top Song #1: Death Cab for Cutie - You Are a Tourist
Top Song #2: AWOLNATION - Sail
Top Song #3: Young the Giant - My Body
Top Song #4: Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Top Song #5: Cake - Long Time
Best Album of 2011: Adele - 21
Artist of Year for 2011: Adele
Best NEW Artist of 2011:  Young the Giant
Best Music Video of 2011:  Haven't seen a full music video since Michael Jackson's Thriller
Favorite Philly area Band/Artist: G. Love
Favorite Concert/Show of 2011: TIE: Adele and Foo Fighters
Favorite Radio 104.5 Block Party of the Summer:  Airborne Toxic/Naked & Famous
Best Philly Area Concert/Show Venue: Electric Factory from the Miller Lite Skydeck
Best Radio 104.5 Studio Session of 2011: Mumford & Sons
Favorite Web Site (excluding Radio1045.com): Google
Favorite Radio 104.5 Artist to follow on Twitter:  Does Kim Kardashian count?