Russell Departs Fitz Show: Entercom's KKWF/Seattle has a morning co-host opening following last week's departure of Fitz In The Morning cast member Tony Russell after the two sides failed to agree on a new contract. "Fitz has one of the top shows in Seattle, making this one of the top opportunities out there right now," says PD Mike Preston. "Please be funny." Apply here. As for Russell, "Please know that Fitz and I are better friends today than we were when we first met," he posted to Facebook Friday (10/23). "He has been amazing to me and I will miss being on the air with him every morning. I honestly believe that I'll never work with a more talented person than [host] Cory Fitz." Russell and Fitz first teamed for mornings at Top 40 KNIN/Wichita Falls, TX in 1997. He also worked with Fitz in Dallas and has been part of the morning show cast on KKWF since the station's 2005 launch. Fitz In The Morning has been offered nationally through an Entercom/Fitz/Sun Broadcast Group partnership since late last year (CAT 10/21). See Russell's emotional 14-minute on-air goodbye here; reach him here.