 John Mason, WDMK's former afternoon drive personality, left the station in September 2006 and shortly afterward announced that he would be looking to syndicate his own morning show, most likely based at independently owned Detroit urban AC outlet WGPR.After Radio One successfully took Mason to court to uphold a non-compete clause, Mason began broadcasting on WGPR.After that station was taken over by Radio One in 2011, Mason hosted early evenings on WCHB.