[quote name=\'WorldClassRob\' date=\'Oct 29 2003, 08:46 PM\'] and others like Bob Hilton, Rod Roddy, Charlie Tuna, and Dean Goss were qualified to step into Johnny's shoes.
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People magazine did say that Tuna would be doing fill-ins at the time, but Tuna had conflicts with his Scrabble tapings. Hilton, Roddy, Wood, and Rich Jeffreys auditioned on air (I don't think Dean Goss auditioned, as he was in his All New LMAD stint at the time, and Goss did not audition on-air for TPIR)
If Randy does not get the gig, Bob Hilton would be my second choice as Rod's successor.