Ten years ago, she could be heard on a Top 40 radio station serving the Motor City owned by CBS Radio that shared branding with a Los Angeles FM.
Both Contemporary Hit Radio brands are gone, but Julia Lepidi is reclaiming air time at 98.7 MHz in the Motor City.
The syndicated “The Julia Show,” starring the Detroit native, is the centerpiece of a new lineup at Audacy’s WDZH-FM, “ALT 98.7.” Lepidi got her start on what was 98.7 “AMP Radio” in Detroit in 2012. A format change away from Top 40 sent her to Chicago, where she hosts afternoons on WBBM-FM “B96.”
Now, she will be heard in morning drive on the Alternative station that fills a hole left by Bell Media, which discontinued “89X” in Windsor in favor of Country music.
“Hosting my own morning show in my hometown and on the frequency, I got my start on in this industry is a surreal moment,” Lepidi said. “I’m elated.”
Meanwhile, former “ALT AZ” air talent Ian Camfield is taking middays at ALT 98.7, while Brady is heard in afternoons.
Lepidi’s syndicated show is heard in 15 markets where Audacy owns radio stations.
