People in the News

Charlamagne Tha God, Delilah and Elvis Duran appeared together on the Dr. Oz television show on Friday, November 8, to discuss why they’re using their national platforms to change the conversation surrounding mental health.

Emmons "Skip" Woolwine passed away Thursday, November 7, at Vanderbilt Medical Center from a heart-related illness. Woolwine was a founding member of the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame. 

Redrock Broadcasting has hired veteran St. George, Utah, broadcaster Mark Crump as Director of Special Projects and Marketing Strategist. Crump returns to St. George radio from Townsquare Media in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Brianna “Breezy” Sloth is the new morning show co-host for WPXY-FM in Rochester. Breezy will join veteran co-host Corey James on #TeamPXY, weekdays 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

The WBSU Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced its 2020 class to be inducted on April 4, 2020. WBSU is the student-run on-campus radio station for SUNY College at Brockport.

Bonneville Denver — KYGO-FM, KOSI-FM, KKFN-FM, and KEPN-AM — has named Melanie Miltz Director of Marketing and Promotions for the cluster. Most recently, Miltz was Director of Marketing & Promotions for KSTP-FM in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation, has announced the appointment of Elsa A. Heffernan as their new Director, Sponsorship Sales.

Isabel “Isa” González is the new Content and Brand Director for Spanish CHR station KLLI-FM/Los Ángeles. González was most recently at Univision Radio where she was Sr. Content Director and Music Specialist for several stations.

Spanish Broadcasting System CEO Raúl Alarcón has been appointed to the FCC's Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The committee focuses on accelerating the entry of women, minorities, and small businesses into the media industry.

For more than a decade, Richard "Nels" Nelson shared his accounts of experiences in the wild as host of Encounters on public radio stations nationwide.