People in the News

iHeartMedia St. Louis has promoted Libby Nolan to be its new Market President, overseeing the company’s six local stations. Nolan succeeds former iHeartMedia St. Louis and Indianapolis Area President John Beck, who stepped down in January to focus on his consulting business.

Jenna Weiss-Berman has departed Audacy, where she has served as Executive Vice President of Podcasts since 2023, to join Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions as Head of Audio, expanding the company’s footprint in podcasting and digital audio content.

Veteran radio creative specialist Yaman Coskun, former Yamanair Creative CEO, launches yaman.AI, a hybrid creative services company offering local-direct-focused ad creation, sales tools, training, consultations, and production support across audio, video, jingles, and digital branding.

iHeartMedia Seattle has introduced a new midday sports talk show, MJ in the Midday, on Sports Radio 93.3 KJR with host Marc James. James moves from Tampa Bay, where he covered Florida sports for Genesis Communications' Sports Talk Florida.

Former Tulsa radio personality and renowned prank caller Brent Douglas passed away on February 8. For nearly three decades, he was one-half of the KMOD Morning Zoo duo Phil & Brent with Phil Stone, where he became famous for his character Roy D. Mercer.

Syndicated Contemporary Christian Music radio show KeepTheFaith with Penny is expanding into new formats, including Country and Adult Contemporary, as the show moves from Salem Media’s TCM Network to KeepTheFaith Media Networks.

The Miami Marlins have announced Jack McMullen as the new lead play-by-play announcer for the Marlins Radio Network. McMullen replaces Kyle Sielaff, who steps into the team’s lead television play-by-play role.

After a few years away, Bobby Gutierrez, known on-air as Bobby G, is returning to middays on Cumulus Media Albuquerque's 92.3 KRST. Bobby G previously hosted that time slot from 2017 to 2022 before stepping away from radio to pursue another opportunity.

In January, Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR first shared that European audio branding company PURE Jingles chose Andy Denemark for a US-focused role, serving as its domestic Branding Consultant. Now the United Stations veteran has a second new role.

South Carolina ETV and Public Radio has appointed veteran journalist Darryl Huger as its News Director. With more than 30 years of experience in broadcast news and communications, Huger will oversee SCETV’s radio, television, and online news operations.