People in the News

Alabama broadcaster and advertising executive Oren "Russ" Russell Chappell, Sr. passed away on July 1 at the age of 87. Chappell was an on-air personality at WTBC and WJRD in Tuscaloosa during the 1960s.

Philadelphia's WURD Radio has parted ways with station personality Andrea Lawful-Sanders following her July 3 interview with President Joe Biden. Lawful-Sanders revealed to CNN that the Biden campaign team gave her the questions she used in advance.

As Radio Ink reported earlier this week, Greg Beharrell is no longer with WKQX "Q101" in Chicago, the Alternative station owned by Cumulus Media. We now know who is taking the 7pm-midnight slot at the station.

In Eastern Washington's biggest market, they were last heard on Morgan Murphy Media's KEZE "Hot 96.9." Now, the Joey & Lauren program will be heard on a clustermate in Spokane, effective Monday (7/8).

It's a small city in Southern Montana along Interstate 90 where Townsquare Media operates five radio brands at radio stations that are part of the company's foundation. Now, it has promoted its Director of Sales to Market President.

At Classic Hits WRBQ-FM in Tampa-St. Petersburg, you'll hear the air personality many may know as Todd Schnitt using his music radio persona, "MJ," in morning drive. For the last four years, one of his show sidekicks has been "Froggy." As of today, he's no longer with the station due to budget cuts.

The signature NPR afternoon news and information program "All Things Considered" now has a fresh local voice to accompany the show's national hosts for those tuned to the main Member station serving the Baltimore market.

Since joining Cumulus Media in 2015, she has brought forth company-wide collaboration tools and platforms and developed the company’s annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report. Now, Shoshana Shapiro is being rewarded with a promotion.

He's held the dual roles of Senior VP/Market Manager and Director of Sales for Audacy Inc.'s Cleveland radio stations since November 2017 and for nearly 23 years prior to that held those duties for previous owner CBS Radio. Now, he's ready to conclude his career in radio management.

Alice Cooper is teaming up with a six-time PGA Tour winner for a new golf-focused show airing only on subscription-based satellite radio. It will see Cooper take on an additional show, as he debuted a SupeRadio syndicated rock 'n' roll offering in February.