People in the News

Beasley Media Philadelphia personality John DeBella announced his retirement on Thursday morning. DeBella has been a prominent figure in Philadelphia radio for more than four decades on WMGK, including his Morning Zoo show. His last show will be Friday, June 30th.

Townsquare Media Portland, ME has announced the new morning host for their heritage CHR, WJBQ. After Tuesday's announcement that longtime morning duo Jeff Parsons and Lori Voornas are switching signals, Krissy T has officially been tapped to be the successor.

Mike "Sandman" Sanders, the Program Director of Saga Communications' WVVR in Clarksville, TN, has shared news of his departure. As PD, he also oversaw WRND, WQEZ, and WCVQ-HD3. Sanders joined the cluster in September 2020.

Jayne Miller, a longtime Baltimore investigative journalist who retired from WBAL-TV last July, is moving to radio. Miller will host a weekly talk show on Hearst Radio's WBAL NewsRadio on Saturday afternoons. The show will focus on a variety of local issues.

Skyview Networks has announced a new weekend block for Dana Cortez. Following successful testing in Texas, The Dana Cortez Weekend Show is available for widespread syndication in multiple formats, hosted by Dana Cortez, DJ Automatic, and Anthony A.

Townsquare Media Portland, Maine has announced that after 21 years at mornings on CHR 97.9FM WJBQ Lori Voornas and Jeff Parsons are moving to the cluster's Adult Contemporary signal that reaches five states and Canada. Who will take over at WJBQ?

Boston-based conservative talk radio host Howie Carr is in the hospital after collapsing on air during an interview on Monday. Carr started his syndicated show out of iHeart's WRKO by saying he was not feeling well due to a medical procedure and later became incoherent and slumped over mid-sentence.

After more than two years away, Rob Kirkpatrick is rejoining Townsquare Media in Lafayette, Louisiana. Kirkpatrick will step into afternoons at adult contemporary 99.9 KTDY, and will host the 5 O'Clock Traffic Jam.

Newton Minow, the former chair of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission who championed the start of satellite networks, passed away on May 6 at the age of 97. Minow was an early and powerful proponent of communication satellites.

As of May 8, Ronnie Glover is Beasley Media Group's VP and Market Manager for Fayetteville, NC. Glover comes to Beasley from Alpha Media's Bethany/Cameron, Missouri branch, where he was Market Manager of KAAN-FM/AM, KKWK-FM, and KMRN-AM.