People in the News

The Program Director behind Alpha Media's AI Ashley experiment in the Pacific Northwest is heading to Mid-Michigan. Dylan Salisbury is moving to MacDonald Broadcasting Saginaw, taking PD stripes for the three-station cluster and mornings for 98 KCQ (WKCQ).

A leadership change at Seattle's only full-time news station comes with a new look for its newsroom. Lotus Seattle has elevated Jeff Pohjola to Director of News and Programming at All-News Northwest Newsradio (KNWN), while several members of its news and programming staff take on new roles.

John Goforth, who has run Hubbard Media That Connects' Gamut Podcast Network since joining the company in 2024, has been elevated to President. Hubbard says the new title places Gamut alongside its other media and entertainment companies.

Saga Communications' Hampton Roads Media Group has promoted Director of Sales Tiffany McCormack to General Manager of the Norfolk cluster behind Active Rock FM99 WNOR and Classic Rock 106.9 The Fox (WAFX), succeeding Carol Commander.

Just months after arriving on Red Apple Media New York's News/Talk WABC as a summer fill-in, Michael Cohen is taking his Sunday program national. Red Apple Audio Networks will begin offering When You Know, You Know to stations across the country this fall.

Angela Stribling, the first woman to host The Original Quiet Storm on Howard University's 96.3 WHUR in Washington, DC, has died. Her career spanned late-night radio, BET programming, and stages around the world as a classically trained jazz vocalist.

Morning drive at Audacy New York's Classic Hits 101.1 CBS-FM (WCBS) is open again. Race Taylor told listeners Friday that he is leaving the station's wake-up shift, ending a run in the chair that began just last year, and no successor has been named.

Stevie Wonder, Shirley Caesar, and Charlemagne Tha God were among the names called in Charlotte as the National Black Radio Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026, recognizing on-air talent, station owners, programmers, and pioneers who have shaped Black radio across multiple generations.

Zeb Norris is going home. Point Broadcasting has named him Program Director and morning host at Santa Barbara's Quality Rock station 99.9 KTYD, returning him to the frequency where he first worked overnights back in 1976, five decades before this new chapter began.

One of the founding voices of The Current is heading back to morning drive, this time trading indie rock for Beethoven. Steve Seel has been named host of the weekday Morning Show on YourClassical MPR 99.5 (KSJN) in the Twin Cities, succeeding John Birge.