People in the News

Gregg will host a new 30-minute program, Flashpoint, on KYW Newsradio as a forum for local and national influencers, as well as listeners, to share their points of view on the most relevant Philadelphia news stories of the week. The show airs Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m.

Doug “Sluggo” Roberts has joined 95.5 KLOS as APD/MD. Roberts joins Meruelo Media from Entercom in Los Angeles, where he worked on and off the air in programming at KROQ and JACK-FM.

Valentine in the Morninghas been launched on MOViN' 107.7 in Norfolk. The iHeart syndicated show originates in LA.

Syndicated radio host Lon Helton received the Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award at the Country Radio Seminar, Wednesday night. The award recognizes an individual in the Country radio industry who has given back to their community.

Abrams is calling the consultancy MediaVisions and he says the focus will be a new radio format. "Complete reimagination of video content, news and information."

The RTDNA Board of Directors presented KSL Radio (Salt Lake City) News Director Sheryl Worsley and CBS Radio News Vice President Harvey Nagler with awards this past weekend. Here's what they were for...

Josie Cothran is the new Assistant VP of Programming for Dick Broadcasting's 19 radio stations. She will continue to be the Assistant Program Director for WKZL and handle middays at the station.

The NBA Cleveland Cavaliers today announced the hiring of Tim Alcorn as the team’s new radio play-by-play broadcaster on the Cavaliers Radio Network.

Mike Tyler, owner of Broadcast Affiliate Sales and partner in Fishnet Syndication, has been hired by BizTalkRadio to head up affiliate relations. Tyler was most recently VP at TKO Radio Networks, which he and his Partner Kent Jones purchased. Mike was also VP of Rejoice Radio Networks before becoming a Partner in Fishnet Syndication. Tyler has also served on the NAB's Board of Directors.

Audacy Chicago's B96 (WBBM) is having an AM split as Morning Mess co-host "Joey Boy" Rodriguez returns to Phoenix. Rodriguez cited depression and homesickness as the reasons for his decision to return to Phoenix, where he will once again broadcast on Audacy's Live 101.5 (KALV).