People in the News

Audacy is growing its Regional Promotions Team. Emily Pearce, Ruben Pimentel, Erica Washburn and Veronic Weisenbach all have marketing and promotions positions on their resumes.

Juan Alicea, the longtime Mets Spanish radio broadcaster has died. He was behind the mic for over 4,000 Mets games.

He has hosted overnights at iHeartMedia's Top 40 WHTZ "Z100" in the Big Apple since 2021. Now, he's moving to the Nation's Capital for the 7pm-midnight slot on a CHR sibling.

Keith James “Fish” is the new Program  Director at KORA-FM in Bryan-College Station, Texas. Brazos Valley Communications GM John Siegler said, " Keith brings a passion and appreciation for local radio and its role in bringing  communities, organizations and people together."

Tom Hudson is the new Chief Content Officer at WAMU-FM in Washington, DC. WAMU is a public station that carries NPR and local news and information. Hudson currently serves as the VP of News and Special Correspondent at WLRN in Southern Florida.

West Palm Beach radio station WEFL-AM is adding Jose del Valle to the lineup. The "Treasure Coast" native is a familiar voice and face on ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ and SportsCenter.

Valerie Preactor is the new Sports Anchor/Reporter for WBAL-AM/FM and WIYY-FM in Baltimore. She previously served as a Sideline Reporter for ESPN+, Production Assistant for NBC Sports Washington, and most recently as the Programming Assistant for WIYY.

Marketron has promoted Bo Bandy to Senior Vice President of Marketing. She joined the company in 2019 and was part of the successful launch of Marketron NXT and Marketron REV products.

Cumulus Media has promoted Dave Daniels to Operations Manager, Cumulus Oxnard-Ventura, California. Since 2016 he has been Morning Host for KHAY-FM, where he will continue in that role.

Former WCBS-FM PD Joe McCoy alerted the radio world this weekend that Don K. Reed had passed away. McCoy had known Reed since 1975 when they were both DJ's at WCBS-FM. Reed may have been most well known for his Sunday Night Doo Wop Shop. Art Vuolo put together a tribute video to Reed which you can watch HERE.