People in the News

Alpha Media San Jose’s Bay Country KBAY-FM has hired Isaac "Brooks” Wenzel as the station’s first afternoon drive host and APD. Brooks moves to San Jose from Indianapolis where he was Music Director and Afternoon host for country station, WFMS.

Beasley Media Group is moving Jeff Kurkjian from Las Vegas to Philadelphia to become the new co-host of The Andie Summers Show on WXTU-FM. Kurkjian has been the co-host of the Jeff and Aimee Morning Show on Beasley's KCYE-FM in Vegas since March of 2018.

30-year radio veteran Annalisa is moving from Boston to Chicago. She joins 93XRT (WXRT-FM) from WXRV in Boston.

Chandra Thomas Whitfield is joining Colorado Public Radio as the host and producer of the daily interview show "Colorado Matters". Whitfield has produced stories for NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Essence, Ebony and a number of other national media outlets.

Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren will host an evening program on the OutKick Media digital platform beginning June 20. In addition, Lahren will join the FOX News Audio network as the exclusive voice of FOX News Commentary, starting June 6th.

Sarah Glover has been named Vice President for news and civic dialogue at WHYY, the NPR station in Philadelphia. Glover will manage all newsgathering operations for radio, TV, and digital media, and lead civic engagement efforts throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and South Jersey.

WRXK-FM Afternoon Drive Personalities "Stan & Haney" have signed a multiyear renewal deal to stay with the Beasley Media Group in Fort Myers. The pair has been with 96k Rock for nearly 20 years.

David McTeague has joined the team at Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings. He joins after working as Promotions Manager for JAZZ-FM91 (CJRT-FM), Toronto where he also worked on sponsorship development.

On his show Tuesday, afternoon sports talker Mike Missanelli announced it was his final day. He's worked at the Beasley station for over a decade. Missanelli said his contract expires in a couple of weeks and both he and Beasley decided to go in another direction. Missanelli said Beasley already has a replacement show under contract.

New South Radio of Jackson, MS has announced that Matt Mony will be joining Top 40 Y101 (WYOY) as PD, replacing Louie Cruz who left earlier this Spring. Mony was most recently on air at San Diego’s Z90.3 (XHITZ-FM).