People in the News

Brad Steiner is a new Regional Brand Manager for Audacy. He will watch over ALT 92.3 (WNYL-FM) in New York, ALT 98.7 (WDZH-FM) in Detroit and 104.3 The Shark (WSFS-FM) in Miami.

Five broadcasters will be inducted into the Missouri Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame on June 10th. The ceremony, which has traditionally been part of the MBA Awards Program, will now be a standalone event to honor the inductees.

The Shagbag Radio Show is celebrating 20 years on the air. The show airs Saturday mornings on iHeart's KION 1460AM/101.1FM in Monterey, California.

Actor, director and educator LeVar Burton will receive the first-ever Insight Award from the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) during the NAB Show Welcome on April 25 in Las Vegas. The award is in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to broadcasting, history and American culture.

Raphael "Raph" Opida is returning to Los Angeles as Assistant Program Director and Afternoon Drive Host for 104.3 MYFM (KBIG-FM). He spent two years on the air at KIIS-FM from 2019 – 2021, then active-duty opportunities in the New York Army National Guard.

Steve Dent is the new Program Director for WFTK-FM/96Rock, Cincinatti. Dent will continue afternoon drive at the station and continue as PD for WOFX-FM/92.5. 

Gianna Gelosi is a new FOX News Headlines 24/7 anchor. She worked as an evening anchor for News 12 Long Island and News 12 Westchester where she covered national and local news stories.

Cumulus announced late Wednesday that Jimmy Steele is the new Program Director for Indianapolis Top 40 station, WZPL-FM. Steele is making the move to Indy from Mobile where he was Operations Manager for Cumulus' five-station cluster.

WVRC Media has named longtime radio personality Travis Jones as Vice President of Content. He has been with WVRC Media for nearly 30 years serving in various roles including on-air personality and program/operations director for a number of stations.

Dan Barreiro, Sports Talk Host on KFAN 100.3, has been inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Barreiro has been part of the Twin Cities KFAN lineup since 1992.